Newfoundland and Labrador Census

Census records exist for French and British settlers in Newfoundland. In general, the French records are for Plaisance (Placentia). They are transcripts of copies at the National Archives of Canada. The original records are in France.

French

1671, 1673, 1691, 1693      Names all household members.

1698, 1704,1706, 1711       Names head of household only.

(All of the above census records are available at the National Archives of Canada. Transcripts of most of these are in “Mémoires de la Société Généalogique Canadienne-Française,” vols. 10-11.)

British

1796                                 Names heads of households for St. John’s.

1800–1801                       Names heads of households for Trinity Bay.

1836–1951                       Names statistical abstracts.

1911                                 Names all household members only for Fogo and Port de Grave.

1921                                 Names all household members. Does not include the districts of                                           Bay de Verde, Bonavista, Fogo, and Labrador.

1935, 1945                       Names all household members for entire province.

(These censuses are available at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador (P.A.N.L.)