Prince County, Prince Edward Island Genealogy

Guide to Prince county ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records. Prince Edward Island Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

Biographies


The following are in French



Census Records

 * 1798 Island of St. John Heads of Household Census
 * 1841,1881,1891,1901 Prince Edward Island Archives Census Search Index.
 * 1861 Index Only.
 * 1901 Census records for Prince Edward Island, by Automated Genealogy

Church Records

 * Prince Edward Island Archives Baptismal Index
 * 1721-1885 Index and images.
 * 1777-1985 Images only.
 * 1835 -1891 The history of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island ($)

Court Records

 * 1687–1710 The Loppinot Papers, which are important genealogical abstracts of the earliest notarial records for the province of Acadia: Loppinot, Jean Chrysostome. Includes a surname index.


 * 1793–1934 Court Records, [Charlottetown, P.E.I.]: Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island


 * 1867-1976 Persons Sentenced to Death in Canada An Inventory of Case Files in the Fonds of the Department of Justice.

Directories

 * 1889-1890 Frederick's Prince Edward Island Directory and Book of Useful Information Ancestry.com ($)

Land and Property Records

 * Prince Edward Island Land Record Database
 * 1767-1810 Proprietors of P.E.I. Lots in 1767, and Changes in Lot Ownership till 1810
 * 1780-1915 Prince Edward Island Archive Petition Index 1780-1915
 * 1880 Prince Edward Island, Canada Land/Gazetteer Records: 1880 ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Prince Edward Island ($)
 * A History of Prince Edward Island: From its Discovery in 1534 Until the Departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in 1831 ($)
 * Handbook of Prince Edward Island ($)

Maps

 * Maps of Prince Edward Island
 * Historical Maps of Prince Edward Island

Newspapers and Obituaries

 * Historical Canadian Newspapers Online: Prince Edward Island, BGSU
 * U.P.E.I. Newspapers

Taxation Records
*1881, 1891 and 1901 tax records are available at Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office. You may search the records by name and date.

Vital Records

 * At Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office you may search Baptism, Marriage and death records by name.
 * 1721-1758 Îl St. Jean (now Prince Edward Islands), Civil Registration and Parish Registers, index and images. These records are in French.

Births

 * Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index, 1788-1943
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Marriages

 * Images only.
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, index, ($).
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Death

 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Death Card Index, 1810-1913, index, ($).
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983, index and images, ($).

Websites

 * Island Imagined Maps and Atlases of Prince Edward Island
 * Government of Prince Edward Island
 * Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * Historica Canada
 * Island Register
 * P.R.I. Public Archives and Records
 * Canadian Genealogy

Major Repositories

 * Library and Archives Canada
 * PEI Public Archives and Records Office
 * Le Centre d'études acadiennes (Center for Acadian Studies)
 * American-Canadian Genealogical Society
 * Library and Archives of Canada

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records - databases and record images on FamilySearch
 * Family History Center locator map