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

TORBAY
 

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

POPULATION
AREAS
DESCRIPTIONS
#
Males 1 yr and under 24
STATISTICS
Males - Married 228
Females 1 yr and under 23 Females - Married 269
Males 1 - 2 years 12 Widowers 17
Females 1 - 2 years 16 Widows 52
Males 2 - 3 years 21 Births During Past 12 Months 43
Females 2 - 3 years 31 Deaths During Past 12 Months 43
Males 3 - 4 years 19 Marriages During Past 12 Months 9
Females 3 - 4 years 26     
Males 4 - 5 years 28
NATIONALITY
Inhabitants Born In Newfoundland 1435
Females 4 - 5 years 23 Inhabitants Born In England 1
Males 5 - 10 years 97 Inhabitants Born In Ireland 19
Females 5 - 10 years 87 Inhabitants Born In Scotland -
Males 10 - 15 years 83 Inhabitants Born In British Colonies -
Females 10 - 15 years 83 Inhabitants Born In Foreign & Others 1
Males 15 - 20 years 79     
Females 15 - 20 years 87
ORPHANS / HANDICAPPED
Males Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 2
Males 20 - 25 years 70 Females Under 15 Bereft Of 2 Parents 1
Females 20 - 25 years 50 Crippled And Disabled Paupers 18
Males 25 - 30 years 50 Males - Deaf 1
Females 25 - 30 years 52 Females - Deaf 1
Males 30 - 35 years 34 Males - Deaf & Dumb 14
Females 30 - 35 years 44 Females - Deaf & Dumb -
Males 35 - 40 years 47 Males - Blind 1
Females 35 - 40 years 44 Females - Blind -
Males 40 - 45 years 37 Males Of Unsound Mind 1
Females 40 - 45 years 29 Females Of Unsound Mind 1
Males 45 - 50 years 44     
Females 45 - 50 years 31
RELIGION
Church of England 184
Males 50 - 55 years 18 Reformed Church of England -
Females 50 - 55 years 21 Church of Rome 1271
Males 55 - 60 years 19 Methodist 1
Females 55 - 60 years 20 Presbyterian -
Males 60 - 65 years 18 Congregationalist -
Females 60 - 65 years 15 Salvation Army -
Males 65 - 70 years 18 Baptist & Others -
Females 65 - 70 years 14     
Males 70 - 75 years 12
TRADES / OCCUPATION
Clergymen / Ministers 1
Females 70 - 75 years 10 Teachers 7
Males 75 - 80 years 2 Lawyers -
Females 75 - 80 years 4 Doctors -
Males 80+ years 5 Merchants & Traders -
Females 80+ years 9 Engaged in Office or Shop Work 2
TOTAL POPULATION 1456 Engaged solely in Government Services 3
    Farmers 86
NOTES
Fishermen & Others who cultivate land 291
    Mechanics 5
    Males catching and curing fish 219
    Females engaged in curing fish 85
    Number engaged in lumbering -
    Number engaged in mining -
    Number employed in factories or workshops -
    Number of otherwise employed 402
        
   
LITERACY
Males Who Can Read 372
    Females Who Can Read 429
    Males Who Can Write 258
    Females Who Can Write 288
    Children Under 15 Who Have Attended School In The Last Year 281
    Children Under 15 Who Have Not Attended School In The Last Year 169
    Children Who Live At Least 1-1/2 Miles From School 35

Contributed and Transcribed by Terry Alexander (2017)

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

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