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| Civil servant at trailer park, census 1925. Source: Wikimedia Commons {{PD-US}} Public Domain: Copyright expired |
In the first half of the 1900's, censuses were done roughly every 10 years. The Act of Union created the Province of Canada, consisting of Canada West (present-day Ontario) and Canada East (present-day Quebec).
This census began in September 1841, to be completed by February 1, 1842.
Unfortunately, not all of the census returns have survived. Eight districts and 51 sub-district censuses have been preserved and are now accessible through this research tool.
This census contains only the names of the heads of families or households. Other household members were counted, but unnamed. The enumeration data included a total of 89 questions.
On my way there now!!
UPDATE: Sadly, Oshawa is not on the list...
~*~ by Catherine McDiarmid-Watt, author of OshawaJournal.com, researching her 1850's house, the history of old homes, the genealogy of the founding families in Oshawa - as well as citylife and farm life in the 1800's, with old news clippings, well-researched articles, and "then and now" photos with the help of her "history dogs", Denny and Dexter. • Follow me on Twitter, join the conversation on Facebook, circle me on Google+, follow my pins on Pinterest.
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