Information on 1881, 1891 and 1901
Canadian Census Extracts
Much of this information was taken from the front pages of the Canadian Catalogue of Census Returns published by the National Archives of Canada.
In 1881, 8 schedules were used.
1. Nominal return of the living. The only
surviving schedule !!
2. Nominal return of the deaths with the last 12 months.
3. Real estate, public institutions and industrial establishments.
4. Cultivated lands, field products, plants, fruits and other products.
5. Live stock, animal products and furs.
6. Products of the forest.
7. Shipping and fisheries.
8. Mineral products.
NAC (National Archives of Canada) film numbers for the 1881 Cariboo District in BC are
C13284 and C13285
BC Archives Microfilm reference number B-390 188 Cariboo
In 1891, 9 schedules were used.
1. Nominal return of the living. The only
surviving schedule !!
2. Nominal return of the deaths with the last 12 months.
3. Real estate, orchard products, nurseries, vineyards and market gardens.
4. Return of farm products.
5. Return of live stock, animal products, home made fabrics and farm labour.
6. Industrial establishments.
7. Return of products of the forest.
8. Shipping and mining.
9. Fisheries.
NAC (National Archives of Canada) film numbers for the 1891 Cariboo District in BC are
T6290 and T6436
BC Archives Microfilm reference number B-7040 1 Cariboo
Cariboo Electoral District -No. 1
I. Consists of Electoral District of Cariboo District and Lillooet District, as specified in a public notice issued from the Lands and Works Office in the said colony, on 15th December 1869.
II. Census Commissioners: John Stevenson - No. 1 who takes all North of 52nd Parallel John Martley - No. 2 who takes all South of 52nd Parallel Boundaries of Census Districts III.
Polling Districts
No. 1. Richfield - Henry M. McDermott, enumerator Bounded on the North by the 60th degree of North latitude; on the West by a line drawn North and South through the 50 mile post on the wagon road between Quesnellemouth and Williams Creek, and running North to the said 60th degree and South to the point of intersection, with a line drawn parallel with the 53rd degree of North latitude through a point six miles South of the Quesnelle River; on the South by the last mentioned line from its point of intersection with the Western boundary of the said polling division to the Eastern boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the East by the Eastern boundary of the said Electoral District of Cariboo.
No. 2. Lightning Creek - Arthur Johnston, enumerator Bounded on the North by a line drawn parallel with the 54th degree of North latitude, and running from the Western boundary of the said Richfield polling division to a point on the left bank of the Fraser river, five miles South of Canyon Creek; on the West by the Fraser River to the Cottonwood River; on the South-West by the Cottonwood and Swift Rivers to the intersection of Swift River with a line drawn through a point six miles South of Quesnelle River and parallel with the 53rd degree of North latitude; on the South running East along the said last mentioned line to the Western boundary of the Richfield polling division; on the east by the Western boundary of the said Richfield Polling division running North to its intersection with a line running parallel with the 54th degree of North latitude from a point on the right bank of the Fraser River five miles South of Canyon Creek to the Western boundary of the said Richfield Division.
No. 3. Quesnelle - Abraham Barlow, enumerator Bounded on the West by the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the South by a line drawn East and West through a point six miles South of Quesnelle River to the Western boundary of the said Electoral District and to the intersection of the said line with Swift River; on the East by the South-Western and Eastern boundaries of the Lightning Creek polling division to the Northern boundary of the Lightning Creek polling division, thence along the said Northern boundary of the Lightning Creek polling division to the Western boundary of the Richfield polling division, and thence North by the said Western boundary of the Richfield polling division to the 60th degree of North latitude; on the North by the 60th degree of North latitude.
No. 4. Keithley Creek - Fred Littler, enumerator Bounded on the West by the 122nd Meridian of West longitude; on the South by a line drawn parallel with the Southern boundary of the Richfield polling division, crossing the mouth of the North Arm of Quesnelle Lake from the said 122nd Meridian to the Eastern boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the East by the Eastern boundary of the said Electoral District; on the North by the Southern boundaries of the Richfield and Lightning Creek polling division.
No. 5. Alexandria - Fred M. Beecher, enumerator Bounded on the North by the Southern boundary of the Quesnelle division; on the East by the Western boundary of the Keithley Polling division; on the South-East by the trail running from Deep Creek to Beaver Lake along the said trail from the Southern boundary of the Keithley division to the point where the said trail intersects the Cariboo wagon road at the Deep Creek House, on Deep Creek, thence by a line running in a South-Westerly direction from the said Deep Creek House to a point on the left bank of the Fraser River, eight miles South of the intersection of Deep Creek with the Fraser River; thence South by the Fraser River to the Northern boundary of the District of Lillooet, as defined in a public notice issued from the Lands and Works Office of the Colony of British Columbia, on the 15th day of December 1869, by desire of the Governor, and purporting to be in accordance with the provisions of the 39th clause of [the Mineral Ordinance, 1869].
No. 6. Williams Lake - G. Hamilton, enumerator Bounded on the North by the Southern boundary of the Keithley polling division; on the East by the Eastern and South-Eastern boundaries of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the South by the Northern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the West by the Fraser River from the said Northern boundary of Lillooet District to a point on the left bank of the said river, eight miles South of Deep Creek; thence by a line running from the said point in a North-Easterly direction intersecting the trail from Deep Creek to Beaver Lake at Deep Creek House, on the Cariboo wagon road; thence from Deep Creek by the said trail to the Southern boundary of the Keithley division.
No. 7. Lac La Hache - Adelbert LeBourdais, enumerator Bounded on the North by the Northern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the East by the Eastern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the South by a line drawn East and West from the Eastern boundary of the said Lillooet District to the Western boundary of the Lac La Hache polling division and crossing the wagon road at the 71 mile post; on the West by a line connecting with the Western boundary of the Clinton polling division, hereinafter defined, drawn parallel with the 122nd Meridian of West longitude, running North from the said Southern boundary of Lac La Hache polling division to the Southern boundary of the Williams Lake polling division, and passing through the South-Eastern corner of the Lake on the Dog Creek trail of which Canoe Creek is the outlet.
No. 8. Alkali Lake - Nicholas Hanlon, enumerator Bounded on the North by the Northern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the East by the Western boundary of the Lac La Hache division, running South to its point of intersection with a line drawn due West there from to a point on the right bank of the Fraser River, opposite the mouth of Canoe Creek; thence West along such line to such point; thence South by the Fraser River to the point where Big Creek intersects the said River; on the South by a line drawn East and West from the mouth of Big Creek to the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the West by the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo.
No. 9. Clinton - David O'Hara, enumerator Bounded on the North by the Southern boundary of the Lac La Hache division; on the East and South by the South-Eastern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the South-West by a line drawn North and West from the Southern boundary of the Lillooet District to the 35 mile post, on the Lillooet-Clinton wagon road; on the West by a line running North and South from the said 35 mile post to the Southern boundary of the Lac La Hache polling division, and connecting with the Western boundary of such last mentioned division at its point of intersection with such Southern boundary.
No. 10. Big Bar - Nicholas Hanlon, enumerator Bounded on the North by a line drawn East and West from the Western boundary of the said Lac La Hache polling division to a point on the right bank of the Fraser River, opposite to the mouth of Canoe Creek; thence South, following the Fraser River to the Southern boundary of the Alkali Lake polling division; thence West by the said Southern boundary of the Alkali Lake polling division to the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the South by a line drawn East and West from the 35 mile post on the Lillooet Clinton wagon road to the Western boundary of the said Electoral District of Cariboo; on the East by the Western boundaries of the Clinton and Lac La Hache divisions, running North to the Northern boundary of the said Big Bar division; on the West by the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo.
No. 11. Lillooet - W.G. Manson, enumerator Bounded on the South-East and South by the Southern boundary of the said Lillooet District; on the West by the Western boundary of the Electoral District of Cariboo; on the North by a line drawn due East and West from the 35 mile post on the Lillooet-Clinton wagon road to the Western boundary of the said polling division; on the East by a line drawn South- East from the said 35 mile post to the Southern boundary of the said Lillooet District.
1901 is the last Canadian census expected to be released by the Canadian Government.
Microfilm of original records created under the direction of the Canadian Dept. of Agriculture. None of the paper copies of the original census schedules survived. Schedules printed in English and French. The original microfilm copy of the 1901 census was produced in the late 1930's and was received by the National Archives of Canada in 1985. Some pages of the census are unreadable. Some films are stamped "Best Copy Available." National Archives of Canada nos. : T-6428 - T-6556, R.G. 31 Census day was 31 March 1901. There were eleven schedules taken but generally Schedule 1, "Nominal return of living persons," and Schedule 2, "Return of buildings and lands, churches and schools," have been filmed. A number was assigned to a district, a letter to a sub-district and a number to a subdivision of a sub-district. Some sub-districts also have a number, i.e. "a(1)" means sub-district "a1" and "a1" means sub-district "a", subdivision "1". Some sub-district letters have been crossed out and new ones written in or the schedules have different letters than those that appear on the titleboards between each subdivision. The National Archives of Canada fiche inventory uses the sub-district letters as listed on the titleboards.
The 1901 census Schedule 1, contains much helpful information, and the columns that are included on the census form are as follows: Numbered in the Order of Visitation.
(1) Dwelling House.
(2) Family or Household.
(3) Name of each person in family or household on 31st. March, 1901.
(4) Sex.
(5) Colour.
(6) Relationship to head of family or household.
(7) Single, married, widowed or divorced.
(8) Month and date of birth.
(9) Year of birth.
(10) Age at last birthday.
(11) Country or place of birth. (If in Canada specify Province or Territory and add r or u
for rural or urban as the case may be.)
(12) Year of immigration to Canada.
(13) Year of naturalization.
(14) Racial or Tribal origin.
(15) Nationality.
(16) Religion.
(17) Profession, occupation, trade or means of living of each person. (If person has
retired from profession or trade, add r for retired.)
(18) Living on own means.
(19) Employer.
(20) Employee.
(21) Working on own account.
(22) Working at trade in factory or in home. (Specify by f for factory and h for home, or
both, as the case may be. (23) Months employed at trade in factory.
(24) Months employed at trade in home.
(25) Months employed in other occupation than trade in factory or home.
(26) Earnings from occupation or trade $.
(27) Extra earnings. (From other than chief occupation or trade). $
(28) Months at school in year.
(29) Can read.
(30) Can write.
(31) Can speak English.
(32) Can speak French.
(33) Mother tongue. (If spoken.)
(34) Infirmities. (If infirmity dates from childhood, add "from childhood.") a.
Deaf and Dumb. b. Blind. c. Unsound mind.
The following list includes both the National Archives of Canada
(NAC)
film numbers, as well as the LDS FHC film numbers.
BRITISH COLUMBIA Sched. 1, Pop. Yale & Cariboo District (no. 5,
a-i1)
NAC (National Archives of Canada)
BRITISH COLUMBIA Sched. 1, Pop.
Yale & Cariboo District (no. 5, i2-Á)
NAC (National Archives of Canada) Microfilm number T-6431
BC Archives Microfilm number B11276
LDS FHC (Family History Centre) reference 1843513
INDIAN RESERVES British Columbia (Burrard, New Westminster, Vancouver, Victoria, Yale &
Cariboo)
NAC (national Archives of Canada Microfilm no. T-6554
LDS FHC (Family History Centre) reference 1843636
BRITISH COLUMBIA Sched. 2
Buildings, etc. Burrard District (no. 1) New Westminster District (no. 2) Vancouver
District (no. 3) Victoria District (no. 4) Yale & Cariboo District
(no. 5, a-h21)
NAC (National archives of Canada) reference no. T-6436
LDS FHC (Family History Centre) reference 1843518
BRITISH COLUMBIA Sched. 2 Build.
Yale & Cariboo District (no. 5, h22-Á)
NAC (National Archives of Canada Mircrofilm no. T-6437
LDS FHC (Family History Centre) reference 1843519
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