How Can I Get My Hands On A Birth Cert.

[Ezekial]

Hi
 Could someone please tell me how easy or difficult it may be to apply for a copy of my wife's grandmothers birth certificate, she was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia in 1911.
 Obviously it would have to be paid for in Canadian dollars but as i'm in England how would this be done?

Many Thanks

china

[jorose]

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,413384.0.html

You would have to contact http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/default.asp
Note that they say:

There are restrictions on who can apply for a birth certificate. Vital Statistics will issue a birth certificate to the person named on the certificate, a parent or legal guardian or the administrator of the person’s estate.

and

Birth certificates of deceased persons born less than 100 years ago or married less than 75 years ago cannot be issued for genealogy.

If any of your wife's parents generation are alive and you are in contact with them, it may be better to contact Vital Statistics "on behalf of the son/daughter of the deceased..." etc.

Or wait until 2011!

[KarenM]

Here's a link to Nova Scotia Vital Statistics which will have information on how to order a birth certificate.

http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/access/vitalstats/default.asp

BMD's are free to search for Nova Scotia, but unfortunatly the births only go up to 1909 at the moment.

https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/

Karen