New survey number to old, for the EC and title chain
Pick the town or village and the current survey number. You get the old survey number the register prints for that parcel, split into each individual number, with the extent and recorded owner, so an encumbrance certificate or deed from before the resurvey can be searched.
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- The old number is split into individually searchable numbers, which is what an encumbrance search needs
- Every sub-division of the survey number is returned when you do not name one
- Owner and extent come from the same register entry
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What we need
One thing at a time. Fill it in and press Run.
The answer
From the register, with its date and source.
Nothing run yet. The answer appears here with everything this mini adds:
- The old number is split into individually searchable numbers, which is what an encumbrance search needs
- Every sub-division of the survey number is returned when you do not name one
- Owner and extent come from the same register entry
Why the old number matters
A resurvey measured land again and gave it new survey numbers. Documents written before it cite the old number, so the old number is the key to the earlier history.
- Old records
- Old number only
Deeds and encumbrance entries written before the resurvey cite the old number. Searching them by the current number finds nothing.
- Several in one field
- Split for you
The register often holds several old numbers in one field. Each is listed on its own, ready to search.
- No sub-division given
- Every one
Leave the sub-division out and every sub-division of that survey number is returned, each with its own old number.
How to find the old survey number of your land
- 1
Pick the parcel
Choose the town or village, then the current survey number, and the sub-division if you know it.
- 2
Press Run
The old number is read from the parcel's own register entry.
- 3
Search the old records
Use each old number when you search the encumbrance certificate or read the title chain for the years before the resurvey.
When it helps with land
A 30 year EC
An encumbrance search that reaches back before the resurvey needs the old number for those years, or the earlier deeds never show up.
Reading a title chain
The parent deeds of a flat or plot often cite a number the current patta does not. This links them.
Town land
In a town the same survey number repeats in every ward and block. The answer shows the ward and block, so you take the right parcel's old number.
The old number points you to the right earlier records, it does not say what they contain. Read the encumbrance certificate and the deeds themselves before relying on the history.
Questions people ask
How do I find the old survey number of my land?
Pick the town or village and the current survey number above, add the sub-division if you know it, and press Run. The old survey number the register prints for that parcel is returned.
The field holds several numbers. Which one is mine?
All of them relate to the parcel: it was formed from parts of each. Search the encumbrance certificate for each in turn.
Nothing is printed for my parcel.
Some parcels carry no old number in the register (about 7% of town parcels). The parcel itself is still in the register; only that field is blank.
Does this work for village land?
Yes. Town parcels are read from the town survey register and village parcels from the village revenue A-register.
Why are several parcels shown for one town survey number?
A town survey number repeats in every ward and block of a town. Each result shows its ward and block, so pick the one that matches your patta.
Why do I need the old number for an EC?
Entries registered before the resurvey were indexed under the old number. An encumbrance search by the new number alone can miss them.