Halifax Genealogical Records
Halifax Birth & Baptism Records
An index to and images of 70,000 records that detail births recorded some considerable time after the birth.
An index to over 240,000 birth recorded by the state government, including name, date and place of birth, gender, year of registration and a reference which can be used to order a full birth record.
An index to over 800,000 birth, marriage and death records, listing parents' names and other details.
An index to around 130,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.
A collection of various collated birth and baptism records, totaling around 1.5 million births.
Halifax Marriage & Divorce Records
An index of close to 70,000 marriage records, listing names of family members, personal details and particulars of marriage.
An index to over 800,000 birth, marriage and death records, listing parents' names and other details.
An index to over 440,000 marriage records and marriage bonds.
An index to around 40,000 marriage records, including personal details, names of relations and particulars of marriage.
This database contains over two million records referencing individuals from all regions of Canada and early Alaska. Entries have been extracted from city directories, marriage records, land records, census records, and more.
Halifax Death & Burial Records
An index to and images of over 330,000 death records, including names of relatives, details of deaths and personal details.
An index to over 425,000 deaths recorded by the state government, listing name, gender, date of death, place of death and a reference which can be used to order a death records which will contain further details.
An index to over 800,000 birth, marriage and death records, listing parents' names and other details.
An index of around 12,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.
This database contains over two million records referencing individuals from all regions of Canada and early Alaska. Entries have been extracted from city directories, marriage records, land records, census records, and more.
Halifax Census & Population Lists
Census returns from 1770-1787 and 1827, assessment records from 1786-1787, poll tax rolls from 1791-1795, and real estate valuations from 1775.
An index to records listing inhabitants of the province and the state of its agriculture.
An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.
This database contains an index to close to 9 million individuals living in Canada. The records contain a wealth of details, including gender, relationships, marital status, age, place of birth, race, immigration particulars, languages and literacy, occupation and more.
This database contains an index to around 7.2 million individuals living in Canada. The records contain a wealth of details, including gender, relationships, marital status, age, place of birth, race, immigration particulars, languages and literacy, occupation and more.
Newspapers Covering Halifax
Text-searchable copies of over 6.6 million Canadian newspaper pages.
An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.
Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.
Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.
Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.
Halifax Immigration & Travel Records
This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border. It may include name, age, date and place of birth, gender, ethnicity/nationality, names of friends and relatives and more.
An index to an images of lists of passengers traveling to and from Quebec City, Halifax, Saint John, North Sydney, Vancouver, Victoria and some US ports.
Digital images of passenger lists of ships arriving in various Canadian ports as well as some eastern US ports. They may list name, age, gender, marital status, place of intended residence, birth country, race, occupation, religion, port of departure and more. Searchable by a index of over 7.25 million names.
A record of over 600,000 immigrants arriving in the United States; being predominantly those escaping the Irish famine. Records may contain numerous useful details, such as age or year of birth, native county and intended destination.
An index to and images to lists recording the entry of 1.64 million people into Canada from the US. They may contain name, age, gender, country of citizenship, birthplace, marriage particulars, occupation, purpose of travel to Canada, languages spoken and more.
Halifax Military Records
Overviews of each battalion's contribution to the war effort and some general notes on transport, munitions and assistance for veterans.
A short account of several war ships that were lost in the area.
An index to Canadian soldiers of WWI, linked to digital images of their attestation papers.
A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.
An index listing the rank and regiment of over 245,000 British Army soldiers serving in June 1861. Compiled from paylists, this essential work can help locate further records for military men whose regiment is not otherwise known.
Halifax Court & Legal Records
Census returns from 1770-1787 and 1827, assessment records from 1786-1787, poll tax rolls from 1791-1795, and real estate valuations from 1775.
An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.
Descriptions of patents granted by the Canadian government.
A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.
Lists of elected representatives and civil servants of the provincial governments of Canada.
Halifax Taxation Records
Census returns from 1770-1787 and 1827, assessment records from 1786-1787, poll tax rolls from 1791-1795, and real estate valuations from 1775.
Halifax Land & Property Records
Census returns from 1770-1787 and 1827, assessment records from 1786-1787, poll tax rolls from 1791-1795, and real estate valuations from 1775.
This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.
An index to and images of documents recording grants of lands to veterans of World War I.
Halifax Directories & Gazetteers
Searchable books containing information relating to the area, its residents and businesses.
A directory listing the name, telephone number and address of around 30,000 residents and businesses.
A book containing all manner of useful information relating to the province and the same for its settlements.
A text index linked to digital images from books that list important information about the area and the names of its residents and businesses.
A directory of residential and commercial telephone numbers, listing settlement, name and number.
Halifax Cemeteries
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
A growing collection of over 1 million photographs of graves in Canada. Graves can be searched by a name index.
This database contains death and burial information for Canadian military personnel who died during and as a result of the world wars.
Halifax Obituaries
A growing index, regularly updated, containing abstracts of over 1 million obituaries, including names of relatives.
Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.
A small number of short obituaries of notable Canadians.
Halifax Histories & Books
A history of the province, including early treaties and acts, religion, education and more.
A book containing background history to Canada and North America, and details of the government of Nova Scotia and some of its industries, such as mining and fishing.
A small history of the province of Nova Scotia and a listing of her baronets.
A searchable edition of a book listing descriptions of settlements, regions, geographic features etc.
A collection of books detailing important facets of the country, including government, immigration, vital statistics, health and welfare, resources, labour and more.
Halifax School & Education Records
Digital images of a book recording the details of pupils and faculty, including photographs.
An index to and images of middle school, junior high, high school, and college yearbooks. They may list name, photo, hobbies, family relationships and more.
A description of McGill graduates' contributions to the world wars.
A searchable book listing some details of the university and lists of graduates, ordered by various criteria.
A history of a Canadian department store.
Halifax Occupation & Business Records
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
An index to a list of all inhabitants of Canada; nominal returns of the deaths within last twelve months; returns of public institutions, real estate, vehicles and implements; returns of cultivated land, of field products, plants, fruits, live stock, animal products, home-made fabrics, furs; returns of industrial establishments; returns of products of the forest; returns of shipping and fisheries; and returns of mineral products.
Lists of civil servants, government employees and military officers. Some include their place of origin.
Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.
A database containing data on the vessels, captains and crews of Great Britain and Atlantic Canada. It contains records of crew members, masters, and ship owners for vessels registered in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Halifax
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.
An alphabetical list of baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland.
Halifax Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A small history of the province of Nova Scotia and a listing of her baronets.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.
An alphabetical list of baronetcies as have merged in the peerage, or have become extinct, and also of the existing baronets of Nova Scotia and Ireland.
Halifax Church Records
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Digital images of records from the highest bodies in the Quaker church. The minutes contain names of representatives and committee members, memorials and obituary notices, along with business news.
A history of missionaries in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Colombia, including information on the origins of the church in Canada, interactions with Indians and the missionaries themselves.
An index to and images of membership registers, marriage records, meeting minutes, certificates of removal, death registers, disciplinary records, and other records for The Society of Friends.
A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.
Biographical Directories Covering Halifax
A biography of a Nova Scotian lawyer, politician and abolitionist.
A large tome containing biographies of Canadian men and women.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.
A biography of a Church of England clergyman in Canada.
Halifax Maps
This database is a collection of maps and atlases detailing land areas that comprise the present-day United States and Canada, as well as various other parts of the world.
An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.
Halifax Reference Works
A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.
A guide to tracing ancestors who practiced medicine in several English-speaking countries.
Details of some records held in Canada.
Historical Description
HALIFAX, a city and seaport, capital of the Prov. of Nova Scotia, situate in Halifax co., on the west side of Chebucto Bay, now called Halifax Harbor, a deep and spacious inlet of the Atlantic, in lat. (dockyard tablet) 44° 59' 42” N., long. 63° 35' 30” W. The streets are wide, ana cross each other at right angles. Many of the houses are of wood, but many also are handsomely bunt of brick and stone. The harbor is one of the best in the world; it is 6 miles in length and, on the average 1 mile in width. There is excellent anchorage in every part of it, while the largest vessels can moor alongside any of the wharves. At the north end, the harbor is connected by a narrow arm, called the Narrows, with Bedford Basin, a sheet of water 6 miles by 4 in size, and capable of containing most of the navies of the world. The city and harbor are protected by extensive fortifications, making the port one of the safest, as well as most commodious, on the seaboard of the New World. Halifax is now garrisoned exclusively by Canadian troops, numbering about l,400, and including infantry, artillery and engineers. These are housed in large, handsome and comfortable brick barracks at the northern end overlooking the harbor. Opposite the city is the town of Dartmouth, while the scenery around both is charming. The North West Arm, a narrow arm of the sea, about 2 miles west of the city, is exceedingly pretty. The arm is about 3 miles in length and about half a mile in breadth; near by it are 3 boating clubs, while a number of pretty villas along its shores add much to the natural beauty of the locality. At the north end of the city is the Imperial dockyard, covering 14 acres. The city of Halifax is governed by a mayor and municipal officers. The streets are lighted by electricity, and the houses are well supplied by gas and water. It has extensive steam vessel communication with many parts of the Dominion, and the Imperial colony of Newfoundland, also with the United States, the West indies and Great Britain. Kailway lines connect it with the various systems of the Continent. It is the south-eastern terminus of the intercolonial RR.
Halifax is represented in the Dominion House of Commons by two members, and in the Provincial Legislature by three members. It is the seat of a See of the Anglican bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward island, and also a See of the Roman Catholic Arhcbishop of Halifax. The city has 38 churches, including a Roman Catholic cathedral; it has also a large number of school houses, some of which are elegantly built structures, besides several colleges, academies and institutes, an Academy of Music, a Masonic Temple, Young Men's Christian Association building, 7 chartered banks (Nova Scotia, Union of Halifax, Montreal, Bank of B.N.America, Royal, Commerce and New Brunswick), P. O. and savings bank, city and iron castings, machinery, nails, gunpowder and county court houses, gaol, poor asylum, and asylum for the blind; besides 3 large and handsome provincial buildings for public offices; 3 hospitals (city military and naval), public market and several private ones; a large number of stores, several hotels, manufactories of iron castings, machinery, nails, gunpowder and fuse factories soap and candle works; cordage, boot and shoe, clothing, pants: and cigar factories; a bail freezing establishment, together with a sugar refinery and several newspaper offices, issuing daily, weekly and monthly publications—general, religious, temperance and trade. The city is the home also of many charities and philanthropies.
Halifax was originally railed “Chedabucto,” or “Chebucto,” but in 1749, when it became the capital of Acadia (comprising then N.S. and N.B.), it was named Halifax in honor of the Earl of Halifax, an active promoter of the enterprise which resulted in the founding of the city. In 1790, its population was but 4 000; in 1871, the population was 29,582; in 1891, 38,495; in 1901, 40,832. Estimated population today (1906), 45,000.
BEDFORD, a suburban post village of Halifax co., N.S., close to Halifax City, at the mouth of the Sackville River, with stations in the village of the I.C.R., and the Dominion Atlantic RR., and port on Bedford Basin, an arm of Halifax Harbour. It has 4 churches (Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian and Baptist), 4 stores, 1 hotel, 1 box factory and lumber mill, besides express and telegraph offices. It is a delightful summer resort, as well as a suburb of Halifax. The Dominion government fish hatching establishment is here, besides a government rifle range, with 22, targets. Pop., about 500.