Canada, Newfoundland Census, 1921 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Canada Newfoundland and Labrador

What is in this Collection?
This collection includes census records for the year 1921.

These records include an index and images of the census housed at the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador. Some 1911 census books were used to record the 1921 census, so some books are labeled "1911" but are for 1921. For the 1921, census previous Electoral Districts were divided into smaller districts. However, some census forms had to be redone, which meant that the census was not complete until 1922.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
Census records may contain:
 * Name of each person in family
 * Place of residence
 * Gender
 * Relationship to head of household
 * Marital status
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Year of immigration
 * Nationality
 * Religion
 * Occupation

Search the Index
You can search the index or view the images or both. To begin your search it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

Search by Name by visiting the Page then:
 * 1) Fill in the search boxes with the information you know.
 * 2) Click Search. This will provide possible a list of matches.

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page then:
 * 1) Select the  "District"

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.

For more tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information from this census to find your ancestor 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 Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * 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.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name, especially French or Latin versions.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Canada Genealogy.
 * Search in the Canada Archives and Libraries.
 * Search in the FamilySearch Catalog

Citing this Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

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