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British Home Children Registry

From 1869 through to 1939 (1948 to British Columbia) it has been estimated over 100,000 children were emigrated from the United Kingdom to Canada to be used as indentured farm workers and domestic servants. Believed by Canadians to be orphans, only two percent truly were. These children were sent to Canada by over 50 organizations including the well-known and still working charities such as Barnardo's and Quarrier's.

By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)

Article by Marian L. Smith.

Federal Voters Lists in Western Canada, 1935-1979

By Dave Obee. This finding aid is the first published guide to the federal lists covering Western Canada

Findmypast - Canada- Patents of Canada, 1824-1849 $

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Findmypast - Royal Canadian Mounted Police Obituary Card Index and Notices 1876-2007 Browse $

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George Cross Database

The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism. King George VI created the award for the men and women of the Commonwealth whose courage could not be marked by any other honour.

Government of Canada - CIPO's Canadian Patent Database

Links to early Canadian Documents at canadiana.org

An index to free genealogy records hidden in historical Canadian documents.

List of George Cross recipients (Wikipedia)

Sessional Papers of the Government of Canada and British Parliamentary Papers - Names extracted from Government of Canada Reports

Annual reports from various government departments covering such things as names of lighthouse keepers, holders of tavern licenses, cadets at military college, shareholders in banks, etc.

Sources for Genealogical Research in Canada - Print, Electronic & Other Resources

Links, books, maps, events, contact information, etc. for research in Canada, for Canadian roots, organized into general and regional categories.

The National Registration File of 1940

Canada registered everyone at least 16 years old in 1940. These records can provide real help to the genealogist. Full information on these records and how to access them.