In this notice received yesterday, here are
the 1842 Canadian Census for Canada West and Canada West -
“Library
and Archives Canada is pleased to announce that Canadians can now access the
Census of Canada West, 1842 as well as the Census of Canada East, 1842 online.
In 1841, Upper Canada was renamed Canada West, whereas Lower Canada became
Canada East. These two jurisdictions are now known as the provinces of Ontario
and Quebec.
Each
census is partly nominal and contains the names of heads of family, their
occupation and the number of residents for each family.
For
the Canada West (Ontario) Census, go to
For
the Canada East (Quebec) census, go to www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1842-Canada-East/Pages/about-census.aspx
