Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1757-1901

This collection contains records dating from 1757 to 1901. These records contain baptisms, marriages, and some burials from many different churches in Newfoundland. Since burial records were not systematically gathered for this collection, only a very small number are found in this collection.

Baptism records may contain the following information:

• Child's name
• Names of parents
• Date and place of birth
• Gender of child
• Date and place of baptism
• Religious denomination of child
• Father's occupation

Marriage records may contain the following information:

• Name of groom and bride
• Date and place of marriage
• Age of bride and groom
• Marital Status
• Occupation
• Religion Denomination
• Residence
• Names of witnesses
• Officiator at marriage

Burial records may contain the following information:

• Name of deceased
• Date and place of death
• Cause of death
• Age, gender and occupation of deceased
• Place of birth
• Religious denomination
• Burial information