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Canada Online Genealogy Records

Alberta in Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881 and all the censuses thereafter.

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

1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) 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

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

Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.

1906 Northwest Provinces Census	1916 Prairie Provinces Census	1926 Prairie Provinces Census
FamilySearch; index only Ancestry ($) MyHeritage ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry ($) MyHeritage ($)	FamilySearch Library and Archives of Canada

More Information[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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-==History of Alberta Censuses==
+==Alberta in Canadian Censuses==
-In 1851, Canada begin keeping censuses every 10 years. However, these censuses were often taken in different years, and it was not until 1871, after the Dominion of Canada was created, that censuses were taken regularly.<ref>Library and Archives Canada, “Censuses,” February 4, 2021, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.</ref> Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881.
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
+Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881 and all the censuses thereafter. <br>
+*[[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
-==Online Alberta Censuses==
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
-===Population Schedules===
-====Official Canada Censuses====
-{| class="wikitable" width= "75%" style="display: inline-table;"
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1881'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1881'''
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1891'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1891'''
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1901'''
+!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://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
-----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
-|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library images]
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
-----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and {{FSC|484467|item|disp=images}}
-----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com]
+----[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://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com] ($)
-----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com] ($)
-|-
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
 |}
-{| class="wikitable" width= "75%" style="display: inline-table;"
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1911'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1911'''
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1921'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1921'''
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:8.3%"|'''1931''' - Images only
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1931'''
 |-
-| [https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census2/index1931 Library and Archives of Canada]
+|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] ($)
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images
 |}
-For more information about these censuses, visit [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada].
 ====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
+Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.
-{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style"
+{| class="wikitable" width= 70%"
 |-
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1916 Prairie Provinces Census'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1906 Northwest<br> Provinces Census'''
-!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5.5%"|'''1926 Prairie Provinces Census'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1916 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
-|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1926 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
-|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1529118|FamilySearch}} - index and images
-----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ Ancestry] - index and images
-----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10458/1916-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] - index & images ($)
-|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3029966?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch] - index and image
-|-
-|}
-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===
-{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style"
 |-
-! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | 1871 Mortality Schedule
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584925|FamilySearch}}; index only
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/ Ancestry] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10457/1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1529118|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ Ancestry] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10458/1916-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|3005862|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
 |-
-|style="background:whitesmoke"|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index and images
-----
-[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry.com]; index ($)
 |}
-For more information about these censuses, visit [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada].
-==Additional Resources==
+==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]]
 ==References==
 [[Category:Canada Census]]
 [[Category:Alberta, Canada]]