Haliburton County Genealogical Records

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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 Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton County Directories & Gazetteers

Haliburton & surrounding counties Directory (1893)

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

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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 Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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 Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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.

Haliburton 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 Haliburton County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ontario
1Smith1851:1040.21%1
2Brown871:2220.17%2
3Taylor821:2350.24%6
4Wilson811:2380.20%3
5Robinson681:2830.29%21
6Johnson661:2920.23%12
7Graham651:2960.38%35
8Moore641:3010.28%23
9Campbell531:3640.17%7
10Walker511:3780.26%30
11Scott491:3930.21%19
11Thompson491:3930.16%10
13Clark471:4100.25%31
13Jones471:4100.15%9
13Watson471:4100.30%48
16Anderson461:4190.18%17
17Davis451:4280.27%38
17Johnston451:4280.22%27
17Miller451:4280.17%14
17Roberts451:4280.33%63
21Martin441:4380.12%5
22Harrison421:4590.40%98
22MacDonald421:4590.15%13
24Lee401:4820.10%4
24Wood401:4820.27%53
26Morrison391:4940.31%67
27Lewis381:5070.24%44
28Wright371:5210.19%29
29Robertson361:5350.26%64
30Cooper351:5510.28%69
31Cox341:5670.50%170
31Hamilton341:5670.25%61
31Hughes341:5670.34%106
31Hunter341:5670.32%93
31Jackson341:5670.20%39
31Reid341:5670.17%28
37Armstrong311:6220.21%52
37Ross311:6220.20%49
39Bell301:6420.20%50
39Hill301:6420.18%42
39Mitchell301:6420.18%41
39Sisson301:6425.49%3,517
39Williams301:6420.10%11
44Barry291:6651.04%567
44Clarke291:6650.17%36
44Cook291:6650.24%76
44Foster291:6650.28%97
44Stewart291:6650.13%24
49Baker281:6880.19%51
50Bain271:7141.06%651
50Black271:7140.28%108
50Davies271:7140.34%137
50Hall271:7140.17%47
50Young271:7140.11%18
55Evans261:7410.21%74
55Kennedy261:7410.18%57
55Thomas261:7410.15%33
55White261:7410.10%15
59Adams251:7710.20%66
60Bailey241:8030.24%104
60Bishop241:8030.52%270
60Chambers241:8030.49%255
60Harris241:8030.16%55
60MacKay241:8030.47%241
60Phillips241:8030.19%74
66Barnes231:8380.36%184
66Douglas231:8380.32%157
66McDonald231:8380.14%40
69Cowan221:8760.51%301
69Griffin221:8760.54%335
69Henderson221:8760.21%95
69Murphy221:8760.14%46
69Patterson221:8760.22%103
69Shaw221:8760.20%89
75Cameron211:9180.18%80
75Davidson211:9180.20%92
75James211:9180.19%88
75King211:9180.12%32
75Russell211:9180.20%100
80Fraser201:9640.16%73
80Grant201:9640.16%72
80Reynolds201:9640.29%164
83Billings191:1,0141.93%1,944
83Burke191:1,0140.26%151
83Casey191:1,0140.83%758
83Cole191:1,0140.24%139
83Collins191:1,0140.17%81
83Donaldson191:1,0140.56%435
83Ellis191:1,0140.22%122
83Fisher191:1,0140.21%112
83Gray191:1,0140.16%77
83Green191:1,0140.13%54
83Hewitt191:1,0140.52%379
83Hicks191:1,0140.41%273
83Howe191:1,0140.58%462
83Kerr191:1,0140.21%119
83Marshall191:1,0140.15%70
83Mason191:1,0140.24%138
83Simpson191:1,0140.15%68
83Stevens191:1,0140.25%145
83Stevenson191:1,0140.29%179
83Turner191:1,0140.17%83
103Andrews181:1,0710.25%153
103Berry181:1,0710.40%288
103Ferguson181:1,0710.14%71
103Gibson181:1,0710.17%90
103Morris181:1,0710.15%79
103Parish181:1,0713.19%3,414
103Rogers181:1,0710.21%125
103Wallace181:1,0710.22%134
111Bennett171:1,1340.15%84
111Dawson171:1,1340.29%206
111Lawrence171:1,1340.24%155
111Murray171:1,1340.11%45
111Saunders171:1,1340.26%175
111Schell171:1,1341.20%1,321
111Woods171:1,1340.24%161
118Alexander161:1,2040.21%146
118Bull161:1,2041.26%1,482
118Carter161:1,2040.15%101
118Little161:1,2040.28%213
118Stamp161:1,2044.38%5,187
123Gardner151:1,2850.36%316
123Gordon151:1,2850.14%94
123Henry151:1,2850.18%127
123Madill151:1,2851.42%1,815
123Mills151:1,2850.17%114
123Miscio151:1,28517.65%19,973
123Palmer151:1,2850.22%168
123Richardson151:1,2850.14%91
131Bird141:1,3770.42%444
131Bradley141:1,3770.21%180
131Burk141:1,3772.87%3,913
131Chapman141:1,3770.20%165
131Crawford141:1,3770.16%120
131Edwards141:1,3770.10%62
131Freeman141:1,3770.34%317
131Gilbert141:1,3770.27%242
131MacDuff141:1,3777.45%9,721
131McLean141:1,3770.12%78
131Parker141:1,3770.14%107
131Scheffee141:1,37737.84%40,682
143Blair131:1,4820.29%289
143Burns131:1,4820.15%128
143Hodgson131:1,4820.37%425
143Hutchinson131:1,4820.32%327
143Irvine131:1,4820.44%524
143Kay131:1,4820.45%538
143Lindsay131:1,4820.29%284
143MacKenzie131:1,4820.17%142
143McKay131:1,4820.18%158
143McKnight131:1,4820.63%850
143Montgomery131:1,4820.27%261
143Morgan131:1,4820.14%113
143Nesbitt131:1,4820.65%892
143Paterson131:1,4820.30%306
143Prentice131:1,4820.86%1,227
143Ward131:1,4820.12%99
143Warren131:1,4820.21%199
160Allan121:1,6060.26%276
160Allen121:1,6060.09%59
160Brohm121:1,6067.06%10,637
160Carr121:1,6060.23%233
160Fowler121:1,6060.30%340
160Howard121:1,6060.20%197
160Hunt121:1,6060.16%149
160Hutchings121:1,6061.05%1,663
160Kellett121:1,6063.12%4,929
160McMullen121:1,6060.64%952
160Mercer121:1,6060.40%519
160Sawyer121:1,6060.61%896
160Sharp121:1,6060.44%597
173Allison111:1,7520.41%607
173Atkinson111:1,7520.20%218
173Austin111:1,7520.28%347
173Bates111:1,7520.36%498
173Bryant111:1,7520.45%690
173Bunn111:1,7522.39%4,167
173Cowen111:1,7523.26%5,560
173Currie111:1,7520.21%232
173Day111:1,7520.23%265
173Elliott111:1,7520.10%85
173Elstone111:1,75212.50%19,402
173Farrell111:1,7520.27%321
173Fletcher111:1,7520.20%227
173Forbes111:1,7520.27%336
173Harvey111:1,7520.17%185
173Hayes111:1,7520.19%212
173Higgins111:1,7520.33%452
173Hogan111:1,7520.31%402
173Jamieson111:1,7520.25%299
173Kernohan111:1,7523.27%5,582
173Lougheed111:1,7521.20%2,072
173Mann111:1,7520.19%209
173McCracken111:1,7520.73%1,227
173McGuire111:1,7520.31%424
173McIntosh111:1,7520.20%220
173McKenzie111:1,7520.18%200
173Nelson111:1,7520.13%131
173Oliver111:1,7520.22%251
173Porter111:1,7520.17%183
173Price111:1,7520.16%160
173Riley111:1,7520.30%392
173Sinclair111:1,7520.19%208
173Stephen111:1,7520.68%1,130
173Thomson111:1,7520.12%109
173Tomlinson111:1,7520.52%829