This year, November is census month at Toronto Branch! Over four evenings beginning November 17, we’ll delve into census records for Ontario in a new online lecture series. We’ll look at why and how the records were created, how the process changed over the years, and how those factors impact on the ways we search for our families. This series will be of benefit to all researchers, whether just beginning or advanced—it is so […]
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Tuesday May 10 is Census Day in Canada, and if your household hasn’t yet received a census notice, chances are it’s in the mail. Most of us have just ten questions to answer. But one in four households, selected at random, is receiving the 36-page “long-form” version, with dozens of questions about each individual’s place of birth (and their parents’ places of birth), citizenship, ethnic ancestry, education, employment, means of transportation, dwelling-place, health conditions […]
Census records are treasures to genealogists because they are snapshots in time – not only of individuals but of entire households and neighbourhoods. A census of the population of what is now Toronto was taken in 1842, 1848, 1852, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 and 1921. Depending on the year, a census return may hold not only the names and ages of family members, but a great deal of additional information that will help you flesh out […]