Dwayne & Francine Meisner's Family Tree
The Genealogy of Dwayne Meisner and Francine Williams
Nova Scotia Census Records - Digby County - 18711871 Census - Digby County - District 191 - Roll: C-10545
The census for 1871 was the first census that was conducted by the Government of Canada, after Confederation in 1867, rather than by each individual Province. The 1871 census helped set the standard for how future censuses were held. National censuses have been taken every 10 years since 1871 and every five years since 1971. The 1871 census includes the four original provinces – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. For the 1871 census each province was divided into census districts. These districts were subsequently divided into sub-districts. Districts were roughly equivalent to electoral districts, cities, and counties. Sub-Districts were based off of towns, townships, and city wards. I have also attempted to transcribe all the names with the common spellings used today.
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