One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and often scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see:
- 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
- 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
- 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information
The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online.
Note 1: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone). Important: Make sure that you are logged in to the FamilySearch site. For some reason, if you are not logged in an otherwise browsable collection will show up with the camera icon with a key; if logged in, it will show up as the camera icon, ensuring that you can access the collection online remotely.
Note 2: There are obituary record indexes included, but are only listed if the index contains the death date, not just the date of publication of the obituary.
(Updated December, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
General Canada
- Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
- Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955
- Canada Marriages, 1661-1949
- Canada Miscellaneous Marriages
Prince Edward Island
- Alberton, Presbyterian Church in Canada, Church Records, 1829-1907, 1947, 1965
- Bedeque, United Church of Canada, Church Records, 1821-1976
- Belfast, Presbyterian Church in Canada. St. John, Church Records, 1853-1977
- Birch Hill and Murray River, Church of Scotland Register of Baptisms
- Brookfield, Presbyterian Church in Canada, Church Records, 1902-1948
- Brooklyn and Belle Creek, Church of Scotland, Baptisms, 1868-1894
- Caledonia, Presbyterian Church in Canada. Caledonia Church, Church Records, 1888-1937
- Charlottetown, Anglican Church of Canada. St. Paul, Church Records, 1777-1963
- Charlottetown, Anglican Church of Canada. St. Peter, Church Records, 1869-1982
- Charlottetown, Presbyterian Church in Canada. St. James, Church Records, 1848-1975
- Charlottetown, United Church of Canada. Trinity United Church, Church Records, 1836-1981
- Cornwall, United Church of Canada. Cornwall United Church, Church Records, 1856-1972
- Egmont Bay Baptisms and Marriages Index
- Fort Augustus, Catholic Church. Saint Patrick, Church Records, 1854-1919
- Georgetown, Anglican Church of Canada. Holy Trinity, Church Records, 1842-1977
- Georgetown, United Church of Canada. St. David, Church Records, 1838-1984
- Hartsville, Presbyterian Church in Canada, Church Records, 1845-1907
- Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Wellington, from 1883 to 1956
- Island Register Deaths and Obituaries Stray Book (Transcriptions)
- Island Register Deaths and Obituary Book (Transcriptions)
- Kensington, Church of England in Canada. New London Parish, Church Records, 1885-1947
- Kings County, United Church of Canada. Montague Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1822-1982
- Kings County, United Church of Canada. Murray Harbour-Murray River Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1792-1969
- Kings County, United Church of Canada. Souris Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1862-1985
- Lot 48 and Churchill, Church of Scotland, Church Records, 1894-1926
- Malpeque, Eglise catholique. Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Registre des baptêmes, mariages & sépultures de la Paroisse St. Jean Baptiste, autrement Malpec, 1817-1835
- Marshfield, Presbyterian Church in Canada. St. Columba, Church Records, 1857-1978
- Miscellaneous Prince Edward Island Deaths 1878-1886
- Montague, Church of Christ, Church Records, 1879-1978
- Montague, Presbyterian Church in Canada. St. Andrew, Church Records, 1872-1952
- Mt. Stewart, United Church of Canada. St. John, Church Records, 1871-1962
- Murray Harbour Deaths
- Murray Harbour, Church of Christ, Church Records, 1899-1974
- North Bedeque, United Church of Canada, Church Records, 1826-1975
- P.E.I. Memorial Scrapbook - Miscellaneous Deaths and Obituaries (Transcriptions)
- PEI Church Records, Extracts from the St Jean-Baptiste de Belle Alliance, Miscouche
- Port Hill, Anglican Church of Canada. St. James, Church Records, 1842-1973
- Pownal, United Church of Canada., Church Records, 1856-1968
- Prince County, Presbyterian Church in Canada. Richmond Bay West Charge, Church Records, 1885-1982
- Prince County, United Church of Canada. Alberton-Elmsdale Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1867-1974
- Prince County, United Church of Canada. Richmond Bay East Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1885-1968
- Prince Edward island Baptism Card Index 1721-1885
- Prince Edward Island Baptismal Index
- Prince Edward Island card index to Baptisms prior to 1886
- Prince Edward Island card index to Deaths prior to 1906
- Prince Edward Island Church Records, 1777-1985
- Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905
- Prince Edward Island Family Bible Record Database
- Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888
- Prince Edward Island, Church of Scotland, Church Records, 1853-1926
- Prince Edward Island, United Church of Canada. Bideford Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1875-1970
- Prince Edward Island, United Church of Canada. Cavendish-Breadalbane Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1845-1984
- Prince Edward Island, United Church of Canada. Margate Pastoral Charge, Church Records, 1778-1968
- Public Archives and Records Office Collections - Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths Database
- Records of Marriage licenses, 1879-1970
- Rustico, Île du Prince-Edouard, Eglise catholique. Saint Augustine, Registres Paroissiaux, 1812-1824
- Souris, United Church of Canada. St. Alban the Martyr, Church Records, 1894-1976
- Springfield, Anglican Church of Canada. St. Elizabeth, Church Records, 1850-1978
- St. Eleanor's, Anglican Church of Canada. St. John, Church Records, 1821-1957
- St. Jean de Baptiste Church Baptisms
- St. John's, Belfast Baptisms
- St. Joseph’s, Kelly's Cross Catholic Church Register of Births, Deaths, & Marriages Extracts, 1851-1889
- Summerside, Church of Christ, Church Records, 1858-1978
- Summerside, United Church of Canada. Trinity United Church, Church Records, 1866-1978
Check out the links for other provinces on the BMD Records page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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