• location of the property bought or sold,
• occupation of the grantor (purchasor) and grantee (vendor),
• name of spouse
• names of neighbours bordering the property,
• witnesses who are often siblings or parents, and 
• children may be named if the property is being divided 

Staff will not do lookups.

While many of the original land grant documents have been removed to the Public Archives (PANS) in Halifax, a number of them still remain at the Pictou Registry of Deeds.  Deeds are indexed in groups by year by grantor and also by grantee.

In July, 2002 the fee was $5 per half day search fee. 
Photocopies were $1 per page.

Deeds can also be found at NSARMS for the years 1771-1905 at:
Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARMS)
6016 University Avenue,
Halifax, N.S.
Canada B3H 1W4
phone (902)424-6060
fax (902)424-0628