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1857 Census for the Electoral District
of St. John's East
Journal of the House of Assembly, 1858
Electoral District of St. John's
Division of St. John's East

Number	Fisheries # of Vessels engaged in Seal Fisheries, &c.	Fisheries # of Men on board	Amount of Tonnage engaged in the Fisheries	Fisheries # of large Boats from 4 - 15 qtls.	Fisheries # of large Boats from 15 - 30 qtls.	Fisheries # of large Boats from 30 qtls. Upwards	Fisheries # of Nets & Seines	Quantity of Cod Fish cured QTLS.	Quantity of Salmon caught & cured NO.	Quantity of Herring cured BRLS.	Quantity of Oil distinguishing each kind GALLS	Quantity of Seals	Improved Lands # of Acres of Dyke & other improved Lands, & average value	Improved Lands # of Tons of Hay cut	Improved Lands # of Bushels of Wheat & Barley raised	Improved Lands # of Bushels of Oats raised	Improved Lands # of Barrels of Potatoes raised	Improved Lands # of Barrels of Turnips raised	Qty. Timothy & Clover seed raised	Agricultural Produce # of Barrels of other Root Crops	Agricultural Produce # of Neat Cattle	Agricultural Produce # of Milch Cows	Agricultural Stock # of Horses	Agricultural Stock # of Sheep	Agricultural Stock # of Swine & Goats	# of Widowers	# of Widows	# of Orphans	# of Crippled, aged, & Disabled Paupers	# of Males Deaf & Dumb	# of Females Deaf & Dumb	# of Males blind	# of Females blind	# of Male Lunatics	# of Female Lunatics	# of Male Idiots	# of Female Idiots	# of Births preceeding year	# of Deaths preceeding year	# of Marriages preceeding year	Mills & Factories # & Value of Saw Mills, & # hands employed	Mills & Factories # & Value of Grist Mills, & # hands employed	Value of Boots & Shoes manufactured £	Value of Chairs & Cabinet Wares	Value of Carriages £	Bushels of Lime Burnt & Value Bus.	Quantity of Butter manufactured Lbs.	Quantity of Cheese manufactured Lbs.	# of Vessels Built	Tonnage of ditto	Miscellaneous
1	49	1182	5463	147	7	5	85	15967 1/2		1026	328832	68046	5367	1556 1/2	1393	2713 1/2	7778 1/2	2261	14	2	1097	485	298	460	499	108	47	480	54	4	3	3				2	2	315	122	87	1 mill; 3 men	1 mill; 1 man	1700		38	4000	536	30	1	90	"St. John's, East - 1 oil factory, value £4020. Agricultural Implements manufactured, £250. Logy Bay - One cod liver oil manufactory produced this season 10 tuns 240 gallons manufactured, and 2 tuns common oil; gross proceeds valued at £922 Cy. 640 lb. fresh butter sent into St. John's market during the summer. Outer Cove - 2892 lb. fresh butter, and 1140 fresh salmon sent into St. John's market during the summer. Middle Cove & Freshwater - one cod liver oil manufactory produced this season 2 tuns manufactured, and 3 tuns common oil; gross proceeds valued at £289 4s.; 400 lb. fresh butter sent into St. John's market during the summer. 3 Cod Liver oil manufactories at Torbay, & 3 at Pouch Cove; the former produced 13 1/2 tuns refined, and 5 tuns common oil, & the latter 28 tuns refined, and 7 tuns common oil; gross proceeds valued at £4026 Cy."
2				46			17	4666		8	3606		149	102	10	78	1242				79	24	24		65	2	4	6	3						1			4	3	2							640
3				16			42	1536	1140		1602		176 1/2	152 1/2		151	2361				102	55	33		53	5	5	5	5							1		3	8	2							2892
4				11			23	877	390	6	1480		72 1/2	77 1/2		200	698				29	14	11	22	37	2		1	1									1		1							400
5				74	5		101	9423	383	6	15649		1518	455		236	6927				504	190	130		231	17	21	8	11	3		2				2		28	13	13							5585
6				20			32	2380			612		194	50 1/2		10	952				124	33	16		88	2	4	2										11	2	1							590
7				83		1	54	9787			6744		206	100			1690				120	89	17		50	3	7	4										27	3	1							2121
8				11	4	2	19	5084		1 1/2			1321 1/2	235 3/4		73	2014			1	191	119	43	168	131	8	10	2	7	1							1	17	4	1							2520
9				58			59	5125		39			511 1/4	147 3/4		31	942	7			58	31	17	12	63	13	20	10	17	3	2		3					18	5	7							1456
10				9				900									1273			5					17	1
11				10			7	1173		82			1342	139 3/4	32	213 1/2		253			140	44	30	2	122	3	9	4	6		1	1	2					13	3								2380
TOTALS	49	1182	5463	485	16	8	439	56918 1/2	1913	1168 1/2	358525	68046	10857 3/4	3017 1/4	1435	3706	25877 1/2	2521	14	8	2444	1084	619	664	1356	164	497	482	104	11	6	6	5		1	5	3	437	163	115	1 MILL; 3 MEN	1 MILL; 1 MAN	1700		38	4000	19139	30	1	90

Transcribed by: Ivy F. Benoit

Page Revised: July 2002 (Don Tate)

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