Welland County, Ontario Genealogy

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History
Welland County is a peninsula in Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the north and west by Lincoln County (with Lake Ontario to the north of Lincoln County), on the east by the Niagara River (and Niagara Falls), and on the south by Lake Erie. Haldimand County is to the west. Across the river to the east are Niagara County and Erie County in New York State.

Populated Places
Bertie Township


 * Bertie Bay
 * Buffalo Heights
 * Crystal Beach
 * Fort Erie
 * Oakhill Forest
 * Ridgemount
 * Snyder
 * Stevensville
 * Thunder Bay

Crowland Township


 * Cooks Mills
 * Dain City
 * Welland

Humberstone Township


 * Bethel
 * Brookfield
 * Gasline
 * Humberstone
 * Port Colborne
 * Sherkston
 * Sugar Loaf Hill

Pelham Township


 * Effingham
 * Fenwick
 * Fonthill
 * Pelham
 * Pelham Centre
 * Pelham Corners
 * North Pelham

Stamford Township


 * Clifton
 * Drummondville
 * Niagara Falls
 * Stamford
 * Stamford Station

Thorold Township


 * Allanburg
 * Allangburg Junction
 * Black Horse Corners
 * Centreville
 * Port Robinson
 * St. Johns West
 * Thorold
 * Turners Corners

Wainfleet Township


 * Beckett Bridge
 * Longbeach
 * Marshville
 * Marshville Station
 * Ostyhon Corners
 * Perry Station
 * Sugar Loaf Hill
 * Wainfleet
 * Wainfleet Station
 * Willow Bay
 * Winger

Willoughby Township


 * Chippewa
 * Douglastown
 * Netherby
 * White Pigeon

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Welland and Lincoln Counties Lists of cemeteries in Bertie, Crowland, Pelham, Thorold, Stamford, Humberstone, Wainfleet, and Willoughby of Welland County as well as Caistor, Clinton, Gainsborough, Grantham, Grimsby, and Niagara of Lincoln County.
 * Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid A pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of over 3 Million interments from several thousand cemeteries, cairns, memorials, and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada.

Census Records

 * 1901 Ontario Census: Welland County searchable and indexed database of census records
 * 1911 Ontario Census: Welland County searchable and indexed database of census records

City Directories

 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Willoughby Township, Welland County index of names in 1891
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Bertie Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Crowland Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Humberstone Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Thorold Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Pelham Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Stamford Township, Welland County
 * 1891 Farmers Directory, Wainfleet Township, Welland County

Maps

 * 1880 Map of Willougyby Township, Welland County Land ownership boundaries and index of peoples.
 * 1880 Map of Bertie Township, Welland County Land ownership boundaries and index of peoples.
 * 1880 Map of Crowland Township, Welland County Land ownership boundaries and index of peoples.
 * 1880 Map of Wainfleet Township, Welland County Land ownership boundaries and index of peoples.

Vital Records
Marriage


 * Ontario Marriage Registration About 75,000 marriages online.
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1858 (complete)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1859 (complete)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1860 (part)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1862 (part)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1864 (part)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1865 (part)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1866 (part)
 * Welland Co. Marriages, 1867 (part)

Birth

 * Ontario Birth Registration Searchable index of Ontario births from 1869+

Web Sites

 * Ontario GenWeb Portal Website
 * RootsWeb/Ancestry.com Message Boards: Welland County
 * Niagara Genealogy: Welland Conty GenWeb
 * Family History Library Catalog