Death Indexes

Please note the Provincial Archives of Alberta is closed for vital statistics retrievals between December 24, 2025 and January 1, 2026. Vital statistics requests received during this time will be processed beginning January 2, 2026. We look forward to assisting you in the New Year.

Death registrations from 1870-1975 are available at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.

Deaths 1877-1950

Death indexes for 1877-1950 are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.

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Unknown

Deaths 1925-1972

These indexes are organized chronologically by year and then alphabetically by surname.

These indexes have optical character recognition (OCR), which means that they are keyword searchable.

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Deaths 1973-1974

Death indexes for 1973-1974 are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.

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Indigenous Deaths 1923-1945

Indigenous death indexes are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.

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Unknown

Unknown Indigenous (1924-1941)

Inuit

Inuit (1952-1958)

Overseas Deaths 1940-1948

Overseas death indexes are organized alphabetically by surname and then by year. Each letter is then further subdivided according to the first vowel instance in the surname.

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