Nova Scotia Genealogy & Biographical Directory, Volumes I–III — 1,605 Entries, Searchable PDF + Source Text

Explore Nova Scotia’s past through 1,605 page-cited biographical entries in this searchable directory from Fairbairn’s Crests. Created for genealogists, family historians and local-history researchers, this 214-page reference brings together personal details scattered throughout the first three volumes of the Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society.

Find references to settlers, soldiers, clergy, merchants, public officials, relatives and other people connected with the province’s history. The collection includes 446 Acadian roster entries drawn from the household list published with Colonel John Winslow’s journal, alongside material concerning Halifax, Annapolis Royal, church communities, military service and colonial administration.

Entries preserve the information available in the source, including names and spelling variants, occupations, titles, places, dates, family connections and historical events. Each abstract includes a citation so you can return to the original volume and examine its context.

What’s included

• 214-page searchable PDF containing 1,605 directory entries.
• Master surname index with 893 surname headings, entry counts and linked page references.
• Clickable contents, alphabetical navigation and PDF bookmarks.
• Source citations throughout the directory.
• Reader guidance and notes explaining the collection’s scope and limitations.
• Complimentary source text covering Volumes I–III, supplied as one OCR plain-text file.
• A link within the directory to the original scanned volumes at Internet Archive.

Follow names back to their sources

Start with a surname in the index or use your PDF reader’s search function to look for a name, location or occupation. Read the associated abstract, note any family connections, and follow the citation back to the historical source.

Try alternative spellings when searching. Mac, Mc and M’ surname prefixes are grouped under MAC, while other important variants remain in the entries. People whose surnames are not established appear in a separate section.

The directory covers the readable supplied material across all three volumes. Uncertain readings, conflicting statements and unresolved identities are retained where relevant. Entry totals are not a count of proven unique individuals. The complimentary OCR text may contain recognition errors; consult the original scans when checking a passage.

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You are purchasing the compiled, organized and searchable biographical directory and surname index. The three-volume OCR source text is included at no additional charge as a research reference. It is a plain-text transcription, not a facsimile PDF.

Digital download only. No physical book will be shipped. Supplied as a ZIP containing the directory PDF and source-text file. Use a compatible PDF reader for searching and navigation, and confirm historical findings against original records.

Complete surname list

The directory contains 893 surname headings, listed below exactly as indexed. Historical spellings and unresolved variants appear separately. Mac, Mc and M’ prefixes are standardized under MAC. People without an established surname appear in a separate section of the PDF.

A

ABBOT, ABERCROMBIE, ABTHROP, ADAMS, ADDINGTON, AIRS, AKINS, ALBRO, ALDRIDGE, ALEXANDER, ALIN, ALLAN, ALLEN, ALLINE, ALLISON, ALMON, AMBROSE, AMHERST, ANCOIN, ANCOINE, ANDREWS, ANWELL, APIGNE, APTHORP, ARCHIBALD, ARMSTRONG, AUSTEN, AVERY.

B

BABBIN, BABEN, BABIN, BACON, BAILEY, BAILLIE, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALEY, BALLANTINE, BANCROFT, BANKS, BARCLAY, BARDEN, BARKER, BARRELL, BARRON, BARTLET, BATHURST, BATT, BAYLEY, BAYNE, BEAMAN, BEAUCHAMP, BECKWITH, BEGOUTIN, BELCHER, BELFONTAIN, BELFOUNTAIN, BELKNAP, BELL, BELMERE, BELMERRE, BENNETT, BENOIS, BENTON, BERGER, BERTIE, BEST, BIBERTON, BILINGS, BILLINGS, BINGHAM, BINNEY, BISHOP, BLACK, BLACKMORE, BLADEN, BLAIR, BLAKENEY, BLANA, BLANCHARD, BLIGH, BLISS, BLOOD, BLOWERS, BOBARE, BOBIN, BOGGS, BONAVENTURE, BONT, BONTIER, BORLAND, BOSCAWEN, BOUDRO, BOUDRY, BOUER, BOUINS, BOURG, BOURGH, BOURN, BOWEN, BOWYER, BRACKET, BRADDOCK, BRADFORD, BRADOCK, BRAGDON, BRAINARD, BRANE, BRANS, BRASSEUX, BRASSIN, BRAUX, BRENTNAL, BRENTON, BREWER, BREWSE, BREYNTON, BRIDGE, BRIGGE, BROOKE, BROOMS, BROWN, BRUDENELL, BRULONG, BRUNE, BRYMER, BUCKLEY, BUGEANT, BULKELEY, BULKELY, BULMER, BUMSON, BURGOIS, BURKE, BURNS, BURR, BURROUGHS, BURROWS, BURTON, BUSOLEY, BUTERFIELD, BUTLER, BYAM, BYLES, BYNG.

C

CALNEK, CAMPBELL, CANER, CAPIERRE, CAPON, CARETTER, CAREW, CARLETON, CARLILE, CARLTON, CARR, CARVER, CASSIE, CASTEEN, CATTELL, CELESTINE, CELVE, CHALMERS, CHAMBERLAIN, CHASE, CHEEVER, CHELLE, CHESTER, CHIPMAN, CHURCH, CLAPUM, CLARK, CLARKE, CLELAND, CLEMENSON, CLEPHEN, CLOATRE, COBB, COCHRAN, CODY, COFFIN, COGNEY, COGSWELL, COLLEY, COLLINS, COLLUPY, COMINGO, COMMETSON, COMMO, COMPTON, CONET, CONWAY, COOK, COOKE, COPELY, CORNWALLIS, CORNWELL, COSTER, COTOE, COTTON, COWETT, COX, COXDALE, COYLE, CRAIGEN, CRAWLEY, CREELMAN, CREIGHTON, CROFTON, CROKE, CROOKER, CROSBEY, CROSBY, CROSSKILL, CUNNINGHAM, CURREN, CURTIS, CUSHING.

D

DAIGRE, DALRYMPLE, DALY, DANA, DAVID, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAVISON, DE CHOISEUL, DE LA GODELIS, DE MONTS, DE RIGEAU, DE SALAVY, DE SEITZ, DEANE, DEASKEW, DEBLOIS, DELA ROCHE, DEMILL, DENNIS, DERING, DESBRISAY, DESCHAMP, DESCHAMPS, DEWOLF, DICKSON, DIGGES, DIGHT, DINE, DINS, DINWIDDIE, DIRON, DISCANT, DIXON, DOANE, DOBBS, DOBSON, DOGGET, DOLBY, DOLLY, DONNAL, DOUCET, DOUGLASS, DOULET, DOW, DRAPER, DRILLEO, DU VIVIER, DUCKETT, DUDLEY, DUMMER, DUNBAR, DUNCAN, DUNDAS, DUNNING, DUON, DUOR, DUPIERS, DUPUIS, DUVAR, DUVIVINIEL, DUZOY, D’ESTAING.

E

EARLE, EASON, EDDY, EDMONDS, EDWARDS, EDY, EFFINGHAM, ELLIOT, ELPHINSTONE, EMERY, EPOUSEE, EVANS.

F

FAGET, FALCONER, FARREL, FARRELL, FASETT, FASSET, FATHERLY, FENETY, FERGUSON, FISHER, FITCH, FLETCHER, FLINT, FONTAINNE, FORBES, FORD, FOREST, FORREST, FOSTER, FOUKE, FRAME, FRANKLIN, FRANKLYN, FRASER, FREEMAN, FRENCHWELL, FROST, FRYE.

G

GAGE, GALLAGHER, GARDNER, GARRETSON, GATES, GAUTIER, GAUTRO, GAY, GEORGE, GERRISH, GIBSON, GILBERT, GLAIZER, GLAZIER, GLENIE, GOFF, GOLDTHWAIT, GOODIN, GOODING, GOODWIN, GORAM, GORDON, GORE, GOREHAM, GORHAM, GOROM, GORTRO, GOSSIP, GOTRE, GOTRO, GOTROR, GOUITIN, GOULD, GOUTIN, GRAHAM, GRANGER, GRANSTON, GRANT, GRAY, GREEN, GREER, GRIDLEY, GRIFFIN, GRONGER, GROS, GROSART, GROW, GURNEY.

H

HACKET, HALHEAD, HALIBURTON, HALLIBURTON, HAMILTON, HAMMOND, HAMPDEN, HANCOCK, HANDFIELD, HANDY, HANNAN, HANNAY, HARRINGTON, HARRISON, HARTSHORNE, HARVEY, HASLAM, HASSAN, HAWKE, HAY, HAYES, HEAD, HEATON, HEBEAR, HEBERR, HEBERT, HENDERSON, HENIPEN, HERBERT, HERBET, HERRICK, HESKER, HESKET, HILDRAKE, HILDRETH, HILL, HINSHELWOOD, HOBBS, HOBBY, HOBLEY, HOBORN, HOCQUART, HODGE, HODGKINS, HODGSKINS, HODGSON, HOGARTH, HOLBOURN, HOLDEN, HOLMES, HOLT, HOMER, HOOD, HOPE, HOPSON, HOW, HOWARD, HOWE, HOWES, HUNT, HUNTRYS, HUSTON, HUTCHINSON, HUTCHISON.

I

INDICOTT, INDICUT, INGLEFIELD, INGLIS, IRWIN.

J

JACK, JACKSON, JARVICE, JEANSONNE, JEFFERY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON, JOHNSTONE, JONES, JONNSON, JORDAN.

K

KAST, KEARNEY, KEEFLER, KEEN, KEENE, KEENER, KELLUM, KEMPT, KENNEDY, KILPEATRICK, KING, KINLOCH, KINNEY, KNIGHT, KNIPHAUSEN.

L

LA PERRELLE, LA SALLE, LABOUS, LABROSSE, LAGARD, LAGROIX, LAING, LAMPSON, LAMSON, LANDRE, LANDREY, LANDRY, LAPIERRE, LASELLE, LASELS, LATHROP, LATTON, LAWLOR, LAWRENCE, LAWRIE, LAWSON, LE CORNE, LE LOUTRE, LEBAR, LEBARE, LEBLANC, LEBLANE, LEBLANS, LEBLENS, LEBLOND, LECLANE, LEGARMER, LEMARCHANT, LEPRINCE, LESDERNIER, LESOUR, LETSON, LEURON, LEVENS, LEWIS, LINCOLN, LINERVEAL, LISWELL, LIVINGSTON, LOCKET, LONDREE, LONGFELLOW, LONGLEY, LONGWORTH, LORAIS, LOTS, LOUDON, LOVEJOY, LOVELL, LUES, LUNN, LYNCH, LYON, LYONS.

M

MACBRIDE, MACCHIR, MACCLLARION, MACCOWEN, MACCULLOCH, MACCURDY, MACDONALD, MACDONNELL, MACDOUGALL, MACGOUN, MACGOWAN, MACGRA, MACGRATH, MACGREGOR, MACKAY, MACKECACHRAN, MACKEY, MACKFARLAND, MACLEAN, MACNAB, MACNEMERA, MACNEUT, MAILLARD, MAITLAND, MAJET, MALCOLM, MALCUM, MARCH, MARCHINGTON, MARROW, MARSHALL, MARSTON, MARTIN, MASCARENE, MASCARINE, MASIER, MASSIER, MATHEW, MATHEWS, MAUGER, MAURICE, MAXWELL, MAYER, MAYORS, MEDCALF, MEDSLER, MELANSON, MENGEAN, MERCER, MERLIN, MIDDLETON, MILBURN, MILBURRY, MILL, MILLER, MINGO, MONAGHAN, MONCKTON, MONCRIEFE, MONEY, MONK, MONROW, MONTAGU, MONTAGUE, MONTCALM, MOOR, MOORE, MORDAUNT, MOREAU, MOREL, MORRIS, MORROW, MORSE, MORTON, MOSES, MOSS, MOSTYN, MOTLEY, MOTTON, MOULDON, MOULTON, MULLINS, MUNCREEF, MUNDAY, MUNIER, MUNRO, MUNROE, MURDOCH, MURP, MURRAY, MYRAH.

N

NESBIT, NESBITT, NEWCOMB, NEWEL, NEWELL, NEWTON, NICHOLS, NICHOLSON, NICKELLS, NICOLS, NOAILS, NOBLE, NORRIS, NOUVILLE, NOYSE, NUTTING, NYE.

O

OBEDIAH, OGILVIE, ORDWAY, OSGOOD, OSMAN, OUTRAM.

P

PARKER, PARKMAN, PARR, PATTEN, PATTERSON, PAYZANT, PEABODY, PEARCE, PELLEW, PENHALLOW, PEPPERELL, PEREY, PERKINS, PERRY, PETERS, PHALON, PHILIP, PHILIPPS, PHILIPS, PHILLIPS, PICKQUETT, PIERCE, PIGEON, PILE, PIPES, PITRE, PITREE, PITT, PLUMER, POLASKI, POLLEN, PORTER, POSTON, POWELL, POWER, PREBLE, PREVOST, PRIBLE, PRITCHET, PROBA, PROBY, PROCTER, PROUT, PRYOR, PURRINGTON, PUTNAM, PYKE.

Q

QUETTE.

R

RACE, RAY, RAYNAL, READING, REDKNAP, REYNOLDS, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICKSON, RIDDELL, RITCHIE, ROBERTSON, ROBIE, ROBINS, ROBINSON, ROBS CHARD, ROBS CHOC, ROBS CHOCT, ROCHFORT, ROCK, RODION, RODOHAN, ROE, ROGER, ROGERS, ROSIGNAL, ROSS, ROUR, ROUSE, ROWLAND, RUDOLF, RUMSEY, RUSSELL, RUTH.

S

SACKVILLE, SALISBURY, SALT, SALTER, SALTONSTAL, SAPIN, SAUL, SAVARY, SAWERS, SAYER, SCHLEGEL, SCHWARTZ, SCHYLER, SCOLLAY, SCOT, SCOTT, SECCOMBE, SEDGEWICK, SELBY, SEMER, SEYMORE, SHANNON, SHARP, SHARROCK, SHAW, SHERBROOKE, SHERLEY, SHIRLEY, SHORTE, SIMPSON, SIMSON, SLATER, SLAYTER, SMITH, SMITHERS, SNELLING, SOLOMON, SONER, SONIER, SORERE, SOSONIER, SOUTHACK, SPEAKMAN, SPENCE, SPIKE, STADFORD, STANSER, STARR, STEPHENS, STERNS, STETSON, STEUART, STEVENS, STEWART, STILES, STIRLING, STOCKBRIDGE, STONE, STORS, STREET, STURTEVANT, STYLES, SUBERCASE, SULLIVANE, SUMET, SUMICHRAST, SUTHRICH, SWEATLAND, SYKES.

T

TAGGETT, TAILER, TANKS, TAY, TAYLOR, TERREO, TERRICTE, TERRIOT, THAIRS, THESIGER, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THOMSON, THRALE, TIBADO, TIBODO, TIDMARSH, TILHARD, TOBIN, TOCOMANA, TONGE, TONGUE, TORRENS, TOWNSEND, TOWNSHEND, TRAHAM, TRAHAN, TRAUHASE, TREADWELL, TREMAIN, TUCKER, TUFFTS, TUFTS, TUNOUR, TUTTY, TWINING, TYLER.

U

UNIACKE, UNKUSS.

V

VANDEPUT, VAUGHAN, VEAL, VERGENNES, VETCH, VIBERT, VICKERS, VILLEA, VINSAN, VIRGO.

W

WALKER, WALLACE, WALLY, WALPOLE, WALTON, WARBURTON, WARD, WARNER, WARREN, WASHBURN, WATSON, WEATHERBE, WEEKS, WELLS, WELSFORD, WENMAN, WENTWORTH, WESLEY, WEST, WESTON, WETHERALL, WHEELER, WHISTON, WHITCUM, WHITE, WHITFIELD, WHITING, WHITMAN, WHITTEY, WHITWORTH, WILKIE, WILKINS, WILLARD, WILLIAMS, WILLIS, WILLSON, WILMOT, WILSON, WINSLOW, WINSTON, WINTHROP, WISE, WISWELL, WITHAM, WITHERSPOON, WOLFE, WOOD, WOODEMAN, WOODEN, WOODROFFE, WORSTER, WRIGHT, WYMAN.

Y

YEOMANS, YOUNG.