Source Information

Hewitt, Kris, comp.. Blenheim, Chatham, and Harwich, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Blenheim, Chatham, and Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada. 1881 Canada Census. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm # C-13278, C-13279, and C-13280.

About Blenheim, Chatham, and Harwich, Kent County, Ontario Census, 1881

Chatham Town is in Kent County. Chatham was named in 1794. In this database, each entry has the full names, age, birthplace, religion, and occupation of each resident in the census subdistrict of Chatham in the census district of Kent. This database includes the National archives film number, division number, page number, entry number and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the original record, if desired.

Blenheim was first settled in the 1830's. The community was first known as Rondeau, but the post office was officially renamed Blenheim in 1883. In this database, each entry has the full names, age, birthplace, religion, and occupation of each resident in the census subdistrict of Blenheim in the census district of Kent. This database includes the National Archives film number, division number, page number, entry number and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the original record, if desired.

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