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This census was in nine parts (Schedules) with each part asking questions of a common area. The personal census (schedule no.1) has 20 names per page and each line is numbered on the left hand side. Use the page number and the line number of heads of family to refer to schedules 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9. On these six Schedules the two columns on the left refer to the page and line from Schedule 1. This census was indexed and 33 books, each with 1 or sometimes 2 indexed counties, were published. They were published under the titles 'Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario - x County' - x being the county or counties in each volume. The indexes give the name, status ('h' - head of household, 's' - stray, or 'd' - died in the last 12 months), sex, age, birthplace, religion, ethnic origin, and occupation. If a 'd' appears the person will be listed in Schedule 2 - deaths within the last 12 months. If a 's' appears the person may be a relative with a different surname than the head of family, a visitor or an employee of the family and be a resident on census day. There are also location codes and names. As shown in the following example for EIDT, CONRAD. The codes consist of county number (036= Grey), township, town or city letter (A=Normanby), sub-district number (1) and page number (36). He was listed as a stray (S), male (M) and age 40 but was living with a family with a different surname. EXAMPLES FROM THE INDEX TO THE 1871 CENSUS EIDT,CONRAD,S,M,40,GERMANY,LU,GERMAN,FARM LABOURER,036,A,1,36 EIDT,JACOB,H,M,37,GERMANY,LU,GERMAN,WAGON MAKER,036,A,1,36 EADE,ANN,D,F,24,ENGLAND,WM,,,043,C,,D Jacob Eidt was also entered on page 36, sub-division 1 but was a head of family (H). Ann Eade was listed as dead within the last 12 months (D). Her entry ends with 043,C,,D. 043 was York County, C - Aurora Village, the two commas (,,) indicate that Aurora had no sub-divisions and 'D' indicates that she was listed in schedule 2. Near the beginning of each book is a map of the enumeration area and a table of location codes and names including microfilm numbers on which the census appears. You can then get the film and turn quickly to the division and the exact page in which you are interested. There is also a cumulative index listing all names from all counties which is available on the internet. This a handy way to find people whose whereabouts is unknown in 1871. There are two sites with the index. The National Archives of Canada has the index on at http://www.archives.ca. This sight is searchable using surname, given names and keywords. Remember that many names were mis-spelt or mis-read by the person extracting the name - because of poor handwriting or microfilming. I have used the keywords to find some of these people. eg. Christopher Scanlon, 40, IRL, sawyer, Collingwood Township could not be found in the census index but through directories I was sure he should be there. I searched for all Christopher's (given name) and Collingwood (keyword). He was listed under the name Christopher Seaman, 40, IRL, lawyer in the index. Checking the microfilm proved that this was the family I was seeking, but that the family name was entered as Scannon. The handwriting was poor and the name mis-spelt. The 'ca' could easily have been read 'ea' and the 'nn' as 'm' therefore Scanlon was written as Scannon and indexed as Seaman. In general the volunteers who indexed this census did an excellent job and produced a very useful resource. This site provides the microfilm number, county, name and number of the district and sub-district and page number. However after doing a search and getting a list of names doing the next step of clicking a name for the details frequently returns an error. Queen's University also provides a site at http://130.15.161.15/census/index.html. Searches may be made by family name, given names, birthplace, location and district. There is also a map of the 1871 enumeration districts. This site provides the county, name and number of the district and sub-district and page number but not microfilm number. SCHEDULE No. 1. Nominal Roll of the Living Numbered in order of visitation 1. Vessels 2. Shanties 3. Dwelling houses in construction 4. Dwelling houses uninhabited 5. Dwelling houses inhabited - (numbered in sequence) 6. Families - (numbered in sequence) 7. Names 8. Sex 9. Age 10. Born within the last twelve months 11. Country or Province of Birth 12. Religion 13. Origin 14. Profession, Occupation or Trade 15. Married or Widowed 16. Married within the last twelve months INSTRUCTION 17. Going to school 18. Over 20 years unable to read 19. Over 20 years unable to write INFIRMATIES 20. Deaf and Dumb 21. Blind 22. Unsound mind 23. Dates of Operations and Remarks SCHEDULE No. 2. Nominal Return of the Deaths within the last twelve months 1. Name of Deceased 2. Sex 3. Age 4. Born within the last twelve months 5. Religion 6. Country or Province of Birth 7. Profession, Occupation or Trade 8. Married or Widowed 9. Married during last twelve months 10. Month of Death 11. Disease or other cause of Death 12. Remarks. SCHEDULE No. 3. Return of Public Institutions, Real Estate, Vehicles and Implements 1. Reference to schedule No. 1 - Page 2. Reference to schedule No. 1 - Number (line number) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 3. Special or Legal name of Institution, Character or Classification 4. Number of Buildings 5. Number of Inhabitants REAL ESTATE 6. Grand total of acres of land owned 7. Number of town or village building lots 8. Number of dwelling houses owned 9. Number of warehouses, stores, factories, shops, etc owned 10. Number barns or stables owned VEHICLES & IMPLEMENTS 11. Number of carriages or sleighs 12. Number of cars, wagons, and sleds 13. Pleasure or common boats 14. Number of ploughs and cultivators 15. Reapers and mowers 16. Horse rakes 17. Thrashing machines 18. Fanning mills 19. Remarks SCHEDULE No. 4. Return of Cultivated Land, of Field Products and of Plants and Fruits 1. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Page 2. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Number (line number) OCCUPIED LANDS 3. Range or Concession 4. Number of Lot 5. Owner, Renter or Employee. 6. Total number of acres occupied 7. Number of acres improved 8. Number of acres in pasture 9. Number of acres of salt or dyked marsh 10. Number of acres in gardens and orchards FIELD PRODUCTS 11. Wheat, Acres 12. Spring Wheat, Bushels 13. Fall Wheat, Bushels 14. Bushels of Barley 15. Bushels of Oats 16. Bushels of Rye 17. Bushels of Peas 18. Bushels of Beans 19. Bushels of Buckwheat 20. Bushels of Indian Corn ROOT CROPS 21. Potatoes, Acres 22. Potatoes, Bushels 23. Bushels of Turnips 24. Bushels of Mangel Wurtzel & other Beets 25. Bushels of Carrots and other roots 26. Hay Crop, Acres 27. Hay Crop, Tons of 2000 pounds, or bales of 16 pounds of Hay 28. Bushels of Grass and Clover Seed 29. Bushels of Flax Seed PLANTS, FRUITS, AND OTHER PRODUCTS 30. Pounds of Flax and Hemp 31. Pounds of Hops 32. Pounds of Tobacco 33. Pounds of Grapes 34. Pounds of Apples 35. Pounds of Pears, Plums, and other Fruits 36. Pounds of Maple Sugar SCHEDULE No. 5. Live Stock, Animal Products, Homemade Fabrics and Furs 1. Reference to Schedule No. 1 - Page 2. Reference to Schedule No. 1 - Number (line number) LIVE STOCK 3. Horses over 3 years old 4. Colts & Fillies 5. Working Oxen 6. Milch Cows 7. Other Cattle 8. Sheep 9. Swine 10. Hives of Bees ANIMAL PRODUCTS 11. Cattle killed or sold for butchering or export 12. Sheep killed or sold for butchering or export 13. Swine killed or sold for butchering or export 14. Pounds of Butter 15. Pounds of homemade Cheese 16. Pounds of Honey 17. Pounds of Wool HOMEMADE FABRICS 18. Yards of home-made Cloth and Flannel 19. Yards of home-made Linen FURS 20. Beavers Skins 21. Musk Rats 22. Minks 23. Otters 24. Seals 25. Martins 26. Foxes 27. Bears 28. Moose, Caribou and Deer hides 29. Number of all other Furs SCHEDULE No. 6. Return of Industrial Establishments 1. Kind of Industries, Establishments, Names of Proprietor Company and other such information 2. Fixed Capital in $ 3. Floating Capital in $ 4. Number of months worked during the year 5. Average Number of People employed Over 16 years: Male 6. Average Number of People employed Over 16 years: Female 7. Average Number of People employed Under 16 years: Boys 8. Average Number of People employed Under 16 years: Girls 9. Aggregate amount of Yearly Wages in $ 10. Moving power - Kind 11. Moving power - Nominal force 12. RAW MATERIALS - Kind 13. RAW MATERIALS - Quantities 14. RAW MATERIALS - Aggregate value in $ 15. PRODUCTS - Kind 16. PRODUCTS - Quantities 17. PRODUCTS - Aggregate value in $ 18. REMARKS SCHEDULE No. 7. Return of Products of the Forest 1. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Page 2. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Number (line number) 3. Square pine, number of cubic feet, White 4. Square pine, number of cubic feet, Red 5. Cubic Feet of Square Oak 6. Cubic Feet of Square or sided Tamarac 7. Cubic Feet of Square " sided Birch and Maple 8. Cubic Feet of Square Elm 9. Cubic Feet of Walnut, black 10. Cubic Feet of other species of walnut 11. Cubic Feet of Hickory 12. Cubic Feet of all other Wood of Squared Timber 13. Number of census standard Pine Logs 14. Number of census standard Spruce and other lLgs 15. Number of Spars and Masts 16. Thousands of Staves 17. Cords of Lath-wood 18. Cords of Tan-bark 19. Cords of Fire-wood 20. Remarks SCHEDULE No. 8. Return of Shipping and Fisheries 1. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Page 2. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Number (line number) SHIPPING 3. Steam Vessels - Number of shares 4. Steam Vessels - Tonnage owned 5. Sailing Vessels - Number of shares 6. Sailing Vessels - Tonnage owned 7. Barges - Number of shares 8. Barges - Tonnage owned FISHERIES Vessels and Boats employed Fishing 9. Vessels - Number 10. Men - Number 11. Boats - Number 12. Boats - Men 13. Number of shoremen or gravers 14. Number of fathoms of Nets and Seines of all sorts 15. Number of Weir or Fascine Fisheries 16. Quintals of Cod (note: a quintal = 100 kilograms) 17. Quintals of Haddock, Hake, and Pollock 18. Barrels of Sounds and Tougues 19. Barrels of Herring 20. Barrels of Gaspareaux 21. Barrels of Mackeral 22. Barrels of Sardines 23. Barrels of Halibut 24. Barrels of Salmon 25. Barrels of Shad 26. Barrels of Eels 27. Barrels of White Fish 28. Barrels of Trout 29. Other Fishes per barrel 30. Barrels of cured Roes 31. Barrels of Oysters 32. Gallons of medicinal Cod Liver Oil 33. Gallons of all other Fish Oil SCHEDULE No. 9. Return of Mineral Products 1. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Page 2. Reference to Schedule No. 1: Number (line number) 3. Ounces of Gold 4. Ounces of Silver 5. Tons of Copper Ore per Standard of 25% of MMtallic Copper 6. Tons of Iron Ore per Standard of 25% of Metallic Iron 7. Tons of Pyrites per Standard of 50% of Sulphur 8. Tons of Manganese Ore 9. Lead and other Ore per ton or otherwise 10. Tons of Coal 11. Tons of Peat 12. Tons of Plumbago 13. Tons of Lump gypsum 14. Tons of Phosphate of lime 15. Pounds of Mica 16. Gallons of Crude Petroleum 17. Barrels of Salt 18. Cubic feet of Grained Marble 19. Cubic feet of Building Stone for dressing 20. Squares of Roofing Slate 21 Remarks |
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