Reel 1 contains volumes 443-448 and includes both Census and Poll or Capitation Tax returns, with a few returns of livestock, from 1767 to 1838. Indians in Sydney County and Blacks in Tracadie (Sydney County) are listed separately in the 1817 census. 1838 material on this reel is for Halifax County only.
Reel 2 contains 1838 census returns only, and is arranged alphabetically by county. There are extensive and detailed returns for Cape Breton Island on this reel. The last portion of the reel contains one volume of 1838 census abstracts for the following counties: Cape Breton, Sydney, Richmond, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Annapolis, Kings, Yarmouth, Digby, Colchester and Guysborough. For each county, the figures are given by Township or Settlement Area. The format is fairly consistent, with figures for males and females under six years of age, between six and fourteen, and over fourteen. The number of heads of families is listed separately. The reel contains volumes 449 and 450.
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