The Provincial Archives Division of The Rooms has numerous documents in its collection that are of interest to genealogists and family historians. Copies of some of these records are available to FHSNL members via the links below. Church records are excluded from this digitisation initiative (largely because the Provincial Archives does not own the church records, and therefore cannot grant consent for them to be copied). However, there are many government-owned records that are of genealogical value, such as the collection of Newfoundland passports, various court records, census records, etc., which we will be able to make available via the FHSNL website. Look for this online collection to grow over time.

The most recent additions and updates to this online collection are as follows:

  • 16 May 2026 ... GN 5/1/B/1 - Box 4B - Surrogate Court, Northern Circuit, 1815-1816
  • 09 May 2026 ... GN 5/1/A/1 - Box 35 - Supreme Court, Central Circuit, 1829-1835, 1830, 1847-1848
  • 02 May 2026 ... GN 5/1/A/4 - Box 3 - Surrogate Court, Central Circuit, writs 1800-1807
  • 30 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/3 - Box 154 - Supreme Court, Northern Circuit, 8 more books, ranging from 1826 to 1866
  • 28 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/3 - Box 154 - Supreme Court, Northern Circuit, 1826-1834, 1831-1832, 1833 travelling, 1833
  • 27 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/3 - Box 154 - Supreme Court, Northern Circuit, dockets 1833, 1834, 1835-1839
  • 26 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/3 - Box 154 - Supreme Court, Northern Circuit, dockets 1834-1836, 1849-1867, 1849-1869, 1855-1865
  • 18 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/1/A/4 - Box 3 - Surrogate Court, Central Circuit, writs 1816-1818
  • 11 Apr 2026 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 34 - Supreme Court, 1826-1829
  • 21 Mar 2026 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 34 - Supreme Court, Central Circuit, 1826-1829
  • 14 Mar 2026 ... GN 5/1/C/1 - Box 19 - Surrogate Court Southern Circuit, Burin records for 1819, 1820-1825
  • 24 Jan 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/2 - Box 153 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, Process book for 1866-1897
  • 17 Jan 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/2 - Box 153 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, Process for Northern Ports, 1865-1891
  • 10 Jan 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/2 - Box 153 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, Judgements 1839-1849
  • 03 Jan 2026 ... GN 5/2/B/2 - Box 153 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, Index books (1828-1831, 1841-1858) and Process books (1830-1833, 1870-1891)
  • 30 Dec 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 31 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1829-1832
  • 23 Dec 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 31 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1823-1825
  • 29 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/1/B/14 - Box 17 - Surrogate Court Northern Circuit, 1820-1822
  • 29 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 30 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1821-1822
  • 22 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 28 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1818
  • 15 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/1/B/1 - Box 9 - Surrogate Court Northern Circuit, 1821-1822
  • 15 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 26 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1804-1813
  • 01 Nov 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 27 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1817
  • 25 Oct 2025 ... GN 5/2/A/1 - Box 27 - Supreme Court Central Circuit, 1811-1815
  • 18 Oct 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 143 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, 1831-1834
  • 11 Oct 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 143 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, 1833 and 1833-1835
  • 05 Oct 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 143 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit, 1832, 1859, 1860
  • 20 Sept 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/2 - Box 370 - Magistrates Court - Process Book 1894-1900
  • 13 Sept 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/2 - Box 370 - Magistrates Court - Process Book 1884-1888
  • 23 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 140 - Supreme Court Northern Circuit travelling court 1826-1843
  • 16 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/2 - Box 370 - Magistrates Court - Final Process Book 1847-1892, Process Book 1880-1882
  • 15 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 139 - Supreme Court records from Harbour Grace, 1818, 1818-1819, 1820, 1820, 1821
  • 09 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/2/B/1 - Box 139 - Supreme Court records from Harbour Grace, 1824
  • 09 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/2 - Box 370 - Magistrates Court - Process Book, 1879-1880
  • 02 Aug 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/2 - Box 370 - Magistrates Court - Process Book, 1828
  • 14 June 2025 ... GN 5/3/B/18 - Box 387 - Magistrates Court - Examinations (mostly from Carbonear), 1898-1920

Some of the files are large and may take several minutes to download. Trying to view them within a web browser is not recommended. Instead, it may be better to download and save them for viewing with software such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Using a reliable high-speed internet connection is also recommended.