Vancouver Island 1891 Census

Welcome to the searchable online census of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada for 1891.

Introduction
Historical note on the 1891 Dominion census.

Enumeration Districts
Notes on the census districts and sub-districts on Vancouver Island, 1891.

First Nations
Notes on the Vancouver Island bands enumerated within federal Indian Agencies in 1891.

Notes on Enumeration Categories
Explains categories and terms used in the census.

Occupations
Dynamic list of all occupations recorded by enumerators.

Religions
Dynamic list of all religions recorded by enumerators.

Fuzzy Search
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