Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Nova Scotia

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes marriage records from Nova Scotia for the years 1864-1918.

There may be some births included in the collection.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Date of Marriage.
 * Names of Bride and Groom.
 * Notes if Bride or Groom was Single or Widowed.
 * Names of Witnesses.
 * Ages of Bride and Groom.
 * Birthplaces of Bride and Groom.
 * Residences of Bride and Groom.
 * Occupations.
 * Name of Person giving Consent.
 * Names of Parents.
 * Names of Previous Marriage Partners and their Death Dates.

How Do I Search the Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page then:
 * 1) Select the "County"
 * 2) Select the "Year Range"

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, census, land and death records.
 * Use the information to find additional family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French or Latin versions.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Nova Scotia, Canada Genealogy.
 * Search in the Nova Scotia Archives and Libraries.
 * Search in the FamilySearch Catalog
 * Look for the family in other Nova Scotia records. FamilySearch Historical Records has many Nova Scotia records to search.

Citing This Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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