Lanark County Genealogical Records

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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 Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark County Directories & Gazetteers

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.

Canadian Phone & Address Directories (1995-2002)

This database is a collection of phone and address directories from throughout Canada from 1995-2002. With around 38 million entries, information contained in this database includes: name, spouse's name, address, city, province, phone number and year.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark County Histories & Books

Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst (1925)

A history of an area in Lanark and Renfrew counties, supplemented with several biographies.

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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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 Lanark 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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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 Lanark County

Pioneer Sketches in the District of Bathurst (1925)

A history of an area in Lanark and Renfrew counties, supplemented with several biographies.

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.

Lanark 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.

Lanark 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 Lanark County

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Ontario
1Smith5871:1210.66%1
2Brown4831:1480.92%2
3Campbell3541:2011.13%7
4Wilson3401:2100.82%3
5Thompson3261:2191.05%10
6White2811:2541.12%15
7Jones2751:2590.88%9
8Moore2641:2701.15%23
9MacDonald2501:2850.91%13
10Munro2441:2925.34%277
10Young2441:2921.04%18
12Stewart2421:2941.09%24
13Miller2221:3210.85%14
14Anderson2191:3250.88%17
15Johnson2111:3380.75%12
16Scott2051:3480.87%19
16Wright2051:3481.04%29
18Barr2021:3536.16%463
18Graham2021:3531.17%35
20Ferguson1991:3581.59%71
21Bell1941:3671.28%50
21Cameron1941:3671.68%80
23Lee1881:3790.47%4
24Martin1831:3890.52%5
25Hall1711:4171.09%47
25Taylor1711:4170.51%6
27James1691:4221.52%88
27Murphy1691:4221.08%46
29Mitchell1661:4291.00%41
30Williams1631:4370.56%11
31Jackson1571:4540.93%39
32Bowes1551:46011.71%1,427
32King1551:4600.86%32
32Reid1551:4600.78%28
32Ryan1551:4601.77%124
36Armstrong1491:4781.00%52
36Bennett1491:4781.31%84
36Fraser1491:4781.19%73
39Burke1431:4981.94%151
40Blair1401:5093.14%289
40Hamilton1401:5091.01%61
40Johnston1401:5090.69%27
40Robertson1401:5091.02%64
44Kennedy1381:5160.98%57
45McGregor1351:5283.15%308
45Paul1351:5282.23%201
47Giles1321:5405.03%628
47McLean1321:5401.12%78
47Roberts1321:5400.96%63
50Gordon1291:5521.21%94
50Kelly1291:5520.76%37
50McDonald1291:5520.77%40
50Thomas1291:5520.73%33
54McKay1261:5651.77%158
55Hill1241:5750.75%42
56Fournier1211:5892.73%291
56Lewis1211:5890.76%44
58Clark1181:6040.62%31
58Duncan1181:6041.72%166
58Elliott1181:6041.04%85
58Kerr1181:6041.33%119
58Lalonde1181:6041.29%110
58McNeely1181:60416.86%2,702
58Tysick1181:60447.58%7,516
58Wark1181:60417.28%2,777
66Foster1151:6201.10%97
67Baker1121:6360.75%51
68Dowdall1101:64817.57%3,051
68Gibson1101:6481.01%90
68McDougall1101:6483.01%385
68McIntyre1101:6481.80%198
68Morrow1101:6483.60%501
73Peters1071:6661.27%129
73Porteous1071:66612.72%2,255
75Craig1041:6851.54%169
75Larocque1041:6852.50%319
77Edwards1011:7050.73%62
77Murray1011:7050.63%45
77Richardson1011:7050.94%91
77Watson1011:7050.65%48
77Wood1011:7050.68%53
82Brady981:7273.59%590
82Burns981:7271.16%128
82Echlin981:72740.33%7,673
82Gemmill981:72731.72%6,072
82McIntosh981:7271.78%220
82Patterson981:7270.98%103
82Robinson981:7270.42%21
82Simpson981:7270.77%68
82Walker981:7270.50%30
91McLaren961:7423.55%599
92Code931:76622.04%4,512
92Lowe931:7662.37%349
92Morrison931:7660.73%67
95Allan901:7921.96%276
95Black901:7920.94%108
95Green901:7920.61%54
95Harris901:7920.61%55
95Lowry901:7927.79%1,643
95Villeneuve901:7922.55%416
101Davidson871:8190.82%92
101Davis871:8190.52%38
101Drummond871:8195.43%1,151
101Warren871:8191.43%199
101Whyte871:8193.17%588
106Allen841:8480.60%59
106Cooke841:8482.10%341
106Gray841:8480.70%77
106Lackey841:84814.69%3,369
106McEwen841:8484.21%888
106Millar841:8482.29%381
106Rogers841:8480.97%125
106Sweeney841:8484.32%910
114Closs811:88016.56%3,899
114Currie811:8801.54%232
114Kirkham811:88010.66%2,500
114Robillard811:8804.70%1,059
114Russell811:8800.78%100
119Crawford791:9020.89%120
119Devlin791:9026.36%1,523
119Dunlop791:9022.49%480
119Fisher791:9020.87%112
119Mills791:9020.88%114
119Noonan791:9027.17%1,740
119Turner791:9020.70%83
126Cordick761:93737.07%8,977
126Holmes761:9370.95%135
126Marshall761:9370.60%70
126McParland761:93722.89%5,645
126Morris761:9370.65%79
126Saunders761:9371.14%175
126Sullivan761:9371.06%154
133Buchanan731:9761.86%351
133Cooper731:9760.57%69
133Donaldson731:9762.13%435
133Ford731:9761.18%195
133Ritchie731:9761.61%280
133Shaw731:9760.66%89
139Bradley701:1,0181.07%180
139Burgess701:1,0181.68%317
139Clarke701:1,0180.41%36
139Cox701:1,0181.04%170
139Gagnon701:1,0181.06%176
139Montgomery701:1,0181.48%261
139Ross701:1,0180.46%49
146Adams671:1,0630.52%66
146Crain671:1,06327.35%7,619
146Gardiner671:1,0632.10%477
146Hunt671:1,0630.90%149
146Pierce671:1,0633.54%934
146Smithson671:1,06314.29%4,079
152Bingley651:1,09619.94%5,753
152Evans651:1,0960.53%74
152Henderson651:1,0960.61%95
152Hogan651:1,0961.82%402
152Jordan651:1,0961.84%414
152Kenny651:1,0962.91%779
152Ladouceur651:1,0962.79%733
152McNamee651:1,0969.67%2,826
152O'Brien651:1,0960.88%148
152Quinn651:1,0961.31%252
152Walsh651:1,0960.74%121
163Dixon621:1,1491.01%196
163Doyle621:1,1491.00%193
163Howard621:1,1491.01%197
163Lloyd621:1,1491.35%274
163Lynch621:1,1491.45%310
163McLellan621:1,1492.42%649
163Potter621:1,1491.66%372
163Powell621:1,1491.00%194
163Warwick621:1,1497.95%2,435
163Yuill621:1,14920.53%6,203
173Brooks591:1,2080.69%126
173Carter591:1,2080.57%101
173Cole591:1,2080.75%139
173Dickson591:1,2081.59%375
173Fulton591:1,2083.84%1,199
173Hammond591:1,2081.62%386
173Leblanc591:1,2080.65%111
173Neil591:1,2083.29%1,000
173Parks591:1,2082.74%818
173Pratt591:1,2082.21%608
173Rintoul591:1,20815.36%4,942
173Rodger591:1,2087.00%2,249
173Stanley591:1,2081.95%508
173Timmins591:1,2088.54%2,747
187Andrews561:1,2720.77%153
187Byrne561:1,2722.07%599
187Cavanagh561:1,2725.04%1,728
187Collins561:1,2720.49%81
187Creighton561:1,2724.86%1,650
187Cunningham561:1,2720.92%202
187Drynan561:1,27231.46%10,202
187Fowler561:1,2721.40%340
187Greer561:1,2722.27%685
187Henry561:1,2720.66%127
187Hickey561:1,2721.92%531
187Hudson561:1,2721.46%362
187Hughes561:1,2720.57%106
187Jamieson561:1,2721.30%299
187Kehoe561:1,2724.66%1,578
187Kelford561:1,27246.28%14,576
187McPhail561:1,2723.98%1,334
187McPherson561:1,2721.67%446
187Phillips561:1,2720.45%74
187Pretty561:1,2728.31%2,815
187Price561:1,2720.80%160
187Somerville561:1,2722.97%937
187Thomson561:1,2720.61%109
187Watt561:1,2721.62%431
187Webster561:1,2721.08%239