Carolyn, While researching another topic, I came across the following which may explain why some of your families are missing from the 1871 New Brunswick census on Ancestry (in addition to names that are illegible or too faded to be indexed): >From the Source Information for the 1871 Census on Ancestry.ca: "We are currently missing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll number C-10389. This roll covers the following sub-districts in the district of Northumberland (no. 184) in New Brunswick: c-1 (Northesk, from schedule 4) to c-3 (Northesk); d-1 to d-2 (Ludlow); e-1 to e-2 (Blissfield); f-1 to f-2 (Blackville); g (Derby); h-1 to h-2 (Nelson); i-1 to i-3 (Chatham, to schedule 7). These records will be added to the database in a future update." Regards, Deborah Ottawa carolyn mcgrath wrote: > So sorry - I'm so focused on the research that I forgot to include the year - it's 1871. I did accidentally find one family in 1871 on ancestry.com but haven't had any luck with others. >