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When there are no census indexes, look for your ancestor’s location in other kinds of indexes. See "[[Canada Church Records|Church Records]]," "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]," "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]," "[[Canada Genealogy|Genealogy]]," and "[[Canada Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]" in this research outline and in outlines of the provinces. | When there are no census indexes, look for your ancestor’s location in other kinds of indexes. See "[[Canada Church Records|Church Records]]," "[[Canada Directories|Directories]]," "[[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]," "[[Canada Genealogy|Genealogy]]," and "[[Canada Land and Property Records|Land and Property]]" in this research outline and in outlines of the provinces. | ||
A search of the [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas database ]may contain census records for various years for an individual. | |||
=== Boundaries of National Census Districts === | === Boundaries of National Census Districts === | ||
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For 1871 only, useful district descriptions are in:<br><br>Censuses of Canada, 1608–1876. Statistics of Canada. Ottawa: Maclean and Roger, 1878, 5: 388–435. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=233684&disp=Census+of+Canada+%3D+Recensement+du+Cana%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971 X2pc, v. 5; film 844891].) | For 1871 only, useful district descriptions are in:<br><br>Censuses of Canada, 1608–1876. Statistics of Canada. Ottawa: Maclean and Roger, 1878, 5: 388–435. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=233684&disp=Census+of+Canada+%3D+Recensement+du+Cana%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971 X2pc, v. 5; film 844891].) | ||
Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor. | Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor. | ||
== Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses == | == Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses == | ||