Please note that this list includes only those Cumberland county churches of which PANS has copies. There are virtually no Baptist records, for example, among its holdings. I have also omitted those churches for which PANS holds only administrative records.

Published histories are available for many churches. While these usually just list founding members and clergy who have served over the years, they sometimes also include extracts from the vital statistics registers. I have noted below the churches for which published vital records are available.

Roman Catholic records created after 1909 are closed to researchers without permission from the church or the Diocese. For this reason, I have not bothered to enumerate those records below. PANS holds more recent records for Amherst (two churches), Joggins, Parrsborro, Pugwash, River Hebert, and Springhill. Some other twentieth-century records may have access restrictions as well -- I will note these where I am aware of them. Any comments or additions to this list are appreciated.

Note also that PANS does not participate in ILL; all these microfilms must be viewed on site. A few records may be available at other repositories; a very few Roman Catholic records area available through the LDS network of Family History Centres. In addition, other institutions have some material not available at PANS.

• Advocate Harbour
  Advocate Pastoral Charge (United)

  Bapt. 1868-1985

  Marr. 1878-1984

  Bur.   1877-1988
  Notes: Mfm# 11166; Formerly Methodist; there are some gaps.

  
  
• Amherst
  Christ Church Anglican

  Bapt. 1822-1965

  Marr. 1823-1945

  Bur.   1823-1947
  Notes: Mfm# 11169 - 11174

  
  Highland African Methodist Episcopal

  Bapt. 1966-1973

  Marr. 1966-1973

  Bur.   1966-1973
  Notes: Specific dates not given;[100th Anniversery] Souvenier Booklet, copy in PANS V/F v. 283, #10

  
  Immanuel United

  Bapt. 1912-1984

  Marr. 1912-1984

  Bur.   1912-1984
  Notes: Mfm# 11175 - 11177

  
  St. Charles Roman Catholic

  Bapt. 1888-1909

  Marr. 1888-1909
  Notes: Mfm# 11179; More recent records are closed to the public.

  
  Trinity-St. Stephen's United

  Bapt. 1840-1970

  Marr. 1888-1956

  Bur.   1908-1956
  Notes: Mfm# 11181; the records are not well organised.
  This collection includes both Methodist and Presbyterian records.
  An index to marriages (1826-1894) is available in MG 4 v. 364, #9

  
  
• Beaubasin
  

  Acadian records: 1712-1748
  Notes: Mfm# 11227; there are some gaps

  
  
• Joggins
  Church of the Holy Name Anglican

  Bapt. 1898-1976

  Marr. 1903-1976

  Bur.   1901-1976
  Notes: Mfm# 11589

  
  St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic

  Bapt. 1849-1909

  Marr. 1849-1909

  Bur.   1849-1909
  Notes: Mfm# 11590; More recent records are closed to the public.

  
  
• Oxford
  All Souls Anglican

  Bapt. 1919-1991 (missing 1925-1958)

  Marr. 1958-1982

  Bur.   1955-1989
  Notes: There are significant gaps in all these records, other years have apparently been lost.
  W.H. Hunter History of All Souls Church, Oxford(1991); copy in PANS V/F v.373, #18

  
  Trinity United

  (Oxford Circuit) Bapt. 1883-1904
  Notes: Mfm# 11754; Formerly Victoria Methodist

  
  
• Parrsborro
  St. Brigid's Roman Catholic

  Bapt. 1853-1909

  Marr. 1853-1876; 1906-1909

  Bur.   1853-1876
  Notes: Mfm# 11755; More recent records are closed to the public.

  
  St. George's Anglican

  Bapt. 1787-1972

  Marr. 1787-1971

  Bur.   1787-1966
  Notes: Mfm# 11757-11762; This film also includes the records of Port Greville Parish; There are some gaps in the records.

  
  Trinity United

  Bapt. 1858-1971

  Marr. 1854-1972

  Bur.   1813-1972
  Notes: Mfm# 11763-11766; This collection includes both Methodist and Presbyterian records.

  
  
• Pugwash
  St. George's Anglican

  Bapt. 1849-1980

  Marr. 1874-1980

  Bur.   1847-1980
  Notes: Mfm# 11808; the film is of very poor quality and the records are not well organised.

  
  St. Matthew's United

  Bapt. 1857-1940

  Marr. 1874-1941

  Bur.   1906-1941
  Notes: Mfm# 11809; there are gaps in the records; this reel also includes the Methodist/United circuit vital records 1865-1927.

  
  
• Southampton
  United Circuit

  Bapt. 1883-1967

  Marr. 1883-1968

  Bur.   1883-1967
  Notes: Mfm# 11881; Formerly Methodist

  
  
• Springhill
  All Saints Anglican

  Bapt. 1881-1961

  Marr. 1881-1962

  Bur.   1881-1962
  Notes: Mfm #11882

  
  St. Andrews Wesley United

  Bapt. 1874-1984

  Marr. 1877-1983

  Bur.   1876-1983
  Notes: Mfm# 11883 & 11884; Formerly Methodist; records after 1952 are closed to the public.
  

  
  St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic

  Bapt. 1897-1909

  Marr. 1897-1903
  Notes: Mfm# 11890; More recent records are closed to the public.

  
  
• Wallace
  Methodist

  Marr. 1832-1926
  Notes: Mfm# 11976; A partial extraction is available online for download as wallace.zip.

  
  Methodist Circuit

  Bapt. 1852-1927

  Marr. 1858-1926 [scattered]

  Bur.   1842, 1883
  Notes: Mfm# 11974-11977; possibly part of St. Matthew's records

  
  
• Wentworth
  New Annan-Wentworth Pastoral Charge (United)

  Bapt. 1859-1963

  Marr. 1859-1970

  Bur.   1859-1968
  Notes: Mfm# 942 & 944; This collection includes the records of several Methodist and Presbyterian churches in both Colchester and Cumberland counties.

Related Records

While the following churches are technically outside of Cumberland county, the records often include people from communities just across the county line.

Colchester County

• Economy
  United

  Bapt. 1871-1963

  Marr. 1882-1962

  Bur.   1893-1964
  Notes: Mfm# 11351; Formerly Presbyterian; these records include other Colchester county congregations.

  
  
• Great Village
  St. James United

  Bapt. 1876-1929

  Marr. 1901-1930

  Bur.   1901-1930
  Notes: Mfm# 11387; Formerly Presbyterian; these records include Acadia United in Londonderry.

  
  
• Tatamagouche
  Sharon United

  Bapt. 1852-1930

  Marr. 1854-1932

  Bur.   1853-1931
  Notes: Mfm# 11927; Formerly Presbyterian; index available in PANS MG 4 v. 364, #3.

  
  
• Truro
  Immaculate Concepetion Roman Catholic

  Bapt. 1873-1909

  Marr. 1873-1909

  Bur.   1873-1891
  Notes: Mfm# 11949 & 11950; Records before 1891 include Pugwash, River Philip, Springhill, and Wallace

  
  St. John's Anglican

  Bapt. 1824-1958

  Marr. 1827-1940

  Bur.   1844-1925
  Notes: Mfm# 11957-11961; These records contain a few entries for Westchester and other places in Cumberland county.

  
  

Westmorland County,
New Brunswick

• Mount Whatley
  St. Mark's Anglican

  Bapt. 1823-1917

  Marr. 1790-1835
  Notes: Mfm# 12183; It is the oldest Anglican Church in New Brunswick.
  An extraction of entries involving Nova Scotia residents (1824-1971) is available in PANS MG 1 v. 1487, #3. Most parties are from Amherst and vicinity.

  
  
• Sackville
  Methodist

  Bapt. 1800-1812
  Notes: Mfm# 14070; This film is part of the Loyalist Studies collection.

Baptist Records

PANS does not hold the records of any Baptist congregations in Cumberland county. The record book of Rev. William Hall (Mfm# 10274) contains a list of marriages performed around Sackville, New Brunswick ca. 1880-1890. These include a number of persons from Cumberland county; especially Amherst, Victoria, and Maccan.

The records of the First Baptist Church, Truro (Mfm# 11936) also have a few entries for people from Cumberland county, especially before 1950:

Marr. 1929-1980

Bur.   1945-1979

I have extracted the Death and Marriage notices from available issues of the Reflector (1897-1900), published by the First Baptist Church, Amherst.

Updates to this list would be greatly appreciated!