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The early New Brunswick censuses which list names are basically Acadian French censuses. They provide relationships, ages, and names. They were taken in the years 1671, 1686, 1693, 1695, 1698, and 1701. The censuses of 1703 and 1707 provide the names of heads of households.
==New Brunswick in the Canadian Censuses==
===Population Schedules - Online Records===
In 1851 and 1861, New Brunswick was included in the census of the Province of Canada. It was also included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following.
*[[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


The rest of the censuses are as follows:  
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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'''
|-
|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"|{{RecordSearch|1325208|FamilySearch}} - New Brunswick only
----[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]
|-
|}


'''1714'''&nbsp; Head of household (for Acadia and Des Mines)
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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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'''
|-
|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]
|-
|}


'''1714&nbsp;'''Names are listed (for the Parish of Beaubassin only)  
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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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'''
|-
|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 Only
|}


'''1731,1733'''&nbsp; Head of household in Acadia
For more information about these censuses, visit [https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada].


'''1739'''&nbsp; Head of household (all Acadia and part of the St. John River valley)
====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
From 1671 to 1752, it was included on the Acadian cenus. Between 1773 and 1848, New Brunswick took its own census. Prior to its establishment in 1784, it was also included in the Nova Scotia census as Sunbury & northern Cumberland Counties.


'''1762,1763,1767'''&nbsp; Enumeration (counting) of inhabitants only
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5%;" | Year
! 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
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1671.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1678
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1678.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1686
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1686.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1693
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1693.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1695
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1695.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1698
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1698.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1700
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1700.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1701
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1701.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1703
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1703.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1707
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1707.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1714
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1714.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1751/52
|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1751.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1752
|style="background:white"|Acadian census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1752.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey" |1755
|style="background:lightgrey"|Arcadian census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1755.html/1752laroque.pdf Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - images<br>
|-
|style="background:white" |1760
|style="background:white" |Registouche census
|style="background:white" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Restigouche.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
|-
|style="background:lightgrey" |1761
|style="background:lightgrey" |Gaspesie Refugees
|style="background:lightgrey" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Census1761-Gaspesie-Refugees.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
|-
|style="background:white" |1761
|style="background:white" |Sackville Settlement
|style="background:white" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201761%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
|-
|style="background:lightgrey" |1765
|style="background:lightgrey" |Sackville Settlement
|style="background:lightgrey" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201765%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
|-
|style="background:white"|1770
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (Hillsborough and Sackville)
|style="background:white"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canns/nscensus1770.html NB GenWeb]
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1770
|style="background:lightgrey" |New Brunswick census (Conway, Sunbury County)
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/NB_Census_1770Conway.htm NB GenWeb] - transcription
|-
|style="background:white"|1786
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (Colonel Spray's Land)
|style="background:white"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nbqueens/land.htm  NB GenWeb]
|-
|style="background:lightgrey" |1788
|style="background:lightgrey" |New Brunswick census (Moncton)
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201788%20Moncton.htm NB GenWeb]
|-
|style="background:white"|1803
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (Sackville Parish)
|style="background:white"|[https://libraryguides.mta.ca/ld.php?content_id=35193792 Mount Allison University] - images
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1820-1824
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census (Westmorland County)
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201820-24%20Westmorland.htm NB GenWeb] - transription
|-
|style="background:white" |1820
|style="background:white" |New Brunswick census (Shediac, York Co., Madawaska Settlements, Sackville Parish)
|style="background:white"|[https://www.upperstjohn.com/1820/index.htm Upper St. John River Valley]
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1822
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census (Military Settlement, Kent Parish)
|style="background:lightgrey" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nbcarlet/Cleadie8.htm NB GenWeb]
|-
|style="background:white"|1830
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (York Co., Madawaska Settlements)
|style="background:white" |[https://www.upperstjohn.com/1830/index.htm Upper St. John] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey" |1833
|style="background:lightgrey" |New Brunswick census (Madawaska Settlements)
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://www.upperstjohn.com/1833/index.htm Upper St. John]
|-
|style="background:white"|1837
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (Madawaska Settlements, St. Andrews Road, Charlotte County)
|style="background:white" |[https://www.upperstjohn.com/aroostook/1837.htm Upper St. John] - transcription
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1851
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/censusnb51/index.html Automated Genealogy] - index
|-
|style="background:white"|1871
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:white" |[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - index
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1881
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - index & images
|-
|style="background:white"|1885
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census (RC Parish of St. Vincent Ferrier, Sackville, Westmorland County)
|style="background:white"|[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201885%20RC%20of%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb] - index
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1891
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - index & images
|-
|style="background:white"|1901
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/Province.jsp?province=NB Automated Genealogy] - index
|-
|style="background:lightgrey"|1911
|style="background:lightgrey"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Province.jsp?province=New+Brunswick Automated Genealogy] - index & images
|-
|style="background:white"|1921
|style="background:white"|New Brunswick census
|style="background:white"|[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census21/index.jsp Automated Genealogy] - index
|-
|}
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'''1783'''&nbsp; Head of household (St. John River valley)  
===Non-population Schedules - Online Records===
{| class="wikitable" width= 30%"
|-
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:100%"|'''1871 Mortality Schedule'''
|-
|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index & images
----
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry.com]; index ($)
|-
|}


'''1803&nbsp;''' Head of household (Prince William parish, Hopewell, Sackville, and Westmorland)
==More Information==
*[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]]


'''1820'''&nbsp; Head of household (Botsford, Dorchester)
==References==
<references/>


'''1821'''&nbsp; Head of household and wife (Grand Manan)
'''1851&nbsp;''' Names, ages, occupations, year entered colony are listed (whole province)
'''1861,1871'''&nbsp; Names, ages, occupations, religion, etc., are listed (whole province)
'''1881,1891'''&nbsp; Names, ages, occupations, religion, etc., are listed (whole province)
'''1901'''&nbsp; Names, ages, occupations, religion, etc., are listed (whole province)
'''1911''' Names, ages, occupations, religion, etc., are listed (whole province)
<br>The censuses for 1851–1881 are not all complete. Returns for some parishes and sometimes whole counties have not survived. A list of the surviving census returns can be found in Robert F. Fellows' ''Researching Your Ancestors in New Brunswick'' pages 128–144 and ''Genealogist's Handbook for Atlantic Canada Research'' edited by Terrence M. Punch, pages 7–12. These censuses are available at the National Archives of Canada, the Family History Library, and local Family History Centers. Many of the earlier censuses have been compiled in various genealogical periodicals.
Censuses beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most available 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].
=== Web Sites  ===
*http://www.collectionscanada.ca/
*[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
[[New Brunswick Provincial Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)|New Brunswick Provincial Deaths]]
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
[New_Brunswick_1861_Census_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|New Brunswick1861 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


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New Brunswick in the Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

In 1851 and 1861, New Brunswick was included in the census of the Province of Canada. It was also included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following.

1851 1861 1871
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch - New Brunswick only
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada
1881 1891 1901
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Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch; index and images
Ancestry.com
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Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada
1911 1921 1931
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($)
MyHeritage.com
Library and Archives of Canada 		FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($)
Library and Archives of Canada; images Only

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

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

From 1671 to 1752, it was included on the Acadian cenus. Between 1773 and 1848, New Brunswick took its own census. Prior to its establishment in 1784, it was also included in the Nova Scotia census as Sunbury & northern Cumberland Counties.

Year Type of Census Links
1671 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1678 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1686 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1693 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1695 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1698 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1700 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1701 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1703 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1707 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1714 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1751/52 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1752 Acadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1755 Arcadian census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - images
1760 Registouche census Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home
1761 Gaspesie Refugees Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home
1761 Sackville Settlement NB GenWeb Project
1765 Sackville Settlement NB GenWeb Project
1770 New Brunswick census (Hillsborough and Sackville) NB GenWeb
1770 New Brunswick census (Conway, Sunbury County) NB GenWeb - transcription
1786 New Brunswick census (Colonel Spray's Land) NB GenWeb
1788 New Brunswick census (Moncton) NB GenWeb
1803 New Brunswick census (Sackville Parish) Mount Allison University - images
1820-1824 New Brunswick census (Westmorland County) NB GenWeb - transription
1820 New Brunswick census (Shediac, York Co., Madawaska Settlements, Sackville Parish) Upper St. John River Valley
1822 New Brunswick census (Military Settlement, Kent Parish) NB GenWeb
1830 New Brunswick census (York Co., Madawaska Settlements) Upper St. John - transcription
1833 New Brunswick census (Madawaska Settlements) Upper St. John
1837 New Brunswick census (Madawaska Settlements, St. Andrews Road, Charlotte County) Upper St. John - transcription
1851 New Brunswick census Automated Genealogy - index
1871 New Brunswick census Library and Archives of Canada - index
1881 New Brunswick census Library and Archives of Canada - index & images
1885 New Brunswick census (RC Parish of St. Vincent Ferrier, Sackville, Westmorland County) NB GenWeb - index
1891 New Brunswick census Library and Archives of Canada - index & images
1901 New Brunswick census Automated Genealogy - index
1911 New Brunswick census Automated Genealogy - index & images
1921 New Brunswick census Automated Genealogy - index

Non-population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

1871 Mortality Schedule
FamilySearch; index & images

Ancestry.com; index ($)

More Information[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]



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