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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Bonavista

BROOKLYN
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 6
STATISTICS
Males - Married 65
Females 1 yr and under 3 Females - Married 65
Males 1 - 2 years 5 Widowers 5
Females 1 - 2 years 3 Widows 5
Males 2 - 3 years 3 Births During Past 12 Months 10
Females 2 - 3 years 9 Deaths During Past 12 Months 6
Males 3 - 4 years 9 Marriages During Past 12 Months 2
Females 3 - 4 years 5      
Males 4 - 5 years 4
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 398
Females 4 - 5 years 5 Inhabitants Born In England 2
Males 5 - 10 years 37 Inhabitants Born In Ireland 1
Females 5 - 10 years 33 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 34 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies 4
Females 10 - 15 years 23 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 25      
Females 15 - 20 years 26
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 25 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 11
Females 20 - 25 years 14 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 15 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 16 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 7 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 5 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 8 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 10 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 7 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 9 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 9      
Females 45 - 50 years 10
RELIGION
Church of England 185
Males 50 - 55 years 11 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 5 Church of Rome -
Males 55 - 60 years 6 Methodist 220
Females 55 - 60 years 7 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 2 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years - Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 1 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years -      
Males 70 - 75 years 1
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers 1
Females 70 - 75 years 3 Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years 3 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years - Doctors -
Males 80+ years 1 Merchants & Traders 1
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work -
TOTAL POPULATION 405 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers 2
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 114
  Mechanics 5
Males catching and curing fish 116
Females engaged in curing fish 4
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops 4
Number of otherwise employed 7
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 104
Females Who Can Read 83
Males Who Can Write 73
Females Who Can Write 68
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 64
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 54
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

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

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