Canada, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1945

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes baptisms, marriages and deaths from some Catholic and Church of England parishes in Canada and covers the years 1793-1945. The dates may vary for each parish. Church records are great sources for accurate names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Many people who lived in Canada were recorded in church records. The church records are vital records made by church officials. They are often called parish registers or church books. Roman Catholic Church records are sometimes called sacramental records.

The Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland was not instituted by church law until May 1784. It was at this time that the church in Newfoundland began to establish parishes that maintained baptismal and marriage registers. The oldest records were maintained at the Basilica Parish, St. John's and all records for the church were recorded there. Gradually, new parishes were opened in other areas of the province. In each new parish, baptismal and marriage records were maintained.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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  1884 Baptism

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  1884 Marriage

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  1872 Burial

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Newfoundland, Church Records Inventory - FamilySearch Historical Records.