Oxford Land Patent Plan Maps 1820-1851
Recently made available by the Archives of Ontario this series consists of plans showing the status of Crown lands, whether patented, leased, or under a license of occupation. Until the late 1970s, patent plans were used within the Ministry of Natural Resources as a quick reference tool to show the alienation of Crown land.
Whenever a lot or a portion of a lot was patented, the patentee's name was inscribed on the plan in the appropriate place and the lot normally was marked with a "D" for "described". Later survey plans were obtained from other government sources such as land registry offices.
Several patent plans may exist for a town or township, and the information provided may vary among the plans. Particularly in the pre-Confederation period, these plans were used to record locations on land made for grants and sales. Often, however, the individuals named on the plans did not follow through with obtaining a patent on the land. Thus, in order to confirm that a patent was actually issued, it is necessary to examine other sources such as various indices to land patents.
1820 Zorra Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Zorra township.
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1826 Blandford Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Blandford township.
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1833 north Woodstock Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in the northern portion of Woodstock, within Blandford township.
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1841 north Woodstock Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in northern portion of Woodstock, within Blandford township.
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1843 Blenheim Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Blenheim township.
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1843 Dereham Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Dereham township
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1843 Middleton Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Middleton township, Norfolk County, which borders Tillsonburg
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1843 Nissouri Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Nissouri township
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1843 North & South Norwich Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in North & South Norwich townships.
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1843 West & East Zorra Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in West & East Zorra townships.
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1850 central Oxford Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in the central region of Oxford. Woodstock, Zorra, Blandford, Oxford East and West are shown.
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1850 North Oxford Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in the Ingersoll area and North Oxford township
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1851 Oxford-on-the-Thames Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in Ingersoll the surrounding West & North Oxford townships
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1851 West & East Nissouri Patent Plan map
A map detailing land patents applied for by early settlers in West & East Nissouri township
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