GVHS Library and Archives
Microfilm Census Records
Local census and church records of baptisms, marriages and burials
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. A microfilm reader is available to aid in genealogical research.
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. LAC has recently made Schedule 1 (the personal census) of these censuses, as well as 1901, 1911 and 1921 available in databases on-line. Please see their website for details.
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, Denholm, 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. The GVHS has ALL of the schedules (including agricultural details) available for this census. (These are not elsewhere available online).
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.
The GVHS Church Records Collection
Microfilm Church Records of baptisms, marriages and burials - copies in GVHS Archives
AYLMER
- Anglican (Church of England
- Christ Church, Aylmer B/M/B 1864-1971 (SEE BANQ in Gatineau M 3869)
- Methodist 1853-1925 Reel M 122/38
- Catholic (St Paul d’Aylmer & Missions) 1841-1863 Reel M 122/7
CANTLEY
- Presbyterian (early years with Poltimore/Chelsea) 1862–1923 Reel M 122/29
- (Chelsea & Cantley) St. Andrew’s 1862-1914 Reel 122/39
- Methodist (Labelled Hull Township/Chelsea, Cantley etc.1873-1914 Reel M 122/29
- United Church 1925-1939 Reel M 122/29
CHELSEA (& OLD CHELSEA)
- Anglican
- St. Mary Magdalene Church (estd. 1875) (SEE BANQ in Gatineau M 3869)
- Catholic-Old Chelsea (Église St-Etienne/St Stephen’s) 1845-1902 Reel M 122/7
- Farm Point (St-Clément) Post-1929 (contact Diocese for info)
- Methodist (Labelled Hull Township, Chelsea and Cantley) 1873-1911 Reel M122/29
- Presbyterian (Chelsea & Cantley) St. Andrew’s 1862-1914 Reel M122/39
GATINEAU (includes HULL, BUCKINGHAM, THURSO)
- Anglican - St James (Hull) 1831-1938 Reel M 122/9
- Methodist Baptisms 1826-1843 Reel M 122/38
- Presbyterian (Cushman Memorial) 1876-1929 Reel M 122/30
- United Church 1925-1982 Reel M 122/30
LA PÊCHE (includes MASHAM, WAKEFIELD, FARRELLTON, ALDFIELD)
- Anglican (Good Shepherd, Wakefield) 1863-1902 Reel M 122/19
- Catholic (St Camillus, Farrellton; Mission of St. Joseph de Wakefield) 1850-1902 Reel M 122/7
- Methodist 1851-1925 Reel M 122/38
- Presbyterian (St. Andrew’s, Wakefield) 1847-1925 Reel M122/39
- French Presbyterian, Masham 1885-1920 Reel M122/30
- United Church (Wakefield) 1925-1956 Reel M 122/37
OTTAWA (BYTOWN)
- St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Contains early records for residents of Chelsea, La Pêche)
- M:1829-1881; B/Burials 1829-1893 ( Available at Library & Archives Canada)
OTHER
- Anglican -(Poltimore) 1886-1923 Reel M122/19
- (Thorne and Leslie) 1892-1949 Reel M 122/38;
- (Portage du Fort) 1856-1899 Reel M122/19
- Buckingham etc. (Travelling missionary includes Onslow, Bristol, Portland, Buckingham, etc. 1845-1901 Reel M 122/19
- Montebello and Papineauville Anglican mission 1875-1900 Reel 122/30
- Baptist- East Templeton 1897-1956 Reel M 122/29
- Methodist -Shawville 1877-1931 Reel M122/29
- Portage du Fort 1860-1925 Reel M 122/29
- Presbyterian -Poltimore and Glen Almond 1892-1946 Reel M122/29
- Thurso 1906-1912 Reel M 122/38
- Templeton 1887-1924 Reel M 122/39
7 REELS- contents by reel number
| Denomination & location | Dates | Reel & Image numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 3 churches | M122/7 | |
| Farrellton (Roman Catholic, St. Camillus, prev. Mission of St. Joseph de Wakefield) | 1850-1902 | M122/7; 1-439 |
| Chelsea (Roman Catholic, St. Stephen’s Church, Old Chelsea ALSO listed as St-Étienne de Chelsea) | 1845-1902 | M122/7; 441-750 |
| Aylmer (Roman Catholic, St. Paul d’Aylmer) Note; this includes its mission to Chelsea before St. Stephen’s erected) | 1841-1863 | M122/7; 905-end |
| 1 church | M 122/9 | |
| Hull Anglican (St. James) (Includes missions to region, etc) | 1831-1938 | M122/9; 226-end |
| 4 churches | M 122/19 | |
| Wakefield Anglican (Good Shepherd) | 1891-1902 | M122/19; 1-406 |
| Poltimore Anglican (Christ Church) | 1886-1924 | M122/19: 407-440 |
| Buckingham etc. Anglican (Travelling missionary includes Onslow, Bristol, St Jerome, Dunham, Brompton, Portland, Buckingham etc.) | 1845-1901 | M122/19; 441-947 |
| Portage du Fort Anglican (St. George’s) | 1856-1899 | M122/19; 948-966 |
| 8 churches | M122/29 | |
| Shawville Methodist | 1899-1925 | M122/29; 14-368 |
| Portage du Fort Methodist | 1860-1925 | M122/29; 369-572 |
| St. Andrew’s Presbyterian (Cantley & Poltimore) | 1862-1925 | M122/29; 572-674 |
| Wesleyan Methodist (Hull, Chelsea, Cantley) | 1873-1911 | M122/29; 674-833 |
| Presbyterian (Poltimore & Glen Almond) | 1892-1946 | M122/29; 834-881 |
| Presbyterian (Chelsea & Cantley) | 1862-1914 | M122/29; 881-976 |
| Baptist (E. Templeton) | 1897-1956 | M122/29; 977-1009 |
| Presbyterian (Templeton) & United Church Gatineau | 1887-1979 | M122/29;1010-end |
| 9 Churches | M 122/30 | |
| Gatineau United Church) | 1925-1979 | M122/30; 1-217 |
| Hull Presbyterian | 1876-1969 | M122/30; 218-415 |
| Montebello and Papineauville Anglican mission | 1875-1900 | M122/30; 416-502 |
| Hull & Ottawa French Presbyterian (St. Marc) | 1874-1989 | M122/30; 502-532 |
| Hull French Presbyterian | 1883-1931 | M122/30; 533-609 |
| Masham French Presbyterian | 1885-1920 | M122/30; 609-659 |
| Hull & Ottawa Presbyterian | M122/30; 660-722 | |
| United Church (French, Ottawa) | 1925-1982 | M122/30; 723-872 |
| St. Pierre de Wakefield Presbyterian | 1892-1925 | M122/30; 872-end |
| 5 churches | M122/38 | |
| Thorne & Leslie Anglican | 1892-1949 | M122/38; 13-332 |
| Thurso Presbyterian | 1906-1912 | M122/38; 333-356 |
| Aylmer Methodist | 1853-1878 | M122/38; 357-526 |
| Hull Methodist (baptisms only) | 1826-1843 | M122/38; 527-538 |
| Wakefield, Alcove, Rupert Methodist (see also GVHS Archives printed United Church indexes on file, for list of names & dates) |
1851-1956 | M122/38; 539 to end of reel |
| 1 Church | M122/39 | |
| Wakefield Presbyterian (1847-1925) (see also GVHS Archives printed United Church index on file, for corresponding books with lists of names & dates) |
1847-1925 | M122/39; (full reel) |