The GVHS Census Collection
The GVHS holds microfilm copies of the Canadian manuscript census for the Gatineau Valley region for the years 1842, 1851-52, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891.
We also have a printed copy of an indexed version of the 1851-52 census for the Chelsea/Cantley sectors of Hull Township.
The GVHS reels are copies of the master census reels held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC), and the LAC identifiers are shown in parentheses on reel.
Contents:
1842: Reel 12 (C-729) Includes Hull and Wakefield Townships.
1852: Reel 1 (C-1131) Includes Hull and Masham Townships;
Reel 2 (C-1132) Includes Wakefield and Low Townships
1861: Reel 3 (C-1303) Includes Aylmer Village and Township, and the Townships of Aylwin, Bigelow, Blake, Bowman, Bouchette, Cameron, Denhold, Egan, Hincks, Hull and Kensington;
Reel 4 (C-1304) Includes Townships of Low, Maniwaki & McGill, Masham, Northfield
1871: Reel 5 (C-10026) Includes Hull Township and part of Aylmer village;
Reel 6 (C-10027) Includes Aylmer village (continued); Townships of Masham, Wakefield, Low, :Pickanock, Aylwin, Hincks, Northfield, Wright, Bouchette, Cameron, Kensington
1881: Reel 7 (C-13225) Includes Townships of Hull, Aylmer, Wakefield, Low, Aylwin, Hincks, Wright, Northfield, Bouchette, Cameron, Egan, Maniwaki, Kensington, Aumond
1891: Reel 8 (T-6412) includes Townships of Hull, Kensington, Low, Maniwaki, Masham, Northfield, Sicotte, Lytton;
Reel 9 (T-6413) includes Townships of Wakefield and Wright.
Note:
The years 1901 and 1911 as well as the 1851-52 census for this area are available on-line in an indexed database through www.automatedgenealogy.com, with a link to view the appropriate manuscript census corresponding to database.
Also Library and Archives Canada, at its website: www.clollecionscanada.gc.ca/topics/census gives details of each census, and offers searchable database and links to the census for many years, including 1871, 1881, and 1891.