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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Fogo

GANDER BAY
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 10
STATISTICS
Males - Married 70
Females 1 yr and under 8 Females - Married 70
Males 1 - 2 years 8 Widowers 4
Females 1 - 2 years 8 Widows 6
Males 2 - 3 years 17 Births During Past 12 Months 18
Females 2 - 3 years 10 Deaths During Past 12 Months 8
Males 3 - 4 years 9 Marriages During Past 12 Months -
Females 3 - 4 years 6      
Males 4 - 5 years 8
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 406
Females 4 - 5 years 9 Inhabitants Born In England 4
Males 5 - 10 years 40 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 35 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 26 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies 6
Females 10 - 15 years 16 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 19      
Females 15 - 20 years 16
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 7 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Females 20 - 25 years 17 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 22 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 16 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 14 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 11 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 9 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 12 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 8 Males Of Unsound Mind 1
Females 40 - 45 years 8 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 12      
Females 45 - 50 years 8
RELIGION
Church of England 306
Males 50 - 55 years 6 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 2 Church of Rome 4
Males 55 - 60 years 4 Methodist 105
Females 55 - 60 years 3 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 6 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 1 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 1 Baptist & Others 1
Females 65 - 70 years 2      
Males 70 - 75 years 1
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 1 Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years - Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years - Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work 1
TOTAL POPULATION 416 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 2
  Mechanics 2
Males catching and curing fish 50
Females engaged in curing fish 14
Number engaged in lumbering 25
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops -
Number of otherwise employed 18
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 60
Females Who Can Read 79
Males Who Can Write 33
Females Who Can Write 38
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 58
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 76
Children Who Live At Least 1½ Miles From School 71

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Monday April 03, 2017 (Don Tate)

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