John Cordes
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:17:33 -0800
Hi Rose, I don't have any easy answers for you, but just want to offer a suggestion or two.
When you mention having "searched every database" I am speculating that you might be referring to the files in the Members Only Area on the GANS website, http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Recreation/GANS/ Apologies if I'm off base here -- possibly you meant some other databases. Note that this list, nsroots, is not exclusively a GANS message list. Just to cover some other bases: the Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics database, at https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ is certainly worth searching carefully; you may already have done this of course. With one of the names being McDonald the searching is not easy. I poked around on the NSHVS site a bit myself this morning and haven't turned up anything relevant to your search, but more patient searching might pay off. I would also recommend trying to find the family in the censuses, say 1891, 1901, and 1911. This might provide helpful information -- one never can tell what's going to turn up. For the 1891 census here's one place to begin: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html and for 1901 and 1911 the best bet is probably the Automated Genealogy site: http://automatedgenealogy.com/ It may be worth supplying the date and location of Mary McDonald's marriage; this might provide a clue for some of the ever resourceful listers here. Be sure also to browse around on the wonderful website of Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, at http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/ If it does come to searching church records, I think that is more difficult without a visit to Halifax. Again, other listers may have useful advice on this. Regards, John Cordes Halifax On [2010-02-01 at 07:50am] Rosie <kefirche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I am a new member, and trying to find genealogical info. > I have not found anything that I am looking for in all the databases here. > Where do I go next for help? > I am looking for a marriage certificate for Ralph McDonald and Nellie Walsh. > If I can find this, then I can continue my genealogical search. > They were born in Halifax, NS, probably between 1870-1883, as my grandmother > Mary McDonald was born in either 1901 or 1904. > They were deceased by 1923 as stated on Mary McDonald's marriage cert. > I am also looking for their death certificates. > I have searched every database!!! > Do I have to look at church records? If so, how do I begin, I am pretty sure > they were catholic. > On Mary McDonald's marriage cert. it says her father was a baker. > That is all I know. > Please help! > Thanks so very much! > Rose Marie Belforti On [2010-02-01 at 07:50am] Rosie <kefirche...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am posting this again for better subject. > Looking for any info on marriage of Ralph McDonald (occupation: a baker in > Halifax, NS. Born sometime between 1865 and 1885) and Nellie Walsh. Marriage > sometime between 1870-1904. They were both born in Halifax, NS. One daughters > name was Mary. Possibly a son named Warren. > Thank you for any help on this! > Rose ___________________________________________ nsroots mailing list nsroots@ednet.ns.ca http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots