Prince Edward Island Census

Census
Census records, which contain the official enumeration of the population, are one of the most valuable sources of genealogical information. Returns prior to 1851 usually contain statistics but no names or list only the heads of households and the total number of individuals residing in each household.

Censuses which list each person individually provide details such as age, sex, place of birth, religion, ethnic origin, occupation, marital status, and education. In order to search the census records, the approximate locality must be known because the census is arranged by township within each county.

The 1901 census also includes date of birth, year of immigration, and address or location of land. (The return is in both French and English.)

Other Prince Edward Island Census Records

 * 1728 and 1798 - Histoire des Acadiens de l'Île du Prince-Edouard WorldCat
 * 1798 - History of Prince Edward Island, e-book. Includes a census of the inhabitants on the Island of Saint John (now Prince Edward Island) taken in April 1798.
 * 1841 - Census of Prince Edward Island, 1841:, index. Lists heads of families for Princes County, districts 1 and 4; Queens County, districts 5–10; and Kings County, districts 13–15.
 * 1861 -, index. Agricultural censuses at the end of each county or township. Lists heads of families for Princes County; Kings County; Queens County; and townships 20–67, Charlottetown, and Charlottetown Royalty.
 * 1871 - Census is missing except for lots 34 and 36. Census substitute: A book entitled Index to the 1870 Commissioner of Public Land's Report in the Journal of the Legislative Assembly, Appendix S, Family History Library is for sale at the Prince Edward Island Genealogical Society. Also, see WorldCat