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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of Harbour Grace

HARBOUR GRACE

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

POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	101	STATISTICS	Males - Married	1093
Females 1 yr and under	93		Females - Married	1190
Males 1 - 2 years	87		Widowers	79
Females 1 - 2 years	77		Widows	263
Males 2 - 3 years	101		Births During Past 12 Months	188
Females 2 - 3 years	84		Deaths During Past 12 Months	111
Males 3 - 4 years	98		Marriages During Past 12 Months	23
Females 3 - 4 years	78
Males 4 - 5 years	105	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	6299
Females 4 - 5 years	93		Inhabitants Born In England	30
Males 5 - 10 years	373		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	58
Females 5 - 10 years	399		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	28
Males 10 - 15 years	361		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	39
Females 10 - 15 years	340		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	18
Males 15 - 20 years	346
Females 15 - 20 years	345	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	6
Males 20 - 25 years	229		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	9
Females 20 - 25 years	312		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	64
Males 25 - 30 years	220		Males - Deaf	9
Females 25 - 30 years	238		Females - Deaf	5
Males 30 - 35 years	170		Males - Deaf & Dumb	1
Females 30 - 35 years	185		Females - Deaf & Dumb	1
Males 35 - 40 years	183		Males - Blind	5
Females 35 - 40 years	191		Females - Blind	2
Males 40 - 45 years	147		Males Of Unsound Mind	2
Females 40 - 45 years	185		Females Of Unsound Mind	4
Males 45 - 50 years	156
Females 45 - 50 years	181	RELIGION	Church of England	2643
Males 50 - 55 years	130		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	114		Church of Rome	2477
Males 55 - 60 years	169		Methodist	1087
Females 55 - 60 years	132		Presbyterian	156
Males 60 - 65 years	85		Congregationalist	6
Females 60 - 65 years	88		Salvation Army	97
Males 65 - 70 years	73		Baptist & Others	-
Females 65 - 70 years	71
Males 70 - 75 years	46	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	5
Females 70 - 75 years	45		Teachers	15
Males 75 - 80 years	30		Lawyers	1
Females 75 - 80 years	25		Doctors	2
Males 80+ years	16		Merchants & Traders	19
Females 80+ years	24		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	106
TOTAL POPULATION	6526		Engaged solely in Government Services	48
			Farmers	60
NOTES:			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	589
Transcriber's Note: Total Population Recorded As Being 6,466, However Numbers Total 6,526. Also, note that the total number under NATIONALITY comes to 6,472. Note: 1 Bishop (R.C.), resides here.			Mechanics	225
			Males catching and curing fish	657
			Females engaged in curing fish	134
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	9
			Number employed in factories or workshops	52
			Number of otherwise employed	521
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	1772
			Females Who Can Read	1806
			Males Who Can Write	1643
			Females Who Can Write	1683
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	1112
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	669
			Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School	64

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Monday March 13, 2017 (Don Tate)

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