This census return included the entire province, and was the last one taken before Canadian Confederation of 1867. March 30, 1861 was the official enumeration date of this census, but the actual enumeration of the population took several weeks. Enumerators were instructed to record the information on the census returns as it existed on the official enumeration date.

This census of Nova Scotia named only the "head of family." Hants County records are available on microfilm from the original manuscripts which were filmed by the Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS) in 1971. Microfilm could be purchased to be viewed at your local libraries' microfilm reader or arranged to be transferred to be viewed through a LDS Family History Centre (FHC) near you. This microfilm is found at the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management [NSARM] or could also be borrowed through your local library if it participates with the Library and Archives of Canada's "Interlibrary Loan," (ILL) program.

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