Rowley Research

1901 Canadian Census

Elgin East District, Ontario

National Archives of Canada, Film T-6465

Spencer #	Name	Birth Date	Birthplace	Immigration Year	Relationship to Head of Household
St Thomas City, Division 3, Page 14, Entry 1-4, Family 153
	Mary S Rowley	May 9 1845	Scotland	1854	head
	Annie Rowley	Dec 29 1871	Ontario		daughter
	George E Rowley	Oct 16 1875	Ontario		son
	Ralph M Rowley	Aug 28 1882	Ontario		son
St Thomas City, Division 9, Page 12, Entry 22-24, Family 126
	George Rowley	Aug 22 1846	Ontario		head
	Clara Rowley	Nov 5 1848	England	1880	wife
	Clara W Rowley	Oct 5 1879	Ontario		daughter

Elgin East District, Ontario(part 2)St. Thomas, OntarioSt. Thomas (sub-district "e") is located in the district of Elgin East (district #57). It was incorporated as a town in 1861. Growth was slow for this district, but had increased considerably when two Railway lines began passing through the town. Population in the early 1870's was barely 2000, but by 1880, the population had grown to over 8, 300. By 1881, St. Thomas became a city and it was considered the "pride of the west." At that time, the population was approximately 10,000.This database has approximately 11,400 entries of residents for the census year 1901 and contains the full names, relationship to the head of the household, full date of birth, and birthplace as well as the year of immigration to Canada (if not Canadian by birth).

Source Information:
Hewitt, Doneen, comp. Elgin East District, Ontario Canada 1901 Census: St Thomas City [database online]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: St Thomas City, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. 1901 Canada Census. Microfilm # T-6465. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.