Much of Ontario’s land was divided up and distributed to settlers in 200-acre lots. In rural Ontario, the 200-acre farm lot is still the norm, with some lots divided in half, or merged with other lots. But the lot number remains the way the land is described.
The lots are grouped together, side-by-side, into a long strip called a “concession”. Think piano keys. The long, narrow concessions are grouped together into a township. (You could argue that it is the other way around and townships are divided into concessions that are then divided into lots. And you’d be right.)
The names of these concessions with their township and the lot numbers are all part of the legal description of the property your ancestor owned.
Most concessions are named with a simple number like 1, 2, 3 (often shown as Roman numerals) or letter like A, B, C. But many townships—perhaps most townships—have several concessions with unique designations. I was reminded of this when a fellow researcher showed me the mystifying abbreviations EBR, WBR, and EOBR for concessions in a township in Haliburton County.
The BR in all these abbreviations stands for Bobcaygeon Road—East of, West of, and to keep us on our toes, East Of.
The Bobcaygeon Road was a colonization road drawn straight north (or as straight as possible in a land of rocks and lakes) from the town of Bobcaygeon through the wilds of unsettled Haliburton in 1856. The surveyors knew that this road was vital to opening up the area, and that settlers along the road were vital to its construction and maintenance. So a special series of lots were surveyed, lining both sides of the new road. You can see them clearly, just left of centre, on this map of Haliburton from 1961.
Wherever your ancestors lived in Ontario, figuring out the idiosyncrasies of how concessions where arranged can provide additional information. The surveyors put the most desirable lots close to what they felt were important physical features, methods of transportation, or population centres. Often the best lots were in the lowest numbered (or lettered) concessions. Did your ancestor rate one of those?
Was your ancestor settled on an important road or waterway that the authorities wanted to see thrive? Extensive records about the development of the Bobcaygeon Road can be found at the Archives of Ontario in fonds RG 1-574 Crown land agents’ records for Victoria County and Haliburton.
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I’m so glad to see you doing this, Jane. Anyone with Ontario ancestors will benefit from your experience!
Helpful information to aid with understanding the landholdings information related to my ancestors. Thanks.
Where can I find the location of Concession 8? Is there a map available to see where the different concessions were laid out? I am trying to find out where Joseph Winters got his 200 acres in Concession 8 and where it is, relative to other Winter/s.
Thanks
Hi Heather. Detailed county atlases were produced for most of Ontario in the 1870s and 1880s. They’re a great source for lots and concessions. The maps have been digitized here: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/SearchMapframes.php
Select the township you need from the drop-down menu. Generally the concessions will be marked with Roman numerals (ie: VIII for 8). Lots will be shown in regular numbers. Many of the maps will include names of the current owners (when the atlas was produced.)
thank you so much! My ancestors, Justus Sherwood, Thjoams Sherwood, ebenezer Sherwood and Reuben Sherwood were Loyalists, and some were given land and even though almost 70 years have passed by the time of the 1862 map it still helps. I am visiting the area in October and hope to use this to find where they lived in 1797! I only wish I was able to print or obtain a larger map of Leeds and Grenville Counties especially Augusta and Elizabethtown.
Much appreciate your work!
Jack
Hi Jack. Did you notice that Samuel and Levius Sherwood are mentioned in my post about the estate file of Elijah Peet?
Hello Jack,
My grandparents purchased land in Brockville that in 1794 was granted to Thomas Sherwood. It was 3 parcels of land in Concession 1, Lot 1 on the river. Do you happen to know how long they held on to their land in Brockville (Elizabethtown). I do know that Thomas was granted 100 acres. My email address is kpunch AT comcast.com
Our neighbour is trying to develop “concession” lands in North York Are there any different rules and regulations restricting this ?
I’m not sure what you mean by “concession” in this context, but I suspect it is not the survey term that I’ve covered in my article. North York is now part of the City of Toronto, and any development rules are put in place by the City.
Hello
I know the “concession number V11” and “lot number 6” of my relatives property in Goilbourn, Ontario and now I would like to find out the current street address of that property. In B.C. We can enter the legal description into the net and get the street address. Is impossible to. Do that and how for Ontarion
Hi Wendy. I don’t know of a similar tool for Ontario. For rural property that is intact (and I think Lot 6, Con 7, Goulbourn is intact) the lot and concession description is still valid. However most residences have been given street numbers for the benefit of emergency services. Using a combination of the historical atlas for Carleton County and Google maps, I’ve concluded that your lot is at the NE corner of Munster Road and Mansfield Road. You could contact the Goulbourn Museum to confirm that.
Lot 6 is on the east side of Dwyer Hill Road on the North side of Bleeks Road, marked on Belden’s map as the Curry Herron property.
Thanks, Bill. I believe your reply is in response to Wendy Lyons’ question about Goulbourn Township from April 2015.
Was watching Murdoch’s Mysteries on Netflix and Murdoch was investigating some property on Concession 51. Never heard the term before and had to look it up. Thanks for the history lesson of the area.
Ah, and the use of the impossibly high number 51 means that they story wouldn’t tread on any real parcel of land. Great show, glad it let you to my site.
Jane
Can anyone provide information on a concession granted to James Poulter at Savard in 1948 ?
I am his son and want to return to the lot
James, I assume you mean a lot (rather than a concession) in Savard Township in Timiskaming District. You will need to contact the local Land Registry Office. Find the contact information on this website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/search-land-property-records
Jane
The Concessions in Glengarry were renumbered. Is a chart available that compares the old numbering to the new numbering? It would be very helpful when looking at the Land Petitions.
Thanks,
Barb
Hi Barbara, I don’t know a lot about Glengarry County, but I’m sure the change in concession numbering will be well documented at the local Land Registry Office as well as in the early records at the Archives of Ontario. For example, this patent plan for Charlottenburgh Township http://ao.minisisinc.com/FS_IMAGES/I0050639.jpg shows both sets of concession numbers along the top.
My ancestors by the name of Callaghan lived on lot 20, first concession of Thurlow. I am trying to find a map of the area and have had no luck. Can you please point me in the right direction?
Thank you so very much,
Judi Sullivan
Hi Judi. County atlases produced in late 1800s have been digitized by McGill University here: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php. Use the dropdown menu at the top to select Thurlow. In this case, the concessions are identified with Roman numerals across the top. You’ll see #1 at the left. You’ll need to zoom in to follow the lot numbers about halfway down to 20. Mrs. Callaghan owns 18 1/2 acres.
Is there a map of the concessions or lots for CFRB SIDEROAD between Bathurst and Yonge with their boundaries. I am looking to find our old home which was on this Sideroad (now changed to Bloomington)
My Parents George Robson and Margaret, Lillian Robson emigrated to Canada from the UK in 1953 with my 2 sisters and I was born at the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto in November 1954. We lived in King Township for a few years and returned to the UK in 1955 (mam, my sisters and I in February and dad in October).
My parents both passed away recently and I am trying to locate the house we lived in as a family in King, I have an address of CFRB Sideroad but I don’t have the door number or the location of the property,
Hi Stephen. Because of the street name changes, I think you need some very local expertise. I suggest that you contact the King Township Historical Society here: http://www.kingtownshiphistoricalsociety.com/index.html. Good luck with your research.
Thank you Jane I will contact them. I can probably work with concession and lots maps for Bloomington road if they are available as I understand it CFRB SIDEROAD only stretched between Bathurst and Yonge. Do you have these maps for Blooimgton road. Thanks again
Stephen
Hi Stephen. There is a map showing lots and concessions in King Township on this site: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php. However, it dates from 1878, nearly 100 years before the CFRB Sideroad and Bloomington Road periods. I’m not familiar with the area, but I believe that the road you want runs east-west through Eversley. Please seek local assistance.
For Stephen Robson, My Aunt and Uncle had a farm running along the north side of the CFRB Sideroad. Their name was Bateman. I remember the Robson Family and my Uncle had a small sawmill on the south side of CFRB sideroad.
Their farm was sold and is now part of the subdivision running from Yonge thru to Bathurst. The Robson’s lived on the South side of CFRB sideroad but am not too sure if you got there from the sideroad or from Bathurst.
CFRB sideroad ended at Yonge Street and there was a train trestle right (I was quite young) there too. So if you look on a map, there will be a track running alongside the sideroad I imagine. Mrs. Robson was a good friend of my Aunt Jean Bateman. Also their kids, Ken and a daughter whose name I cannot remember, possibly Ann. She now lives in Florida and at one time was married to a policeman name of Cowie. None of their names seem to match your Robson names, but you must have been related as it is not a long road at all.
Jane,
Thank you so much for your guidance. I couldn’t have done it without your help!
Judi
Hi Jane
I’m reading through an older directory for Nepean township in Carleton County and some of the concessions and lots have notations such as:
Concession 2, rf Lot 25, Concession 1, of Lot 8, or there is an “a” before Concession 1, Lot 25.
The link to the page is: http://interactive.ancestry.ca/3789/30819_104068__0001-00038/5313315?backurl=http://person.ancestry.ca/tree/103535359/person/310027161689/facts/citation/920101325483/edit/record
I have come across descriptions for divided lots such as NE 1/4 but I haven’t seen this before. Can you help? I couldn’t find the glossary for the directory on-line.
Hi Melanie. This is a great example of the idiosyncratic descriptions that arise in just about every township. Have a look at Nepean Township in the county atlas digitized here: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/car-m-nepean.jpg. Notice that Nepean is bordered by two rivers, the Ottawa and the Rideau and the concessions are designated either OF (facing the Ottawa) or RF (facing the Rideau). If you study the map, you’ll see that there are both lettered and numbered concessions (just to keep us on our toes.) McGill’s County Atlas Digital Project is an indispensible tool for deciphering land descriptions: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/
Jane
Hi, I have two men, both John Boyle, one on lot 5 concession 1
the other on lot 28 concession 2 . I am looking for a map that shows
what area the lots and concession would have been in 1850-51.
To track them.
Hi Denis. You didn’t mention what township the John Boyles lived in, but if you know that, the best source would be the county atlases at http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php. Except in a few very rare cases, the locations of lots and concessions didn’t change from the original survey of the township. In the county atlases, look for the concession number in Roman numerals, and the lot in regular numbers.
Really appreciate this article! I had found a map with all the lots, and was mystified how to find which one would be my ancestors. You made it so simple to understand! Thanks!
You are welcome, Yvette. I’m glad you found it useful.
My ancestor William Mansfield owned a farmhouse on Lot 1, Concession 1, Osgoode Township, Carleton County in the 1870’s into the 1920’s. The lot was on the banks of the Rideau River, and I believe it was opposite Long Island. I think the lot became part of Manotick, and now might be in Ottawa City. My grandmother described the house as “beautiful,” and it was still standing in 1992. Do you know how to find out if the house still exists, and the address?
Hi Ted. I’m not an expert on Carleton County, but the place to start is the map of Osgoode Township in the county atlas, digitized here: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/car-m-osgoode.jpg. Lot 1, Concession 1 is in the top left corner. The map shows three houses that could have been William’s and there’s a fourth on Thomas Mansfield’s land next door. If you search for Manotick on Google maps, you can find the same location today, I think, at the south east corner of River Road and Mitch Owens Road. I’m not sure whether the house has survived, but switch to Google’s Satellite view and street view to see what you can find. I recommend contacting a local historical or genealogical society for their help on the ground. Maybe the Osgoode Museum.
Hi I’m trying to locate my Great, Great Grand Father George Wilson who came over on the “Atlas” Ship in 1815 and it states the following:
Former residence Dumfries; arrived on ship ‘Atlas’ in 1815; located at Bathurst Twp. [Ontario], Conc. 1, lot E15 on 17 April 1816.
Primarily civilian settlers at the Perth Military Settlement, Upper Canada [Ontario Local Records].
Transcribed from (film of) original documents held in the collection of the National Archives of Canada [Ottawa]: MG 9, B8-27, vol. 1, reel C-4651.
Hi Suzette. To locate Lot 15, Concession I Bathurst Township, go to the County Atlas Project here: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php. Bathurst Township is in Lanark County, so choose Lanark, then click on Bathurst. Look for Concession I marked with a Roman numeral, then find Lot 15. The E probably just indicates the east half. The atlas was printed some 60 to 70 years after George was there in 1816, but it looks like some Wilson descendants were still living on Lot 15.
Hi,
Thanks to your maps I’ve found my relatives land in the Township of Hamilton, just outside of Cobourg. I’d like to find this land on a current map. Do the concession lines relate to modern day street names? Where would this land be located today?
My family owned land on the following concession lines:
A, Lot 9
1, Lots 11,12,13
4, Lots 18,22,23
5, Lot 10
7, 13,15
8, 26
Any help/information you can provide is very much appreciated.
Thanks so much – Terri
Hi Terri, it sounds like you’ve already found the lots on an old map. If not, please look at some of the other comments on this post to see my instructions about the digital county atlases. You’ll need to compare the old map to a modern one. I find that Google maps’s satellite view usually works well.
Hi Jane,
I am trying to find an early map which has been digitized showing Ingram Township, Timiskaming. I know where my ancestors lived and I know my 2 x great grandfather gave an acre for a school to be built. I know where it is, I just want to see how the lots were laid out. Consession 4, south east corner, lot ten, parcel 3034. I have tried several avenues but have hit a wall. Any help is appreciated.
Melissa
Hi Melissa. The Archives of Ontario has digitized many “patent plans” for Ontario townships, including several for Ingram. I think the one identified as RG 1-100-0-0-1054 would be useful. Go to http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5BARCHON%5Dsearch.htm. Select Advanced Search, then Files and items. Enter Ingram into the keyword field, then RG 1-100 into the Archival Reference field. Click on the camera icon.
Jane
Hi Jane!
I’m currently trying to find any sort of map that would include any (legible) information on lots and concessions for the city of Hamilton, and its surrounding rural area, from the early 1900’s (mainly to correlate to the 1911 Census). Specifically, I’m looking for Lot 19, Concession 2. Any advice?
Thanks!
Hi Ashlyn. The Digital County Atlas project would be a good place to start if you are looking at a rural property: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/Countyatlas/searchmapframes.php. Hamilton is in Wentworth County. If the Lot 19, Con 2 you are looking for is in Barton Township, it was urban well before 1911, and Lot 19 was divided into much smaller lots by a “subdivision plan”. McMaster University has a great online collection of maps here: https://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A49596. Hamilton Public Library also has collections that would help.
Jane
Hello: I have 2 questions, and do not know how to find these answers…
The questions relate to Lot 20, Consession 12 and 11. It is my belief that my Grandfather Buckwald bought this land from Canada (Queen Victoria) somewhere before 1923.
Do you know the exact date of purchasing these lots of land?
Also, the north part of Consession 12 was sold.
Do you know when that happened?
Any info is appreciated, or where to look.
Jeff
Should have stated Wilberforce (Now North Algona Wilberforce), Eganville, Ontario to be more specific.
Jeff
Hi Jeff. There are hundreds of thousands of lots in Ontario–so I certainly don’t know the history of them all! You should be able to find that information from the ONLand site here https://www.onland.ca/ui/
Note that Mr. Buckwald may have got the land from the Crown, but maybe not Queen Victoria, because she died in 1901.
Happy Hunting!
Jane MacNamara
I have quite a few of the old County maps. Before I throw them out, anyone interested? I also have an Atlas of Bruce County and an Atlas of Carleton County, both up for grabs. I would love it if someone wanted them.
Thanks.
Hi David,
I would be interested in the one of Bruce County.
Hopefully I didn’t see this too late and you’ve already tossed them. Let me know.
Thank you,
Hi.I just found an 1879 map of Stanley township.
It shows what appears to be a settlement between Varna and Brucefield called Bannockburn. Was that ever a real thing?
I’m also trying to find more info on Porter hill , Taylor’s corner in Goderich township and Hillsgreen. Stanley township.
Thank you. I grew up there but live in B.C now.
Hi Wayne. I’m not an expert on Huron County (to say the least) so I can’t help much with the Bannockburn question. Sure doesn’t look like there is much there today! I think you might be best to have a look at the Huron County Historical Society’s website here: http://www.huroncountyhistoricalsociety.ca/. They should also be able to point you in the right direction for your other questions.
Jane
In the 1851 Agricultural census, my relative, James Murray, is listed as farming concession 8, east 1/2 of lot 9, but in looking at the Osgoode Township digital Map, the family is farming concession 10, west 1/2 of lot 16. Do you know if the survey system changed or they moved farms. Thanks in advance, Colleen Murray, Stratford, Ontario
Hi Colleen. I’m no expert on Osgoode Twp., but it is highly unlikely that the numbers of lots and concessions were changed. The County Atlas dates from 1879, a full 27 years after January 1852 when the 1851 census was compiled. I think you have to consider that you might be looking at a different family, or at least a different generation. It looks to me that the name on Concession 10, west 1/2 of Lot 16 is Jos Murray (short for Joseph rather than James.) You’ll need to look at the actual land records for both lots to know for sure.
Jane
Hi Jane, my ancestor James Lee is listed in the 1851 agricultural census in east lot 12 of concession 7 of Dalhousie township. Would be cool if I could identify the original property. I believe he had 200 acres however I could be wrong on that.
Hi Jude. An easy way to find the lot is with the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/searchmapframes.php. Dalhousie is in Lanark County. Click on Lanark to get a map of the whole county, then click on Dalhousie. Concessions are marked with Roman numerals, lots with regular numbers. Dalhousie has very standard concession numbering, so the “east” you mention may the east half of Lot 12. Lot 12 was 200 acres, so the east half was 100. Your lot is at the eastern tail of Patterson Lake, so you should be able to find an approximate location on Google’s satelite view. (Search for Patterson Lake.) There are several very active historical societies in Lanark that may be able to help. Google will find them.
Jane, I am searching Philip (GGG gf) and son, John, McGovern in Carleton County, Marlborough Township. No problem finding them in directories or plat maps dated about 1860 but I cannot find a plat (concession/lot) map existing about the time of the 1851 census. Pretty sure Philip died in early 1860s and John and Anne Byrnes moved to New York in late 1860s. Looking for Michael and Margrett Byrnes/Byrne/Burns family about 1851 also (daughter Anne married John, my GG gp). Thank you!
Hi John. I suspect you are looking for a township map with names on the lots—because of course the lots and concessions don’t change from year to year. Ontario land records are arranged geographically rather than by owners’ names, so maps with names are few and far between. There are two sets I can suggest for Marlborough Township: Patent Plans at the Archives of Ontario here http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/patent-plans.aspx and the Canadian County Atlas Digital Project: http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/searchmapframes.php. I’d also suggest that you get in touch with the Ontario Genealogical Society’s Ottawa Branch and look for some local history societies. They may know of other maps.
Thanks, Jane! I have never seen the maps on the first link. They appear to be from the early 1840’s and no McGoverns found. The second link I have looked through before, the site indicates the maps are from 1880, and the family would have left the area or died by then. I did not get very much or much interest from the local gen societies (Burritt’s Rapids, North Grenville) but Rideau Archives were helpful. And Ottawa Archives had no more online than I had already found. Difficult search for some reason!
John
The Patent Plans are not from a specific date, but they do show only patentee names, so your McGoverns were probably not the first owners. It sounds like you have already found the concession and lot where they lived, which means you can use land registry records for that parcel of land. These records have been digitized (not indexed) by FamilySearch. You can find the ones for Carleton County here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/482132?availability=Family%20History%20Library and here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/480967?availability=Family%20History%20Library. First, use the “abstract index” for Marlborough to find the page for the parcel—the pages are arranged by concession number, then lot number. That will give you a chronological summary of the lot ownership. You can look up “instruments” of interest in the copybooks at the second link.
First Jane, thank you again so much for being such a great resource! You are one of the best people I have met on my search!
Now it gets stranger. I went to both links above but on the first, I find no McGoverns on V, 25 or VI, 24! From online sources like Ontario Land Registry Records, Ontario Genealogy.com, Ontario.heritagepin.com (pre-confed directories), and the map I got from Rideau Archives when I visited last May, my McGoverns are named here several places in the 1860s! I believe Philip died prior to 1866 and I believe John and his family moved to Oswego County New York by 1870. (Interestingly, lots of people from this area also went there and are in cemeteries there: Burritts, Bennetts, Gormans, Lawlers.)
Perhaps they were tenants rather than land owners. They should appear in assessment records. FamilySearch has digitized the assessments for Marlborough Twp., but you will have to wait for a Family History Centre or affiliate library to open: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/172128?availability=Family%20History%20Library. For more information about how to access records digitized by FamilySearch, please read the information on the site.
Hello Jane, I am trying to research the changes in land ownership from the mid 1800’s moving forward in the area of the Township of a York, southwest corner of the township along the Humber River from Wilson Avenue north to Sheppard Avenue. Concession V West, lots 11, 12, 13 and 14. In the mid 1800’s landowner surnames were Chew, Lever and Griffith (Matthew and Thomas).
A portion of this area, along the east bank Humber River, was developed as Albion Park in the early part of the 1900’, and then during the 1940’s certain of the Griffith farm properties were sold to the Federal Government and a neighbourhood of Veterans’ homes arose.
I am interested to learn the stories of the land ownership changes of these lands. Any help or direction that you might provide would be appreciated.
Hi Bryan, that is an interesting project which will take some perseverance. I suggest you start with insurance maps which will show the development quite clearly. The best site for Toronto insurance maps is http://skritch.blogspot.com/2012/04/goads-atlas-of-toronto-online.html. Subdivision plan numbers are shown in little lozenges on the insurance maps. Subdivision plan numbers are what you need to locate land records. You can search land registry records, mostly for free, at https://www.onland.ca/ui/.
Good luck with your research!
Jane
I am trying to locate Concession1, Lot 79, Township of Colchester (ON) on a present day map. I have that location on an1848 map but there were no identifiable roads with the 1848 map thus I am unable to pinpoint the exact rural farm site (if it even exists as a farm today). I eventually want to visit that rural farm location. What can I cross reference to go from an 1848 map with Lot and Concession numbers to a recent map using the same Lot and Concession coordinates?
Hi Max. If you look at the historic county atlas website: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php and choose Colchester Township, you can zoom in and identify Lot 79 fronting on the lake. The atlas is from 1881. Compare that to the Google satellite view at a similar scale, and you can easily see the outlines of the original lots. The roads in 1881 and today are very much the same. Click on the lot when you find it and you’ll get GPS coordinates which should come in handy when you visit the farm.
Jane
The area that I am interested in was known in the 1800’s at least as York Township Concession V west, lots 10 to 15. Current east-west main roadways are Wilson Avenue in the south and Sheppard Avenue in the north.
My Google search under “York Township, County of York, Ontario” provides from your website the following: “North York is now part of the City of Toronto, and any development rules are … Concession V West, lots 11, 12, 13 and 14.”
I would like to track the personal details of the land owners as listed in the Tremaine map from the1800’s and their heirs and subsequent landowner details through to 1950. Some landowner names from the 1800’s include James Lever, Roger Lever, J Chew, Joseph Griffith and Thomas Griffith among the names.
Any assistance or direction that you might provide to me would be appreciated. The western portion of Lot 11, Concession V between the Humber River and Main Street/Weston Road was somehow developed Integ early 1900’s into a collection of small homes on four streets named Reuben, Omagh, Lilac and Acacia Avenues.
After 1945 the remaining farmland of Lots 10 to 15 were developed for residential housing with lots owned by “the Griffith brothers”, lots 11 and 12 I believe were sold to the Government of Canada for the purpose of a community of homes for returning WWII veterans.
Hi Bryan. As I mentioned back in May when last you wrote, you should be able to trace the land records through the OnLand.ca website.
Jane
Hello. Thank you for the post (and specially for the comments and replies! they were very informative)
In the registration of death for my great-grandfather, his address was noted down as “Lot #, Section I”. Could the word section have been used instead of concession? It also specifies in the address that it is on the south side of the lot. After some googling I didn’t find any answer to the section/concession..
Ontario AgMap was great tool to search for the lots and concessions. And one can print their own maps from there. I highly recommend using it (if you know what lot and concession in which township you are looking for. https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/MakeATopographicMap/index.html?viewer=Make_A_Topographic_Map.MATM&locale=en-CA )
Hi Marja. To answer the section/concession question, I need to know the township you’re looking at.
Jane
Forbes township in Thunder bay district.
Hi Marja. There are/were concessions in Forbes Township. Here is a link to a patent plan at the Archives of Ontario: http://ao.minisisinc.com/FS_IMAGES/I0043599.jpg. (Hopefully you will find your great-grandfather’s name on the map.) On the other hand, being in Northern Ontario, Forbes would have been granted under the Land Titles system which superimposes “Blocks”, “Sections”, and numbered lots over the lots and concessions. You will need to contact the staff at the Thunder Bay Land Registry Office: https://www.onland.ca/ui/. The conversion to online records is ongoing and I can’t find Forbes Twp. listed yet. I suspect you should be looking at part of Block 62324 on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, but I’m really not sure. Good luck!
The map you linked is suuuper interesting! While it contains many names I have found linked to my great-grandfather unfortunately that map is from 1907 and my great-grandfather immigrated to Canada after that. So I can’t find him in there (and didn’t).
I have actually been in contact to the Thunder Bay Public Library and they are going to send me some scans of news papers etc. If they don’t give me the needed information, then I’ll turn to the Land Registration Office.
I was thinking before contacting you, that the section was just used instead of concession. In Forbes the I and II concession don’t go all through the township (as there are some road lots “in the way”) like the concession III and above go. So I just figured, maybe they use sections instead of concession ^^’
Anyway, Thank you so very much! 🙂 The search for information is almost as satisfying than finding the answers 😛
Looking for a map of bathurst in tay valley township that shows lot and concessions
The modern Tay Valley Township is an amalgamation of three original Lanark County townships including Bathurst. You can find a map of Bathurst Township on this site: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/
Jane
Mon père Gaëtan Rouleau demeurait à Alfred, Ontario sur une terre dans la Montée des Sources dans Caledonia Spring J’aimerais connaître sa concession. Il est devenu propriétaire vers 1950.
Bonjour Carmelle. Je ne sais pas. Vous devriez contacter la bibliothèque publique du Canton d’Alfred et Plantagenet ou le bureau municipal: https://www.alfred-plantagenet.com/fr/index.aspx. Ils devraient être en mesure de vous indiquer la location de sa ferme. Il semble que 2021 est le 150e anniversaire de la paroisse d’Alfred! Ce site peut être intéressant pour votre recherche: https://www.alfred150.com/notre-histoire
Jane
How can I locate,Lot 25.Concession 8 in Municipality of Tweed? Is there a road that goes to it or any roads around that could get me close?
The Municipality of Tweed is an amalgamation of the village and several townships—all of which have a lot 25, concession 8. There are excellent maps on this site: https://hastingscounty.com/services/gis-mapping/ however, I think you will have to determine which township you need. I don’t know the area beyond what Google can tell me, so I would suggest you contact the Hasting County Historical Society.
Jane
Hi my family found documents of land that we own I looked at the partial documents that they have and it is surrounded by crown land with no main road access now how do I find where I can access the property and is there any way to fi d out if there are any road allowances made to this property through the adjacent lands on the outer side of the crown land
Start by contacting the municipal office that covers your family’s property. If they don’t have the information, they should be able to direct you to the right source. (May I also suggest that you should use some punctuation in your communications with the municipal officials.)
hi. i have property lot 20 con 1 Somerville township ontario the crown patant granted to robert edwards dec. 1862 the victoria rail started 1874 in use 1878 . i am trying to get any info on my deeded access . the rail severed property . i have a smudged 1993 survey showing deeded access. superior propane bought a highway lot so they could install a spur now owed by C N. my access was moved a few feet not to interfere with there switch . i can’t find any info showing the deeded access. any info would be great. please let me know.
Start by contacting the City of Kawartha Lakes municipal office. If they don’t have the information, they should be able to direct you to the right source.
I am so glade to have stumbled across site Jane. Now I can dive into some much needed research.
Donny
The link / RG 1-574 Crown land agents’ records for Victoria County and Haliburton / doesn’t work.
Clicking on it produced this error message:
This site can’t be reached.
Thanks for catching that. The Archives of Ontario database has been moved since I wrote this post. I have now added the new link.
Jane
Anyone know what Mid-Tay land limited is?
Hi Brad. Please tell me where you found the term Mid-Tay. I’m not familiar with it, but my first thought is that it might be a short version of Midland combined with Tay Township—where the town of Midland was located.
Jane