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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Bonavista

POOL'S ISLAND
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 11
STATISTICS
Males - Married 100
Females 1 yr and under 6 Females - Married 100
Males 1 - 2 years 5 Widowers 6
Females 1 - 2 years 7 Widows 18
Males 2 - 3 years 6 Births During Past 12 Months 17
Females 2 - 3 years 6 Deaths During Past 12 Months 24
Males 3 - 4 years 8 Marriages During Past 12 Months -
Females 3 - 4 years 7      
Males 4 - 5 years 5
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 536
Females 4 - 5 years 11 Inhabitants Born In England 1
Males 5 - 10 years 55 Inhabitants Born In Ireland -
Females 5 - 10 years 50 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 22 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 29 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 28      
Females 15 - 20 years 18
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Males 20 - 25 years 20 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents -
Females 20 - 25 years 22 Crippled And Disabled Paupers -
Males 25 - 30 years 17 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 23 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 22 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 17 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 24 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 16 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 10 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 13 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 12      
Females 45 - 50 years 8
RELIGION
Church of England 480
Males 50 - 55 years 9 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 8 Church of Rome -
Males 55 - 60 years 2 Methodist 57
Females 55 - 60 years 8 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 5 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 7 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 8 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 4      
Males 70 - 75 years 2
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 4 Teachers 1
Males 75 - 80 years 1 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 1 Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders 1
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work -
TOTAL POPULATION 537 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers -
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 269
  Mechanics 1
Males catching and curing fish 147
Females engaged in curing fish 68
Number engaged in lumbering -
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops -
Number of otherwise employed -
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 104
Females Who Can Read 118
Males Who Can Write 65
Females Who Can Write 69
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 88
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 100
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Saturday March 11, 2017 (Don Tate)

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