Electronic Searches, Toronto Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society

Electronic Searches
(provided by Toronto Branch Volunteers)

CREDIT RIVER ELECTRONIC SEARCH

The Toronto Branch has designed an electronic search which provides a complete printout of all details in every record where the request is found in all transcribed records of historic York County.

Electronic Search includes:

places of worship registers
ministers' personal registers
transcribed cemetery markers
funeral home burial records
sextons' burial permits
windows, plaques, memorials
strays 'from' historic York County
and others

PLACES OF WORSHIP REGISTERS AND INDEXES

BAPTISMS * MARRIAGES * BURIALS

1800-1992
historic York County, Ontario
the Toronto Branch, OGS, Places of Worship Collection concentrates on the 1800s
as records are being transcribed, more names are being added to our 1,000,000+ name database

CHINGUACOUSY
Inglewood Pastoral Charge, Chinguacousy Township, Peel County
Includes Cheltenham Presbyterian, Claude Presbyterian, Inglewood Methodist Circuit, Mayfield First and Second Presbyterian
Baptisms 1831-1925; 1,295 records
Marriages 1882-1925; 454 records
Burials 1915-1925; 11 records
1,760 records; 7,181 names

ETOBICOKE
Christ Church Anglican (Mimico)
Burials 1834-1860; 101 records

St. George's Church on-the-Hill (Islington)
Burials 1847-1900; 626 records

GEORGINA
The Parish of Georgina
St. George's Anglican (Jackson's Point) and St. James Anglican (Sutton West)
Baptisms 1839-1872; 477 records
Marriages 1839-1873; 163 records
Burials 1839-1873; 167 records
2,706 names

KING
Schomberg Cemetery west side Hwy 27
Burials 1955-1994; 423 records

Kettleby Cemetery Lot 28, Con 4, Kettleby
Burials 1880-1987; 1061 records
1,764 names

St. Andrew's Presbyterian (Eversley)
Revs. Tawse, Carmichael and Wotherspoon
Marriages 1858-1954; 117 records

MARKHAM
Heise Hill Cemetery, east part Lot 33, Con 3
Burials 1897-1992; 952 records

Reesor Burial Permits
Burials 1928-1971; 572 records

St. Philip's Lutheran 1819-1894 became Bethseda Lutheran (Unionville)
Rev. Johann Dietrich Petersen
Rev. Vincent Philip Mayerhoffer
Baptisms 1820-1848; 493 records
Marriages 1821-1848; 167 records
Burials 1819-1847; 76 records
2,753 names

NORTH YORK
Asbury and West (formerly Presbyterian and Methodist) United Church, Toronto, 3180 Bathurst Street
Baptisms 1923-1925 17 records
Marriages 1896-1925 1,843 records
Includes records of West Presbyterian and Clinton Street Methodist Church. 1,860 records; 13,928 names

Index to bulletins for St. Patrick's Anglican, 1087 Lillian Street, North York
154 records

RICHMOND HILL
Rev. John Jenkins, Presbyterian Marriages 1819-1843; 859 records

SCARBOROUGH
Bethel Pioneer Primitive Methodist Lot 28, Con C, Scarborough
Burials 1834-1989; 374 records

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 115 St Andrews Road, Scarborough
Baptisms 1854-1923; 700 records
Marriages Rev. John Jenkins 1820-1839; 57 records
James George Marriage Returns 1839-1853; 93 records
James Bain Marriage Returns 1860-1867; 45 records
Marriages 1820-1923; 171 records
Burials 1882-1992; 1,006 records 5,316 names

St. Jude's Anglican Church (Wexford)
10 Howarth Avenue, Scarborough
Burials 1832-1969; 558 records

TORONTO
Rev. William Boulton, Anglican
Baptisms 1830-1834; 140 records

Connors Funeral Home, 106 Avenue Road
Burials 1907-1929; 2081 records, 4,011 names

First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 110 Bond Street
Baptisms 1852-1901, 751 records; about 2,253 names
Marriages 1852-1901, 201 records
Burials 1857-1881, 74 records

Garrison Register bounded by Stewart, Portland and Niagara Streets, Toronto
Burials 1824-1850; 240 records

Knox Presbyterian Church, 630 Spadina Road, Toronto
Baptisms 1823-1921; 1,683 records
Marriages 1823-1921; 2,268 records
Burials 1880-1912; 197 records
18,486 names

Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home
The first funeral home in our area at its third location, 467 Sherbourne Street, Toronto
Burials 1869-1924; 11,105 records
19,000+ names

St. Alban-the-Martyr, Anglican 100 Howland Avenue, Toronto
Windows, plaques, arms and memorials
370+ names

St. Andrew's Presbyterian, 189 King Street West, Toronto
Baptisms 1831-1912; 1,788 records
Marriages 1831-1904; 1,695 records
12,847 names, index only
Access by request to Toronto Branch, OGS

St. Andrew's Presbyterian, 189 King Street West as found in 1904 edition of J. Ross Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto, fourth series.
Baptisms 1831-1868; 937 records
Marriages 1831-1870; 911 records; Total 6,324 names

The Cathedral Church of St. James, Anglican 65 Church Street, Toronto
Baptisms 1807-1908; 12,769 records 66,594 names
Marriages 1800-1908; 12,709 records 32,343 names
Burials 1807-1850; 3.094 records 3,361 names

St. James-Bond (formerly Presbyterian and Congregational) United Church, 1066 Avenue Road
Baptisms 1863-1925; 1,309 records
Marriages 1858-1925; 1,314 records
Burials 1893-1917; 299 records
Includes St. James Square Presbyterian and Bond Street Congregational; 2,022 records; 14,429 name index

Saint Luke's (Methodist) United Church 343 Sherbourne Street, Toronto
Baptisms 1831-1925; 1,589 records
Marriages 1858-1925; 1,410 records
Burials 1909-1925; 272 records
Includes Bay Street Primitive Methodist Church, Carlton Street Methodist Church, Sherbourne Street Circuit, Toronto East, Sherbourne Street Church, Edward Barrass Register, Richard Treleaven Register; 3,271 records; 15,757-name index.

St. Michael's Cemetery 1408A Yonge Street, Toronto
Burials 3 volumes
1855-1870; 4,654 records; 4,725 names
1871-1878; 2,950 records; 3,109 names
1879-1884; 1,630 records; 2,722 names
Total 10,556 names; persons buried and other persons

St. Paul's Roman Catholic Parish S.E. corner Queen Street East and Power Streets, Toronto
Burials 1822-1857; 2,858 records 3,576 names

Rev. Thomas Sims, Methodist
Marriages 1880-1896; 29 records; 232 names

Society for the Relief of the Sick and Destitute Town of York
Emigrants' Housing 1817-1847; 457 records
Emigrants' Provisions 1817-1847; 932 records

Toronto Mirror, 1837-1861;
Births, Marriages, Deaths; Index only; 2265 names

York General Burying Ground commonly known as Potter's Field and Strangers' Burying Ground removed from N.W. Corner Bloor and Yonge Streets, Village of Yorkville
Burials 1826-1855; 5,693 records 11,314 names

York Mills Baptist Church Burial Register, north side York Mills Road, east of Yonge Street
Burials 1832-1870; 69 records

VAUGHAN
Holy Trinity Anglican (Thornhill) 140 Brooke Street, Thornhill
Baptisms 1831-1863; 985 records
Marriages 1832-1862; 243 records
Burials 1832-1863; 529 records
5,700 names

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 8801 Keele Street, Maple
Baptisms 1808-1955; 1,630 records
Marriages 1858-1949; 135 records
Burials 1819-1945; 294 records
5,921 names

YORK COUNTY
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register York County
1835-1910; 7,572 baptisms; 22,559 name index contains names of persons baptized and parents.

STRAYS
A stray is a recorded event in which a person is described in the record as being from or connected with a place outside the area in which the event took place. As strays are being sent to Toronto Branch they are being added to our Credit River Electronic Search. Please send records of strays from historic York County to: OGS Toronto Branch, attention Strays Facilitator, Box 518, Station K, Toronto, ON, M4P 2G9

Strays Volumes 1-14, includes 2,857 names.

Strays being extracted from the Toronto Star 1901-1906; 1,737 records

To Request an Electronic Search Using Credit River, please print out the form below, fill it in and send it to: Toronto Branch, OGS, Places of Worship Committee, Box 518, Station K, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2G9.

Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing.

NAMES(S) REQUESTED
_______________________________________________________________

Type of Search (check one)

Surname, all occurrences, historic York County, e.g., BARKER
$25.00 postage included

Surname, plus given name(s), historic York County, e.g., BARKER, Mary Ann
$5.00 postage included

Surname, plus town or township, historic York County, e.g. BARKER, King Township
$10.00 postage included

Results' Format (check one)

Paper copy by mail
IBM compatible disk
Fax #_________________________________________________
E-mail address__________________________________________

SEND TO:

Name_________________________________________________

Street_________________________________________________

City/Town_____________________________________________

Province/State__________________________________________

Postal/Zip code_________________________________________

Fee enclosed___________________________________________

Make Cheque/Money Order payable to: Toronto Branch, OGS. Orders from outside Canada must be paidin U.S. dollars at par.

CEMETERY INDEX SEARCH

This 41,722+ name index includes names in all published cemetery transcriptions (as well as many that are unpublished) for the City of Toronto and York Region (or what was historic York County). A search of our cemetery index will provide researchers with all occurrences of each surname searched. We will also indicate whether or not the material is published. Publication cost and order forms will be included. We also indicate the known archival location.

To request a search, print out the form below, fill it in and send it to, Toronto Branch, OGS, Cemetery Index Search, Box 518, Station K, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2G9. The search form must be accompanied by a cheque or money order, payable to, Toronto Branch OGS for a $5.00 flat fee for the first surname, plus $1.00 for each additional surname included with the request. Postage and handling is included.

YOUR NAME_______________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________

CITY___________________PROV/STATE________COUNTRY_____________CODE____________

SURNAMES TO BE SEARCHED (note: surnames only)

First surname ($5.00 flat fee for first surname)______________________________________

Additional surnames ($1.00 for each additional surname included with this request)

________________ __________________ ____________________ ________________

Fee enclosed_______($5.00 for first surname, plus $1.00 for each additional surname. Postage included)

Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing. ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE CANADA MUST BE PAID IN U.S. DOLLARS at par.