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INTRODUCTION: COUNTY DEATH REGISTERS
Indexing by Michelle Falkjar
The first Act to Provide for the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in New Brunswick was passed in 1887. It provided that civil registers for births, marriages and deaths be created by the deputy registrars within the various counties. As a result, county death registers were created and maintained between 1888 and 1920. Legislative changes in 1920 resulted in the records being kept centrally. Those wishing to research deaths after 1920 can do so by checking the records in RS141C5.
Most of these registers were indexed by Michelle Falkjar as a volunteer project and the database was transferred to the Provincial Archives for editing, printing, and inclusion in the searchable indexes. The registers are also available on microfilm.
The register(s) contains numbered pages with columns headed: number, name of deceased and residence, when and where died, sex and age, occupation, religious denomination, certified cause of death and duration of illness, where born, name of physican if any, name, occupation and residence of informant, and when registered. The information compiled in this index includes: page, number, name, sex, age, place and county of death, place and county of residence, place and county of birth, register code, and microfilm number. Of course, those wishing to do medical history can view the remaining information on the microfilm.
Dashes (-----) in any entry indicate that the information was not given.
Name of Deceased:
For the most part, the names are transcribed and indexed as they appear in the register. Researchers should note that in cases where a woman is entered as "Mrs. Mary Smith", the entry will show only "Smith, Mary" since there is no consistent indication of marital status. However, where the woman is entered as "Mrs. Thomas Smith", she will appear in the index as "Smith, Thomas (Mrs.)" since her given name is unknown to us. In cases where the woman is entered with her maiden name "Leclerc, Marie née Fournier", she will appear twice in the index: "Leclerc, Marie" and "Fournier, Marie" to assist research.
Age:
All ages are in years: "<1" means that the child was less than one year old.
Place Names:
The counties were added to the places within the register to allow researchers to isolate data based on the county. It should be noted also that where the place of the event is outside of New Brunswick, the county field will be blank but the full reference will be found in the place field: for example, someone born in Boston will show place of birth as "USA - MA - Boston", or someone who resided in Prince Edward Island, the place of residence will be "PE". When the place name is in Canada, only the province will appear, when it is outside Canada the country name will appear, where known. This will allow all entries the United States, Ireland, etc., to be isolated. Where it is clear that the place is in New Brunswick but the county cannot be determined, a question mark (?) appears in the county field.
Errors:
This index is provided for reference purposes only. If errors are suspected, please check the register on microfilm before notifying us. If the error is ours, we will gladly rectify it.
Abbreviations:
New Brunswick Counties:
AL Albert County
CA Carleton County
CH Charlotte County
GL Gloucester County
KE Kent County
KI Kings County
MA Madawaska County
NO Northumberland County
QU Queens County
RE Restigouche County
SJ Saint John County
SU Sunbury County
VI Victoria County
WE Westmorland County
YO York County
Abbreviations used for states and provinces correspond with modern international postal codes.
Canadian provinces and territories:
AB Alberta
BC British Columbia
MB Manitoba
NB New Brunswick
NF Newfoundland
NS Nova Scotia
NT Northwest Territories
NU Nunavut
ON Ontario
PE Prince Edward Island
QC Quebec
SK Saskatchewan
YT Yukon
American states and territories:
AK Alaska
AL Alabama
AZ Arizona
AR Arkansas
CA California
CO Colorado
CT Connecticut
DC District of Columbia
FL Florida
GA Georgia
GU Guam
HI Hawaii
IA Iowa
ID Idaho
IL Illinois
IN Indiana
KE Kentucky
KS Kansas
KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana
MA Massachusetts
MD Maryland
ME Maine
MI Michigan
MN Minnesota
MO Missouri
MS Mississippi
MT Montana
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
NE Nebraska
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NV Nevada
NY New York
OH Ohio
OK Okalahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
PR Puerto Rico
RI Rhode Island
SC South Carolina
SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
UT Utah
VA Virginia
VI Virgin Islands
VT Vermont
WA Washington
WI Wisconsin
WV West Virginia
WY Wyoming
Our plan is to add more county death registers to this searchable database in the months and years ahead.