Upper Canada Sundries, 1766-1841
About the Records
Library and Archives Canada holds the records of the Upper Canada Sundries (RG 5 A1), 1766-1841. This series is part of the Civil Secretary’s Correspondence for Upper Canada and Canada West. It consists of letters, petitions, reports, returns and schedules, certificates, accounts, warrants, legal opinions, instructions and regulations, proclamations and other documents received by the Civil Secretary of Upper Canada, 1791-1841, together with copies of some documents of 1766-1809, made for reference purposes.
As every aspect of Ontario life was covered in the correspondence, there is much to offer for those interested in Ontario’s early history. There is also much material of genealogical interest: character references, land and settler petitions, family histories, licenses, pardons, requests for war losses compensation, etc.
For more information, consult Library and Archive Canada’s description of the records.
How the Records Are Arranged on the Microfilm Reels
The microfilm reels have been digitized and the images appear in the same order as on the microfilm reels. You can browse through the images as you would through a microfilm reel. The records, which are in manuscript, are currently not searchable by name.
The Finding Aid for these records has also been digitized and can be found on Reels C-9822 to C-9825.
Lists of Content of Microfilms
| Microfilm | Volume | Pages | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-4502 | 1-3 | 1-1052 | 1766-1804 |
| C-4503 | 3-5 | 1053-2124 | 1804-1806 |
| C-4504 | 5-7 | 2125-3174 | 1806-1808 |
| C-4505 | 7-10 | 3175-4127 | 1808-1809 |
| C-4506 | 10-12 | 4128-5141 | 1809-1810 |
| C-4507 | 12-15 | 5142-6200 | 1810-1812 |
| C-4508 | 15-16 | 6201-7022 | 1812-1814 |
| C-4543 | 17-20 | 7023-8494 | 1813-1814 |
| C-4544 | 20-23 | 8495-9860 | 1814-1815 |
| C-4545 | 23-25 | 9861-11283 | 1815 |
| C-4546 | 25-27 | 11284-12652 | 1815-1816 |
| C-4547 | 27-30 | 12653-14072 | 1816 |
| C-4548 | 30-32 | 14073-15052 | 1816-1817 |
| C-4549 | 32 | 15053-15653 | 1817 |
| C-4600 | 33-36 | 15654-17167 | 1817 |
| C-4601 | 37-40 | 17168-18706 | 1817-1818 |
| C-4602 | 40-42 | 18707-20212 | 1818-1819 |
| C-4603 | 42-44 | 20213-21738 | 1819 |
| C-4604 | 44-47 | 21739-23227 | 1819-1820 |
| C-4605 | 47-50 | 23228-24701 | 1820 |
| C-4606 | 50-52 | 24702-26179 | 1820-1821 |
| C-4607 | 52-54 | 26180-27641 | 1821 |
| C-4608 | 54-56 | 27642-29160 | 1821-1822 |
| C-4609 | 56-58 | 29161-30661 | 1822 |
| C-4610 | 58-60 | 30662-32142 | 1822-1823 |
| C-4611 | 61-63 | 32143-33609 | 1823 |
| C-4612 | 63-66 | 33610-35136 | 1823-1824 |
| C-4613 | 66-69 | 35137-36614 | 1824 |
| C-4614 | 69-71 | 36615-38121 | 1824-1825 |
| C-4615 | 71-74 | 38122-39477 | 1825 |
| C-4616 | 74-76 | 39478-40999 | 1825-1826 |
| C-4617 | 76-78 | 41000-42411 | 1826 |
| C-4618 | 79 | 42412-42930 | 1826 |
| C-6862 | 80-82 | 42931-44693 | 1826-1827 |
| C-6863 | 82-85 | 44694-46375 | 1827 |
| C-6864 | 85-87 | 46376-47956 | 1827-1828 |
| C-6865 | 87-89 | 47957-49645 | 1828 |
| C-6866 | 90-92 | 49646-51231 | 1829 |
| C-6867 | 92-94 | 51232-52780 | 1829 |
| C-6868 | 94-97 | 52781-54588 | 1829 |
| C-6869 | 97-100 | 54589-56496 | 1829-1830 |
| C-6870 | 100-102 | 56497-57965 | 1830 |
| C-6871 | 102-104 | 57966-59221 | 1830 |
| C-6872 | 105-107 | 59222-60902 | 1831 |
| C-6873 | 107-110 | 60903-62720 | 1831 |
| C-6874 | 110-114 | 62721-64335 | 1831-1832 |
| C-6875 | 115-118 | 64336-66102 | 1832 |
| C-6876 | 118-122 | 66103-67831 | 1832 |
| C-6877 | 123-126 | 67832-69586 | 1832-1833 |
| C-6878 | 126-129 | 69587-71108 | 1833 |
| C-6879 | 129-132 | 71109-72824 | 1833 |
| C-6880 | 132-136 | 72825-74595 | 1833 |
| C-6881 | 136-139 | 74596-76295 | 1833-1834 |
| C-6882 | 140-143 | 76296-78195 | 1834 |
| C-6883 | 143-146 | 78196-79837 | 1834 |
| C-6884 | 146-149 | 79838-81476 | 1834-1835 |
| C-6885 | 149-152 | 81477-83319 | 1835 |
| C-6886 | 152-155 | 83320-85107 | 1835 |
| C-6887 | 155-158 | 85108-86718 | 1835 |
| C-6888 | 159-162 | 86719-88521 | 1835-1836 |
| C-6889 | 162-165 | 88522-90349 | 1836 |
| C-6890 | 165-168 | 90350-92063 | 1836 |
| C-6891 | 168-171 | 92064-93784 | 1836 |
| C-6892 | 172-174 | 93785-95461 | 1836-1837 |
| C-6893 | 174-176 | 95462-97321 | 1837 |
| C-6894 | 177-180 | 97322-99082 | 1837 |
| C-6895 | 180-182 | 99083-101118 | 1837 |
| C-6896 | 182-185 | 101119-103420 | 1838 |
| C-6897 | 185-188 | 103421-105243 | 1838 |
| C-6898 | 189-192 | 105244-107026 | 1838 |
| C-6899 | 192-196 | 107027-109054 | 1838 |
| C-6900 | 196-200 | 109055-110794 | 1838 |
| C-6901 | 200-203 | 110795-112693 | 1838 |
| C-6902 | 204-207 | 112694-114546 | 1838 |
| C-6903 | 208-211 | 114547-116269 | 1838 |
| C-6904 | 211-215 | 116270-118175 | 1838-1839 |
| C-6905 | 215-218 | 118176-119893 | 1839 |
| C-6906 | 218-221 | 119894-121759 | 1839 |
| C-6907 | 222-225 | 121760-123408 | 1839 |
| C-6908 | 225-228 | 123409-125102 | 1839 |
| C-6909 | 229-231 | 125103-126970 | 1839 |
| C-6910 | 232-235 | 126971-128917 | 1839 |
| C-6911 | 235-238 | 128918-130858 | 1839-1840 |
| C-6912 | 239-242 | 130859-132653 | 1840 |
| C-6913 | 243-246 | 132654-134469 | 1840 |
| C-6914 | 247-250 | 134470-136403 | 1840 |
| C-6915 | 251-254 | 136404-138229 | no date |
| C-6916 | 254-257 | 138230-140183 | no date |
| C-6917 | 257-260 | 140184-142128 | no date |
| C-6918 | 261 | 142129-142536 | 1841 |
How to Search the Upper Canada Sundries
Step 1:
The Finding Aid (Reels C-9822 to C-9825) for these records has also been digitized and a basic level of searching can be carried out on them. (The finding aid is in typescript, and therefore is a bit more favourable to being “read” by a computer, aiding in keyword searching.) However, if you fail to find a name when searching this way, you may also wish to conduct your own “old-fashioned” way of searching—going through the finding aid page by page.
As this finding aid is quite voluminous, it was divided in parts and may have some gaps. If you find a record that you are interested in, note the author, recipient, content, date and the page numbers.
Pages 1-14231, n.d. to 1816 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002176.pdf)
Pages 14233-54782, 1817 to 1829 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002177.pdf)
Pages 20070-37925, 1819 to 1825 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002178.pdf)
Pages 37972-46821, 1825 to Oct. 13 1827 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002179.pdf)
Pages 56950-582561, July 1830 to 21 October 1830; pages 58257-59221, 22 October 1830 to December 1830; pages 65928-68812, June to December 1832; pages 68813-70355, January to April 1833; pages 70356-71985, April to June 1833 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002180.pdf)
Pages 59222-61249, January to June 1831 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002181.pdf)
Pages 61250-63503, 1 July 1831 to December 1831 and a few for 1832; pages 63504-65927, January to 30 June 1832 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002182.pdf)
Pages 71986-74773, June to December 1833 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002183.pdf)
Pages 74774-84669, January 1834 to June 1835 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002184.pdf)
Pages 84670-91641, July to end of 1835 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002185.pdf)
Pages 91686-95072, July 1836 to December 1836; pages 95073-100326, January to December 1837 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002186.pdf)
Pages 100327-109829, January 1838 to June 1838 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002187.pdf)
Pages 114221-115803, October 1838 to 27 November 1838 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002188.pdf)
Pages 115804-116999, 27 November 1838 to December 1838 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002189.pdf)
Pages 117053-120391, January to March 1838 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002190.pdf)
Pages 120392-122706, April to June 1839 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002191.pdf)
Pages 122707-125773, July 1839 to September 1839 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002192.pdf)
Pages 125774-129279, October 1839 to December 1839 (http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002193.pdf)
References to land petitions in the Upper Canada Sundries can be found in the Upper Canada Land Petitions database.
There is also a partial online nominal index available at www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/indexes.html.
Step 2:
Once you have found a reference of interest to you, consult the list of content of microfilms posted above. It allows you to identify on which reel you will find the pages of interest to you.
Other Resources
Merriman, Brenda Dougall. Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the records, 4th ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 2008.
Moorman, David. The first business of government: the land granting administration of Upper Canada [PDF 19,827 KB].
Murphy, Sharon L. Researching Canadian Land Records, Heritage Book Series: Book HC22. Toronto: Heritage Productions, 2001.