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The pre-1870 censuses 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. The Hudson’s Bay Company Archives at http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ has censuses for the years 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835, 1838, 1840, and 1843, and these are indexed. A microfilm copy for the first two hundred years of this company, 1670–1870, is on deposit at the National Archives of Canada and at the Family History Library.
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The Provincial Archives of Manitoba at http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/ has censuses for the years 1832, 1833, 1838, 1840, 1843, 1846–1847, 1849, and 1856 (incomplete). These censuses are available on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada, the Family History Library, or at local Family History Centers.
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The first census with names of each member of the household of Manitoba was taken in 1870. It includes names, ages, places of birth, religion, and citizenship. There is a surname index to this census. Censuses for Manitoba with names of each member of the household were also taken in 1881, 1891, and 1901.
==Manitoba in the Canadian Censuses==
===Population Schedules - Online Records===
The Manitoba Province first appeared in the 1881 Canada census and was included in the censuses thereafter.
*[[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


These censuses are available on microfilm at the National Archives of Canada, the Family History Library, Family History Centers, and at many provincial archives and larger public libraries.
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----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
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----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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The 1885 and 1886 provincial censuses as well as the Canadian censuses from 1921 to the present are not available to the public, although catalogs and finding aids may be available.
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----[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]
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----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
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[[Category:Manitoba]]
====Local, Territory, and Province 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.
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1830-1870 Manitoba Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1831-1847 Red River Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1832-1870 Red River and Manitoba Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"|'''1832, 1833, 1849 Red River Census'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2023280|FamilySearch}} - index
----{{FSC|57918|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - images
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives Canada] - 1870 index
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----{{FSC|629379|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - images
----[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
----{{FSC|629379|item|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} - index
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61494/ Ancestry] - index ($)
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===Northwest and Prairie Province Censuses===
Manitoba was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1906 Northwest<br> Provinces Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1916 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1926 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584925|FamilySearch}}; index only
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/ Ancestry] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10457/1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ Ancestry] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10458/1916-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
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----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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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==
 
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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.

1881 1891 1901
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Library and Archives of Canada
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Library and Archives of Canada
1911 1921 1931
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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
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FamilySearch Catalog - images
Library and Archives Canada - 1870 index
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FamilySearch Catalog - images
Canadiana Heritage - images
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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
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Ancestry ($)
MyHeritage ($)
Library and Archives of Canada
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Library and Archives of Canada

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]