Canada, Saskatchewan Judicial District Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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What is in the Collection?
This collection includes judicial district court records from 1891 to 1954.

These records contain Supreme Court Files, Kings Bench Files, Docket Books and Indexes from Saskatchewan. Additional information about these courts is found in the Provincial Courts section of the Canada Court Records wiki article.

The numbers assigned to each case in the docket books correspond to the estate file numbers so the docket book indexes can be used as indexes to the estate files. The indexes are arranged by first letter of the surname only and then chronologically.

Judicial District Court Records cover many different types of case files, not always criminal. This means that if your ancestor owned land or property, they could be in this collection simply because of that. There are also some wills recorded in this collection, which may mention additional family members previously unknown.

For a list of records by event and date currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Court records may contain the following information:


 * Name of Plaintiff
 * Name of Defendant
 * Place of residence at the time of summons
 * Names of family members
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The place where your ancestor lived.
 * The names of people or relatives who may be named in a court case.

See Images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select "Browse Images" on the initial search page ⇒ Select the appropriate "Judicial District" ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record type, year range and volume or file number," which will take you to the images.

Look at the images one by one, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s court record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information found in the record to find other ancestors or family members.
 * Calculate birth years from any ages given in the record.
 * It may be useful to look in the Saskatchewan Provincial Records or the Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files for other documents having to do with your ancestors property.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Try spelling variations on the names.
 * Your ancestor may not be in any court records. Try searching other Canadian collections instead.

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