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==Online Records==
*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canbc/1871vic_cen/1871vic_cen.htm 1871 Victoria Census Heads of Household]
*[https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~taprhist/content/census/1871/census1871.php?show=y Victoria 1871 Municipal Census]
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==History of British Columbia Censuses==
In 1851, Canada begin keeping censuses every 10 years. However, these censuses were often taken in different years, and it was not until 1871, after the Dominion of Canada was created, that censuses were taken regularly. <ref>Library and Archives Canada, “Censuses,” February 4, 2021, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.</ref>
British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871 so the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881. <br>
 
==Online British Columbia Censuses==
===Population Schedules===
====Official Canada Censuses====
 
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="8" | <font size="+1">'''Online National and Provincial Population Schedules of Canada'''</font>
|style="background:white"|1871
|style="background:white"|Population
|style="background:white"|{{RecordSearch|1551612|FamilySearch}}; index and images
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578/ Ancestry.com]; index and images ($)
|style="background:white"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871-on/Pages/about-census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1871 Census]
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" rowspan="2" colspan="2" |  
|style="background:whitesmoke"|1881
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|Population
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card)*
|style="background:whitesmoke"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}; index and images
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''
---- [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com]; index and images ($)
----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
|style="background:whitesmoke"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/about-census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1881 Census]
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| 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>'''
|style="background:white"|1891
| 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  Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''
|style="background:white"|Population
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada<ref>[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  Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''
|style="background:white"|{{RecordSearch|1583536|FamilySearch}}; index
| 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>
----[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch]; images
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''<ref>'''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>
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com]; index and images
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''<ref>'''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>
----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
|style="background:white"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1891 Census]
|-
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1921'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|1901
| indexes
|style="background:whitesmoke"|Population
| align="center" | -
|style="background:whitesmoke"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}; index and images
| align="center" | -  
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com]; index and images ($)
| align="center" | [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/recensements/1921/Pages/recherche.aspx Link]  
----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
|style="background:whitesmoke"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/about-census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1901 Census]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
|style="background:white"|1911
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
|style="background:white"|Population
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
|style="background:white"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}; index and images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/fra/recensements/1921/Pages/recherche.aspx Link]
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com]; index and images ($)
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
|style="background:white"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1911 Census]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8991 Link]
|-
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1911'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|1921
| indexes
|style="background:whitesmoke"|Population
| align="center" | -
|style="background:whitesmoke"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com]; index and images ($)
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]  
----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]; index and images
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Link]  
|style="background:whitesmoke"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/introduction.aspx Library and Archives of Canada - 1921 Census]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]  
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]
 
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]
====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
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! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:5%;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%;" | Type of Census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:40%;"| Links
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspxx Link]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:30%;"| Census Information
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
|-
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1901'''
|style="background:white"|1891
| indexes
|style="background:white"|Victoria 1891 Check Census (head of household)
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584557|Link}}
|style="background:white"|[https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~taprhist/search/searchcensus1892.php?show=y viHistory] - index
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]  
|style="background:white"|[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/Finding-Aid-300.aspx#m Library of Canada]
| 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]
|-
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
 
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
===Non-population Schedules===
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Link]
{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style"
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1891'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1583536|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
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|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Year
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" | Type of Census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;"| Links
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]
! style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:flexible;" |About the census
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
|-
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1881'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1804541|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
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|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
|style="background:white"|1848
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
|style="background:white"|Statistical
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
|style="background:white"|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/183461?availability=Family%20History%20Library Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties] - at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]; images +++
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]  
----[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/594185?availability=Family%20History%20Library Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties] - at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]; images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]  
|style="background:white"|
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]  
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
 
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | &nbsp;
|style="background:whitesmoke"|1871
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family Search'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|Mortality
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|{{RecordSearch|1554429|Familysearch}}; index and images
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada'''
----
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry.com]; index ($)
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
|style="background:whitesmoke"|
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)  
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="1" | '''Pay'''
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==Historical Background==
==Additional Resources==
'''British Columbia - Canadian National Census'''<br>
 
The national Canadian census is taken every 10 years. This did not always include First Nations people. <br>
 
'''1881''' British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871 so the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881. <br>
 
'''1891''' Victoria, BC politicians were unhappy with the city's low census count and another count was done. This census is available on microfilm at the British Columbia Archives and at Library and Archives Canada. [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx Online Index]
 
'''1901''' The original 1901 census returns for Atlin in northern BC was lost in the sinking of the steamer, Islander. These were taken over again but it was reported in December, 1901, that "They will be fully 600 short so many having left for the winter." (''The British Columbia Genealogist'', Vol. 41 #3, September 2012, page 100.) <br>
 
'''1881 - 1911''' Canadian nominal censuses of British Columbia are available to the public.<br> The Family History Library holds microfilms of the Canadian censuses to 1911 as do some other larger libraries. <br>
 
[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives Canada ]holds microfilm copies and offers digital images and indexes on its website. <br>


[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/ Automated Genealogy] offers a 1901 and 1911 census index linked to Library and Archives page images. <br>
==References==


'''1921''' Images of the 1921 Canadian census pages are [http://www.ancestry.ca/cs/ca/census on-line free at Ancestry]. As yet, there is no name index; search by geographical area. For links to additional search help, go to the [http://www.bcgs.ca/?p=3146 British Columbia Genealogical Society website article, Canada's 1921 Census. ]
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[[Category:Canada Census]]
'''Additional British Columbia Census Resource'''s '''Online'''<br>
[[Category:British Columbia, Canada]]
 
*British Columbia - a searchable database of the 1901 British Columbia census is online at the [http://www.bcgs.ca/?page_id=1491 British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS) website]. A fuller index is available at the BCGS Library.<br>
*Vancouver Island - a searchable database of nominal census records for Vancouver Island and parts of mainland British Columbia from 1871, 1881, 1891 &amp; 1901 is online at [http://vihistory.ca/content/census/census.php viHistory:- Census])
*Yale District - an index of 1881/1891 census for the Thompson-Okanagan area (southern interior) of BC is online at [http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/index.html Living Landscapes], which includes:<br> 1881 Canada Census, Yale District, BC<br> 1891 Canada Census, Yale District, BC<br> 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census (IRC), southern interior of BC<br><br>
 
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'''Additional Canadian Census Resources'''<br>
 
''Counting Canada, A Genealogical Guide to the Canadian Census'' by Dave Obee (Victoria BC, 2012).<br>
 
''Researching Canadian census records'' by Doris B. Bourrie (Heritage Productions, 2003).<br>
 
''Records of the Department of Indian Affairs at Library and Archives Canada&nbsp;: a source for genealogical research'' 2nd ed., by Bill Russell ( Toronto&nbsp;:Ontario Genealogical Society, 2004.)
 
For more information on Canadian censuses,
 
See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canada_Census Canada - Census]  
 
See [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Canadian_Censuses_Online Canadian Censuses Online]<br>
 
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