Did you know that several nominal censuses dating from the early French colonial period have been digitized and are available on our website?  You will see that most of these census records list only the heads of the household. Here are a few examples (in French, only):

• Recensement du Canada,  1666, MG1-G1, volume 460/1, microfilms C-2472 and F-765
• Recensement du Canada, 1667, MG1-G1, volumes 460/1 and 460/2, microfilms C-2472 and F-765
• Recensement du Canada fait par l’intendant Du Chesneau, 1681, MG1-G1, volumes 460/1 and 460/3, microfilms C-2474 and F-765
• Recensement des habitans de la rivière Saint-Jean, 1698, MG1-G1, volume 466/1, microfilms C-2572 and F-768
• Recensement nominatif de Détroit, 1710, MG1-C11A, volume 31, microfilms F-31 and C-2383
• Recensement de l’île Dauphine par Perry, 1725, MG1-G1, volume 464/2, microfilms C-10206 and F-804
• Recensement général de la Louisiane, 1726, MG1-G1, volume 464/2, microfilms C-10206 and F-804
• Recensement général des habitants du département de la Nouvelle-Orléans, 1727, MG1-G1, volume 464/2, microfilms C-10206 and F-804
• Recensement général de la Nouvelle-Orléans, 1732, MG1-G1, microfilm F-804
• Recensement nominatif des habitants de Miquelon dressé par Du Mesnilambert, 1785, MG1-G1, microfilm F-767

To find other censuses such as those mentioned above, simply enter the keywords “recensement nominatif”, “recensement habitants” or “recensement familles” in our “Collection Search” database  and select “Online: yes.”

Note that since the records are of French origin and have been written only in French you must use French keywords to search.

For more information on census records, we invite you to visit our Genealogy and Family History pages.

Happy hunting!