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 |
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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. |
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Petrovo |
21, 22. |
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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. |
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Efremovka |
26, 27. |
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Lyubovnoye |
27. |
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Voskriseniye |
34, 35. |
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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. |
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Tambovka |
9, 10. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Smireniye |
17, 18. |
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Otradnoye |
18, 19. |
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Blagoveshcheniye |
20. |
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Kapustino |
21, 22. |
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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. |
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Lyubovnoye |
13. |
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Village of Veregin |
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. |
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21 |
Mackenzie |
20 |
Sliding Hills RM |
Independent Doukhobor homesteads |
1, 10, 21, 22. |
T-21938 |
Rodionovo |
5, 6. |
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Sovetnoye |
8, 9. |
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Terpeniye |
18, 19, 20, 21. |
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21 |
Mackenzie |
21 |
Sliding Hills RM; Keys RM |
Independent Doukhobor homesteads |
13, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25. |
T-21940 |
Novoye |
22, 23. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Kirilovka |
22, 23, 24. |
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Bogdanovka |
25, 26. |
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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).