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The following census information for Quebec for the year 1831 is available: 

Lower Canada Census, 1831

English Headings:
:Name of each Parish, Seignory, Township, Extra-Parochial Place, Ward or Division of a Town, &c. and date of its first settlement.
:Houses with their local situation in any concession, range, street, &c.
::1. Houses inhabited.
::2. Houses vacant.
::3. Houses buiilding.
::4. Concession.
:Names of the head of each family.
::5. Proprietor of real property.
::6. Not proprietor of real property.
:Trade or profession.
:7. Total number of inmates in each family.
:8. Number of persons beloning in the family temporarily absent from the Province.
:9. Number of persons in the family five years of age and under.
:10. Number of persons in the family above five and under fourteen.
:MALES.
::14 and not 18.
:::11. Married.
:::12. Single.
::18 and not 21.
:::13. Married.
:::14. Single.
::21 and not 30.
:::15. Married.
:::16. Single.
::30 and not 60.
:::17. Married.
:::18. Single.
::60 and upwards.
:::19. Married.
:::20. Single.
:FEMALES.
::21. Under 14 years of age.
::14 and not 45.
:::22. Married.
:::23. Single.
::45 and upwards.
:::24. Married.
:::25. Single.
:26. Number of deaf and dumb persons in each family, and the occupation for which they show the greatest aptitude.
:27. Number of blind persons in each family.
:28. Number of insane persons in each family/
:29. Number of persons in each family in connexion with the Church of England.
:30. Number of persons in each family in connexion with the Church of Scotland.
:31. Number of Roman Catholics in each family.
:32. Number of Methodists in each family.
:33. Number of Presbyterians and Congregationalists not in connexion with the Church of Scotland in each family.
:34. Number of Baptists in each family.
:35. Number of Jews in each family.
:36. Number of persons of all other denominations in each family.
:37. Number of families earning their subsistance by agricultural employment.
:38. Number of male farm servants employed in each family.
:39. Number of families engaged in commerce and trade.
:40. Number of persons in each family subsisting on alms.
:41. Number of acres of land occupied by each family.
:42. Number of acres of improved land occupied by each family.
:Produce raised by each family during the last year.
:43. Number of minots of Wheat. [Note:  a minot is approximately equal to a bushel.]
:44. Number of minots of Peas.
:45. Number of minots of Oats.
:46. Number of minots of Barley.
:47. Number of minots of Indian Corn.
:48. Number of minots of Potatoes.
:49. Number of minots of Buck Wheat.
:Under what tenure such land is held by each family.
:Rate of seignioral rent paid for the land held by each family ''  titre de cens''.
:Average money rent of land farmed by each family.
:Proportion of produce allowed to the proprietor for land held on lease, or cultivated on shares by each family.
:50. Number of neat Cattle owned by each family.
:51. Number of Horses owned by each family.
:52. Number of Sheep owned by each family.
:53. Number of Hogs owned by each family.
:54. Number of colleges, academies and convents in each parish, weigniory, township extra parochial place, ward, or division of a town, &c.
:55. Number of elementary schools in every such place.
Number of scholars in each such college, academy, convent, or elementary school.
::56. Male.
::57. Female.
:58. Number of taverns or houses of public entertainment in every such place.
:59. Number of stores where spirituous liquors are sold in every such place.
:60. Number of Grist Mills in every such place.
:61. Number of Saw Mills in every such place.
:62. Number of Oil Mills in every such place.
:63. Number of Fulling Mills in every such place.
:64. Number of Carding Mills in every such place.
:65. Number of Iron Works in every such place.
:66. Number of Trip Hammers in every such place.
:67. Number of Distilleries in every such place.
:68. Number of Manufactories of any other sort in any such place containing any machinery moved by wind, water, steam, or animal power, specifying the purpose  for which such machinery is applied, and by what power it is moved.
:Average price of wheat in every such place since last Harvest.
:Average wages paid in every such place, to servants employed in agriculature, who are boarded by their employers, per month.
:Average wages paid in every such place to day labourers, per day.
:69. Number of actual Settlers, natives of the United Kingdom, who have arrived in the Province by Sea, since the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
:70. Number of actual Settlers, natives of the United Kingdom, who have arrived in the Province by any other way than by sea, since the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
:71. Number of actual Settlers from all foreign countries, who have come into the Province since the first of May, 1825.
:Names of persons by whom the return for each parish, seigniory,township, extra-parochial place, ward, or division of a town, &c., has been made, and by whom the information therein contained was personally obtained, and the date of such return.
:Place where the duplicate of such return has been lodged, according to the requirements of the set.
:GENERAL REMARKS.
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French Headings:
:Maisons avec leur positions locales ...
::1. Maisons habitées.
::2. Maisons en construction.
::3. Maisons inhabitées.
:Nom du chef de chaque famille.
:4. Propriétaire de bien-fonds.
:5. Non-propriétaire de bien-fonds.
:Metier ou profession.
:6. Nombre total de personnes dans chaque famille.
:7. Nombre de personnes appartenant   la famille et temporairement absentes de la Province.
:8. Nombre de personnes dans la famille, agres de cinq ans, et audessous.
:9. Nombre de personnes audessous de cinq ans et audessous de quatorze ans.
:MALES.
::14 et audessous de 18.
:::10. Mariés.
:::11. Non-mariés.
::18 et audessous de 21.
:::12. Mariés.
:::13. Non-mariés.
::21 et audessous de 30.
:::14. Mariés.
:::15. Non-mariés.
::30 et audessous de 60.
:::16. Mariés.
:::17. Non-mariés.
::60 et audessus.
:FEMELLES.
::18. audessous de 14 ans.
::14 et audessous de 45.
:::19. Mariées.
:::20. Non-mariées.
::45 et audessus.
:::21. Mariées.
:::22. Non-mariées.
:23. Nombre de sourdes et muets dans chaque famille, et l'occupation pour laquelle ils montrent le plus d'aptitude.
:24. Nombre de personnes aveugles dans chaque famille.
:25. Nombre de personnes dans chaque famille qui sont en relation avec l'Église d'Angleterre.
:26. Nombre de personnes dans chaque famille qui sont en relation avec l'Église d'Écosse.
:27. Nombre de Catholiques Romains dans chaque famille.
:28. Nombre de Methodistes dans chaque famille.
:29. Nombre de Presbytériens et Congrégatonalistes dans chaque famille, qui ne sont pas en relation avec l'Église d'Écosse.
:30. Nombre de Baptistes dans chaque famille.
:31. Nombre de Juifs dan chaque famille.
:32. Nombre de personnes de toutes autres dénominations dans chaque famille.
:32. Nombre de familles qui gagnent leur subsistance par les travaux de l'agriculture ...
:33. Nombre des serviteurs employés comme fermiers dans chaque famille.
:34. Nombre de familles qui s'occupent de commerce et de négoce.
:35. Nombre de personnes dans chaque famille qui subsistent par le moyen d'aumônes.
:36. Nombre d'acres ou arpens de terres occupés par chqaue famille.
:37. Nombre d'acres ou d'arpes de terres cultivés, occupés par chaque famille.
:Récoltes de chaque famille l'année derni&egrave;re.
::38. Nombre de minots de bled.
::39. Nombre de minots de pois.
::40. Nombre de minots d'avoine.
::41. Nombre de minots d'orge.
::42. Nombre de minots de seigle.
::43. Nombre de minots bled d'inde.
:44. . . . .
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1st range on the River Richelieu, Lacolle, L'Acadie Co., QC, 13:43/725:
Jos. Whitney    100-01, Cultivateur,    7013000000100000110000, 7 Methodists, 1 in agriculture, 1/2 A. occupied, 1/2 A. cultivated, Gratis, 2 hogs, 7 persons from U.K. by sea.
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St. Armand Seigniory, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1219-1220:
Catherine Whitney  1001-10, Widdow,     4002010000000000100000, 4 Church of England, 1 A. occupied, 1 A. cultivated, Deed, 2 neat cattle, 1 hog.
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St. Armand Seigniory, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1229-1230:
Solomon Whitney  100(12)-10, Trader, (10)033000000101011010000, 9 Church of England, 1 Presbyterian or Congregationalist, 2 A. occupied, 2 A. cultivated, Deed, 3 neat cattle, 1 horse, 7 sheep, 3 hogs.
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Sutton, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1214:
[[Family:Whitney, Paul (1777-1859)|Paul Whitney]]  100(10)-01, Gentleman,    9014010002100031100000, 9 Church of England, 20 minots Rye, 25 minots Indian Corn, 150 minots Potatoes.
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Stanbridge, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1257:
John Whitney  1008-01, Farmer,          6022000000100011000000, 6 Church of England, 1 in agriculture, 100 A. occupied, 45 A. cultivated, 100 minots wheat, 50 minots peas, 100 minots oats, 50 minots rye, 100 minots Indian corn, 500 minots potatoes, Deed, 2 neat cattle, 2 horses, 4 hogs.
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Dunham, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1271:
John Whitney  1006-19, Farmer,          2000000000010000010000, 2 Church of England, 1 in agriculture, 50 A. occupied, 16 A. cultivated, 25 minots oats, 30 minots barley, 50 minots Indian Corn, 135 minots potatoes, clergy alease, 10 neat cattle, 8 hogs.
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St. Armand, Missisquoi Co., QC, 19:1233
John Whitney    100(13), Farmer         8002010100100011200000, 8 Baptists, 1 farm servant, 105 A. occupied, 50 A. cultivated, 40 minots wheat, 8 minots peas, 15 minots oats, 4 minots barley, 30 minots rye, 50 minots Indian corn, 200 minots potatoes, Deed, 13 neat cattle, 5 horses, 37 sheep, 16 hogs.
Richd. Whitney  100(13), Farmer      (10)014010001100001010000, 10 Church of England, 1 farm servant, 105 A. occupied, 50 A. cultivated, Deed, 11 neat cattle, 15 sheep, 1 hog.
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Noyan, Rouville Co., QC, 21:1604:
Joseph Whitney  1000, Cultr.            7001030000100011000000, 7 other denominations, 127 A. occupied, 30 A. cultivated, 5 minots of wheat, 30 monts of Indian corn, 100 minots of potatoes, 25 minots of buck wheat, 4 neat cattle, 5 sheep, 6 hogs.
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Ste. Pie, St. Hyacinthe Co., QC, 22:1670:
J. Bte. Whitney 2000, Cultivateur       3010000010000001000000, 3 Church of England, 1 in agriculture, 90 A. occupied, 30 A. cultivated, 15 minots of Indian corn, 50 minots of potates, 300 minots of buck wheat, R[ents], 3 rate per hundred, 10 neat cattle, 15 sheep, 5 hogs.
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Stukely, Shefford Co., QC, 23:1700:
Levi Whitney  1003-01, -----,           9011010000100041000000, 1 in agriculture, 2 neat cattle.
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Simpson, Drummond Co., QC, 29:11/2133:
[[Family:Whitney, Benjamin (1753-1832)|Benjamin Whitney]]  1001-10, Farmer,      8001000000100131100000, 8 Church of England, [second page image not available].
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Upper Town, Quebec Co., QC, 11:574
Joshua Witney  100-01, Marchand,        7000010000100001400000, 2 Church of England, 4 Church of Scotland, 1 Roman Catholic, 1 in commerce, 1 horse.
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