Ancestor inquires to NBGS should include as much information as you presently know. Often, the area of residence of an ancestor is not known within the Province. As above, NBGS Capital Branch do not do research but this procedure applies in order for us to give you a qualified response to better focus your research. Since the records at PANB are grouped by County, one has to locate the ancestor to a County first and then research the different records within that County to learn more. Our Provincial Archives is located at Fredericton.
Staff are very helpful and knowledgeable.
Whether writing to NBGS, to PANB or to a private researcher, your complete information will result in a more informed response. The Archives records are grouped and indexed by County and Parish, this record system being set up in this Province at creation in 1784. Our research resources cannot assist you with such limited ancestor information. Keep in mind that the Archives record system is the old County record system with very few Province-wide general indexes of historical individuals by name. The Provincial recording of birth, marriage and death information in New Brunswick started in 1888 .