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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. | 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 == | ||
Colonial, provincial, and local governments also took censuses. Content varied by time period and by locality. Censuses taken in the 1600s under the French regime sometimes included much more family information than those taken in British North America in the early 1800s. (See research outlines of the provinces.)<br><br>Fifteen partial censuses of New France and nine of Acadia were taken between 1666 and 1754. Find microfilm numbers of Acadian censuses and book call numbers of published transcriptions in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br> | Colonial, provincial, and local governments also took censuses. Content varied by time period and by locality. Censuses taken in the 1600s under the French regime sometimes included much more family information than those taken in British North America in the early 1800s. (See research outlines of the provinces.)<br><br>Fifteen partial censuses of New France and nine of Acadia were taken between 1666 and 1754. Find microfilm numbers of Acadian censuses and book call numbers of published transcriptions in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:<br> | ||
NOVA SCOTIA - CENSUS | NOVA SCOTIA - CENSUS | ||
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[PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - CENSUS | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY], [TOWNSHIP] - CENSUS | ||
'''1861 New Brunswick Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 New Brunswick Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guidance_1861_New_Brunswick_census For a description of this collection, see 1861 New Brunswick Census.] <br> | '''1861 New Brunswick Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 New Brunswick Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Guidance_1861_New_Brunswick_census For a description of this collection, see 1861 New Brunswick Census.] <br> | ||
'''1861 Prince Edward Island''' '''Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Prince_Edward_Island_Census_1861 1861 Prince Edward Island Census] | '''1861 Prince Edward Island''' '''Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Prince_Edward_Island_Census_1861 1861 Prince Edward Island Census] | ||
'''1861 Quebec Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1861_Qu%C3%A9bec_Census#Collection_ID_1460173_please_do_not_erase 1861 Quebec Census]<br> | '''1861 Quebec Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/1861_Qu%C3%A9bec_Census#Collection_ID_1460173_please_do_not_erase 1861 Quebec Census]<br> | ||
'''1861 Nova Scotia Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Nova_Scotia_Census_1861_Index 1861 Nova Scotia Census] | '''1861 Nova Scotia Census'''--A free Internet index and images to the 1861 Prince Edward Island Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search Site. For a description of this collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Nova_Scotia_Census_1861_Index 1861 Nova Scotia Census] | ||
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The 1851, 1901, 1906 and 1911 censuses are online for free at: http://automatedgenealogy.com/ | The 1851, 1901, 1906 and 1911 censuses are online for free at: http://automatedgenealogy.com/ | ||
The 1881 census is online for free at: http://www.familysearch.org . Images of the actual pages of the census are available from the website of [http://collectionscanada.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada].<br> | The 1881 census is online for free at: http://www.familysearch.org . Images of the actual pages of the census are available from the website of [http://collectionscanada.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada].<br> | ||
The 1891 census is available from the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Canadian Genealogy Center]. | The 1891 census is available from the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Canadian Genealogy Center]. | ||
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The meaning of abbreviations and acronyms appearing in various Canadian censuses can be found on the website of [http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Statistics Canada]. | The meaning of abbreviations and acronyms appearing in various Canadian censuses can be found on the website of [http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Statistics Canada]. | ||
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