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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Burin

FORTUNE
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 14
STATISTICS
Males - Married 151
Females 1 yr and under 9 Females - Married 161
Males 1 - 2 years 11 Widowers 20
Females 1 - 2 years 20 Widows 31
Males 2 - 3 years 16 Births During Past 12 Months 25
Females 2 - 3 years 11 Deaths During Past 12 Months 38
Males 3 - 4 years 14 Marriages During Past 12 Months 14
Females 3 - 4 years 12      
Males 4 - 5 years 10
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 793
Females 4 - 5 years 15 Inhabitants Born In England 12
Males 5 - 10 years 52 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 57 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 46 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies 1
Females 10 - 15 years 34 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others 3
Males 15 - 20 years 50      
Females 15 - 20 years 52
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Males 20 - 25 years 41 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 3
Females 20 - 25 years 35 Crippled And Disabled Paupers 5
Males 25 - 30 years 36 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 38 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 21 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 26 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 18 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 21 Females - Blind 1
Males 40 - 45 years 19 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 24 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 21      
Females 45 - 50 years 10
RELIGION
Church of England 13
Males 50 - 55 years 13 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 11 Church of Rome -
Males 55 - 60 years 9 Methodist 580
Females 55 - 60 years 6 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 10 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 7 Salvation Army 216
Males 65 - 70 years 5 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 9      
Males 70 - 75 years 2
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers 1
Females 70 - 75 years 1 Teachers 2
Males 75 - 80 years 2 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 1 Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders 8
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work 9
TOTAL POPULATION 809 Engaged solely in Government Services 2
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 6
  Mechanics 2
Males catching and curing fish 90
Females engaged in curing fish 62
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops 21
Number of otherwise employed 50
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 253
Females Who Can Read 247
Males Who Can Write 225
Females Who Can Write 195
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 153
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 154
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Sunday May 14, 2017 (Don Tate)

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