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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Ferryland

FERMEUSE
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 6
STATISTICS
Males - Married 88
Females 1 yr and under 11 Females - Married 88
Males 1 - 2 years 5 Widowers 16
Females 1 - 2 years 7 Widows 25
Males 2 - 3 years 10 Births During Past 12 Months 17
Females 2 - 3 years 9 Deaths During Past 12 Months 16
Males 3 - 4 years 7 Marriages During Past 12 Months 5
Females 3 - 4 years 7      
Males 4 - 5 years 10
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 633
Females 4 - 5 years 12 Inhabitants Born In England -
Males 5 - 10 years 32 Inhabitants Born In Ireland 2
Females 5 - 10 years 43 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 44 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies 2
Females 10 - 15 years 31 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 32      
Females 15 - 20 years 33
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 29 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 1
Females 20 - 25 years 30 Crippled And Disabled Paupers 9
Males 25 - 30 years 24 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 27 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 20 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 11 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 16 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 20 Females - Blind 2
Males 40 - 45 years 20 Males Of Unsound Mind 2
Females 40 - 45 years 17 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 10      
Females 45 - 50 years 18
RELIGION
Church of England -
Males 50 - 55 years 18 Reformed Church of England 1
Females 50 - 55 years 10 Church of Rome 636
Males 55 - 60 years 15 Methodist -
Females 55 - 60 years 7 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 10 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 10 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 6 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 5      
Males 70 - 75 years 5
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 2 Teachers 3
Males 75 - 80 years 4 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years - Doctors -
Males 80+ years 2 Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years 2 Engaged in Office or Shop Work 4
TOTAL POPULATION 637 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 310
  Mechanics -
Males catching and curing fish 204
Females engaged in curing fish 106
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops 2
Number of otherwise employed 1
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 201
Females Who Can Read 192
Males Who Can Write 144
Females Who Can Write 137
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 146
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 88
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Thursday May 04, 2017 (Don Tate)

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