Canada, British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Record Description[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for British Columbia, Victori... Death Notices, 1901-1939.

This collection will include records from 1901 to 1939.

The records will include newspaper clippings from the Victoria Daily Times newspaper that have been pasted onto cards and arranged chronologically. The Victoria Times newspaper has also been named the Victoria Daily Times and the Victoria Weekly Times.

For a list of records by dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

Birth Clipping
Marriage Clipping
Death Clipping

Birth records usually contain the following information:

Date and place of birth
Gender of child
Name of father
Name of mother
Residence of parents

Marriage records usually contain the following information:

Names of bride and groom
Date and place of marriage
Rank or profession
Names of parents (father’s name only in most pre-confederation records)
Names of witnesses and their residences
Religious denominations of bride and groom
Name of person performing the marriage
Ages of bride and groom

Death records usually contain the following information:

Name, age, gender, and residence of the deceased
Date and place of death
Profession (if known)
Registration district name or number
Marital status and parents’ names are included in later registrations
Date of birth
Cause of death
Name of physician
Name and residence of informant
Religious affiliation

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

To search this collection, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:

Name of ancestor
Approximate date of the event

Search the Collection[edit | edit source]

To search the collection images, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page:
⇒ Select the appropriate "Year or Year Range" which will take you to the images.

Search the collection by 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.

As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Using the Information[edit | edit source]

Use the age found on the record to calculate the year of birth from the year of the event. Use the birth year that you found to search in the British Columbia Birth Registrations (FamilySearch Historical Records) collection or the Canada Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records) collection.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor[edit | edit source]

Try searching for their nicknames or alternative names
Search the censuses for the residence of your ancestor

Don't overlook FS Library Place Canada, British Columbia items or FS Library Keyword British Columbia items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see British Columbia Archives and Libraries.

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Citations for this Collection[edit | edit source]

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When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for British Columbia, Victori... Death Notices, 1901-1939.