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History of Newfoundland and Labrador Census[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Official Canada Censuses[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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	Census Information
1675	Newfoundland and Labrador census (nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1675	Newfoundland and Labrador census (nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks - Bonavista (transcription)	Library of Canada
1677	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Bonavista)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1677	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Bonavista)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1681	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Bonavista)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1681	List of planters living in St. John	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1691-1692	Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1696-1697	Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1698	Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1701	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity Bay)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1702	Newfoundland and Labrador census	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1706	Newfoundland and Labrador (French Plaisance Area of Placentia Bay)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1706	Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's, nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1708	Newfoundland and Labrador (Bonavista)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1711	Newfoundland and Labrador census (non-nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1753	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity Bay, nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1753	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity Bay, nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1794-1795, 1796-1797	Newfoundland and Labrador census (St. John's, nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1794-1795, 1796-1797	Newfoundland and Labrador census (St. John's, nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1800	Newfoundland and Labrador (Ferryland, nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1800	Newfoundland and Labrador (Ferryland, nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1801	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Trinity District, nominal)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1817	Brigus Census (Port de Grave)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1836	Newfoundland and Labrador	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1836	Newfoundland and Labrador	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1838	Newfoundland and Labrador census	FamilySearch - Western Newfoundland shores	Library of Canada
1838	Newfoundland and Labrador census	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions) - St. Barbe Census	Library of Canada
1845	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Fortune Bay District)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1847	Newfoundland and Labrador (Grates Cove, statistical only)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1853-1867	Newfoundland and Labrador (St. Michael's)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1856	Newfoundland and Labrador census (French Shore)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1857	Newfoundland and Labrador census	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1858	Newfoundland and Labrador (St. George's, destitute families)	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1869	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Conception Bay-Harbor Main, non-nominal)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1873	Newfoundland and Labrador census (French Shore)	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1874	Newfoundland and Labrador census	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1884	Newfoundland and Labrador census (Burin's District)	FamilySearch N.L. Grand Banks (transcription)	Library of Canada
1891	Newfoundland and Labrador (statistical and head of household)	1891 Census and Return of Torbay Subdivision	Library of Canada
1891		N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1911	Newfoundland and Labrador census	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
1911	Newfoundland and Labrador census	N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)	Library of Canada
1921	Newfoundland and Labrador census	FamilySearch	Library of Canada
		Ancestry ($)
		N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)
1935	Newfoundland and Labrador census	FamilySearch	FamilySearch Library of Canada
		Ancestry ($)
		N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)
1945	Newfoundland and Labrador census	FamilySearch	FamilySearch Library of Canada
		Ancestry ($)
		N.L. Grand Banks (transcriptions)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]