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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of St. John's West

BROAD COVE
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 6
STATISTICS
Males - Married 82
Females 1 yr and under 10 Females - Married 84
Males 1 - 2 years 8 Widowers 7
Females 1 - 2 years 3 Widows 8
Males 2 - 3 years 4 Births During Past 12 Months 16
Females 2 - 3 years 6 Deaths During Past 12 Months 4
Males 3 - 4 years 7 Marriages During Past 12 Months 3
Females 3 - 4 years 5
   
Males 4 - 5 years 7
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 445
Females 4 - 5 years 8 Inhabitants Born In England -
Males 5 - 10 years 28 Inhabitants Born In Ireland 1
Females 5 - 10 years 36 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 30 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 25 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 28
   
Females 15 - 20 years 31
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 3
Males 20 - 25 years 13 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Females 20 - 25 years 15 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 16 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 17 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 12 Males - Deaf & Dumb 1
Females 30 - 35 years 10 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 12 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 9 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 9 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 11 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 12
   
Females 45 - 50 years 9
RELIGION
Church of England 387
Males 50 - 55 years 7 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 5 Church of Rome 59
Males 55 - 60 years 9 Methodist -
Females 55 - 60 years 9 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 9 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 4 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 7 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 2
   
Males 70 - 75 years 1
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 3 Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years 1 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years - Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years 2 Engaged in Office or Shop Work -
TOTAL POPULATION 446 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers 83
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 67
    Mechanics 1
    Males catching and curing fish 8
    Females engaged in curing fish 3
    Number engaged in lumbering -
    Number engaged in mining -
    Number employed in factories or workshops -
    Number of otherwise employed 128
   
   
   
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 113
    Females Who Can Read 133
    Males Who Can Write 102
    Females Who Can Write 114
    Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 67
    Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 105
    Children Who Live At Least 1½ Miles From School 25

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

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

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