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1861 Prince Edward Island Canada Census Questions
The 1861 Prince Edward Island Canada census was a head of household census only. In other words, the only names listed are for the head of the household, and all others are included in counts of the various information requested. It covered what is now the entire province of Prince Edward Island although it was a British colony in 1861.
These were the questions asked by the enumerator.
| Column | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Name of City, Town, Township or Royalty |
| 2 | Name of head of each family |
| 3 | Trade, Profession or Occupation |
| Males (4-9) | |
| 4 | Under 5 years of age |
| 5 | From 5 to 16 |
| 6 | From 16 to 21 |
| 7 | From 21 to 45 |
| 8 | From 45 to 60 |
| 9 | Upwards of 60 |
| Females (10-15) | |
| 10 | Under 5 years of age |
| 11 | From 5 to 16 |
| 12 | From 16 to 21 |
| 13 | From 21 to 45 |
| 14 | From 45 to 60 |
| 15 | Upwards of 60 |
| 16 | Number of deaf and dumb in each family |
| 17 | Number of blind in each family |
| 18 | Number who have not been vaccinated or had the smallpox in each family |
| 19 | Total number in each family (including servants and apprentices) |
| 20 | Number of married persons in each family |
| 21 | Number of single persons in each family |
| 22 | Number of insane in each family |
| 23 | Number of your family married in the past year |
| 24 | Number of deaths in your family in the past year |
| 25 | Number of births in your family in the past year |
| Indians (26-27) | |
| 26 | Males in each family |
| 27 | Females in each family |
| 28 | Number of persons in each family in connection with the Church of England |
| 29 | Presbyterian Church of the Lower Provinces |
| 30 | Kirk of Scotland |
| 31 | Number of Roman Catholics in each family |
| 32 | Number of Methodist in each family |
| 33 | Number of Baptists in each family |
| 34 | Number of Bible Christians in each family |
| 35 | Number of Quakers in each family |
| 36 | Number of Universalists in each family |
| 37 | Number of each family in any other denomination |
| 38 | Number of acres held by each family by fee simple |
| 39 | Number of acres held by each family by leasehold or by agreement for lease |
| 40 | Number of acres held by each family by verbal agreement |
| 41 | Number of acres held by each family or occupants being neither freeholders nor tenants |
| 42 | Number of years of term of lease |
| 43 | Number of years of term of lease expired |
| Amount of rent paid by each family (44-49) | |
| 44 | Present rent paid by each family per acre |
| 45 | Proprietor's name |
| 46 | Increasing rent per acre |
| 47 | Full rent, and what year it comes to full rent |
| 48 | Rent in sterling |
| 49 | Rent in currency |
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