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There is much more to land records than simply the deed and mortgage. Any document that was created in regard to land can be of great genealogical value. The land records are the earliest forms of establishing the location and time period of your ancestors. | There is much more to land records than simply the deed and mortgage. Any document that was created in regard to land can be of great genealogical value. The land records are the earliest forms of establishing the location and time period of your ancestors. | ||
The following definitions are the keys you will need to unlock this language. You will find yourself referring to this list until you become familiar with these terms. Once you have done this you will find the study of land records to be quite a worthwhile and profitable challenge. | The following definitions are the keys you will need to unlock this language. You will find yourself referring to this list until you become familiar with these terms. Once you have done this you will find the study of land records to be quite a worthwhile and profitable challenge. ''Clues are everywhere''. | ||
=== Definitions === | === Definitions === | ||
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'''Crown Patent:''' The Crown was considered the original owner of all lands (after treaties with native inhabitants); a grant from the Crown indicated the first official title change and should appear as the first chronological entry in the Abstract Index of a piece of property. See also Patent. | '''Crown Patent:''' The Crown was considered the original owner of all lands (after treaties with native inhabitants); a grant from the Crown indicated the first official title change and should appear as the first chronological entry in the Abstract Index of a piece of property. See also Patent. | ||
'''Crown Reserves:''' Property lots set aside by the government to be sold at a later date and the proceeds to be used for the Crown. | '''Crown Reserves:''' Property lots set aside by the government to be sold at a later date and the proceeds to be used for the Crown. | ||
'''Deed:''' The document under seal which conveys or transfers interest in a piece of land from one party to another, or parties as the case may be. | '''Deed:''' The document under seal which conveys or transfers interest in a piece of land from one party to another, or parties as the case may be. | ||
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'''Folio:''' Latin word for “page.” | '''Folio:''' Latin word for “page.” | ||
'''Freehold, Fee simple:''' Land owned, as opposed to leased or held by feudal/seigneurial tenure. | '''Freehold, Fee simple:''' Land owned, as opposed to leased or held by feudal/seigneurial tenure. | ||
'''Grantee:''' The person receiving a grant or buying property. | '''Grantee:''' The person receiving a grant or buying property. | ||
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'''Memorial:''' In early days, the copied recording of a deed for the Registry Office’s reference, when the original paper document was returned to the owner; usually only the essentials of the deed were abstracted, and then copied again into Copy Books. | '''Memorial:''' In early days, the copied recording of a deed for the Registry Office’s reference, when the original paper document was returned to the owner; usually only the essentials of the deed were abstracted, and then copied again into Copy Books. | ||
'''Mortgage:''' A claim against a piece of real property given as security for a debt, i.e. money borrowed; the mortgagor (borrower) transfers title to the mortgagee (lender or creditor) until the terms of the mortgage are completed or discharged. | '''Mortgage:''' A claim against a piece of real property given as security for a debt, i.e. money borrowed; the mortgagor (borrower) transfers title to the mortgagee (lender or creditor) until the terms of the mortgage are completed or discharged. | ||
'''Patent:''' More formally, Letters Patent; in land dealings, the document that transfers full title from the Crown to an individual or corporation; settlement conditions were often required before a patent would issue. | '''Patent:''' More formally, Letters Patent; in land dealings, the document that transfers full title from the Crown to an individual or corporation; settlement conditions were often required before a patent would issue. | ||
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Now when you read that the measurement of the area was 10 Chains and 50 links you will know that the length of the measurement was 660 feet plus 33 feet = 693 feet. | Now when you read that the measurement of the area was 10 Chains and 50 links you will know that the length of the measurement was 660 feet plus 33 feet = 693 feet. | ||
::66 feet x 10 chains | ::66 feet x 10 chains = 660 feet <br>+ 50/100 links = .5 chain x 66 feet = <u>+ 33 feet</u> <br>660 feet + 33 feet = 693 feet <br> | ||
A lot 20 chains (1320 feet) wide by 100 chains (6600 feet) deep contains 200 acres and a lot 50 chains (3300 feet) wide by 20 chains (1320 feet) deep, contains 100 acres.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Canada Land Terminology (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Land_Terminology_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | A lot 20 chains (1320 feet) wide by 100 chains (6600 feet) deep contains 200 acres and a lot 50 chains (3300 feet) wide by 20 chains (1320 feet) deep, contains 100 acres.<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Canada Land Terminology (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Land_Terminology_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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For more about counties, See [[Canada Historical Geography]]. Find maps of county boundaries in eastern Canada and of townships in western Canada in: | For more about counties, See [[Canada Historical Geography]]. Find maps of county boundaries in eastern Canada and of townships in western Canada in: | ||
Atlas and Gazetteer of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen’s Printer, 1969. (Family History Library book | Atlas and Gazetteer of Canada. Ottawa: The Queen’s Printer, 1969. (Family History Library book {{FHL|228568|title-id|disp=971 E3cd; computer number 160008}}.) | ||
For more information about the land description system of western Canada, see: | For more information about the land description system of western Canada, see: | ||
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Canadian land records are filed in a number of places, including county courthouses, provincial archives and libraries, and national archives. Some Canadian land records are available on microfilm through the FHL. | Canadian land records are filed in a number of places, including county courthouses, provincial archives and libraries, and national archives. Some Canadian land records are available on microfilm through the FHL. | ||
*Alberta Homestead Index 1870 - 1930 | *Alberta Homestead Index 1870 - 1930 : can be found [http://www.abgenealogy.ca/ab-homestead-index-page here] | ||
*Saskatchewan Homestead Records: found [https://saskgenweb.wordpress.com/ here] | *Saskatchewan Homestead Records: found [https://saskgenweb.wordpress.com/ here] | ||
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*Archives of Ontario.''Sources of Family History,'' Archives of Ontario Research Guide No. 299, updated March 2010. | *Archives of Ontario.''Sources of Family History,'' Archives of Ontario Research Guide No. 299, updated March 2010. | ||
*''Great Britain Colonial Office Order-in-Council and Returns Respecting Sale of Lands in Upper Canada, 15 July 1837'', Archives of Ontario, No. 244, Imperial Blue Books, Box 7. | *''Great Britain Colonial Office Order-in-Council and Returns Respecting Sale of Lands in Upper Canada, 15 July 1837'', Archives of Ontario, No. 244, Imperial Blue Books, Box 7. | ||
*Regehr, Theodore D., “Land Ownership in Upper Canada 1783-1796: a Background to the First Table of Fees”, | *Regehr, Theodore D., “Land Ownership in Upper Canada 1783-1796: a Background to the First Table of Fees”, ''Paper and Records'' [Ontario Historical Society], March 1963, vol. LV, no. 1, p. 35-48. | ||
*Tyman, John Langton. | *Tyman, John Langton. ''By Section, Township and Range: Studies in Prairie Settlement'' (Brandon, Manitoba: Assiniboine Historical Society, 1972). | ||
*Library and Archives Canada.''Tracing your Ancestors in Canada'' (Ottawa, Ontario: 1997). | *Library and Archives Canada.''Tracing your Ancestors in Canada'' (Ottawa, Ontario: 1997). | ||
*Royick, Alexander. | *Royick, Alexander. ''Ukrainian Settlements in Alberta ''(Edmonton: Douglas College Reference Library, 1972).<ref>Murphy, Sharon L., Brenda Dougall Merriman, and Frances Coe. "Additional Canada Land Records Resources (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Additional_Canada_Land_Records_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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