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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Burin

GRAND BANK
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 14
STATISTICS
Males - Married 217
Females 1 yr and under 15 Females - Married 240
Males 1 - 2 years 15 Widowers 18
Females 1 - 2 years 9 Widows 41
Males 2 - 3 years 22 Births During Past 12 Months 30
Females 2 - 3 years 17 Deaths During Past 12 Months 15
Males 3 - 4 years 13 Marriages During Past 12 Months 9
Females 3 - 4 years 23      
Males 4 - 5 years 10
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 1144
Females 4 - 5 years 15 Inhabitants Born In England 14
Males 5 - 10 years 51 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 63 Inhabitants Born In Scotland 1
Males 10 - 15 years 72 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies 11
Females 10 - 15 years 56 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 67      
Females 15 - 20 years 86
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Males 20 - 25 years 75 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 1
Females 20 - 25 years 71 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 62 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 50 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 40 Males - Deaf & Dumb 3
Females 30 - 35 years 40 Females - Deaf & Dumb 2
Males 35 - 40 years 32 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 21 Females - Blind 1
Males 40 - 45 years 28 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 30 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 27      
Females 45 - 50 years 35
RELIGION
Church of England 21
Males 50 - 55 years 21 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 19 Church of Rome 9
Males 55 - 60 years 9 Methodist 954
Females 55 - 60 years 12 Presbyterian 1
Males 60 - 65 years 11 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 10 Salvation Army 185
Males 65 - 70 years 9 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 5      
Males 70 - 75 years 3
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers 1
Females 70 - 75 years 1 Teachers 2
Males 75 - 80 years 2 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 4 Doctors 1
Males 80+ years 2 Merchants & Traders 6
Females 80+ years 3 Engaged in Office or Shop Work 9
TOTAL POPULATION 1170 Engaged solely in Government Services 2
    Farmers 1
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 10
  Mechanics 7
Males catching and curing fish 246
Females engaged in curing fish 139
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops 14
Number of otherwise employed 19
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 313
Females Who Can Read 343
Males Who Can Write 273
Females Who Can Write 278
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 179
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 204
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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