Canada, Saskatchewan Judicial District Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Saskatchewan

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

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page then: Compare the information on the image to what you already know to determine if it is the correct person.
 * 1) Select  "Judicial District"
 * 2) Select "Record type, year range and volume or file number"

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What Do I Do Next?
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Saskatchewan, Canada Genealogy.
 * Search in the Saskatchewan Archives and Libraries.
 * 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.

Known Issues with This Collection
For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached Wiki article. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.

Citing this Collection
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