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OntarioGenWeb's Census Project allows you to search over 1.5 MILLION Ontario residents enumerated in census records spanning from the 1790's to 1911.
If you've found this site useful, please take a moment and give our volunteers the thanks they deserve.

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Carleton County
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Colborne District
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Dufferin County
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Durham County
Eastern District
Elgin County
Essex County
Frontenac County
Glengarry County
Gore District
Grenville County
Grey County
Haldimand County
Haliburton County
Halton County
Hastings County
Home District
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Johnstown District
Kenora District
Kent County
Lambton County
Lanark County
Leeds County
Lennox & Addington County
Lincoln County
London District
Manitoulin District
Middlesex County
Midland District
Monck County
Muskoka District
Newcastle District
Niagara
Nipissing District
Norfolk County
Northumberland County
Ontario County
Ottawa District
Oxford County
Parry Sound District
Peel County
Perth County
Peterborough County
Prescott County
Prince Edward County
Rainy River District
Renfrew County
Russell County
Simcoe County
Stormont County
Sudbury District
Talbot District
Temiskaming District
Thunder Bay & Rainy River
Thunder Bay District
Victoria County
Waterloo County
Welland County
Wellington County
Wentworth County
Western District
York County
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OntarioGenWeb Census Project Did You Know

OntarioGenWeb Census Project Welcome

19 Sep 2011
New transcripts added! Thanks to the volunteers who continue to help to
reach our goal to transcribe the entire 1851/2 census - we’re just 5% from the finish line!!

March 2011 marked our 12th Anniversary! It's amazing how much has changed in just over a decade! Over the years we've been blessed with the help and dedication of hundreds of volunteers. It's only because of their hard work that we've been able to make over 900 census transcripts (more than 1.5 million people) available. Thank you to volunteers & visitors for all your help and support!!



Why continue transcribing the 1851/2 census?
It seemed a shame to quit when we're just 16% from the finish line. It was difficult enough to come to the decision to stop seeking volunteers for 1861-1911 so we kept the one we were so close to finishing (the other census years were all less than 20% complete).

What happens to transcripts of the 1861-1911 census years that are not yet completed?
That is up to each volunteer currently working on a transcript. The census project will welcome and post any Ontario census transcript for any census year, even a census from 1861-1911. Our original goal was to transcribe all Ontario census records and it's still a not-so-secret desire, so all transcripts are most welcome.

Can I still volunteer to transcribe a census from 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 or 1911?
Yes, unless that census year/area is designated as 'Being Transcribed' or 'Online'. We no longer have 'Transcriber Needed' links available for these census years, but if you really want to transcribe a census from one of these census years, we will accept & post the transcript. Just send a message to the volunteer co-ordinator with the census year, area & county you'd like to transcribe.

OntarioGenWeb Census Project

OntarioGenWeb Census Project Goal OntarioGenWeb Census Project Goal Since our debut in 1999 we have strived to reach the goal to transcribe every Ontario census and place the transcripts online for free viewing.

With the help of numerous volunteers we have been steadily progressing towards this goal BUT help is still needed!

Our current goal is to complete our transcription of the 1851 Ontario census. Please help us reach this goal!

Check out our progress

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OntarioGenWeb Census Project Volunteers Needed

Volunteer! All that's needed is a few hours of your time and the willingness to volunteer. No experience required!

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OntarioGenWeb Census Project

OntarioGenWeb Census Project About Us Founded in 1999 by Sherri Pettit, Suzanne Schaller, Kimberly St. Louis and Joan Hapeman-Somers as an effort to transcribe all Ontario census records from all census years (which we will continue to do!)

This project is part of OntarioGenWeb which specializes in the how and where - how to research Ontario and where to find research resources. Stop by if climbing your Ontario family tree.

As of 19 Sep 2011:

  • Number of years this site has been online: 12.5
  • Number of volunteers involved: 258
  • Number of transcripts currently online: 931
  • Number of persons within these transcripts: 1,508,737
  • Cost to visitors: Priceless (FREE!!)
  • OntarioGenWeb Census Project New Additions

    19 Sep 2011
    1797 Leeds, Elizabethtown Twp
    1800 Leeds, Yonge Twp
    1801 Leeds, Elizabethtown Twp
    1801 Leeds, Yonge Twp
    1802 Leeds, Elizabethtown Twp
    1803 Leeds, Leeds & Lansdowne (Rear) Twps
    1811 Leeds, Yonge Twp
    1812 Leeds, Leeds & Lansdowne (Rear) Twps
    1828 Welland, Pelham Twp
    1841 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1844 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1851 Haldimand, Moulton Twp
    1851 Haldimand, Oneida Twp
    1851 Haldimand, Walpole Twp
    1851 Hastings, Sidney Twp
    1851 Huron, McKillop Twp
    1851 Huron, Usborne Twp
    1851 Huron, Wawanosh Twp
    1851 Kent, Chatham (Town)
    1851 Kent, Dover Twp
    1851 Lennox & Addington, Camden Twp
    1851 Lennox & Addington, Ernestown Twp
    1851 Lennox & Addington, Ernestown Twp (Agricultural)
    1851 Lennox & Addington, Richmond Twp
    1851 Middlesex, Dorchester North Twp
    1851 Northumberland, Brighton Twp
    1851 Northumberland, Haldimand Twp
    1851 Oxford, Norwich Twp
    1851 Oxford, Oxford East Twp
    1851 Oxford, Oxford West Twp
    1851 Peel, Chinguacousy Twp
    1851 Prescott, Hawkesbury West Twp
    1851 Prescott, Longueuil & Alfred Twps
    1851 Stormont, Cornwall Twp
    1861 Bruce, Amabel Twp
    1861 Glengarry, Lancaster Twp
    1861 Stormont, Finch Twp
    1871 Prescott, Hawkesbury West Twp

    24 Oct 2010
    1851 Brant, Tuscarora Twp
    1851 Frontenac, Kingston Twp
    1851 Frontenac, Loughborough Twp
    1851 Frontenac, Pittsburgh Twp
    1851 Frontenac, Storrington Twp
    1851 Glengarry, Lancaster Twp
    1861 Glengarry, Lochiel Twp
    1851 Grenville, Edwardsburg Twp
    1851 Grey, Derby Twp
    1851 Grey, Egremont Twp
    1851 Grey, Holland Twp
    1851 Grey, Normanby Twp
    1851 Grey, Sydenham Twp
    1851 Haldimand, Cayuga South Twp
    1851 Hastings, Tyendinaga Twp
    1836 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1837 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1839 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1840 Leeds, Bastard Twp
    1848 Leeds, Leeds & Lansdowne (Front) Twps
    1851 Lincoln, Clinton Twp
    1828 Lincoln, Grimsby Twp
    1901 Simcoe, Tosorontio Twp
    1851 Waterloo, Dumfries North Twp
    1828 Welland, Humberstone Twp


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    Established 1 March 1999. Founders and Coordinators: Sherri Pettit, Suzanne Schaller, Joan Hapeman-Somers and K.St-Louis