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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of St. John's East
PORTUGAL COVE & PORTUGAL COVE ROAD
Source: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/51161
POPULATION		AREAS
Males 1 yr and under	19	STATISTICS	Males - Married	160
Females 1 yr and under	34		Females - Married	160
Males 1 - 2 years	15		Widowers	27
Females 1 - 2 years	19		Widows	36
Males 2 - 3 years	9		Births During Past 12 Months	42
Females 2 - 3 years	16		Deaths During Past 12 Months	12
Males 3 - 4 years	12		Marriages During Past 12 Months	3
Females 3 - 4 years	16
Males 4 - 5 years	28	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	1013
Females 4 - 5 years	31		Inhabitants Born In England	-
Males 5 - 10 years	52		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	6
Females 5 - 10 years	43		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	-
Males 10 - 15 years	62		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	1
Females 10 - 15 years	44		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	1
Males 15 - 20 years	43
Females 15 - 20 years	52	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	1
Males 20 - 25 years	53		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	2
Females 20 - 25 years	40		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	10
Males 25 - 30 years	35		Males - Deaf	-
Females 25 - 30 years	23		Females - Deaf	1
Males 30 - 35 years	31		Males - Deaf & Dumb	-
Females 30 - 35 years	27		Females - Deaf & Dumb	1
Males 35 - 40 years	20		Males - Blind	1
Females 35 - 40 years	30		Females - Blind	-
Males 40 - 45 years	32		Males Of Unsound Mind	2
Females 40 - 45 years	22		Females Of Unsound Mind	4
Males 45 - 50 years	29
Females 45 - 50 years	31	RELIGION	Church of England	498
Males 50 - 55 years	19		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	15		Church of Rome	365
Males 55 - 60 years	19		Methodist	158
Females 55 - 60 years	14		Presbyterian	-
Males 60 - 65 years	19		Congregationalist	-
Females 60 - 65 years	13		Salvation Army	-
Males 65 - 70 years	7		Baptist & Others	-
Females 65 - 70 years	15
Males 70 - 75 years	6	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	2
Females 70 - 75 years	6		Teachers	3
Males 75 - 80 years	7		Lawyers	-
Females 75 - 80 years	5		Doctors	-
Males 80+ years	6		Merchants & Traders	1
Females 80+ years	2		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	-
TOTAL POPULATION	1021		Engaged solely in Government Services	1
			Farmers	48
NOTES			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	148
			Mechanics	4
			Males catching and curing fish	25
			Females engaged in curing fish	65
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	-
			Number employed in factories or workshops	-
			Number of otherwise employed	86
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	251
			Females Who Can Read	239
			Males Who Can Write	171
			Females Who Can Write	172
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	143
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	29
			Children Who Live At Least 1-1/2 Miles From School	0

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Thursday February 23, 2017 (Don Tate)

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