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'''1842-1850'''. The first census for all of Upper Canada (present southern Ontario) was a head-of-household census taken in 1842. Much of it does not survive. The 1848 and 1850 head-of-household censuses exist for only three of twenty districts then in the province: Huron, Johnstown, and Newcastle. The available 1848 and 1850 censuses are indexed in: | '''1842-1850'''. The first census for all of Upper Canada (present southern Ontario) was a head-of-household census taken in 1842. Much of it does not survive. The 1848 and 1850 head-of-household censuses exist for only three of twenty districts then in the province: Huron, Johnstown, and Newcastle. The available 1848 and 1850 censuses are indexed in: | ||
*Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1848 and 1850 Canada West (Ontario) Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1984. (Family History Library | *Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1848 and 1850 Canada West (Ontario) Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1984. (Family History Library {{FHL|2707|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X22d}}.) | ||
'''1851-61'''. Important every-name censuses were taken in southern Ontario for 1851 (actually taken in 1852) and 1861. Some sections of these censuses are lost. | '''1851-61'''. Important every-name censuses were taken in southern Ontario for 1851 (actually taken in 1852) and 1861. Some sections of these censuses are lost. | ||
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'''Index, 1871 Census of Ontario'''. The Ontario Genealogical Society prepared an index for the 1871 census of the province: | '''Index, 1871 Census of Ontario'''. The Ontario Genealogical Society prepared an index for the 1871 census of the province: | ||
:*Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario''. 30 Volumes. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986-1992. (Family History Library | :*Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario''. 30 Volumes. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986-1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|526158|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X22i 1871}}.) | ||
:A computer version of the original databases for this index is available at the National Archives of Canada and the Automated Resource Center of the Family History Library. This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under the heading ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES. | :A computer version of the original databases for this index is available at the National Archives of Canada and the Automated Resource Center of the Family History Library. This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under the heading ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES. | ||
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A list of townships for these censuses are available is in the Ontario section of: | A list of townships for these censuses are available is in the Ontario section of: | ||
*Hillman, Thomas A. ''Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891''. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, 1987. (Family History Library | *Hillman, Thomas A. ''Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891''. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|535614|title-id|disp=book 971 X23ht}}.) | ||
Census Indexes. A bibliography of available census indexes by township is: | Census Indexes. A bibliography of available census indexes by township is: | ||
*Crowder, Norman K. ''Indexes to Ontario Census Records: Interim Update''. Nepean, Ontario: Crowder, 1992. (Family History Library | *Crowder, Norman K. ''Indexes to Ontario Census Records: Interim Update''. Nepean, Ontario: Crowder, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|641318|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X23c 1992; fiche 6075927}}.) | ||
All census records for Ontario are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the headings: | All census records for Ontario are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the headings: | ||