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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 St. George's Bay District

GRAND RIVER

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

POPULATION			AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
POPULATION	Males 1 yr and under	12	STATISTICS	Males - Married	66
	Females 1 yr and under	7		Females - Married	66
	Males 1 - 2 years	8		Widowers	1
	Females 1 - 2 years	8		Widows	11
	Males 2 - 3 years	8		Births During Past 12 Months	20
	Females 2 - 3 years	9		Deaths During Past 12 Months	10
	Males 3 - 4 years	3		Marriages During Past 12 Months	4
	Females 3 - 4 years	5
	Males 4 - 5 years	10	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	356
	Females 4 - 5 years	6		Inhabitants Born In England	1
	Males 5 - 10 years	34		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	1
	Females 5 - 10 years	20		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	8
	Males 10 - 15 years	33		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	88
	Females 10 - 15 years	25		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	1
	Males 15 - 20 years	26
	Females 15 - 20 years	26	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	1
	Males 20 - 25 years	17		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	-
	Females 20 - 25 years	25		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	-
	Males 25 - 30 years	19		Males - Deaf	-
	Females 25 - 30 years	23		Females - Deaf	-
	Males 30 - 35 years	14		Males - Deaf & Dumb	-
	Females 30 - 35 years	8		Females - Deaf & Dumb	-
	Males 35 - 40 years	11		Males - Blind	-
	Females 35 - 40 years	12		Females - Blind	-
	Males 40 - 45 years	10		Males Of Unsound Mind	-
	Females 40 - 45 years	7		Females Of Unsound Mind	-
	Males 45 - 50 years	9
	Females 45 - 50 years	10	RELIGION	Church of England	25
	Males 50 - 55 years	12		Reformed Church of England	-
	Females 50 - 55 years	7		Church of Rome	429
	Males 55 - 60 years	5		Methodist	1
	Females 55 - 60 years	5		Presbyterian	-
	Males 60 - 65 years	1		Congregationalist	-
	Females 60 - 65 years	5		Salvation Army	-
	Males 65 - 70 years	2		Baptist & Others	-
	Females 65 - 70 years	4
	Males 70 - 75 years	1	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	1
	Females 70 - 75 years	1		Teachers	2
	Males 75 - 80 years	1		Lawyers	-
	Females 75 - 80 years	3		Doctors	-
	Males 80+ years	1		Merchants & Traders	-
	Females 80+ years	2		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	-
	TOTAL POPULATION	455		Engaged solely in Government Services	-
				Farmers	78
NOTES:				Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	40
Eight Micmac Indians				Mechanics	2
				Males catching and curing fish	6
				Females engaged in curing fish	9
				Number engaged in lumbering	-
				Number engaged in mining	2
				Number employed in factories or workshops	-
				Number of otherwise employed	82
			LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	96
				Females Who Can Read	86
				Males Who Can Write	71
				Females Who Can Write	56
				Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	44
				Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	143
				Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School	122

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Sunday January 07, 2018 (Don Tate)

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