Tax Assessment Rolls Tax rolls also help chart property ownership and land values on a yearly basis. Sometimes they can indicate when a building was constructed because the assessed value may suddenly jump. Assessment rolls also provide legal description of each property. They also indicate land owners on rental property. You can learn a great deal about the age, architectural style and uses of your house just by studying how it was designed, built, altered and decorated over the years.
Most buildings are local hybrids composed of details from more than one architectural style.
Census Records Census records are prepared every 10 years by the Government of Canada. They list every person living in every household in a given district. Occupations, ages, religions and other key details are listed. The Government has not released the census records after 1901. Agricultural census records exist for years prior to 1851.