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BELGIANS IN AMERICA: Canadian Censuses 1851 / 1861 / 1871 |
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American Censuses 1850/1860/1870 : link to the US censuses by States |
Distribution
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The settlers |
The Catholic Missions |
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1851 census : (about 23 belgians) |
1861 census : (about 106 belgians ) |
1871 census : (about 208 belgians) |
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Canadian census was not, per se, a census of Canada, as Canada as a
nation did not exist until 1867. Rather, it was a census of the 4 UK colonies which existed at that time: Lower Canada (Quebec), Upper Canada (Ontario), New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The 1851 Canadian census was scheduled to take place as of the night of January 12, 1851. However, much of the census taking did not occur until 1852. For this reason, you will often see references to the 1851/52 census, or the 1852 census. The Upper and Lower Canada census contained different questions than those in Nova Scotia, which again had different questions from those in New Brunswick.(familyhistoryalive.com) |
The 1861 Canadian census was not, per se, a census of
Canada, as Canada as a nation did not exist until 1867. Rather, it was a
census of the 5 UK colonies which existed at that time: Canada East(Quebec),
Canada West (Ontario), Prince Edward Island,
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. The 1861 Canadian census was scheduled to take place as of the night of January 13, 1861 in Canada East and West. Families were to record individuals who stayed with them that night, whether they were family members or not, and also to record those who normally abode there, but were away. For those who were not family members, their address was recorded. Each of the 1861 Canadian census documents for Canada East and West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia contained different questions, and were administered at different times during the year 1861. (familyhistoryalive.com) |
The 1871 Canadian Census marked the first regularly
scheduled collection of national statistics of the Canadian population
on April 2, 1871as required by section 8 of the then-British North
America Act (now the Constitution Act of 1867). The constitution required a census to be taken in 1871 and every tenth year thereafter.Parliament implemented the requirements of the constitution through the Census Act of May 12, 1870. In the first census, the population of Canada was enumerated to be 3,485,761. All inhabitants of Canada were included, including aboriginals. While this was the first national census of Canada, only four provinces existed at the time: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Other areas of what later became part of Canada continued to be enumerated in their own separate censuses. (Wikipedia) |
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New Brunswick : 0 |
 Canada East (Quebec) : 51 New Brunswick : 0 |
 Quebec: 81 Ontario: 81 New Brunswick : 2 Nova Scotia : 44 Manitoba :
Although Manitoba was a province when the
federal census was taken in 1871, the province is not included in that
federal census. The Census of Manitoba is to be consulted when
researching residents of this province for the decade from 1871 to 1881.
One is found:
Henry Jochium,
St Paul Parish, 48 years old, son of François Jochium, unmarried,
USA citizen British Columbia: 0 |
