Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1945 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Newfoundland and Labrador

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes images and an index of the 1945 census. This information is housed at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The pages of the original ledgers of the 1945 Nominal Census were bound in an incorrect order. For most districts, the right-hand side of the page does not match the left-hand side. In most cases the correct matches of right to left can be found by counting back two pages from the left side of the page which contains the names of persons residing in each household.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Census records may contain the following information:


 * Name of head of household
 * Age of head of household
 * Address of head of household
 * Occupation of head of household
 * Name of spouse
 * Age of spouse
 * Names of children
 * Ages of children
 * Relatives

How Do I Search the Collection?
Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse Images" on the initial search page ⇒Select the appropriate "District" which takes you to the images

Search the collection image by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s birth record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Don't forget to find you ancestors in other Canadian Censuses.
 * Identify siblings and children of your ancestor; search for them in this census and other censuses. Searching for siblings and children may also give more information about the person you initially started with.
 * Using the specified religious preference stated in this census, see if the respective church has church records that may mention your ancestor. Some Newfoundland church records can be found in the Newfoundland Church Records collection on FamilySearch.

I Can't Find who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
 * Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.
 * Be aware that, as with any index, transcription errors may occur.
 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Some pages were bound/filmed out of order. Facing left and right sides do not always match. If something looks suspicious, look at the page number at the top right of the previous page for the family you want, then scroll through the pages to find the right side page with the next number to find the correct facing page.

Citing This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

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