I) BACKGROUND OF 1871 CENSUS - EDP FORMAT II) NOTE ON THE CODEBOOK III) CODEBOOK Record Layout 1) Family name of individual 2) First given name of individual 3) Second given name of individual 4) Codes indicating whether resident is a stray or head of household 5) Codes pertaining to sex of individual 6) Codes pertaining to age of individual 7) Codes pertaining to country or place of origin 8) Codes pertaining to religion of occupant 9) Codes pertaining to ethnic origin of the occupant 10) Codes pertaining to profession, occupation or trade of occupant 11) Codes pertaining to page number on the census form where all the information resides for the person identified IV) DISTRICT V) SUB-DISTRICTS VI) DIVISIONS VII) COUNTY CODE VIII) NOTE ON ALIAS' USED IN CENSUS[Return to database menu] [Return to main menu]
The first census of Canada provides, as accurately as possible, a statistical compilation and cultural cross-section of Canadian society as it existed on the 2nd of April, 1871. Under the direction of the Minister of Agriculture, specific data were collected about the population in general, its demographic structure, the assets it held, the environment in which it operated and the products that it produced.
According to 'The Census Act' (33 Victoria, Chapter XXI, 12th May, 1870) each of the four provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) were divided into 'Census Districts' (numbering 206 in total). These census districts were to correspond as closely as possible with the 'Electoral Districts' as identified under the 'British North America Act, 1867'. Furthermore, the census districts were sub-divided into 'Census Sub-Districts' (totalling 1,701) which, in turn, could be divided into a series of 'Divisions'. Divisions were usually developed only when the sub- districts were very large in area, necessitating extensive travel for the enumerator, or when they contained a relatively large population. To illustrate this geographic breakdown, Eramosa Township, Wellington County appears in the census records as District 34, Sub-District E, Divisions 1-3.
The census sub-districts were, according to section five of 'The Census Act', "to correspond as nearly as may be with the Municipal or other recognized divisions thereof". Hence, not only were the census districts to correspond with the established electoral areas, but were to complement legal areas associated with counties, townships, cities, towns and villages. In some instances; however, the districts formulated for the taking of the census did not correlate with the electoral boundaries or with the "parochial, civil or political sub-divisions thereof". In the majority of cases; however, one can consider these various geographic entities to be one and the same. Individuals doing research and using census material for specific geographic areas should be aware of this fact.
According to the published version of the census:
"the only exceptions in Ontario to the general rule adopted of making the Census Districts to correspond with the electoral districts as they then existed, are in the cases of districts No. 42 North Simcoe, 53 North Victoria, 57 East Peterborough, 58 North Peterborough, 62 North Hastings, 82 North Renfrew, parts of which being composed of unorganized territories, were made Census Districts of themselves under the names of Muskoka No. 85, Parry Sound No. 86, South Nipissing No. 83, and North Nipissing No. 84. The electoral district of Algoma was divided into four Census Districts, namely: Manitoulin No. 87, and West Algoma No. 90, by reason of its vast extent and difficulties of communication."
In order for one to obtain an appreciation of the location, and make-up of the census districts for Ontario, one should refer to the maps and tables that are in the published census for 1871.
Also, in accordance with 'The Census Act', thirteen people were selected to be 'Chief Census Officers' - five from Ontario, four from Quebec, two from Nova Scotia and two from New Brunswick. These officers were to:
"have spent considerable time at the seat of government, in studying census matters generally, assisting in the final consideration of the schedules and instructions, and specially pointing out the circumstances and requirements of the several sections of their respective provinces. They are to go, each in the census districts set apart as his field of operations, to confer with the commissioners, to impart to each of these the advantage of their labours and studies, and to represent the Department in the territorial divisions assigned to each of them."
Under the direction of these census officers, each census district was assigned a 'Census Commissioner'. Indeed, section 7 of the 'Act' indicates that one or more 'Deputy' census commissioner(s) can be employed for the purpose of aiding the commissioner. Furthermore, the census commissioners were responsible for coordinating the activities of the 'Census Enumerators', of which there were 2,789. The enumerators were assigned the task of collecting the statistical information for each census sub- district. This statistical information was recorded on a series of forms, known as schedules. For 1871, the following schedules were employed:
a. Schedule No. 1 - Nominal Return of the Living;
b. Schedule No. 2 - Nominal Return of the Deaths within the last twelve months;
c. Schedule No. 3 - Return of Public Institutions, Real Estate, Vehicles and Implements;
d. Schedule No. 4 - Return of Cultivated Lands, Field Products, Plants and Fruits;
e. Schedule No. 5 - Return of Live Stock, Animal Products, Home-Made Fabrics and Furs;
f. Schedule No. 6 - Return of Industrial Establishments;
g. Schedule No. 7 - Return of Products of the Forest;
h. Schedule No. 8 - Return of Shipping and Fisheries; and,
i. Schedule No. 9 - Return of Mineral Products.
Although textual copies of all these schedules have been retained by National Archives Canada, Government Archives Division, because of their historical value, only parts of Schedules 1 and 2 have been made machine readable. In one instance, the University of Waterloo, under the authority of Marjorie Kohlie (Department of Computing Services), has forwarded, to the GAD, digitized versions of Schedules 1 and 2 for parts of Wellington and Waterloo counties. These machine readable files were initially computerized under the auspices of the 'Ontario Genealogical Society/Public Archives Canada: 1871 Census Indexing Project'. At the request of various researchers and scholars, the University of Waterloo decided to expand the project to include every individual and a variety of variables included in Schedules 1 and 2.
To provide some background, in order to commemorate their 25th anniversary in 1986, the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) undertook a project to produce nominal indexes for the 1871 census of Ontario. The project was originally conceived by Bruce Elliott (OGS-Ottawa) and Laurena Storey (OGS-London), and received approval in principle by the OGS Council on February 13, 1982. In the fall of 1982, the OGS approached the Machine Readable Archives (MRA) to obtain assistance for the computerization of the data.
In the spring of 1983, the MRA received approval from National Archives Canada senior management to proceed with the project. The resultant agreement was that the OGS would extract various data elements from the 1871 census schedules, transcribe the information to specially prepared indexing forms and, after the information was digitized by the MRA, verify the machine readable version against the original schedules to ensure data integrity. It was decided, as part of the project, that the following information should be extracted from Schedule No. 1 (Nominal Return of the Living): name of head of household or any stray residing therein; sex; age; birthplace; religious affiliation; ethnic origin; occupation; district, sub-district and division information; as well as information which identifies the page number where the original data reside in the census schedules. In addition, similar information was collected on individuals recorded in the death schedules (i.e. Schedule No. 2).
This approach to making a portion of the 1871 census for Ontario machine readable was a compromise in place of computerizing the whole census for Ontario. Due to the exorbitant costs associated with digitizing the whole census a complete undertaking was not possible. However, various OGS Branches extracted all of the information contained in Schedules 1 and 2, and the fruition of this work has resulted in complete returns for parts of Wellington and Waterloo counties.
It should be noted, during the transcription phase of this project difficulties may have been encountered when attempting to interpret various entries because of problems associated with an enumerator's hand writing. Further inconsistencies may be incorporated in the data because, as with the Census of 1851-52, the enumerators may have " ... displayed negligence and ignorance, ... were wholly unfit for the duties assigned to them, ... relied upon voluntary information ... and collected from people who thought the enumeration was related to taxation, the raw enumeration returns are not the most reliable." Considering the problems associated with census enumerations, errors will have been transferred to the computer record. In fact, as with any work of this nature, errors will also have been made when the information was input to computer disk. Consequently, if one is utilizing these files for genealogical purposes, it is suggested that the original schedules be consulted if, for example, the age component is an important correlate for identification purposes. On the other hand, if this information is to be used to determine what trends may be associated with the variables, then those concepts associated with statistical theories of error will suffice.
For the counties of Wellington and Waterloo, the following information was extracted from the Nominal Return of the Living: every vessel that was the abode and domicile of any family or individual; the name of every living person; the line and page number where each person resides on the census return; number of shanties and identification of dwelling houses under construction, uninhabited or inhabited; family identification number (usually a sequential number for each family); the age, sex and place of birth for each person; and, if the person was born in the last year, the year of birth; ethnic origin; occupation; marital status and, if the person was married in the last 12 months, the month of marriage; information about whether the person attends school; whether they are over 20 years of age and are able to read or write; whether the person is deaf and dumb, blind or of unsound mind; general geographic information is provided (i.e., division, sub-district, county and township); and finally, the microfilm reel number has been included for each entry.
According to instructions that were provided to the enumerators, vessels and shanties were to be included only if they were inhabited as dwellings on the 2nd of April 1871. Shanties were defined as huts or cheap dwellings put up in a new settlement or temporary abiding place.
Much of the information that was on the Nominal Returns of the Living was also recorded in the death schedules. However, the death schedules also provide information about the cause and month of death. Virtually, all of the death schedule information has been transferred to the computer record.
Referring to the material compiled as part of the OGS/PAC Census Project one should refer to the specific file(s), which have been arranged as closely as possible to match the textual record, to obtain more detailed information.
Several reasons for possible errors in the data have been identified already (see pg. v.). The words that were abbreviated or similar to the actual spelling, or close enough to be understood given the particular context, were not included (e.g. Eglish instead of English or taylor instead of tailor). This will need to be taken into account in any analyses. A list of most such words is available upon request.
Use of parentheses
These were used in two specific cases:
a) When a term was used and part of it needed no explanation but part was unknown the latter was put in brackets along with a question mark.
e.g. A TRADER - Unknown code [A ?]
B) When it was possible to suggest what an unknown code may mean, the suggested meaning and a question mark were put in another type of brackets.
e.g. L CAN - Unknown code (Lower Canada ?)
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Var # Field/Byte Format Source Code/Variable Description
1 1-19 AN Family name of individual
2 20-34 AN First given name of individual
3 35-50 AN Second given name of person
4 51-53 AN Code to indicate whether the
resident is a stray or head of
house
Blank Head of House
1 Indicates that person has a
surname other than head of house
1? Unknown code
2 Entry is from the
death schedules
3 Unknown code
7 Unknown code
I Unknown code
5 54-56 N Sex of individual
Blank Male
1 Female
F Unknown code (female?)
I Unknown code
M Unknown code (male ?)
2 Unknown code (Age ?)
13 Unknown code (Age ?)
21 Unknown code (Age ?)
22 Unknown code (Age ?)
25 Unknown code (Age ?)
28 Unknown code (Age ?)
30 Unknown code (Age ?)
33 Unknown code (Age ?)
35 Unknown code (Age ?)
38 Unknown code (Age ?)
40 Unknown code (Age ?)
45 Unknown code (Age ?)
46 Unknown code (Age ?)
50 Unknown code (Age ?)
52 Unknown code (Age ?)
57 Unknown code (Age ?)
67 Unknown code (Age ?)
07 Unknown code (Age ?)
6 57-61 N Age of individual
Whole numbers represent the
number of years
? - Unknown code
6- - Unknown code (6/60 ?)
INF - Infant
NG - Not Given
-1 - Unknown code
0 - Unknown code (infant ?)
28? - Unknown code
772 - Unknown code
7 62-79 AN Country or province of birth.
The following abbreviations
may appear in the file
/ - Unknown code
? - Unknown code
2 - Unknown code
3 - Unknown code
B W INDIES
- British West Indies
C - Canada
CAN - Unknown code (Canada ?)
CB - Unknown code
C.B.(N.S.)
- Unknown code (Cape Breton ?)
CE - Unknown code
CH - Unknown code
CP - Unknown code
E INDIA
- Unknown code (East ?)
E INDIES
- Unknown code (East ?)
ENG - England
EUS STATES
- Unknown code
GERM - Unknown code (Germany ?)
I - Unknown code
IL - Illegible
INDIA W
- Unknown code
IRE - Ireland
ISL - Unknown code (Island ?)
ISL`D - Unknown code (Island ?)
ISLD - Unknown code (Island ?)
K - Unknown code
L - Unknown code
LONT - Unknown code
NB - New Brunswick
N.B. - Unknown code (New Brunswick ?)
N BRUNSWICK
- New Brunswick
NC - Unknown code
NEW B - Unknown code (New Brunswick?)
NEW BRUNS
- Unknown code (New Brunswick?)
NF - Unknown code
NFL - Unknown code (Newfoundland ?)
NFLD - Unknown code (Newfoundland ?)
NG - Not Given
NI - Native Canadian
NJ - Unknown code (New Jersey ?)
NS - Nova Scotia
N.S. - Nova Scotia
N SCOTIA
- Nova Scotia
N WALES
- Unknown (north ?)
NWS - Unknown code
NY/N Y- New York
O - Ontario
OB - Unknown code
O C - Unknown code
ONT - Ontario
OR - Unknown code
P EDWARD
- Unknown code
P E I - Prince Edward Is.
PE ISLAND
- Unknown code (Prince Edward Island ?)
P MONTREAL
- Unknown code
P Q - Quebec
PRINCE ED IS
- Unknown code (Prince Edward Island ?)
PRINCE EDWD
- Unknown code
PRO QUE
- Unknown code (Province of Quebec ?)
PS - Unknown code
Q - Quebec
QB - Unknown code
QU - Quebec
QUE - Quebec
RC - Unknown code
R ISLAND
- Unknown code
S - Unknown code
S A - Unknown code (South America ?)
SCOT - Scotland
SCTO - Unknown code (Scotland ?)
S O - Unknown code
SSCOT - Unknown code (Scotland ?)
ST. JOHN N. FLAN
- Unknown code (N FLAN ?)
S WALES
- Unknown code (South ?)
TVE - Unknown code
U - Unknown code
U CANADA
- Unknown code (Upper ?)
U S - United States
US - United States
USA - United States
U ST - Unknown code (United States?)
U STATES
- Unknown code (United States?)
VANCOUVER IS
- Vancouver Island
WEST INDIES JAMA
- West Indies Jamaica
W I - Unknown code
W INDIES
- Unknown code (West ?)
WM - Unknown code
W.U.S.A.
- Unknown code (Western U.S.A.?)
8 80-87 AN Religion of occupant
- - Unknown code
AA - African Association Baptist
AD - Adventists
AP - American Presbyterian
AT - Atheist
B - Unknown code
BA - Baptist
BB - Bible Believer
BC - Bible Christian
BD - Unknown code
BE - British Episcopal Methodist
BG - Unknown code
BM - Unknown code
BP - Unknown code
BR - Brethern
C - Unknown code
CA - Unknown code
CB - Christian Brethern
CC - Christian Conference Bapt.
CD - Christadelphian
CE - Church of England, Anglican
CED Unknown code
CG - Unknown code
CH - Unknown code
CI - Church of Ireland
CKE- Unknown code
CM - Calvinistic Methodist
CN - Christian
CO - Congregationalist
CP - Canada Presbyterian/C.Presb
CPS- Unknown code
CS - Church of Scotland/Kirk/
Scotch Presb., etc.
CV - Unknown code
CX - Church of Christ
D - Unknown code
DB - Unknown code
DE - Deist
DF - Unknown code
DI - Disciple (of Christ)
DJ - Unknown code
DM - Unknown code
DU - Unknown code
E - Unknown code
EA - Evangelical Association
EB - Unknown code
EK - Unknown code
EM - Episcopal Methodist/
Methodist Episcopal
EP - Episcopal(ian)
EU - Evangelical Union
EV - Evangelical
F - Unknown code
FB - Unknown code
FC - Unknown code
FF - Unknown code
FK - Free Kirk/ Free Presb., etc
FM - Unknown code
FN - Unknown code
FP - Unknown code
FR - Unknown code
FT - Free Thinker (of England)
FW - Free Will Baptist/Free
Christian
GB - Regular Baptist/see also RB
GM - Unknown code
IF - Infidel
IL - Illegible
IM - I. Meth. E.
IN - Independent
IP - Irish Presbyterian
IR - Irvingite/Catholic Apostoli
JM - J. Meth. E.
JN - Unknown code
JU - Jew
KB - Close Communion Baptist
LCE- Unknown code
LD - Latter Day Saints
LE - Unknown code
LL - Unknown code
LM - Unknown code
LU - Lutheran/Evangelical Lutheran
LV - Unknown code
M - Unknown code
MC - I. Meth. C.
MD - Mohammedan/Muslim
ME - Methodist
ME E
- Unknown code
MF - Unknown code
MG - Unknown code
MI - Meth. I.
MO - Mormon
MM - Unknown code
MN - Mennonite
MS - Messiah
MV - Moravain
NC - New Connexion Methodist
NG - Not Given
NP - N. Presbyterian
NR - No Religion
O - Unknown code
OB - Other Baptist
OM - Other Methodist
OM ?
- Unknown code (Other Methodist ?)
OP - Other Presbyterian
OS - Unknown code
P - Unknown code
PA - Pagan
PB - Plymouth Brethern
PC - Unknown code
PE - Est. Presb.
PK - Unknown code
PL - Unknown code
PM - Primitive Methodist
PR - Protestant
PS - Presbyterian
PU - Puritan
QM - Unknown code
QU - Quaker/Friends
QUE- Unknown code
R - Unknown code
RB - Reformed Baptist/ R. Bapt.
RC - Roman Catholic
RE - Unknown code
RM - R. Methodist
RP - Reformed Presbyterian
RS - Unknown code
SC - Unknown code
SD - Seventh Day Adventist
SEE See note at end of codebook
SP - Spiritualist
SW - Swedenborgian/New Jerusalem
TU - Tunker
U - Unknown code
UB - United Brethern
UI - Unknown code
UM - Unknown code
UN - United Baptist
UP - United Presbyterian/ U. Kirk Presbyterian
UT - Unitarian
UV - Universalist
VM - Evangelical Methodist
VW - Unknown code
W - Unknown code
WC - Unknown code
WE - Unknown code
WM - Wesleyan Methodist
WME- Unknown code
WP - W. Presbyterian
WU - Unknown code
XC - C. C. Baptist
ZZ - Strange References
9 88-107 AN Ethnic Origin
The following abbreviations
may appear in this file
AMER - American
CS - Unknown code
DUCH - Dutch
E - Unknown code
EM - Unknown code
ENG - English
ENGL - English
ENGLIS - Unknown code (English ?)
F - Unknown code
FARM LAB- Unknown code (see occupations ?)
FRENCH C- Unknown code (Canadian ?)
F SCOTCH- Unknown code
G - Unknown code
GER - German
GERM - German
I - Unknown code
IL - Illegible
IN - Unknown code (Indian ?)
IRE - Unknown code (Ireland ?)
L CAN - Unknown code (Lower Canada ?)
LSCOTCH - Unknown code
NC - Unknown code
NG - Not Given
NK - Unknown code
O - Unknown code (Ontario ?)
OB - Unknown code
RC - Unknown code
S - Unknown code
SCOT - Scottish
T - Unknown code
US - United States
WM - Unknown code
? - Unknown/Questionable
- - Unknown code (typo?)
10 108-131 AN Profession, Occupation or
Trade
The following abbreviations
may appear in this file
-- - Unknown code
? - Unknown code
A TRADER - Unknown code [A ?]
ADJUTANT GEN.
- Adjutant General
AGENT WITH E COMPANY
- Unknown code [E ?]
AGRIC & JP
- Unknown code (agriculturalist
and Justice of the Peace ?)
AGR IMPLEMENT MF
- Unknown code (agricultural implement manufacturer ?)
AGT - Unknown code (agent ?)
AIRT - Unknown code
A.L.R.R. - Unknown code
APPRENTCE- Apprentice
ARCHATIN - Unknown code
ASS CLERK SENATE
- Unknown code (assistant ?)
ASST ENGINEER
- Unknown code (assistant ?)
ATT - Unknown code (attorney ?)
B?KEEPER - Unknown code
BANK OF MD
- Unknown code [md?]
BAPT MINISTER
- Unknown code (Baptist ?)
BARRISTER DJ
- Unknown code (Department of Justice ?)
B CHRISTIAN MINISTER
- Unknown code (Bible ?)
BD - Unknown code
BLASMITH - Unknown code (Blacksmith ?)
BLK SMITH- Unknown code (Blacksmith ?)
BM - Unknown code
BOUREUR - Unknown code
BS AGENT - Unknown code [BS ?]
C - Unknown code
CA - Unknown code
CAB CUSON- Unknown code
CAB PRO - Unknown code
C.A.L.R.R.
- Unknown code
CANADA L & E AGENT
- Unknown code
CAP H P - Unknown code
CAP R N - Unknown code
CAPT. - Unknown code (Captain ?)
CARP - Unknown code (carpenter ?)
CARPTR - Unknown code (carpenter ?)
C.A.R.R. - Unknown code
CENGINEER- Unknown code (civil ?)
CHIEF CON OF POL
- Unknown code (chief constable of police ?)
CIRNL AGENT
- Unknown code
CIV. - Unknown code (Civil?)
CIVIL SER- service
CLER - Unknown code
CLERK BNA- Unknown code
CLERK DAWSON C
- Unknown code [C ?]
CLERK DIV COURT
- Unknown code (division ?)
CLERK GR - Unknown code
CLERK P COUNCIL
- Unknown code (privy ?)
CLK - Clerk
CM - Unknown code
COLLECTOR ILK
- Unknown code (Milk?)
C PRES MINISTER
- Canadian Presbyterian
CO - Company
C OF DIVISION COURT
- Unknown code (clerk ?)
COLONEL (M.P.)
- Unknown code (Colonel and Member of Parliament ?)
COMAGENT - Unknown code
COM'L TRAVELLER
- Unknown (commercial ?)
COMM - Unknown code
COMMERC - Unknown code (commercial ?)
COM MERCHANT
- Unknown code
COMMISS - Unknown code
COMMTREN - Unknown code
COM TRAVELLER
- Unknown code
CONTRACTOR M
- Unknown code [M ?]
CO TREASURER
- Unknown code
C S - Unknown code (Civil Service ?)
C SCHOOL TEACHER
- Unknown code [C ?]
C SERVICE- Civil Service
CU - Unknown code
CURR - Unknown code
CUSTOMS HSE OFFICER
- Unknown code (House ?)
C V SHERIFF
- Unknown code
D - Unknown code
DC - Unknown code
D COURT CLERK
- Unknown code (D ?)
DEPT - Unknown code (Department ?)
DEPY - Unknown code (deputy ?)
DG CLERK - Unknown code [DG ?]
DIVISION CT BAIFIFF
- Unknown code (court ?)
DOCTOR MED
- Unknown code (medicine ?)
DR - Unknown code (Doctor ?)
D SOLDIER- Unknown code [D ?]
EC - Unknown code
EDITOR SPEC
- Unknown code
EMIG AGENT
- Unknown code (emigration ?)
E MINISTER
- Unknown code [E ?]
ENG - Unknown code
ENG`R - Unknown code (Engineer ?)
EXP AGENT- Unknown code (export ?)
F - Farmer
F & B SMITH
- Unknown code
FARM - Farmer
FARMER MILL PROP
- Unknown code (proprietor ?)
F CLERK - Unknown code
F GEN - Unknown code
FL - Farm labourer
F LAB - Farm labourer
FLAB - Unknown code (see F LAB ?)
FRMER - Farmer
FRM LAB - Farm labourer
F STORE - Unknown code
GENERAL AGENT F O
- Unknown code [FO?]
GEN'L AGENT
- Unknown code
(general ?)
GENTL - Gentleman
G MERCHANT
- Unknown code
GNR - Unknown code
(Grand National RR?
GOVT - Government
GRA SCH TEACH
- Unknown code (grade/grammar school teacher ?)
G T/GTR - Unknown code (Grand Trunk RR?)
GWR - Unknown code (Great Western RR?)
HA L - Unknown code
HC/H of C- House of Commons
H KEEPER - Unknown code (house ?)
H SERVANT- Unknown code (house ?)
I - Unknown code
IL - Unknown code
INS AGENT- Unknown code
INS MANAGER
- Unknown code
INSPECTOR OF DIC
- Unknown code
INSTR WEIGHTS & MEASURES
- Unknown code
JL - Unknown code
JOINER P W DEPT
- Unknown code (Public Works ?)
J P - Unknown code (Justice of the Peace ?)
K - Unknown code
K P - Unknown code (Kingston Penitentiary ?)
KPR - Unknown code
L---ER - Unknown code
L - Labourer
LA - Unknown code
LAB - Labourer
LAW COM OF CUSTOMS
- Unknown code
LAWYER IN MD?
- Unknown code [MD ?]
L BROKER - Unknown code
LIVERY S KEEPER
- Unknown code (stable ?)
LOCK TENDR
- Lock tender
LT COL - Lieutenant-Colonel
LUMBERMERCH
- Unknown code (Lumber merchant?)
MALOW - Unknown code
MAN & F - Unknown code
MANUFR - Manufacturer
MC - Unknown code
M CLERK - Unknown code [M ?]
MD - Medical Doctor
MDAB - Unknown code
MDCM - Unknown code
M DOCTOR - Medical doctor
MECH - Unknown code
MEDICAL DOC
- Medical doctor
MEMBER OF PARL
- Member of Parliament
M ENGINEER
- Unknown code
MER. - Unknown code (merchant ?)
MERCH - Unknown code (merchant ?)
MERCHT - Merchant
MESS H OF C
- Unknown code (House of Commons?)
METH E - Unknown code
METH NI MINISTER
- Unknown code
MFR - Unknown code (manufacturer ?)
MI - Minister
MIN - Unknown code (Minister ?)
MILLWRT - Millwright
MILL SAYER
- Unknown code (sawyer ?)
MILK CO - Unknown code
MINISTER BRN. CHURCH
- Unknown code (Brethern ?)
MKR - Unknown code (maker ?)
M MARINER- Unknown code (Master ?)
MP - Unknown code (Member of Parliament ?)
MPP - Unknown code (Member Provincial Parliament ?)
MT - Unknown code
M TAILOR - Unknown code [M ?]
MUFG/MFG - Unknown code (manufacturing ?)
NG - Unknown code
OFFICE KPR SEC STATE
- Unknown code (Keeper of the Office
of the Secretary of State
O HOUSE - Unknown code [O ?]
OJ - Unknown code
O N C - Unknown code
OP - Unknown code (Operator ?)
OPER - Unknown code (Operator ?)
OPP - Unknown code (Operator ?)
PEN - Unknown code
PENSIONER RCR
- Unknown code (Royal Canadian Regiment ?)
PHYS - Unknown code (Physician ?)
PINPRENEUR
- Unknown code
PL - Unknown code
PLANTEREUR
- Unknown code
PLD - Unknown code
PLS - Provincial Land Surveyor
P O - Unknown code (post office ?)
PO DEPARTMENT
- Unknown code
POST MASTER GENL
- Unknown code (Post Master General ?)
PP AGENT - Unknown code [PP ?]
PRES MINISTER
- Unknown code (Presbyterian ?)
PROF - Professor
PROFESSOR MASOR
- Unknown code
PROFF - Professor
PROP'R - Unknown code (Proprietor ?)
PS - Unknown code (public school ?)
PYY - Unknown code
R - Unknown code
RA CONTRACTOR
- Unknown code
R CONDUCTOR
- Unknown (railway ?)
RD MASTER- Unknown code
RR - Railroad
R/R - Railroad
R ROAD - Railroad
S - Unknown code
SALEMAN (SP)
- Unknown code
SCHOOL MISTR
- Unknown code (mistress ?)
SCHOOL TEAC
- School teacher
SEC INS CORP
- Unknown code (Secretary Insurance Corporation ?)
SECY - Unknown code (secretary ?)
S ENGINEER
- Unknown code [S ?]
SERV - Unknown code
SERVT - Unknown code (servant ?)
SEXTON PRESB CHU
- Unknown code (Presbyterian Church ?)
SH BAILIFF
- Unknown code
S MASON - Stone Mason
STA. MASTER
- Unknown code (Station Master ?)
S TEACHER- Unknown code (school ?)
STEWD - Unknown code
SUPT - Unknown code (superintendent ?)
SVT - Unknown code
T AGENT - Unknown code [T ?]
TE - Teacher
TEACHER C SCHOOL
- Unknown code [C ?]
TEACHER INS M
- Unknown code (instrumental music ? )
TELEG OPERATOR
- Unknown code (telegraph operator?)
TELEGRAPH OP
- Unknown code (telegraph operator?)
TEL OPERATOR
- Unknown code (telegraph operator?)
T. GATE - Toll gate
T LECTURER
- Unknown code [T ?]
TWP - Township
VETY SURGEON
- Unknown code (veterinary ?)
W - Unknown code
W CLERGYMAN
- Unknown code (Wesleyan ?)
W ENGINEER
- Unknown code [W ?]
WES METH - Wesleyan Methodist
WID. - Unknown code (widow ?)
WIDOW CARRYING ON FA
- Unknown code
W METH MINISTER
- Unknown code (Wesleyan Methodist?)
W MINISTER
- Unknown code (Wesleyan ?)
W. NURSE - Unknown code [W ?]
- - Unknown code
11 132-135 N District Name
See Attachment
12 136-141 AN Sub-District Name
See Attachment
13 142-146 N Division Number
14 147-152 AN Page number on the census form
where all the information
resides for the person
identified
D Entry is from death
schedules
All other numbers are
absolute values
D2 Death Entry?????
2SC Unknown code
S Unknown code
1D Unknown code
15 153-154 N County code
Arbitrary code used for control
purposes.
NOTE: SOME RECORDS MAY CONTAIN
COMMENTS THAT REFER TO
ALIAS' OR OTHER PEOPLE.
AS A RESULT, THESE
RECORDS SHOULD BE REMOV-
ED WHEN DOING STATISTICA
ANALYSIS.
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