The Family
Attic
Free
Sources for Atlantic Canada Census Returns
All sources for census data listed below is free unless otherwise
stated.
Updated: September 25, 2008 - A Work
In Progress
If you
know of a census source not list, please, let me know. They can be
located on the Internet or in print or on CD.
Submit
census sources to Diana Lynn
Tibert: tibert@ns.sympatico.ca
Notes about the census records.
History
of the Census of Canada: Contained on Statistics Canada
website: http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Info/history.cfm
Prince
Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Censuses currently
available are for years 1728 to 1911. Some records are not complete.
Census records for 1752 and 1798 are available in printed form at the
Public Archives and Records Office as are microfilm copies of the 1841,
1848, 1861, 1881, 1891 and 1901 manuscript censuses. Printed booklets
for each Lot covered by the 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses, prepared by
the PEI Genealogical Society, are also available for viewing at the
Archives. The Public Archives and Records Office also has on-line
search capabilities for the 1841, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census at Census Documents
Data Search.
1945
Census - Newfoundland and Labrador only
1935
Census - Newfoundland and Labrador only
1921
For all of Canada, except Newfoundland: Available 92 years afterward:
2013
1911
(official census day: June 1, 1911)
Atlantic Canada
1911
Census: A searchable database with links to digital images of
the completed census forms. This census covers all of Canada.
1901
(official census day: March 31, 1901)
1891
(official census day: April 6, 1891)
Nova Scotia
1891 Census for Antigonish
County, NS: Census Data available for downloading from The Nova
Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1891 Census for Sydney
Mines, Cape Breton County, NS (Part 1): Census Data available for
downloading from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1891 Census for Sydney
Mines, Cape Breton County, NS (Part 2): Census Data available for
downloading from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1891 Census for Inverness
County, NS: Census Data available for downloading from The Nova
Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1891 Census for
Colchester County, NS: Part of The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network
Association website ( http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca//index.html
). The data in these files was transcribed by Don Lewis of Ottawa.
1891 Census for
Cumberland County, NS: Part of The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network
Association website ( http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca//index.html
). The data in these files was transcribed by Don Lewis of Ottawa.
1891 Census for Smith's Cove,
Halifax County, NS: John Cordes has transcribed this record.
1881
(official census day: April 4, 1881)
1871
(official census day: April 2, 1871)
New Brunswick
1871
Census St. David Parish, Charlotte County, NB: Transcribed index
includes approximately 1880 names. Part of the St. David Parish
website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbstdavi/
Nova Scotia
1871 Census
for Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County, NS: Census Data available for
downloading from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1871
Census for Colchester County, NS: Part of The Nova Scotia Genealogy
Network Association website ( http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca//index.html
). The data in these files was transcribed by Don Lewis of Ottawa.
1871 Census for
Cumberland County, NS: Part of The Nova Scotia Genealogy Network
Association website ( http://nsgna.ednet.ns.ca//index.html
). The data in these files was transcribed by Don Lewis of Ottawa.
1871 Census for Halifax
East, Halifax County, NS: Census Data available for downloading
from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1871 Census for Cape Sable
Island, Shelburne County, NS: Census Data available for downloading
from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site (
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/ ).
1871 Census for Red
Islands, Richmond County, NS: Census Data available for downloading
from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1863
1861
(official census day: January 14, 1861)
1851
(official census day: January 12, 1852)
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
1851
Census: The records that survive include New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Canada East (Quebec) and Canada West (Ontario). The images have
been scanned and are available in PDF on the Library and Archives
of Canada website and is searchable by geographic location only.
New Brunswick
1851 Census St.
David Parish, Charlotte County, NB: Transcribed index of head of
households, some wives and some boarders. Part of the St. David Parish
website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbstdavi/
1848
1841
Prince Edward Island
1838
Nova Scotia
1838 Census:
On this website, the 1838 Census Records for Nova Scotia include
several counties, but they are not complete for the entire province.
The counties are Guysborough, Halifax, Lunenburg, Queens and Yarmouth.
1838 Census for Nova Scotia:
Census Data available for downloading from The Nova Scotia GenWeb site
( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1817
1798
1770
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1770 Nova
Scotia, includes present day New Brunswick: The census was taken in
the following years: 1770, 1773, 1775, 1787. For example, Amherst was
counted in 1770, Yarmouth 1773, Conway in 1775, and Queens County in
1787. However, the majority of the areas were done in 1770. Other areas
counted were Annapolis, Barrington, Cumberland, Falmouth, Granville,
Hillsborough, Horton, New Dublin, Onslow, Donegall/Pictou, Sackville,
Truro and Pictou. This census record is found on the Nova Scotia GenWeb
Project ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~canns/
).
1768
Prince Edward Island
1768 St. John's
Island Heads of Household Census: In 1768 Lt. Governor Francklyn of
Nova Scotia ordered the Island of St. John's first Census, which was
dispatched to the Lord Hillsborough. It shows P.E.I.'s first English
speaking Settlers as of July 31 of that year. The
census is located on the Island
Register website.
1752
1734
Prince Edward Island
1734 Acadian Census
for Ile St. Jean/Prince Edward Island: The French Government in
Louisburg, commissioned a number of censuses of the French settlements
on Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) during the pre-English years of
the Island. Copies of these censuses are located in the Smith-Alley
Collection at the P.E.I. Public Archives and Records Office, Accession
2702/670. This census was one taken of the residents of Ile St. Jean
for the year of 1734. There is also a "Rolle des Habitants" for this
year, which I will put on at a later date. The
census is located on the Island
Register website.
1730
Prince Edward Island
1730 Acadian
Census for Ile St. Jean/Prince Edward Island: The French Government
in Louisburg, commissioned a number of censuses of the French
settlements on Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) during the
pre-English years of the Island. Copies of these censuses are located
in the Smith-Alley Collection at the P.E.I. Public Archives and Records
Office, Accession 2702/670. This census was one taken of the residents
of Ile St. Jean for the year of 1730. The
census is located on the Island
Register website.
1728
Prince Edward Island
1728 Acadian
Census for Ile St. Jean/Prince Edward Island: The French Government
in Louisburg, commissioned a number of censuses of the French
settlements on Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) during the
pre-English years of the Island. Copies of these censuses are located
in the Smith-Alley Collection at the P.E.I. Public Archives and Records
Office, Accession 2702/670. This census was one taken of the residents
of Ile St. Jean for the year of 1728. The
census is located on the Island
Register website.
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