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Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths

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As of July 2024, the following Nova Scotia historical vital statistics are available online:

1864-1877, (delayed registrations 1830-1923), 1908-1923

Bonds 1763-1864 Registrations 1864-1948

1864-1877, (City of Halifax 1890-1908), 1908-1973

As of January 2024, the following Nova Scotia vital statistics records are held by Vital Statistics, Service Nova Scotia. Inquiries about these records and requests for copies of them, must be made directly to Vital Statistics, Service Nova Scotia.

banner image: Collier - 201305674 Wedding party in front of the church after the wedding of Evelyn-Theresa Thibodeau and Reed-Henry Melanson, 14 September 1950