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*'''1850-1949''' - [https://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61508&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0005737308&o_lid=0005737308&o_sch=Affiliate+External Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949], index and images, ($) | *'''1850-1949''' - [https://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=61508&cj=1&netid=cj&o_xid=0005737308&o_lid=0005737308&o_sch=Affiliate+External Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949], index and images, ($) | ||
== Introduction == | |||
Newfoundland, including the area of Labrador, became a province of Canada in 1949. Official registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1891. | Newfoundland, including the area of Labrador, became a province of Canada in 1949. Official registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1891. | ||
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By 1948, official death certificates were being prepared by physicians and other medical personnel for the civil authorities. | By 1948, official death certificates were being prepared by physicians and other medical personnel for the civil authorities. | ||
==Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador== | |||
Records of this civil registration are available on microfilm at the Archives. | |||
*Births - 1891-1899 | |||
*Marriages - 1891-1922 | |||
*Deaths - 1891-1949 | |||
All of these records are available online in the listings above.<br> | |||
The Rooms does not make prints of these records or issue certificates based on the records. Certificates can be obtained from the province’s Vital Statistics Division.<br> | |||
[http://www.therooms.ca/archives/ Provincial Archives] of Newfoundland and Labrador<br>9 Bonaventure Avenue<br>P.O. Box 1800, Station C<br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5P9<br>Telephone: 709-757-8000<br><br> | |||
== Recent Records == | |||
Recent vital statistics for Newfoundland and Labrador are held in the Service Newfoundland, Vital Statistics Division. You need their application form for these events; this can be obtained by writing or on their website: | Recent vital statistics for Newfoundland and Labrador are held in the Service Newfoundland, Vital Statistics Division. You need their application form for these events; this can be obtained by writing or on their website: | ||
[https://www.gov.nl.ca/dgsnl/birth/ Service Newfoundland]<br> Vital Statistics Division<br>P.O. Box 8700<br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 4J6<br>Telephone: 709-729-3308<br> | [https://www.gov.nl.ca/dgsnl/birth/ Service Newfoundland]<br> Vital Statistics Division<br>P.O. Box 8700<br>St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 4J6<br>Telephone: 709-729-3308<br> | ||
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=== More Records === | === More Records === | ||
Although baptism, marriage and burial records constitute a key source for genealogical information, you are not limited to these alone at the Provincial Archives. There are many other invaluable sources throughout all their major collections. | Although baptism, marriage and burial records constitute a key source for genealogical information, you are not limited to these alone at the Provincial Archives. There are many other invaluable sources throughout all their major collections. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||