The 1931 Canada Census was released last week. It’s not indexed, yet, so you need search through lots of images to find your ancestors. I’ve been able to find three of my four grandparents in this census so far.
Let’s start in East Jeddore, Nova Scotia. My Nan Rose Margaret Power was 12 years old the time of the census. Here she is in the household of her father Earl Wilson Power along with her mother Alice and six siblings.
Some interesting tidbits from the census…Earl Power was a fisherman, their house had eight rooms, was of wood construction, and was valued at a whopping $200. And, the family did not have a radio.
Next, up the road in Oyster Pond, there is my grandad Alan Mills and his family. My grandad was 15 years old here living in the household of his widowed mother Arabella Jane Mills. Also living in the house were his old brother Harland, Harland’s wife Ivy, Harland and Ivy’s daughter Elvie. and two other siblings Albert and Florence.
This house also had eight rooms and was of wood construction. Looks like it was worth a bit more, though. No radio in the Mills household, either. I wrote a previous post about this house.
Now, we come up to Ontario to Glanford Township. Here, my Grandpa Clifford Finch, is living in the household of his widowed father Jonathan Finch, a farmer, along with his brother George and sister Catherine (Cassie).
Real estate is certainly worth more in Ontario. Their house is valued at $2,000. And, this family has a radio. It’s cut off from the snapshot below, but their neighbour was a man named James Marr, who also happened to be the best man at Jonathan Finch’s wedding.
So far, I haven’t been able to find my Grandma’s family. I’ll keep browsing or might have to wait until the census is indexed in the months ahead.
UPDATE. I found my Grandma Hazel Vansickle’s family. She was 15 years old at the time of the census living in the household of her father Allan Vansickle. They rented a farm in Beverly Township, Wentworth County, paying $10 per month.
