Do you know how the 20% were selected for the long form? An individual who had two grandparents born in Peel County got the long form. Two brothers who moved away from Peel County were listed with different information on the 1911 census. Depending on the year people left Peel County and occupation, I've sometimes been able to guess where to look for them in a later census. Before 1881 usually north or west of Peel County in Ontario or USA, after 1881 try Manitoba, after 1900 try Saskatchewan, after 1906 try Alberta. Few went to BC before 1911 but some Ontario-born people retired there after decades working in one or more of the in-between provinces. I've been unable to find some households in one of the census years. One family that came west by covered wagon could have been on the way east to Manitoba after two seasons 1879-1881 without a school for the children. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel > Only 20% received the 53-page long form and the 80% the short form. > The purpose of the census is to gain statistics re number of people of > various races in Canada at this date; plus the long form asked many > more personal questions relating to income, marital status and others.

Hello Elizabeth -- That is a very good question -- I have copied in Gordon Watts, the other Co-Chair of the Canada Census Committee -- he is the ?unlucky one to be dealing with Ottawa -- I do not. As for the short form -- it certainly does not give much information, whereas the long form asks a number of questions that StatsCan might like to have answered, but which I find invasion of privacy. Gordon -- Do you have an answer to the following? Muriel -- Brampton, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: "E.Rodier" <cerear@telusplanet.net> To: <CAN-ONT-PEEL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [Can-Ont-Peel] Count Yourself In on May 16, 2006 With A YES Reply Do you know how the 20% were selected for the long form? An individual who had two grandparents born in Peel County got the long form. Two brothers who moved away from Peel County were listed with different information on the 1911 census. Depending on the year people left Peel County and occupation, I've sometimes been able to guess where to look for them in a later census. Before 1881 usually north or west of Peel County in Ontario or USA, after 1881 try Manitoba, after 1900 try Saskatchewan, after 1906 try Alberta. Few went to BC before 1911 but some Ontario-born people retired there after decades working in one or more of the in-between provinces. I've been unable to find some households in one of the census years. One family that came west by covered wagon could have been on the way east to Manitoba after two seasons 1879-1881 without a school for the children. -- Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Muriel Only 20% received the 53-page long form and the 80% the short form. The purpose of the census is to gain statistics re number of people of various races in Canada at this date; plus the long form asked many more personal questions relating to income, marital status and others.