Basin and River Inhabitants Historical Society

1881 Census:
​River Inhabitants of both Richmond and Inverness Counties

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​This government website shows images of all 54 pages of the census taken in the Richmond County sector of River Inhabitants as well as the 44 pages devoted to the Inverness sector of River Inhabitants.  It is searchable by name or can be browsed page by page.

​http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/about-census.aspx
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​(from the website): 
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The 1881 Census marked the second regularly scheduled collection of national statistics. It officially began April 4, 1881.
A total of 205 commissioners were appointed to coordinate the census. Reporting to the commissioners, 3,183 enumerators were then assigned to a clearly defined area.
Enumerators visited 192 census districts, divided into 2,139 sub-districts. These units were made up of cities, towns, groups of townships, Indian reserves, and other less well-defined areas. In 1881, it would have been almost impossible to conduct an enumeration of Aboriginal people over a great extent of the unorganized territory of Canada. For this reason, names of Aboriginals may not have been recorded for districts 187 (New Westminster, BC) and 192 (Northwest Territories).
Enumerators collected information for 4,278,327 individuals distributed as follows:
  • British Columbia (48,886)
  • Manitoba (64,824)
  • New Brunswick (321,251)
  • Northwest Territories (10,973)
  • Nova Scotia (440,558)
  • Ontario (1,924,271)
  • Prince Edward Island (108,911)
  • Quebec (1,358,653)
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  • Home
  • History
    • A Brief History of River Inhabitants
    • Geological history
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1929 Tidal Wave
    • McLeod's Bridge
    • Coal Mining
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Families
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • 1881 Census
    • The Proctors by Vida Morgan
    • Irish in River Inhabitants
  • Schools
    • History of Walter Fougere School
  • Churches
    • St. Patrick's Church
    • Baptisms 1849-1912
    • Presbyterian Church
    • Cleveland Church Chronology
    • 2006 Cleveland United Church programme
  • Livelihoods
    • Railroad
    • Coal Mining
  • Transport
    • Bridges
    • Railroad
  • Photo Gallery
  • Books
  • Contact Us