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Ancestry provides further and possibly extensive explanation of this source material it purchased and privately indexed at a specific point in time with, potentially, periodic or irregular updates by Ancestry and the possibility of many updates and correction by members in the interim via this proprietary Ancestry.com Records Collection.
The fourth national census was taken on March 31, 1901. It had 561 questions.
This census contained 11 schedules, with cultivated lands and products now being separated and an additional schedule for agricultural values being added. Only Schedules 1 and 2 have been preserved since they contain names and locations.
Schedule 1 also contained four specialized forms to account for people who were temporarily absent, boarders and lodgers who were temporarily absent, cheese and butter products, and clay products. These special forms have not survived.
This Census was the first to collect more detailed information about month and date of birth, year of birth, as well as the year of immigration or naturalization. The 1901 Census also collected information about trades, including location of work and months of employment. And finally, this census collected information on mother tongue and whether someone could speak English or French.
Please note that this Census is unique in that it recorded race by colour: the letter "w" or “b” for white, "r" for red (Indigenous peoples), "b" or “n” for black (Black Canadians), "y" or “j” for yellow (individuals of Asian descent). Individuals of mixed heritage were designated by their relevant non-white race.
Records are incomplete with respect to the enumeration of Indigenous peoples. Some communities were enumerated in their respective sub-districts, while others were counted with a completely separate form. Those forms were microfilmed together on reels T-6554 and T-6555. They include some agencies in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Since it contains no names, Schedule 2 cannot be searched using Census Search.
This was the first enumeration of the Unorganized Territories of Keewatin, Athabaska, Franklin, Ungava, Mackenzie and Yukon. A special schedule was used with a limited number of questions, spread over 2 pages. For the Yukon, some of these additional forms still exist.
In New Brunswick, some pages for the sub-districts of Havelock, Kars and Brooks Ward (Saint John City) were damaged. In 1937, the information was recopied by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Since they no longer had blank 1901 forms, they used blank forms from the 1936 census.
From: Library and Archives Canada
Formerly Record Group 31 (RG31)
Location : Library and Archives Canada; 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0N4
Further:
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) provides free public access to these specific records with an extensive elaboration of and background for the material, and additonal references to other similar record collections via https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/censuses/pages/dominion-canada.aspx#1901" target="_blank">this page on their website.
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