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Nova Scotia Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Research Strategy
Archives And Libraries
Cemetery Records
Census Records
Church Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration Records
Genealogy
History
Land And Property Records
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Taxation Records
Township Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
CEMETERY RECORDS Tombstone inscriptions from many cemeteries in Nova Scotia have been copied and are on file at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Some copies are on microfilm at the Family History Library, some are kept by individuals, and some have been published. Annapolis, Colchester, Halifax, Kings, Lunenburg, Pictou, and Queens counties have extensive cemetery listings. The northern portion of Cumberland County has been recorded. The Antigonish Casket, which has an index of deaths for the eastern portion of the province, is available at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia.
Since most cemeteries in Nova Scotia are church cemeteries, requests can be made directly to the clergymen of the individual churches. Many churches have burial registers.
The Nova Scotia censuses before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The censuses from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of a household, with a few exceptions. The more useful local censuses are listed below:
Acadia: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Ile Royal: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
1752
Halifax: lists head of household.
Many counties: lists head of household. This census has been published in:
A few counties: lists head of household.
Part of Cape Brenton Island.
Many counties: lists head of household. It has been published.
Most of the province: lists head of household.
Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties: lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (FHL book 971.6 X22n; computer number 417828). There is also an index for Pictou county (FHL book 971.613 X29p; computer number 404424).
Whole province: lists head of household.
Whole province: lists all household members. The census gives each person's name, sex, age, country or province of birth, religion, occupation, and marital status. (1871 is incomplete for Shelburne County.)
Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, age, marital status, relation to head of family, country or province of birth, French-Canadian descendency, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, religion, and occupation.
Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, color, relation to head of family, marital status, date of birth, country or province of birth, age at census, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, nationality, religion, occupation, and native language.
Censuses from 1911 to the present are not available to the public.
A source for early censuses is:
Trahan, Charles C. Acadian Census, 1671–1752. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (FHL book 971.5 X2t; computer number 725095.) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
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CENSUS RECORDS
Richard, Bernice C. Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (FHL book 971.6 A1 #18 film 962273 item 10 computer number 153446)
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