Ontario, Canada

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Ontario, Canada

The Index to the 1871 census of Ontario, Canada has eleven Hedges entries. The index lists only the names of the heads-of-household and any individual living in a household who bears a different surname.

NOTE: This is only the index. You can obtain copies of the census pages on microfilm from the National Archives of Canada and the LDS Family History Centers.

SURNAME	GIVEN 1	GIVEN 2	STRAY	SEX	AGE	BIRTH PLACE	RELIGION	ORIGIN	OCC.	DIST	SUB DIST	DIVSN	PAGE
HEDGES	ELIZABETH			F	18	Ontario	Church of England, Anglican	Irish		047	C	1 79	19
HEDGES	AGUSTUS			M	26	England	Baptist	English	Carpenter	010	A	10	43
HEDGES	CHARLES			M	58	Ontario	Wesleyan Methodist	German	Farmer	015	A	4 49	03
HEDGES	FRANCIS	F		M	29	England	Wesleyan Methodist	English	Engineer	002	G	2 15	08
HEDGES	HENRY	WM		M	26	England	Wesleyan Methodist	English	Upholsterer	047	A	1 36	19
HEDGES	JAMES			M	21	England	Church of England, Anglican	English	Labourer	047	C	1 12	19
HEDGES	MARTHA		1	F	26	England	Wesleyan Methodist	English		044	B	1 6	70
HEDGES	RENSALER			M	45	U.S.	Episcopal Methodist/ Methodist Episcopal	English	Farmer	009	C	1 48	33
HEDGES	RICHARD			M	45	England	Primitive Methodist	English	Farmer	008	E	5 54	00
HEDGES	WILLIAM			M	25	England	Episcopal Methodist/ Methodist Episcopal	English	Laborer	050	D	5 38	54
HEDGES	WILLIAM			M	59	England	Wesleyan Methodist	English	Farmer	017	A	1 18	26

Explanation of Columns

	Surname: The index lists only the names of the heads-of-household and any individual living in a household who bears a different surname, referred to as a "stray". Remember to check spelling variations and alternate versions of names, such as Smith/Smyth, McDonnell/MacDonell/MacDonald, O'Grady/Grady. Bear in mind that census enumerators often spelled phonetically.
**	Given names 1 and 2: Given names are recorded as stated in the original returns. Thus William George may appear as Wm., William G., W. G., George W., etc.
**	Stray: If an individual bears a different surname than the head of the family, he or she is indicated by a "1" in this column. A "2" designates an entry in Schedule Two ("Nominal return of the Deaths within last twelve months"), which follows Schedule One ("Nominal Return of the Living") for each division of each sub-district.
**	Sex: F-Female, M-Male
**	Age: Remember that ages provided by family members to the census enumerator were not necessarily accurate. Ages under one year have been left blank or indicated by a "0".
**	Birthplace: Birthplace usually refers to country or province.
**	Religion: A series of two-letter codes has been used to designate religious denomination. An alphabetical list of the codes is available.
**	Origin: The census enumerator was instructed to record paternal ethnic origin. Thus a person with a Scottish mother and Irish father was recorded as being of Irish origin.
**	Occupation: Occupations have been entered as given in the original enumeration.
**	District: Ontario was enumerated by census districts (numbered 1 to 90) which generally correspond to counties and cities.
**	Sub-district: Districts were divided into sub-districts, which consisted of townships, towns, villages, and city wards.
**	Division: Larger sub-districts were divided into numbered divisions.
**	Page: This number indicates the page within the sub-district and division on which the person's name appears, along with those of other family members. A "D" in this column indicates that the name is listed in Schedule Two ("Nominal return of the Deaths within last twelve months"), which follows Schedule One ("Nominal Return of the Living") for each division of each sub-district.
**	NOTE: Final column removed because it should be ignored.

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