Collection 78-001 - Victoria County assessment and collectors roll collection

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Victoria County assessment and collectors roll collection

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Trent University Archives

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78-001

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1861-1888 (Creation)

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Victoria County

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30 volumes

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Victoria County

Administrative history

Victoria County, formally established in 1860, is comprised of the Townships of Bexley, Carden, Dalton, Eldon, Emily, Fenelon, Laxton, Digby, Longford, Manvers, Mariposa, Ops, Somerville, and Verulam. The town of Lindsay in Ops Township is the county seat. The County is bordered in the north by the Muskoka District, in the east by Haliburton and Peterborough Counties, in the south by Lake Scugog and the Regional Municipality of Durham, and in the west by Durham and Simcoe Counties. It is 2 169 km square in area. The land in Victoria County was first opened for settlement in 1821 and the first settlers were mainly Irish, both Protestant and Catholic, and Scottish Presbyterians. By 1880, lumbering was firmly established as the main industry in the county. Quickly the region was stripped of its forests, and it was not until the 1920's that an interest in reforestation developed. Today, Victoria County is a prime grain producing region. As well, chemical industries and tourism make up the present day economic picture of the county. (Taken from: Mika, Nick and Helma. Places in Ontario, Part III. Belleville: Mika Publishing Company, 1983.)

Custodial history

The assessment and collectors rolls were forwarded to Trent University Archives from Victoria County.

Scope and content

This fonds consists of assessment and collectors rolls for Victoria County, Canada West and Ontario.

DEACCESSION NOTE: In October 2025, most of these rolls were returned to the City of Kawartha Lakes (successor body to Victoria County) and can be accessed by contacting their archives: https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/government-administration/municipal-records/

See the list of deaccessioned rolls in the note below. Trent University Archives continues to retain volumes related to townships in Victoria County North, which are described in this finding aid.

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The assessment and collectors rolls were placed with Trent University Archives based on a decision by the Victoria County Council, Lindsay, Ontario in the 1970s. In October 2025, the majority of the rolls were returned to the City of Kawartha Lakes.

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78-001.pdf

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Associated material located at the City of Kawartha Lakes Archives and Archives of Ontario.

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De-accessioned volumes

The following volumes were deaccessioned from the Trent University Archives and returned to the City of Kawartha Lakes Archives. Researchers wishing to access this material should contact the City of Kawartha Lakes Archives: https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/government-administration/municipal-records/

Bexley Township (see Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1910
Collector's Rolls, Non-resident: 1870-1886, 1916

Bobcaygeon Village:

Assessment Rolls: 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1910
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1877-1886

Carden Township:

Assessment Rolls: 1861-1863, 1866-1869, 1887-1893, 1894-1910

Dalton Township:

Assessment Rolls: 1866-1869, 1887-1893, 1894-1910

United Townships of Carden and Dalton (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1870-1866

Eldon Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1863, 1870-1886, 1909, 1914, 1915, 1917

Emily Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1913
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1857-1869, 1870-1886

Fenelon Falls Village:

Assessment Rolls: 1875-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls - Non-Resident: 1875-1886

Fenelon Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls: 1970-1886, 1961-1869, 1900, 1906-1916

Laxton, Digby and Longford Townships (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1866, 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1910
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1865-1886

Lindsay (Town) (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1860-1863, 1866-1869, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1889, 1890-1893, 1894-1899, 1901-1912, [1946?]
Collector's Rolls - Non-Resident: 1858-1859, 1867-1869, 1871

Mariposa Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1855-1861, 1862-1863, 1866-1869, 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1911, 1913
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1870-1886, 1895-1916

Omemee Village:

Assessment Rolls: 1874-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1910
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1870-1886

Ops Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1855-1863, 1866-1869, 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls: 1851-1853, 1861-1869, 1870-1886, 1897-1916

Somerville Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1863, 1866-1869, 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1869, 1870-1886

Sturgeon Point Village:

Assessment Rolls: 1899-1910
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1901-1907

Verulam Township (See Composite List for additional holdings):

Assessment Rolls: 1870-1876, 1877-1881, 1882-1886, 1887-1893, 1894-1915
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1863-1869, 1870-1886, 1906-1916

Woodville Village:

Assessment Rolls: 1884-1893, 1894-1910
Collector's Rolls - Non-resident: 1890-1893, 1895-1907

COMPOSITE LISTS

Assessment Rolls

Bexley and Laxton Townships (1861-1863, 1866-1867); Bexley Township only (1868-1869)
Eldon Township (1855-1858, 1861-1863); Eldon and Carden Townships (1859-1860)
Eldon, Carden, Somerville, Dalton, Fenelon, Bexley, Laxton and Digby, Lutterworth, Hinden and Anson Townships (1864-1865)
Fenelon and Bexley Townships (1855-1858); Fenelon, Bexley and Laxton Townships (1859-1860); Fenelon Township only (1861-1863, 1866-1869)
Lindsay, Mariposa, Ops, Emily and Verulam Townships (1864-1865)
Verulam and Somerville Townships (1855-1858, 1860-1862); Verulam Township only (1863-1869); Verulam, Somerville, Lutterworth and Anson Townships (1859)