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

Canada New Brunswick

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes 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.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
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 Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of birth.
 * The place where your ancestor was born.
 * The name of the child's parents.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse Images" on the initial search page ⇒Select the appropriate "County" ⇒Select the appropriate "Year Range" which takes you to the images.

Look at each individual 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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s birth record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * 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.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Try using variations of the name or you can even try using possible nicknames your ancestor may have had while searching this collection.

Citing This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

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