BIG CARRIBOO ISLAND 1817 CENSUS
The
1817 census for Big Carriboo
Island is a bit of a mystery. On January 2, 1811, Hector
and John McKenzie purchased from Thomas Davison 380 acres of land on
what was then called "great Carriboo Island." The deed was
recorded on June 30, 1813. [Volume 4, pages 401-404]
Although the 1817 census does not refer specifically to Carriboo
Island, it does list a Hector and John McKenzie next to each
other. Presumably this is the same team that purchased the above
plot. I cannot associate any of the adjacent census entries
with the island, however, which suggests that perhaps only the families
of Hector and John McKenzie lived there at the time. Click here
to view the image of that census page: Actual Image