Mortality schedules are death registers recorded at the national level, usually as part of a census. An 1871 census mortality schedules for the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario was taken on April 2, 1871, and these records cover deaths which occurred during the 12 months immediately prior to the census enumeration. The age given in the census was rounded up to what would have been the deceased’s age at his or her next birthday. | Mortality schedules are death registers recorded at the national level, usually as part of a census. An 1871 census mortality schedules for the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario was taken on April 2, 1871, and these records cover deaths which occurred during the 12 months immediately prior to the census enumeration. The age given in the census was rounded up to what would have been the deceased’s age at his or her next birthday. |