Land Registry Books : 1767-1830.

Call Number:
HIL-MICL FC LPR .P7L3R3
Category:
Prince Edward Island
Creator:
Prince Edward Island. Land Registry.
Material Description:
11 microfilm textual records (36 volumes) ; 35 mm
Contents:

Each indenture describes in great detail the agreement between the parties involved in a land transaction, whether it is a conveyance, sale, mortgage, grant, or lease of a plot of land. 

Approximately one-half of the Books have an internal index by name referring to the page on which the indenture can be found. The Books are numbered in chronological order.

Originals:

The original records are held by the Public Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.

Finding Aids:

An index by surname to the complete collection of Land Registry Books is available on two microfilm reels.

Reel 1 is an index by the name of the person FROM whom the land is conveyed.

Reel 2 is an index by the name of the person TO whom the land is conveyed.

A microfilm shelf list, giving the reel number, book number, dates and individual volume index information is available.

PDF Finding Aid:
PEI Land Registry Books Shelf List.pdf
Notes:

The complete collection of Land Registry Books extends in time from 1767 to 1872.

The Books from 1767 to 1830 are available in the Loyalist Collection.