Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Genealogy

Maps and Gazetteers [edit |edit source ]

1700-1900 – Nova Scotia.ca Historical Maps of Nova Scotia
1895 – Collections Canada Electoral Atlas of the Dominion of Canada ( 1895 )

populated Places table [edit |edit source ]

Neighboring Counties [edit |edit source ]

Hants County * Halifax County * Queens County * Annapolis County * Kings County

civil Registrations [edit |edit source ]

According to Nova Scotia Archives Records Management :
“ Civil registration of vital statistics began in Nova Scotia in 1763 with the introduction of procedures for obtaining a marriage license ; the procedure was optional and the survive records are incomplete. Formalized registration of births, deaths and marriages began in 1864 and continued to 1877, at which fourth dimension record-keeping lapsed for births and deaths, but continued for marriages. conformity was not cosmopolitan during this period and there are gaps in the survive records. Since 1 October 1908, give birth, death and marriage registrations have been collected and maintained endlessly. ”

parturition Records [edit |edit source ]

marriage Records [edit |edit source ]

death Records [edit |edit source ]

In Canada, census returns are closed for 92 years after the time of enumeration. Census returns prior to 1851 are rarely complete for any area, and the census returns for Annapolis County in 1851 did not survive .

• 1861 – For each county, the agricultural returns follow immediately after the personal returns for the whole county.
• 1871 – The personal returns for each enumeration sub-district appear in schedule one. The agricultural returns are schedules three to five and are keyed to schedule one by page and line number rather than by name.

Online Searchable Databases, Books and Images [edit |edit source ]

church Records [edit |edit source ]

See besides, Nova Scotia Church Records

City, Provincial, and Business Directories [edit |edit source ]

• 1758-1952 Ancestry $ Publications of the governments of Nova Scotia
• 1868-1869 Collections Canada PDF file of McAlpine’s Nova Scotia Directory
• 1880-1881 FamilySearch McAlpine’s maritime provinces business directory
• 1890-1897 Collections Canada PDF file of McAlpine’s Nova Scotia Directory
• 1907-1908 Nova Scotia Archives McAlpine’s Nova Scotia Directory

Court Records [edit |edit source ]

• 1885-1900 – Nova Scotia Archives Court of Appeal Casebooks

Wills and Probate [edit |edit source ]

bring Records [edit |edit source ]

on-line Records [edit |edit source ]

extra Reference

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• Gilroy, Marion. Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia. Halifax: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1937.
  

• Smith, Clifford Neal. Whereabouts of Some American Refugees, 1784–1800: the Nova Scotian Land Grants. 7 vols. McNeal, Arizona: Vestland Publications, 1992.

• Land Registration Office – Annapolis County
  396 Main Street
  Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
  (902) 584-7185

military Records [edit |edit source ]

• The American Civil War : the service records of Atlantic Canadians with the State of Maine volunteers
  • FamilySearch
  • WorldCat
• The civil sword : James Delancey’s Westchester Refugees
  • FamilySearch
• 1749-1867 – Index to commissions in the Public, index.

on-line Sources [edit |edit source ]

• Veteran Affairs Canada has a Virtual War Memorial with listings of graves and memorials, some with photographs and personal memorabilia. It also has excerpts from wartime letters and diaries.

• Library and Archives Canada Records and databases of information over an extensive period of time.

• 1910-1967 – The Royal Canadian Navy Virtual archive of non-governmental materials (postcards, letters, photographs, etc.)

Newspapers and Obituaries [edit |edit source ]

• List of Nova Scotia newspapers available on microfilm at Library and Archives Canada:
  Library and Archives Canada
• Nova Scotia vital statistics from newspapers FamilySearch
• 1752-1988 – Hicks, Brenda, Lynn Murphy, and Anjali Vohra. Nova Scotia Newspapers: A Directory and Union List, 1752-1988. Halifax, Nova Scotia: School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University, 1990.
  • PDF file online
• 1757-1957 – Tratt, Gertrude E. N. A Survey and Listing of Nova Scotia Newspapers, 1752-1957, with Particular Reference to the Period Before 1867. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University, 1979.

taxation Records [edit |edit source ]

• 1791-1793 – Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management Poll tax rolls

voter Records [edit |edit source ]

Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management, formerly the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS):
6016 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
( 902 ) 424-6060
www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/
The library holdings are only available for manipulation on-site, but there are numerous databases and materials available through the Virtual Archives, including the searchable database of Historical Vital Statistics. If you ‘re planning a visit to the library, you can search a assign of the catalog on-line in advance ( as of July 2010, 20,000 entries ) ; the remaining 50,000 titles are listed in the Archives Reading Room Card Catalogue, available onsite. search for ‘Annapolis ‘ in Acadia University ‘s Planter Database for a more commodious way to view NSARM ‘s record holdings.

• Genealogy Source: Where to Find Genealogical Information in Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Council of Nova Scotia Archives, 2002.
• Elliot, Noel Montgomery, ed. The Atlantic Canadians, 1600–1900: An Alphabetized Directory of the People, Places, and Vital Dates. 3 vols. Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994.
• Marble, Allan E. A Catalogue of Published Genealogies of Nova Scotia Families. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1984.
• Morris, Julie. Tracing Your Ancestors in Nova Scotia. Halifax: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1987.
• Morse, William I. Gravestones of Acadie: And Other Essays on Local History, Genealogy and Parish Records of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. London: A. Smith & Co., 1929.
• Peterson, Jean, Lynn Murphy, and Heather MacDonald. The Loyalist Guide: Nova Scotian Loyalists and Their Documents. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1983.
• Punch, Terrence M. Erin’s Sons: Irish Arrivals in Atlantic Canada to 1863. 4 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2008-2010.
• Punch, Terrence M. Genealogical Research in Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Petheric Press, 1978.
• Punch, Terrence M. Genealogist’s Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989.
• Punch, Terrence M. In Which County?: Nova Scotia Surnames from Birth Registers, 1864 to 1877. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Genealogical Association of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, 1985.
• Smith, Leonard H, and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Also digitized and searchable on Ancestry.com
• County Guide Series, No. 5. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 1990.