Gordon A. Watts on Canada's Censuses

"Federal Government Destroys Value of Future Census" Gordon A. Watts, Gordon Watts Reports.

As an update to my article yesterday, "Are Canada's Historical Censuses in Jeopardy", please read Gordon A. Watt's article today at Global Genealogy.

Gordon is writing to his Member of Parliament about the federal government's decision to strip the Canadian census of much of its value, and I hope all my Canadian readers will do the same. He will also be filing appropriate Access to Information requests. I'm sure he will keep us updated on the responses and information he receives.

In addition, he is calling for genealogical, family history, historical and associated societies to "band together" to make our views about the importance of the census known to the government.

I also urge you to make your feelings known.

Please read his article here - Gordon Watts Reports.

1891 Canadian Census On-line - One-Step Search

Back to the new 1891 Canadian census index search -

Stephen P. Morse has added a 1891 census search facility to his other Canadian census search aids. Thanks!

If you are doing a 'difficult' search, especially for a non-English name, in a Canadian (or U.S. or English/Welsh) census on-line, or in any of the other larger on-line genealogy index (e.g. Ellis Island, Castle Garden), or if you'd like to devise your own search application, have a look at his index site to see if he has a solution.


'Searching the 1911 1906 1901 1891 1851 Canadian Census in One Step',
Stephen P. Morse: http://stevemorse.org/census/canada1911.html

List of One-Step Webpages, Stephen P. Morse: http://stevemorse.org/index.html