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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. | 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. | ||
The returns of births, 1870-1905, and the late registration documents which were original certificates and some returns, 1810-1899, are arranged alphabetically within each year. | |||
Beginning in 1900, late registration documents are filed in numerical order within each year. An additional set of late registration of births, 1869-1901 had been registered in the years 1900-1901, is arranged by county then chronologically. The typed cards of late birth registrations are arranged alphabetically within the year range of 1810-1899. The years listed are the birth years and not the registration years. There are few returns or certificates for previous years. The "Mc's/Mac's" are filed before the "M's" in each set. | |||
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. The province 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. | ||
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{{Collection citation | text= "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registration, 1810-1906." Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Vital Statistics Branch. Provincial Archives, Fredericton.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registration, 1810-1906." Index and Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Vital Statistics Branch. Provincial Archives, Fredericton.}} | ||
[[New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | [[New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||