Pictou County Registry of Deeds records
Nova Scotia. Registry of Deeds
Series forms part of Nova Scotia Registry of Deeds fonds and consists of registers recording the sale or transfer of land between grantor and grantee, the assignment and release of mortgages, and judgments issued by the Supreme or County Courts that affected deeded land or mortgages. Unlike most counties, the Pictou County Registry of Deeds kept separate registers for each type of document including: land transaction registers, where all deeds and numerous other types of documents relating to land transactions were transcribed; deed registers, containing only deeds; quit claim deed registers; and, mortgage registers (some for particular mortgage companies). Some of the land transaction registers may also contain plans to accompany the deeds.
Series also includes: nine Judgment Books (1877-1953), recording County and Supreme Court judgments that affected deeded land or mortgages; six Will Books (1879-1922), recording wills that affected deeded land or mortgages; Crown Land Grant Books (1854-1931) and Crown Land Lease Books (1895-1910, 1928-1940), which provided a local copy of land grants and leases also recorded at the Crown Lands office.
There are several gaps in the sequence of original land transaction registers held at the Archives. Some registers were not transferred and remain in the Department's custody.
1771-1954, predominant 1771-1938
24.8 m of textual records and other material (283 volumes)
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Nova Scotia Archives
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