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Canada West. 1851 and 1861 Peterborough County Census
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2 Nov. 1970 (Reproduction)
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1851, 1861 (Creation)
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- Canada West. Peterborough County Census.
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4 microfilm reels
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Administrative history
The land which is now Peterborough County was originally part of Newcastle District before 1841, and the Colbourne District until 1850. At this time the United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria was created. In 1861, Victoria County was given independence from Peterborough. Peterborough County is made up of the following townships: Galway, Cavendish, Anstruther, Chandos, Harvey, Burleigh, Methuen, Ennismore, Smith, Douro, Dummer, Belmont, North Monaghan, Otonabee, and Asphodel. (taken from "Illustrated Historical Atlas of Peterborough County 1825-1875." Peterborough: The Peterborough Historical Atlas Foundation Inc., 1975.)
Custodial history
The microfilm copies of the census records were purchased from the Library and Archives Canada by the Trent University Archives.
Scope and content
The microfilms are copies of the 1851 and 1861 decennial nominal census for Peterborough County and parts of Prescott and Prince Edward Counties. Also included (reel 4) is the 1851 census for the Townships of Minden, Stanhope, and Dysart.
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The microfilm was purchased from the Library and Archives Canada.
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The original records are located at the Library and Archives Canada.
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See other series in collection for more census records.
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Microfilm. Set 19.
FINDING AID
1851 Census
Reel 1 (P.A.C. film #C-978):
Peterborough County: Division #
285 Belmont Township
290 Methuen Township
286 Burleigh Township
288 Dummer Township
287 Douro Township
289 Harvey Township
291 Smith Township
292 North Monaghan Township
293 Asphodel Township
294 Ennismore Township
295 Otonabee Township
296 Peterborough town
Reel 2 (P.A.C. film #C-979):
Peterborough County: Division #
296 Peterborough town (continued)
Prescott County: Division #
297 Caledonia Township (agricultural census missing)
298 Hawkesbury West Township (agricultural census missing)
299 Hawkesbury East Township (agricultural census missing)
300 Longueuil and Alfred Township (agricultural census missing)
301 Alfred Township (agricultural census missing)
302 Plantagenet North Township (missing)
303 Plantagenet South Township (agricultural census missing)
Prince Edward County: Division #
304 Ameliasburg Township, part 1 Ameliasburg Township, part 2 (personal census missing)
305 Athol Township (personal census missing)
306 Hallowell Township, part 1 (agricultural census missing); Hallowell Township, part 2 (agricultural census missing)
1861 Census
Reel 3 (P.A.C. film #C-1066):
Perth County: Division #
318A agricultural census
Peterborough County: Division #
319 Ashburnham Village
320 Asphodel Township
321 Belmont Township
322 Douro Township
323 Dummer Township
324 Ennismore Township
Reel 4 (P.A.C. film #1067):
Peterborough County: Division #
325 Galway Township
326 Harvey Township
327 Minden, Stanhope and Dysart Townships
328 North Monaghan Township
329 Otonabee Township
330 Peterborough town
331 Smith Township
332 Snowden Township
332A agricultural census