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Census returns [textual record (some microform), cartographic material] (R233-28-5-E)

Acquisition

Census Field, Census Returns [textual records]

équivalent bilingue

Déclarations de recensement du Haut-Canada et Canada-Ouest [document textuel]

Date(s)

1842-1861

Lieu de création

Sans lieu, inconnu ou indéterminé

étendue

75.6 m of textual records

Langue du document

Anglais

Portée et contenu

Sub-sub-series consists of census records for Upper Canada/Canada West, 1842-1861. The censuses for 1842 (Volumes 1259-1275, Microfilm Reels C-1344 to C-1345), 1851 (Volumes 49-157, Microfilm Reels C-11712 to C-11771), and 1861 (Volumes 271-462, Microfilm Reels C-1008 to C-1110) indicate head of household and number of persons living in a house. They also give information pertaining to houses occupied, number of buildings, types of housing, property ownership, land occupied, place of birth, age, sex, marital status, infirmities, religion, occupation or profession, education, agricultural crops, farm animals and their products, taverns or houses of public entertainment, stores where spiritous liquors were sold, mills, manufacturers, distilleries, and wages paid to individuals. From 1851 on, all persons, not just heads of households, were enumerated, and an agricultural census was compiled separately.

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Modalités d'utilisation

Copyright belongs to the Crown. In order to protect the fragile originals, the microfilm copies of these records must be consulted rather than the originals.

Instrument de recherche

Finding aid 31-1, a published census entitled Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891 provides an alphabetical listing by place name within each province. A copy of this is available in the reading room. 31-1 (Papier)
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020121_e.html
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020121_f.html

Finding aid 31-3 is a typed shelf-list to the volumes and microfilm copies for the census of Upper Canada/Canada West, 1842-1861. The list indicates the order of the census returns on the microfilm reel as well as any missing schedules. Also included is a conversion list for the microfilm reels related to the 1851 census (the former reels C-947 to C-993 have been converted to reels C-11712 to C-11771). 31-3 (Papier)

Information additionnelle

Source

Gouvernement

No de contrôl reliés

1. 1985-86/583 GAD
2. RG31-C-1

No MIKAN

142085