NS | Cape Breton, Grand Narrows | Mi’kmaq (1881)
Main Index: Native – First Peoples – Metis [Canadian Census Extracts]
These census posts are part of a larger project to identify the surnames that have appeared among Indigenous, Metis and Mixed-heritage people over the past few hundred years across what is now Canada.
Wherever possible, I’ve posted census links to the individual surnames – but either way there is always a link to the overall census at the foot of the post under External Links. In addition, some of the older posts have orange colour coding. If a surname is orange-coloured it means that it appears in the marriage records on this site. Unfortunately, for technical reasons, the most recent posts don’t yet have this orange coding.
You may also be interested in two companion series of posts. The first – Canadian Marriage Extracts, consists of transcribed marriage records. The second more recent project is a steadily growing series of Surname Anchor Posts. Each surname post is dedicated to just one surname and its variations across Canada and over the past few hundred years.
Note: The goal of all these projects is to arrive at a representative sampling of the surnames. The list is not comprehensive and it relies primarily on settler records (non-indigenous). In all cases, indigenous peoples have the true knowledge of these surnames and of their peoples’ genealogy.
This project is meant simply as a jumping-off point for people who want to answer the questions: Has one of my surnames ever appeared in connection with indigenous or mixed-heritage records? And if so, where and when and among which peoples?
Census Data
Enumeration district: Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Grand Narrows (1881)
[Mi’kmaq]
Related Posts:
Main Index: Native – First Peoples – Metis [Canadian Census Extracts]
Native – First Peoples – Metis [Canadian Marriage Extracts]
External Links:
Enumeration district: Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Grand Narrows (1881)
A Canadian Family 
Do u have any evidence of any generational ties with marriage to the name walker with mikmaq in cape breton? Relevant names wallace walker or marie walker? For years i have heard of rumours of mikmaq heritage along this lineage in nova scotia. Need to know. Can u help?
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Hello Joe,
I have not. It’s often the case that when the lineage is unclear it’s coming through a maternal line. I guess you’ve already located the “Walkers” in the tree you’re looking at? And found them in census documents? Evelyn
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Hello,
No, I have not personally run across records of Mi’kmaq Walkers in the Cape Breton area. If you are trying to determine if a specific individual has Mi’kmaq heritage you would at least have to provide the names of a married couple with some dates and general location. Have you already found your individuals in census documents?
Evelyn
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