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The Nova Scotia census records before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The census records from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of each household, with a few exceptions.


==Nova Scotia in the Canadian Censuses==
Census records beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. 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]. <br>
===Population Schedules - Online Records===
=== 1851-1921&nbsp;Online Canadian Indexes and Images&nbsp; &nbsp;  ===
Nova Scotia was included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following. From 1671 to 1755, Nova Scotians were included in the Acadian census. Parts of Nova Scotia were included in various town census thereafter. In 1851 and 1861, Nova Scotia was included in the census of the Province of Canada. In 1867, Nova Scotia became a province of the Dominion of Canada and was included in the 1871 and all subsequent Canadian censuses.


*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
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*[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
*1851 and 1861 Censuses for Nova Scotia are head of household only
 
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1851'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1861'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1871'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1325192|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1851 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1460173|Quebec}}<nowiki>|</nowiki>{{RecordSearch|1460172|Prince Edward Island}}<nowiki>|</nowiki>{{RecordSearch|1460164|Ontario}}<nowiki>|</nowiki>{{RecordSearch|1460163|Nova Scotia}}<nowiki>|</nowiki>{{RecordSearch|1325208|New Brunswick}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1570/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1861 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1551612|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1871 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1881'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1891'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1901'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and {{FSC|484467|item|disp=images}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1911'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1921'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1931'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1911 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000285|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000196|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62640/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images
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====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
Province censuses are census records that were taken at the province level. Province censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing Canada censuses.
 
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5%;" | Year
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="8" | <font size="+1">'''Online National and Provincial Population Schedules of Canada'''</font>
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%;" | Type of Census
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:40%;"| Links
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|style="background:white"|1671
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1671.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card)*&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1678
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family<br>Search<ref name="Family">[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp '''FamilySearch'''], a free online service of the [[Family History Library]].</ref>'''&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy<ref>[http://automatedgenealogy.com/ '''Automated Genealogy'''], a free online service includes links to free images found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html &amp;nbsp;Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1678cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html '''Library Archives Canada'''], a free online service includes links to free images and partial indexes found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html &amp;nbsp;Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''<ref>'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''<ref>'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''<ref>'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>
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|style="background:white"|1686
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1686cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1693
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1921'''&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1693cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
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|style="background:white"|1695
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1911'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| indexes&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1695cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1698
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1698cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspxx Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
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|style="background:white"|1700
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1901'''
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| indexes
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1700cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584557|Link}}&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1701
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" |  
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1701cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
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|style="background:white"|1703
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1891'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| indexes
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1703cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1583536|Link}}&nbsp;
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx  Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link] 
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link] 
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1707
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1707cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
|-
|-
|style="background:white"|1714
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1881'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| indexes&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1714cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1804541|Link}}&nbsp;
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1751/52
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1732cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
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|style="background:white"|1752
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1871'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
| indexes&nbsp;
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1752cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1551612|Link}}&nbsp;
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey" |1752
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|La Roque's census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/1752laroque.pdf Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription<br>
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]
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|style="background:white" |1755
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1861''' Provincial&nbsp;
|style="background:white" |Arcadian census
| indexes&nbsp;
|style="background:white" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1755.html/1752laroque.pdf Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - images<br>
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1460163|Link}}
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey" |1760
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey" |Registouche census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Restigouche.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]
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|style="background:white" |1761
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1851/52'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white" |Gaspesie Refugees
| indexes&nbsp;
|style="background:white" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Census1761-Gaspesie-Refugees.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1325192|Link}}&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | -&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]
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|style="background:lightgrey" |1761
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey" |Sackville Settlement
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201761%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]
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|style="background:white" |1765
| bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | &nbsp;&nbsp;
|style="background:white"" |Sackville Settlement
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family Search'''&nbsp;
|style="background:white" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201765%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy'''&nbsp;
|-
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada'''&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"|1770-1795, 1827, 1838
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''&nbsp;
|style="background:lightgrey"| Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''&nbsp;
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|style="background:white"|1770-1841
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1770
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|style="background:white"|1770
|style="background:white" |Conway, Sunbury County census
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|style="background:lightgrey"|Hillsborough and Sackville census
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|style="background:white"|1800-1842
|style="background:white"|Ontario and Nova Scotia, Census, 1800-1842
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|style="background:lightgrey"|1827
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|style="background:white"|1838
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===Non-population Schedules===
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:100%"|'''1871 Mortality Schedule'''
 
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<br> The more useful local censuses are listed below: <br>
|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index & images
 
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*'''1671 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and places of origin. <br>
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry.com]; index ($)
 
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*'''1686 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
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*'''1693 Acadia: '''lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
 
*'''1698 Acadia: '''lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
 
*'''1701 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
 
*'''1752 Ile Royal:''' lists names, ages, and places of origin. <br>
 
*'''1752 Halifax:''' lists head of household. <br>
 
*'''1770 Many counties:''' lists head of household. This census has been published in: <br>
 
::Richard, Bernice C., Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|201577|title-id|disp=book 971.6 A1 #18}} {{FHL|201577|title-id|disp=film 962273 item 10}} ) <br>
 
*'''1817 A few counties:''' lists head of household. <br>
 
*'''1818 Part of Cape Brenton Island. <br>'''
 
*'''1827 Many counties:''' lists head of household. It has been published. <br>
 
*'''1838 Most of the province:''' lists head of household. <br>
 
*'''1851 Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties:''' lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|429294|title-id|disp=book 971.6 X22n}}; ). There is also an index for Pictou county (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|377170|title-id|disp=book 971.613 X29p}}). <br>
 
*'''1861 Whole province:''' lists head of household. See the online index, [[Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index - FamilySearch Historical Records]] <br>
 
*'''1871,1881 Whole province:''' lists all household members. The census gives each person's name, sex, age, country or province of birth, religion, occupation, and marital status. (1871 is incomplete for Shelburne County.)<br>
 
*'''1891 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, age, marital status, relation to head of family, country or province of birth, French-Canadian descendency, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, religion, and occupation. <br>
 
*'''1901 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, color, relation to head of family, marital status, date of birth, country or province of birth, age at census, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, nationality, religion, occupation, and native language. <br>
 
*'''1911 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, relation to head of family, marital status, month and year of birth, age at census, country or province of birth, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, racial or tribal origin, nationality, religion, and occupation.
 
*'''1921-Present:''' Censuses from 1921 to the present are not available to the public.
 
A source for early census records is:
 
::Trahan, Charles C., ''Acadian Census, 1671–1752''. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|697071|title-id|disp=book 971.5 X2t}}) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.


==Additional Resources==
<br> {{Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia}}  
*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]{{Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia}}  


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The Nova Scotia census records before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The census records from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of each household, with a few exceptions.

Census records beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the Library and Archives Canada web site.

1851-1921 Online Canadian Indexes and Images   [edit | edit source]

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The more useful local censuses are listed below:

  • 1671 Acadia: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
  • 1686 Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
  • 1693 Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
  • 1698 Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
  • 1701 Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
  • 1752 Ile Royal: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
  • 1752 Halifax: lists head of household.
  • 1770 Many counties: lists head of household. This census has been published in:
Richard, Bernice C., Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (Family History Library book 971.6 A1 #18 film 962273 item 10 )
  • 1817 A few counties: lists head of household.
  • 1818 Part of Cape Brenton Island.
  • 1827 Many counties: lists head of household. It has been published.
  • 1838 Most of the province: lists head of household.
  • 1851 Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties: lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (Family History Library book 971.6 X22n; ). There is also an index for Pictou county (Family History Library book 971.613 X29p).
  • 1871,1881 Whole province: lists all household members. The census gives each person's name, sex, age, country or province of birth, religion, occupation, and marital status. (1871 is incomplete for Shelburne County.)
  • 1891 Whole province: Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, age, marital status, relation to head of family, country or province of birth, French-Canadian descendency, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, religion, and occupation.
  • 1901 Whole province: Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, color, relation to head of family, marital status, date of birth, country or province of birth, age at census, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, nationality, religion, occupation, and native language.
  • 1911 Whole province: Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, relation to head of family, marital status, month and year of birth, age at census, country or province of birth, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, racial or tribal origin, nationality, religion, and occupation.
  • 1921-Present: Censuses from 1921 to the present are not available to the public.

A source for early census records is:

Trahan, Charles C., Acadian Census, 1671–1752. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (Family History Library book 971.5 X2t) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.


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  1. ↑ FamilySearch, a free online service of the Family History Library.
  2. ↑ Automated Genealogy, a free online service includes links to free images found at the &nbsp;Library and Archives Canada.
  3. ↑ Library Archives Canada, a free online service includes links to free images and partial indexes found at the &nbsp;Library and Archives Canada.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com, a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an FHL edition free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a slightly smaller Library edition free only at some public libraries, and (3) a Home edition subscription service for individuals.

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