Parish Records

Exhibit Menu:

The Parish Records are a collection of copies of original church registers of baptisms, marriages and burials dating from as early 1752 for some areas.

There are approximately 200 Newfoundland and Labrador parishes represented in this collection. The religious denominations include Anglican, Congregational, United Church, Moravian, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Salvation Army.

The Parish Records are available for research in the Archives Reference Room.
Finding aids have been compiled thus far for the following religious denominations:

Church of England / Anglican
Congregational
Methodist / United Church
Moravian
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Salvation Army
Appendix 1 - Cemetery Records
Appendix 2 - Earliest Records for Various Areas

Parish Records Collection

This extensive collection contains photocopies and/or microfilm copies of original church registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as records of confirmations, minute books and other records of parish life. The original registers remain with the churches.

Approximately 200 Newfoundland and Labrador parishes are represented. (“Parish” is used here to indicate any district with church(es) and clergy.) Denominations include the Anglican, Congregational, United Church, Moravian, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Salvation Army faiths.

Although this is an extensive collection, it is not complete. The Rooms works with parishes to obtain copies of their records. Each parish determines the timeframe for records it will release for copying. Also, many parish records were not transcribed; some have been lost, mainly as a result of fires.

On This Page:

Place Name Sort descending	Parish	Religion	Type	Dates	Record
Bay De Verde	Bay De Verde	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1841, 1845-1870, 1874, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1891, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1906	Photocopies, BOX #1
Bay Of Islands	Bay Of Islands	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1870-1886	Microfilm, REEL #22
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast
Bay Of Islands	Bay Of Islands	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1901, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1937-1938, `942, `945	Microfilm, REEL #23
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast
Bay St. George	Bay St. George	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1845-1905	Microfilm, REEL #1
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast
Bay St. George	Bay St. George	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1960-1973	Microfilm, REEL #25
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast
Belleoram	Belleoram	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1845; 1882, 1893, 1898, 1901	Photocopies, BOX #1; Microfilm, REEL #74
Bonne Bay	Bonne Bay	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1871-1886, 1893-1902	Microfilm, REEL #86
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast. Baptisms pre 1871 burnt in Bay of Islands Parish Rectory fire. Records pre 1871 are from remembrances of clergy. Bonne Bay, Northern Peninsula and Labrador - Typed extracts of baptisms, lay - pre 1849, confirmed by Bishop, 1849 - see ST. JOHN'S, PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BOX 6, for photocopy of original register.
Bonne Bay	Bonne Bay	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1871-1902	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast. Baptisms pre 1871 burnt in Bay of Islands Parish Rectory fire. Records pre 1871 are from remembrances of clergy. Bonne Bay, Northern Peninsula and Labrador - Typed extracts of baptisms, lay - pre 1849, confirmed by Bishop, 1849 - see ST. JOHN'S, PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BOX 6, for photocopy of original register. Includes notes re: marriages and deaths
Bonne Bay	Bonne Bay	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1948-1965, 1968-1982	Microfilm, REEL #88
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast. Baptisms pre 1871 burnt in Bay of Islands Parish Rectory fire. Records pre 1871 are from remembrances of clergy. Bonne Bay, Northern Peninsula and Labrador - Typed extracts of baptisms, lay - pre 1849, confirmed by Bishop, 1849 - see ST. JOHN'S, PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, BOX 6, for photocopy of original register.
Burgeo	Burgeo/ramea	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1972-1984	Microfilm, REEL #63
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Rev. Edward Wix Records - South/Southwest Coasts.
Burgeo	Burgeo	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1912-1946, 1949-1957, 1959-1964, 1966, 1968, 1970	Microfilm, REEL #62
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Rev. Edward Wix Records - South/Southwest Coasts. Confirmation Register
Carbonear	Carbonear	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1881; 1881	Photocopies, BOX #1; Microfilm, REEL #19
NOTE: Earlier records - see HARBOUR GRACE
Channel	Channel	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1893-1898, 1901-1912; 1919-1927; 1937	Microfilm, REEL #51
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Rev. Edward Wix Records - South/Southwest Coast. Pre 1852 see BURGEO
Channel	Channel	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1942-1948, 1971-1972	Microfilm, REEL #50
NOTE: see APPENDIX 2 - Rev. Edward Wix Records - South/Southwest Coast. Pre 1852 see BURGEO
Corner Brook	St. John The Evangelist (cathedral)	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1940-1983	Microfilm, REEL #71
NOTE: See APPENDIX 2 - Earliest Church Records for the West Coast
Deer Lake	St. Michael's	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1948-1969, 1971-1989	Microfilm, REEL #83
NOTE: Pre 1936/1940 baptism, marriage, burial records see CORNER BROOK - ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH (CATHEDRAL). Pre 1926 records see BAY OF ISLANDS PARISH - now Corner Brook, Curling - St. Mary's parish
Flower's Cove	Flower's Cove	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1974-1986	Microfilm, REEL #77
NOTE: see also STRAITS OF BELLE ISLE. See APPENDIX 2 -Earliest Records for the West Coast
Fogo	Fogo	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1903, 1907, 1913, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1944	Microfilm, REEL #6
Greenspond	Greenspond	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1869, 1873, 1880, 1884	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see finding aid for REGISTERS OF VITAL STATISTICS for Baptisms and Marriages
Greenspond	Pool's Cove	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1869, 1884	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see finding aid for REGISTERS OF VITAL STATISTICS for Baptisms and Marriages
Greenspond	Deer Island	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1869, 1884	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see finding aid for REGISTERS OF VITAL STATISTICS for Baptisms and Marriages
Greenspond	Fair Island	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1869, 1884	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see finding aid for REGISTERS OF VITAL STATISTICS for Baptisms and Marriages
Harbour Buffett	Harbour Buffett	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1912, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1942-1943, 1946	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: note: parish formed circa 1842. Records, earlier than those noted, destroyed in fire of September 1913. Parish covered most places in Placentia Bay. See APPENDIX 2 - Placentia Bay Records
Harbour Grace	St. Paul's	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1803-1812, 1876-1914; 1879, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1900-1901, 1912, 1916	Photocopies, BOX #3; Microfilm, REEL #8
Harbour Grace	Harbour Grace	Roman Catholic	Confirmations	1925-1977	Photocopies, BOX #5
NOTE: records from 1846-1865 destroyed by fire
Harbour Grace	Harbour Grace South And Bryant's Cove	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1876-1915	Microfilm, REEL #8
Heart's Content	Heart's Content	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1889, 1891, 1893, 1897, 1900-1901	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: Parish formed circa 1827. Records, earlier than those noted, destroyed in fire of February 1886. Pre-1827, see TRINITY.
Hopewell	All Saints Parish	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1896, 1900, 1904, 1908	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see also CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH
Joe Batt's Arm & Barr'd Islands	Joe Batt's Arm & Barr'd Islands	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1913, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1944	Photocopies, BOX #1
New Harbour	St. George's Parish	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1877-1939	Photocopies, BOX #2
NOTE: pre 1862, New Harbour was part of Heart's Content Parish
Petty Harbour	Petty Harbour	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1879-1943	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: pre 1824, see ST. JOHN"S
Petty Harbour	Aquaforte	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1960	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: pre 1824, see ST. JOHN"S
Petty Harbour	Bay Bulls	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	circa 1930s-1960s	Photocopies, BOX #2
NOTE: pre 1824, see ST. JOHN"S
Petty Harbour	District Of Ferryland	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1894, 1962	Photocopies, BOX #2
NOTE: pre 1824, see ST. JOHN"S
Port Rexton	Port Rexton	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1890, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1898	Photocopies, BOX #1
Pouch Cove	Pouch Cove	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1872, 1874, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1894, 1930, 1933, 1941	Photocopies, BOX #1
Random	Random	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1884, 1890, 1895, 1900, 1907, 1914, 1919, 1923, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1947-1977	Photocopies, BOX #1
Rose Blanche	Rose Blanche	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1867, 1879, 1882, 1901, 1905, 1912, 199, 1927-1928, 1932, 1937, 1970	Microfilm, REEL #36
NOTE: Pre 1856, see BURGEO
St. George's	St. Joseph's	Roman Catholic	Confirmations	1877	Photocopies, BOX #1
St. John's	St. Mary's Parish	Church of England / Anglican	Confirmations	1879-1922	Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: Baptisms Register

Dates

Parish Records Finding Aid