Here is the household of Francis (“Frank”) Charlebois in the 1901 Canadian census for Torbolton Township (Carleton Co., Ontario): The members of the above household, with their “Racial or Tribal Origin” (as recorded under column 14), are as follows: Btw,…
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The Queen vs. Kelly: Part V
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Continued from The Queen vs Kelly: Part IV (see also Part III, Part II, and Part I). What Happened to John Kelly and Mary Hourigan? When I wrote Part I of “The Queen vs. Kelly,” I had no idea what had…
Census Returns: Access versus Privacy (with Poll)
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Of course, I’d love to see full details, with all personally identifying information, for every Canadian census ever taken, up to and including the day before yesterday. But: I also realize there are genuine privacy concerns relating to the public release…
Irish (also English and Scottish) Origins, Canadian Sources: William Pigott’s enumeration of Fitzroy township (1851)
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Here are my Moran ancestors in the 1851 census of Huntley township, Carleton County, Ontario (Canada West): James Moran (here Morin), Farmer, born Ireland, religion R. [Roman] Catholic, age 54 at next birthday; with wife Margaret [Jamieson], also born Ireland;…
Who was Thomas Lanctot?
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Also: Margaret Devine and Thomas William Sullivan, Home Children Thomas Lanctot [here spelled Langtoe] is found in the household of Thomas Burke and Mary Ann Lahey in the 1901 Canadian census (Ontario, Carleton, March, p. 2, family no. 15). He…
1 Household, 8 Inhabitants, 4 Surnames
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One household, eight inhabitants, four surnames…That’s one surname for every two inhabitants, or “inmates” as they were called in the 1861 Canadian census,1 and not surprisingly, not atypically, all eight were related… Here is the household of James Traynor/Treanor in…
Translating French Records: Canadian Census Returns
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Canadian census records might be recorded in English, in French, or in a combination of both languages. Here’s an example of a French-English combination, from the 1901 census of Ottawa (see right; click thumbnail preview to enlarge). This is the…
James Ingram: Home Child
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Found in the household of John Killeen in the 1901 census of Torbolton township, Carleton County (Ontario, Carleton, Torbolton, pp. 12-13, family 98): James Ingram, male, white, Orphan, single, date of birth 15 Nov 1887, age 14, born England u…
Who was Daniel Galligan (1821-1889)?
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(Or: who were the parents of John Galligan, husband of Ellen McGee?) Daniel Galligan was born about 1821 in Co. Cavan, Ireland, the son of Daniel Galligan and Mary Walsh.1 I don’t know when he emigrated to Canada, but I…
George Dolan: Home Child
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In the 1901 census of Nepean, Carleton Co., Ontario, the household of Father John Andrew Sloan includes his nephew Hugh Sloan, age 12, born Quebec (probably Vinton, Pontiac Co.); a housekeeper named Hannah Ludgate, age 46, born New York; and…