m (Text replacement - " " to " ") |
|||
| Line 73: | Line 73: | ||
1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994. | 1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994. | ||
== Contents of | == Contents of Vital Records == | ||
The information recorded in civil records of vital registration varied over time. Later records generally give more complete information. Vital records are usually written in English or French, but content varies by time period and province. For example, before 1907 in Ontario, parents’ names were not usually on death certificates, but they are after that date. | The information recorded in civil records of vital registration varied over time. Later records generally give more complete information. Vital records are usually written in English or French, but content varies by time period and province. For example, before 1907 in Ontario, parents’ names were not usually on death certificates, but they are after that date. | ||
| Line 188: | Line 188: | ||
==== Step 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ==== Step 1. Decide what years to search and where ==== | ||
Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, | Learn the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Many types of records may give this information. Locate your ancestor or the family in censuses, for example, to learn where to search and to estimate approximate years to search. See '''Tip 1''', below. | ||
For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | For reasons why you may want to look for the death record of your ancestor first, see '''Tip 2''', below. | ||
| Line 194: | Line 194: | ||
==== Step 2. Use an index ==== | ==== Step 2. Use an index ==== | ||
Indexes certainly make it easier to locate vital records for our ancestors. Indexes for most provinces are increasing on the Internet, many with links to images. | Indexes certainly make it easier to locate vital records for our ancestors. Indexes for most provinces are increasing on the Internet, many with links to images. | ||
{| width="500" border="1" align="right" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" | {| width="500" border="1" align="right" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" | ||
| Line 206: | Line 206: | ||
|} | |} | ||
See the '''Introduction''' in this article for links to | See the '''Introduction''' in this article for links to the Wiki page for Vital Records or Civil Registration for each province, where links to indexes on the Internet should be updated often. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| Line 212: | Line 212: | ||
==== Step 3. Obtain and search the record ==== | ==== Step 3. Obtain and search the record ==== | ||
You may be able to access the record on the Internet or may have to contact the Provincial offices to obtain it. Again, | You may be able to access the record on the Internet or may have to contact the Provincial offices to obtain it. Again, go to the '''Introduction''' for this article for links to each province and how to obtain the records. | ||
If you cannot find your ancestor's registration, see '''Tip 4''' and '''Tip 5'''. | If you cannot find your ancestor's registration, see '''Tip 4''' and '''Tip 5'''. | ||
| Line 392: | Line 392: | ||
A general discussion of record-keeping practices and the vital records available in each province is in the genealogical handbooks listed in "For Further Reading." See also: | A general discussion of record-keeping practices and the vital records available in each province is in the genealogical handbooks listed in "For Further Reading." See also: | ||
Kemp, Thomas J. International Vital Records Handbook. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book | Kemp, Thomas J. International Vital Records Handbook. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|984403|title-id|disp=929.1 K32i 1994; computer number 735457}}.) Some Canadian sample forms and fee schedules are outdated. | ||
The Family History Library also has a guide to Vital Records in the United States and Canada, which is frequently updated. (This guide is not available at Family History Centers.) For current specific details, contact the provincial archives or the vital statistics offices named in the Wiki research articles for the province. | The Family History Library also has a guide to Vital Records in the United States and Canada, which is frequently updated. (This guide is not available at Family History Centers.) For current specific details, contact the provincial archives or the vital statistics offices named in the Wiki research articles for the province. | ||
edits