Newfoundland and Labrador Court Records

Online Records

 * 1841-1968 - Divorce Court: Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968
 * 1819-1899 Probate records and various court documents, 1819-1899 Inventories
 * "This collection includes legal process related to probate of wills and estate matters as well as various court documents. Although these documents came to the Provincial Archives from the Central Circuit, it is important to note that several circuits are represented, especially Labrador and the Southern Circuit. There is an inventory sheet for each box listing the cases in the order in which they were filmed (gives first and last name and file number). There are often quite a few court cases within a file. The inventory for each box has usually been filmed at the beginning of each file within the box. The inventories have also been filmed together on one microfilm reel.


 * 1700s-1860 Ferryland District Court Records, 1700s to 1860
 * 1737-1860 Harbour Grace District Court Records
 * 1786-1803 Placentia & St. Mary's District Court Records
 * 1737-1755 Trinity Bay District Court Records
 * These records are restricted to use at a Family History Center near you.
 * 1810-1825 Surrogate Court and misc. court records for Bonavista District, Newfoundland, 1810-1825
 * 1815-1825 Surrogate Court records for Trinity District, Newfoundland, 1815-1825

Types of Records

 * Court records include Surrogates Court, Magistrates Court, Supreme Court, Court of Sessions and Vice-Admiralty Court.
 * See Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records.
 * Divorce Court: Acts of Divorce, 1841-1968

Distance Research in Archives
For court records not digitized and available online, there are options for obtaining information from and/or copies through distance research.

Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador

 * Distance Research
 * Genealogical Request For Search (pre 1892 Records Only)
 * Private Researchers