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The Nova Scotia censuses before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The censuses from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of each household, with a few exceptions. The more useful local censuses are listed below:
The [[Portal:Nova Scotia|Nova Scotia]] censuses before 1703 are helpful in providing a deceased person's name, age, and relatives. The censuses from 1703 to 1861 list only the head of each household, with a few exceptions. The more useful local censuses are listed below:  


1671
1671  


Acadia: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and places of origin.  


1686
1686  


Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.  


1693
1693  


Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.  


1698
1698  


Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.  


1701
1701  


Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.
Acadia: lists names, ages, and animals.  


1752
1752  


Ile Royal: lists names, ages, and places of origin.
Ile Royal: lists names, ages, and places of origin.  


1752
1752  


Halifax: lists head of household.
Halifax: lists head of household.  


1770
1770  


<br> Many counties: lists head of household. This census has been published in:


Many counties: lists head of household. This census has been published in:
Richard, Bernice C., Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (FHL book 971.6 A1 #18 film 962273 item 10 )


1817


A few counties: lists head of household.


1818


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Part of Cape Brenton Island.


Richard, Bernice C., Nova Scotia 1770 Census, Some 1773 and 1787 . . . Chicago: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1972. (FHL book 971.6 A1 #18 film 962273 item 10 )
1827


1817
Many counties: lists head of household. It has been published.


A few counties: lists head of household.
1838


1818
Most of the province: lists head of household.


Part of Cape Brenton Island.
1851


1827
Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties: lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (FHL book 971.6 X22n; ). There is also an index for Pictou county (FHL book 971.613 X29p).


Many counties: lists head of household. It has been published.
1861


1838
Whole province: lists head of household.


Most of the province: lists head of household.
1871,1881


1851
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.)


Only Kings, Halifax, and Pictou counties: lists head of household. An index has been published for Kings, Halifax counties (FHL book 971.6 X22n; ). There is also an index for Pictou county (FHL book 971.613 X29p).
1891


1861
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.


Whole province: lists head of household.
1901


1871,1881
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.


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.)
Censuses from 1911 to the present are not available to the public.  


1891
A source for early censuses is:


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.
Trahan, Charles C., ''Acadian Census, 1671–1752''. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (FHL book 971.5 X2t) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.  
 
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1901
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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.
 
Censuses from 1911 to the present are not available to the public.
 
A source for early censuses is:
 
Trahan, Charles C., ''Acadian Census, 1671–1752''. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications, 1994. (FHL book 971.5 X2t) Acadia covered what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
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