Type of Data | Birth | Marriage | Death | Index |
Name of Individual | * Newfoundland became a province during 1949. Before that time it was a British possession. 1891 to 1948 BMDs mostly maintained as copies of church register entries. Official death certificates began circa 1948. BMDs are indexed and viewable online as follows: Vital Records, 1840-1949; Vital Statistics, 1753-1893. Also for pre-1949 records visit Newfoundland's Grand Banks website. | |||
Marital Status | on later certificates | |||
Age | with place of birth on later certificates | |||
Occupation | ||||
Date of Event | with cause of death | |||
Place of Event | with usual place of residence of both parties | with usual place of residence at time of death | ||
Name of Father | ||||
Father's Occupation | ||||
If Father Living | ||||
Place of birth of Father | ||||
Name of Mother | ||||
Maiden Surname of Mother | ||||
Mother's Occupation | ||||
If Mother Living | ||||
Place of birth of Mother | ||||
Witnesses | ||||
Relationship of Witnesses to Individual | ||||
Addresses of Witnesses | ||||
Name of Informant of Event | ||||
Relationship of Informant to Individual | ||||
Address of Informant | ||||
Changes to Information on certificates | Pre-1949 deaths included religion and place of burial. |
In person:
See Applications for BMD certificates for list of offices or visit this link for a complete list of Government Service Centres.
By Telephone:
For certificate 1949 to date:
Tel: (709) 729-3308
Toll Free: 1-855-729-3380
Facsimile: (709) 729-0946
Online:
For certificates 1949 to date
OR, Application for Birth Certificate to mail in
Application for Death or Marriage Certificate to mail in
By mail:
For certificates 1949 to date:
Newfoundland Vital Statistics
Mount Pearl Office
Motor Registration Building
P. O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL
Canada A1B 4J6
E-mail: vstats@gov.nl.ca