Quebec Census
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Quebec in the Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]
Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]
The first census in Canada was in 1851. Quebec was called Canada East in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Quebec.
- Links to all Canada Census
- Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
| 1851 | 1861 | 1871 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch; Quebec|Prince Edward Island|Ontario|Nova Scotia|New Brunswick
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
| 1881 | 1891 | 1901 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch; index and images
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
| 1911 | 1921 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|
| FamilySearch
Ancestry.com Findmypast.com |
Ancestry.com
MyHeritage.com |
Ancestry.com ($)
Library and Archives of Canada; images Only |
Local, Territory, and Province Censuses[edit | edit source]
| Year | Type of Census | Links |
|---|---|---|
| 1666 | Census of Canada | FamilySearch - images
Library and Archives of Canada - index |
| 1667 | Census of Canada | Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1681 | Nominal census returns | Library and Archives of Canada - images |
| 1699 | Nominal census returns | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1700 | Nominal census returns | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1731 | Testimony and enumeration of Island of Montréal, heads of households | Archive.org - images; Archive.org - index |
| 1741 | Montréal, partially nominal | Archive.org - images (report, 1921) |
| 1760 | Partially nominal census (Trois-Rivières) | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1761 | List of Acadians inhabiting from Gaspay to Bay Verte not surrendered at Fort Cumberland, 8 Nov. 1761 | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1764 | A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1765 | Bécancour, Gentilly, St-Pierre-les-Bequets, Ste-Anne, Rivière Bastican, Côte de Batiscan, Champlain, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, partially nominal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1765 | A list of Protestant house keepers in Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1765 | Census of Montréal et des Trois-Rivières, partially nominal | Archive.org - images (report) |
| 1765 | Return of protestant inhabitants in the district of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 | List of English merchants and residents in Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 | List of merchants and inhabitants of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1766 to 1787 | Annual alphabetical lists of persons married, baptized and buried in the parish of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1769 to 1772 | Nominal lists of the householders in the town and suburbs of Quebec found within the accounts of the Inspector of Chimneys | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1778 to 1787 | Lists of Loyalist families (head of families) receiving provisions in the Province of Quebec, especially the Montreal district | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1784 | List of inhabitants at Tracadièche | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1784 | Roll of the Loyalists in the township of Paspebiac. Names of heads of households | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1785 | A list of English inhabitants of the City of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1785 | A list of English and French inhabitants of the City of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1792 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1795 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1798 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1805 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1811 | Persons liable to serve on juries residing in the town and banlieu of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1813 | Assessments for the year 1813 | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1815 and 1816 | Partially nominal census of the parish of Quebec | Canadiana Hèritage - images (transcription) |
| 1815 | Census of the City of Montreal | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1817 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1819 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1825 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch
Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1819 | Census of the Valcartier settlement | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1830 | A census of the population of the Seigniories of Foucault, Noyan and Sabrevois | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1831 | Partially nominative census covering the Montreal area | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1831 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch - index and images
Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
| 1832 to 1835 | City and banlieu of Montreal, nominal lists | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1832 to 1835 | Montreal District, nominal lists (French) | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1832 to 1835 | Montreal District, nominal lists (English) | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1833 and 1834 | Montreal District, list of jurors | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1833 to 1835 | Montreal District, General list of persons qualified to serve as Petit Jurors in the Courts | Canadiana Hèritage - images |
| 1842 | Lower Canada | FamilySearch - index and images
Ancestry - index and images Library and Archives of Canada - index and images |
For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.
Non-population Schedules[edit | edit source]
| 1871 Mortality Schedule |
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| FamilySearch; index and images
Ancestry.com; index ($) |