Lyell Township
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Lyell Twp. in historical NIPISSING Dist.
The Nipissing District townships that border Renfrew and Lanark Counties, are here to show boundaries only. They were not settled in the early period.
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1 available I0044134
UPDATE: HIGH-RES tiff files are NOW AVAILABLE online. Using the filenames, above, (each begins with a capital-letter-i, zero-zero) copy the file name and enter it at the University of Toronto's Geospatial Database (hosting the Archives of Ontario's collection): Search RG 1-100 Patent Plans. Click the thumbnail or link that is offered and a download will start. If the link is not displaying correctly (in certain browsers), right-click on it and Save. Consult Ken McKinlay's Family Tree Knots blog to explore various methods for searching this collection.
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| Township | Dates | Film | Images | |
| Lyell | None Available |
NOTE: The above table is for records BEFORE 1880, only!
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Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899
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Both Owners and Tenants were assessed for taxes (i.e. Freeholders and Householders).
See the Instructions to Assessors from 1847 Norfolk Co.