1871 Census of Canada

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of the 1871 census page is readable. Franklin Wood, 55, a married gardener (jardinier) of English origin, is listed in the Granby, Shefford sub-district with wife Ann M and children George S and Arthur A. The age, occupation, marital status and place all agree with the residence claim, and the Episcopal religion is probable from the ditto marks. The only discrepancy is a minor family-number difference.
Matches: Page 39 (image) shows 'Wood, Franklin', male, age 55, which implies a birth around 1815–1816 and fits the 1815 birth year; Occupation reads 'Jardinier' (gardener), matching the claim; Marital status column shows 'M' (married), and the household includes Ann M, 45, who appears to be his wife; The page headings read Shefford, village of Granby, Quebec, matching the claimed place; The origin column reads 'Anglaise', and the religion column appears to be Episcopal (it matches the ditto from the entry above), consistent with the claim
Limits: The religion entry for Franklin Wood is a ditto mark or is faint, so 'Episcopalian' is inferred from the line above rather than clearly written; The family number written on the image (167, with a second number in the margin) is hard to reconcile with the citation's 'Family No 170'; this is likely a numbering variant between the image and the index; A census gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm 1815 exactly; The 1871 census cannot confirm the person is the same Franklin Wood who died in 1889; only the name, age and place fit