Hi Heather, Copies I have say "age next birthday". Library & Archives Canada website states "The 1851 act called for a census to be taken on the second Monday of January 1852, followed by a census on the second Monday of January 1861, and one every ten years thereafter." The Generations website gives some info on all census dates and questions. http://www.generations.on.ca/genealogy/canadian-census.htm Hope this helps. Sheila Davidson, Orangeville, Ontario Researching: Proctor, Cole, Williams, Fish, Baxter, Sirr, Robbins, Rawn, Markle, Wilson, Culbert, Davidson, McDonald, Norton, Courtney, Hambly, Hubbard, Brown, Greenaway and all pioneer families of Dufferin County & area. Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org/ Volunteer of Dufferin County GenWeb, Free Look-ups at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onduffer/dufferin.html Volunteer of Ontario Cemeteries Resources, for Dufferin County at http://www.wightman.ca/~dkaufman/ -----Original Message----- From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Heather Bertram Sent: January 4, 2008 8:15 PM To: SIMCOE LIST Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] 1861 census Can anyone tell me the age criteria for the 1861 census. Was it age at last birthday etc. Thanks Heather in Orillia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message