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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Canada_Census|Census]]'' | ''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Canada_Census|Census]]'' | ||
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Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified. | Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified. | ||
== National Censuses == | === Online Canadian Census Indexes and Images === | ||
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=== National Censuses === | |||
The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census covers the four original provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The first coast-to-coast census was taken in 1881. Newfoundland was not part of Canada until 1949. For Newfoundland few 19th-century censuses that list names have been found. They mostly contain statistical summaries. | The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census covers the four original provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The first coast-to-coast census was taken in 1881. Newfoundland was not part of Canada until 1949. For Newfoundland few 19th-century censuses that list names have been found. They mostly contain statistical summaries. | ||
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The 1901 census also contains a buildings and lands schedule for each locality. This schedule gives a city street address or a farm land description—such as township and range, or township, concession, and lot number—for most families. | The 1901 census also contains a buildings and lands schedule for each locality. This schedule gives a city street address or a farm land description—such as township and range, or township, concession, and lot number—for most families. | ||
== Indexes to the National Censuses == | === Indexes to the National Censuses === | ||
Search available indexes before using the census records. As indexes may be incomplete or incorrect, if you have reason to believe your ancestor should have been in the census, search the census even if your ancestor is not in the index. | Search available indexes before using the census records. As indexes may be incomplete or incorrect, if you have reason to believe your ancestor should have been in the census, search the census even if your ancestor is not in the index. | ||
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A search of the [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas database ]may contain census records for various years for an individual. | A search of the [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas database ]may contain census records for various years for an individual. | ||
=== Boundaries of National Census Districts === | ==== Boundaries of National Census Districts ==== | ||
National census records are arranged by province and within provinces by census districts and subdistricts. Census districts are voting districts, not counties. Although a voting district may have the same name as a county, it may not include the same townships. In some provinces, townships are equivalent to census subdistricts. To determine which townships and counties eastern Canadian cities and villages were located in, look in: | National census records are arranged by province and within provinces by census districts and subdistricts. Census districts are voting districts, not counties. Although a voting district may have the same name as a county, it may not include the same townships. In some provinces, townships are equivalent to census subdistricts. To determine which townships and counties eastern Canadian cities and villages were located in, look in: | ||
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[http://landing.ancestry.ca/CACensus/en/wim/index.html Canada Census Interative Map]. Click on Census Questions for a list of questions that were asked on each census. | [http://landing.ancestry.ca/CACensus/en/wim/index.html Canada Census Interative Map]. Click on Census Questions for a list of questions that were asked on each census. | ||
== Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses == | === Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses === | ||
Colonial, provincial, and local governments also took censuses. Content varied by time period and by locality. Censuses taken in the 1600s under the French regime sometimes included much more family information than those taken in British North America in the early 1800s. (See Wiki articles of the provinces.)<br><br>Fifteen partial censuses of New France and nine of Acadia were taken between 1666 and 1754. Find microfilm numbers of Acadian censuses and book call numbers of published transcriptions in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br> | Colonial, provincial, and local governments also took censuses. Content varied by time period and by locality. Censuses taken in the 1600s under the French regime sometimes included much more family information than those taken in British North America in the early 1800s. (See Wiki articles of the provinces.)<br><br>Fifteen partial censuses of New France and nine of Acadia were taken between 1666 and 1754. Find microfilm numbers of Acadian censuses and book call numbers of published transcriptions in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br> | ||
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'''1861 Nova Scotia Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [[Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|1861 Nova Scotia Census]] | '''1861 Nova Scotia Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [[Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|1861 Nova Scotia Census]] | ||
== Where to Find Censuses == | === Where to Find Censuses === | ||
Most available Canadian censuses are listed province by province, subdistrict by subdistrict, and year by year in: | Most available Canadian censuses are listed province by province, subdistrict by subdistrict, and year by year in: | ||
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=== '''Online Resources''' === | === '''Online Resources''' === | ||
See the [[Canada Census#Online_Canadian_Census_Indexes_and_Images|table]] above for online Canadian resources. | |||
The meaning of abbreviations and acronyms appearing in various Canadian censuses can be found on the website of [http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Statistics Canada].<br> | The meaning of abbreviations and acronyms appearing in various Canadian censuses can be found on the website of [http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Statistics Canada].<br> | ||
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[[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Canada_census]] | [[Category:Canada]] [[Category:Canada_census]] | ||