Examples of Birth Registrations
It is important to note
that you are researching registrations
as opposed to certificates. Certificates
are documents produced by the Office of the Registrar General
on demand for people who need them for various purposes.
Registrations are the original data recorded, from which
certificates were produced. You do not need a certificate
for family history purposes. If you need records for legal
purposes, you can have
certified copies made.
The Archives of Ontario holds birth registrations recorded
in two different formats. Between 1869 and 1898 each registration
was recorded in a half column format (six registrations
to a page). From 1899 to 1908 births were recorded in a
"cross-line" format, reading left to right across
two pages. Click on the thumbnail images below to view examples
of the two formats.
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Birth Registration 1869-1898
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Birth Registration 1899-1910
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