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== Townships, Counties and Parishes == | |||
The Townships established when New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia did not last when it became a separate colony in June 1784. Soon after New Brunswick was divided into eight Counties for administrative purposes: Westmorland, St. John, Kings, Queens, Sunbury and Charlotte in the south of the region, with Northumberland covering the whole north east quarter of the colony and York taking in Fredericton to the south and the disputed north western quarter. | The Townships established when New Brunswick was part of Nova Scotia did not last when it became a separate colony in June 1784. Soon after New Brunswick was divided into eight Counties for administrative purposes: Westmorland, St. John, Kings, Queens, Sunbury and Charlotte in the south of the region, with Northumberland covering the whole north east quarter of the colony and York taking in Fredericton to the south and the disputed north western quarter. | ||
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At present there are 15 counties: Albert County was cut out of Westmorland, Kent County from the southern part of Northumberland, Gloucester from the north east of Northumberland and Restigouche, along the river of that name, from Northumberland and York. Victoria and Carleton Counties were carved out of York as well, but Madawaska was only separated out of Victoria in 1873. | At present there are 15 counties: Albert County was cut out of Westmorland, Kent County from the southern part of Northumberland, Gloucester from the north east of Northumberland and Restigouche, along the river of that name, from Northumberland and York. Victoria and Carleton Counties were carved out of York as well, but Madawaska was only separated out of Victoria in 1873. | ||
The ''County Guides'' issued (and posted on the Internet) by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ('''PANB''') explain the history of each county. Maps, and a table showing the changes and the dates they occurred will be found at the end of this section. Counties are divided into civil Parishes which you encounter usually as census districts. They are not the same as church parishes. Alan Rayburn names all parishes, and they are marked on the map included with his book. Otherwise, the quick way to check is on the Internet.<ref>Fellows, Robert F., ''Researching Your Ancestors in New Brunswick Canada'' (1979), pages 253-254, has a map showing Parishes and Counties of New Brunswick. The same map is printed in Generations, Issue 48, June 1991, pages 12-13, with an explanation of regional governments; and it is posted on the Internet through the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/ New Brunswick GenWeb Project].</ref> | The ''County Guides'' issued (and posted on the Internet) by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ('''PANB''') explain the history of each county. Maps, and a table showing the changes and the dates they occurred will be found at the end of this section. Counties are divided into civil Parishes which you encounter usually as census districts. They are not the same as church parishes. Alan Rayburn names all parishes, and they are marked on the map included with his book. Otherwise, the quick way to check is on the Internet.<ref>Fellows, Robert F., ''Researching Your Ancestors in New Brunswick Canada'' (1979), pages 253-254, has a map showing Parishes and Counties of New Brunswick. The same map is printed in Generations, Issue 48, June 1991, pages 12-13, with an explanation of regional governments; and it is posted on the Internet through the [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/ New Brunswick GenWeb Project].</ref> | ||
=== Gazetteers and Maps === | === Gazetteers and Maps === | ||