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Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier, Quebec (1861–1911)
Québec, St. Roch, Ward—Quartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 6 censuses between 1861 and 1911.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Québec, C in 1861
Descendant places
- merged into Québec, C in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 9,698 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 6,850 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 8,055 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 8,986 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 10,028 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 9,910 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| François-Xavier Garneau | 1809–1866 | died here |
| Thomas McGreevy | 1825–1897 | died here |
| William Henry Baldwin | 1827–1894 | died here |
| Andrew Thomson | 1829–1907 | died here |
| Felix Carbray | 1835–1907 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188006— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.