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1891 Canada Census Questions
The 1891 Canada census included the then seven provinces of the country - British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. It also encompassed the Northwest Territories, comprised of five districts - Alberta, Assiniboia East, Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan, and Mackenzie River. Other unorganized territories were also included.
This 1891 census of Canada was to start on April 6, 1891.
The enumerators were to count individuals at their usual place of habitation, with the head of the household to be listed first and followed by the remaining members of the household. It was the head of household's responsibility to provide the information about the household.
| Column | Question |
|---|---|
| To be numbered in the order of visitation (1-5) | |
| 1 | Vessels and Shanties |
| 2 | Houses in construction |
| 3 | Houses uninhabited |
| 4 | Houses inhabited |
| 5 | Families |
| 6 | Names |
| 7 | Sex (M or F) |
| 8 | Age |
| 9 | Married or Widowed |
| 10 | Relationship to head of family or household |
| 11 | Country or province of birth |
| 12 | French Canadian |
| 13 | Place of birth of father |
| 14 | Place of birth of mother |
| 15 | Religion |
| 16 | Profession, occupation or trade |
| 17 | Employers |
| 18 | Wage earner |
| 19 | Unemployed during week preceding census |
| 20 | Employer to state average number of hands employed during year |
| Instruction (21-22) | |
| 21 | Can read |
| 22 | Can write |
| Infirmities (23-25) | |
| 23 | Deaf and dumb |
| 24 | Blind |
| 25 | Unsound of mind |
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