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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
Trinity Bay District

BLAKETOWN
 

Source:
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/51161

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 11
STATISTICS
Males - Married 48
Females 1 yr and under 8 Females - Married 48
Males 1 - 2 years 6 Widowers 2
Females 1 - 2 years 3 Widows 1
Males 2 - 3 years 7 Births During Past 12 Months 17
Females 2 - 3 years 9 Deaths During Past 12 Months 6
Males 3 - 4 years 9 Marriages During Past 12 Months -
Females 3 - 4 years 5
   
Males 4 - 5 years 11
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 282
Females 4 - 5 years 10 Inhabitants Born In England -
Males 5 - 10 years 27 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 18 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 14 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 21 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 5
   
Females 15 - 20 years 9
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 5 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Females 20 - 25 years 8 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 11 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 13 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 7 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 8 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 15 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 12 Females - Blind 1
Males 40 - 45 years 5 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 5 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 6
   
Females 45 - 50 years 5
RELIGION
Church of England 216
Males 50 - 55 years 1 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 2 Church of Rome 24
Males 55 - 60 years 3 Methodist 42
Females 55 - 60 years 1 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 1 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 1 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years - Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years -
   
Males 70 - 75 years -
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years - Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years - Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years - Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work -
TOTAL POPULATION 282 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 35
    Mechanics 1
    Males catching and curing fish 18
    Females engaged in curing fish 6
    Number engaged in lumbering -
    Number engaged in mining -
    Number employed in factories or workshops 5
    Number of otherwise employed 2
   
   
   
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 41
    Females Who Can Read 36
    Males Who Can Write 21
    Females Who Can Write 19
    Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 49
    Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 104
    Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School 1

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Tuesday February 27, 2018 (Don Tate)

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