Laval Genealogical Records

Laval 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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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 Laval

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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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.

Laval Directories & Gazetteers

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.

Canada Directory (1886-1889)

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

Lovell's Canadian Dominion Directory (1871)

Descriptions of settlements in Canada, with lists of people residing and businesses operating there; supplemented by statistics and other details.

Laval 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.

Laval 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.

Laval Histories & Books

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.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Laval 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.

Laval 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 Laval

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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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 Laval

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.

Laval 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.

Laval 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 Laval

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Quebec
1Tremblay2,7081:1622.85%1
2Gagnon2,3561:1863.27%2
3Roy2,3241:1893.55%3
4Gauthier1,9811:2214.21%5
5Lavoie1,9081:2304.67%8
6Cote1,6941:2593.03%4
7Belanger1,6291:2694.49%11
8Morin1,6091:2723.70%7
9Desjardins1,4681:2986.82%34
10Pelletier1,4221:3083.67%10
11Leblanc1,3641:3214.36%17
12Levesque1,3471:3254.04%14
13Fortin1,3121:3343.29%9
14Bouchard1,2741:3442.74%6
15Bergeron1,2661:3463.60%12
16Paquette1,2611:3476.91%48
17Lefebvre1,2361:3545.12%26
18Charbonneau1,1971:3668.13%77
19Poirier1,1871:3694.44%22
20Boucher1,1691:3753.90%18
21Labelle1,1611:3779.03%95
22Gagne1,1581:3783.34%13
23Beaulieu1,1171:3924.16%21
24Cloutier1,1021:3984.16%23
25Girard1,0931:4013.48%16
26Martin1,0701:4094.65%28
27Fournier1,0261:4273.97%25
27Landry1,0261:4274.52%31
27Lapointe1,0261:4273.97%24
30Caron9671:4533.38%19
31Richard9341:4694.48%37
32Ouellet8771:5003.08%20
33Simard8761:5002.73%15
34Legault8631:5086.44%92
35Cyr8531:5145.19%62
36Chartrand8181:53610.01%188
37Martel8171:5363.70%32
38Lauzon8161:5377.35%121
39Dube8011:5473.49%29
40Bernier7951:5513.84%39
41Ouimet7921:55313.95%304
42Leduc7881:5565.49%81
43Gravel7811:5615.81%89
44Grenier7591:5773.57%36
45Lalonde7561:5806.45%112
46Leclerc7511:5833.43%33
47Demers7401:5923.98%44
48Hebert7381:5943.98%45
49Turcotte7331:5984.07%51
50Vaillancourt7261:6036.16%108
51Bertrand7231:6065.93%98
52Dagenais7201:60911.38%270
53Pilon7101:6177.18%142
54Proulx7081:6193.84%47
55Ouellette7071:6207.02%139
56Beaudoin7051:6213.89%49
56Forget7051:6218.05%167
58Michaud7031:6233.68%41
59Nadeau6931:6323.02%30
60Raymond6871:6385.05%88
60Thibault6871:6384.17%61
62Perreault6851:6404.03%55
63Couture6771:6473.25%38
63Dubois6771:6474.47%70
65Allard6751:6494.71%82
66Paradis6571:6674.12%64
67Lemieux6531:6713.61%50
68Plante6471:6774.15%67
69Giroux6421:6824.46%79
70Benoit6411:6846.00%126
71Parent6391:6863.87%60
72Renaud6331:6925.49%114
73Blais6291:6973.33%42
73Perron6291:6973.55%54
75Champagne6241:7024.13%72
76Gosselin6221:7043.46%52
77Bedard6191:7083.07%40
78Lachance6141:7143.33%46
78Lessard6141:7142.88%35
80Archambault6091:7198.06%204
80Robert6091:7194.11%76
82Charron6081:7216.02%138
83Rousseau6041:7253.89%68
84Brunet5841:7506.70%169
85Jean5771:7594.89%106
86Beauchamp5741:7637.02%187
87Paquin5671:7735.18%122
88Corbeil5641:7778.97%272
89Lemay5611:7813.74%73
90Langlois5561:7883.33%57
91Therrien5551:7894.14%91
92Boisvert5511:7953.49%65
93Hamel5471:8013.62%71
94Menard5461:8023.80%80
95Dion5441:8053.28%59
95Lambert5441:8053.95%86
97Houle5391:8133.71%78
98Lachapelle5341:8207.96%244
98Seguin5341:8205.64%151
100Bernard5321:8244.48%103
101Nguyen5291:8288.32%269
102St-Pierre5281:8302.84%43
103Mercier5261:8333.15%58
104Gingras5191:8444.40%107
104Robitaille5191:8444.57%119
106Boivin5111:8573.59%83
107Poulin5071:8642.16%27
107Villeneuve5071:8643.41%75
109Dufour5061:8663.03%56
109Gendron5061:8664.40%116
111Theriault5021:8734.22%102
112Gervais4981:8804.83%133
112Lacroix4981:8803.87%94
114Savard4921:8902.74%53
115Belisle4861:9016.32%200
116Bastien4831:9078.17%290
117Dupuis4811:9113.41%84
117Lapierre4811:9114.29%120
119Rioux4771:9184.19%117
120Tessier4761:9204.04%109
121Bolduc4731:9262.91%63
122Pepin4681:9364.50%130
123Desrosiers4661:9404.05%115
124Laurin4631:9467.23%262
125Lepage4611:9503.96%113
126Fortier4591:9552.91%66
127Denis4581:9575.57%185
128Berube4461:9822.99%74
128Lavallee4461:9825.24%175
130Joly4411:9938.36%321
131Desrochers4401:9964.79%157
132Ethier4381:1,0007.76%306
132Picard4381:1,0003.45%96
134Arsenault4331:1,0124.57%150
135Moreau4311:1,0174.04%127
135Trudel4311:1,0173.63%104
137Vezina4281:1,0244.59%155
138Larocque4251:1,0315.29%192
139Brisebois4221:1,0388.50%343
140Jacques4211:1,0413.54%101
141Daoust4201:1,0436.67%271
142Beaudry4181:1,0485.33%198
143Leroux4141:1,0585.86%228
144Bilodeau4091:1,0712.68%69
145Deschenes4051:1,0823.56%118
146Blanchette4041:1,0844.19%145
147Tardif4031:1,0873.77%125
148Auger4011:1,0934.64%173
149Guay4001:1,0952.91%87
150Laporte3961:1,1066.74%295
151Filion3951:1,1096.58%285
152Provost3941:1,1125.58%229
153Germain3931:1,1155.50%224
153Goulet3931:1,1153.33%105
153Larose3931:1,1155.23%206
153Vallee3931:1,1154.45%164
157Fontaine3901:1,1233.31%110
157Vincent3901:1,1234.83%191
159Delisle3891:1,1265.28%214
160Clermont3881:1,12911.79%492
160David3881:1,1298.53%369
162Campeau3861:1,1358.52%372
163Desmarais3841:1,1415.66%241
163Monette3841:1,1417.50%333
163Nadon3841:1,14112.36%516
166Laplante3831:1,1444.01%148
167Joseph3811:1,15011.09%470
168Dumont3781:1,1593.60%129
168Lavigne3781:1,1594.59%184
168Racine3781:1,1594.06%154
171Giguere3751:1,1683.67%135
172Charette3731:1,1754.50%180
173Lamarche3711:1,1817.10%326
174Lafleur3651:1,2005.57%249
175Asselin3631:1,2074.18%170
175Beauregard3631:1,2074.19%171
175Dionne3631:1,2072.94%97
178Drouin3621:1,2103.33%124
179Lamoureux3611:1,2145.11%226
180Cousineau3601:1,2178.26%383
180Gilbert3601:1,2172.68%90
180Trudeau3601:1,2175.92%280
183Lacasse3581:1,2244.10%168
184Roberge3571:1,2273.75%149
185Bourgeois3551:1,2345.45%257
186Mathieu3521:1,2454.22%179
186Noel3521:1,2453.89%161
188Marcotte3501:1,2524.15%178
188Sauve3501:1,2525.85%287
190Boyer3451:1,2705.67%279
190Major3451:1,27010.23%478
192Boudreau3431:1,2773.41%140
193Godin3421:1,2814.57%209
194Masse3401:1,2894.29%196
195Lussier3381:1,2963.28%134
196Chabot3371:1,3003.49%144
197Cormier3351:1,3084.06%181
197Leveille3351:1,3088.27%405
197Pare3351:1,3083.29%136
197Richer3351:1,3084.39%202