To all:- The 1911 Census site has the "CLOSED" sign removed and is at 1911 Census http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html The many questions asked on the 1911 census are a total of 42, with explanations given following the questions at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/006003-100.04-e.html#c A brief list, without explanations follows:- [Personal notes] 1. Dwelling House 2. Family, Household or Institution 3. Name of each person in Family, Household or Institution 4. Place of Habitation [Note: Place names may have changed] 5. Sex 6. Relationship to Head of Family or Household 7. Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced or Legally Separated 8. Month of Birth [Date not given] 9. Year of Birth 10. Age at Last Birthday [Census taken June 1, 1911] 11. Country of Place of Birth (If Canadian, province or territory) 12. Year of Immigration to Canada, if an Immigrant 13. Year of Naturalization, if formerly an Alien 14. Racial or Tribal Origin 15. Nationality 16. Religion 17. Chief Occupation or Trade 18. Employment other than Chief Occupation, if any 19. Employer 20. Employee 21. Working on Own Account 22. State where Person is Employed as "on Farm", "in Woolen Mill", "at Foundry Shop", "in Drug Store", etc. 23. Weeks Employed in 1910 at Chief Occupation or Trade 24. Weeks Employed in 1910 at other than Chief Occupation or Trade, if any 25. Hours of Working Time per Week at Chief Occupation 26. Hours of Working Time per week at Other Occupation, if any 27. Total Earnings in 1910 from Chief Occupation or Trade 28. Toral Earnings in 1910 from other than Chief Occupation or Trade, if any 29. Rate of Earnings per Hour when Employed by the Hour -- Cents 30. Upon Life $ 31. Against Accident or Sickness $ 32. Cost of Insurance in Census Year $ 33. Months at School in 1910 34. Can Read 35. Can Write 36. Lanuage Commonly Spoken [chart given of languages] 37. Cost of Education in 1910 for Persons over 16 Years of Age at College, Convent or University [Education and Language entries only for those five years of age and older] 38. Blind 39. Deaf and Dumb 40. Crazy or Lunatic 41. Deaf and Dumb NOT to be entered 42. Idiotic or Silly [Numbers given for above categories] My grandmother kept notes of all family entries on the 1911 census!!! Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca Co-Chair, Canada Census Committee Brampton, ON -- formerly Nova Scotia http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~downhome/post1901census.htm