The following announcement comes from Library and Archives Canada:
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online database, Census of Canada, 1891. Through this online database researchers can access digitized images of original census returns featuring the name, age, country or province of birth, nationality, religion, and occupation of Canada's residents at the time of the 1891 Census.
The database is available at:
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html
The 1891 Census marked the third regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. Information was collected for Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia and the North-West Territories (which at the time covered much of modern-day Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, northern Ontario, northern Quebec, Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut).
The 1891 Census also marks the launch of a new feature that allows visitors to suggest a correction to a record. This will be launched on a wider scale in the next few months.
The project is a collaboration with Ancestry.ca, and is great news for those whose Scottish ancestors migrated to Canada.
(Source: Eastman's Online Genealogy Blog)
Chris
www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland's Greatest Story
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