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Quebec in the Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

The first census in Canada was in 1851. Quebec was called Canada East in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Quebec.

Links to all Canada Census
Library and Archives of Canada - more census information

1851	1861	1871
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; Quebec\|Prince Edward Island\|Ontario\|Nova Scotia\|New Brunswick Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1911	1921	1931
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	Ancestry.com MyHeritage.com	Ancestry.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada; images Only

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses[edit | edit source]

Year	Type of Census	Links
1666	Census of Canada	FamilySearch - images Library and Archives of Canada - index
1667	Census of Canada	Library and Archives of Canada - index and images
1681	Nominal census returns	Library and Archives of Canada - images
1699	Nominal census returns	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1700	Nominal census returns	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1731	Testimony and enumeration of Island of Montréal, heads of households	Archive.org - images; Archive.org - index
1741	Montréal, partially nominal	Archive.org - images (report, 1921)
1760	Partially nominal census (Trois-Rivières)	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1761	List of Acadians inhabiting from Gaspay to Bay Verte not surrendered at Fort Cumberland, 8 Nov. 1761	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1764	A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1765	Bécancour, Gentilly, St-Pierre-les-Bequets, Ste-Anne, Rivière Bastican, Côte de Batiscan, Champlain, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, partially nominal	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1765	A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1765	Census of Montréal et des Trois-Rivières, partially nominal	Archive.org - images (report)
1765	Return of protestant inhabitants in the district of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1766	List of English merchants and residents in Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1766	List of merchants and inhabitants of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1766 to 1787	Annual alphabetical lists of persons married, baptized and buried in the parish of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1769 to 1772	Nominal lists of the householders in the town and suburbs of Quebec found within the accounts of the Inspector of Chimneys	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1778 to 1787	Lists of Loyalist families (head of families) receiving provisions in the Province of Quebec, especially the Montreal district	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1784	List of inhabitants at Tracadièche	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1784	Roll of the Loyalists in the township of Paspebiac. Names of heads of households	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1785	A list of English inhabitants of the City of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1785	A list of English and French inhabitants of the City of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1792	Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1795	Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1798	Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1805	Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1811	Persons liable to serve on juries residing in the town and banlieu of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1813	Assessments for the year 1813	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1815 and 1816	Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec	Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription)
1815	Census of the City of Montreal	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1817	Census of the Valcartier settlement	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1819	Census of the Valcartier settlement	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1825	Lower Canada	FamilySearch Library and Archives of Canada - index and images
1819	Census of the Valcartier settlement	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1830	A census of the population of the Seigniories of Foucault, Noyan and Sabrevois	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1831	Partially nominative census covering the Montreal area	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1831	Lower Canada	FamilySearch - index and images Library and Archives of Canada - index and images
1832 to 1835	City and banlieu of Montreal, nominal lists	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1832 to 1835	Montreal District, nominal lists (French)	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1832 to 1835	Montreal District, nominal lists (English)	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1833 and 1834	Montreal District, list of jurors	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1833 to 1835	Montreal District, General list of persons qualified to serve as Petit Jurors in the Courts	Canadiana Hèritage - images
1842	Lower Canada	FamilySearch - index and images Ancestry - index and images Library and Archives of Canada - index and images

For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.

Non-population Schedules[edit | edit source]

1871 Mortality Schedule
FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index ($)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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 ==Quebec in the Canadian Censuses==
 ===Population Schedules - Online Records===
-The first census in Canada was in 1851. Quebec was called Canada East (also known as Lower Canada) in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Quebec and is included in all Canada Censuses thereafter.
+The first census in Canada was in 1851. Quebec was called Canada East in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Quebec.
 *[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
-*[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
-*The 1825, 1831, and 1842 Censuses for Quebec include only the head of household.
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 |-
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+For more information about these censuses, visit [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada].
 ===Non-population Schedules===
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 |-
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 ==Additional Resources==
-*[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses] at Statistics Canada
-*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]
 ==References==