CAPE BRETON COUNTIES GENWEB
Index to 1811 and 1818 Census Rolls
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These Census records have been transcribed from Appendices A and B of Public Archives of Nova Scotia (PANS) Publication No.2, "Holland's Description of Cape Breton Island and Other Documents," compiled by D.C. Harvey, Archivist, in 1935. The introduction to the appendices is reproduced here:"Appendix A comprises all the nominal census rolls of Cape Breton Island for the year 1811 that have been preserved. They are bound in Volume 333 of the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, and are very much the worse for wear. In order to save them while there is yet time, they have been printed below. The same may be said of the returns for 1818 which are printed in Appendix B. Both returns are incomplete, particularly in regard to settlement on the east coast of Cape Breton Island, including the new capital of Sydney; but they are of great value when compared with the statistical tables of 1766 and 1774, as they indicate a gradual increase in the number of settlements, and by giving the actual names of the settlers enable the student to make comparative tables of the racial complexion of the population. The returns of 1818, in particular, may form the basis of a study not only of immigration to Cape Breton Island but also of migration within the Maritime Provinces."Every effort has been made to faithfully reproduce the entries as they were recorded in the PANS publication; however, if anyone notes any errors, I would appreciate your letting me know. I am indebted to Sherry Lessley of Sydney for most of the transcription. Ann
1811
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 Unnumbered District | Gut of Canso, St. Georges Bay, Ship Harbour, Plaster of Paris Cove, River Inhabitants, Carabuctu. |
| District 1 | Arishat |
| District 2 | Arishat |
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| District 3 | Little Arishat |
| District 4 | Barre a Echoue, Petit Des grat, upper part of Arishat |
| District 5 | D'Escousse, Grand Digue |
| District 6 | River Bourgeois, St.Peter's |
| District 7 | l'Ardoise |
| District 8 | Arishat, Petit Des Grat, Little Arishat |
1818
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