Canada, Manitoba, Census Indexes, 1831-1870

What is in This Collection?

These records include card indexes to census records returns of Manitoba (Red River Settlement), Canada, from the years 1831-1856, taken by the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the 1870 provincial census of Manitoba taken under the direction of Canada's Department of Agriculture. The names are listed in alphabetical order. A complete census return is available from the Public Archives of Canada (MG9 E3, Volume3). The first several images of these census collections may include statistical information cards.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:
Pre-1870 Census

• Heads of households
• Age
• Residence

1870 Census

There is a surname index to this census. Census returns for Manitoba with names of each member of the household were also taken in 1881, 1891, 1901, and 1911.

Collection Content

Sample Images

• Manitoba Pre-1870 Census Samples
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  1849 Head of Household

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  1849 Family Member Index Card

• Manitoba 1870 Census Samples
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  Head of Household Index Card

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  Family Member Index Card

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  Head of Household Index Card