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From: "Olive Tree Genealogy" <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] crown land patent
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:06:55 -0400
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In-Reply-To: <7.0.0.16.1.20070921132728.021717a0@durham.net>


> Most libraries have the index in their own locations - The index
> comes in two sets of microfiche cards - one set is by Surname, the
> other is by location - then you can take the information (#'s, dates,
> etc) from the fiche index and send away for the appropriate
> documents. That's the easiest way I know to do it.

You're describing the CLRI (Ontario Land Record Index)
which is a one line summary of land grants to settlers from
various records. It is terrific for clues to further
research.

BRIEFLY --

CLRI (aka Ontario Land Record Index) summarizes land grants
from sales of Crown Land, from Canada Company sales or
leases and from Peter Robinson settlers' grants. (more at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/clri.shtml )

UCLP are the actual Petitions for land which were submitted
in Upper Canada (Ontario) . They frequently contain
information about the petitioner and his or her family.
Loyalists and discharged soldiers often mentioned the
regiment in which they served. (more at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/uclp.shtml )

Land Books are basically a summary of land grants. They
rarely contain more info than name, date and location.
Sometimes they have little gems in the comment section. But
they're helpful because if you can't find a petition in the
UCLP it may be in the Land Book so at least you have some
record of the event. (more at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml )

Township Papers are a miscellaneous group of land-related
records have been arranged by township name, then by
concession and lot or by town name and lot number. They're
a
mixed bag - they may contain correspondence re land, some
petitions, copies of orders-in-council, etc (more at
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml )

Because land records can be tricky to understand and find,
I added some links to online databases, to lists of
microfilm, etc.

I hope this helps a bit --

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml <--added
more detail

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/uclp.shtml <--NEW

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/clri.shtml <-- added
more detail

http://olivetreegenealogy.com/loy/loyfind.shtml <-- added
more detail

-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
* Naturalization Records
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

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