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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This collection | This collection includes records from 1810 to 1899. | ||
These records include indexes and images of provincial returns of births, 1869-1906 and late registrations, 1810-1905. The late registrations from 1810 to 1899 are arranged by birth year and then surname. Although the index is complete, images are being added to this collection as they become available. | |||
Registrations were kept on printed forms and then bound into volumes. The entries are arranged chronologically by date of registration. | Registrations were kept on printed forms and then bound into volumes. The entries are arranged chronologically by date of registration. | ||
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Provincial vital registrations are considered a reliable source in family history research because they contain a record of an event usually registered very near the time the event occurred. | Provincial vital registrations are considered a reliable source in family history research because they contain a record of an event usually registered very near the time the event occurred. | ||
New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. It entered into the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Following the passing of the Vital Statistics Act of 1887, registrations of birth were collected and kept by the provincial government. The government collected delayed registrations dating back to 1801. | New Brunswick is one of the four original provinces of Canada. It entered into the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. Following the passing of the Vital Statistics Act of 1887, registrations of birth were collected and kept by the provincial government. The government collected delayed registrations dating back to 1801. | ||
Births were recorded in New Brunswick to better serve public health needs, and to provide demographic and personal identification. | Births were recorded in New Brunswick to better serve public health needs, and to provide demographic and personal identification. | ||
For an alphabetical list of names currently published in the New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1967766/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page. | For an alphabetical list of names currently published in the New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 collection, select the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1967766/waypoints Browse] link from the collection landing page. | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption="Canada New Brunswick Births Sample" widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:Latebirthregistration004507627 00011.jpg|Birth Record, Late Registration | Image:Latebirthregistration004507627 00011.jpg|Birth Record, Late Registration | ||
Image:Newbrunswickbirths004507659 00015.jpg|Birth Record | Image:Newbrunswickbirths004507659 00015.jpg|Birth Record | ||
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'''To search the images for the New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 collection:''' | '''To search the images for the New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 collection:''' | ||
To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> | To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "Year" <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type" <br> ⇒Select the appropriate "Surname or Certificate Number" which takes you to the images. | ||
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Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. | Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. | ||