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

ST. JOHN'S CITY & SUBURBS FROM BECK'S COVE WEST

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

POPULATION		AREAS	DESCRIPTION	#
Males 1 yr and under	205	STATISTICS	Males - Married	2895
Females 1 yr and under	204		Females - Married	2131
Males 1 - 2 years	197		Widowers	180
Females 1 - 2 years	168		Widows	626
Males 2 - 3 years	150		Births During Past 12 Months	420
Females 2 - 3 years	175		Deaths During Past 12 Months	243
Males 3 - 4 years	157		Marriages During Past 12 Months	21
Females 3 - 4 years	180
Males 4 - 5 years	169	NATIONALITY	Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland	12964
Females 4 - 5 years	207		Inhabitants Born In England	189
Males 5 - 10 years	779		Inhabitants Born In Ireland	258
Females 5 - 10 years	828		Inhabitants Born In Scotland	103
Males 10 - 15 years	757		Inhabitants Born In British Colonies	95
Females 10 - 15 years	752		Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others	48
Males 15 - 20 years	655
Females 15 - 20 years	841	ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED	Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	4
Males 20 - 25 years	512		Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents	131
Females 20 - 25 years	766		Crippled And Disabled Paupers	35
Males 25 - 30 years	454		Males - Deaf	3
Females 25 - 30 years	631		Females - Deaf	3
Males 30 - 35 years	384		Males - Deaf & Dumb	3
Females 30 - 35 years	457		Females - Deaf & Dumb	4
Males 35 - 40 years	436		Males - Blind	7
Females 35 - 40 years	437		Females - Blind	27
Males 40 - 45 years	331		Males Of Unsound Mind	25
Females 40 - 45 years	413		Females Of Unsound Mind	-
Males 45 - 50 years	347
Females 45 - 50 years	342	RELIGION	Church of England	2417
Males 50 - 55 years	231		Reformed Church of England	-
Females 50 - 55 years	285		Church of Rome	8291
Males 55 - 60 years	164		Methodist	2367
Females 55 - 60 years	199		Presbyterian	366
Males 60 - 65 years	169		Congregationalist	127
Females 60 - 65 years	162		Salvation Army	91
Males 65 - 70 years	91		Baptist & Others	1
Females 65 - 70 years	106
Males 70 - 75 years	97	TRADES / OCCUPATION	Clergymen / Ministers	9
Females 70 - 75 years	80		Teachers	35
Males 75 - 80 years	44		Lawyers	5
Females 75 - 80 years	42		Doctors	1
Males 80+ years	25		Merchants & Traders	96
Females 80+ years	31		Engaged in Office or Shop Work	328
TOTAL POPULATION	13660		Engaged solely in Government Services	43
			Farmers	195
NOTES:			Fishermen & Others who cultivate land	15
			Mechanics	835
			Males catching and curing fish	278
			Females engaged in curing fish	1
			Number engaged in lumbering	-
			Number engaged in mining	3
			Number employed in factories or workshops	339
			Number of otherwise employed	1492
		LITERACY	Males Who Can Read	3727
			Females Who Can Read	4463
			Males Who Can Write	3282
			Females Who Can Write	3833
			Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year	2215
			Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year	2235
			Children Who Live At Least 1½ Miles From School	21

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

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

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