Newfoundland and Labrador Census
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History of Newfoundland and Labrador Census
From 1851 to 1901, a census occurred every ten years in Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador officially joined Canada on 31 March 1949. From 1907 to 1949, it was the Dominion of Newfoundland and relatively autonomous from British rule. For a more detailed history, see Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador were enumerated on the 1871 and 1911 Canada census as part of Quebec and the Northwest Territories, respectively. Newfoundland and Labrador took several censuses at the province level. However years vary and some are partial. Additionally, some censuses were were statistical enumerations and others are only available as transcripts.
Canada Censuses Online
Population Schedules
Official Canada Censuses
Newfoundland did not become part of Canada until 1949, so that area was not enumerated in the Canada Census until 1951 (which has not been released to the public). Labrador was enumerated in the Census of Canada in 1871 in the Quebec, Labrador District and in the Census of Canada in 1911 in the Northwest Territories, Labrador Sub-district.
| 1871 Quebec Province and Labrador District |
1911 Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories District and Labrador Sub-district |
|---|---|
| Familysearch; index and images | FamilySearch; index and images |
For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.
Local, Territory, and Province Censuses
Province censuses are census records that were taken at the province level. Province censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing Canada censuses.
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1675 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (nominal) | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks - Bonavista (transcription) | ||
| 1677 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Bonavista) | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1681 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Bonavista) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1681 | List of planters living in St. John | FamilySearch |
| 1691-1692 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1696-1697 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1698 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1701 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity Bay) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1702 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1706 | Newfoundland and Labrador (French Plaisance Area of Placentia Bay) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1706 | Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's, nominal) | FamilySearch |
| 1708 | Newfoundland and Labrador (Bonavista) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1711 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1753 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity Bay, nominal) | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1794-1795, 1796-1797 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (St. John's, nominal) | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1800 | Newfoundland and Labrador (Ferryland, nominal) | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1801 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity District, nominal) | FamilySearch |
| 1817 | Brigus Census (Port de Grave) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1836 | Newfoundland and Labrador | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1838 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | FamilySearch - Western Newfoundland shores |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) - St. Barbe Census | ||
| 1845 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Fortune Bay District) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1847 | Newfoundland and Labrador (Grates Cove, statistical only) | FamilySearch |
| 1853-1867 | Newfoundland and Labrador (St. Michael's) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1856 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (French Shore) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1857 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1858 | Newfoundland and Labrador (St. George's, destitute families) | FamilySearch |
| 1869 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Conception Bay-Harbor Main, non-nominal) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1873 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (French Shore) | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1874 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
| 1884 | Newfoundland and Labrador census (Burin's District) | FamilySearch
N.L. Grand Banks (transcription) |
| 1891 | Newfoundland and Labrador (statistical and head of household) | 1891 Census and Return of Torbay Subdivision |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1911 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | FamilySearch |
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1921 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | FamilySearch |
| Ancestry ($) | ||
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1935 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | FamilySearch |
| Ancestry ($) | ||
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) | ||
| 1945 | Newfoundland and Labrador census | FamilySearch |
| Ancestry ($) | ||
| N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) |
For more information about these censuses, visit Library of Canada.
Additional Resources
- Finding Aid 300: Other census and related documents (1640 to 1945) Acadia (1671 to 1763), New Brunswick (1773 to 1848), Newfoundland and Labrador (1671 to 1945)
- Newfoundland, Canada Census Records CensusFinder
- New France Archives New France, for the purposes of this site, is made-up of Canada, Acadia, Newfoundland, the Great Lakes region and Louisiana. The documents in this database date mainly from the early 16th century until the Treaty of Paris in 1763, including some documents after this period.
- In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List
References
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