York County, New Brunswick, Canada Genealogy
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Guide to York County, New Brunswick ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish register transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick have created a research guide available here.
History
Located on the west side of the province, York County was one of the original counties created in 1785. In 1786, the county was divided in to the parishes of Fredericton, Kingsclear, Prince William, St. Mary’s, Queensbury, Northampton and Woodstock, with the northern portion of the county unassigned. Woodstock, Northampton and the unassigned lands were separated as Carleton County in 1831. The parish of Douglas was set off from St. Mary’s and Queensbury in 1824; Southampton was established from a portion of Northampton in 1832; Dumfries from Prince William and Woodstock in 1833; Stanley from St. Mary’s in 1846; New Maryland from Kingsclear in 1850; Manners-Sutton from Kingsclear and Prince William, and Canterbury from Dumfries in 1855; Bright from Queensbury and Douglas in 1869; North Lake from Canterbury in 1879; and McAdam from Prince William and Manners-Sutton in 1894.
Geography
Maps and Gazetteers
- New Brunswick maps at the David Rumsey Map Collection
- Post Office Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada - 1871 - Hathi Trust digitized book
Populated Places Table
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POPULATED PLACE |
FORMER NAME, if applicable | TYPE |
FHL CATALOG |
WIKIPEDIA |
| Barkers Point | Link | Link | ||
| Bear Island | Link | Link | ||
| Cardigan | Link | Link | ||
| Dumfries | Link | Link | ||
| Fredericton | Link | Link | ||
| Harvey | Link | Link | ||
| Jewetts Mills | Link | Link | ||
| Keswick Ridge |
Link | Link | ||
| Kings Landing | Link | Link | ||
| Kingsclear | Link | Link | ||
| Mactaquac | Link | Link | ||
| Manners Sutton | Link | Link | ||
| Marysville | Link | Link | ||
| McAdam | Link | Link | ||
| Millville | Link | Link | ||
| Nackawic | Link | Link | ||
| Nashwaaksis | Link | Link | ||
| New Maryland | Link | Link | ||
| Prince William | Link | Link | ||
| Queensbury | Link | Link | ||
| St. Mary's | Link | Link | ||
| Stanley | Link | Link | ||
| Temperance Vale | Link | Link |
Archives and Associations
Civil Registrations
Birth Records
County
- Births and deaths of York County, New Brunswick, 1887-1905 at FamilySearch — images only
Provincial
- 1812-1919 New Brunswick County Registers of Births Index, ca. 1812-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images; Index includes births 1800-1925 as well as late birth registrations.
- Canada, New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 — index - How to Use this Collection
- New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Canada, Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, County Registers of Births, ca. 1812-1919 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Select Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899 at MyHeritage($) — index
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Marriage Records
County
- York County Marriage licenses, 1826-1847 at FamilySearch — images only
- York County Marriage registers, 1812-1889; indexes, 1789-1889 at FamilySearch — images only
- York County, New Brunswick, marriage records, 1812-1837 book and microfilm available at the FamilySearch Library
- York County, New Brunswick : marriage registers multiple volumes available at the FamilySearch Library
Provincial
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images
- Index includes marriage records 1847-1970.
- New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Marriage Registers, 1789-1889 at FamilySearch — images only
- Index to Marriage Bonds 1810-1932 Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages, 1887-1919 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick Provincial Returns of Marriages and Late Registrations, 1920-1950 at FamilySearch — images only
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Death Records
County
- Births and deaths of York County, New Brunswick, 1887-1905 at FamilySearch — images only
Provincial
- Vital Statistics from Government Records, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index & images
- Index includes death records 1815-1970.
- New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938 at FamilySearch — index & images
- New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Deaths, 1815-1919 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938 at Ancestry($) — index & images
- New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1920-1934 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, Death Certificates, 1935-1938 at FamilySearch — images only
- Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry($) — index & images
Census
In Canada, census returns are closed for 92 years after the time of enumeration. Census returns prior to 1851 are rarely complete for any area. Due to boundary changes, census records may be found in Nova Scotia records.
Online Searchable Databases, Books and Images
| Year | Name of Collection | Where Available |
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1671 |
Acadian genealogy exchange - v. 5, no. 4 Oct 1976; |
Acadian Families in 1671 begins on page 118, FamilySearch Digital Book |
| 1708 | East Coast of Arcadia 1708 | At various libraries (WorldCat) FamilySearch |
| 1714 | Acadian families in 1714 | At various libraries (WorldCat) FamilySearch |
| 1770 | Nova Scotia 1770 census | Rootsweb Nova Scotia Archives Ancestry ($) FamilySearch |
| 1783 | 1783 Studholm Report | CensusFinder, index. |
| 1785 | Cape Ann Association Of Loyalists - 1785 | Rootsweb [Return of Persons who have Lands located to them on Schodiack River above the Glebe, 10 May 1785 Genweb] |
| 1788 | Moncton Township Settlers 1788 | Rootsweb |
| 1800-1842 | Ontario and Nova Scotia Census, 1800-1842 | Ancestry ($) |
| 1804 | Scotch Emigrants - 1804 | Rootsweb |
| 1811-1818 | Nova Scotia Census Returns, 1811, 1817 and 1818 | Nova Scotia Archives |
| 1827 | Nova Scotia Census Returns 1827 | Nova Scotia Archives Ancestry ($) FamilySearch WorldCat |
| 1838 | Nova Scotia Census Returns 1838 | Nova Scotia Archives |
| 1851 | Canada Census, 1851 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1861 | Census of Canada, 1861 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1871 | Census of Canada, 1871 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1871-1901 | Jewish residents of the Maritime provinces in the 1871-1901 censuses of Canada | FamilySearch WorldCat |
| 1881 | Census of Canada, 1881 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1891 | Census of Canada, 1891 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1901 | Census of Canada, 1901 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1911 | Census of Canada, 1911 | Archives of Canada FamilySearch Ancestry ($) |
| 1921 | Census of Canada, 1921 | Ancestry ($) |
Church Records
Many microfilms of church records can be found at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. A detailed list of the records organized by denomination and locality with accompanying microfilm numbers can be found in their York County Genealogical Guide.
- Leatha Boudreau Sisson genealogical collection, 1800's-1900's (including church records) at FamilySearch — images only
Cemeteries
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Directories
- Hutchinson Directories - 1865-1868, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Lovell Directory - 1871, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Telephone Directory - 1912, New Brunswick GenWeb — index
Immigration Records
- Yorkshire Immigrants to New Brunswick, 1772-1775 — index
- New Brunswick, Canada, Passenger Lists: 1834 at Ancestry($) — index
- Irish Portal Passenger List Name Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Irish Portal Passenger List Vessel Index, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Irish Emigration to New England through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, 1841 to 1849 at Ancestry($) — index
Land Records
- New Brunswick, York County, deed registry books, 1785-1935; index, 1786-1991 at FamilySearch — images only
- York County, New Brunswick land records, 1795-1831 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick Land grants, 1785-1831 at FamilySearch — images only
- New Brunswick, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1930 at FamilySearch — images only
- 1780-1930 New Brunswick: Land Records, 1780-1930 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
- New Brunswick, Canada, County Deed Registry Books, 1780-1993 at Ancestry($) — images only
- Index to Land Petitions: Original Series, 1783-1918, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Index to New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784-1997, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Bonds for Mid-1800s, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
- Colonel William Spray's Grant, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
Military Records
- Index to Death registration of soldiers, 1941-1947, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Records of Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Cemeteries, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Old Revolutionary Soldiers and Their Widows Pensions, New Brunswick RootsWeb — index
Newspapers and Obituaries
- New Brunswick Newspaper Directory, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — directory
- Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- New Brunswick Great War Project, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
Probate Records
Indexes
- Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick — index
- Probate court record indexes for counties in New Brunswick at FamilySearch — digitized index books
Images
- York County Probate files, 1786-1930 at FamilySearch — images only
- York County Probate record books, 1788-1935 at FamilySearch — images only
- York County Surrogate court minutes, 1822-1854 at FamilySearch — images only
Voting Records
- York County Poll books, 1814, 1816 at FamilySearch — images only
References
- York County Genealogical Guide, http://archives.gnb.ca/Documents/CountyGuides/York_en-CA.pdf, April 5, 2017.
- We Lived, a Genealogical Newsletter of New Brunswick Sources, 1979-1983, Cleadie B. Barnett, Editor & Publisher
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