Census records and poll tax rolls for Nova Scotia, 1770-1838
Format
Microfilm 35mm
Language
English
Publication Date
1983
Publisher
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah
Physical
2 microfilm reels
Notes
Microfilm of original records in possession of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The 1770 census records include areas of New Brunswick that were once part of Nova Scotia.
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Locality Subjects
Film/Digital Notes
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANS v. 443, no. 2-33. Census, 1770 (and 1771 as well as other years as noted): Townships of Amherst (no. 2-3); Annapolis (no. 4-7, includes a half a page of Granville); Barrington (no. 8), Conway (no. 9, dated on return "1775 (0)," name changed to Digby in 1784, includes "at the Harbour of St. Johns River"); Cumberland (no. 10); Falmouth (no. 11); Granville (no. 12-13); Hillsborough (no. 14, now in New Brunswick); Horton (no. 15); Londonderry (no. 16-18, dated on return "1774," "1770," and "[1771?]"); Lunenburg (no. 19-23); New Dublin (no. 24); Onslow (no. 25-27, dated on return "1771," "1770," and "1774"); Donegall (or Pictou, no. 28-29 dated on return "1770," and "1775"); Sackville (no. 30-31, now in New Brunswick), and Truro (no. 32-33) -- PANS v. 444 1/2, no. 1-99. Poll tax rolls, N.S., 1793-1795 (also includes statistical summaries: Cumberland Co., 1791-1794 and Hants Co., 1791-1796) (An inventory at the beginning of v. 444 1/2 gives numbers that don't match the new document numbers and includes records not filmed.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376295 Items 1 - 2 | 7769129 | |
| PANS v. 445, no. 1-12. Census, 1811 (Cape Breton Island) -- PANS v. 445, no. 13-35. Census, 1817-18 (Pictou, Sydney (Antigonish), St. Margaret's Bay, statistical abstract of Halifax Co. (place names only)) -- PANS v. 448-449. Census, 1838 (Halifax & Annapolis counties) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376295 Items 3 - 7 | 7769129 | |
| PANS v. 449 (cont.). Census, 1838 (Annapolis Co. cont., Cape Breton Island, Colcester, Digby, Guysborough, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queen, Shelburne, Sydney (Antigonish), Yarmouth, Pictou) -- PANS v. 450, no. 9. General abstracts of counties, 1838. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376477 | 7769130 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANS v. 443, no. 2-33. Census, 1770 (and 1771 as well as other years as noted): Townships of Amherst (no. 2-3); Annapolis (no. 4-7, includes a half a page of Granville); Barrington (no. 8), Conway (no. 9, dated on return "1775 (0)," name changed to Digby in 1784, includes "at the Harbour of St. Johns River"); Cumberland (no. 10); Falmouth (no. 11); Granville (no. 12-13); Hillsborough (no. 14, now in New Brunswick); Horton (no. 15); Londonderry (no. 16-18, dated on return "1774," "1770," and "[1771?]"); Lunenburg (no. 19-23); New Dublin (no. 24); Onslow (no. 25-27, dated on return "1771," "1770," and "1774"); Donegall (or Pictou, no. 28-29 dated on return "1770," and "1775"); Sackville (no. 30-31, now in New Brunswick), and Truro (no. 32-33) -- PANS v. 444 1/2, no. 1-99. Poll tax rolls, N.S., 1793-1795 (also includes statistical summaries: Cumberland Co., 1791-1794 and Hants Co., 1791-1796) (An inventory at the beginning of v. 444 1/2 gives numbers that don't match the new document numbers and includes records not filmed.) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376295 Items 1 - 2 | 7769129 | |
| PANS v. 445, no. 1-12. Census, 1811 (Cape Breton Island) -- PANS v. 445, no. 13-35. Census, 1817-18 (Pictou, Sydney (Antigonish), St. Margaret's Bay, statistical abstract of Halifax Co. (place names only)) -- PANS v. 448-449. Census, 1838 (Halifax & Annapolis counties) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376295 Items 3 - 7 | 7769129 | |
| PANS v. 449 (cont.). Census, 1838 (Annapolis Co. cont., Cape Breton Island, Colcester, Digby, Guysborough, Hants, Kings, Lunenburg, Queen, Shelburne, Sydney (Antigonish), Yarmouth, Pictou) -- PANS v. 450, no. 9. General abstracts of counties, 1838. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1376477 | 7769130 |
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