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The Parish Records are a collection of copies of original church registers of baptisms, marriages and burials dating from as early 1752 for some areas.

There are approximately 200 Newfoundland and Labrador parishes represented in this collection. The religious denominations include Anglican, Congregational, United Church, Moravian, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Salvation Army.

The Parish Records are available for research in the Archives Reference Room.
Finding aids have been compiled thus far for the following religious denominations:

  • Church of England / Anglican
  • Congregational
  • Methodist / United Church
  • Moravian
  • Presbyterian
  • Roman Catholic
  • Salvation Army
  • Appendix 1 - Cemetery Records
  • Appendix 2 - Earliest Records for Various Areas
     

Parish Records Collection

This extensive collection contains photocopies and/or microfilm copies of original church registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as records of confirmations, minute books and other records of parish life. The original registers remain with the churches.

Approximately 200 Newfoundland and Labrador parishes are represented.  (“Parish” is used here to indicate any district with church(es) and clergy.) Denominations include the Anglican, Congregational, United Church, Moravian, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic and Salvation Army faiths.

Although this is an extensive collection, it is not complete. The Rooms works with parishes to obtain copies of their records. Each parish determines the timeframe for records it will release for copying. Also, many parish records were not transcribed; some have been lost, mainly as a result of fires.

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Parish Records Finding Aid

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13 Parish Records Finding Aid Records
Place Name Parish Religion Type Dates Record
Twillingate
Twillingate Church of England / Anglican Baptisms 1816-1823 Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: Twillingate was the earliest Church of England parish in the Notre Dame Bay area/Central Newfoundland/ Records were destroyed by fire in the 1870s. The records of baptisms, 1816-1823, were located ina report sent by an early missionary in Twillingate to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) in London, England.
Twillingate
St. John's Congregational Baptisms 1877-1902 Microfilm, REEL #73
Twillingate
St. John's Congregational Marriages 1877-1902 Microfilm, REEL #73
Twillingate
St. John's Congregational Burials 1977-1920 Microfilm, REEL #73
Twillingate
St. John's Congregational 1878-1887 Microfilm, REEL #73
NOTE: Historical Account of Church
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church Baptisms 1853-1878, 1884-1947, 1949; 1853-1878 Photocopies, BOX #1; Microfilm, REEL #12
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church Marriages 1853-1876, 1878-1921; 1853-1876 Photocopies, BOX #2; Microfilm, REEL #15
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church Burials 1852-1884, 1884-1979 Photocopies, BOX #3
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church 1859-1866 Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see also Twillingate Diary, MG 492. Marriages and Deaths, Twillingate Diary
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church 1855-1857; 1876-1881 Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see also A.A. Pearce Diary, MG 82. Marriages and Deaths, A.A. Pearce Diary
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church 1882-1886 Photocopies, BOX #1
NOTE: see also Moss Diary, MG 509. Marriages and Deaths, Moss Diary
Twillingate
Twillingate Methodist / United Church Photocopies, BOX #3
NOTE: Publication - A Century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland 1931-1891
Twillingate
Salvation Army Dedications 1918-1919, 1953-1976 Photocopies, BOX #2
NOTE: for records prior to dates given, try the METHODIST records for the area