Index of Doukhobor Settlements in the 1916 Census of the Northwest Provinces

by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff

The following geographic finding aid may be used to locate Doukhobors in the 1916 Census of the Northwest Provinces. 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 microfilm copies or online images of the original census to find specific Doukhobor entries.

Index  – Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 

 

Manitoba

District  No. and Name Sub-District No. and Description Doukhobor Entries Pages Microfilm
1 Brandon 3 City of Brandon Independent Doukhobor households 17, 20, 24, 25, 30. T-21925
1 Brandon 12 City of Brandon Doukhobor workers 6. T-21925
1 Brandon 13 City of Brandon Doukhobor worker 24. T-21925
5 Marquette 20 Russell RM Doukhobor worker 10. T-21927
7 Nelson 3 Swan River RM Independent Doukhobor homesteads; Doukhobor workers 9, 12, 18, 22. T-21928
7 Nelson 4 Swan River RM Independent Doukhobor homestead; Doukhobor workers 5, 10, 14. T-21928

Saskatchewan

District  No. and Name

Sub-District No. and Description

Doukhobor Entries

Pages

Microfilm

21

Mackenzie

02A

City of Yorkton

Independent Doukhobor households

24.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

02B

City of Yorkton

Independent Doukhobor households

3, 9.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

08

Wallace RM; Sliding Hills RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

Communal Doukhobor farm

1.

19.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

09

Cote RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

8, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.

T-21938

Vossianiye

17.

Petrovo

21, 22.

21

Mackenzie

10

Cote RM; Town of Kamsack

Town of Kamsack

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24.

T-21938

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.

Efremovka

26, 27.

Lyubovnoye

27.

Voskriseniye

34, 35.

21

Mackenzie

11

Cote RM; St. Phillips RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22.

T-21938

Trudolyubovoye

2, 3, 4.

Tambovka

9, 10.

21

Mackenzie

12

St. Philips RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 23, 24.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

13

Livingston RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

14

Livingston RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16.

T-21938

“Crazy” village (Khlebodarnoye)

2, 3, 4.

21

Mackenzie

15

Livingston RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

T-21938

21

Mackenzie

18

Keys RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15.

T-21938

Nadezhda

16, 17.

Smireniye

17, 18.

Otradnoye

18, 19.

Blagoveshcheniye

20.

Kapustino

21, 22.

21

Mackenzie

19

Sliding Hills RM; Village of Veregin

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.

T-21938

Blagodarnoye

9, 10.

Lyubovnoye

13.

Village of Veregin

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

21

Mackenzie

20

Sliding Hills RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

1, 10, 21, 22.

T-21938

Rodionovo

5, 6.

Sovetnoye

8, 9.

Terpeniye

18, 19, 20, 21.

21

Mackenzie

21

Sliding Hills RM; Keys RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

13, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25.

T-21940

Novoye

22, 23.

21

Mackenzie

22

Keys RM; Village of Hyas

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

9, 10.

T-21940

21

Mackenzie

24

Good Lake RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

T-21940

21

Mackenzie

25

Good Lake RM; Town of Canora

Town of Canora

2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

T-21940

Independent Doukhobor homestead

24.

21

Mackenzie

28

Insinger RM

Communal Doukhobor farm

20.

T-21940

21

Mackenzie

29

Buchanan RM; Village of Buchanan

Village of Buchanan

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

T-21940

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.

21

Mackenzie

30

Invermay RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads.

27, 30.

T-21940

24

North Battleford

01

Great Bend RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

20, 21, 25.

T-21941

24

North Battleford

03

Mayfield RM

Doukhobor worker

10.

T-21941

24

North Battleford

04

North Battleford RM

Saskatchewan Provincial Asylum

13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 23.

T-21941

24

North Battleford

07

Redberry RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

12, 13, 14, 15.

T-21941

24

North Battleford

09

Blaine Lake RM; Town of Blaine Lake

Town of Blaine Lake

1, 2, 4, 5.

T-21941

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33.

Petrovka 30, 31.

24

North Battleford

10

Blaine Lake RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

28, 29, 30, 31, 32.

T-21941

29

Saskatoon

11

Eagle Creek RM

Doukhobor worker

16.

T-21944

29

Saskatoon

12

Park RM

Independent Doukhobor homesteads

2, 3, 4, 13, 19, 24, 27.

T-21944

Pokrovka

19, 20, 21.

Kirilovka

22, 23, 24.

Bogdanovka

25, 26.

29

Saskatoon

14

Park RM; Town of Langham

Doukhobor worker

5.

T-21945

Town of Langham

21.

Alberta

District  No. and Name Sub-District No. and Description Doukhobor Entries Pages Microfilm
32 Battle River 1 Township 35, Range 4, West of 4 Independent Doukhobor homestead 33. T-21946
32 Battle River 9 Village of Provost Doukhobor workers 9. T-21947
38 Lethbridge 11 Town of Raymond Doukhobor work party 15, 18. T-21951
38 Lethbridge 13 Village of Warner Doukhobor work party 8, 10, 11. T-21951
38 Lethbridge 20f City of Lethbridge Doukhobor worker 31. T-21952
39 Macleod 7 Village of Lundbreck Communal Doukhobor settlement 14. T-21952
39 Macleod 8 Village of Cowley Communal Doukhobor settlement 5, 7, 14. T-21952
40 Medicine Hat 19 Village of Bow Island  Doukhobor work party 11-12. T-21953

Notes

This finding aid may be used to locate Doukhobor census enumerations both in the original census records and in census transcriptions such as those provided online by Ancestry.com. For a description of the 1916 Census of the Northwest Provinces, including its historical background, content, usefulness and reliability, availability and published indices, see the Guide to Doukhobor Census Records.

This article was reproduced by permission in the Bulletin Vol. 40 No. 4 (Regina: Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, December 2009).