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QUESTIONS ASKED ON THE 1850 CENSUS

(ONLY THE NAMES OF HEADS OF FAMILIES ARE LISTED)

With thanks to Hugh Armstrong, who gathered the information as to what questions were asked on every Canadian census. Hugh's website was an invaluable resource, but Hugh, and his site are long gone from the Internet. So that Hugh's hard work would not be lost, I saved the pages and placed them online on AllCensusRecords.com. Enjoy! And remember to silently thank Hugh for his hard work.

Canada West was devided into 19 districts at the time of this census however only returns from 3 districts have survived relatively complete (Huron, Newcastle and Johnstown). There are other returns from isolated areas but most of the returns no longer exist.

This census form was quite long (ten pages) and it appears on film backwards. Therefore you must be careful and keep track of the page numbers.

SITUATION

1. LOT
2. CONCESSION

HOUSES

3. Occupied
4. Vacant

PUBLIC BUILDINGS

5. Town halls
6. Churches
7. Colleges or High Schools
8. Schools
9. Inns
10. Merchants Shops

11. NAME OF THE HEAD OF EACH FAMILY

REAL ESTATE

12. Proprietor
13. Non-Proprietor

Total resident when the census taken:

14. Members of the Family
15. Not Member of the Family
16. Members of the Family absent

OCCUPATIONS

17. Professions
18. Trade or Commerce
19. Agriculture
20. Laborers
21. Handicraft
22. Employed in Factories
23. " " Lumber Trade
24. Navigation or Fisheries

NATIVES OF

25. England
26. Scotland
27. Ireland
28. Canada French
29. Canada British
30. Germany or Holland
31. United States
32. Other Countries

RELIGION

33. Church of England
34. " " Scotland
35. " " Rome
36. Free Presbyterian Church of Canada
37. United Presbyterian " " "
38. Other Presbyterian
39. Brirish Wesleyans
40. Canadian "
41. Canadian Wesleyan New Connection Church
42. Episcopal Methodists
43. Other Methodists
44. Baptists
45. Lutherans
46. Independents
47. Quackers
48. Universalists
49. Uniterians
50. Jews
51. Menonists
52. Other Denominations
53. No Creed or Denomination

AGES

54. Under one year - Males
55. " " " - Females
56. 1 and under two - Males
57. " " " " - Females
58. 2 and under 5 - Males
59. " " " " - Females
60. 5 and under 10 - Males
61. " " " " - Females
62. 10 " " 14 - Males
63. " " " " - Females
64. MALES - 14 and under 18 - Married
65. " - " " " " - Single
66. " - 18 and not 21 - Married
67. " - " " " " - Single
68. " - 21 and not 30 - Married
69. " - " " " " - Single
70. " - 30 and not 40 - Married
71. " - " " " " - Single
72. " - 40 and not 60 - Married
73. " - " " " " - Single
74. " - 60 and not 100 - Married
75. " - " " " " - Single
76. " - 100 and upwards - Married
77. " - " " " - Single
78. Females - 14 and not 30 - Married
79. " - " " " " - Single
80. " - 30 and not 40 - Married
81. " - " " " " - Single
82. " - 40 and not 60 - Married
83. " - " " " " - Single
84. " - 60 and not 100 - Married
85. " - " " " " - Single
86. " - 100 and upwards - Married
87. " - " " " - Single

BIRTHS

88. Single - Males
89. " - Females
90. Twins - Males
91. " - Females
92. Persons married in the last year - Males
93. " " " " " " - Females

DEATHS

94. Under 5 years - Males
95. " " " - Females
96. 5 and under 10 - Males
97. " " " " - Females
98. 10 " " 21 - Males
99. " " " " - Females
100. Above 21 - Males
101. " " - Females

INFIRMITIES

102. Lunatics and Idiots - Males
103. " " " - Females
104. Deaf and Dumb - Males
105. " " " - Females
106. Blind - Males
107. " - Females

OTHER PERSONAL

108. Male Farm Servants
109. Domestic Servants - Males
110. " " - Females
111. Colored persons - Males
112. " " - Females
113. Attending Schools or Colleges - Males
114. " " " " - Females

LANDS

115. Number of Acres Occupied
116. " " " under Crops
117. " " " under Pasture
118. " " " of Wood or Wild Land
119. " " " unfit for Cultivation
120. Average value of Cleared Land per acre
121. " " " Wild Land per acre

PRODUCE RAISED BY EACH FAMILY DURING THE LAST YEAR BY BUSHELS

122. Wheat - acres
123. " - quantity produced
124. Barley, Bere or Bigg - acres
125. " " " " - quantity produced
126. Rye - acres
127. " - quantity produced
128. Oats - acres
129. " - quantity produced
130. Peas - acres
131. " - quantity produced
132. Maize or Indian Corn - acres
133. " " " " - quantity produced
134. Potatoes - acres
135. " - quantity produced
136. Buckwheat - quantity produced

OTHER PRODUCTS

137. Number of Bushels of Beans
138. " " " " Mangel Wurtzel
139. " " " " Turnips
140. " " Tons of Hay
141. " " Barrels of Apples
142. " " lbs. of Flax or Hemp
143. " " " " Tobacco
144. " " " " Maple Sugar
145. " " " " Wood

DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES

146. Number of yards of Fulled Cloth
147. " " " " Linen or Cotton
148. " " " " Flannel or other Unfulled Cloth
149. " " lbs. of Cheese for Market
150. " " " " Butter " "
151. " " barrels of Beef or Pork for market

LIVE STOCK

152. Neat Cattle
153. Horses
154. Sheep
155. Hogs

MILLS, FACTORIES & WITH THE QUANTITY MANUFACTURED IN EACH DURING THE LAST YEAR

156. Number of Grist Mills
157. " " run of Stones
158. Quantity produced in barrels
159. Oat and Barley Mills
160 Quantity in quintals, or cwts
161. Saw Mills
162. Quantity in 1000 feet, board measure
163. Fulling and Carding Mills
164. Quantity in lbs.
165. Distilleries
166. Quantity manufactured in hogsheads of 60 gallons
167. Breweries
168. Quantity in hogsheads of 60 gallons
169. Tanneries
170. Quantity
171. Pot and Pearl Ash Factories
172. Quantity in cwts.
173. Furnaces and Foundries
174. Woolen Factories
175. Quantity in yards

176 to 182 blank spaces to be filled in, if necessary, by the enumerator

183. " " Children between 5 and 15 (Additional inquiry with reference to the distribution of School money)

184. Remarks

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