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Prairie 1916 images online & free

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mgnv

mgnv Report 24 Jan 2011 00:06

The 1916 prairie census images (for MB SK AB) are now free online at LAC.
Like their 1851, 1901/6/11 images, they are only indexed geographically, and are searchable via:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1916/001100-100.01-e.php

Some info

Regardless of the date when a particular family was actually enumerated, the population was to be counted as it existed on June 1, 1916.

In all, 1,365 enumerators visited forty three districts, divided into 1,327 enumeration area units. In addition to the regular enumerators, 45 Indian agents were employed. In the northern parts of the districts of Nelson in Manitoba, of Prince Albert and North Battleford in Saskatchewan, and of East and West Edmonton in Alberta, members of the Northwest Mounted Police acted as enumerators.

Overall, the enumerators collected information for 1,698,220 individuals distributed as follows in the Prairie provinces:
Manitoba 553,860
Saskatchewan 647,835
Alberta 496,525


The search help page contains a link to a list of enumeration districts (as an ,xls spreadsheet file)

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1916/092/001100-130-e.xls


Thread duplicated at:
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/tips_board/thread/1256270

mgnv

mgnv Report 26 Jan 2011 01:57

nudge

mgnv

mgnv Report 29 Jan 2011 23:17

nudge