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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891
District of Port de Grave

SOUTH RIVER
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTION
#
Males 1 yr and under 12
STATISTICS
Males - Married 55
Females 1 yr and under 4 Females - Married 55
Males 1 - 2 years 2 Widowers 3
Females 1 - 2 years 2 Widows 5
Males 2 - 3 years 5 Births During Past 12 Months 12
Females 2 - 3 years 4 Deaths During Past 12 Months 9
Males 3 - 4 years 1 Marriages During Past 12 Months -
Females 3 - 4 years 9      
Males 4 - 5 years 4
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 284
Females 4 - 5 years 3 Inhabitants Born In England 3
Males 5 - 10 years 15 Inhabitants Born In Ireland 1
Females 5 - 10 years 25 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 15 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 24 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others -
Males 15 - 20 years 17      
Females 15 - 20 years 11
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 4
Males 20 - 25 years 8 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Females 20 - 25 years 8 Crippled And Disabled Paupers 6
Males 25 - 30 years 11 Males - Deaf -
Females 25 - 30 years 6 Females - Deaf -
Males 30 - 35 years 10 Males - Deaf & Dumb -
Females 30 - 35 years 13 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 9 Males - Blind -
Females 35 - 40 years 8 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 5 Males Of Unsound Mind -
Females 40 - 45 years 7 Females Of Unsound Mind -
Males 45 - 50 years 10      
Females 45 - 50 years 6
RELIGION
Church of England 154
Males 50 - 55 years 7 Reformed Church of England 12
Females 50 - 55 years 6 Church of Rome 57
Males 55 - 60 years 2 Methodist 65
Females 55 - 60 years 2 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 1 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 2 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 4 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 2      
Males 70 - 75 years 2
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers -
Females 70 - 75 years 2 Teachers -
Males 75 - 80 years 1 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 3 Doctors -
Males 80+ years - Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years - Engaged in Office or Shop Work 3
TOTAL POPULATION 288 Engaged solely in Government Services -
    Farmers 3
NOTES:
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 50
  Mechanics 2
Males catching and curing fish 59
Females engaged in curing fish 8
Number engaged in lumbering 6
Number engaged in mining -
Number employed in factories or workshops -
Number of otherwise employed -
     
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 66
Females Who Can Read 59
Males Who Can Write 45
Females Who Can Write 38
Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 36
Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 46
Children Who Live At Least 1.5 Miles From School -

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

Page Last Modified: Saturday March 18, 2017 (Don Tate)

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