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1916 Census - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta - Schedule no. 1 - Population

1. Dwelling House
2. Family, Household or Institution
   • Residence and Personal Description
3. Name of each person in family, household, or institution
4. Military Service. If Overseas write "O"; if in Canada write "C" and give name of Camp in Col. 8
5. Place of Habitation: Township
6. Place of Habitation: Range
7. Place of Habitation: Meridian
8. Place of Habitation: Municipality
9. Relationship to head of family or household
10. Sex
11. Single, married, widowed, divorced or legally separated
12. Age at last birthday
    • Nativity and Religion:
13. Country or place of birth. If in Canada, specify province or territory
14. Religion
    • Citizenship
15. Year of immigration to Canada
16. Year of naturalization
17. Nationality
    • Race and Language
18. Racial or tribal origin
19. Can speak English
20. Can speak French
21. Other language spoken as mother tongue
    • Education
22. Can read
23. Can write
    • Profession, Occupation or Means of Living
24. Chief Occupation or Trade (Give as define information as possible)
25. Employer "E", Employee or worker "W", Working on own account "O.A."
26. State where person is employed as "on farm", "in cotton mill", "in foundry", "in dry goods store", "in saw-mill", ect.

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