Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The census day for Canada was June 24th, 1906. This collection contains indexes and images of the Northwest Provinces of Canada.

A number was assigned to a district, a letter to a sub-district and a number to a subdivision of a sub-district. Some sub-districts also have a number, i.e. "a(1)" means sub-district "a1" and "a1" means sub-district "a", subdivision "1".

There are some printed forms that have been taken English and French. The responses that the people gave to the enumerator, were either in English or French.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:


 * Name of Family
 * Number of livestock
 * Full name of person
 * Relation to the head of family
 * Gender
 * Sub-district
 * Township
 * Year of Immigration
 * Age

How to Use the Record
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 * Ancestor’s name
 * Birth year
 * Birth place

If you can’t find your ancestor, you can try:


 * Guessing your ancestor’s birth year to narrow down the search.
 * Looking through the civil registration first to get the information that you need. When you have found that information, you can guess where your ancestor might be living at the time of the census

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.

Related Websites

 * Index to the 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces
 * Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906
 * 1906 Census on Rootsweb
 * Canada Census Records Online from CensusFinder.com
 * Census Records in Canada from AllCensusRecords.com

Related Wiki Articles

 * Canadian Censuses Online
 * Canada Census
 * How Canadian National Censuses Are Organized

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.