County Courts fonds

• CA PCA RG6.3
• Fonds
• 1848-1979

The fonds consists of legal and administrative records produced by the County Courts of Prince Edward Island and span the years 1848 to 1977. Legal documents include extant dockets, court minutes, case papers, judgment books, land judgment books, ...

Prince Edward Island. County Court

County Court of Kings County

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1
• Subfonds
• 1848-1970

Part of County Courts fonds

The legislation of 1873 divided the County Court of Kings County into five circuits with sessions being held in Saint Peter's Bay, Souris East, Grand River, Georgetown, and Murray River in January, March, May, July, September, and November ea...

Dockets

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s1
• Series
• 1876-1942; 1964-1965

Part of County Courts fonds

This series consists of 6 docket books which list the calendar of causes tried during a specified term of the court. The volumes contain such information as the case number, plaintiff's and defendant's names, the amount sued for, the cau...

Judgments

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s2
• Series
• 1873-1966

Part of County Courts fonds

This series consists of judgment books which contain information on the cases heard in the County Court of Kings County. Information documented in these books includes plaintiff, defendant, minutes of judgment, cause of action, amount sued for, ad...

Land Tax Judgments

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s3
• Series
• 1904-1907

Part of County Courts fonds

This series consists of Kings County Court records pertaining to judgments against land in arrears of land taxes. This series is divided into 2 subseries: judgment books and case papers.

Judgment books

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s3-RG6.3-sf1-s3-ss1
• Subseries
• 1904-1905

Part of County Courts fonds

This subseries consists of one volume of land tax judgments from the 5th circuit of the Kings County Court. This volume contains two entries dated 10 January 1904 and 11 October 1905. Information includes name of defendant, cause of action, judgme...

Case papers

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s3-RG6.3-sf1-s3-ss2
• Subseries
• 1905-1907

Part of County Courts fonds

This subseries consists of case papers for four cases tried between 1905 and 1907. Information includes orders from Judge of County Court to Sheriff to sell land, authorization letter from the Provincial Treasurer stating case against defendant, l...

County clerks' records

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s4
• Series
• 1873-1970

Part of County Courts fonds

County clerks were appointed to record the legal, administrative, and financial transactions of the County Courts. This series consists of financial and administrative records kept by the clerks of the County Court of Kings County. These documents...

County Court fees

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s4-RG6.3-sf1-s4-ss1
• Subseries
• 1873-1932; 1962-1970

Part of County Courts fonds

This subseries consists of 11 volumes which record the sums of money collected by the County Court of Kings County for various administrative services. The initials G. A. A. appear on the covers of the first 7 volumes and refer to George A. Aitken...

Day books

• CA PCA RG6.3-RG6.3-sf1-RG6.3-sf1-s4-RG6.3-sf1-s4-ss2
• Subseries
• 1882-1914

Part of County Courts fonds

This subseries consists of a volume entitled Blotter - County Court - 1882-1914. The initials G. A. A. (George A. Aitken) and Fifth Circuit are also written on the cover. Entries dated between August 1882 and 15 December 1914 record the names of t...