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Family Tree Maker
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Family Tree Maker
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Canadian Civil Servants Lists of Canada, 1872-1900 Are Now Online
Published: 23 January 2009
By: Rick Roberts, Biography & Archived Articles
Ancestry (The Generations Network) has added another important collection of Canadian historical records to their popular online genealogy and historical subscription-based online archive. Many of our readers are already subscribers to the commercial databases of Ancestry.com or Ancestry.ca. For those who are not, and do not wish to subscribe, access to Ancestry.com is available for free at many libraries, and at a some LDS Family History Centers.
The following press release from Ancestry outlines the details of what is included in the new online collection:
78,000 records of Canadian government employment from 1872-1900 highlight ‘then and now’ salaries
(Toronto, ON – January 22, 2009) Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading online family history website, today launched online the fully indexed Canadian Civil Servants Lists of Canada, 1872-1900, which features more than 78,000 records of those employed in departments of the Canadian Government during the country’s early days of Confederation.
Before online databases existed, there were physical record books kept of employment at government offices. Like the Victorian equivalent of today’s corporate intranet or internet site, these record books would have been used to find out who did what, when and where.
The records give family history researchers a unique opportunity to find out how an ancestor’s career might have progressed and how much they earned, as well as offer personal individual information such as birth date, age, date of first appointment, years at post, promotion to present rank, creed or religion and nationality of origin.
The records are available fully indexed and fully searchable online for the first time and help paint a more vivid picture of the working life of Canadians just before the turn of the 20th Century. They also provide a fascinating comparison of how the salaries and job titles differed from today.
For example, a Deputy Minister in the federal government in 1872 was earning a salary of $2,600. That same position today pays an average of 75 times that amount at $197,500. The Auditor General today earns approximately 110 times more than their counterpart in 1872, $300,000 compared to $2,750. But the biggest winner is the Minister of Public Works. Today’s salary of $230,000 is 230 times the $1,000 salary back when Sir John A. Macdonald was still Prime Minister.
The collection includes people employed in departments of the Canadian government, including:
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Customs
- Department of Finance
- Department of the House of Commons
- Department of Indian Affairs
- Department of Inland Revenue
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Marine and Fisheries
- Department of Militia and Defense
- Department of Public Printing and Stationary
- Department of Public Works
- Department of Railways and Canals
- Department of the Secretary of State
- Governor General’s Secretary’s Office
- Mounted Police Force
- Office of the Auditor General
- Office of the High Commissioner for Canada
- Post Office Department
- Privy Council Office
- Senate of Canada
Karen Peterson, Marketing Director, Ancestry.ca, comments: “Access to detailed records is essential for anyone researching their family history as the more information they have, the clearer the story of their family’s past will become. Collections such as the Canadian Civil Servants, which includes information on occupation, salary and career development, are vital as they enable family history enthusiasts to better understand how their ancestors lived by providing historical, factual context to their lives.”
In addition to finding one’s own ancestors in the collection, family history enthusiasts will find records of many prominent political figures that helped shape the future of our country, including:
- Sir John A MacDonald – Canada’s first Prime Minister. The listing of his appointment to PM is included. He was in office for a record of six terms, which spanned 19 years from 1867-1873 and 1878-1891.
- Charles Constantine – an inspector for the Northwest Mounted Police in 1886 who was responsible for enforcing the law during the Klondike gold rush and whose work helped to create an international reputation for the Mounties. By 1900 he was promoted to Superintendent, earning $1400 a year.
- Sir Samuel Benfield Steele – a distinguished soldier and a famous member of the Northwest Mounted Police who in 1870 participated in the Red River Expedition to fight the Red River Rebellion of Louis Riel. In 1877 he was assigned to meet with Sitting Bull after defeating General Custer at Little Bighorn, who had moved his people to Canada to escape the American vengeance.
The Canadian Civil Servants Lists, 1872-1900 is available to Canada and World Deluxe members and through a free 14-day trial at www.ancestry.ca.
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French & Native North American
Marriages & Genealogical Records Series,
Vol. 1 to Vol. 6
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, a descendant of Hurons from Ontario and Quebec, has published his many years of French, Native, Mi'kmaq, and Metis research into the six volumes that you find here. In his own words Mr. Bunnell says......
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The Roman Catholic Parish
of "Our Lady of The Angels"
Moose Creek,Ontario Baptisms,
Marriages and Burials 1882-1925
NOW ON CD
The content is organized alphabetically by surname. There is also an index to help researchers find others who are mentioned in the transcriptions, such as witnesses, named relatives, etc.....
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Research Guide To
Loyalist Ancestors
(Updated and Revised)
This updated research aid lists most of the locations where United Empire Loyalist records may be found throughout the world, and.......
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The New Loyalist Index
Vol. 1 to Vol. 7
Author and compiler Paul Brunnell, UE has researched United Empire Loyalists for more than 30 years, publishing his findings into the seven volumes that.....
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Trimming Yankee Sails:
Pirates and Privateers
of New Brunswick
Pirates and privateers sailed from New Brunswick ports throughout the 19th century, but their exploits began in earnest during the War of 1812. Amid tales of battles at sea and fortunes lost and won......
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New Brunswick and the Navy:
Four Hundred Years
In 1881, the new Dominion of Canada chose New Brunswick as the base for its naval operations. This the story of New Brunswick's contribution to Canada's storied naval heritage......
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Family Tree Maker for Mac 2
(version 2012)
Makes organizing, researching and sharing your family history easier than ever, whether you're just getting started or already an expert........
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Methodist Obituaries
From The
Christian Guardian,
1891 to 1895
This 11th volume from D.A. McKenzie provides carefully transcribed obituaries for Methodist deaths across Canada with Ontario most heavily represented, Scroll down to Vol. 11 after clicking.......
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