1861 Canada census help completed

[VivienR]

I hope someone can give me a hand with my search. When I first started tracking down my relatives I never thought to take down all the census details which I now realize are invaluable to have.

I had found Eloi Gagnon b1803 and his wife Angele Levesque born 1807 in the 1861 census living in McNider, Quebec but that was searching the census on microfilm.
  I don't know who transcribed the Quebec censuses on Ancestry but it's been a real treasure hunt  and no matter what spelling I use I cannot find them on Ancestry.  They were living next door to Augustin Gagnon and his wife Catherine Pearson but haven't had any luck finding this family on the 1861 census either.

Any help you can give me would be wonderful.  Thanks
Vivien

[valeriec]

I can't help with the 1861 but you can check the 1851/52 census at automated genealogy for free. the 1901 and 1911 census are also available. You can view the original documents through the split screen/view option.
I did find the names you were looking for but couldn't be sure they were the correct ones.

http://automatedgenealogy.com

you can also check out census and other info at Library and Archives Canada and view original documents through pdf or jpeg

www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/index-e.html

[VivienR]

Hi thanks  I do have them on every other census but the 1861.
vivien

[VivienR]

I managed to find McNider in the 1861 census on Ancestry - the transcription for Eloi Gagnon was Eloi Sefron and Angel Levesque was transcribed as Angel Lutes.   Not even close.  Although I have to say the handwriting is very difficult to read and it doesn't help that whoever transcribed these records has no knowledge of common names in Quebec.

Vivien