Genealogy Chat

Does anyone know if there is a website for bmds in Canada please....I cannot find anything on google.

I am looking for 2 deaths in Edmonton, Alberta.

Many thanks,

Linda x

When in doubt, try http://www.cyndislist.com/

For Canada, another useful site is:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

Like the UK, there's no single place that covers everywhere. In Canada, BMDs are a provincial responsibility.

Many thanks mgnv,

Linda x

you have to know which province, and then go to that province's website, and hope that the bmds have been uploaded.


there are also some very strict rules on how many years have to be passed before you can get the information


sylvia

Many thanks Sylvia,

Luckily I did know the province and town my family lived in and I have since, over the past couple of weeks, found the 1915 Canadian Attestation papers for my 3x gt uncle to confirm this.

Finding the Attestation papers has given us a little of an explanation as to why my 2x gt grandmother emigrated in 1918.

Linda

Just in case you don't know:

When you found his attestation papers, I presume you went to:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/cef/index-e.html
and picked "Search". On this site, the "Online help" button also gives a lot of useful info on the records if you're not familiar with them (or even if you are), including how to order the guy's sevice record, should you want to do this.

Also, in AB, the census took place every 5 years, and Canada only has a 92 year closure, so 1911 is already available (and indexed, by name and by location). You can access the index via the link in my first email, which leads you to:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html
You can also view the original images for free for 1901-1911.

Thanks so much for this info mgnv. I actually found the entry by chance on Ancestry.com.

I have checked the 1911 census but I cannot find him but I have a possible entry on a 1914 passenger list for him....unfortunately it only has an initial and no middle name which is the maiden name of my 3x gt grandmother but his birth year and occupation matches.

Thanks again I am off to check on the website now.

Linda

Brilliant mgnv...I have found his Attestation Papers on collectionscanada and it adds more info than Ancestry.

I will be sending for his service records asap!!

Many thanks

Linda x

Just a bit more info. Sadly, Alberta is pretty useless for genealogy info on line.

Some provinces do have searchable indexes. You can generally find them by googling

[name of province] "vital statistics"

Here's some info about Alberta records:

http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/alberta/alberta_vital_records.htm

Not much there, unfortunately.