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Assessment rolls for New Westminster and Vancouver assessment districts
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Assessment rolls for New Westminster and Vancouver assessment districts

  • AM619
  • Fonds
  • 1880-1913

Collection consists of copies of microfilmed assessment records of provincially administered lands: those that were not part of an incorporated municipality.

Records document assessments from the New Westminster Land District (which between 1880 and 1896 included lands which currently make up the City of Vancouver) 1880-1898; the collection includes volumes 1-58 of those assessments. The province created a separate Vancouver Assessment District in 1896; the collection includes volumes 1-23 of those assessments.

More detailed description of the organisation of information in the volumes and reels may be found in the file-level descriptions for the individual reels.

British Columbia. Surveyor of Taxes

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 1-18

Reel consists of volumes of assessment records. The organisation of information within each year is: Groups 1, 2 and 3 (much of the territory of the current City of Vancouver is located in Group 1); Blocks, Ranges and Sections; numbered Townships; Pre-emptions; Texada Island; Townsite of Hastings; Townsite of Granville; New Westminster suburban lands; New Westminster City. Some of the volumes contain an alphabetical index.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 19-26

Reel consists of volumes of assessment records. The organisation of information within each year is: Groups 1, 2 and 3 (much of the territory of the current City of Vancouver is located in Group 1); Blocks, Ranges and Sections; numbered Townships; Pre-emptions; Texada Island; Townsite of Hastings; Townsite of Granville; New Westminster suburban lands; New Westminster City.

For the 1888 volumes, Volume 24 is as above. Volume 25 contains Lots 26, 31, 103, 190, 201, 202, 203 and 268 of Group 1. Volume 26 contains Lots 227, 233, 370, 383, 385, 470, 301, 302, 540 and 15 of Group 1. Some of the volumes contain an alphabetical index.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 27-36

Reel consists of assessments organised in the following manner:

1889: Volume 27: Groups 1, 2 and 3 (much of the territory of the current City of Vancouver is located in Group 1); numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Townsite of Hastings; New Westminster suburban lands; Vancouver city; New Westminster City. Volume 28: Lots 26, 31, 103, 190, 201, 202, 203, 268 in Group 1. Volume 29: Lots 227, 233, 370, 383, 385, 470, 301, 302, 540 and 53 in Group 1.

1890: Volume 30: Groups 1, 2 and 3 (much of the territory of the current City of Vancouver is located in Group 1); numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Townsite of Hastings; New Westminster suburban lands; and sub-division of Lot 50 in Group 1. Volume 31: Lots 26, 31, 103, 190, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 227, 383, 385, 470, 370, 301, 302, 540, 53, 391, 392 and 472 in Group 1. Volume 32: Personal property roll for Langley Municipality, Surrey, Chilliwack, Delta, Richmond, Maple Ridge, areas outside municipalities, and Vancouver City; income rolls for Vancouver City; personal property rolls for New Westminster City; Income roll for New Westminster City and Vancouver City. Index to Volume 32.

1891: Volume 33: Roll of sub-divisions in Group 1, 2 and 3; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Applications to purchase and Townsite of Hastings. Volume 34: Personal property and income tax in New Westminster City and Vancouver City. Volume 35: Sub-divisions in Lots 26, 31, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 227, 383, 385, 470, 370 and 301 in Group 1. Volume 36: Sub-divisions in Lots 301, 302, 540, 30, 53, Township 4 Range 29, West of 6th Meridian at Harrison Springs, 172, 601, 607, 630, 632, 391, 472, 622, 29, Section 27 Township 17, 412 and Section 17 Township 17. Index to Volume 36.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 37-41

Reel consists of volumes of assessment records. The organisation of information is as follows:

Volume 37: Groups 1, 2 and 3 (much of the territory of the current City of Vancouver is located in Group 1); Blocks, Ranges and Sections; numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Applications to purchase and Townsite of Hastings. Volume 38: Sub-divisions in Lots 26, 31, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 227, 470, 301, 94 & 98, Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian, Townsite of Huntingdon, Section 21 Township 17, 411, 412 and Section 17 Township 17, and Lot 90, Group 1. Volume 40: Personal property roll for Langley, Surrey, Chilliwack, Delta, Richmond, Maple Ridge, areas outside municipalities, New Westminster City personal property and income. Volume 41: This volume contains all assessments of property in the proposed South Vancouver Municipality, excepting Lot 301, Group 1. Index to Volume 41.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 42-48

Reel consists of assessments organised in the following manner:

1893: Volume 42: Groups 1, 2 and 3 ; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Applications to purchase; Townsite of Hastings. Volume 43: Subdivisions of Lots 26, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 277, 470, 301 and 172 in Group 1. Volume 44: Townsite of Huntingdon, Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian, Mission Townsite, and Lot 411 in Group 1. Index to Volume 44.

1893-1899: Volume 45: Collector's roll for the District of Dewdney.

1894: Volume 46: Groups 1, 2 and 3 ; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Applications to purchase; Townsite of Hastings. Volume 47: Subdivisions of Lots 26, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 277, 470, 301 and 172 in Group 1. Volume 48: Townsite of Huntingdon, Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian, Mission Townsite, and Lot 411 in Group 1. Index to Volume 48.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 49-51

Reel consists of assessment records, arranged in the following manner:

Volume 49: Subdivisions in Groups 1, 2 and 3 ; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Texada Island; Pre-emptions; Applications to purchase; Townsite of Hastings. Volume 50: Subdivisions of Lots 26, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 277, 470, 301 and 172 in Group 1. Volume 51: Townsite of Huntingdon, Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian, Mission Townsite, and Lot 411 in Group 1. Index to Volume 51.

New Westminster Assessment District vol. 52-58

1896: Volume 52: Subdivisions in Groups 1, 2 and 3 ; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Block 5 north Range 1 East; Block 6 north Range 1 East; Township 12 and remainder of Group 1. Volume 53: Personal property and income of New Westminster City; personal property roll of Langley, Surrey, Chilliwack, Delta, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Upper Sumas, Matsqui, Mission and Dewdney, Maple Ridge and Kent. Volume 54: Subdivisions of Lots 26, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 277, 470, 301 and 172 in Group 1; Townsite of Huntingdon; Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian; and Mission City. Index to Volume 54.

1897: Volumes 55, 56 and 57 are missing. Index only to Volume 57.

1898: Note that first two volumes of the 1898 roll appear to have been transferred to the Vancouver Land District or are missing. Volume 58: Subdivisions of Lots 26, 103, 201, 202, 203, 268, 233, 277, 470, 301 and 172 in Group 1; Townsite of Huntingdon; Section 13 Township 4 Range 29 West of 6th Meridian; Townsite of Mission; land at Pitt Meadows; Subdivisions in Groups 1, 2 and 3 ; Blocks, ranges and sections; numbered Townships; Townsite of Douglas; Harrison Lake. Index to Volume 58.

Vancouver Assessment District vol. 21-23

Reel consists of assessment records. Some of the volumes for these years appear to be missing. The rolls include: District Lots 177 (White Rock Island), 272, 303, 304; Sechelt Townsite; Group 1 District Lots; and lots in Indian River Park, Gambier Island and Bowen Island; Township 50; Brackendale; Pre-emptions and Agreements.

Researchers looking for City of Vancouver assessments are directed to series COV-S435. As of 1911, assessments for all lands which currently make up the City of Vancouver are included in this City records series.

Vancouver Assessment District vol. 8-14

Reel consists of assessment records. Five of the six volumes include: District Lots in Group 1; Township 50; Pre-emptions; Hastings Townsite; Hastings Townsite Suburban Lands; District Lot 301; mineral claims in Group 1.

Note that the third volume on this reel is a volume for the Mining Division of Victoria (1904-1916) and includes assessments of unworked Crown-granted mineral claims.