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From: marg mcfarlane <>
Subject: Re: [ONTARIO] Census Question
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:43:08 -0700
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Hi:

Specifically on the 1851 census, at this page:

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1851/001005-130.01-e.html

Under Column 3: "Place of Birth", those born of Canadian parents were to
be denoted with an 'F'.

Researchers have found the following abbreviations for geographic
locations used in the census:

* B.C. - Bas-Canada (i.e. Quebec)
* C.E. - Canada East/Canada Est (i.e. Quebec)
* C.W. - Canada West (i.e. Ontario)
* H.C. - Haut-Canada (i.e. Ontario)
* L.C. - Lower Canada (i.e. Quebec)
* U.C. - Upper Canada (i.e. Ontario) (Hillman 1993, p. xiii)

On various US censi, I have seen enumerators use birthplace Canada Fr to
denote Quebec.

Marg in Sunny Alberta


wrote:

>On the 1851 Ontario Census as well as a couple of others I have seen the
>letter "F" under parents birthplace for the children. Can anyone tell me what
>this stands for?
>
>Here's an example:
>
>57 16 Allison Richard H Carriagemaker Canada C W N
>Connexion 39
>57 17 Allison Elizabeth Canada C W N
>Connexion 41
>57 18 Allison David H F C W N
>Connexion 15
>57 19 Allison William O F C W N
>Connexion 13
>57 20 Allison John A F C W N
>Connexion 10
>57 21 Allison Talmor/Lohmer F C W N
>
>Thanks
>Loraine Ertelt
>Willis TX
>
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