Prince Edward island Public Archives and Record Office
Hon. George Coles Building, Richmond Street, Box 1000, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M4
Telephone Number: 902-368-4290
www.edu.pe.ca/paro/
E-mail Address: archives@edu.pe.ca
Hours of Operation, Access Conditions & Services
October to May:
Monday to Friday, 10:00–5:00
June to September:
Monday to Friday, 9:00–4:00
All researchers are asked to complete an annual registration form and sign a daily register.
Staff will undertake limited research for inquirers and will assist researchers in identifying and locating relevant records in their collection.
Collections & Description
Researchers in PEI records have an advantage in that a large number of the records for the island have been entered into a Master Name Index. This index is made up of index cards filed alphabetically by name. The cards provide information gleaned from gravestone inscriptions, census records, passenger lists, marriage registers, newspapers, funeral home registers and other miscellaneous records.
The archives also has many published and unpublished genealogies for PEI families, as well as family files and community histories.
The following original records are also available at the Public Archives and Records Administration:
Census
1752, all inhabitants
1798, heads of households only
1841, heads of households only
1848, Charlottetown and Lot 31 only, heads of households only
1861, heads of households only
1881, all inhabitants
1891, all inhabitants
1901, all inhabitants
Church records
Baptisms up to 1886 (included in Master Name Index)
Marriages 1832–1923 (included in Master Name Index)
Burals up to 1906 (included in Master Name Index)
Civil Registration
Marriage licenses, 1787–1919
Marriage bonds, 1849-1902
Gravestone Inscriptions
All cemeteries on the island have had their gravestone inscriptions transcribed. (included in Master Name Index)
Newspapers
Most have been microfilmed
Many birth, marriage and death notices have been indexed (included in Master Name Index)
Land Records
Deeds, conveyances and leases
Records for most properties available up to 1900
Probate Records
1807–1920 |
