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British Columbia Archives Research Guide Quick Guide to Pre-Emption and Homestead Record

FamilySearch - British Columbia, Crown Land Grant Records, 1851-1874 ^FREE

These records describe the sale or transfer of specific parcels of Crown land from the provincial government to private persons and organizations. Includes Hudson's Bay Company grants.

FamilySearch - British Columbia, Crown Land Grants, 1869-1930 ^FREE

These records describe the sale or transfer of specific parcels of Crown land from the provincial government to private persons and organizations. The grants are arranged in registration number order. There are separate index volumes which cover one or more annual volumes of land grant registers.

FamilySearch - British Columbia, Crown Land Pre-emption Registers, 1860-1971 ^FREE

Pre-emptions are purchased land that has not been fully surveyed. The pre-emption registers summarize the information from the pre-emption certificates. The pre-emptions are listed in registration number order, with an alphabetical index in the back of each volume.

FamilySearch - British Columbia, Dominion Land Branch Records, 1885-1949 ^FREE

Images of various land records for British Columbia including Land Files (1885-1949); Index Maps (1910-1927); Township General Registers (1885-1930); and Homestead Grant Registers (1886-1930). The Land Files contain applications for homestead entry, applications for patents, and correspondence and registers relating to land settlement in the Railway Belt and the Peace River Block. Several indexes are included in the images.

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