Charlotte County, New Brunswick Genealogy

Guide to Charlotte county ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. New Brunswick Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

Websites

 * CHARLOTTE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL GUIDE: 2017
 * Charlotte County GenWeb Project

History
When New Brunswick was established in 1784 it was divided into eight counties. Charlotte County is one of the original counties established in 1785. It is located in southwestern New Brunswick. Seven parishes, Pennfield, Saint Andrews, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, Saint Stephen and West Isles were created in 1786. Campobello and Grand Manan were created from West Isles in 1803 and 1816 respectively. In 1823, Saint James was created from Saint Stephen. Dumbarton was created from Saint Patrick in 1856, and Lepreau was divided from Pennfield in 1859. Clarendon was set off from Pennfield and Lepreau in 1869. Dufferin from St. Stephen in 1873; Saint Croix was created from Saint Andrews in 1874.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * maps
 * 1871 - Postal Gazetteer
 * New Brunswick maps and places
 * Nq Brunswick Maps, maps.

Neighboring Counties
York County * Sunbury County * Queens County * Kings County * Saint John County * Washington County, Main, U.S.A

Birth Records

 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, indexes.
 * Index and images.
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906, index and images, ($).
 * New Brunswick, County Registers of Births, ca. 1812-1919, images only
 * Index only. **New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, index. ($) **New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899, index. ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Late Registration of Births:County Series 1869-1901 index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Provincial Registration of Births 1898-1918 index
 * Roman Catholic Baptismal Records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and images. ($)

Marriage Records

 * New Brunswick Marriage Records, indexes.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950, index and images, ($).
 * Images only.
 * Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 index
 * Index to New Brunswick Marriages 1847-1962, index.
 * New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950, index
 * Images only.
 * Images only.
 * Roman Catholic marriage records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and images. ($)

Death Records

 * Deaths, index.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, index and images.
 * Index and images.
 * Images only.
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938, index and images, ($).* Images.
 * Images.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to County Death Registers 1885-1921
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Death Certificates 1920-1964
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Provincial Returns of Deaths 1815-1919
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to death registration of soldiers, 1941-1947
 * Index to Saint John Burial Permits 1889-1919
 * Roman Catholic burial records in the Acadia, Drouin Collection (1670-1946), index and images. ($)

Census
In Canada, census returns are closed for 92 years after the time of enumeration. Census returns prior to 1851 are rarely complete for any area. Due to boundary changes, census records may be found in Nova Scotia records.

Directories

 * 1865-1868: NB Hutchinson Directories
 * 1871: NB Lovell Directory
 * 1923: Saint John, NB Directory
 * 1912 NB Telephone Directory

Immigration Records

 * Yorkshire Immigrants to New Brunswick, 1772-1775, index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Port Returns - Including Passenger Lists, 1816-1838
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Passenger Lists Index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Vessel Index
 * Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849 ($)

Land Records

 * Colonel William Spray's Grant, index. Rootsweb.
 * Images only - including an index book
 * New Brunswick, Canada, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1993, images ($)
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997
 * New Brunswick Bonds for Mid-1800s, index

Military Records

 * Index to Death registration of soldiers, 1941-1947 index.
 * New Brunswick Loyalist Pensions, Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows, index
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Records of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows Index and images.
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Cemeteries

Newspapers and Obituaries

 * New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, index.

Repositories

 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Federated Database Search, metasearch.

Websites

 * New Brunswick.net
 * New Brunswick Genealogical Society, Inc
 * New Brunswick GenWeb Project
 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
 * Charlotte County Archives
 * Heritage Charlotte