Dufferin County Genealogical Records

Dufferin County Birth & Baptism Records

Ontario Birth Registers & Certificates (1869-1913)

An index to and images of over 2 million birth records, which may include name, date and place of birth, parents' names and more.

Ontario Birth Index (1869-1912)

An index to over 2 million births recorded by the state, including date and place of birth and parents' names.

Ontario Catholic Church Records (1747-1967)

An index to and images of registers recording around 1.75 million baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission to the church.

Ontario Birth & Baptism Index (1779-1899)

An index to over 450,000 birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Canada Birth & Baptism Index (1661-1959)

A collection of various collated birth and baptism records, totaling around 1.5 million births.

Dufferin County Marriage & Divorce Records

Ontario Marriages (1801-1928)

An index to and images of around 3.2 million state and church marriages.

Ontario Marriages (1869-1927)

An index to marriage records, which may include the names, ages, birthplaces and parents' names of brides and groom; as well as the date and place of marriage.

Ontario Catholic Church Records (1747-1967)

An index to and images of registers recording around 1.75 million baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission to the church.

Ontario County Marriage Registers (1858-1869)

An index to over 75,000 marriages. The index may include name, age, residence, and birthplace of each spouse, names of parents, marriage date, location, and source information.

Ontario Civil Marriage Index (1869-1873)

This database is a collection of Roman Catholic and Protestant Marriages for all districts in the province of Ontario, Canada, between 1869 and 1873, including late registrations. This valuable database includes more than 77,000 entries. This index, which includes name, year of marriage, county of marriage, and source information.

Dufferin County Death & Burial Records

Ontario Death Registers & Certificates (1869-1938)

An index to and images of over 2 million death records, which may list name, date and place of death, gender, age and more.

Ontario Death Index (1869-1937)

An index to over 2 million deaths recorded by the state, including name, age, place of birth, gender, date and place of death, spouse, parents' names and more.

Ontario Catholic Church Records (1747-1967)

An index to and images of registers recording around 1.75 million baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission to the church.

Canadian Genealogy Index (1604-1980)

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.

Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects (1627-1965)

Registers of births/baptisms, marriages and deaths/burials containing over 160,000 entries from over 30 countries. These largely relate to British subjects.

Dufferin County Census & Population Lists

1842 Upper Canada Census (1842)

An index to and images of registers recording around 20,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1861 Ontario Census (1861)

An index to 1.7 million inhabitants of the state, including details such as religion. Includes agricultural censuses.

Canada Voters Lists (1935-1980)

An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.

1921 Census of Canada (1921)

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.

1911 Census of Canada (1911)

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 Dufferin County

Newspaper Archive: Canada (1872-Present)

Text-searchable copies of over 6.6 million Canadian newspaper pages.

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

April 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

May 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

June 1916 Canada Illustrated Journal (1916)

Searchable editions of a newspaper covering Canadian and British-Canadian military news.

Dufferin County Immigration & Travel Records

Canada-US Border Crossings (1895-1956)

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.

Canada Passenger Lists (1881-1922)

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.

Canadian Passenger Lists (1865-1935)

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.

Irish Famine Immigrants (1846-1851)

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.

US to Canada Border Crossings (1908-1935)

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.

Dufferin County Military Records

Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

An index to Canadian soldiers of WWI, linked to digital images of their attestation papers.

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

1861 British Army Census (1861)

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.

Canada Volunteer Militia Nominal Rolls & Paylists (1857-1922)

An index to and images of registers detailing over 1.6 million payments made to militia volunteers.

Hellfire Corner (1897-1919)

A collection of fascinating diaries and remembrances of WWI soldiers.

Ontario Voter Lists (1867-1900)

An index to and images of lists of registered voters. They record name, town, year of registration, address and occupation.

Canada Voters Lists (1935-1980)

An index to and images of registers that list the name, address and occupation of those registered to vote. Contains over 95 million entries.

Patents of Canada (1824-1849)

Descriptions of patents granted by the Canadian government.

Lectric Law Dictionary (1066-Present)

A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.

Provincial Government Personnel List (1919)

Lists of elected representatives and civil servants of the provincial governments of Canada.

Dufferin County Land & Property Records

Land Settlement in Upper Canada (1783-1840)

A history of land settlement, land sales etc.

Ontario Land Gazetteer (1875-1881)

This database lists the name, and sometimes the birth year, of more than 17,000 individuals extracted from Atlases of Ontario Canada, from 1875 to 1881.

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

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.

Soldier Homestead Grant Registers in Canada (1918-1931)

An index to and images of documents recording grants of lands to veterans of World War I.

Dufferin County Directories & Gazetteers

Dufferin & surrounding counties Directory (1886-1898)

Images from books, searchable by a text index, that lists important information about the area and the names of residents and businesses.

Eastern Ontario Directory (1900)

A searchable book containing information relating to the area, its residents and businesses.

Ontario & surrounding counties Directory (1885-1893)

Images from books, searchable by a text index, that lists important information about the area and the names of residents and businesses.

Ontario Directory (1871-1899)

Images from books, searchable by a text index, that lists important information about the area and the names of residents and businesses.

Western Ontario Directory (1897-1900)

Images from books, searchable by a text index, that lists important information about the area and the names of residents and businesses.

Dufferin County Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Canadian Headstones (1720-Present)

A growing collection of over 1 million photographs of graves in Canada. Graves can be searched by a name index.

Canada War Graves Registers (1914-1948)

This database contains death and burial information for Canadian military personnel who died during and as a result of the world wars.

Dufferin County Obituaries

Canada Obituary Collection (2006-Present)

A growing index, regularly updated, containing abstracts of over 1 million obituaries, including names of relatives.

Germans from Russia Obituaries (1899-2012)

Indexed images of over 400,000 obituaries of Germans from Russia who died in North America.

Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs Obituaries (1906)

A small number of short obituaries of notable Canadians.

Dufferin County Histories & Books

Ontario County: A Short Sketch (1907)

A history of the county's settlement, geography, resources, settlements and more.

History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (1869)

A history covering the French influence, British settlement, travel routes, religion, education and more.

Land Settlement in Upper Canada (1783-1840)

A history of land settlement, land sales etc.

The Pioneers of Old Ontario (1923)

An illustrated history of the province's settlement.

Almanac of ye Olde Time British Whig (1903)

A listing of important events in the past and coming year and other important details.

Dufferin County School & Education Records

Canada School Yearbooks (1908-2010)

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.

McGill University at War (1914-1945)

A description of McGill graduates' contributions to the world wars.

McGill University Graduates (1946)

A searchable book listing some details of the university and lists of graduates, ordered by various criteria.

Golden Jubilee of T. Eaton Co. (1869-1919)

A history of a Canadian department store.

Fleming's Farm & Live Stock Almanac (1916)

A book filled with useful info for livestock owners.

Dufferin County Occupation & Business Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

1871 Canada Census (1871)

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.

Canada Officials (1853-1894)

Lists of civil servants, government employees and military officers. Some include their place of origin.

Biographical of Architects in Canada (1800-1950)

Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Dufferin County

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 1 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 2 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Debrett's Baronetage of England (1835)

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.

Dufferin County Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

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.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 1 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Colonial Gentry: Genealogical & Heraldic History 2 (1891)

Genealogies of land-owning families in the British colonies, including biographies.

Debrett's Baronetage of England (1835)

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.

Dufferin County Church Records

Ontario Catholic Church Records (1747-1967)

An index to and images of registers recording around 1.75 million baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission to the church.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

US & Canada Quaker Annual Reports (1808-1930)

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.

Presbyterian Pioneer Missionaries in Canada (1790-1900)

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.

Canada Quaker Meeting Records (1786-1988)

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.

Biographical Directories Covering Dufferin County

The Canadian Biographical Dictionary: Ontario (1880)

Biographies and portraits of hundreds on notable Ontarians.

Canadian Cyclopedia of Names (1894)

A large tome containing biographies of Canadian men and women.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Biographical of Architects in Canada (1800-1950)

Biographies of over 2,200 architects who worked in Canada.

Life & Work of the The Reverend Richard Bradford (1752-1817)

A biography of a Church of England clergyman in Canada.

Dufferin County Maps

Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases (1507-2000)

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.

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Dufferin County Reference Works

Lectric Law Dictionary (1066-Present)

A dictionary of law terminology from earliest times.

Researching a Medical Ancestor (1505-Present)

A guide to tracing ancestors who practiced medicine in several English-speaking countries.

Work of The Canadian Archives (1908-1913)

Details of some records held in Canada.

Most Common Surnames in Dufferin County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ontario
1Smith5781:1120.65%1
2Brown4661:1380.89%2
3Wilson3811:1690.92%3
4Taylor3171:2030.94%6
5White2851:2261.13%15
6Thompson2351:2740.76%10
7Martin2201:2930.62%5
7Young2201:2930.93%18
9Williams2111:3060.72%11
10Clark1971:3271.04%31
11Anderson1701:3790.68%17
12Hunter1641:3931.54%93
12MacDonald1641:3930.60%13
12Miller1641:3930.62%14
15Robinson1611:4010.69%21
16Jones1581:4080.51%9
17Clarke1551:4160.91%36
17Moore1551:4160.67%23
19Murray1531:4220.96%45
19Reid1531:4220.77%28
21Armstrong1501:4301.00%52
22Hall1471:4390.94%47
23Campbell1411:4570.45%7
24Walker1381:4670.70%30
25Graham1351:4780.78%35
25Scott1351:4780.57%19
25Wright1351:4780.68%29
28Johnston1321:4890.65%27
29Gray1261:5121.04%77
29Marshall1261:5121.00%70
29Phillips1261:5121.02%74
32Bell1201:5370.79%50
33Allen1171:5510.84%59
33Mitchell1171:5510.70%41
33Stewart1171:5510.53%24
36Bryan1141:5664.47%659
36Grant1141:5660.91%72
36McDonald1141:5660.68%40
36Ward1141:5661.09%99
40Morrison1111:5810.87%67
41Ferguson1091:5920.87%71
41Russell1091:5921.05%100
43Henderson1061:6081.00%95
43Lewis1061:6080.67%44
43Richardson1061:6080.98%91
46Cameron1031:6260.89%80
46Crawford1031:6261.16%120
46Davis1031:6260.61%38
46Holmes1031:6261.29%135
46Jackson1031:6260.61%39
46Payne1031:6261.89%224
52Black1001:6451.04%108
52Evans1001:6450.81%74
54Johnson971:6650.35%12
54Little971:6651.68%213
56Cook941:6860.77%76
56Gordon941:6860.89%94
56Green941:6860.64%54
56Hill941:6860.57%42
56Thomson941:6861.02%109
61Bailey911:7090.91%104
61Cunningham911:7091.50%202
61King911:7090.50%32
61Robertson911:7090.66%64
61Watson911:7090.59%48
66Davidson881:7330.83%92
66Harris881:7330.60%55
68Baker851:7590.57%51
68Bradley851:7591.30%180
68Hughes851:7590.86%106
68Montgomery851:7591.79%261
68Trimble851:7599.90%2,205
73Gibson821:7870.75%90
73Thomas821:7870.46%33
75Kerr791:8160.89%119
75Leblanc791:8160.87%111
75Mason791:8161.00%138
75Murphy791:8160.50%46
75Patterson791:8160.79%103
80Kennedy761:8490.54%57
80Ritchie761:8491.68%280
80Speers761:8499.37%2,330
80Walsh761:8490.86%121
84Adams731:8840.57%66
84Craig731:8841.08%169
84Edwards731:8840.53%62
84Kelly731:8840.43%37
84Lee731:8840.18%4
84McLean731:8840.62%78
84Shaw731:8840.66%89
84Wood731:8840.49%53
92Alexander701:9210.93%146
92Carter701:9210.68%101
92French701:9211.74%337
92Horner701:9215.24%1,415
92Hunt701:9210.94%149
92Kottelenberg701:92165.42%16,231
92Long701:9211.23%215
92Parker701:9210.71%107
100Galbraith671:9633.82%1,026
100Harrison671:9630.64%98
100Howard671:9631.09%197
100Matthews671:9630.95%159
100Teeter671:96314.60%4,176
100Woods671:9630.96%161
106Barnes651:9921.02%184
106Duncan651:9920.95%166
106Foster651:9920.62%97
106Irwin651:9921.38%265
106Morris651:9920.55%79
106Parsons651:9921.20%226
106Rutledge651:9924.12%1,171
106Simpson651:9920.51%68
106Wallace651:9920.81%134
115Collins621:1,0400.54%81
115Copeland621:1,0403.18%906
115Cowan621:1,0401.44%301
115Doyle621:1,0401.00%193
115Hamilton621:1,0400.45%61
115James621:1,0400.56%88
115Stevenson621:1,0400.95%179
115Turner621:1,0400.55%83
123Brooks591:1,0930.69%126
123Coulter591:1,0932.37%676
123Fraser591:1,0930.47%73
123Henry591:1,0930.70%127
123Roberts591:1,0930.43%63
123Rodgers591:1,0932.12%573
129Berry561:1,1521.25%288
129Douglas561:1,1520.79%157
129Fleming561:1,1520.89%190
129Gauthier561:1,1520.69%132
129Irvine561:1,1521.89%524
129Jordan561:1,1521.59%414
129Lawson561:1,1521.28%296
129Lloyd561:1,1521.22%274
129McConnell561:1,1521.58%410
129Mills561:1,1520.62%114
129Noble561:1,1521.31%306
129Sawyer561:1,1522.84%896
129Sinclair561:1,1520.95%208
142Boyd531:1,2170.81%182
142Butler531:1,2170.78%167
142Chapman531:1,2170.77%165
142Cooper531:1,2170.42%69
142Currie531:1,2171.01%232
142Glassford531:1,21714.02%5,010
142Oliver531:1,2171.07%251
142Price531:1,2170.76%160
142Ryan531:1,2170.61%124
151Baird501:1,2901.66%515
151Davies501:1,2900.63%137
151Dean501:1,2901.24%339
151Dixon501:1,2900.82%196
151Elliott501:1,2900.44%85
151Giles501:1,2901.91%628
151Hooper501:1,2902.38%835
151MacKenzie501:1,2900.65%142
151Pearson501:1,2900.91%222
151Peterson501:1,2901.38%389
151Sanderson501:1,2901.81%579
151Way501:1,2903.86%1,455
163Boyle471:1,3721.43%458
163Downey471:1,3721.92%693
163Greenwood471:1,3722.07%764
163Hawkins471:1,3721.29%388
163Hayward471:1,3721.88%671
163Horsley471:1,37212.84%5,173
163Jamieson471:1,3721.09%299
163Lennox471:1,3723.23%1,275
163Lynch471:1,3721.10%310
163McKay471:1,3720.66%158
163Nelson471:1,3720.58%131
163Park471:1,3720.61%141
163Prentice471:1,3723.13%1,227
163Rogers471:1,3720.54%125
163Rose471:1,3720.57%130
163Spencer471:1,3720.74%187
163Sullivan471:1,3720.65%154
163Weir471:1,3721.29%391
181Brett441:1,4664.28%1,869
181Burke441:1,4660.60%151
181Coe441:1,4664.82%2,086
181Cox441:1,4660.65%170
181Fisher441:1,4660.48%112
181Lundy441:1,4664.24%1,852
181MacLean441:1,4660.74%204
181May441:1,4661.00%292
181O'Brien441:1,4660.59%148
181Richards441:1,4660.61%152
181Stephenson441:1,4661.02%302
181Tupling441:1,46620.95%8,782
181Webster441:1,4660.85%239
181Williamson441:1,4660.76%211
195Banks411:1,5731.49%586
195Barber411:1,5731.00%329
195Bryant411:1,5731.67%690
195Buchanan411:1,5731.05%351
195Burgess411:1,5730.98%317
195Carroll411:1,5730.97%314
195Casey411:1,5731.80%758
195Chambers411:1,5730.84%255
195Cole411:1,5730.52%139
195Dickson411:1,5731.11%375
195Donaldson411:1,5731.20%435
195Dunn411:1,5730.59%163
195Fournier411:1,5730.93%291
195Gallant411:1,5730.92%286
195Gillespie411:1,5731.38%523
195Hodgson411:1,5731.17%425
195Hutchinson411:1,5731.00%327
195Larsen411:1,5733.59%1,671
195McBride411:1,5731.16%418
195McCabe411:1,5731.63%669
195Millar411:1,5731.12%381
195Myers411:1,5730.85%259
195Rayburn411:1,57334.45%14,783
195Reynolds411:1,5730.60%164
195Snider411:1,5731.23%448
195Wells411:1,5730.78%234