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1851 Canada Census

• Title	1851 Canada Census
  Publisher	Name: MyHeritage;
  Source ID	S250
  Linked to	McFarland, Andrew Jackson Mcfarland, Charles McFarland, Irving Armour McFarland, Margaret McFarland, William Murray, Andrew F Murray, Catharine Murray, Charles A Murray, James Murray, John Murray, Susan

  
  

• Notes

  _UPD: 5 MAR 2019 06:36:06 GMT -0500 _TYPE: Collection _MEDI: 10522 As Canada did not officially become a country until 1867, the 1851 census was not a national census. As such, unique forms were used for each province. In Canada West and Canada East, two different census schedules were used—one for urban areas, and one for rural areas. These schedules recorded information such as name, gender, age, marital status, birthplace, occupation, and religion. Additional questions recorded information relating to disabilities of individuals, vital statistics, housing and buildings, livestock, and manufacturing. In Canada East questions were asked in either French or English. New Brunswick used a fairly short census schedule and only recorded the following information: residence, name, gender, relationship, age, race, occupation, date of entering the colony, whether sick or infirm, and other remarks. In Nova Scotia, only the names of heads of families were recorded. Other individuals in the househ