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Tracker: Goal 3: Learn about British Columbia vital and census records.
Choices:
ALearn about British Columbia vital and birth records.
- Learn about British Columbia vital records in this article.
FS—Wiki: British Columbia Vital Records - Learn how to access vital records for Alberta and British Columbia in this video.
RT—Accessing Alberta and British Columbia Vital Records—19:58
- Search for vital records on the Royal British Columbia Museum site.
- Explore birth and adoption resources on the British Columbia Government site.
- Learn about and search British Columbia marriage registrations.
FS: British Columbia Marriage Registrations - Get help with adoption topics on the Adoption Centre of British Columbia Facebook page.
- Learn about adoption records on the
OriginsCanada site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for vital and birth records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Nina Thuresa Bunker was married in British Columbia. Use the "FS: BC Marriage Index, 1872-1935" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Who did Nina Thuressa Bunker marry?
- What is the marriage date?
- In what city was she married?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Nina Thuresa" as the first name and "Bunker" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Nina Thuresa Bunker.
- Read the information in the center column. There are many other "similar records" to the right of the screen with added information.
- Nina married Carl Sherman Baker.
- They were married on 15 March 1911.
- She was married in Vancouver (British Columbia).
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
BExplore British Columbia death records.
- Learn about and search British Columbia death registrations.
FS: British Columbia Death Registrations - Explore death record resources on the British Columbia Government site.
- Explore British Columbia obituaries on the In Memoriam site.
- Learn about British Columbia Coroners' records.
BC Coroners' Records
Record Search Practice |
Sarah Ann Scowcroft died in British Columbia. Use the "FS: BC Death Registrations, 1872-1986" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Where was Sarah Ann Scowcroft born?
- What is her death date?
- What is her father's name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Sarah Ann" as the first name and "Scowcroft" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Sarah Ann Scowcroft.
- Read the information in the center column. There are many other "similar records" to the right of the screen with added information.
- Sarah was born in Shropshire (England).
- She died on 28 Dec 1926.
- Her father is James Holland.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for death records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
QUIKLinks
CExplore British Columbia census records.
- Get an overview of British Columbia censuses in this article.
FS—British Columbia Census - Explore the MyFreeCensus site for British Columbia state and county census records.
- Explore voter lists and city directories on the BCGenWeb site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for census records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Marriage and Census Practice |
Beecher Edward Taylor was born in Maine, United States, around 1878. Use the QUIKLink below for "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," and the 1911 Canada Census to answer these questions:
- What is his wife's full maiden name?
- When and where were they married?
- Name the two children in their home in 1911.
- In the Marriage Registrations collection, enter Beecher Edward Taylor in the name fields, click Search, and select his record.
- Also enter Beecher's name in the screen for the 1911 Canada census and find the family's census record.
- Read the information in both screens to answer the questions.
- The maiden name of Beecher's wife was Francis Loretta Dudley.
- Beecher and Francis were married on 24 June 1903, in Kimberley, British Columbia.
- The two children in their home in 1911 were Ceril D. Taylor and Beecher E. Taylor.
(Contributed by David Millward)