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Nelson Supreme Court probate files
General material designation
- textual record
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series.
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1895-2007 (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Supreme Court (Nelson)
Physical description area
Physical description
47 microfilm reels [B09680-B09698, B09125-B09152], 9.9 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Effective February 15, 1899, the British Columbia government approved that a registry of the Supreme Court be established at Nelson, to be known as the Nelson Registry, for that portion of the West Kootenay Judicial District which had previously been included in the sub-registry at Nelson. (Order from the Provincial Secretary's Office, 2 Feb 1899).
Currently (May 17, 2022) the Nelson Registry of the Supreme Court continues as an active registry.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series consists of probate files created by the Nelson Supreme Court between 1895 and 2007.
The records are filed alphabetically within the year, 1895-1922, although some names are out of the alphabetical sequence. Files after 1922 are filed chronologically.
Files 27/1939 to 43/1940 were accidentally destroyed prior to microfilming.
Probate files from 1990-2007 are in textual format.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from Ministry of Attorney General, 1987, 2003, 2017-2019
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Restrictions on access
There are no access restrictions.
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Finding aids
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
Accession number(s): 83-1122; 87-0710
General note
The contents of containers 831122-0055 to 831122-0087 are found under : Finding aids, File list (1990-2007). These containers are not described to the item level.
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- British Columbia. Supreme Court (Nelson) (Subject)