Why are some vital events listed that occurred outside of BC?
Today, the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency only registers events that occur within the province. However, the historical indexes do list some earlier events that occurred outside of the province (e.g. 3,423 deaths of British Columbians overseas during World War Two – see below). Some of those events were registered, and can be found on microfilm. In other instances, when a record was found to be for an out-of-province event, the registration was deleted and the documents no longer exist. These deleted registrations were included in the indexes in the hope that they might provide valuable research clues. World War Two Overseas Casualties The 2001 release of vital events records included documents related to the deaths of 3,423 British Columbians in World War Two. The microfilm for this special category of death registrations was not previously available through the British Columbia Archives, nor the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Today, the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency only registers events that occur within the province. However, the historical indexes do list some earlier events that occurred outside of the province (e.g. 3,423 deaths of British Columbians overseas during World War Two – see below). Some of those events were registered, and can be found on microfilm. In other instances, when a record was found to be for an out-of-province event, the registration was deleted and the documents no longer exist. These deleted registrations were included in the indexes in the hope that they might provide valuable research clues. World War Two Overseas Casualties The 2001 release of vital events records included documents related to the deaths of 3,423 British Columbians in World War Two. The microfilm for this special category of death registrations was not previously available through the British Columbia Archives, nor the Genealogical Society of Utah. An index for the overseas casualties has been cre
