Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1831 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes census records for 1831. These records include an index and images of census records for Lower Canada, more recently called the province of Quebec. Census returns are recorded on large sheets of paper that are divided into rows and columns. The schedules were arranged by province, then further divided into census districts and sub-districts.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Census Other genealogical facts include:
 * Name of Head of each Family
 * Occupation
 * Number of Inhabitants
 * County/District
 * Produce raised in the course of last year
 * Number of Buildings in the county
 * Males (Number of Scholars in college)
 * Females (Number of Scholars in college)

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Try looking for your ancestors in other Canadian Censuses
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, land and death records
 * Use the information to find additional family members
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names
 * Search the indexes and records of Canada Genealogy
 * Search in the Canada Archives and Libraries
 * Search in the FamilySearch Library Catalog

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Canada.
 * Canada Record Finder
 * Canada Research Tips and Strategies

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Doris Bourrie. Researching Canadian census records. 2nd ed. Toronto, Ontario : Heritage Productions, 2003. FHL 971 X27b 2003
 * Dave Obee ; Jutta Missal, ed., Counting Canada : a genealogical guide to the Canadian census Victoria, British Columbia : D. Obee, c2012. FHL 971 X27o
 * Census returns : 1831
 * Lower Canada land petitions and related records, 1637-1842

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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