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 Births, marriages, and deaths are recorded in township books beginning in about 1760, when settlers from New England came to Nova Scotia. The township books were discontinued beginning about 1860. Townships were never established on Cape Breton Island, and the township books covered only part of the rest of the province. Marriages recorded in the books may be as early as 1702 and as late as 1920. The database at the Nova Scotia Archives offers concise information about the contents of 35 township books or record collections.
 *[https://archives.novascotia.ca/townships/ Township Records at the Nova Scotia Archives]
+==Why might it be better to look for the death record of an ancestor first?--
+:*Your ancestor's death is more recent than his birth or marriage. It is usually best to work from recent events backward, from the known to the unknown.
+:*The death record usually tells you where your ancestor last lived. Then you can look for other records for that place.
+:*The death record may lead you to other documents created in connection with the death, such as the burial and probate of your ancestor. Those records may give new family information.
+:*Death records may contain birth, marriage, and burial information as well as death information.
+:*Death records exist for many persons born before birth and marriage records began. Death records may contain birth and marriage information not available anywhere else.
+==What information can I find in vital records?==
+This table tells you the genealogical information contained in birth, marriage, and death records.
+{| width="688" class="vertical listing FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
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+'''Birth Records'''
+|-
+|
+'''Usually Contain'''
+|
+'''May Contain'''
+|-
+|
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Birth date and place
+*Sex
+*Date of registration
+*Name and address of informant
+*Name of registration district.
+|
+*Mother's maiden name
+*Name of attending physician or midwife
+*Ages of parents
+*Place of birth for parents
+*Occupation of father
+*Remarks
+|-
+|
+'''Marriage Records'''
+|-
+|
+'''Usually Contain'''
+|
+'''May Contain'''
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top"|
+*Name of bride and groom
+*Date and place of marriage
+*Ages of couple at time of marriage
+*Residences at time of marriage
+*Birthplaces of bride and groom (town, province, or country)
+*Groom's rank or profession
+*Names of parents
+*Name of person who performed the marriage (possible clue to family's religion)
+*Names of witnesses (possible relatives)
+*Date of registration
+| style="vertical-align:top"|
+*Religion of bride and groom
+*Previous marriage (if any)
+*Signatures of couple and witnesses
+|-
+|
+'''Death Records'''
+|-
+|
+'''Usually Contain'''
+|
+'''May Contain'''
+|-
+| style="vertical-align:top"|
+*Name of deceased
+*Date and place of death
+*Residence
+*Sex
+*Place of birth (town, province, or country)
+*Age at death or birth date
+*Cause of death
+*Name of informant
+*Name of registration district
+| style="vertical-align:top"|
+*Religion of deceased
+*Name of spouse with maiden name
+*Names of parents with maiden name of mother
+*Province or country of birth for the parents
+*Date and place of burial
+*Military service such as dates served and unit
+*Name, address, and relationship of informant
+*Name of funeral home
+*Time of death
+*Length and type of illness or disease
+*Marital status
+*Occupation
+*Name of attending physician
+|}
 ==For Further Reading==