The collections contain approximately 11250 digitalised images dated from 4 Mar 1843 – 26 Aug 1909, and referenced EAP1119_DR. In this collection the EAP1119_DR1 volume recorded act of parliament made and passed in the session of Parliament Holden in the sixth and seventh year of Her Majesty’s Reign intituled “An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the Government of her Settlements on the coast of Africa and in the Falkland Island” it is amongst other things enacted. Additional instructions; oath of allegiance; oath of abjuration; license; Governor and acting Governor oath; ‘list of heirs to the stools of the Assin chiefs and captains delivered by them as hostages to the Government on the 6th November 1852’; oath of justice of peace etc. The materials digitalised from EAP1119_DR2 mostly are last wills and testaments and some with codicils; memorandum of agreement; indentures, and letters that communicated distressed seamen involved in shipwreck [1847 – 1855]. A deed made December 1857 between King of Aquapim, the Cabboceers of the town of Akropong of the first part and the Minister of the General Conference of the Basle Mission Society stationed in Akropong. And also, one made same year with John Rochester an emigrant from the Island of Jamaica and now of Akropong. EAP1119_DR3 is a unique volume containing plots petitioned for, by natives, surveyed by J. De Graft. These petitions are approved and granted by the Governor to the natives and their heirs forever [9 Sep 1847 – 1865]. EAP1119_DR6 is in 3 parts Dissolution of marriages [20 Jan 1860 – 22 Nov 1865], Indentures, and some deed on Gothic House [1880]. Description of deed in EAP1119_DR7 recorded agreement; letters of Administration; Bond; Power of Attorney; certificates; conveyances; debts; assignment of property; authority; oath apprenticeship; declaration; land; deed of gift; wills; leases; judgments; indictment; contracts; mortgages; auctions; manumission [1868]; promissory notes; and sales. EAP1119_DR8 entered description of deed on executors including those of EAP1119_DR7. EAP1119_DR9 recorded wills; letters of Administration; and letters relating to the deeds. EAP1119_DR10 – EAP1119_DR25 recorded specific transactions on the nature of instrument affecting lands. EAP1119_DR11 recorded conveyances and leases [1882 – 1887], EAP1119_DR16A and EAP1119_DR16B are mortgages only. Finally, digitalised materials from EAP1119_DR95 which also recorded certificate of title on Gold Coast Government Railways with claims paid on lands taken for the railway [1908 – 1909].
Custodial history: The Governor of the Gold Coast colony enacted an ordinance for the registration of instruments dated 24th March, 1883 and cited as Registration Ordinance number 8 of 1883. Registry Office was established in Victoriaborg - Accra and Cape Coast to execute instruments for registration by the Registrar, which instruments include Will, power of an attorney and Grant affecting Lands registration, etc. In 1895 the Land Registry ordinance was promulgated, with better provisions for the registration of instrument affecting land. The Land Registry Ordinance 1895 (Section 6) replaced Ordinance No. 8 of 1883 (Section 15). The replaced section stated that with exception of a will or probate, no instrument could be registered unless it contained a statement describing the boundaries, extent and situation of the land affected. Except, material signed by the Governor of the Gold Coast, Acting Colonial Secretary, Judicial Assessor, Secretary, Acting Lieut. Governor etc., most of the registration affecting land were handled in the custody of the Chief Registrar/the Registrar.
This identified 104 files. It digitised the following 27 volumes.
- EAP1119/1/1: Ancient Document, 4 Mar 1843-13 Apr 1858
- EAP1119/1/2: Deeds Registry Document, 18 Jun 1845-30 Jul 1866
- EAP1119/1/3: Deeds Registry Document, 9 Sep 1847-26 May 1874
- EAP1119/1/4: Ancient Document, 6 Aug 1858-8 Apr 1867
- EAP1119/1/5: Ancient document Book 4, 4 Apr 1859-3 Mar 1885
- EAP1119/1/6: 1. Ancient Document Book 6, 20 Jan 1860-16 May 1883
- EAP1119/1/7: Register Volume 2, 28 Jan 1867-27 Feb 1875
- EAP1119/1/8: Register of Document, 12 Apr 1875-30 Apr 1880
- EAP1119/1/9: Register of Wills, Letters of Administration etc. And Register of Letters relating to Deeds, 18 Apr 1878-6 Mar 1907
- EAP1119/1/10: Deeds Registry Document, 28 Feb 1882-14 Feb 1906
- EAP1119/1/11: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 1 Jul 1882-12 Dec 1887
- EAP1119/1/12: Register of Mortgages, 1 Jul 1883-8 Sep 1889
- EAP1119/1/13: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 2 Jul 1883-24 Nov 1888
- EAP1119/1/14: Register of Mortgages, 24 Jul 1883-14 Sep 1891
- EAP1119/1/15: Register of Wills, 10 May 1884-19 Oct 1907
- EAP1119/1/16: Register of Mortgages, 10 Sep 1889-10 Jul 1899
- EAP1119/1/17: Register of Mortgages, 24 Sep 1891-7 Mar 1896
- EAP1119/1/18: Deeds Registry Document, 24 Jan 1890-16 Aug 1892
- EAP1119/1/19: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 21 Jul 1891-7 Dec 1893
- EAP1119/1/20: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 13 Nov 1893-29 Nov 1897
- EAP1119/1/21: Deeds Registry Document, 17 Nov 1893-10 Jan 1897
- EAP1119/1/22: Deeds Registry Document, 24 Jul 1894-4 May 1896
- EAP1119/1/23: Register of Mortgages, 28 Nov 1894-10 Jan 1899
- EAP1119/1/24: Register of Mortgages, 3 Mar 1896-18 Apr 1898
- EAP1119/1/25: Deeds Registry Document, 22 Apr 1896-8 Feb 1897
- EAP1119/1/26: Deeds Registry Document, 13 Oct 1896-14 Dec 1897
- EAP1119/1/98: Deeds Registry Document, 16 Apr 1909-26 Aug 1909.
The Following 77 volumes were recorded by the project team, but were not digitised.
- EAP1119/1/27: Deeds Registry Document, 21 Dec 1896-17 Dec 1901 [Volume 4 containing 440 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/28: Deeds Registry Document, 8 May 1897-9 Jul 1900 [Bound volumes containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/29: Deeds Registry Document, 26 Oct 1897-10 Mar 1899 [Bound volume containing 444 pages]
- EAP1119/1/30: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 25 Nov 1897-8 Feb 1900 [Bound Volume containing 448 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/31: Deeds Registry Document, 13 Dec 1897-5 May 1903 [Bound Volume containing 447 pages numbered]
- EAP1119/1/32: Deeds Registry Document, 16 Dec 1898-18 Jun 1901 [Volume 2 containing 451 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/33: Deeds Registry Document, 23 Feb 1899-16 Oct 1899 [Volume 16 containing 450 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/34: Register of Assignment of Leases, 25 Apr 1899-17 Dec 1901 [Volume 1 containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/35: Register of Assignment of Leases, 22 Mar 1901-2 Apr 1906 [Volume 3 containing 443 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/36: Deeds Registry Document, 14 Oct 1899-9 Feb 1900 [Volume A containing 454 pages]
- EAP1119/1/37: Deeds Registry Document, 21 Nov 1899-30 Aug 1900 [Bound volume containing 455 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/38: Deeds Registry Document, 26 Jan 1900-16 Apr 1901 [Bound volume containing 430 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/39: Deeds Registry Document, 27 Mar 1900-4 Feb 1901 [Bond volume containing about 450 pages]
- EAP1119/1/40: Deeds Registry Document, 27 Mar 1900-14 Aug 1901 [Volume 8 containing 452 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/41: Deeds Registry Book, 29 Jun 1900-22 Nov 1900 [Bound volume containing about 461 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/42: Deeds Registry Document, 4 Jul 1900-23 Dec 1901 [Numbered pages from 1-75; and from 200-454]
- EAP1119/1/43: Deeds Registry Document, 27 Oct 1900-11 May 1901 [452 numbered pages excluding plans and oaths of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/44: Deeds Registry Document, 8 Nov 1900-21 May 1901 [Volume 10 containing 450 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/45: Deeds Registry Document, 16 Nov 1900-13 Apr 1901 [Volume 11 containing 378 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/46: Deeds Registry Document, 28 Nov 1900-26 Jul 1901 [Book B containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/47: Deeds Registry Document, 13 Dec 1900-4 Oct 1901 [Book LL containing 592 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/48: Deeds Registry Document, 22 Dec 1900-23 Jul 1901 [Volume 12 containing 454 numbered pages; Plans and Oath of grantee or witness section not numbered]
- EAP1119/1/49: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 12 Feb 1901-2 Sep 1901 [Vol VIII containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/50: Deeds Registry Document, 15 Feb 1901-9 Apr 1901 [Volume (12)A containing 296 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/51: Deeds Registry Document, 22 Feb 1901-27 Oct 1901 [Volume 13 containing 446 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/52: Deeds Registry Document, 2 Mar 1901-4 Sep 1901 [Book B containing 451 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/53: Deeds Registry Document, 7 Mar 1901-20 Sep 1901 [Volume 13 containing 452 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/54: Deeds Registry Document, 4 Apr 1901-15 Oct 1901 [Volume 18 containing 575 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/55: Deeds Registry Document, 8 Apr 1901-14 Nov 1901 [Volume 24 containing 368 numbered pages excluding plans and oaths]
- EAP1119/1/56: Deeds Registry Document, 20 Apr 1901-10 Oct 1901 [Volume 17 containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/57: Deeds Registry Document, 10 May 1901-26 Feb 1902 [Volume 27 containing 571 pages]
- EAP1119/1/58: Deeds Registry Document, 13 May 1901-18 Nov 1901 [Book Q containing 571 pages]
- EAP1119/1/59: Deeds Registry Document, 15 Jun 1901-22 Nov 1901 [Volume 25 containing 383 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/60: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 28 Jun 1901-5 Nov 1901 [Volume 10 containing 454 numbered pages (Plans and Oaths of Grantee not numbered)]
- EAP1119/1/61: Deeds Registry Document, 3 Jul 1901-25 Apr 1902 [Volume 22 containing 568 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/62: Deeds Registry Document, 10 Jul 1901-7 Jan 1902 [Book BB containing 382 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/63: Deeds Registry Document, 19 Jul 1901-31 Dec 1902 [Bound volume containing 408 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/64: Deeds Registry Document, 22 Jul 1901-27 Jan 1902 [Book B containing 378 numbered pages excluding plans and oath of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/65: Register of Leases, 26 Jul 1901-22 Nov 1901 [Volume 23 containing 378 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/66: Register of Leases, 6 Aug 1901-12 Feb 1902 [Volume 31 numbered from pages 25 - 450]
- EAP1119/1/67: Deeds Registry Documents - Mortgages, 5 Aug 1901-5 Feb 1906 [Bound Volume containing 447 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/68: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 16 Aug 1901-19 Nov 1901 [Volume 11 containing 454 pages excluding plans and oaths of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/69: Deeds Registry Document, 26 Aug 1901-12 Feb 1902 [Volume 29 containing 361 pages numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/70: Deeds Registry Document, 29 Aug 1901-24 Dec 1901 [Book S numbered 1-373 excluding plans and oaths of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/71: Deeds Registry Document, 2 Sep 1901-11 Apr 1902 [Bound volume numbered 1-450 pages excluding plans and oaths of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/72: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 4 Sep 1901-8 May 1902 [Volume 12 containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/73: Deeds Registry Document, 4 Sep 1901-2 Jan 1902 [Volume 28 numbered 1-384]
- EAP1119/1/74: Deeds Registry Document - Mortgages, 19 Sep 1901-22 Jul 1903 [Book D containing 661 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/75: Deeds Registry Document, 13 Oct 1901-10 Aug 1903 [Bound Volume numbered from page 1 - 729]
- EAP1119/1/76: Deeds Registry Document, 29 Oct 1901-6 Nov 1902 [Volume 13 containing 455 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/77: Deeds Registry Document, 23 Dec 1901-Jan 1902 [Volume 33 containing 716 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/78: Deeds Registry Document, 30 Dec 1901-25 Jul 1903 [Book R containing 713 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/79: Deeds Registry Document, 13 Mar 1902-8 Sep 1904 [Volume 36 containing 451 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/80: Deeds Registry Document, 17 Mar 1902-20 Mar 1905 [Volume 37 containing 453 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/81: Deeds Registry Document, 3 Jul 1902-3 Feb 1909 [Bound volume containing 122 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/82: Deeds Registry Document, 31 Dec 1902-24 Apr 1908 [Bound volume numbered 1 -164]
- EAP1119/1/83: Deeds Registry Document, 15 Jun 1903-18 Oct 1906 [Volume 2 numbered from 1 to 454]
- EAP1119/1/84: Deeds Registry Document - Conveyances and Leases, 24 Jun 1903-29 Mar 1905 [Volume 16 containing 454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/85: Deeds Registry Document, 25 Jun 1903-8 Oct 1903 [Volume 8 containing 452 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/86: Register of Mortgages, 13 Jul 1903-20 Feb 1906 [Volume 7 containing 455 numbered pages excluding oaths and plans]
- EAP1119/1/87: Deeds Registry Document, 6 Sep 1904-31 Dec 1908 [Volume 38 containing 86 pages]
- EAP1119/1/88: Deeds Registry Document, 22 May 1905-1 Oct 1906 [Volume 17 containing 453 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/89: Register of Mortgages, 31 Jan 1906-5 Mar 1909 [Volume VI numbeed from 1 to 454]
- EAP1119/1/90: Deeds Registry Document, 17 Feb 1906-31 Dec 1908 [Volume 12 numbered from 1-81]
- EAP1119/1/91: Register of Mortgages, 13 May 1906-3 Jun 1908 [Volume 9 numbered from 1- 453]
- EAP1119/1/92: Deeds Registry Document - Concessions, 6 Nov 1906-10 Nov 1908 [Bound volume numbered 1-126]
- EAP1119/1/93: Conveyances and Leases, 27 Apr 1907-19 Apr 1909 [Volume XVIII numbered from 1 to 454]
- EAP1119/1/94: Register of mortgages volume 10, 8 Aug 1907-31 Dec 1908 [Volume 10 numbered from page 1-91]
- EAP1119/1/95: Register of Mortgages, 2 May 1908-17 Feb 1910 [452 numbered pages excluding plans and oaths of grantee]
- EAP1119/1/96: Register of Conveyances and Leases, 18 May 1908-21 Sep 1908 [81 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/97: Deeds Registry Document, 9 Jul 1908-5 Jul 1909 [456 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/99: Register of Mortgages, 19 Sep 1909-3 Aug 1911 [452 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/100: Register of Conveyances and Leases, 20 Sep 1909-24 Mar 1910 [455 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/101: Register of Mortgages, 7 Feb 1910-5 Dec 1910 [453 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/102: Register of Mortgages, 9 Feb 1910-28 Jun 1910 [454 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/103: Register of Conveyances and Leases, 16 May 1910-21 Nov 1910 [453 numbered pages]
- EAP1119/1/104: Register of Conveyances and Leases, 14 Jun 1910-10 Sep 1910 [454 numbered pages].
