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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 == | |||
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 == | |||
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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Indexes to Other Censuses. For other indexes, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Indexes to Other Censuses. For other indexes, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[PROVINCE] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES [PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | [PROVINCE] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | ||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | |||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | |||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [CITY] - CENSUS - [YEAR] - INDEXES | ||
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When there are no census indexes, look for your ancestor’s location in other kinds of indexes. See "[[Canada Church Records|Church Records]]," "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]," "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]," "[[Canada Genealogy|Genealogy]]," and "[[Canada Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]" in this research outline and in outlines of the provinces. | When there are no census indexes, look for your ancestor’s location in other kinds of indexes. See "[[Canada Church Records|Church Records]]," "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]," "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]," "[[Canada Genealogy|Genealogy]]," and "[[Canada Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]" in this research outline and in outlines of the provinces. | ||
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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For 1871 only, useful district descriptions are in:<br><br>Censuses of Canada, 1608–1876. Statistics of Canada. Ottawa: Maclean and Roger, 1878, 5: 388–435. (FHL book 971 X2pc, v. 5; film 844891.) | For 1871 only, useful district descriptions are in:<br><br>Censuses of Canada, 1608–1876. Statistics of Canada. Ottawa: Maclean and Roger, 1878, 5: 388–435. (FHL book 971 X2pc, v. 5; film 844891.) | ||
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. | ||
== <br>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> | ||
NOVA SCOTIA - CENSUS | |||
Censuses of New France are in the Family History Library Catalog under: | Censuses of New France are in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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Find censuses before 1851 under headings such as: | Find censuses before 1851 under headings such as: | ||
[PROVINCE | [PROVINCE] - CENSUS | ||
Where to Find Censuses | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - CENSUS | ||
[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - CENSUS | |||
== 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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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 [www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website that may be available at your local family history center or public library: 1851, 1901, 1906 and 1911 | The following censuses are indexed and online at [www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website that may be available at your local family history center or public library: 1851, 1901, 1906 and 1911 | ||
The 1852, 1901, 1906 and 1911 censuses are online for free at: | The 1852, 1901, 1906 and 1911 censuses are online for free at: http://automatedgenealogy.com/ | ||
The 1881 census is online for free at: [www.familysearch.org] | |||
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