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*[[How Canadian National Censuses Are Organized]] | |||
*[[How Canadian National Censuses Are Organized]] | |||
*[[Find Ancestors in Canadian Census Records All Years|Find Ancestors in Canadian Census Records All Years]] | *[[Find Ancestors in Canadian Census Records All Years|Find Ancestors in Canadian Census Records All Years]] | ||
*[[Canadian Censuses Online|Canadian Censuses Online]] | *[[Canadian Censuses Online|Canadian Censuses Online]] | ||
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Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor. | Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor. | ||
== | == 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 research outlines 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 research outlines 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 New Brunswick Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 New Brunswick Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guidance_1861_New_Brunswick_census For a description of this collection, see 1861 New Brunswick Census.] <br> | '''1861 New Brunswick Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 New Brunswick Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guidance_1861_New_Brunswick_census For a description of this collection, see 1861 New Brunswick Census.] <br> | ||
'''1861 Prince Edward Island''' '''Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site.[[|]] | '''1861 Prince Edward Island''' '''Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site.[[|]] | ||
== Where to Find Censuses == | == Where to Find Censuses == | ||
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The microfilm numbers in the above books are for the National Archives of Canada. Public libraries can use these numbers to order microfilms through the interlibrary loan system. To use films at Family History Centers, find microfilm numbers in the Family History Library Catalog. | The microfilm numbers in the above books are for the National Archives of Canada. Public libraries can use these numbers to order microfilms through the interlibrary loan system. To use films at Family History Centers, find microfilm numbers in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
=== '''Online Resources | === '''Online Resources''' === | ||
The following censuses are indexed and online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com <u></u>] which is a subscription website that may be available at your local family history center or public library: 1851,1871,1901, 1906 and 1911 | The following censuses are indexed and online at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com <u></u>] which is a subscription website that may be available at your local family history center or public library: 1851,1871,1901, 1906 and 1911 | ||
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Various other Canadian censuses are online at: http://www.censusfinder.com/canada-census-records.htm | Various other Canadian censuses are online at: http://www.censusfinder.com/canada-census-records.htm | ||
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]. | |||
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