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Nova Scotia in the Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

Nova Scotia was included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following. From 1671 to 1755, Nova Scotians were included in the Acadian census. Parts of Nova Scotia were included in various town census thereafter. In 1851 and 1861, Nova Scotia was included in the census of the Province of Canada. In 1867, Nova Scotia became a province of the Dominion of Canada and was included in the 1871 and all subsequent Canadian censuses.

Links to all Canada Census
Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
1851 and 1861 Censuses for Nova Scotia are head of household only

1851	1861	1871
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch - Nova Scotia Only 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

Province censuses are census records that were taken at the province level. Province censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing Canada censuses.

Year	Type of Census	Links
1671	Acadian census	Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home - transcription
1678	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1686	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1693	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1695	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1698	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1700	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1701	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1703	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1707	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1714	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1751/52	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1752	Acadian census	Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History - transcription
1752	La Roque's 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
1770-1795, 1827, 1838	Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838	Ancestry ($)
1770-1841	Nova Scotia Census, Property Assessments and Poll Taxes	MyHeritage
1770	Nova Scotia 1770 Census	Ancestry ($)
1770	Conway, Sunbury County census	NB GenWeb - transcription
1770	Hillsborough and Sackville census	NB GenWeb
1827	Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838	Ancestry ($)
1838	Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838	Ancestry ($)

Non-population Schedules

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

Additional Resources

In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List

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-The Nova Scotia census records before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The census records from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of each household, with a few exceptions.
-Census records beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most 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]. <br>
+==Nova Scotia in the Canadian Censuses==
-=== 1851-1921&nbsp;Online Canadian Indexes and Images&nbsp; &nbsp; ===
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
+Nova Scotia was included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following. From 1671 to 1755, Nova Scotians were included in the Acadian census. Parts of Nova Scotia were included in various town census thereafter. In 1851 and 1861, Nova Scotia was included in the census of the Province of Canada. In 1867, Nova Scotia became a province of the Dominion of Canada and was included in the 1871 and all subsequent Canadian censuses.
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+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
+*1851 and 1861 Censuses for Nova Scotia are head of household only
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!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]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1460163|FamilySearch}} - Nova Scotia Only
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1570/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1861 Findmypast.com]
+|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]
+|-
+|}
+{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!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]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library images]
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com]
+|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]
+|-
+|}
+{| 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]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com]
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com]
+| style="vertical-align:top"|[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
+|}
+====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
+Province censuses are census records that were taken at the province level. Province censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing Canada censuses.
+<div style="overflow:scroll; width:70%; height:600px">
+{| class="wikitable" ="display: inline-table;" width:40%; height:600px"
 |-
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="8" | <font size="+1">'''Online National and Provincial Population Schedules of Canada'''</font>
+! 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
 |-
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1671
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card)*&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1671.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''
 |-
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family<br>Search<ref name="Family">[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp '''FamilySearch'''], a free online service of the [[Family History Library]].</ref>'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1678
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy<ref name="Internet">[http://automatedgenealogy.com/ '''Automated Genealogy'''], a free online service includes links to free images found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html &nbsp;Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada<ref name="Internet">[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html '''Library Archives Canada'''], a free online service includes links to free images and partial indexes found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html &nbsp;Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1678cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1921''' available after 1 Jun 2013&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1686
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1686cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1693
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1693cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1911'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1695
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1695cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1698
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1698cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspxx Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1901'''
+|style="background:white"|1700
-| indexes
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584557|Link}}&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1700cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx Link]
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1701
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" |
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1701cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1891'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1703
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1583536|Link}}&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1703cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1707
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1707cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1881'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1714
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1804541|Link}}&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1714cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1751/52
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Acadian census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1732cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1871'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|1752
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|Acadian census
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1551612|Link}}&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"|[http://www.acadian-cajun.com/1752cens.htm Acadian-Cajun Genealogy and History] - transcription
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |1752
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|La Roque's census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[http://www.acadian-home.org/1752laroque.pdf Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - transcription<br>
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1861''' Provincial&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"  |1755
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |Arcadian census
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1460163|Link}}
+|style="background:white" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/census1755.html/1752laroque.pdf Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home] - images<br>
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]
 |-
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |1760
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |Registouche census
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Restigouche.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]
 |-
-| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1851/52'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |1761
-| indexes&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |Gaspesie Refugees
-| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1325192|Link}}&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |[http://www.acadian-home.org/Census1761-Gaspesie-Refugees.html Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home]
-| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | -&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
-| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]
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-| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |1761
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |Sackville Settlement
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201761%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]
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-| bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | &nbsp;&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |1765
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family Search'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white"" |Sackville Settlement
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:white" |[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/Census/Census%201765%20Sackville.htm NB GenWeb Project]
-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada'''&nbsp;
+|-
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1770-1795, 1827, 1838
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''&nbsp;
+|style="background:lightgrey"| Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838
-| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8809/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|style="background:white"|1770-1841
+|style="background:white" |Nova Scotia Census, Property Assessments and Poll Taxes
+|style="background:white"|[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20220/canada-nova-scotia-census-property-assessments-poll-taxes-1770-1841?s=275764761 MyHeritage]
+|-
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1770
+|style="background:lightgrey"| Nova Scotia 1770 Census
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/28981/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|style="background:white"|1770
+|style="background:white" |Conway, Sunbury County census
+|style="background:white"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/NB_Census_1770Conway.htm NB GenWeb] - transcription
+|-
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1770
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Hillsborough and Sackville census
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canns/nscensus1770.html NB GenWeb]
+|-
+|style="background:white"|1827
+|style="background:white"|Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838
+|style="background:white" |[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8809/ Ancestry] ($)
+|-
+|style="background:lightgrey"|1838
+|style="background:lightgrey"|Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838
+|style="background:lightgrey"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8809/ Ancestry] ($)
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-| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)&nbsp;
-| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="1" | '''Pay'''
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+</div>
-<br>
+===Non-population Schedules===
+{| class="wikitable" width= 30%"
-<br> <br>&nbsp;
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:100%"|'''1871 Mortality Schedule'''
-<br> The more useful local censuses are listed below: <br>
+|-
+|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index and images
-*'''1671 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and places of origin. <br>
+----
+[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry.com]; index ($)
-*'''1686 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
+|-
+|}
-*'''1693 Acadia: '''lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
-*'''1698 Acadia: '''lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
-*'''1701 Acadia:''' lists names, ages, and animals. <br>
-*'''1752 Ile Royal:''' lists names, ages, and places of origin. <br>
-*'''1752 Halifax:''' lists head of household. <br>
-*'''1770 Many counties:''' lists head of household. This census has been published in: <br>
-::Richard, Bernice C., Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|201577|title-id|disp=book 971.6 A1 #18}} {{FHL|201577|title-id|disp=film 962273 item 10}} ) <br>
-*'''1817 A few counties:''' lists head of household. <br>
-*'''1818 Part of Cape Brenton Island. <br>'''
-*'''1827 Many counties:''' lists head of household. It has been published. <br>
-*'''1838 Most of the province:''' lists head of household. <br>
-*'''1851 Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties:''' lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|429294|title-id|disp=book 971.6 X22n}}; ). There is also an index for Pictou county (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|377170|title-id|disp=book 971.613 X29p}}). <br>
-*'''1861 Whole province:''' lists head of household. See the online index, [[Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Nova Scotia Census 1861 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] <br>
-*'''1871,1881 Whole province:''' lists all household members. The census gives each person's name, sex, age, country or province of birth, religion, occupation, and marital status. (1871 is incomplete for Shelburne County.)<br>
-*'''1891 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, age, marital status, relation to head of family, country or province of birth, French-Canadian descendency, place of birth of father, place of birth of mother, religion, and occupation. <br>
-*'''1901 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, color, relation to head of family, marital status, date of birth, country or province of birth, age at census, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, nationality, religion, occupation, and native language. <br>
-*'''1911 Whole province:''' Lists all household members. The census lists each person's name, sex, relation to head of family, marital status, month and year of birth, age at census, country or province of birth, year of immigration to Canada, year of naturalization, racial or tribal origin, nationality, religion, and occupation.
-*'''1921-Present:''' Censuses from 1921 to the present are not available to the public.
-A source for early census records is:
-::Trahan, Charles C., ''Acadian Census, 1671–1752''. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|697071|title-id|disp=book 971.5 X2t}}) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
-<br> {{Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia}}
+==Additional Resources==
+*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]{{Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia}}
-[[Category:Nova_Scotia]]
+[[Category:Nova Scotia, Canada]]