Findmypast adds 1911 Census of Canada

Findmypast have the 1911 Canadian census, the first Canadian census on their site and a welcome addition. Any major addition, and 6.7 million records mentioned in this week's Friday news release certainly are that, is good news. Now a search at Findmypast will include a search of this Canadian dataset, you don't have to go to one of the other four sites where that census is also available. They are: Ancestry, Automated Genealogy, FamilySearch and Library and Archives Canada.

Each site has strengths and weaknesses. Here is a summary tabulation of what's available at each.

	Ancestry	Automated Genealogy	FamilySearch	Findmypast	LAC
Records	7,223,678	7,584,284	7,246,159	7,000,242	7,204,838
Images	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cost	Subs $	Free	Free	Subs $	Free
Transcribed Fields
Last Name	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Forenames(s)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Age	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Gender	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Marital Status	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Relationship to Head of Household	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Birth Date	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Birthplace	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Occupation	No	No	No	No	No
Race or Tribe	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Place of Habitation	Yes	No	No	No	No
Census Place	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Help File	Good	Limited	Good	Good	Extensive
Citation Help	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Acknowledgement of Source	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes