Quebec Census
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Quebec in the Canadian Censuses
Population Schedules - Online Records
The first census in Canada was in 1851. Quebec was called Canada East (also known as Lower Canada) in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Quebec and is included in all Canada Censuses thereafter.
- Links to all Canada Census
- Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
- The 1825, 1831, and 1842 Censuses for Quebec include only the head of household.
| 1851 | 1861 | 1871 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch - Quebec Only
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
| 1881 | 1891 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch; index and images
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
| 1911 | 1921 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
Ancestry.com
MyHeritage.com |
Ancestry.com ($)
Library and Archives of Canada; images Only |
Local, Territory, and Province Censuses
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Census of Canada | FamilySearch - images
Library and Archives of Canada - index |
| 1667 | Census of Canada | Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1681 | Nominal census returns | Library and Archives of Canada - images |
| 1699 | Nominal census returns | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1700 | Nominal census returns | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1731 | Testimony and enumeration of Island of Montréal, heads of households | Archive.org - images; Archive.org - index |
| 1741 | Montréal, partially nominal | Archive.org - images (report, 1921) |
| 1760 | Partially nominal census (Trois-Rivières) | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1761 | List of Acadians inhabiting from Gaspay to Bay Verte not surrendered at Fort Cumberland, 8 Nov. 1761 | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1764 | A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1765 | Bécancour, Gentilly, St-Pierre-les-Bequets, Ste-Anne, Rivière Bastican, Côte de Batiscan, Champlain, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, partially nominal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1765 | A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1765 | Census of Montréal et des Trois-Rivières, partially nominal | Archive.org - images (report) |
| 1765 | Return of protestant inhabitants in the district of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 | List of English merchants and residents in Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 | List of merchants and inhabitants of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 to 1787 | Annual alphabetical lists of persons married, baptized and buried in the parish of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1769 to 1772 | Nominal lists of the householders in the town and suburbs of Quebec found within the accounts of the Inspector of Chimneys | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1778 to 1787 | Lists of Loyalist families (head of families) receiving provisions in the Province of Quebec, especially the Montreal district | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1784 | List of inhabitants at Tracadièche | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1784 | Roll of the Loyalists in the township of Paspebiac. Names of heads of households | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1785 | A list of English inhabitants of the City of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1785 | A list of English and French inhabitants of the City of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1792 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1795 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1798 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1805 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1811 | Persons liable to serve on juries residing in the town and banlieu of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1813 | Assessments for the year 1813 | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1815 and 1816 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1815 | Census of the City of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1817 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1819 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1825 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch
Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1819 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1830 | A census of the population of the Seigniories of Foucault, Noyan and Sabrevois | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1831 | Partially nominative census covering the Montreal area | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1831 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch - index and images
Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1832 to 1835 | City and banlieu of Montreal, nominal lists | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1832 to 1835 | Montreal District, nominal lists (French) | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1832 to 1835 | Montreal District, nominal lists (English) | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1833 and 1834 | Montreal District, list of jurors | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1833 to 1835 | Montreal District, General list of persons qualified to serve as Petit Jurors in the Courts | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1842 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch - index and images
Ancestry - index and images Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
Non-population Schedules
| 1871 Mortality Schedule |
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| FamilySearch; index and 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