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And this should take you directly to the 1911 image:

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/SplitView.jsp?id=94576

Margee,

Yes ,that did take me directly to the page, I'll have another play with it and see i fI can access the free census returns. You have now however raised another question as to what was a "Home Boy" ?.

Many thanks
Mo

Home Children:
Orphans sent to Canada from Britain between 1870-1957. Not all were actually orphans. There were over 100,000 of them between ages of 4-15. Some of the lucky ones were adopted by Canadian families and had a good life. Others were treated as virtual slaves. This year is "The Year of the British Home Child" in Canada.

1861-71 images aren't free until later this summer, but you can search other censuses via:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html

From Margee's 1901 link, you'll see the geographic info at foot of page:

1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: ON PERTH (South/Sud) (#105)
Subdistrict: Usborne G-4 Page 11

Your guys start on Line 44

Now all the people info was on the above schedule 1, but in 1901, the building/farmhouse info was on schedule 2.
So take the 1901 geographic link on the URL I gave above, and search for district#=105 subdistrict#=g 4
You want page 3:
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1901/z/z002/z000095550.pdf
[Farm addy is Conc 14 Lot 16, Usborne Twp, Perth Co, Ontario]


Via http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/SearchMapframes.php
The Twp used to be in Huron Co. It is there today.

I don't know if this land record relates to your Thos:
Full record for Shute, Thomas
Last Name Shute
First Name Thomas
Post Office Exeter
Township Usborne
County Huron
Atlas Date 1879
Concession and Lot Lot size
V, 14 100

Here's the Twp concession map:
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/images/maps/townshipmaps/hur-m-Usborne.jpg

Conc XIV Lot 16 is marked on map as Hy Doupe (almost extreme Eastern edge).
Some neighbours are: McClocklin, McCurdy, McCurdy, Gilfillan, Rutherford
(names that appear on the 1901 census, but not necessarily with the same forename).


For a modern satellite view, go to http://maps.google.com/ and look up Exeter, Ontario, Canada
(This town is at W edge of Twp.)
Switch to satellite view, then take the road E out of the S end of town (Huron St E/Sideroad 15 & 16).
It ends at 12 Line Rd (the township line). Just 1 short block before that, turn S on Union Line.
The 2nd farm on the right is where your Thos lived - whether it's the same building, I don't know.

NB These 100acre lots were 50 chains x 20 chains (80 chns=1 mile).