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The territory now New Brunswick, was Sunbury County and the northern portion of Cumberland County in Nova Scotia, and governed from Halifax. Nova Scotia did not register births or deaths, though some are found in family listings in Township Books. Church registers and tombstones (few survive from this era) are the basic source of the earliest vital records. Marriage could be by banns, proclaimed several times in the parish church, or by license. | The territory now New Brunswick, was Sunbury County and the northern portion of Cumberland County in Nova Scotia, and governed from Halifax. Nova Scotia did not register births or deaths, though some are found in family listings in Township Books. Church registers and tombstones (few survive from this era) are the basic source of the earliest vital records. Marriage could be by banns, proclaimed several times in the parish church, or by license. | ||
The Province of Nova Scotia (PANS) holds a series of Marriage Bonds that includes the years 1763, 1765, 1770-1780, 1782, when New Brunswick was still part of Nova Scotia, as well as 1784-1799, 1801-1850, 1854-1856, 1858-1864. There is no general index, but they are arranged in chronological order. The PANS does not loan microfilm.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | The Province of Nova Scotia (PANS) holds a series of Marriage Bonds that includes the years 1763, 1765, 1770-1780, 1782, when New Brunswick was still part of Nova Scotia, as well as 1784-1799, 1801-1850, 1854-1856, 1858-1864. There is no general index, but they are arranged in chronological order. The PANS does not loan microfilm.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Marriage_and_Divorce_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
Many private collections held in various archives can contain marriage records or notices. These are listed in: | Many private collections held in various archives can contain marriage records or notices. These are listed in: | ||
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Divorce was once a matter for Parliament. Brian Gilchrist’s''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867-1930'' (Toronto: privately published) indexes all names, both partners, children etc. Some individual’s petitions or records are held by the Library and Archives of Canada, check the their website, Government of Canada Files database, key word “Divorce”—but after 1916 you must apply to the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Council, Senate of Canada. | Divorce was once a matter for Parliament. Brian Gilchrist’s''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867-1930'' (Toronto: privately published) indexes all names, both partners, children etc. Some individual’s petitions or records are held by the Library and Archives of Canada, check the their website, Government of Canada Files database, key word “Divorce”—but after 1916 you must apply to the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Council, Senate of Canada. | ||
As well, on the Internet, [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/index.htm Hugh Armstrong’s Genealogy Site], contains material on “Canadian Parliamentary Divorces to 1946”. An Introduction gives an excellent summary of the history of divorce in Canada, and it is only one of a number of lists, indexes, and how-to-do offerings.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org | As well, on the Internet, [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/index.htm Hugh Armstrong’s Genealogy Site], contains material on “Canadian Parliamentary Divorces to 1946”. An Introduction gives an excellent summary of the history of divorce in Canada, and it is only one of a number of lists, indexes, and how-to-do offerings.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Marriage_and_Divorce_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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