Capitale-Nationale Genealogical Records

Capitale-Nationale Birth & Baptism Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

Quebec Birth & Baptism Index (1662-1898)

An index of over 25,000 records of births and baptisms, including parents' names and other details.

Canada Birth & Baptism Index (1661-1959)

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

Capitale-Nationale Marriage & Divorce Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

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.

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.

Capitale-Nationale Death & Burial Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

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.

Capitale-Nationale Census & Population Lists

1842 Lower Canada Census (1842)

An index to and images of registers recording around 50,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1831 Lower Canada Census (1831)

An index to and images of registers recording around 90,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1825 Lower Canada Census (1825)

An index to and images of registers recording around 75,000 inhabitants of Quebec, their occupations and other details.

1861 Quebec Census (1861)

An index to documents recording details of almost 1.1 million people living in Quebec; 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.

Newspapers Covering Capitale-Nationale

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.

Capitale-Nationale Immigration & Travel Records

St. Lawrence Steamboat Co Passenger Lists (1819-1838)

Lists recording passengers and freight carried between Montreal and Quebec.

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.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

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.

1837 Rebellion Losses Claimants (1837-1849)

A list of people claiming money from the government for losses and damages as a result of the Rebellions of 1837.

Capitale-Nationale Land & Property Records

Quebec Land Grants (1763-1890)

A list of around 35,000 people who received land grants from the Crown, including name of grantee, location of the land, acreage, date of patent and more.

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.

Capitale-Nationale Directories & Gazetteers

Québec & surrounding counties Directory (1877)

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

Québec & Lévis Directory (1873-1904)

Searchable books containing information relating to the area, its residents and businesses.

Lovell's Business & Professional Directory (1890-1891)

A directory of businesses, tradesmen and professional in Quebec.

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.

Canada Gazetteer & Business Directory (1930)

A list of companies and tradesmen in Canada.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Capitale-Nationale Histories & Books

L'Ile D'Orleans (1535-1920)

A history of the settlement of one of the earliest settled places by French Canadians.

The Storied Province of Quebec (1500-1930)

A detailed history of Quebec and biographies of many leading Québécois.

History of the Eastern Townships of Quebec (1470-1869)

A history of the region, its resources, settlement etc.

Lovell's Gazetteer of British North America (1874)

A searchable edition of a book listing descriptions of settlements, regions, geographic features etc.

Canada Year Book (1867-1967)

A collection of books detailing important facets of the country, including government, immigration, vital statistics, health and welfare, resources, labour and more.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Canadian Maritime Records (1789-1935)

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 Capitale-Nationale

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.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Capitale-Nationale Church Records

Quebec Catholic Parish Registers (1621-1979)

An index to and images of registers recording more than 10 million baptisms, marriages and burials. The records list names of relatives; personal details; and particulars of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Quebec Church Records (1621-1967)

An index to 14.5 million entries from baptism, marriage, and burial registers; confirmations records, dispensations records, censuses, statements of readmission to the church and more. The records are predominantly from Catholic churches, but all other denominations are included.

Acadia Catholic Church Records (1670-1946)

An index to close to 1 million baptism, marriage, burial, confirmations, dispensations, censuses and statements of readmission records.

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.

Biographical Directories Covering Capitale-Nationale

The Canadian Biographical Dictionary (1881)

Biographies and portraits of hundreds on notable Québécois.

The Storied Province of Quebec (1500-1930)

A detailed history of Quebec and biographies of many leading Québécois.

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.

Capitale-Nationale 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.

Capitale-Nationale 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 Capitale-Nationale

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Quebec
1Tremblay16,3931:4617.23%1
2Gagnon9,7511:7813.53%2
3Cote7,8341:9714.03%4
4Bouchard7,7581:9816.70%6
5Roy6,5671:11510.02%3
6Lavoie6,0961:12414.93%8
7Simard6,0881:12418.95%15
8Fortin5,3321:14213.38%9
9Bedard5,1961:14625.80%40
10Pelletier4,9501:15312.77%10
11Paquet4,5341:16732.86%85
12Belanger4,4211:17112.18%11
13Savard4,3951:17224.46%53
14Gauthier4,3651:1739.28%5
15Lachance4,3151:17523.39%46
16Gagne4,2211:17912.16%13
17Morin4,2141:1809.69%7
18Leclerc4,0331:18818.40%33
19Ouellet4,0011:18914.05%20
20Girard3,8881:19512.36%16
21Bergeron3,8631:19610.98%12
22Levesque3,6541:20710.97%14
23Beaulieu3,6181:20913.48%21
24Caron3,5441:21412.38%19
25Dufour3,5121:21621.00%56
26Poulin3,3171:22814.14%27
27Martel3,2851:23014.89%32
28Cloutier3,2761:23112.36%23
29Lapointe3,2481:23312.56%24
30Drolet3,2361:23440.37%194
31Robitaille3,0991:24427.28%119
32Boucher3,0291:25010.10%18
33Nadeau2,8941:26212.60%30
34Couture2,7611:27413.27%38
35Blouin2,7391:27630.18%159
36Lessard2,6881:28212.59%35
37Bilodeau2,6611:28417.42%69
38Fournier2,6541:28510.28%25
39Dion2,6361:28715.91%59
40Gingras2,6341:28722.34%107
41Dube2,6301:28811.45%29
42Gosselin2,6251:28814.59%52
43Bernier2,5801:29312.45%39
44Vezina2,5281:29927.14%155
45Paradis2,5231:30015.82%64
46Harvey2,4881:30422.87%123
47Perron2,4491:30913.84%54
48Parent2,4321:31114.73%60
49Michaud2,4111:31412.63%41
50Boivin2,4011:31516.85%83
51Fortier2,4001:31515.21%66
52Langlois2,3551:32114.09%57
53Hamel2,3381:32415.48%71
54Grenier2,3231:32610.93%36
55Guay2,2891:33116.66%87
56Richard2,2871:33110.98%37
57Turcotte2,2761:33312.65%51
58Villeneuve2,2261:34014.97%75
59Giguere2,2211:34121.73%135
60Cantin2,2011:34433.38%248
61Rousseau2,1741:34813.99%68
62Plante2,1711:34913.91%67
63Thibault2,1651:35013.13%61
64Jobin2,1581:35140.33%316
65Giroux2,1401:35414.88%79
66Picard2,1071:35916.61%96
67Racine2,0821:36422.35%154
68Mercier2,0271:37312.15%58
69Leblanc2,0141:3766.44%17
70Pare1,9671:38519.34%136
71Landry1,9591:3868.64%31
72Lemieux1,9261:39310.65%50
73Garneau1,9061:39732.43%294
74Blais1,9031:39810.08%42
75Trudel1,8901:40015.93%104
76Drouin1,8861:40117.35%124
77Bolduc1,8801:40311.55%63
78Pouliot1,8651:40621.29%166
79Berube1,8591:40712.47%74
80Audet1,8501:40915.72%111
81Marcotte1,8471:41021.90%178
82Plamondon1,8111:41840.71%376
83Chabot1,7771:42618.39%144
84Poirier1,7691:4286.62%22
85Gravel1,7651:42913.12%89
86Martin1,7201:4407.47%28
87Demers1,6971:4469.13%44
87Gilbert1,6971:44612.65%90
89Moisan1,6961:44638.81%381
90St-Pierre1,6911:4489.09%43
91Dionne1,6491:45913.35%97
92Renaud1,6231:46614.07%114
93Lefebvre1,6091:4706.67%26
94Ferland1,6081:47121.47%208
95Deschenes1,6021:47214.10%118
96Asselin1,5981:47418.38%170
97Legare1,5501:48828.94%315
98Julien1,5411:49125.45%281
99Goulet1,5351:49313.00%105
100Carrier1,5261:49612.77%100
101Beaudoin1,5161:4998.37%49
102Delisle1,5141:50020.55%214
103Duchesne1,4891:50816.98%165
103Roberge1,4891:50815.65%149
105Breton1,4781:51214.59%137
106Marcoux1,4651:51716.15%160
106Tessier1,4651:51712.44%109
108Chouinard1,4601:51815.25%147
109Bernard1,4551:52012.25%103
110Tardif1,4331:52813.40%125
111Labrecque1,4281:53016.03%163
112Labbe1,4181:53420.27%233
113Genest1,3991:54130.27%366
114Lemay1,3851:5479.24%73
115Fiset1,3841:54739.60%466
116Proulx1,3801:5487.49%47
117Larouche1,3791:54911.38%99
118Matte1,3711:55231.95%386
119Turgeon1,3601:55714.46%153
120Hebert1,3591:5577.34%45
121Lamontagne1,3571:55814.61%156
122Bertrand1,3541:55911.11%98
123Dallaire1,3491:56115.84%174
124Gaudreault1,3481:56216.97%195
125Jean1,3471:56211.42%106
125Rochette1,3471:56244.11%522
127Letourneau1,3351:56716.61%193
128Daigle1,3301:56916.34%189
129Allard1,3281:5709.27%82
130Laroche1,3101:57813.34%143
131Germain1,3081:57918.31%224
132Vachon1,3051:5809.99%93
133Emond1,2951:58416.57%199
134Huot1,2941:58525.75%339
135Jacques1,2801:59110.77%101
136Theriault1,2671:59710.66%102
137Rheaume1,2661:59832.04%419
137Vaillancourt1,2661:59810.74%108
139Potvin1,2611:60012.62%141
140Desbiens1,2381:61116.11%201
141Therrien1,2321:6149.19%91
142Boudreault1,2291:61616.82%217
143Coulombe1,2271:61713.38%158
144Tanguay1,2111:62512.81%152
145Frenette1,2041:62927.88%385
146Perreault1,2011:6307.06%55
147Gauvin1,1981:63221.20%305
148Laflamme1,1931:63411.29%128
149Noel1,1901:63613.14%161
150Morissette1,1891:63716.08%213
151Denis1,1811:64114.37%185
152Rioux1,1801:64110.36%117
153Verret1,1771:64360.67%767
154Alain1,1671:64938.10%519
155Godin1,1631:65115.54%209
156Martineau1,1621:65113.67%176
157Lebel1,1591:65313.40%172
158Boutin1,1551:65511.14%132
159Boily1,1541:65617.65%252
160Dumont1,1491:65910.93%129
161Laberge1,1441:66215.97%222
162Lambert1,1201:6768.14%86
162Morency1,1201:67629.98%438
164Verreault1,1041:68628.94%434
165Mathieu1,1011:68713.20%179
166Lacroix1,0841:6988.42%94
167Lepage1,0811:7009.29%113
168Brousseau1,0791:70216.90%266
169Maltais1,0771:70315.04%223
170Falardeau1,0741:70532.93%497
171Veilleux1,0621:71310.24%131
172Cyr1,0511:7206.40%62
173Arsenault1,0461:72411.04%150
173Dussault1,0461:72421.33%345
175Auger1,0431:72612.07%173
176Pageau1,0401:72838.36%577
177Moreau1,0301:7359.65%127
178Samson1,0281:73615.71%250
179Boutet1,0151:74645.72%696
180Auclair1,0131:74719.62%331
181Gignac1,0091:75031.62%506
182Blanchet1,0011:75618.93%320
183Beaumont9991:75843.06%665
184Boisvert9951:7616.30%65
184Desjardins9951:7614.62%34
186Talbot9881:76616.97%302
187Begin9811:77215.24%260
188Dubois9801:7726.48%70
189Lajoie9751:77614.65%245
189Vallee9751:77611.04%164
191Gendron9701:7808.44%116
192Beaupre9691:78120.83%364
193Dumas9641:78513.40%221
194Houde9451:80115.40%278
195Pepin9381:8079.01%130
196Paquin9371:8088.55%122
197Rodrigue9301:81411.45%190
198Chamberland9291:81517.87%328
199Raymond9271:8176.81%88
200Langevin9161:82614.38%267