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Search all the records in this step because some may contain more information than others. | Search all the records in this step because some may contain more information than others. | ||
'''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | |||
#Use the Family History Library Catalog Film/Fiche Search. | #Use the Family History Library Catalog Film/Fiche Search. | ||
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#Get the appropriate film, and search it for your ancestor's name. | #Get the appropriate film, and search it for your ancestor's name. | ||
'''If you find your ancestor listed in any of these sources, search the actual land records.''' | |||
#Type in the same beginning film number for each of the sources, using the catalog Film/Fiche Search. | |||
#Type in the same beginning film number for each of the sources, using the catalog Film/Fiche Search. | |||
#Find copies of the land records using information from the index, such as the volume and page number. | #Find copies of the land records using information from the index, such as the volume and page number. | ||
:'''''Petitions for Land Grants and Leases, 1791-1867.''''' On 257 films beginning with FHL film 1832344. Upper Canada. Executive Council. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1992. These petitions may describe a land applicant=s military service or relationship to a Loyalist ancestor. They may also list the names and ages of family members. | |||
:Index film number__________________________________ | |||
:Name_______________ Townships_______________ Year______ | |||
:Petitions or Book____ Bundle number______ Petition number_____ | |||
Example of index | :Example of index | ||
Name Township Year | :Name Township Year | ||
:Loucks, Barnabus 1834 Portland | |||
Upper Canada Land Petitions L 18/137 | :Upper Canada Land Petitions L 18/137 | ||
Bundle number / Petition number | :Bundle number / Petition number | ||
Bundle film number_________________________________ | :Bundle film number_________________________________ | ||
:'''''Land Records, 1796-1894.''''' On 100 films beginning with FHL film 1313768. Ontario. Heir and Devisee Commission (2nd). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. These records may explain a person=s entitlement to land, such as military service or Loyalist ancestry. They may list the date of an application for land, the age of the applicant, and his place of birth. | |||
Index film number__________________________________ Case file film number________________________________ | :Index film number__________________________________ Case file film number________________________________ | ||
:'''''Ontario Archives Land Record Index.''''' On 129 microfiche beginning with FHL fiche 6049631. [Ontario?: Computrex Centre Ltd., 1979?]. Microfiche 6330425B6330477 contain the surname index, and microfiche 6049631 has the key to symbols. The surname section of this index gives the township name and concession and lot numbers for original government grants. The listed dates are petition or patent filing dates, not dates of arrival. Letter codes refer to the type of grant, lease, or sale. | |||
Index fiche number_________________________________ | :Index fiche number_________________________________ | ||
Example of Ontario Archives Land Record Index | Example of Ontario Archives Land Record Index | ||
<br> Ontario Archives Land Record Index | <br>Ontario Archives Land Record Index | ||
Alphabetical Listing by Name of Locatee | Alphabetical Listing by Name of Locatee | ||
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Dawn Portland 33 11 8 1 | Dawn Portland 33 11 8 1 | ||
<br> Issue Date Trans Type Type FG Type of Lease/sale Archival Reference RG Series Vol Pg | <br>Issue Date Trans Type Type FG Type of Lease/sale Archival Reference RG Series Vol Pg | ||
18340904 18341101 | 18340904 18341101 | ||
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*'''With the information found in this index, view the land records.''' | *'''With the information found in this index, view the land records.''' | ||
#Search the following record. Also try the sources listed on page 6. | #Search the following record. Also try the sources listed on page 6. | ||
#Then go to Step 2. | #Then go to Step 2. | ||
**'''''Land Records, ca. 1792-1876.''''' On 289 films beginning with FHL film 1316141. Ontario. Crown Lands Department. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982-1984. The ''Ontario Archives Land Records Index'' indexes some, but not all of the names from the Ontario Archives Record Group 1, C-I to C-III series. Use the transaction type, record group (RG) number, volume, and page number in the Index to find the film number. Search each alphabetical sequence in these land records even if your ancestor was in the Index. | **'''''Land Records, ca. 1792-1876.''''' On 289 films beginning with FHL film 1316141. Ontario. Crown Lands Department. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982-1984. The ''Ontario Archives Land Records Index'' indexes some, but not all of the names from the Ontario Archives Record Group 1, C-I to C-III series. Use the transaction type, record group (RG) number, volume, and page number in the Index to find the film number. Search each alphabetical sequence in these land records even if your ancestor was in the Index. | ||
Alphabetical index film number_____________________________ Land record film number___________________________________ | Alphabetical index film number_____________________________ Land record film number___________________________________ | ||
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Before concluding that your ancestor is not listed in Ontario land records, consider the following:<br> | Before concluding that your ancestor is not listed in Ontario land records, consider the following:<br> | ||
*The name may have had different spellings, so try variants. | *The name may have had different spellings, so try variants. | ||