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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of Bonavista

BONAVISTA

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

POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	50	STATISTICS	Males - Married	587
Females 1 yr and under	61		Females - Married	646
Males 1 - 2 years	42		Widowers	50
Females 1 - 2 years	45		Widows	98
Males 2 - 3 years	49		Births During Past 12 Months	102
Females 2 - 3 years	58		Deaths During Past 12 Months	51
Males 3 - 4 years	56		Marriages During Past 12 Months	15
Females 3 - 4 years	49
Males 4 - 5 years	73	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	3535
Females 4 - 5 years	55		Inhabitants Born In England	4
Males 5 - 10 years	247		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	6
Females 5 - 10 years	252		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	3
Males 10 - 15 years	224		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	3
Females 10 - 15 years	188		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	-
Males 15 - 20 years	201
Females 15 - 20 years	189	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	2
Males 20 - 25 years	170		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	1
Females 20 - 25 years	144		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	119
Males 25 - 30 years	119		Males - Deaf	1
Females 25 - 30 years	132		Females - Deaf	1
Males 30 - 35 years	87		Males - Deaf & Dumb	-
Females 30 - 35 years	88		Females - Deaf & Dumb	2
Males 35 - 40 years	103		Males - Blind	-
Females 35 - 40 years	85		Females - Blind	-
Males 40 - 45 years	74		Males Of Unsound Mind	5
Females 40 - 45 years	97		Females Of Unsound Mind	6
Males 45 - 50 years	99
Females 45 - 50 years	99	RELIGION	Church of England	1269
Males 50 - 55 years	62		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	45		Church of Rome	266
Males 55 - 60 years	55		Methodist	1974
Females 55 - 60 years	41		Presbyterian	-
Males 60 - 65 years	42		Congregationalist	-
Females 60 - 65 years	34		Salvation Army	40
Males 65 - 70 years	23		Baptist & Others	2
Females 65 - 70 years	30
Males 70 - 75 years	24	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	6
Females 70 - 75 years	14		Teachers	6
Males 75 - 80 years	10		Lawyers	-
Females 75 - 80 years	14		Doctors	1
Males 80+ years	6		Merchants & Traders	8
Females 80+ years	15		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	33
TOTAL POPULATION	3551		Engaged solely in Government Services	7
			Farmers	4
NOTES:			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	2092
			Mechanics	29
			Males catching and curing fish	1056
			Females engaged in curing fish	784
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	-
			Number employed in factories or workshops	4
			Number of otherwise employed	69
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	777
			Females Who Can Read	855
			Males Who Can Write	628
			Females Who Can Write	625
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	479
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	371
			Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School	4

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Saturday March 11, 2017 (Don Tate)

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