Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This collection covers the deaths registered from 1815 to 1938.

Collection History
New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. It entered into the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Following the passing of the Vital Statistics Act of 1887, registrations of death were collected and kept by the provincial government. In this collection, there are a number of records which date from before the passing of the act. The oldest of these dates is 1815.

Why This Collection Was Created
Registration of deaths began in 1887 in order to keep a written record of the population for use by the government.

Collection Reliability
Provincial vital registrations are considered a reliable source in family history research because they contain a record of an event usually registered very near the time the event occurred. Especially with death registration, the reliability depends on the accuracy of the informant.

Collection Description
The death registrations are recorded on individual, printed forms. They consist of completed statements regarding deaths in New Brunswick submitted to district registrars and registered by the registrar or director of Vital Statistics.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts that may be found in the death registrations are the following:

Name, age, sex, and residence of the deceased


 * Date of death
 * Profession (if known)
 * Date of birth
 * Cause of death
 * Name of physician
 * Name and residence of informant
 * Religious affiliation
 * Registration district name or number
 * Date and number of registration
 * In later registrations, marital status and parents’ names and birthplaces

How to Use the Collection
Death registrations are the best source of death information in New Brunswick beginning in 1815.

Related Wiki Articles
New Brunswick Census

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