Charlotte County, New Brunswick Genealogy

Guide to Charlotte county ancestry, family history and genealogy.

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

History
When New Brunswick was established in 1784 it was divided into eight counties. Charlotte County is one of the original counties established in 1785. It is located in southwestern New Brunswick. Seven parishes, Pennfield, Saint Andrews, Saint David, Saint George, Saint Patrick, Saint Stephen and West Isles were created in 1786. Campobello and Grand Manan were created from West Isles in 1803 and 1816 respectively. In 1823, Saint James was created from Saint Stephen. Dumbarton was created from Saint Patrick in 1856, and Lepreau was divided from Pennfield in 1859. Clarendon was set off from Pennfield and Lepreau in 1869. Dufferin from St. Stephen in 1873; Saint Croix was created from Saint Andrews in 1874.

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
York County * Sunbury County * Queens County * Kings County * Saint John County * Washington County, Main, U.S.A

Archives and Associations

 * Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
 * New Brunswick Genealogical Society
 * Charlotte County Archives in St. Andrews, New Brunswick
 * Charlotte County Genealogical Society
 * Heritage Charlotte in Grand Manan, New Brunswick

Birth Records

 * 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

 * Charlotte County Marriage certificates, 1789-1887 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Charlotte County Marriage certificates, 1880 at FamilySearch — images only
 * George Stillman Hill collection (assorted court manuscript collection) at FamilySearch — images only

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

 * Charlotte County Coroners inquisitions, 1860, 1866-1876 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 Charlotte County Genealogical Guide.

Court Records

 * Naturalizations, Charlotte Co., 1814-1849 at FamilySearch — images only
 * George Stillman Hill collection (assorted court manuscript collection) 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

County

 * New Brunswick, Charlotte County, deed registry books, 1784-1933; index, 1784-1980 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Charlotte County, New Brunswick deeds and leases, etc., 1784-1867 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Deeds and bonds of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1846 at FamilySearch — images only

Provincial

 * New Brunswick Land grants, 1785-1831 at FamilySearch — images only
 * at FamilySearch — images only
 * 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

 * 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

 * Charlotte County Probate files, 1785-1931 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Charlotte County Probate records, 1785-1885 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Charlotte County Probate record books, 1872-1932 at FamilySearch — images only
 * Charlotte County Wills and probate records, 1802-1881 at FamilySearch — images only

Taxation Records

 * Charlotte County Assessment papers, 1822-1866 at FamilySearch — images only

Voting Records

 * Registers of electors in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1856-1865 at FamilySearch — images only