British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903

The LDS has updated the registration of births for British Columbia. . .

Birth registrations usually include the following information -

• Date of birth

• Place of birth

• Name of child

• Gender of child

• Name of father

• Name of mother, including maiden name

• Residence of parents

• Occupation of father

• Birthplace of parents

• Age of parents

• Date and number of registration

Native birth records generally contain the following information:

• Name of child

• Place of birth

• Gender of child

• Date of birth

• Single, twin, triplet, or other

• Marital status of parents

• Name of parents

• Tribe of parents

• Age of parents

• Occupation of father

• Birthplace of parents

• Number of children

• Residence

• Name of doctor and date of registration

To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the names of parents, and the approximate year of birth for the child.

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