Hi Bette; I found John and Sarah Colbert in the 1881 census for Springfield, Selkirk area. For the 1891 census they were in the Springfield, Lisgar area. I have requested homestead records for the location in Manitoba that might fit. I am used to long shots! Thanks Alan Bette Kosmolak wrote: > Alan, > I expect there were property assessments done in the west but I couldn't > swear to it. I've never checked it out. > However, the homestead records are somewhat like a trail of property > assessments on the farm. Each homesteader had to 'prove up' the land, > so he filed annually what he'd done after he applied for his patent up > to the time he got his deed. I also expect there must have been > property assessments at the municipal level because they must have used > such for realty tax purposes. > > You might query a reference librarian in Wpg or U of Manitoba - or query > a land titles office in Manitoba. I expect they can tell you. > > BTW, where was your John Colbert in 1881 and 1891? Have you checked > those census records? > > Sorry I couldn't be of more help. > > Bette > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > See the Resources and Projects > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free record at RootsWeb > http://search.rootsweb.com/