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| Brian Gilchrist’s''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867-1930'' (Toronto: privately published) indexes all names, both partners, children etc. Some individual’s petitions or records are held by the Library and Archives Canada, check the their website, Government of Canada Files database, key word “Divorce”—but after 1916 you must apply to the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Council, Senate of Canada. | | Brian Gilchrist’s''Index to Canadian Parliamentary Divorces, 1867-1930'' (Toronto: privately published) indexes all names, both partners, children etc. Some individual’s petitions or records are held by the Library and Archives Canada, check the their website, Government of Canada Files database, key word “Divorce”—but after 1916 you must apply to the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Council, Senate of Canada. |
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| As well, on the Internet, [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/index.htm Hugh Armstrong’s Genealogy Site], contains material on “Canadian Parliamentary Divorces to 1946”. An Introduction gives an excellent summary of the history of divorce in Canada, and it is only one of a number of lists, indexes, and how-to-do offerings.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records (National Institute)," ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Marriage_and_Divorce_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | | As well, on the Internet, [http://www.cangenealogy.com/armstrong/index.htm Hugh Armstrong’s Genealogy Site], contains material on “Canadian Parliamentary Divorces to 1946”. An Introduction gives an excellent summary of the history of divorce in Canada, and it is only one of a number of lists, indexes, and how-to-do offerings.<ref>Douglas, Althea. "New Brunswick Marriage and Divorce Records - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_Brunswick_Marriage_and_Divorce_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> |
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| The act(s) for a divorce often include detailed genealogical information. To get a copy, send the names of the spouses and the estimated year of divorce to: | | The act(s) for a divorce often include detailed genealogical information. To get a copy, send the names of the spouses and the estimated year of divorce to: |