The Canada Census, 1931 on FamilySearch.org is a little different from other census record collections. From the collection page, you can search the index of the census. If you find errors in the indexed data, you can edit the content.
Unlike other collection pages, the 1931 Canada Census page lacks a button for browsing the census images. If a name search fails to find the record you need, you can browse the images from Explore Historical Images.
Steps (website only)
- Sign in to FamilySearch.
- Click Search and then click Images
- In the New to Explore Images section, click Help me find a collection.
- In the Place search field, enter "Canada". As you type, standardized places appear. Click Canada and click Continue.
- Click Skip to date.
- Click Skip to life event.
- Click View Results.
- In the upper right of the results, click Filters.
- A new panel appears on the right. At the top, in the Keyword Search field, enter "Census".
- Scroll to the Place filters.
- Click Canada and leave it All Canada selected (if you do not see a dark dot beside All Canada, click in the dot).
- Scroll to the Dates filters.
- Click the dot beside 1900-1949.
- Click Update
- In the search results, find Canada Census, 1931 and click Browse Images.
You see many Image Group Numbers to choose from for browsing. To narrow your results, use the Refine Search options. Click an Image Group Number and browse the images.
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