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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	25 Jan 2011 00:37
	nudge
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	24 Jan 2011 00:09
	The 1916 prairie census images (for MB SK AB) is now free online at LAC. Like their 1851, 1901/6/11 images, this is only indexed geographically, and is searchable via: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1916/001100-100.01-e.php Some info Regardless of the date when a particular family was actually enumerated, the population was to be counted as it existed on June 1, 1916. In all, 1,365 enumerators visited forty three districts, divided into 1,327 enumeration area units. In addition to the regular enumerators, 45 Indian agents were employed. In the northern parts of the districts of Nelson in Manitoba, of Prince Albert and North Battleford in Saskatchewan, and of East and West Edmonton in Alberta, members of the Northwest Mounted Police acted as enumerators. Overall, the enumerators collected information for 1,698,220 individuals distributed as follows in the Prairie provinces: Manitoba 553,860 Saskatchewan 647,835 Alberta 496,525 The search help page contains a link to a list of enumeration districts (as an ,xls spreadsheet file) http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1916/092/001100-130-e.xls Thread duplicated at: http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/records_office/thread/1256269