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Manitoba in the Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

The Manitoba Province first appeared in the 1881 Canada census and was included in 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]

For those living in Manitoba before it became a province in 1870, they were enumerated in the Manitoba census, Red River census, and northwest provinces census.

1830-1870 Manitoba Census	1831-1847 Red River Census	1832-1870 Red River and Manitoba Census	1832, 1833, 1849 Red River Census
FamilySearch - index FamilySearch Catalog - images Library and Archives Canada - 1870 index	FamilySearch - index FamilySearch Catalog - images Canadiana Heritage - images	FamilySearch - index FamilySearch Catalog - index Ancestry - index ($)	Canadiana Heritage - images

Northwest and Prairie Province Censuses[edit | edit source]

Manitoba 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

Additional Resources[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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-==Online Records==
+<br>{{TOC left}}
-Records at Ancestry.com and FindMyPast can be used free-of-charge at a [[Family History Centers|Family History Center]] near you.
+{| style="float:right;
-===Library and Archives Canada===
+|-
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx 1881 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
+|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Canada Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Census of Canada, 1891 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
+|}
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx 1901 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx 1911 Census of Canada from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/about-census.aspx Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Census of Canada, 1921 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/default.aspx Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926 from Library and Archives Canada] Index and images.
-===FamilySearch===
+==Manitoba in the Canadian Censuses==
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/57918?availability=Family%20History%20Library Manitoba census records, 1831-1870] Contains Manitoba censuses (Red River) for 1870 (vol. 3), 1831-1847 (vol. 1), 1849, 1832-1833 (vol. 2) and 1856 (incomplete, vol. 3).<br>
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
-*{{RecordSearch|1804541|Canada Census, 1881}} Index and Images.
+The Manitoba Province first appeared in the 1881 Canada census and was included in the censuses thereafter.
-*{{RecordSearch|1583536|Canada Census, 1891}} Index only. Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1891 FindMyPast], index, ($).
+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
-*{{RecordSearch|1584557|Canada Census, 1901}} Index only.  Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1901 FindMyPast], index, ($).
+*[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
-*{{RecordSearch|2143998|Canada Census, 1911}} Index only. Also at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1911 FindMyPast], index, ($).
-*{{RecordSearch|1529118| Canada Census, 1916}}, index
-*{{RecordSearch|3005862|Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926}}, index and images.
-===Ancestry.com ($)===
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ 1921 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+|-
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ 1911 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1881'''
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ 1901 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1891'''
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ 1891 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1901'''
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ 1881 Census of Canada], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
+|-
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
-===FindMyPast ($)===
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1881 1881 Census of Canada], index, ($).
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1891 Canada Census, 1891], index, ($).
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and {{FSC|484467|item|disp=images}}
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 1891 Census of Canada] ($) Index and Images.
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1901 Canada Census, 1901], index, ($).
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canada-census-1911 Canada Census, 1911], index, ($).
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
-<br>
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}
-==History==
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com] ($)
-A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the colonial, provincial, and national governments of Canada for a variety of reasons, including taxation and levying for militia service.
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
+|}
-Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified.
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1911'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1921'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1931'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[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
+|}
-The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census covers the four original provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. The first coast-to-coast census was taken in 1881.
+====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
-== Early Censuses ==
+For those living in Manitoba before it became a province in 1870, they were enumerated in the Manitoba census, Red River census, and northwest provinces census.
-===1827-1856===
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
-The pre-1870 census returns of Manitoba (Red River Settlement) list the heads of households and some other information such as, age, religion, country of birth, married or widowed, number of sons and daughters, and agricultural data (for example, the number of livestock, the number of buildings, and the number of acres under cultivation). Almost all of these censuses were taken by the '''Hudson’s Bay Company'''.
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1830-1870 Manitoba Census'''
-The Hudson’s Bay Company Archives has census returns&nbsp;for the years 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1838, 1840, and 1843 which are indexed.
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1831-1847 Red River Census'''
-*[http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ Hudson's Bay Company Archives]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1832-1870 Red River and Manitoba Census'''
-**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/search_hbca.html Resources]
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1832, 1833, 1849 Red River Census'''
-**[https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/name_indexes/index.html Name Indexes]
+|-
-**[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/57918?availability=Family%20History%20Library Manitoba census records, 1831-1870] Contains Manitoba censuses (Red River) for 1870 (vol. 3), 1831-1847 (vol. 1), 1849, 1832-1833 (vol. 2) and 1856 (incomplete, vol. 3).<br>
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2023280|FamilySearch}} - index
+----{{FSC|57918|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - images
-The Provincial Archives of Manitoba [http://pam.minisisinc.com/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/125254313/1/14/3898?RECORD&DATABASE=DESCRIPTION_WEB_INT for the years 1832, 1833, 1838, 1840, 1843, 1846–1847, 1849, and 1856 (incomplete)]. These&nbsp;are available on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada and the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/57918?availability=Family%20History%20Library Family History Library].
+----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives Canada] - 1870 index
-==== Index  ====
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2023280|FamilySearch}} - index
+----{{FSC|629379|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - images
-*Morin, Gail, editor. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/825991?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''Red River Settlement Censuses Index for 1827, 1828,1829,1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1838, 1840 and 1843''''']. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/censuses-of-the-red-river-settlement-an-index-to-censuses-for-the-years-1827-1828-1829-1830-1831-1832-1833-1835-1838-1840-and-1843/oclc/43621489 '''WorldCat''']  Also includes the Enumeration of the Village of Grantown or White Horse Plains and the Swampy Indian Settlement and Saulteaux Indian Settlement. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quentin Publications, 1998.
+----[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2170/440?r=0&s=2 Canadiana Heritage] - images
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2023280|FamilySearch}} - index
-=== 1870 Census ===
+----{{FSC|629379|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - index
-The first census of Manitoba with names of each member of the household was taken in 1870. It includes name, age, birthplace, religion, and citizenship. There is a surname index to this census.
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61494/ Ancestry] - index ($)
-==== Indexes  ====
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2170/777?r=0&s=4 Canadiana Heritage] - images
-*Jonasson, Eric, compiler. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/85838?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''''Surname Index to the 1870 Census of Manitoba and Red River''''']. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/surname-index-to-the-1870-census-of-manitoba-and-red-river/oclc/8363926 '''WorldCat''']Winnipeg: Wheatfield Press, 1981. <br>
+|-
-*Morin, Gail, compiler. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1231952?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''1870 Manitoba Census'']. [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1870-manitoba-census/oclc/54482672 '''WorldCat''']  Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quentin Publications, 2003.
+|}
-==Contents==
-These censuses list a large proportion of the population. Unfortunately, portions of some have been lost, and some geographical areas within the provinces were missed by the census takers.
-The 1871 and later censuses list for each member of the household:
-*Name.
-*Age.
-*Occupation.
-*Religious affiliation.
-*Birthplace (country or province).
-The 1871 and 1881 censuses list for each person:
-*Father’s origin or ethnic background.
-*The 1891 census, in addition, asks:
-*If persons are French Canadian.
-*For parents’ birthplaces.
-The 1891 and later censuses ask for a person’s:
-*Relationship to head of household.
-The 1901 census asks for:
-*A complete birth date, not just the year.
-*The year the person immigrated to Canada.
-*The year of naturalization.
-The father’s racial or tribal origin, not whether the person was of French Canadian descent.
-The 1901 and 1911 census also contains a buildings and lands schedule for each locality. This schedule gives a city street address or a farm land description—such as township and range, or township, concession, and lot number—for most families.
-The 1921 Canadian Census was released to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on June 1st, 2013 from Statistics Canada. According to the legislation, 92 calendar years must have elapsed before the census is released to the LAC.
+===Northwest and Prairie Province Censuses===
+Manitoba was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.
+{| class="wikitable" width= 70%"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1906 Northwest<br> 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|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]
+|-
+|}
+==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==
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