Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This collection covers the deaths registered from 1815 to 1938.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts that may be found in the death registrations are the following:

Name, age, sex, and residence of the deceased


 * Date of death
 * Profession (if known)
 * Date of birth
 * Cause of death
 * Name of physician
 * Name and residence of informant
 * Religious affiliation
 * Registration district name or number
 * Date and number of registration
 * In later registrations, marital status and parents’ names and birthplaces

Record Description
The death registrations are recorded on individual, printed forms. They consist of completed statements regarding deaths in New Brunswick submitted to district registrars and registered by the registrar or director of Vital Statistics

How to Use the Records
Death registrations are the best source of death information in New Brunswick beginning in 1815..

Record History
New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. It entered into the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Following the passing of the Vital Statistics Act of 1887, registrations of death were collected and kept by the provincial government. In this collection, there are a number of records which date from before the passing of the act. The oldest of these dates is 1815.

Why the Record Was Created
Registration of deaths began in 1887 in order to keep a written record of the population for use by the government.

Record Reliability
The death registrations are recorded on individual, printed forms. They consist of completed statements regarding deaths in New Brunswick submitted to district registrars and registered by the registrar or director of Vital Statistics.

Related Websites
New Brunswick Provincial Archives

Related Wiki Articles

 * New Brunswick
 * New Brunswick Genealogy
 * New Brunswick Vital Records

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * "New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1920-1934." Index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 31 March 2011. entry for Elizabeth M. Broadhurst, died November 10, 1931; citing Death Certificates, Kings,1930-1934, Springfield to Westfield, Image 1; Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
 * "New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1935-1938." index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 31 March 2011. entry for William B. Martin, died April 11, 1935; citing Death Certificates, 1935, no. 1400-2099, Image 21; Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Sources of Information for This Collection:
Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada The format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections, including how to cite individual archives is found in the following link: How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections