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Ontario Census Records 1851 & Earlier
Canadian Census returns vary. The first general Ontario census was taken in 1842, 1848 and 1851 but not all survive. There are scattered census records before 1842 but each area took its own census, so researchers need to check the book of available census returns (found in any public library of Ontario or at the Archives) to find out what years are available in each location. Some areas have census records as early as 1783. Censuses up to 1850 are heads of household only but give extra information such as how many children, and what ages they are.
Census records after 1851 which are available to the public were taken in 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901. They give information on all household members - name, age, gender, country of birth, religion, ethnic origin, occupation, marital status and education.
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Several sites have Census Projects underway which allow you to find ancestors in Canada Census records from 1851 to 1911.
Search Canadian Census Records online for your ancestors . Census records are also available on microfilm from the Archives of Ontario, National Archives of Canada, on ILL through a local library, or from your local FHC. See the list of 1851 returns that have been indexed and are available through ILL.
SEARCH the National Archives of Canada 1901 Census for Canada!
The NAC 1901 Census research tool allows researchers to access digitized images of the original census returns, which record age, nationality, religion, profession, income, education, etc for every single resident of Canada on 31 March 1901. The database allows you to search by geographic location. As these are copies of the original records, they are not searchable by family name.
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The National Registration File of 1940 resulted from the compulsory registration of all persons, 16 years of age or older, in the period from 1940 to 1946. This is another way to find an ancestor in that time period. This is a Census Substitute. To provide third-party information from the National Registration File of 1940 for genealogical purposes, a standard fee of $48.15 ($45 search fee and $3.15 GST) is charged for each search undertaken that is successful in locating the requested record. A cheque or money order made payable to Statistics Canada is required.
The National Registration File includes the following information on an individual: Name, address, age, date of birth, conjugal status, dependents, country of birth (persons registered and parents only), nationality, racial origin, languages, education, general health, class of occupation, occupation or craft, employment status, work experience by type, mechanical or other abilities, latent skills, wartime circumstances, previous military service. An online order form is provided on Statistics Canada website.
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Algoma:
Aberdeen,
Alberton,
Ash River,
Assiginack,
Aylesworth,
Bar River,
Barrie Island,
Batchawana,
Beaudro Fishery,
Beaver Mills,
Billings,
Bright,
Burpee,
Campbell,
Carnaron,
Cockburn Island,
Coffin,
Day,
Desert Lake,
Dryden,
English River,
Emo,
Empress Mine,
Fenwick,
Fort Frances,
Galbraith,
Garden River,
Gladstone,
Gordon,
Hawk Lake,
Hilton,
Howland,
Ignace,
Jocelyn,
John Island,
Kalmar,
Keewatin,
Kirkwood,
Leeblain,
Little Turtle Lake,
Macdonald,
McIrvine,
Manitou,
Meldrum Bay,
Michipicoten River,
Milkado Mine,
Mills,
Missinaibi,
Missinabli District,
Morley,
Neebring,
Nipigon,
North West Point,
Ojibawa Indian-Lake Superior,
Oliver,
Parkinson,
Patton,
Picnic Island,
Pinewood,
Prince,
Rat Portage,
Regina Mine,
Robinson,
Rydal Bank,
St. Joseph,
Sandfiled,
Sault Ste. Marie,
Sawbill Lake,
Schreiber,
Seine River,
Shuniah,
Silver Creek,
Striker,
Sultana Mine,
Taché,
Tarbutt,
Tehkummah,
Thessalon,
Thompson,
Vermilion Bay,
Wabigoon,
Wells,
White River,
Whitefish Station,
Chapleau (village),
Couchiching (agency),
Fort William (town),
Gore Bay (town),
Little Current (town),
Port Arthur (town),
Rat Portage (town),
Rat Portage & Savanne (agency),
Rossport (village),
Sault Ste. Marie, town,
Savanne (village),
Thessalon (town),
Unorganized territory,
Brant County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Brant: Brantford, W.,
Onondaga,
Tuscarora,
Brantford, city,
Paris (town)
Bruce County
Carleton County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Carleton: Goulburn,
March,
Marlborough,
Nepean,
North Gower,
Torbolton,
Hintonburg, village,
Ottawa East, village,
Richmond, village
Cochrane District
Dufferin County
Dundas County
Durham County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Durham: Cavan,
Hope,
Manvers,
Port Hope, town,
Millbrook, village,
Cartwright,
Clarke,
Darlington,
Bowmanville, town,
Newcastle, village
Elgin County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Elgin: Bayham,
Malahide,
Yarmouth,
Aylmer, town,
Port Stanley, village,
St. Thomas, city,
Vienna, village,
Aldborough,
Dunwich,
Howard,
Orford,
Southwold,
Dutton, village,
Ridgetown, town
Essex County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Essex: Maidstone,
Rochester,
Sandwich, E.,
Sandwich, S.,
Sandwich, W.,
Tilbury, N.,
Tilbury, W.,
Belle River, village,
Sandwich, town,
Tilbury, village (part),
Walkerville, town,
Windsor, city, Anderdon,
Colchester, N.,
Colchester, S.,
Gosfield, N.,
Gosfield, S.,
Malden,
Mersea,
Pelee Island,
Amherstburg, town,
Essex, town,
Kingsville, town,
Leamington, town
Frontenac County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Frontenac: Howe Island,
Kingston,
Pittsburg,
Storrington,
Wolfe Island (including Simcoe, Horseshoe & Mud Islands),
Garden Island, village,
Portsmouth, village
Glengarry County
Glenville County
Grey County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Grey: Collingwood,
Euphrasia,
Melancthon,
Osprey,
Proton,
St. Vincent,
Dundalk, village,
Meaford, town,
Shelburne, village,
Thornbury, town,
Derby,
Keppel,
Holland,
Sarawak,
Sullivan,
Sydenham,
Owen Sound, town,
Artemesia,
Bentinck,
Egremont,
Glenelg,
Normanby,
Durham, town,
Hanover, village,
Markdale, village
Haldimand County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Haldimand & Monck: Canboro,
Cayuga, N.,
Cayuga, S.,
Dunn,
Moulton,
Oneida,
Rainham,
Seneca,
Sherbrooke,
Wainfleet,
Caledonia, village,
Cayuga, village,
Dunnville, village,
Hagersville, village,
Oneida, Indian reserve
Haliburton County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Haliburton:
Halton County
Searchable database for Halton County census records 1842, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901. Includes Townships of Esquesing, Nassagaweya, Nelson, Trafalgar
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts:
Esquesing,
Nassagaweya,
Nelson,
Trafalgar,
Acton, village,
Burlington, village,
Georgetown, village,
Milton, town,
Oakville, town
Hastings County
Belleville 1851
Hungerford Tp. 1851
Huntingdon Tp. 1851
Sidney Tp. 1851
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Hungerford,
Thurlow,
Tyendinaga,
Deseronto, town,
Tweed, village ,
t: Bangor,
Carlow,
Cashel,
Dungannon,
Elzevir,
Faraday,
Grimsthorpe,
Herschell,
Huntingdon,
Lake,
Limerick,
McClure,
Madoc,
Marmora,
Mayo,
Monteagle,
Rawdon,
Tudor,
Wollaston,
Wicklow,
Madoc, village,
Stirling, village ,
Sydney,
Belleville, city,
Trenton, town
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts:
Dover, E.,
Dover, W.,
Harwich,
Raleigh,
Romney,
Tilbury, E.,
Chatham, city,
Blenheim, town,
Tilbury, (part) village
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts
Elmsley, S.,
Gower, S.,
Oxford,
Wolford,
Kemptville, village,
Merrickville, village,
Smith's Falls, town (part) ,
Bastard,
Burgess, S.,
Crosby, N.,
Crosby, S.,
Escott, Front,
Escott, Rear,
Lansdowne,
Leeds, Front,
Leeds, Rear,
Yonge,
Athens, village,
Gananoque, town,
Newboro, village
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Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Armour,
Baxter,
Bethune,
Blair,
Brown,
Brunel,
Burpee,
Burton,
Cardwell,
Carling,
Chaffey,
Chapman,
Christie,
Conger,
Cowper,
Croft,
Ferguson,
Ferrie,
Foley,
Franklin,
Freeman,
Gibson,
Gurd,
Hagerman,
Hardy,
Harrison,
Himsworth,
Humphrey,
Joly,
Laurier,
Lount,
McConkey,
McDougall,
McKellar,
McKenzie,
McMurrich,
Machar,
Mills,
Monteith,
Mowat,
Nipissing,
Parry Island,
Patterson,
Perry,
Pringle,
Proudfoot,
Ryerson,
Shawanaga,
Sinclair,
Spence,
Stephenson,
Strong,
Stisted,
Wllbridge,
Watt,
Wilson,
Burks Fall, village,
Huntsville, village,
Parry Sound, town,
Sundridge, village ,
Nipissing District
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Aird Island,
Airey,
Algoma Mills,
Anglin,
Appleby,
Awrey,
Badgerow,
Balfour,
Ballantyne,
Bastedo,
Bayside,
Biggar,
Biskotasing,
Blezard,
Bonfield,
Boulter,
Brethour,
Bucke,
Burmash,
Caldwell,
Calvin,
Cameron,
Canisbay,
Capreol,
Cartier,
Casey,
Casimir,
Chelmsford,
Chisholm,
Clara,
Collins Inlet,
Cooks Mills,
Creelman,
Creighton,
Crerar,
Cutler,
Denison,
Drury,
Dryden,
Dunnet,
Dymond,
Falconer,
Ferris,
Field,
French River,
Garson,
Geneva Lake,
Gertrude Mine,
Gibbons,
Graham,
Grant,
Guthrie,
Hagar,
Hallam,
Hanmer,
Harley,
Harris,
Hawley,
Head,
Hilliard,
Hudson,
Hugel,
Hunter,
Hutton,
Hyman,
Ingram,
Jennings,
Kerns,
Killarney,
Kirkpatrick,
Lauder,
London,
Long Sault,
Lorne,
Lorrain,
Loughrin,
Lyell,
Maclennan,
Macpherson,
Maria,
Martland,
Mattawan,
May,
McKim,
McLaughlin,
Montreal River,
Murchison,
Nairn,
Neelon,
Niven,
Norman,
Papineau,
Parkin,
Paxton,
Peck,
Preston,
Rathbun,
Ratter,
Sabine,
Salter,
Secord,
Snider,
Spanish,
Springer,
Street,
Temagami Lake,
Tilton,
Walford,
Waters,
Whitefish River,
Widdifield,
Wilkes,
Wisner,
Beaucage, Indian reserve,
Mattawa, town,
North Bay, town,
Sturgeon Falls, town,
Sudbury, town,
Unorganized territory
Norfolk County
Norfolk Co. 1852 Census
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Dereham,
Middleton,
Townsend,
Windham,
Delhi, village,
Tillsonburg, village,
Waterford, village ,
Charlotteville,
Houghton,
Walpole,
Walsingham, N.,
Walsingham, S.,
Woodhouse,
Simcoe, town,
Port Dover, village,
Port Rowan, village
Northumberland County
A listing of Haldimand Township 1797 settlers in Northumberland County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Brighton,
Cramahe,
Murray,
Percy,
Seymour,
Brighton, village,
Campbellford, village,
Colborne, village,
Hastings, village ,
Alnwick,
Haldimand,
Hamilton,
Cobourg, town
Ontario County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Brock,
Macaulay,
Mara,
McLean,
Morrison,
Oakley,
Rama,
Ridout,
Ryde,
Scott,
Thorah,
Beaverton, village,
Bracebridge, town,
Cannington, village ,
Reach,
Scugog,
Whitby, E.,
Whitby, W.,
Oshawa, town,
Port Perry, village,
Whitby, town ,
Pickering,
Uxbridge,
Whitchurch,
Newmarket, town,
Stouffville, village,
Uxbridge, town
1865 Tax Assessment for Nithburgh, North Easthope, Perth County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts:
Ellice,
Elma,
Logan,
Mornington,
Stratford, city,
Listowel, town,
Milverton, village ,
Blanshard,
Downie,
Fullarton,
Hibbert,
Usborne,
Mitchell, town,
St. Marys, town
Peterborough County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Anstruther,
Asphodel,
Belmont,
Burleigh,
Cardiff,
Cavendish,
Chandos,
Clyde,
Douro,
Dudley,
Dummer,
Dysart,
Eyre,
Glamorgan,
Guilford,
Harburn,
Harcourt,
Harvey,
Havelock,
Lawrence,
Livingston,
Monmouth,
Methuen,
Nightingale,
Otonabee,
Havelock, village,
Lakefield, village,
Norwood, village,
Ashburnham, village ,
Ennismore,
Monaghan, N.,
Monaghan, S.,
Smith,
Mud Lake, reserve,
Peterborough, town
Prescott County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Alfred,
Caledonia,
Hawkesbury, E.,
Longueuil,
Plantagenet, N.,
Plantagenet, S.,
Hawkesbury, town,
L'Orignal, village,
Vankleek Hill, village
Prince Edward County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Ameliasburg,
Athol,
Hallowell,
Hillier,
Marysburg, N.,
Marysburg, S.,
Sophiasburg,
Picton, town,
Wellington, village
Rainy River District
Renfrew County
Russell County
Simcoe County
Simcoe Co., Town of Barrie 1837 Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Matchedash,
Medonte,
Medora,
Monck,
Muskoka,
Orillia,
Oro,
Tay,
Tiny,
Wood,
Gravenhurst, town,
Midland, town,
Orillia, town,
Penetanguishene, town,
Port Carling, village ,
: Flos,
Nottawasaga,
Sunnidale,
Vespra,
Collingwood, town,
Creemore, village,
Stayner, town ,
: Allandale,
Essa,
Innisfil,
Mulmur,
Tecumseth,
Tossorontio,
Alliston, town,
Beeton, village,
Tottenham, village
Stormont County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts in Cornwall & Stormont: Cornwall,
Finch,
Osnabruck,
Roxborough,
Cornwall, town
Sudbury District
Temiskaming District
Thunder Bay District
Victoria County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Anson,
Bexley,
Carden,
Dalton,
Digby,
Eldon,
Fenelon,
Galway,
Hindon,
Laxton,
Longford,
Lutterworth,
McClintock,
Minden,
Sherbourne,
Snowdon,
Somerville,
Stanhope,
Bobcaygeon, village,
Fenelon Falls, village,
Woodville, village ,
: Emily,
Mariposa,
Ops,
Verulam,
Lindsay, town,
Omemee, village
Waterloo County
Waterloo Co, Wilmot Tp 1840 Census Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Waterloo, N.,
Wellesley,
Woolwich,
Berlin, town,
Elmira, village,
Waterloo, town ,
Dumfries, N,
Waterloo, S.,
Wilmot,
Ayr, village,
Galt, town,
Hespeler, town,
New Hamburg, village,
Preston, town
Welland County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts:
Bertie,
Crowland,
Humberstone,
Stamford,
Thorold,
Willoughby,
Bridgeburg, village,
Chippawa, village,
Fort Erie, village,
Niagara Falls, town,
Niagara Falls, village,
Port Colborne, village,
Thorold, town,
Welland, town
Wellington County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Garafraxa, E.,
Garafraxa, W.,
Maryborough,
Nichol1,
Peel,
Pilkington,
Drayton, village,
Elora, village,
Fergus, village,
Orangeville, town ,
Amaranth,
Arthur,
Luther, E.,
Luther, W.,
Minto,
Wallace,
Arthur, village,
Clifford, village,
Grand Valley, village,
Harriston, town,
Mount Forest, town,
Palmerston, town ,
Eramosa,
Erin,
Guelph,
Puslinch,
Guelph, city,
Erin, village
Wentworth County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Ancaster,
Beverly,
Blenheim,
Brantford, E.,
Dumfries, S.,
Ancaster, village ,
Barton,
Binbrook,
Caistor,
Flamborough, E.,
Flamborough, W.,
Grimsby, N.,
Grimsby, S.,
Glanford,
Saltfleet,
Dundas, town,
Waterdown, village,
Grimsby, village
York County
Ontario Census records are online for 1851 to 1911 for the following townships and sub-districts: Markham,
Scarborough,
York, E.,
East Toronto, village,
North Toronto, town
Markham, village,
Toronto, city,
Georgina & Georgina Island,
Gwillimbury, E.,
Gwillimbury, N.,
Gwillimby, W.,
King,
Aurora, town,
Bradford, village,
Holland Landing, village,
Sutton, village ,
Etobicoke,
Vaughan,
York, W.,
Richmond Hill, village,
Toronto Junction, town,
Weston, village,
Woodbridge, village
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