1901 BC Census Search

BCGS members and volunteer groups have indexed the 1901 census for British Columbia. Follow this link to our 1901 British Columbia, Canada census search and, if needed, to assistance with 1901 census abbreviations, especially for British Columbia.  A brief explanation of the BCGS 1901 indexing project and a list of the volunteers is on this BCGS Special Projects page.

The 1901 BC census is searchable on-line by surname, given name and birth year,  The full 1901 BC Census Index is available at the BCGS Walter Draycott Library or through the BC Research Committee. The BCGS is pleased to partner with other projects, for example, the vi History website uses this index on its site which focuses on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, .

Vancouver, BC, Canada: A Brief Guide to  Genealogy Research Sources

This guide, originally published in the June 2011 issue of The British Columbia Genealogist, has been revised and updated to include links to many useful sources for Vancouver genealogy and family history research.

Victoria BC Canada: A Brief Guide to Genealogy Reearch Sources

This guide, a revised version of an article from The British Columbia Genealogist, June 2012, includes links to many on-line sources for Victoria BC family history research. .

Victoria, British Columbia Naturalization Index, 1859 -

British Columbia Naturalization documents from the British Columbia Archives are now digitized and available free at FamilySearch.org for both the Victoria and Cranbrook County Courts, 1859-1926.  This BCGS index is an on-going project for the Victoria Court records which begin with Oaths of Allegiance signed in 1859.

The BC Archives has names of individuals already on-line from the Cranbrook records and FamilySearch has digitized the official Cranbrook index book.

This link goes to the Victoria and Cranbrook County Court digitized naturalization records at FamilySearch.org. 

This link goes to the BC Archives search page if you would like to search for a Cranbrook name in the Cranbrook naturalization applications 1905-1923.