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Prince Edward Island

Census

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Prince Edward Island in the Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

Prince Edward Island was a part of the 1861 Census, however it was not a part of the 1871 Census. It became Canada's seventh province in 1873 and was included in the 1881 Canada Census and all censuses thereafter.

• Links to all Canada Census
• Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
• The 1861 Census was only for the heads of household.

1861	1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch - PEI Only Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada

1911	1921	1931
FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) MyHeritage.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada; images

For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.

Local and Territory, and Province Censuses

Year	Type of Census	Links
1671	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1678	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1686	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1693	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1695	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1698	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1700	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1701	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1703	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1707	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1714	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1751/52	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1752	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1752	La Roque's census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1755	Arcadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - images
1798	Prince Edward Island Census	Island Register - transcription
1841	Census of Prince Edward Island	FamilySearch - images
1848	Census of Prince Edward Island	FamilySearch - images
1861	Province of Canada	FamilySearch - index & images Ancestry - index & images ($) Library of Canada - index & images

Non-population Schedules

1871 Mortality Schedule
FamilySearch; index & images Ancestry.com; index ($)

Additional Resources

• Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
• In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List