FamilySearch has added 6.6 million indexed records and images in the last two weeks, and included in this, is an update to the British Columbia, Crown Land Grant Records, 1851-1874.
These records describe the sale or transfer of specific parcels of Crown land from the provincial government to private persons and organizations. Includes Hudson's Bay Company grants.
You can search by the name of ancestor, or by the place of residence.
The district/town in this collection are –
Boston Bar
Yale Colony of British Columbia: Alexandria District
Colony of Vancouver Island: Esquimalt District
Victoria District Colony of Vancouver Island: Leech River
Colony of Vancouver Island: Maple Bay
Colony of Vancouver Island: Newcastle
Colony of Vancouver Island: Newcastle
Nanaimo District Colony of Vancouver Island: Victoria Douglas
There are more than 4,567 images that can be search at
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2138499
