Canada, Ontario Church and Civil Records, 1801-1948

Index to selected births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials. We do not have rights to publish the images associated with these indexed records.

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Canada, Ontario Church and Civil Records

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What Is in This Collection?

This collection includes an index of selected births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials from 1801-1948.

Nearly all important records in Ontario were recorded in church registers before 1869. At this time, many baptisms were performed in whatever church was nearest out of convenience. And because only certain denominations were legally allowed to perform marriages, couples sometimes had to be married by a priest or minister of a religion other than their own.

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

What Can these Records Tell Me?

The following information may found in these records:

Birth

Name
Birthdate
Gender
Father’s name
Mother’s name and maiden name
Father’s occupation
Name and signature of informant
Date of registration
Name of accoucheur (male midwife)
Division

Marriage

Name
Age
Residence
Place of Birth
Previous marital status
Occupation of groom
Religious denomination
Names of parents
Signatures of couple
Signatures and place of residence of witnesses
Pastor
County
Parish
Date of registration

Death and burial

Parent’s names if it is a child
Age
Husband’s name if deceased is a married woman
Place of burial
Date of death
Date of Burial

Collection Content

Sample Images

Birth Register 1907
Marriage Register 1897
Death Register 1899
Church Record Baptisms 1884-5
Church Record Confirmations 1897
Church Record Marriages 1898
Church Record Deaths 1910

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

27,423 Records

79,725 Personas

2,375 Images

Location of Original Records

Ontario Bureau of Archives, Catholic Diocese of Pembroke, Archdiocese of Kingston

Cite This Collection

"Canada, Ontario Church and Civil Records, 1801-1948", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 20 December 2025.

Canada, Ontario Church and Civil Records, 1801-1948

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