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Record Finder Table for Newfoundland and Labrador[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Newfoundland and Labrador topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Civil Registration Census Church Records	Cemeteries Obituaries Newspapers
Marriage place and date	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)
Death date, place, and burial	Civil Registration Church Records Obituaries Cemeteries	Newspapers Probate Records Military Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Civil Registration Church Records Newspapers Obituaries	Military Records Cemeteries Probate Records Obituaries
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Civil Registration Church Records Census Probate Records Obituaries	Newspapers Emigration and Immigration
Living relatives	Directories Court Records Obituaries	Census Biographies Societies Church Records Probate Records

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:

Best Records to Search:

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Immigration date

Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

Obituaries

City or Country of foreign birth

Census
Civil Registration
Emigration and Immigration
Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

Church Records

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence	Census Civil Registration Land and Property Probate Records Military Records	Directories Obituaries Biographies Societies

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Nationality and ethnicity	Census Church Records First Nations Acadians Cultural Groups	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917) Emigration and Immigration Societies Periodicals
Occupation	Census Directories Emigration and Immigration	Court Records Biographies
Religion	Census Church Records	Cemeteries Military Records
Social activities	Biographies Obituaries Newspapers	Cemeteries Societies
Physical description	Military Records	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1917)

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-== Record Finder Table for British Columbia ==
+== Record Finder Table for Newfoundland and Labrador ==
 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
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 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the British Columbia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Newfoundland and Labrador topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
-*[[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 |-
 |}
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 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 |-
 | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-*[[British Columbia Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]
-*[[British Columbia Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
 |}
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 | align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
 *[[Canada First Nations|First Nations]]
-*[[British Columbia Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
+*[[Newfoundland Acadians|Acadians]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1917)
-*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
-*[[British Columbia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Directories|Directories]]
-*[[British Columbia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Court Records|Court Records]]
-*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Census|Census]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Census|Census]]
-*[[British Columbia Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Biographies|Biographies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Biographies|Biographies]]
-*[[British Columbia Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[British Columbia Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[British Columbia Societies|Societies]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Societies|Societies]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Military Records|Military Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[British Columbia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)
+*[[Newfoundland and Labrador Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br> (after 1917)
 |-