Canada, Lower Canada Census, 1825 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes census records for 1825. These records include indexes and images of census records for the modern province of Quebec. Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth.

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

Census
 * Names of heads of families
 * Total number of persons living in family
 * Number belonging to each family absent from province
 * Number in family age six (6) years, but less than fourteen (14) years
 * Number in family over fourteen (14) years, but less than eighteen (18) years
 * Number of married males or females married in family
 * Ages of married persons, male and female

How Do I Search This Collection?
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

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the 


 * 1) Select County/District
 * 2) Select Locality/Sub-district to view the images

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?

 * Try looking for 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 the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common 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
 * 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 FamilySearch Library Catalog

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

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.