Hi April, May I take you up on your offer to look up a death in B. C. sometime. Jopie ----- Original Message ----- From: "April Bell" <abellraven@telus.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > Freda and other listers - there are 2 ways of getting a bmd from BC. The > first one is you order it directly from the Archives, and it costs I think > about 50 buckaroos (or maybe it's only 20 - did I say only?), at any rate > too much. The second route is to put your request on the BC List. Several > times a year I do free lookups at Cloverdale library for people who are too > distant from a genealogical library in BC. There are other listers in BC > who do the same. The listers will get it either for Free, or only charge > you the 50 cents for the copying fee at the library and the postage. I > don't think you can beat that. The important thing to remember is that you > order a REGISTRATION...NOT A "CERTIFICATE". A certificate can only be > purchased from the Archives and is just verification of the bmd, with not a > lot of info. The registration is the long form giving a lot of information > usually, dependent upon the knowledge of the informant (ie spouse, parent, > brother etc.) > > So yes, we have to pay everywhere in Canada, but there is no point in > paying more than you absolutely have to. Personally, I was pleased when > the Manitoba Index became available, even with it's restrictions. It would > be very nice if the same thing were available in all the other > provinces....let's just hope that 1911 census gets released - right??!! > Happy Easter to those who celebrate, > April > > > At 02:26 PM 4/10/2004, you wrote: > > Hi Alan - I agree it would be very nice not to have to pay, but with > >Manitoba you get a photocopy of the original record and those I have > >received are always good and readable copies. I have not had dealings with > >B.C. although I believed that there was a charge there as well beyond the > >information published. I found I could only go so far with either if I > >wanted to verify names of parents, spouses on death records, or look for > >parent names on marriage registrations etc. I don't know what the charge > >would be, or if one could go directly to Vital Statistics and do your own > >search. I wonder if they would not charge for the photocopy anyway. > > Sincerely & Happy Easter > > Freda Stewart > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "A and S Thom" <shiral@efni.com> > > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 4:58 PM > > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > > > > > > > Vicki, Freda and Darlene > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. It is pretty much as I suspected, the Manitoba > > > Government wants its pound of flesh for information that is in the > >public > > > domain and should be freely accessible. Regardless, the rate of 12$ is > > > outlandish. It would be nice if every province could match British > > > Columbia. Not only do they have a excellent on-line index but their 30 > >year > > > limit on deaths is unmatched and they are accesible (FREE) to anyone who > > > chooses to look them up. > > > > > > Anyway, Thank you for taking the time to explain the Manitoba policy. > > > > > > Alan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Freda" <fritzzi@shaw.ca> > > > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 3:30 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > > > > > > > > > > Hi Alan - I have been able to access copies of Manaitoba records > >which > > > are > > > > on line for various of the peripheral family members. Are you asking > >only > > > > about those already published or the unpublished? Have you pulled up > >the > > > > copy of the form that is on their website. It shows quite clearly what > > > info > > > > they require from you as to relationship, and when I have marked > >'cousin' > > > or > > > > 'uncle' and indicate I do not know other family members, it has never > >been > > > > questioned. On Death forms where they indicate requiring cause of > >death I > > > > always put the note 'only if not contravening rules of > >confidentiality' > > > and > > > > I have always received the cause of death. This same form is usable > >for > > > > current records but if the person is still living there might be a > > > problem. > > > > It only costs $12.00 to obtain the piece of paper which is a photocopy > >of > > > > the actual registration, especially when you already have the number. > >My > > > > dealings with this group has always been very positive. Hope this > >helps. > > > > Best wishes > > > > Freda Stewart > > > > Calgary > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "A and S Thom" <shiral@efni.com> > > > > To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:54 AM > > > > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Advice need re: Vital Statistics > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am new to research in Manitoba so I hope SKS can help. Are > >Manitoba > > > > Archives records, outside the 80, 90 or 100 year limit, accessible to > > > > non-family? If so, is there someone on this list who would be willing > >to > > > do > > > > a look-up of a marriage of Christina Jessie SINCLAIR to Wyman Ernest > > > WESSALS > > > > on 14 June 1917 in Winnipeg (Wpg) Reg # 1917,033325. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > Alan Thom > > > > > Ontario > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > > > > CAN-MANITOBA-L Mailing List > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/canmanitoba.htm > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new > >Immigration > > > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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