1842 Census of Canada East

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of the original 1842 Lower Canada census return for the Township of Farnham lists Samuel Wood as a farmer and proprietor, head of a household of 5. This supports residence in Farnham in 1842 and the occupation of farmer. The only gap is that the census does not confirm his birth year or other identifying details, so the link to the Samuel Wood (1787–1848) in the database depends on the name and place.
Matches: Line 13 of the page reads "Samuel Wood", Trade/Profession "Farmer", 1 house inhabited, proprietor, 5 inmates; The page heading is "Return of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants of the Township of Farnham", which matches the claimed place; The stamp reads "Lower Canada Census Returns 1842", which matches the claimed date; Occupation Farmer matches the claim note; The oath on the facing page is sworn before "Samuel Wood J.P." at Farnham on 1 March 1842, which fits a prominent local man of that name
Limits: A census of heads of household gives no age or birth year, so the record cannot confirm that this is the Samuel Wood born in 1787; The record does not name the county (Shefford) or give the district; the heading shows only the Township of Farnham; The 1842 census gives no relationships, so identity rests on the name and place only; The Samuel Wood entry is partly hard to read at this image resolution, though the name and trade are legible