British Columbia
MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
British Columbia
- Adoption
- Archives and Libraries
- Guide to Archival Repositories in BC
- Anglican Church Archives Network in British Columbia
- British Columbia Archive and Record Service
- Archives Association of British Columbia
- Campbell River Museum and Archives
- Esquimalt Municial Archives
- North Vancouver Museum and Archives
- Nanaimo Community Archives
- Prince Rupert Archives
- Prince Rupert Library
- Quesnel & District Museum and Archives
- Richmond Archives
- Simon Fraser University Archives
- The Canadian Library Index
- The Hudson's Bay Company Archives
- Vancouver Archives
- Victoria Archives
Searchable links are- Obituaries From the Victoria Daily Times Newspaper, 1901-1939; Marriage Notices From the Victoria Daily Times Newspaper, 1835-1953 (predominantly 1901-1939); Ross Bay Cemetery Burial Records, 1872-1980 Return top page
- Birth, Death and Marriage Records
- British Columbia Archive and Record Service
- British Columbia Birth Event
- Convict Deaths 1875-1916- BC GenWeb
- Death Notices Index, 1901-1939-City of Victoria Archives
- Marriage Notices Index, 1901-1939-City of Victoria Archives
- Death and Obituaries-Vancouver Island Genweb
- Orders Issued in Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1877-1931-BC GenWeb
- Births, Deaths and Marriages from BC Newspapers 1861-1875 -BC GenWeb
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- Cemetery Records, Funeral Homes and Obituary Records
- Bakerville Cemetery
- Burns Lake and Lakes District Cemetery Records
- British Columbia Cemetary Finding Aid
344,000 entries collected from records and headstone inscriptions associated with 264 cemeteries situated in the province of British Columbia, Canada and two from the state of Washington, USA.- Cemetery Records in High Country-High Country GenWeb
- Horsefly Cemeteries
- Prince George Municipal Cemetery Online Searcy
- Ross Bay Cemetery Records, 1872-1980-City of Victoria Archives
- Vernon and District Family History Society Cemetery Monument Inscriptions
- North Okanagan Cemetery Inscriptions
- Armstrong Cemetery Inscriptions
- Blind Bay Cemetery Inscriptions
- Cherryville Cemetery Inscriptions
- Coldstream Cemetery Inscriptions
- Coldstream Ukranian Inscriptions
- Eagle Bay Cemetery Inscriptions
- Emily's Mountian (Vernon)
- Enderby Cemetery Inscriptions
- Faulkland Cemetery Inscriptions
- Grandview Flats Cemetery Inscriptions - Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
- Grindrod Cemetery Inscriptions
- Hullcar Cemetery Inscriptions
- Ingram-King Cemetery Inscriptions
- Lansdowne - Armstrong, B.C.
- Lumby Cemetery Inscriptions
- Malakwa Cemetery Inscriptions
- Mara Cemetery Inscriptions
- Monte Creek Cemetery Inscriptions
- O'Keefe Ranch Cemetery Imscriptions
- Oyama Cemetery Inscriptions
- Salmon Arm Cemetery Inscriptions
- Sicamous Cemetery Inscriptions
- Silver Creek Cemetery Inscriptions
- Tappen Cemetery Inscription
- Vernon Cemetery Inscription Index
- Westwold Cemetery Inscription
- Winfield Cemetery Inscriptions
- Arrow Lakes Cemetery Inscriptions
- Arrowhead Cemetery Inscriptions
- Arrow Park Cemetery-Nakusp B.C. at Glenbank
- East Arrow Park Cemetery Inscriptions (Old)
- Burton Cemetery Inscriptions
- Burton B.C. (flooded) Cemetery Inscriptions
- Comaplix Cemetery Inscription
- Edgewood Cemetery Inscriptions
- Kirby Family-Edgewood B.C.
- Fauquier Cemetery Inscriptions
- Halcyon Hot Springs, Halcyon, B.C.
- Nakusp (Old)Cemetery Inscriptions
- Nakusp (New)at Glenbank Cemetery
- Needles Cemtery Inscriptions
- Trout Lake Cemetery Inscriptions
- B.C. Vital Statistics Agency- Funeral Home Search Page
- City of Victoria Obituary Search 1901-1939
- Obituaries of British Columbians from The Yukon News obituaries, 1960 to 2000-Yukon GenWeb
- Prince Rupert Cemetery Search
- Prince Rupert Genealogy Club
The Prince Rupert Archives has a cemetery index and members of the Prince Rupert Genealogy Club will do lookups for individuals.- Richfield Cemetery-Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
- Deaths/Obits - Vancouver Island GenWeb
- Armstrong, B. C. Obituaries
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- Census Records
- Living Landscapes-BC Royal Museum
1881 Canada Census, Yale District, BC; 1891 Canada Census, Yale District, BC; 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census (IRC), southern interior of BC; and 1877 Okanagan (Native) Census taken by missionaries, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)- Search 1881, 1891, 1901 Census
Search census records for Vancouver Island and parts of the main land. Occupation searches as well as religion searches can be done as well. viHistory website- 1871 Victoria Census Heads of Household-BC Genweb
- 1871 Victoria Municipal Census - viHistory website
- 1881 Canadian Census - LDS FamilySearch.org
- 1877 Census Indian Reserve Commission
- 1877 Census Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- 1881 Census Vancouver Island - viHistory.ca
- 1891 Census Vancouver Island - viHistory.ca
- 1901 Census Victoria - viHistory.ca
- 1901 census - Canadian National Archives
- 1901 Victoria census Name Index
- 1901 Census Victoria, B.C.- B.C. GenWeb
Includes Southern Vancouver Island - Port Renfrew, Sooke, Metchosin, Colwood, Langford Oak Bay, Saanichton, Sidney and the southern Gulf Islands- 1901 Census Vancouver Island Polling Divisions
- 1901 Census Williams Lake-Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
- 1901 Census Chilcotin - Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
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- Databases
- British Columbia Lists From Government Documents-BCGenweb
- BC GenWeb Databases
Schools, Postoffice, Unclaimed letters, Prisons, Income tax, Petitions, Stories, pictures and etc.Return top page
- BC Voter's List 1875
- BC Voter's List 1889
- 1894 Williams Lake Polling Division in the Cariboo District
- People Admitted to BC Hospitals 1878
- People who died Intestate 1861-1863
- Return of Settlers from California 1873
- Directories
- 1868 Directory of Victoria
- 1882 Nanaimo Directory - viHistory.ca
- 1882 Victoria Directory - viHistory.ca
- 1892 Nanaimo Directory - viHistory.ca
- 1892 Victoria Directory - viHistory.ca
- 1887 British Columbia Directory - Our Roots Website
- 1892 British Columbia Directory - Our Roots Website
- Cariboo - Chilcotin GenWeb
- 100 Mile House Directory for 1919
- 105 Mile House 1919 Directory
- 150 Mile House Post Office Directory for 1887
- 150 Mile House 1895 Directory
- 153 Mile House Directory of 1919
- Alexandria 1919 Directory
- Alexis Creek 1919 Directory
- Alkali Lake 1895 Directory
- Barkerville 1887 Directory
- Bella Bella 1895 Directory
- Bella Bella 1919 Directory
- Bella Coola 1895 Directory
- Bella Coola 1919 Directory
- Big Creek 1919 Directory
- Cache Creek 1893 Directory
- Chilcoten 1893 Directory
- Clinton Post Office 1887 Directory
- Clinton 1919 Directory
- Dog Creek 1895 Directory
- Hanceville 1895 Directory
- Hanceville 1919 Directory
- Harvey & Keithley 1887 Directory
- Hat Creek 1895 Directory
- Keithley Creek Surnames in 1959
- Lac La Hache 1887 Directory
- Quesnelle Post Office 1887 Directory
- Quesnelle 1893 Directory
- Quesnelle 1895 Directory
- Quesnel 1919 Directory
- Quesnelle Forks 1893 Directory
- Quesnell Forks 1895 Directory
- Quesnel Forks 1919 Directory
- Soda Creek 1895 Directory
- Williams' Lake 1893 Directory
- Williams' Lake 1895 Directory
- Williams' Lake 1887 Directory
- William's Lake 1919 Directory
- Vernon and District Family History Society
- Vernon City Directories
1889, 1897-98, 1909, 1910, 1919, 1921, 1924
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- Ethnic, Cultural and Religious Groups
- Doukhobor Collection, University of British Columbia
- Doukhobor Genealogy Website-Jonathan J. Kalmakoff's website
- Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia
- Wandering Volhynians
Descendants of Germans From Volhynia and Congress Poland- First Nation Information Project
- First Peoples' Cultural Foundation
- Soda Creek Band, The Xatsu'll First Nation
- St. Joseph's Mission in Williams Lake
The first church, An Indian Residential School 1890-1950 and the first area cemetery- Williams Lake Band
- Canoe Creek Band
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- Government
- B.C. Archives Textual Records
Both government and non-government catalogues and
finding aids are available for searching using full text
retrieval.- City of Vancouver Municipal Government
- Provincial Government of British Columbia
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- History
- A Moment in Time
A Collection of Henry Twidle's Photographs- Barkerville Online
Tales of the Gold Rush and establishment of Barkerville- B.C. Archives Time Machine
Families in B.C. History, Communities in B.C. History, First
Nations History and Art in B. C. History, Women in B. C.
History, Cariboo Gold Rush, B.C. Economic, Technology,
and Resource Development, Multiculturalism and Social
Institutions- British Columbia History Internet/Web Site
Online databases, Academic Institutions, Educational
Resources, Historical Associations, Historical Books,
Periodicals & Magazines, Exhibits on Line, Historical
Parks & Memorials- Canadian Pacific Railway
From Government of Canada Sessional Papers 48 Victoria 1885 (25), p.11.- Comax Valley Harbour Authority Marine History
- Early notes on the Norwegian colony at Bella Coola
- Fort Steele Heritage Town
- History of Fort Langley
- History of Richmond Municipality by Mary Thompson
- Historic Yale - Gold Rush Town
- History of the North West Coast
Historical timeline beginning in July 18,1774- The Juan Perez
visit to Queen Charlotte Islands and later to Nootka Sound.- Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia
- Local Catholic Church History and Genealogy Canada
- Memorial to the Coal Miners of Michel, Natal, Sparwood, BC-Ron Venzi Website
- Provincial Roll of Honour
Pupils Accredited By Their Teachers With First Rank - from the Sessional Papers of the British Columbia Government, 1889 Public Schools Report - Appendix I- St. Mary's, Metchosin
- The Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Since its construction in 1894, the Gulf of Georgia
Cannery has been a landmark for fishermen; used over
the years as a cannery, reduction plant, and net loft.- University of Washington Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
- Who Killed William Robinson
A rich social history of the Blacks, Aboriginal People,
Kanakas (Hawaiians) and Whites of many national
backgrounds who settled Salt Spring Island.- Return top page
- Immigration, Passenger Lists, Ships
- Lotus Land - Immigration to Canada
- Pioneer Asian Indian Immigration to the Pacific Coast
- Young Immigrants to Canada-Bride Ships
- Ships That Came To Vancouver Island-Vancouver Island GenWeb
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- Land Records
- Early Cariboo-Chilcotin Pre-Emptions
- Western Land Grants
This speciality database relates exclusively to Letters Patent issued by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior. The records refer to grants issued in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the railway belt of British Columbia, c. 1870-1930.- Land Grant Applicants - 1884-BCGenWeb
- Lands sold in Vancouver's Island 1858-BCGenWeb
- 1910-1973 Williams Lake homestead records-Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
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- Libraries
- Dawson Creek Public Library
- Fort St John Public Library
- Doukhobor Collection, University of British Columbia
- Find a LDS Family History Center
- HYTELNET-Library Catalogs:Canada:British Columbia
- New Westminster Public Library - Genealogy and local history
- Online Information Resources
- Outlook Online
Internet catalogue of British Columbia's public, college, and institute libraries- Surrey Public Library
- UBC Library Special collections and University Archives
- University of British Columbia
- University of British Columbia Library
- University of Northern British Columbia Library
- University of Victoria Library Gateway
- Vancouver Public Library - Special Collections
- Vancouver Island Regional Library
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- Mailing Lists
- CANADIAN-ROOTS Mailing List
- SURNAMES-CANADA Mailing List
- CAN-BC-OBITS
A mailing list for the posting of daily obituaries from the Province of British Columbia, Canada. To subscribe send "subscribe" to can-bc-obits-l-request@rootsweb.com- CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. To subscribe send "subscribe" to can-british-columbia-l-request@rootsweb.com
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- Maps, Gazetteers, Geographic Names
- 1894 Map of BC
- B.C. Geographical Names Information System
- B.C. Archives Cartographic Records
- Canada's Geographic Names
- Canadian Maps
Early 1900s Map of Western Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The New World Atlas and Gazetteer 1922 Edition British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (Shows Provincial Electoral Districts 1922)
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- Military
- 54th Bn Canadian Infantry, 1915-1919
- 102nd Canadian Infantry Bn CEF
- CFB Esquimalt Naval Military Museum
- We Will Remember Them - The lives behind the Richmond Cenotaph
- Williams Lake Roll of Remembrance-Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
- The Chilcotin War of 1864-Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
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- Museums
- Bella Coola Museum
- British Columbia Museums Association
Index of all museums, art galleries,and Historical Sites,- Campbell River Museum and Archives
- Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin
- Courtenay District Museum
- Fort St John North Peace Museum
- Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum
- Hugh Doherty's Newspaper Museum
- Kitimat Centennial Museum
- Legislative Library of British Columbia
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- Metchosin School Museum
- North Vancouver Museum and Archives
- Quesnel & District Museum and Archives
- Saanich Historical Artifacts Society
- R. J. Haney Heritage Park and Museum
- Vancouver Maritime Museum
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- Newspapers
- British Columbia Newspapers on Microfilm
- Chilliwack Progress
- Creston Valley Advance
- Dawson Creek (Peace River) Block Daily News
- Fernie Free Press
- First Newspapers on Canada's West Coast: 1858-1863
- Gold River Record
- North Shore News (North Vancouver)
- Penticton Western
- Powell River Peak
- Prince George Citizen
- Richmond Review
- Summerland Review
- Vancouver Sun
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- Organizations, Societies and Groups
- Abbotsford Genealogical Group
- British Columbia Folklore Society
- British Columbia Genealogy Society
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Campbell River Genealogy Club
- Comox Valley Family History Research Group
- Germans From Russis Heritage Society (GRHS-BCC)British Columbia Chapter
- Heritage Society of British Columbia
- Heritage Vancouver Society
- Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia
- Kamloops Family History Society
- Kelowna & District Genealogical Society
- Kitimat Family History Society
- Kootenay Lake Historical Society
- Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia
- Nanaimo Family History Society
- North Shuswap Historical Society
- Okanagan Historical Society
- Prince George Genealogical Society
- Prince Rupert Genealogy Club
- Saanich Historical Artifacts Society
- Slovak Heritage and Cultural Society of British Columbia
- South Okanagan Genealogical Society
Covers Penticton, Summerland, Kaleden, Naramata, Okanagan Falls, Oliver & Osoyoos- The Old Cemeteries Society-Victoria Tombstone Tales of Ross Bay Cemetery
- Vancouver Historical Society
- Vernon and District Family History Society
- Victoria Genealogy Society
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- Surnames
- Vernon and District Family History Society Surnames
- Index of Swiss Surnames-Bulkley Valley British Columbia
Wolf W. Seelentag's Swiss Genealogy wepsite- Surnames brought to the Bulkley Valley of west central British Columbia by Swiss settlers. The Bulkley Valley includes the communities of Smithers, Houston and Telkwa.
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- Wills, Court Records, Tax Assessment Rolls
- Nanaimo 1881, 1891, 1901 Tax Assessment Roll-viHistory.ca
- Victoria 1881, 1891, 1901 Tax Assessment Roll-viHistory.ca
- 1914-1949 Civil Court Cases filed at Quesnel
- 1914-1948 Probate and Estates filed at Quesnel
- 1916-1948 Probate and Estates filed at Quesnel
- 1919-1948 Small Debts Court Cases filed in Quesnel
- 1923-1946 Criminal Cases in Quesnel
- 1921-1947 Civil Court cases filed at Williams Lake
- 1926-1947 Criminal Court cases filed at Williams Lake
- 1927-1947 Estate and Probates files at Williams Lake
- 1928-1947 Estate and Probates filed at Williams Lake
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- Miscellaneous
- The Children of Fort Langley
- Cyndi's List - British Columbia Sites
- Research Helps for British Columbia-FamilySearch.org
- Settlers lists-Vancouver Island GenWeb
Chase River 1919, East Wellington 1901, Nanoose 1919, Qualicum 1901
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- British Columbia GenWeb
Includes histories of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in
British Columbia; Maps; Surname Lists; Queries and
Genealogy Resources
- British Columbia GenWeb
- Cariboo-Chilcotin GenWeb
- High Country GenWeb
- Kootenay GenWeb
- North by North West Region GenWeb
- Peace River District GenWeb
- Okanagan-Similkameen GenWeb
- Southwestern BC (Vancouver Coast)
- Vancouver Island - Genealogy - Links to the Past
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Mary Tollestrup
