You will find criminals in court that may be murderers, rapists,
thieves, crooks, robbers, larcenists, shoplifters, vandels, drug dealers, arsenists, horse thieves or various other things.
Canadian Court Records of interest to genealogists include Probate records, Surrogate Court Records, Wills, Settlement of Estate, Guardianship papers, Adoption records, Divorce, Power of Attorney, Petitions for land, Land disputes and War of 1812 Claims for Losses
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Names of those charged in the Short Hills Insurrection
Men charged with treason in the Rebellion of 1837 (aka Patriot War)
Ontario Criminal Assize Clerk criminal indictment files 1853-1929:
Marquis of Hastings 1839 Ship Transporting Rebels Who Were Banished from Canada to Van Dieman’s Land, Australia
The Canton 1839 Ship Transporting Rebels Who Were Banished from Canada to Van Dieman’s Land, Australia
Surrogate Court Records 1800-1900 for the London District and Elgin County
Court Records Research at Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada holds records relating to inmates of federal penitentiaries, as well as some pre-1867 criminal and court records.
Criminal Cases in Alberta Includes the setting, trial, people involved & the significance of it all.