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| rowspan="2" | 1851/<br>1852  
| rowspan="2" | 1851/<br>1852  
| Index  
| Index  
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325192 Canada]
| {{RecordSearch|1325192|Canada}}
| AG [http://automatedgenealogy.com/censusnb51/index.jsp New Brunswick];<br>[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/ Canada East &amp; Canada West]  
| AG [http://automatedgenealogy.com/censusnb51/index.jsp New Brunswick];<br>[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/ Canada East &amp; Canada West]  
| rowspan="2" | East, West, N.B., N.S.: <br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1061 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1061 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1061 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | East, West, N.B., N.S.: <br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1061 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1061 FS Library]<br>
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| rowspan="2" | 1861<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1861<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1325208 New Brunswick], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1460163 Nova Scotia], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1460164 Ontario], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1460172 P.E.I.], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1460173 Quebec]
| {{RecordSearch|1325208|New Brunswick}}, {{RecordSearch|1460163|Nova Scotia}}, {{RecordSearch|1460164|Ontario}}, {{RecordSearch|1460172|P.E.I.}}, {{RecordSearch|1460173|Quebec}}
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| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1570 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1570 FS Library]<br>
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| rowspan="2" | 1871<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1871<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1551612 Canada]
| {{RecordSearch|1551612|Canada}}
| LAC [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/1871-ontario/index-e.html Ontario index with Ontario G.S.]<br>
| LAC [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/1871.aspx Ontario index with Ontario G.S.]<br>  
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7922 Ontario], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 FHL]
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7922 Ontario], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 FS Library]
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| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 FHL]
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1578 FS Library]
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| rowspan="2" | 1881<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1881<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp Canada]
| {{RecordSearch|1804541|Canada}}
| LAC [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/001049-100.01-e.php Index and images with G.S.U.]<br>
| LAC [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Index and images with G.S.U.]<br>  
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1577 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1577 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1577 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1577 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1577 FS Library]<br>
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| LAC<br>
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| rowspan="2" | 1891<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1891<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1583536 Canada]
| {{RecordSearch|1583536|Canada}}
| LAC [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Index and images]<br>
| LAC [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Index and images]<br>  
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1274 FS Library]<br>
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| rowspan="2" | 1901<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1901<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
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| AG LAC [http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.jsp Index and images]  
| AG LAC [http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.jsp Index and images]  
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8826 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8826 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8826 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8826 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8826 FS Library]<br>
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| Images  
| Images  
| <br>
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| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
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| rowspan="2" | 1906<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1906<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| <br>
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| AG (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)<br>[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census06/ Index and images]  
| AG (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)<br>[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census06/ Index and images]  
| rowspan="2" | Man., Sas., Alb.:<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8827 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8827 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8827 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | Man., Sas., Alb.:<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8827 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8827 FS Library]<br>
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| Images  
| <br>
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| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
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| rowspan="2" | 1911<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1911<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
| <br>
| <br>  
| AG [http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp Index and images]<br>
| AG [http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp Index and images]<br>  
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8947 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8947 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8947 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8947 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8947 FS Library]<br>
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| Images  
| <br>
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| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
| LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
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| rowspan="2" | 1916<br>
| rowspan="2" | 1916<br>  
| Index  
| Index  
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| rowspan="2" | Man., Sas., Alb.:<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 FHL]<br>
| rowspan="2" | Man., Sas., Alb.:<br>[http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 Home($)], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556 Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 FS Library]<br>
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| colspan="2" | Search All  
| colspan="2" | Search All  
| [http://pilot.familysearch.org All but 1881]<br>
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| http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca<br>http://www.automatedgenealogy.com<br>
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| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx Library], [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx FHL]<br>
| [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/about-census.aspx All but 1881]<br>http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca<br>http://www.automatedgenealogy.com<br>  
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx Home($)], [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx Library], [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/canada/Default.aspx FS Library]<br>
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'''1901''' Canadian Census is completely indexed and linked to the original images.&nbsp; http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html  
'''1901''' Canadian Census is completely indexed and linked to the original images. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html  
 
'''1906''' Census for the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Linked&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;images. <u>automatedgenealogy.com/census06/NationalSummary06.jsp</u>


'''1911''' Canadian Census. Linked&nbsp;to&nbsp;the images.  
'''1906''' Census for the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Linked to the images. <u>http://automatedgenealogy.com/census06/NationalSummary06.jsp</u>


http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/  
'''1911''' Canadian Census. Linked to the images. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp


All three censuses can be accessed at [http://www.automatedgenealogy.com www.automatedgenealogy.com]  
All three censuses can be accessed at [http://www.automatedgenealogy.com www.automatedgenealogy.com]  


OR:&nbsp; When using a computer at the FHL.  
OR: When using a computer at the FS Library.  


By using '[[Canada|Canada]] and USA' Links.  
By using '[[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] and USA' Links.  


Go to 'Canada General'.  
Go to 'Canada General'.  
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(Ignore the National Progress Summaries. Scroll down to the name box to enter a name. For the 1911 Census, you need to choose a province first. This will probably change as indexing is closer to completion. Scroll past the Soundex variations until you come to the list of names.)  
(Ignore the National Progress Summaries. Scroll down to the name box to enter a name. For the 1911 Census, you need to choose a province first. This will probably change as indexing is closer to completion. Scroll past the Soundex variations until you come to the list of names.)  


Note: The Family History Library has the films for the 1901 and 1906 censuses in the census area, but not for the 1911 census.  
Note: The FamilySearch Library has the films for the 1901 and 1906 censuses in the census area, but not for the 1911 census.  


Other Canadian Censuses Online.  
Other Canadian Censuses Online.  


1.&nbsp;Various townships and counties/districts have been indexed by individuals or genealogical societies for various years and placed on the Internet.  
1. Various townships and counties/districts have been indexed by individuals or genealogical societies for various years and placed on the Internet.  


They can be accessed by going to [http://www.censusfinder.com www.censusfinder.com] on the address bar  
They can be accessed by going to [http://www.censusfinder.com www.censusfinder.com] on the address bar  
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Scroll to the county or district.  
Scroll to the county or district.  


2.&nbsp;Indexes are available online to censuses for the Province of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) for the years 1841, 1891 and 1901  
2. Indexes are available online to censuses for the Province of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) for the years 1841, 1891 and 1901  


AND  
AND  
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CENSUSES ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ARCHIVES SITE.  
CENSUSES ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ARCHIVES SITE.  


Go to&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.collectionscanada.ca www.collectionscanada.ca]  
Go to [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx] Library and Archives Canada


Click on 'English'.  
Click on 'English'.  
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Click on ''''Databases'.'''  
Click on ''''Databases'.'''  


Scroll to ''''Censuses'.'''<br>
Scroll to ''''Censuses'.'''<br>  


[[Category:Canada_census]]
[[Category:Canada Census]]

Latest revision as of 15:48, 15 January 2024

Access to these websites is free unless indicated by "($)."

Year Type FamilySearch/RecordSearch LAC Canada / Automated Genealogy Ancestry.com
1851/
1852
Index Canada AG New Brunswick;
Canada East & Canada West
East, West, N.B., N.S.:
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC (Use Split View to see the image.)
1861
Index New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, P.E.I., Quebec
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images

1871
Index Canada LAC Ontario index with Ontario G.S.
Ontario, Home($), Library, FS Library
Images

Home($), Library, FS Library
1881
Index Canada LAC Index and images with G.S.U.
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC
1891
Index Canada LAC Index and images
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC
1901
Index
AG LAC Index and images Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
1906
Index
AG (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta)
Index and images
Man., Sas., Alb.:
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
1911
Index
AG Index and images
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images
LAC (Use Split View to see the page image from LAC.)
1916
Index

Man., Sas., Alb.:
Home($), Library, FS Library
Images

Search All All but 1881
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
http://www.automatedgenealogy.com
Home($), Library, FS Library

1901 Canadian Census is completely indexed and linked to the original images. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html

1906 Census for the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Linked to the images. http://automatedgenealogy.com/census06/NationalSummary06.jsp

1911 Canadian Census. Linked to the images. http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp

All three censuses can be accessed at www.automatedgenealogy.com

OR: When using a computer at the FS Library.

By using 'Canada and USA' Links.

Go to 'Canada General'.

Go to 'Census'.

Go to '1901',

Go to '1901 Census National Surname Index'.

OR

Go to '1906' and then to '1906 Census Index'

OR

Go to '1911' and then to '1911 Census Indexing',

Use these paths to access all three censuses. Anything else will take you to the National Archives of Canada site which is NOT indexed.

(Ignore the National Progress Summaries. Scroll down to the name box to enter a name. For the 1911 Census, you need to choose a province first. This will probably change as indexing is closer to completion. Scroll past the Soundex variations until you come to the list of names.)

Note: The FamilySearch Library has the films for the 1901 and 1906 censuses in the census area, but not for the 1911 census.

Other Canadian Censuses Online.

1. Various townships and counties/districts have been indexed by individuals or genealogical societies for various years and placed on the Internet.

They can be accessed by going to www.censusfinder.com on the address bar

OR

By using 'Canada and USA' Links.

Go to 'Canada General'.

Go to 'Census'.

Go to 'Censusfinder - all free censuses online'.

Scroll down to 'Choose a Canadian Province'. Click on the provinces you wish to search.

Scroll to the county or district.

2. Indexes are available online to censuses for the Province of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) for the years 1841, 1891 and 1901

AND

For the Province of Newfoundland 1675-1945

AND

For the Province of Quebec 1666-1906 (incomplete)

Go to 'Canada and USA' Links.

Go to 'Canada Provinces and Territories'.

Go to the Province you wish to search.

Go to 'Census'.

Click on the years you are searching.

OR

By accessing www.genealogy-links.org Click on 'Canada Records'.

Browse the page for Census records.

CENSUSES ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ARCHIVES SITE.

Go to [1] Library and Archives Canada

Click on 'English'.

Click on 'Canadian Genealogy Centre'.

Click on at fb-as"EfgJ

An index to the 1871 Ontario census is on this site. All other census years show only the images with no index.

The National Archives site can also be accessed from the 'Canada and USA' Links.

Go to 'Canada General'

Go to 'Genealogy'.

Go to 'Canadian Genealogy Centre'.

Click on 'Databases'.

Scroll to 'Censuses'.