GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - New Brunswick Marriages

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find marriage information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the marriage section of the New Brunswick Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1757-1946: Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) at Ancestry ($)
 * 1789-1950: New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages ''' at Ancestry ($)

Images Only (Browsable Images)
Some collections have not been indexed but are available to browse image by image.
 * 1810-1932:  Marriage bonds, 1810-1932; index, 1810-1932  undefined
 * 1888-1921:  New Brunswick marriages  undefined ; partially digitized
 * 1789-1889:  New Brunswick Marriage Registers  undefined
 * 1920-1950:  New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations  undefined

Additional Records with Marriage Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for marriage events may not have been created at the time of the marriage. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

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Tips for finding marriages
Successfully finding marriage records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Search given name. Search by given name by leaving out the last name.
 * Search for bride. Search by the bride’s name rather than the groom’s name.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate year of marriage or the county the marriage took place in.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search province. Search using the province name only instead of by smaller locality.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start
 * 1888 Civil registration began.