Toronto 1861

A progress history of transcribing a big Canadian city census from 1861, including my method and organization, and the social and geographical details of the area at that time.

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Ancestry has finally finished it!

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This morning I switched on my computer to see the following headline on Anglo Celtic Connections: Toronto records added to 1861 cen...

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Saturday, 28 January 2012

We all make mistakes

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Some days I work on the census and its associated databases for far too long. Last evening proved to be one of those times. I have been coll...

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You Lucky Ladies of 2012

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I just matched up the Dictionary of Canadian Biography entry of Michael Willis, minister and prof of theology, to his entry in the 1861 cen...

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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Looking at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

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When I recorded the census form of Rob't C Todd, 52, born England, artist and ornamental painter, married to M A, with four sons age...

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Murdoch's Mysteries again

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The episode of Murdoch’s Mysteries that has intrigued me most was Episode 6 in Series 4, entitled “Dead End Street”. An autistic young wom...

R & R for the Old Census Scribe

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Shortly before 9 pm last evening I shut down the computer and resolved to spend the time until bedtime relaxing in front of the televisio...

Saturday, 31 December 2011

St Andrew's Ward and an Interesting Family

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After "getting things in order" as described in my last post, the next priority was to redraw my map for St Andrew's Ward. It ...

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