On 03/11/14 6:16 PM, Mike Boyd wrote: > 1) In Canada are the Census every 10 years like the USA or every 5 years > like hear in Australia? Or in the 1800's were the Census for Ontario every > 10 years? Every 10 years going back to at least 1891. I haven't checked any earlier than that. Most records in Ontario are not released until 90 years after the date of the record for privacy reasons. So, the 1921 census is the most recent that is publicly available. > > 2) What shipping or passenger list are available for Canada in the > 1800's? Any number of passenger lists are available. The ones that I know about and have referenced are Quebec City and Halifax. > > 3) Are there any "tax" lists available for Counties, within Ontario > during the 1800's or for the Province/Colony? Don't know for certain. Haven't come across any. > > 4) Are there any Post Office Directories available in this period for > Ontario? Don't know for certain. Haven't come across any. > 5) Are there any County histories for areas within Ontario that people > might find their family outlined or arrival recorded? Most counties seem to have local historical societies and some produce publications on the history of their county. There are all pretty much volunteer efforts. The publications tend to be pretty general, so unless your family was prominent you won't likely find any mention of them. Although the society members themselves might be helpful. > > 6) Any other records that people might be able to view for Ontario, so > they can find their family? Museum archives, church records, property ownership records, ... If you are willing to cough up some coin, Ancestry.ca has pretty complete Canadian records available online. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Just some additional information. 1. The 1841 census was the earliest that I have accessed for what became Ontario. Ontario was originally known as Upper Canada. Quebec was Lower Canada. After they united under one legislature and Governor General, Ontario was known as Canada East and Quebec was Canada West. The 1841 census of Canada East was actually conducted in 1842. They have occurred every 10 years since then. Check out this link. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx 2. Passenger lists are spotty. Nobody could come directly to Ontario. There were a number of ports of entry since we had several separate colonies that were not united until 1867. In addition to Halifax and Quebec City, Saint John NB and Montreal were popular. In addition, many folks came via the U.S. My Boyd ancestor came to Ontario via New York. 3. Tax assessments were conducted in the 1800s and might be available for a specific region but are generally hard to access because most are not digitized. They, along with land records, might be locally held in the County or in the provincial archives. It is worth looking into land grants if your ancestors were early enough. 4. I have never seen a post office directory. There are city directories, some of which go back to the 1800s. Again, many of these are not digitized. 5. County atlases were produced in the late 1800s for most counties. They were reproduced in 1967 as part of Ontario's centennial projects and hard copies of the reproductions given to public libraries throughout the province. They are generally still available in the Reference section of any large public library in Ontario. They have county histories, sketches of prominent subscribers, etc. so they are a great resource. In one, much to my surprise, I found my Boyd ancestor running a sawmill and living about 2 miles from where I now live. I was born hundreds of miles from here and had no idea that he lived in this area before then. You can learn about them and search for surnames at http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/CountyAtlas/ but accessing hard copies is much better if you can get someone to do it. As suggested, I agree that you cannot beat Ancestry.ca for BMDs etc. Not so much for church records though. John Carey Hamilton, ON -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Boyd Sent: March-12-14 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] Detroit, MI Boyds On 03/11/14 6:16 PM, Mike Boyd wrote: > 1) In Canada are the Census every 10 years like the USA or every 5 years > like hear in Australia? Or in the 1800's were the Census for Ontario > every > 10 years? Every 10 years going back to at least 1891. I haven't checked any earlier than that. Most records in Ontario are not released until 90 years after the date of the record for privacy reasons. So, the 1921 census is the most recent that is publicly available. > > 2) What shipping or passenger list are available for Canada in the > 1800's? Any number of passenger lists are available. The ones that I know about and have referenced are Quebec City and Halifax. > > 3) Are there any "tax" lists available for Counties, within Ontario > during the 1800's or for the Province/Colony? Don't know for certain. Haven't come across any. > > 4) Are there any Post Office Directories available in this period for > Ontario? Don't know for certain. Haven't come across any. > 5) Are there any County histories for areas within Ontario that people > might find their family outlined or arrival recorded? Most counties seem to have local historical societies and some produce publications on the history of their county. There are all pretty much volunteer efforts. The publications tend to be pretty general, so unless your family was prominent you won't likely find any mention of them. Although the society members themselves might be helpful. > > 6) Any other records that people might be able to view for Ontario, so > they can find their family? Museum archives, church records, property ownership records, ... If you are willing to cough up some coin, Ancestry.ca has pretty complete Canadian records available online. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? 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List in Australia - from about the 1860's - there are directories of who lives at each number of each street in a town. So seeing Canada was also a British Colony, I would assume that they might have also produced similar records. However in Canada they might be called something different. In Australia, it was the Post Office that delivered the mail or letters. So does Canada have any similar Directories that people are able to search for families between the 10 years Census? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Steve Boyd Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 12:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] Detroit, MI Boyds On 03/11/14 6:16 PM, Mike Boyd wrote: > 4) Are there any Post Office Directories available in this period for > Ontario? Don't know for certain. Haven't come across any.