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= Steps for Using Ontario Land Records = | = Steps for Using Ontario Land Records = | ||
To | To find an ancestor follow these steps: | ||
== Step 1. Search land records | == Step 1. Search land records that have surname indexes == | ||
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.''' | '''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | ||
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== Step 4. Search other record types == | == Step 4. Search other record types == | ||
If you cannot locate land records for your ancestor, you could also search '''Church Records, Censuses, Directories, Military Records''', or '''Taxation Records'''. For details about the value, use, and availability of these and other record types, see the [[Portal:Ontario|''Ontario'']] wiki page and [[Portal:Canada|''Canada'']] wiki page. | If you cannot locate land records for your ancestor, you could also search '''Church Records, Censuses, Directories, Military Records''', or '''Taxation Records'''. For details about the value, use, and availability of these and other record types, see the [[Portal:Ontario|''Ontario'']] wiki page and [[Portal:Canada|''Canada'']] wiki page. | ||
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[[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Ontario]] | [[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Ontario]] | ||
To search many of the land records, it helps to know the township of residence and land description. Begin by searching for your ancestor's name in the record indexes listed under [[Ontario Land Records#Step 1. Search land records having surname indexes|'''Step 1''']]. | |||
Some land records are arranged geographically by land description and include no surname indexes. To search these records, use the description of the land where your ancestor lived, including the township name, concession number, and lot number as described in [[Ontario Land Records#Step 2. Search land records arranged by description|'''Step 2''']]. | |||
Most southern Ontario townships are divided into strips of land, called '''''concessions''''', which run from one border of the township to the other. Each concession includes farm lots of 100 or 200 acres. Lot 1 in the First Concession joins Lot 1 in the Second Concession, which in turn joins Lot 1 in the Third, as shown below. As you search the land records, record the concession and lot number of your ancestor's land. | |||
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|+ '''Example Divisions of Ontario Townships''' | |||
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<center><font size="-2">'''Concession numbers in Roman numerals. Lot numbers in Arabic numerals.'''</font></center> | |||
The indexes and records described in this guide are also listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=350602&subject_disp=Ontario+%2D+Land+and+property&columns=*,0,0 '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under '''Ontario''' and the topic '''Land and Property''']. | |||