Hello Jim The earliest census (over all) for NB is 1851, but there are random census type records earlier. see http://www.rootsweb.com/~cannb/NB_Census.htm for a complete listing. As for the Merrill name, this is most common in the Westmorland County area, although may well be found in other areas of NB. I have a brief record of a Loyalist family named Morrell in Kings Co. I can send it if you are interested. The only James noted is a John/James ? / cabinet maker / NY / 20 / Bridgewater / 11133* at NY & on arrival at Saint John (David Bell's Early Loyalist of Saint John) * means 1 man, 1 woman, 1 child over (10 or 16 can't remember now), 3 children under that age, and 3 servants (usually slaves). Note: I think you have a typo in Joshua's age (1884-ish) shouldn't it be 1848-ish? Cleadie B. ----- Original Message ---- From: jim roaix <xior@chesapeake.net> To: newbrunswick@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:56:41 PM Subject: [ NB ] Earliest Census in New Brunswick? What is the Earliest Census in New Brunswick? I have a James MERRILL, born ca 1794 in "New Brunswick," (according to the cemetery records) who was married to Anne unknown, (born "Canada"). They had at least two children, Joshua, born, 1884-ish, (in Cary, ME) and Sarah (Sally) born 23 December, 1846 (in Washington County, ME) Any clues greatly appreciated ... Jim Roaix ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com