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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. | ||
Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. | Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. | ||
Most national censuses are not indexed by province. The following index has been prepared for the 1871 census of Ontario: | Most national censuses are not indexed by province. The following index has been prepared for the 1871 census of Ontario: | ||
Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario.''30 vols. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986–92. (FamilyHistory Library {{FHL|971.3 X22i|disp=book 971.3 X22i}}.) This is an index to heads-of-household and "strays" (persons in a household who had a different family name). It shows the person’s name, age, religion, occupation, and census district; it also shows the page number where you can find the person in the census. To see what area each volume covers, check the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | *Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario.''30 vols. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986–92. (FamilyHistory Library {{FHL|971.3 X22i|disp=book 971.3 X22i}}.) This is an index to heads-of-household and "strays" (persons in a household who had a different family name). It shows the person’s name, age, religion, occupation, and census district; it also shows the page number where you can find the person in the census. To see what area each volume covers, check the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES | ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES | ||