Northumberland County, New Brunswick Genealogy

Guide to Northumberland County, New Brunswick ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick have created a research guide available here. New Brunswick Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

History
Located in east central New Brunswick, Northumberland County was one of the original eight counties. The parishes of Newcastle and Alnwick were erected in 1786. Glenelg, Chatham, Nelson, Ludlow and Northesk were established in 1814. Also established in 1814 were Saumarez and Beresford, which became Gloucester County in 1826, and Wellington and Carleton, which became Kent County in 1826. Blissfield and Blackville were set off from Ludlow in 1830; Hardwicke from Glenelg in 1851; Derby was set off from Nelson in 1859, Southesk from Northesk in 1879, and Rogersville from Nelson in 1881.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * New Brunswick maps at the David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Post Office Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada - 1871 - Hathi Trust digitized book

Neighboring Counties
Restigouche County * Gloucester County * Kent County * Queens County * Sunbury County * York County * Carleton County * Victoria County

Archives and Associations

 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
 * New Brunswick Genealogical Society
 * Central Miramichi Historical Society in Doaktown, New Brusnwick

Birth Records

 * 1812-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index and images; Index includes births 1800-1925 as well as late birth registrations.
 * at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 at Ancestry($) — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * New Brunswick, Select Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at Ancestry($) — index and images
 * New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at MyHeritage($) — index
 * Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index and images

County

 * Northumberland County early marriages : transcribed from PANB microfilm book at the FamilySearch Library

Provincial

 * Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index and images
 * Index includes marriage records 1847-1970.
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950 at Ancestry($) — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index and images

County

 * Coroners inquests and inquisitions, 1821-1900 at FamilySearch — images only

Provincial

 * Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index and images
 * Index includes death records 1815-1970.
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938 at Ancestry($) — index and images
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — 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.

Church Records
Many microfilms of church records can be found at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. A detailed list of the records organized by denomination and locality with accompanying microfilm numbers can be found in their Northumberland County Genealogical Guide.


 * Anglican Church records, 1843-1970 microfilm at the FamilySearch Library

Court Records

 * The book of records of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the county of Northumberland in the Province of New Brunswick (General Sessions- Minutes, 1789-1807) at FamilySearch — images only

Directories

 * Hutchinson Directories - 1865-1868, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * Lovell Directory - 1871, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * New Brunswick Telephone Directory - 1912, New Brunswick GenWeb — index

Immigration Records

 * Yorkshire Immigrants to New Brunswick, 1772-1775 — index
 * New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 at Ancestry($) — index
 * Irish Portal Passenger List Name Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * Irish Portal Passenger List Vessel Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849 at Ancestry($) — index

Land Records

 * New Brunswick, Northumberland County, deed registry books, 1787-1920; index, 1787-1992 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Northumberland County, New Brunswick land records, 1786-1852 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Land memorials of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, 1787-1808 at FamilySearch — images only
 * D. R. Jack papers : deeds, 1806-1889 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Newcastle, N.-B. register abstracts, 1784-1826 book at the FamilySearch Library
 * New Brunswick Land grants, 1785-1831 at FamilySearch — images only
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * 1780-1930 New Brunswick: Land Records, 1780-1930 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
 * New Brunswick, Canada, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1993 at Ancestry($) — images only
 * Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * New Brunswick Bonds for Mid-1800s, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
 * Colonel William Spray's Grant, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index

Military Records

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

Newspapers and Obituaries

 * Obituaries compiled by the New Brunswick Genealogical Society Miramichi Branch; several volumes available at the FamilySearch Library
 * North Shore Leader : June 22, 1906 - December 25, 1925 book at the FamilySearch Library
 * Union Advocate : January 1894-Feb 28, 1911 book at the FamilySearch Library


 * New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — directory
 * Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
 * New Brunswick Great War Project, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index

Indexes

 * Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index


 * Probate court record indexes for counties in New Brunswick at FamilySearch — digitized index books

Images

 * Northumberland County Probate files, 1832-1930 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Northumberland County Probate records, 1872-1885 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Northumberland County Probate record books, 1883-1921 at FamilySearch — images only

Taxation Records

 * Northumberland County Taxes, 1816-1865 at FamilySearch — images only