Brantford, C, Ontario (1911–1921)
Brantford, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in 2 censuses between 1911 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q34180, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 23,132 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 29,440 | View 1921 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Jones [Kahkewaquonaby] | 1802–1856 | buried here |
| Robert Whale | 1805–1887 | died here |
| Alfred H. (Alfred Hutchinson) Dymond | 1827–1903 | died here |
| George Frederick Marter | 1840–1907 | born here |
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | born here |
| Sara Jeannette Duncan | 1861–1922 | born here |
| Duncan Sayre MacInnes | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Norman Duncan | 1871–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007_1911— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
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.