Canada, New Brunswick, County Registers of Births - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include birth records from 1812-1919. These records include an index and images of some county registers. Dates may vary by county. The handwritten numbers correspond to the numbers listed by each person in the county registers. Birth years are not always in chronological order.

Record Content
Birth registers may contain the following information:


 * Name of child
 * Place of birth
 * Date of birth
 * Gender
 * Name of father
 * Maiden name of mother
 * Father’s occupation
 * Place of residence
 * Date of registration

How to Use the Record
To search the collection, it would be helpful to know the following information:


 * Name of child
 * Approximate year and place of birth

Search the Collection
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

To search the collection by image, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page: ⇒Select the appropriate "County" ⇒Select the appropriate "Year Range" which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Using the Information

 * When you have found the birth record of the child, the New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records) collection may have details about the parents of the child listed in these records.

Related Websites

 * Finding Aid for New Brunswick Vital Records

Related Wiki Articles

 * New Brunswick
 * Canada History Links
 * Canada Historic Maps

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.