Canada Census, 1911 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada

What is in this Collection?
Enumeration for the 1911 census began 1 June 1911.

These records include population schedules of the census. They also contain indexes to population schedules of the census. The official census date was June 1st. The national government of Canada has taken censuses every ten years since 1871, and every five years since 1971.

Collection Content
Provinces in Canada were divided into districts, which were then subdivided into sub-districts. Each district received a number and each sub-district was assigned a second number. In the more-populated areas of Canada, schedule 1 was used to record the residence, date of birth, immigration information occupation and other details. In the less-populated areas, schedule A1 was used to record the month of birth, age, place of birth, the marital status, and religion.

Census records give you details about individuals and their families. They are useful for finding people and their families at a time and place. Census records are often checked first by researchers because a large amount of information may be given about individuals within a family group.

Since the boundaries varied from census to census, it is not easy to tell which Census District an eastern Canadian township or western Canadian village was in.

Please note that most of the records in this collection are in English but the collection also contains some French records.

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


 * Name of each person in family
 * Place of residence
 * Relationship to head of household
 * Marital status
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Gender

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The place where your ancestor lived.
 * The names of other family members.

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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s birthcensus 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?

 * Try search for your ancestor in other Canadian censuses. To learn more, visit the Canada Census wiki page.

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

 * Try using spelling variations of the name when searching for your ancestor. Don't forget to also try searching possible nicknames your ancestor may have used.

Citing This Collection
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