function DbInfoTitle() { document.write('MacDonald District, Manitoba Census, 1901: Neepawa and Lansdowne') }
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function DbInfoMiniDescription() { document.write('An extraction of 1901 census records from Neepawa and Lansdowne in MacDonald District, Manitoba.'); }
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function DbInfoDescription() { document.write('This database lists more than 3,600 residents of the census subdistricts of Neepawa (G) and Lansdowne (F) in the census district of MacDonald (#8), Manitoba in 1901. This information can be found at the National Archives on reel number provided within the database. It contains each person\'s full name, relationship to the head of the household, full date of birth, and birthplace, as well as year of immigration to Canada (if not Canadian by birth). The database also includes the National Archives film number, division number, page, and family number to help researchers obtain a copy of the actual record, if desired. Please send corrections and comments to khewitt8@home.com.Neepawa:
There are 1,400 entries from the Neepawa subdistrict in this database. The district was first occupied by Assiniboine and Cree. The first permanent settlers arrived from southern Ontario, making their way along the North Fort Ellice Trail. In July of 1877, a group of 30 settlers from Listowel, Ontario used the trail to reach Palestine (now Gladstone), Manitoba. The 14-member Graham family continued on to what is now Neepawa, which was a Cree word for "plenty" or "abundance."
In 1880, John A. Davidson and Jonathon J. Hamilton arrived, purchased land, and surveyed town lots. They later established a general store. Davidson and Hamilton, together with a group of villagers, offered the Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (M & NW) a land grant and a $16,000 bonus to construct a line within the town limits.
By 1896, there were two banks, three hotels, three boarding houses, seven fraternal societies, four real estate agents, two veterinarians, one dentist, three physicians, a daily newspaper, and a telephone exchange with 50 subscribers in Neepawa.
The Town of Neepawa was incorporated on 3 November 1883. Its population then was 308. Forty years later (in 1921), the population had risen to 1,864. Today it is approximately 3,500.
Lansdowne:
Lansdowne is located in the Central Plains of Manitoba within the MacDonald District. This database has more than 2,200 entries of residents in Lansdowne.'); }
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Bell Janet, comp. MacDonald District, Manitoba Census, 1901: Neepawa and Lansdowne [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Original data: Neepawa and Lansdowne, MacDonald District, Manitoba, Canada. 1901 Canada Census. Microfilm # T-6433 and T-6437. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
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