Sources

Ancestry.com, Family Data Collection. Database of some 5 million individual genealogical records.

Ancestry.com, Johnston tree. Surname page with searchable database including many individuals connected to this page.

British Census, 1881. This Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website provides a searchable database of entire census, free of charge.

Canadian Census, 1881. This Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website provides a searchable database of entire census, free of charge.

Canadian Census, 1901. The National Archives website contains an image of every page of this census. As well, there is an on-line transcription effort that will eventually provide a searchable database of the census contents.

Canadian County Atlas Digital Project. The County Atlas Digital Project is a searchable database of the property owners' names from Ontario township maps. Township maps, portraits and properties have been scanned, with links from the property owners' names in the database. Individual citations list the date of the applicable map.

Canadian Medical Association Journal. Publishes obituaries of Canadian physicians. Consult the nearest medical library

Canadian Virtual War Memorial. A registry, hosted by Veterans' Affairs Canada, of the graves and memorials to more than 116,000 Canadians killed during WWI and WWII.

Clinton Record. Newspaper in Clinton, Huron County, Ontario. "Early files" occasionally include birth, death and marriage announcements from early 20th century.

Earltown Roots Website. This website is a rich information resource for MacKays and other families from Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. To access the surname database, click on "Surnames", then on "MacKay", then scroll to the bottom and click on "View Database".

England Census. 1891, 1901: Ancestry.co.uk provides searchable access to entire census, with subscription.

England & Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. Ancestry.co.uk provides searchable database of births, deaths and marriages, with a subscription.

Granton Cemetery Transcription. Transcription of Granton Cemetery, Lot.23, Con. N. Boundary, Biddulph Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Copies available from the London-Middlesex County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

Hamiota Cemetery Index. An index of those buried in the Hamiota Cemetery, as transcribed by James W. Routledge. Part of the Manitoba Genealogical Society's cemetery transcription efforts.

Hamiota Echo. The local newspaper in Hamiota. Blaine Little undertook an extensive search of its archives. Individual citations are listed with their date of publication.

Hamiota GenWeb. This website contains lots of useful information about Hamiota, its founding families, and its ongoing history.

Hannah Family Website. Contains pedigrees for many branches of the Hannah family, including that of Andrew Hannah and Harriet Robb of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland as submitted by Blaine Little.

Huron County, 1842 Assessment Rolls. The Huron County Library has transcribed this early list of land owners in Huron County, Ontario. Contains names of owners, concession and lot numbers, and number of total family members as of 1842.

International Genealogical Index. This LDS database is searchable by first and last name, region and country. It contains information from miscellaneous records submitted to the LDS by various individuals.

Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851. Ancestry.co.uk hosts a searchable database of immigrants entering New York port between 1846 and 1851 - the period of the Great Potato Famine.

MacMillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Published each year, this dictionary contains brief biographies of current leaders in Canadian culture, politics, business, academia, etc. Consult your local library.

Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame. This website contains biographies of many agricultural pioneers from early Canada.

Manitoba Census, Marquette district, 1891. Searchable index available on Ancestry.com.

Manitoba Genealogical Society, Cemetery Transcriptions. The Manitoba Genealogical Society members have published transcripts of many rural Manitoba cemeteries. Copies available for a small fee.

Manitoba Vital Statistics Database. Database containing Manitoba records of births (more than 100 years ago), deaths (more than 70 years ago), and marriages (more than 80 years ago).

McGill University, Medicine Yearbook 1942. Copy obtained from McGill University Archives, (514) 398-3772

Northwest Provinces Census, 1906. An image of every page is available at the National Archives. An on-line transcription effort is underway and will eventually provide a searchable database of the census contents.

Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid. Index to over 2 million interments in Ontario, searchable by name and place. Provides contact information for getting copies of originals.

Ontario Index, Federal Census of 1871. The Canadian National Archives hosts a searchable database which appears to list only the heads of households, or only the male members of households. Limited info for each entry (location, age, birthplace, religion, occupation).

Ontario Vital Statistics Project. Collection of Ontario birth (1869-1906), death and marriage records compiled by volunteers.

Saskatchewan, Vital Statistics. Birth, death and marriage certificates available for a fee from the Saskatchewan Department of Health, Vital Statistics bureau.

Scottish Census. Free searchable database of census information transcribed from 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891 censuses. As transcription is in progress, slowly increasing amount of data available.

Soldiers of the First World War. Searchable database of soldiers enrolled in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, 1914-1918. Contains electronic images of attestation papers for each soldier.

Story of Manitoba. Vol III. Biographical – Illustrated. Winnipeg: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913. This book contains biographical sketches of numerous Manitoba personalities.Yarrow McConnell transcribed the biographies of:
            Edmund W. McConnell (p.469-70)
            J.H. McConnell (p.273-4)
            James G. McConnell (p.482-3)
            William M. McConnell (p.?)

The Story of Saskatchewan and its People, 1924. This book by John Hawke contains a biography of Lorne McConnell. Click here to see the biography.

Tom McConnell's Website. Contains brief histories from McConnell researchers all over the world.

US Federal Census. Ancestry.com hosts searchable indexes of the US Federal Census for the years 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930. Subscription required.

Wesleyan Methodist Baptisms. Transcription of over 100,000 baptismal records from the Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Record. Covers the years 1825-1910.

Wigtownshire, Scotland Census, 1841. The SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List on RootsWeb.com contains multiple messages with spreadsheets of information from the 1841 Census in Wigtownshire Scotland. Surnames available include: Agnew, Baxter, Bell, Brown, Cairn/Cairney, Cosh, Craig, Crawford, Dunlop, Garrick/Garroch, Gibson, Horner, Irvin/Irvine/Irving, Kennedy, Kilt/Kilty/Keltie, Maccracken, Macgill, Macginn, Macgraw, Macintire, Mack, Mackanally, MacKnaught, MacLauchlan, Maclean, Maclellan/Maclelland, Macneilie/Macnellie, Macquaker, Mactier, Magee, Martin, McAdam, McConnell, McCormick, McCutcheon, McKeand, McKnight, McLeod, Melville, Milroy, Morrison, Mure/Muir, Nimmo/Nimmon, Orr, Rankin, Richardson, Ritchie, Sproat/Sprott, Whit/White

Wigtownshire, Scotland Census, 1851. The Friends of the Archives of Dumfries and Galloway started transcribing the 1851 Census of Wigtownshire, Dumfriesshire, and Kirkcudbrightshire in 1990. The website indicates that this transcription project is not yet complete but the database is searchable and contains many people of interest.

Wigtownshire Vital Statistics. The SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List on RootsWeb.com contains multiple messages with transcribed vital statistics registrations - births, marriages, and deaths. Search by details you're looking for.

Winnipeg Cemeteries. This website contains listings of all burials in Brookside, Transcona and St. Vital municipal cemeteries, 1878-2001.

Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon. The City of Saskatoon has mounted an on-line alphabetical listing of burials in Woodlawn Cemetery.

WW2 Military Records, Canadian National Archives. The military records of individuals who died more than 50 years ago can be requested from the Canadian National Archives if you can provide proof of death.