Prince Edward Island, Canada Genealogy

Canada  Prince Edward Island Genealogy

Guide to Prince Edward Island ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Prince Edward Island Information
Prince Edward Island is a province in Canada. The province is made up of the major Prince Edward Island and many small islands.

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 ($)

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 ($)

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.

Marriages

 * 1832-1888 Images only.

Divorces

 * 1841-1968 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/divorce/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada] database covers those divorces in parliamentary publications.

Deaths

 * 1721-1905

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 resourcing 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

Web Sites

 * Prince Edward Island