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*Morin, Gail, compiler. ''1870 Manitoba Census''. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quentin Publications, 2003. | *Morin, Gail, compiler. ''1870 Manitoba Census''. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: Quentin Publications, 2003. | ||
== National Censuses == | == National Censuses == | ||
Censuses beginning in 1881 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. | Censuses beginning in 1881 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. | ||
==== The 1881 Census of Manitoba ==== | |||
The official census date was 04 April 1881, but it often took until June until it was completed. Lists the name of each person, sex and age, date if born in last 12 months, country or province of birth, religion, origin, whether married or widowed, occupation, whether going to school, infirmities, remarks, the name of the enumerator and the date the census was taken. The agricultural section does not survive. | |||
===== Available ===== | |||
At the Archives of Manitoba and available through interlibrary loan at your local library from the Library and Archives Canada. | |||
[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804541 The Family History Library] has a database for the 1881 census. Microfilm copies are also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their FamilySearch Centers. | |||
===== Indexes ===== | |||
*Jackson, Ronald Vern, compiler. ''1881 Manitoba''. North Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing, c1986. <br> | |||
*Main, Lorne W., compiler. ''Index to 1881 Canadian Census of Manitoba With Extensions and East Rupert’s Land''. Vancouver, British Columbia: self-published, c1984. | |||
==== The 1891 Census ==== | |||
Lists the name of each person, sex, age, whether married or widowed, relationship to head of the household, if not related they may be listed as a lodger, country or province of birth, if French Canadian, the place of birth of their father and mother, religion, profession/occupation/trade, whether an employee or employer, if unemployed during the week preceding the census, if an employer the average number of people employed during the year, an employer was to state the number of hands employed during the year, whether one could read and write and whether one was deaf and dumb, blind or of unsound mind, the name of the enumerator and the date the census was taken. The agricultural section does not survive. | |||
===== Available ===== | |||
On microfilm at the Archives of Manitoba and available through interlibrary loan at your local library from the Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm copies are also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their FamilySearch Centers. | |||
[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx 1891 Online Index] | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx 1891 Online Index] | ||
==== The 1901 Census ==== | |||
===== Nominal ===== | |||
Lists the name of each person, sex, colour, relationship to head of the household, marital status, date of birth, age at last birthday, place of birth, whether born in an urban or rural location, the year of immigration, the year of naturalization, origin, nationality, religion, profession/occupation, living on own means, employer, employee, working at trade-factory or home, months employed at trade in factory or home, months employed at other occupation, earnings for trade, extra earnings, months at school in the year, can read and write, can speak English or French, mother tongue (if spoken), infirmities and the name of the enumerator and the date the census was taken. | |||
===== Agricultural ===== | |||
To find your ancestor in the agricultural census you will need to note the page number and the line on the page your ancestor was listed. Then find the same sub-division in the agricultural census which is found on a separate microfilm. The listings are by page and number on the page then the location, village/city street or lot and block, the number of acres owned and rented, the number of rooms in the house the number of families living in the house, the number of other buildings, the amount of money earned in the last year and the census date. | |||
===== Available ===== | |||
On microfilm at the Archives of Manitoba and available through interlibrary loan at your local library from the Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm copies are also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through their FamilySearch Centers. Digitised images of the 1901 Census are online at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada web page]. | |||
===== Indexes ===== | |||
*The [http://www.swmanitobagenealogy.ca/ South West Branch of the Manitoba Genealogical Society] has produced indexes for the following: Rural Municipalities and places: Argyle, Arthur, Blanchard and Saskatchewan, Boissevain -Boissevain village, City of Brandon, Brenda, Cameron, Clanwilliam and Harrison, Cornwallis, Daly, Allice and Birtle, Elton, Greenwood, Hamiota, Harrison, Lansdowne, Langford, Lorne, Louise, Miniata, Minnedosa, Morton, Neepawa, North Cypress/Village of Carberry, Oakland, Odanah and Town of Minnedosa, Pembina, Pipestone, Riverside, Rosedale, Rossburn and Unorganized Territories, Russell and Silver Creek, Sifton, Silver Creek, Shoal Lake and Strathclair, South Cypress, Town of Rapid City, Turtle Mountain, Wallace, Wallace/Village of Virden, Whitehead, Whitewater, Winchester and Woodworth. | |||
:''Index to the 1901 Census District of Saskatchewan No. 205''. Edmonton: Edmonton Branch Alberta Genealogical Society, 2002<br> | |||
*[http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/Province.jsp?province=MB Automated Genealogy] has online indexes for the following districts:<br>Brandon<br>Lisgar<br>MacDonald<br>Marquette<br>Provencher<br>Selkirk<br>Winnipeg (City/Cité) | |||
==== Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 ==== | |||
Starting 24 June 1906 an agricultural and population census was taken in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Manitoba was divided into the census districts of Brandon, Dauphin, Lisgar, Macdonald, Marquette, Portage La Prairie, Provencher, Selkirk, Souris and Winnipeg. The sub-districts within these districts are identified by townships and ranges, the name of the town, city or particular Indian reserve or reserve number. The questions are: name of each person, relationship to the head of the household, sex, marital status, age, country or place of birth, year of immigration to Canada and post office address. For those under one year the month and day of birth were asked. Question 10 asks for the location of each family. This is either as section, township and range in the rural areas or name of street and house or lot number for urban areas. Questions about livestock included the number of horses, milk cows, other horned or neat cattle, sheep and lambs, hogs and pigs. | |||
===== Available ===== | |||
On microfilm at the Archives of Manitoba and available through an interlibrary loan at your local library from the Library and Archives Canada. Digitised images of the 1906 census are online at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1906/index-e.html LAC website].<br> | |||
{{tip|The census records were microfilmed in the 1950s and then were destroyed. Many pages were missed, and some are illegible. Always read the record yourself as indexers often find the hand writing difficult to decipher and must guess what is written. Remember that the northern part of Manitoba was part of the District of Saskatchewan for the 1901 census.}} | |||
==== 1916 Census ==== | |||
*The 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta is now available at Library and Archives Canada. Go to their [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html site] to learn more. | *The 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta is now available at Library and Archives Canada. Go to their [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html site] to learn more. | ||
Useful sources of free censuses that include Manitoba: [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog] (1881) [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html] (1891) [http://automatedgenealogy.com/] (1901, 1906, 1911) | Useful sources of free censuses that include Manitoba: [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog] (1881) [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html] (1891) [http://automatedgenealogy.com/] (1901, 1906, 1911) | ||
==== Other Census Records ==== | |||
*Baldwinson, Baldwin L. ''The 1891-92 Census of Icelanders in Canada: with an introduction and index by Eric Jonasson''. Winnipeg: Wheatfield Press, 1980. | |||
*Dyck, John and William Harms, editors. ''1880 Village Census of the Mennonite West Reserve''. Winnipeg: Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society, 1998.<ref>Hanowski, Laura. "Manitoba Censuses (National Institute)," ''National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Manitoba_Censuses_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | |||
=== Census Substitutes === | === Census Substitutes === | ||