by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff
The following geographic finding aid may be used to locate Doukhobors in the 1921 Canada Census. Search by province, district, sub-district and page number to find a comprehensive listing of Doukhobor settlements (villages, work camps, homesteads, households, etc.). Then consult the Library and Archives Canada online images and microfilm copies (once available) of the original census to find specific Doukhobor entries. ***Note: This index is a work in progress. It currently contains Doukhobor entries for the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia only; Doukhobor entries for the province of Saskatchewan will be added soon.
Index – Manitoba – Saskatchewan – Alberta – British Columbia
Manitoba
| District No. and Name | Sub-District No. and Description | City, Town, Village, Township | Doukhobor Entries | Pages | Microfilm | ||
| 26 | Brandon | 8 | Townships 11-12, Range 19, west of Principal Meridian. | Independent Doukhobor homesteads. | 11. | N/A | |
| 26 | Brandon | 13 | Townships 9-11, whole or fractional, Range 22, west of Principal Meridian lying south of the Assiniboine River. | Independent Doukhobor homestead. | 6. | N/A | |
| 26 | Brandon | 34 | Brandon | Brandon City, all that part lying south of the centre line of Victoria Avenue and east of the centre line of Fifth Street. | Independent Doukhobor households. | 17. | N/A |
| 26 | Brandon | 35 | Brandon | Brandon City, that portion lying south of the centre line of Victoria Avenue and between the centre line of Fifth and Tenth Streets. | Independent Doukhobor households. | 11-12, 19, 22, 30. | N/A |
| 26 | Brandon | 37 | Brandon | Brandon City, that portion lying south of the centre line of Victoria Avenue and west of the centre line of Sixteenth Street, and north of the centre line of Victoria Avenue and west of the centre line of Eighteenth Street. | Independent Doukhobor household. | 18. | N/A |
| 27 | Dauphin | 2 | Townships 24-25, Range 15 west of Principal Meridian within the Municipality of Ste. Rose | Independent Doukhobor homestead. | 15. | N/A | |
| 27 | Dauphin | 19 | Townships 27-28, Ranges 28-29, west of Principal Meridian. | Independent Doukhobor homesteads. | 18, 23. | N/A | |
| 32 | Nelson | 7 | Townships 33-34, Ranges 24-28, West of Principal Meridian. | Independent Doukhobor homesteads. | 5-6, 8. | N/A | |
| 32 | Nelson | 8 | Townships 33-34, Range 29, West of Principal Meridian, including village of Benito. | Independent Doukhobor households and homesteads. | 3-5, 9-13, 15-16, 18-20, 23. | N/A | |
Saskatchewan
Work-in-progress.
Alberta
| District No. and Name | Sub-District No. and Description | City, Town, Village, Township | Doukhobor Entries | Pages | Microfilm | ||
| 1 | Battle River | 1 | Townships 33-35, Range 1 and Township 35, Range 2, West of 4 Meridian. | Independent Doukhobor homesteads. | 8, 10. | N/A | |
| 2 | Bow River | 13 | Townships 17-20, Ranges 21-22 lying east of McGregor Lake and the Canal, West of 4 Meridian. | Communal Doukhobor settlement. | 3. | N/A | |
| 7 | Lethbridge | 12 | Townships 4-6, Ranges 13-15, West of 4 Meridian, including village of Skiff. | Independent Doukhobor homesteads. | 6-7. | N/A | |
| 8 | Macleod | 4 | Townships 3-6, West of 5 Meridian and East of Provincial Boundary. | Independent Doukhobor homestead. | 9. | N/A | |
| 8 | Macleod | 7 | Townships 7-8, Ranges 28-29 and Townships 7-9, Range 30, West of 5 Meridian. | Independent Doukhobor homestead; Doukhobor labourers. | 2, 10. | N/A | |
| 8 | MacLeod | 8 | Townships 7-9, Range 1, West of 5 Meridian, including Cowley village. | Communal Doukhobor settlements. | 4-6. | N/A | |
| 8 | MacLeod | 9 | Townships 7-9, Range 2, West of 5 Meridian, including Lundbreck village. | Communal Doukhobor settlements. | 5-8. | N/A | |
British Columbia
District No. and Name |
Sub-District No. and Description |
City, Town, Village, Township |
Doukhobor Entries |
Pages |
Microfilm |
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18 |
Kootenay West |
6B |
Trail |
Columbia Gardens |
Independent Doukhobor household. |
6. |
N/A |
18 |
Kootenay West |
9 |
Trail |
Birchbank |
Doukhobor labourers. |
5. |
N/A |
Blueberry |
Independent Doukhobor household. |
6. |
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Kinnaird |
Independent Doukhobor household. |
7. |
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18 |
Kootenay West |
10 |
Trail |
Brilliant |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Blagodatnoye (1-5), Lugovoye (5-13), Brilliant (14-31). |
1-30. |
N/A |
City of Trail |
Communal Doukhobor commercial enterprise. |
31. |
N/A |
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18 |
Kootenay West |
10A |
Trail |
Brilliant |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Brilliant. |
1-23. |
N/A |
Crescent Valley |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Krestova. |
24-30. |
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Glade |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Plodorodnoye. |
30-42. |
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Shoreacres |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Prekrasnoye. |
42-44. |
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Taghum |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Dorogotsennoye. |
44. |
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Quory |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Skalistoye. |
44-45. |
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Koch’s |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Kov. |
45-46. |
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Winlaw |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Veseloye, Kirpichnoye. |
47-49. |
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Perrys |
Communal Doukhobor settlement of Persikovoye. |
49. |
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Porto Rico |
Communal Doukhobor logging camp. |
50. |
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Rossland |
Communal Doukhobor farm. |
51-52. |
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Nelson City |
Communal Doukhobor commercial enterprise. |
53. |
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18 |
Kootenay West |
11 |
Trail |
South Slocan |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
9-10. |
N/A |
Shoreacres |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
11-12. |
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Tarrys |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
12-13. |
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Thrums |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
13-15. |
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18 |
Kootenay West |
13B |
Trail |
Shields |
Doukhobor labourer. |
11. |
N/A |
18 |
Kootenay West |
21 |
Nelson City |
Nelson City |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
6-7. |
N/A |
18 |
Kootenay West |
23 |
Nelson City |
Nelson City |
Doukhobor labourer. |
11. |
N/A |
18 |
Kootenay West |
25 |
Trail City |
Trail City |
Doukhobor labourers. |
3, 14, 18, 23, 32, 33. |
N/A |
25 |
Yale |
48 |
Grand Forks |
Grand Forks City |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
2, 29-30. |
N/A |
25 |
Yale |
49 |
Grand Forks |
Cascade |
Independent Doukhobor households. |
6-7. |
N/A |
25 |
Yale |
50 |
Grand Forks |
Deep Creek |
Doukhobor labourer. |
6. |
N/A |
25 |
Yale |
51 |
Grand Forks |
Paulson |
Doukhobor labourers. |
1. |
N/A |
25 |
Yale |
52 |
Grand Forks |
Carson |
Communal Doukhobor settlements of Fruktova, Ubezhishche, Khristovoye. |
1-13, 15-25. |
N/A |
Notes
This finding aid may be used to locate Doukhobor census enumerations both in the original census records and in census transcriptions as they become available. Currently the census is only available through a paid subscription to Ancestry.com. For a description of the 1921 Canada Census, including its historical background, content, usefulness and reliability, availability and published indices, see the Guide to Doukhobor Census Records. If you have any additional information or clarifications with respect to Doukhobor entries in the 1921 Canada Census, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
