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Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of St. John's East
St. John's City & Suburbs From Beck's Cove & East
Source: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_tools/id/51161
POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	213	STATISTICS	Males - Married	2265
Females 1 yr and under	234		Females - Married	2283
Males 1 - 2 years	186		Widowers	186
Females 1 - 2 years	145		Widows	725
Males 2 - 3 years	181		Births During Past 12 Months	454
Females 2 - 3 years	166		Deaths During Past 12 Months	361
Males 3 - 4 years	186		Marriages During Past 12 Months	48
Females 3 - 4 years	192
Males 4 - 5 years	187	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	14183
Females 4 - 5 years	198		Inhabitants Born In England	329
Males 5 - 10 years	875		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	365
Females 5 - 10 years	886		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	160
Males 10 - 15 years	752		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	199
Females 10 - 15 years	794		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	111
Males 15 - 20 years	741
Females 15 - 20 years	971	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	7
Males 20 - 25 years	610		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	65
Females 20 - 25 years	1027		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	98
Males 25 - 30 years	562		Males - Deaf	5
Females 25 - 30 years	836		Females - Deaf	2
Males 30 - 35 years	462		Males - Deaf & Dumb	3
Females 30 - 35 years	542		Females - Deaf & Dumb	2
Males 35 - 40 years	440		Males - Blind	9
Females 35 - 40 years	479		Females - Blind	4
Males 40 - 45 years	438		Males Of Unsound Mind	9
Females 40 - 45 years	454		Females Of Unsound Mind	5
Males 45 - 50 years	328
Females 45 - 50 years	373	RELIGION	Church of England	3978
Males 50 - 55 years	239		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	274		Church of Rome	8299
Males 55 - 60 years	195		Methodist	2086
Females 55 - 60 years	228		Presbyterian	652
Males 60 - 65 years	160		Congregationalist	274
Females 60 - 65 years	203		Salvation Army	50
Males 65 - 70 years	105		Baptist & Others	8
Females 65 - 70 years	148
Males 70 - 75 years	75	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	23
Females 70 - 75 years	89		Teachers	100
Males 75 - 80 years	41		Lawyers	37
Females 75 - 80 years	46		Doctors	16
Males 80+ years	38		Merchants & Traders	106
Females 80+ years	48		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	742
TOTAL POPULATION	15347		Engaged solely in Government Services	225
			Farmers	159
NOTES			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	22
Two Bishops reside in St. John's			Mechanics	954
			Males catching and curing fish	127
			Females engaged in curing fish	4
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	1
			Number employed in factories or workshops	121
			Number of otherwise employed	1537
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	4686
			Females Who Can Read	5834
			Males Who Can Write	4337
			Females Who Can Write	5439
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	2789
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	2399
			Children Who Live At Least 1½ Miles From School	11

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

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

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