RECORDS SPREADSHEET FAQ

As of April 15, 2020.

This is basic info on the sortable table of Dobie records which I've extracted from familysearch.org, and will later extract from various public Canadian databases. Because the table is so large, I don't recommend you using it on a small device -- unless you are comfortable trying to side-scroll a table that is about two feet wide (23 columns by almost 7,000 rows).

The table is meant to be displayed on a desktop computer with a mouse pointer. The mouse takes advantage of the "hover" feature not offered by touch screens -- rest your cursor here to test it -- When you hover the cursor over any cell in the table, an information line will be displayed giving the name of the collection that record is found in. Write the name of the collection down as you may want to search it later. No, this table doesn't automagically link you to each record -- you'll have to do a tiny bit of work yourself :-)

The familysearch.org record collections which I searched for DOBIE records are listed below. In the future, if I see a record set which familysearch has updated, I'll extract a new set of DOBIE records and replace them in this table.

When you first display the table, the records are presented in the order they were displayed to me on familysearch. The record collections are in the order of the list below. Some sets contain as few as one record and others contain almost 900.

Here are some general questions you might have, with the answers. If I haven't answered your question, please ask me (the link to my email is at the bottom of this page).

• Q: Why can't I look at the table with my i-device?
  A: Your device probably won't handle the large amount of data involved, let alone sort it. But you're welcome to try, as no police will show up at your door.
• Q: Why does it take so long for the table to sort?
  A: The slower your computer -- the less memory and/or the slower the chipset -- the longer it takes to sort.
• Q: Why can't I find a record for (insert ancestor here)?
  A: The table contains the search results for "DOBIE" at the point in time I did the search (about 1 April, 2020). I suggest you do a more thorough search on the familysearch.org website. Your ancestor may have records in the USA or another country, and this table only has Canadian records (for now anyway).

• Familysearch's Canadian databases where Dobie records were searched:
• British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903 -- NO RECORDS
• British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993
• British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938
• British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939
• Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
• Canada Census Mortality Schedules, 1871
• Canada Census, 1851
• Canada Census, 1871
• Canada Census, 1881
• Canada Census, 1891
• Canada Census, 1901
• Canada Census, 1911
• Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955
• Canada Marriages, 1661-1949
• Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922
• Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1825
• Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1831
• Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1842
• Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906
• Canada, Nova Scotia, Records of Aliens pre-examined at Halifax, 1923-1933 -- NO RECORDS
• Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916
• Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926
• Canada, Upper Canada Census, 1842
• Canadian Headstones
• Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959
• Manitoba Probate Records, 1871-1930
• New Brunswick Births and Baptisms, 1819-1899
• New Brunswick Census, 1861 -- NO RECORDS
• New Brunswick Late Registration of Births, 1810-1899 -- NO RECORDS
• New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938
• New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950
• New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906 -- NO RECORDS
• New Brunswick, Saint John, Saint John, Burial Permits, 1889-1919 -- NO RECORDS
• Newfoundland Census, 1921 -- NO RECORDS
• Newfoundland Census, 1935 -- NO RECORDS
• Newfoundland Census, 1945 -- NO RECORDS
• Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949
• Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893
• Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
• Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877
• Nova Scotia Census, 1861 -- NO RECORDS
• Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001 -- NO RECORDS
• Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877 -- NO RECORDS
• Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955
• Nova Scotia Deaths, 1956-1957 -- NO RECORDS
• Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904
• Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909 -- NO RECORDS
• Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918
• Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932
• Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957
• Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905 -- NO RECORDS
• Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899
• Ontario Births, 1869-1912
• Ontario Census, 1861
• Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947
• Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910
• Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927
• Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
• Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858
• Ontario, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989
• Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885
• Prince Edward Island Census, 1861 -- NO RECORDS
• Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905 -- NO RECORDS
• Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888
• Quebec Births and Baptisms, 1662-1898 -- NO RECORDS
• Quebec Census, 1861
• Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 -- NO RECORDS
• Quebec, Quebec Federation of Genealogical Societies, Family Origins, 1621-1865 -- NO RECORDS
• Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994
• Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931
• Saskatchewan, Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957 -- ALL UKRANIAN