- 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.