Birth registration numbers

PaulHadland

I have the birth registration numbers for my ancestor born in Ontario, Canada 1869. However, it does not list the parents as it is an index for just the names of child. How do I use this registration number to get more information so I have the right parents with the right child?

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

@PaulHadland If you want more specific help, just share the details.
I certainly understand that you want to find the record for yourself, but we don't want you to be frustrated in your search.
Best of luck!

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

Depending on the form used, the birth registration number may be stamped or written at the top of the record. This is one example.

Especially in the early years, form usage varied a bit by location.

Some records have been indexed so that they can be searched by name: https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1784212 Canada, Ontario, Births, 1869-1912

PaulHadland

How do I search by number

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

Do you not have the names? You can search by name.

If you know the location, you can browse through the images, which are in numerical order.

If you want to share the details, there are some very good researchers in this Community who will be happy to help.

dancingintherain

@PaulHadland

Explore the Canadian Births and Baptisms Collection on FamilySearch. This will tell you how to search the collection and what information you can find in the records. There is also a link to the Canada Record Finder that has a list of Provinces and Territories. Under Record types on this same sight (right hand side) you will find a link to Canada Vital Records.

dancingintherain

@PaulHadland

Here is another suggestion: use Simple Search. With Simple Search, you can enter your search criteria in the relevant field, such as Keywords, Name, Place, Year (Range or Image Group Number ( DGS). Try a simple request like: "I am looking for an original birth record listing parents names for (name of ancestor) that was born in Ontario Canada in 1869, with a birth registration number of _____________." I tried this once while looking for an original death certificate for one of my ancestors. I only had a certificate number, and through Simple Search I was able to bring up an image of his Death Certificate.

Here are instructions for finding Simple Search and how to use it.

To use Simple Search on FamilySearch, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to FamilySearch.org.
2. Navigate to the search section.
3. Enter your search criteria in the relevant fields such as Keywords, Name, Place, Year (Range), or Image Group Number (DGS).
4. Click the Search button to view results.
5. You can refine your search using filters on the results page.

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959 https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1520604

is primarily an index-only collection
Collection Details
Record Type: Vital
165,363 Records
15,881 Personas
1,648 Images

with only 20 births in Ontario in 1869.

Canada, Ontario, Births, 1869-1912 https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1784212

is an image-heavy collection, focused on Ontario.
Collection Details
Record Type: Vital
1,601,642 Records
4,763,309 Personas
411,526 Images

with 10,189 1869 Ontario births.

For either simple or advanced full-text search to work, full-text search must be enabled on the DGS. Neither collection is fully full-text searchable.

Kreout

PaulHadland, one distinction may help with the number search: the birth registration number identifies the civil entry, while the Image Group Number (DGS) identifies a group of digital images. They are not interchangeable, so the registration number should not be entered in the DGS field. FamilySearch explains the catalogue terminology here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/what-are-call-numbers

For the Ontario collection Áine linked, the practical route is to locate the child by name and year, or use Browse All Images to reach the appropriate locality and register, then compare the registration number with the number on the original entry. If the index supplies a separate film or DGS reference, that reference can help locate the images. The collection is https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1784212

A result for the same name alone does not establish the parents; the original entry still needs to match the year, locality and registration number from your index.

PaulHadland

Thanks for all of your responses. I am in the midst taking your instructions and putting them to practice. The numbers I have are the record numbers as was pointed out. I will keep at it. Thanks again, thanks for leading the blind!

PaulHadland

Help. I am looking for the following birth/and or Baptismal record. They are my great grandparents. I cannot find any info on them apart from census under their parents name.

Thomas Andrew Powers
Birth: 01 May 1867 • Beckwith, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Death: 15 Nov 1900 • Grand Forks Township, Polk, Minnesota, United States Parents: James Powers and Margaret Gorman both of Ireland.

Agnes Myrtle Brown
Birth: 25 May 1869 • Amaranth Twp.Wellington Co.Ontario, CanadaDeath: Abt. 1925 • New Orleans, Orleans,

Louisiana, USA Parents: James Brown (Ireland) and Margaret Curry (New York, USA).

Any help would be appreciated.

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

Of course, @PaulHadland That's what we are here for. We love helping other people.

You said you had some Birth Registration Numbers. What other information do you have, please?

Profiles, in case someone else wants to jump in:
Thomas Andrew Powers: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GHLV-LHN

Agnes Myrtle Brown: https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/GHLL-Y1Q

Note that Agnes is listed as having remarried and that she has a death record attached from Minnesota, rather than from Louisiana.

Áine.ní.Donnghaile

Here is the baptism for a sister - possibly the eldest child of James Brown and Margaret Curry.

1863 for Martha Elizabeth Brown - 5th from the bottom.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYWX-NJK?lang=en&i=107&groupId=1927566