Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
NOTE: To determine which digital records are likely to be found within a collection or to find missing images, see, Using Film Notes in the Catalog to determine the content of a final browse point in Historical Records (56000).

NOTE: Most missing records are available on microfilm. See Ordering a microfilm or microfiche (55678). To view films, see Finding a family history center near you (54018).

Question #1: The Event Type and Year Range (browse point) title does not properly reflect the actual digital record content. How can I determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection? Answer #1: The list of known browse point discrepancies describes the event type or year range existing in the collection:


 * St John's &gt; Pretty Harbor (Church of England) should be listed as St John's &gt; Petty Harbour (Church of England).
 * Bonavista &gt; Bonavista (Methodist) &gt; Marriage 1786-1891, Vol. 70 should be listed as Bonavista &gt; Bonavista (Church of England) &gt; Marriage 1786-1891, Vol. 70.
 * St. John’s &gt; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Church of England) &gt; Births 1812-1848, Vol. 26 year span should be 1796-1848. The records from 1796 to 1812 are found on images 160-178 of 216
 * Trinity North &gt; Trinity (Church of England), Marriage 1859-1891, Vol. 63 Marriage 1859-1891, Vol. 63 should be listed as Births 1858-1891 from the Department of Public Health and Welfare.
 * Trinity North &gt; Catalina (Methodist) &gt; Birth 1864-1892 should be listed as Births and Marriages 1864-1892.
 * White Bay &gt; White Bay (Church of England) &gt; Birth 1864-1892, Vol. 94 should be listed as Baptisms 1864-1892.
 * White Bay &gt; White Bay (Church of England) &gt; Death 1864-1891, Vol. 94 includes the records listed below:


 * Deaths 1864-1891, White Bay (Church of England), District of White Bay.
 * Births 1890-1891, Church of England, Mission of St Anthony, District of White Bay.
 * Marriages 1879-1891, Church of England, Mission of St Anthony, District of White Bay.
 * Baptisms and Births 1879-1891, Parish of Englee, District of White Bay.
 * Marriages 1883-1891, Englee, United Church of Canada, District of White Bay.

If additional problems are encountered with the collection, you can report them at [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org].


 * If searching the collection: please include the name of the collection, and all search criteria used, including name, event, dates and places.
 * If browsing the collection: please include the full browse path you used to get to where the problem occurred. The browse path is located above the image viewer window. For example: Newfoundland, Vital Statistics, 1753-1893 &gt; Betts Cove &gt; Betts Cove (Church of England) &gt; Marriage 1876-1878, Vol. 87 &gt; Image 1 of 2.
 * For technical issues: please include operating system and browser version.

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