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 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. 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.
-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//familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1967766/waypoints Browse] link from <br>the collection landing page.
-For an alphabetical list of names currently published in the New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/records/collection/1726660/waypoints Browse].
+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.
 ===To Browse this Collection===
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 |CID=CID1726660
 | title = New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906
+}} OR
+{{Collection Browse Link
+|CID=CID1967766
+| title = New Brunswick, Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899
 }}
-== Collection Content ==
+== What Can these Records Tell Me? ==
-=== Sample Images ===
-<gallery caption="Canada New Brunswick Births Sample" widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
-Image:Latebirthregistration004507627 00011.jpg|Birth Record, Late Registration
-Image:Newbrunswickbirths004507659 00015.jpg|Birth Record
-</gallery>
-== What Can this Collection Tell Me? ==
 Birth records usually contain the following information:
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 *Mother's place of birth
 *Some records contain an explanation of why registration was late
+== Collection Content ==
+=== Sample Images ===
+<gallery caption="Canada New Brunswick Births Sample" widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="3">
+Image:Latebirthregistration004507627 00011.jpg|Birth Record, Late Registration
+Image:Newbrunswickbirths004507659 00015.jpg|Birth Record
+</gallery>
 == How Do I Search the Collection? ==
-To begin your search it is helpful to know:
+You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know:
-*The name of your ancestor.
+*The name of your ancestor
-*The approximate year of birth.
+*At least one other piece of information
-*The place where your ancestor was born.
-*The names of the child's parents.
+=== View the Images ===
+View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1967766/waypoints Browse Page].
+# Select '''Surname Range'''
-'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1967766/waypoints Browse Page:]'''<br>To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>
-⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page<br> ⇒Select the appropriate "Surname Range" category, which will take you to the images.
-'''View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1726660/waypoints Browse Page:]'''<br>
+=== Search the Index ===
-To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page<br>
+Search by name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726660 Collection Page].
-⇒Select the "Year"<br> ⇒Select the "Record Type" <br> ⇒Select the " Surname or Certificate Number" category which takes you to the images.
+#Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have
+#Click '''Search''' to show possible matches
-'''Search by Name by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726660?collectionNameFilter=false Collection Page:]'''<br>Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.
+=== View the Images ===
+View images in this collection by visiting the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1726660/waypoints Browse Page].
+# Select '''Year'''
+# Select '''Record Type'''
+# Select '''Surname or Certificate Number'''
+=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
+Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
-Look at each image, 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.
+For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article [[FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks]].
 ==What Do I Do Next?==
-When you have located your ancestor’s birth record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.
+Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
 === I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
-*Use the birth date along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.
+*Use the information to find other records such as marriage, census, church, land and death records.
-*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records.
+*Use the occupations to find employment or military records.
-*The parents' birth places can tell you former residences and can help to establish a migration pattern for the family.
+*Use the information to establish a migration pattern and find additional family members.
-*Compare the information in the birth record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.
+*Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
-=== I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for,What Now? ===
+*[[New Brunswick Church Records| Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.
-*The information in birth records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.
-*Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800s.
+=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
-*There is also some variation in the information given from record to record.
+*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc.  Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
+*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname.  This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
+*If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
+*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
+*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.shtml nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for [http://genealogy.about.com/od/first_names/fl/nickname-given-name-equivalents.htm these names] as well.
+*Search the indexes and records of [[New Brunswick, Canada Genealogy]].
+*Search in the [[New Brunswick Archives and Libraries]].
+*Search in the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=345&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Pennsylvania%22%20%2Bkeywords%3Avital FamilySearch Library Catalog]
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