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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of St. John's West

PETTY HARBOUR INCLUDING OLD PLACENTIA, BAY BULLS & HEAVY TREE ROADS

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

POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	22	STATISTICS	Males - Married	164
Females 1 yr and under	17		Females - Married	165
Males 1 - 2 years	10		Widowers	23
Females 1 - 2 years	5		Widows	27
Males 2 - 3 years	8		Births During Past 12 Months	34
Females 2 - 3 years	12		Deaths During Past 12 Months	20
Males 3 - 4 years	15		Marriages During Past 12 Months	11
Females 3 - 4 years	13
Males 4 - 5 years	14	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	933
Females 4 - 5 years	18		Inhabitants Born In England	10
Males 5 - 10 years	74		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	8
Females 5 - 10 years	56		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	1
Males 10 - 15 years	49		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	-
Females 10 - 15 years	46		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	1
Males 15 - 20 years	42
Females 15 - 20 years	52	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	-
Males 20 - 25 years	31		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	-
Females 20 - 25 years	33		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	4
Males 25 - 30 years	35		Males - Deaf	-
Females 25 - 30 years	33		Females - Deaf	-
Males 30 - 35 years	32		Males - Deaf & Dumb	-
Females 30 - 35 years	22		Females - Deaf & Dumb	-
Males 35 - 40 years	33		Males - Blind	1
Females 35 - 40 years	22		Females - Blind	-
Males 40 - 45 years	24		Males Of Unsound Mind	1
Females 40 - 45 years	28		Females Of Unsound Mind	1
Males 45 - 50 years	23
Females 45 - 50 years	22	RELIGION	Church of England	370
Males 50 - 55 years	20		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	20		Church of Rome	571
Males 55 - 60 years	17		Methodist	-
Females 55 - 60 years	16		Presbyterian	12
Males 60 - 65 years	14		Congregationalist	-
Females 60 - 65 years	13		Salvation Army	-
Males 65 - 70 years	16		Baptist & Others	-
Females 65 - 70 years	17
Males 70 - 75 years	10	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	1
Females 70 - 75 years	5		Teachers	3
Males 75 - 80 years	8		Lawyers	-
Females 75 - 80 years	5		Doctors	-
Males 80+ years	-		Merchants & Traders	4
Females 80+ years	1		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	-
TOTAL POPULATION	953		Engaged solely in Government Services	-
			Farmers	75
NOTES:			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	20
			Mechanics	3
			Males catching and curing fish	149
			Females engaged in curing fish	81
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	-
			Number employed in factories or workshops	-
			Number of otherwise employed	5
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	246
			Females Who Can Read	225
			Males Who Can Write	196
			Females Who Can Write	185
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	164
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	111
			Children Who Live At Least 1½ Miles From School	-

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Tuesday February 27, 2018 (Don Tate)

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