Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada Genealogy

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Prince Edward Island

Kings County

Guide to Kings county ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Kings County Information[edit | edit source]

Kings County is a county in the province of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Kings County

Links to articles on getting started with Kings County research.

Kings County Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Kings County research.

The Master Name Index, and *Computerized Master Name Index to censuses, newspapers, and various publications help find PEI ancestors.
No 1871 census exists for PEI.
Mary's Genealogy Treasures – great research resource
BYU Research Outline for Prince Edward Island, Canada

Populated Places Table[edit | edit source]

1	2	3	4	5
POPULATED PLACE	FORMER NAME, if applicable	TYPE	FHL CATALOG	WIKIPEDIA
Bay Fortune			Link	Link
Brooklyn			Link	Link
Cardigan			Link	Link
East Point			Link	Link
Georgetown			Link	Link
Hopefield			Link	Link
Little Pond			Link	Link
Little Sands			Link	Link
Montague			Link	Link
Morell			Link	Link
Murray Harbour			Link	Link
Murray River			Link	Link
New Perth			Link	Link
Rollo Bay			Link	Link
Souris			Link	Link
Souris West			Link	Link
St. Charles			Link	Link
St. Georges			Link	Link
St. Peter's Bay			Link	Link
St. Peters			Link	Link
Sturgeon			Link	Link
Valleyfield			Link	Link

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

The following are in French

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Prince Edward Island online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Martimes Ancestors at Rest Prince Edward Island Find a Grave Prince Edward Island Canadian Headstones.com Prince Edward Island I Dream of Genealogy Kings County Interment.net (Only partial list) (Click on cemetery name and scroll down list to find name) Queens County Interment.net (Only partial list) (Click on cemetery name and scroll down list to find name) Prince County Find a Grave (Click on cemetery name then put name in "Search" box or click on "View all interments", and then scroll down list to find name)
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	Canada Prince Edward Island-Cemeteries A collection of records: cemetery, family, Bible, and an index of Revolutionary soldiers in Maine Gravestone inscriptions : Prince Edward Island An index of English immigrants based on obituaries and death notices in Prince Edward Island newspapers, 1835-1910 An index of Irish immigrants based on obituaries and death notices in Prince Edward Island newspapers, 1835-1910 Scottish immigrants to P.E.I. from death & obituary notices in P.E.I. newspapers, 1835-1910 Prince County, Prince Edward Island index of monumental inscriptions
List of Cemeteries in the County	Prince Edward Island BillionGraves Prince Edward Island Canadian Headstones.com Prince Edward Island I Dream of Genealogy Prince Edward Island The Island Register Kings County Find-A-Grave Kings County Interment.net Queens County Interment.net Prince County Find a Grave

Census Records[edit | edit source]

1798 Island of St. John Heads of Household Census
1841,1881,1891,1901 Prince Edward Island Archives Census Search Index.
1861 Prince Edward Island Census Index Only.
1901 Census records for Prince Edward Island, by Automated Genealogy

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Prince Edward Island Archives Baptismal Index
1721-1885 Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index Index and images.
1777-1985 Prince Edward Island, Church Records Images only.
1835 -1891 The history of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island ($)

Court Records[edit | edit source]

1687–1710 The Loppinot Papers, which are important genealogical abstracts of the earliest notarial records for the province of Acadia: Loppinot, Jean Chrysostome. book 971.5 N38L Includes a surname index.

1793–1934 Court Records, [Charlottetown, P.E.I.]: Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island films 1630150–51

1867-1976 Persons Sentenced to Death in Canada An Inventory of Case Files in the Fonds of the Department of Justice.

Directories[edit | edit source]

1889-1890 Frederick's Prince Edward Island Directory and Book of Useful Information Ancestry.com ($)

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Prince Edward Island Land Record Database
1767-1810 Proprietors of P.E.I. Lots in 1767, and Changes in Lot Ownership till 1810
1780-1915 Prince Edward Island Archive Petition Index 1780-1915
1880 Prince Edward Island, Canada Land/Gazetteer Records: 1880 ($)

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Newspapers and Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Taxation Records[edit | edit source]

*1881, 1891 and 1901 tax records are available at Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Record Office. You may search the records by name and date.