Series GR-2793 - Grand Forks Supreme Court probate/estate files

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Grand Forks Supreme Court probate/estate files

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GR-2793

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  • 1899-1989 (Creation)
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    British Columbia. Supreme Court (Grand Forks)

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Microfilm (neg.), 16 mm, 12 reels [B09618 - B09621, B16600 - B16607]

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The British Columbia government established a Supreme Court registry at Grand Forks, known as the Grand Forks Registry, by Order-in-Council #0198-1900, dated April 10, 1900.

On 31 May 2002, Grand Forks court ceased full-time operation and operated as a temporary circuit court of Rossland between June and August 2002. It closed again, but re-opened as a permanent circuit court of Rossland on 5 February 2003. The successor to the Grand Forks Registry is the Rossland Court Registry.

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Probate/estate files including some handled by the Official Administrator. Some records were damaged by fire prior to being microfilmed and may not be completely legible. Related records in GR-2797.

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B09618104/1904 to 337/18 B09619341/18 to 26/25 B096203/1926 to 5/1936 B096216/1936 to 12/1944 B1660029/1899 to 20/1949 B1660121/1949 to 12/1958 B1660213/1958 to 18/1964 B1660319/1964 to 13/1969 B1660414/1969 to 28/1975 B1660529/1975 to 67/1978 B166061/1979 to 81/1983 B1660785/1983 to 14/1989

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Some records were damaged by fire prior to being microfilmed and may not be completely legible

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See GR-2558 for grants of letters probate.

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Same series as GR-2306 and GR-2797.

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Accession number(s): 83-1115; 91-4175; G84-127; G84-130

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