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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Harbour Main

COLLIERS
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 5
STATISTICS
Males - Married 69
Females 1 yr and under 6 Females - Married 69
Males 1 - 2 years 10 Widowers 8
Females 1 - 2 years 16 Widows 18
Males 2 - 3 years 6 Births During Past 12 Months 6
Females 2 - 3 years 9 Deaths During Past 12 Months 9
Males 3 - 4 years 5 Marriages During Past 12 Months 1
Females 3 - 4 years 10      
Males 4 - 5 years 5
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 509
Females 4 - 5 years 9 Inhabitants Born In England -
Males 5 - 10 years 44 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 40 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 27 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 26 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 28      
Females 15 - 20 years 37
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 25 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Females 20 - 25 years 12 Crippled And Disabled Paupers 29
Males 25 - 30 years 21 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 15 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 17 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 11 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 13 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 12 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 15 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 14 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 12      
Females 45 - 50 years 14
RELIGION
Church of England -
Males 50 - 55 years 6 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 8 Church of Rome 509
Males 55 - 60 years 6 Methodist -
Females 55 - 60 years 5 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 3 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 4 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 2 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 3      
Males 70 - 75 years 2
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 3 Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years 1 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 1 Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders 1
Females 80+ years 1 Engaged in Office or Shop Work 3
TOTAL POPULATION 509 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 82
  Mechanics -
Males catching and curing fish 91
Females engaged in curing fish 11
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops -
Number of otherwise employed -
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 73
Females Who Can Read 50
Males Who Can Write 66
Females Who Can Write 44
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 64
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 126
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Thursday March 16, 2017 (Don Tate)

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