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Canadian marriage cert 1880?

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mgnv

mgnv Report 14 Oct 2008 22:46

CyndisList is always a good starting point for foreign genealogy:
http://www.cyndislist.com/

It seems like the NS govenment gave up on civil registration just before your two were born.
So the best bet would be parish registers - try contacting the local FHS
http://www.ccgs.ednet.ns.ca/

The NB provincal archives do have a birth record for your Florrie:
http://archives.gnb.ca/Archives/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA
RS141A1b
Index to Late Registration of Births

Child MCNAUGHTON, FLORENCE MARIA
Sex F
Date of Birth 1888 | 11 | 16 (Y-M-D)
Place MONCTON
County WESTMORLAND

mgnv

mgnv Report 13 Oct 2008 22:18

For reference, Amherst is in Cumberland Cty: it's only 15 km from Sackville NB, which is in Westmorland Cty - really inventive names, eh.

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 13 Oct 2008 07:29

She must have been in Nova Scotia in 1881 because her first 2 children were born there:

1891 Wales Census
about Sarah McNaughton
Name: Sarah McNaughton
[Sarah Huggins]
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Tyachariah
Gender: Female
Where born: Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales
Civil Parish: Mynyddyslwyn
Ecclesiastical parish: Mynyddislwyn (Mynyddyslwyn)
Town: Mynyddislwyn (Mynyddyslwyn)
County/Island: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Newport
Sub registration district: Mynyddyslwyn
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Hayes 31
Jane Hayes 30
John Hayes 2
William Hayes 4
Tyachariah Huggins 49
Charles McNaughton 7 Nova Scotia
Florence McNaughton 2 New Brunswick
Francis McNaughton 9 Nova Scotia
Sarah McNaughton 35

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Lisa J in California

Lisa J in California Report 13 Oct 2008 01:50

You mentioned you can find her family backwards and forwards. Does that include Sarah? Except for the 1881 census, can you find her on other documents (after 1880)?

Would you know when she was born, please?

Poppybat

Poppybat Report 13 Oct 2008 00:48

Hi Lisa

I can't seem to find them on the 1881 census for Canada, no. Which is a bit of a mystery... if anyone could find a trace of them as a married couple that would be fantastic. I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to go about finding out anything more about William...

Lisa J in California

Lisa J in California Report 12 Oct 2008 23:44

I didn't look too closely at the counties covered, but I didn't see anything about McNaughton or Hale here:
https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/

Are they on the 1881 census?

Poppybat

Poppybat Report 12 Oct 2008 23:28

Hi All

I wonder if any of you can help me?

I've got a newspaper report of my great great grandmothers marriage in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1880. The family all want to find out more about her husband, and the only way I can think to get further back is to find her marriage cert or an entry in a parish register. As I can't afford to jet off to Canada right now, I was wondering if anyone knew of a way of obtaining either item online or by post?

The details I have are:

m. Amherst, NS (Nova Scotia), 20th ult, by Rev D C Lawson, William McNaughton, Amherst and Miss Sarah Hale, Risca, England.

I've traced Sarah in Risca (actually in Wales) before and after this, and her family backwards and forwards, but can't find anything 100% about her husband.

Many many thanks

Paula