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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 Placentia & St. Mary's District

GREAT PLACENTIA

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

POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	6	STATISTICS	Males - Married	100
Females 1 yr and under	10		Females - Married	119
Males 1 - 2 years	7		Widowers	15
Females 1 - 2 years	4		Widows	30
Males 2 - 3 years	5		Births During Past 12 Months	11
Females 2 - 3 years	8		Deaths During Past 12 Months	9
Males 3 - 4 years	8		Marriages During Past 12 Months	7
Females 3 - 4 years	7
Males 4 - 5 years	5	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	550
Females 4 - 5 years	7		Inhabitants Born In England	2
Males 5 - 10 years	20		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	8
Females 5 - 10 years	27		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	-
Males 10 - 15 years	36		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	2
Females 10 - 15 years	31		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	-
Males 15 - 20 years	20
Females 15 - 20 years	28	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	-
Males 20 - 25 years	22		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	-
Females 20 - 25 years	30		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	29
Males 25 - 30 years	24		Males - Deaf	-
Females 25 - 30 years	31		Females - Deaf	-
Males 30 - 35 years	18		Males - Deaf & Dumb	-
Females 30 - 35 years	19		Females - Deaf & Dumb	-
Males 35 - 40 years	22		Males - Blind	-
Females 35 - 40 years	18		Females - Blind	-
Males 40 - 45 years	11		Males Of Unsound Mind	2
Females 40 - 45 years	14		Females Of Unsound Mind	1
Males 45 - 50 years	15
Females 45 - 50 years	11	RELIGION	Church of England	16
Males 50 - 55 years	11		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	9		Church of Rome	544
Males 55 - 60 years	7		Methodist	-
Females 55 - 60 years	8		Presbyterian	2
Males 60 - 65 years	11		Congregationalist	-
Females 60 - 65 years	14		Salvation Army	-
Males 65 - 70 years	6		Baptist & Others	-
Females 65 - 70 years	11
Males 70 - 75 years	4	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	1
Females 70 - 75 years	5		Teachers	6
Males 75 - 80 years	2		Lawyers	-
Females 75 - 80 years	5		Doctors	1
Males 80+ years	1		Merchants & Traders	8
Females 80+ years	3		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	8
TOTAL POPULATION	561		Engaged solely in Government Services	6
			Farmers	-
NOTES:			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	82
Transcriber's Note: Population listed as 562 inidividuals, however actual count only comes to 561.			Mechanics	7
			Males catching and curing fish	77
			Females engaged in curing fish	2
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	14
			Number employed in factories or workshops	-
			Number of otherwise employed	28
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	181
			Females Who Can Read	205
			Males Who Can Write	158
			Females Who Can Write	191
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	112
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	57
			Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School	-

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Saturday August 19, 2017 (Don Tate)

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