Source Information
Ancestry.com. Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.Original data: Catholic Diocese Of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
About Nova Scotia, Canada, Antigonish Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1823-1905
This collection contains baptism, marriage, and burial records that took place between the years of 1823 and 1905; dates vary for each parish. In this set of parish registers, the births or baptisms, marriages, and deaths or burials are usually separated by volumes. A few volumes have intermixed entries; some are indexed. The earlier registers are written in paragraph format, while later registers are typically pre-printed forms with information filled in by hand.
Baptism records typically include the following information:
- Date of baptism
- Place of baptism
- Names of parents
- Names of godparents
Marriage records typically include the following information:
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Name of groom
- Name of bride
- Names of witnesses
Burial records typically include the following information:
- Date of burial
- Place of burial
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Name of deceased
- Age of deceased
- Cause of death
- Name of cemetery