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1935 Census of Newfoundland. |
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Community of Cape Ray |
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| Column Abbreviations: D=dwelling house, # F=family or household #, HSE=house owned or rented, AMT=value of house or amount paid in rent, RMS=number of rooms occupied by family, RAD=does this family have a radio, REL=relationship to head of family, G=gender, STA=marital status, AGE=age at last birthday, BPP=birthplace of person, BPF=birthplace of persons father, BPM=birthplace of persons mother, RA=religious affiliation, RW=can this person read and write, MS=months at school since 1 Sept 1934, TE=total earnings since 1 June 1934.Unless otherwise noted, all persons are of British nationality. Where writing is difficult to decipher, the word(s) placed in brackets to indicate that that's what it looks like. ? = unreadable. Can.=Canada, Ire.=Ireland, Eng.=England (sic) May appear to be incorrect but it is the way the enumerator wrote the information on the original page. |
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| 1 | 1 | OSBORNE | James H. | O | $300 | 5 | No | Head | M | M | 51 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $200 | ||
| " | Julia | Wife | F | M | 28 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | James Henry | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| " | Annie | Dau | F | 10 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Catherine Jane | Dau | F | 9 | " | " | " | " | No | 3 | ||||||||||
| " | Irene | Dau | F | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | 3 | ||||||||||
| " | Melida | Dau | F | 5 | " | " | " | " | No | 3 | ||||||||||
| " | Classie (sic) | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Bessie | Dau | F | 4mos | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Norman | Son | M | S | 25 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | $35 | ||||||||
| " | Wallace M | Son | M | S | 23 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | |||||||||
| MORRIS | Sarah | Step Gnd. Mother | F | W | 95 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Widow's Pension | $26 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TAPP | Thomas | O | $350 | 5 | No | Head | M | M | 33 | " | " | " | " | W | Farmer | $300 | ||
| " | Gladys | Wife | F | M | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Eric | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| " | John | Son | M | 5 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Vera | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Dorothy | Dau | F | 10 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | TAPP | John | O | $500 | 5 | No | Head | M | M | 63 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Farmer | $150 | ||
| " | Catherine | Wife | F | M | 57 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Russell | Son | M | S | 22 | " | " | " | " | W | Farmer | |||||||||
| " | Wallace | Son | M | S | 19 | " | " | " | " | W | Farmer | |||||||||
| " | Harriett Ann | Dau | F | S | 39 | " | " | " | " | W | None | |||||||||
| 4 | TAPP | Philip (?) | Free | Head | M | M | 30 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Section Man * | $300 | ||||||
| " | Eliza | Wife | F | M | 23 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | George Albert | Son | M | 4 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Clayton William | Son | M | 11 mos | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| * Transcriber's Note: A "Section Man" was a railway worker. They usually did general maintenance on "sections" of the tracks. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | SHORT | John | O | $50 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 31 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $200 | |
| " | Dora | Wife | F | M | 23 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | James | Son | M | 4 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Susy | Dau | F | 5 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Melinda | Dau | F | 2 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | SHORT | Thomas | O | $350 | 5 | No | Head | M | M | 54 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Farmer | $200 | ||
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| " | Susy | Wife | F | M | 54 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | George | Son | M | 17 | " | " | " | " | R | Farming | ||||||||||
| " | Olive | Dau | F | 20 | " | " | " | " | No | Housework | ||||||||||
| " | Mary | Dau | F | 11 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | CARTER | Emanuel | O | $650 | 6 | No | Head | M | M | 47 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | R | Section Man | $500 | ||
| " | Francis | Wife | F | M | 44 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Isaac | Son | M | 21 | " | " | " | " | W | Farmint | ||||||||||
| " | Alice | Dau | F | 18 | " | " | " | " | W | Housework | ||||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | Dau | F | 16 | " | " | " | " | W | No | Housework | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | CARTER | George | O | $100 | 2 | No | Head | M | S | 68 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Pension | $26 | ||
| " | Elizabeth | Mother | F | W | 89 | " | Eng. | " | " | No | Old Age Pension | $50 | ||||||||
| 8 | 9 | CARTER | Abraham | O | $30 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 62 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $22 | |
| " | Mary H. | Wife | F | M | 46 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Edward | Son | M | 11 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Dulcie | Dau | F | 9 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| Transcriber's Note: The census taker had entered a notation regarding Abraham & Mary H. which reads "Odd Jobs Relief Last Winter". | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | OSBORNE | Emanuel | Free | 1 | No | Head | M | W | 52 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $150 | |||
| " | John Nathan | Son | M | 17 | " | " | " | " | No | Fishing | ||||||||||
| " | Ernest | Son | M | 12 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Thomas | Son | M | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| " | Margaret | Dau | F | 18 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Lucy | Dau | F | 10 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| PADY | Emma | Sister | F | W | 56 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| Transcriber's Note: Although part of the Cape Ray census, the place of residence for the above family is recorded as "The Tolt Cape Ray". | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | PARKS | William | O | $300 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 33 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | R.C. | W | Farmer | Own Farm | $250 | |
| " | Mary Alice | Wife | F | M | 32 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | John | Son | M | 4 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Theresa Mary | Dau | F | 6 | " | " | " | No | No | |||||||||||
| " | Veronica | Dau | F | 1 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 12 | PARKS | Sarah Ann | Head | F | W | 75 | " | " | " | " | No | Pensioner | $26 | |||||||
| " | Georgina | Dau | F | S | 37 | " | " | " | " | No | None | |||||||||
| Transcriber's Note: Although part of the Cape Ray census, the place of residence for the above family is recorded as "The Farmyard C.R." | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 13 | WALL | Jeremiah | Free | 2 | No | Head | M | S | 21 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $25 | |||
| " | Elizabeth | Mother | F | W | 59 | " | " | " | " | No | ||||||||||
| 14 | WALL | Emanuel | O | $100 | 3 | No | Head | M | M | 26 | " | " | " | " | W | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $300 | ||
| " | Lena | Wife | F | M | 18 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
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| " | Isaac | Son | M | S | 9mos | " | " | " | " | |||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | TAPP | William | O | $100 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 72 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $30 | ||
| " | Alice | Wife | F | M | 66 | " | Eng. | Can. | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| 16 | TAPP | Walter | Free | 2 | Head | M | M | 26 | " | Nfld | Nfld | " | No | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $35 | ||||
| " | Catherine | Wife | F | M | 21 | " | " | " | R.C. | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | John Leo | Son | M | 1 | " | " | " | C of E | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 17 | WALL | William | O | $500 | 6 | No | Head | M | M | 43 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Assistant Light Hse Keeper | $475 | ||
| " | Elizabeth | Wife | F | M | 32 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| OSBORNE | Lillian | Adopt Dau | F | 12 | " | " | " | " | W | 2 | None | |||||||||
| 14 | 18 | CARTER | William T. | O | $60 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 59 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $50 | |
| " | Louise | Wife | F | M | 57 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| PATTEN | John Robert | Step -Son | M | * | 27 | " | " | " | " | No | Labourer | Odd Jobs | $70 | |||||||
| CARTER | Thomas | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| * Transcriber's Note: The entry for this space is hard to read, but looks like "Seperated" which was penciled in at a later date. Original entryt was blank. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 19 | OSBORNE | Walter R. | O | $150 | 3 | No | Head | M | M | 29 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Section Man | Nfld Ry | $300 | |
| " | Annie E. | Wife | F | M | 25 | " | " | " | U.C. | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Harold R. | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | C of E | No | 1 | ||||||||||
| " | Absalom | Son | M | 7 | " | No | 1 | |||||||||||||
| " | Annie M. | Dau | F | 4 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Ethel L. | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Francis L. | Dau | F | 2 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 20 | SHORT | Frank | O | $200 | 10 | No | Head | M | M | 53 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Fishing | $300 | ||
| " | Catherine | Wife | F | M | 49 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Absolm | Son | M | S | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | With Father | ||||||||
| " | Caroline | Dau | F | 15 | " | " | " | " | W | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Mary | Dau | F | 12 | " | " | " | " | W | 2 | None | |||||||||
| " | (Florena ?) | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | None | |||||||||||
| 17 | 21 | WALL | John | O | $300 | 6 | No | Head | M | M | 40 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Assistant Lighthouse Keeper | $600 | ||
| " | Eliza | Wife | F | M | 25 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Norman | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| " | Virginia | Dau | F | 8 | " | " | " | " | W | 8 | ||||||||||
| 18 | 22 | WALL | Albert | O | $400 | 3 | Head | M | M | 27 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Labourer | Nfld Ry | $300 | ||
| " | Sadie | Wife | F | M | 23 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | George Frederick | Son | M | 11mos | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
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| 23 | WALL | Catherine | Free | 2 | No | Head | F | W | 69 | " | " | " | " | W | None | |||||
| " | Myrtle | Grand Dau | F | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | 3 | ||||||||||
| 19 | 24 | WALL | Thomas | O | $50 | 1 | No | Head | M | M | 28 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $50 | ||
| " | Winnie | Wife | F | M | 21 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Mabel | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Elizabeth | Dau | F | 1 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 25 | PEARCE | Emanuel | O | $200 | 4 | No | Head | M | M | 28 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $150 | ||
| " | Amelia | Wife | F | M | 28 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Nelson | Son | M | 9 | " | " | " | " | No | 9 | ||||||||||
| " | Llewlyn | Son | M | 6 | " | " | " | " | No | No | ||||||||||
| " | Catherine | Dau | F | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | 9 | ||||||||||
| " | Bridget | Dau | F | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | 9 | ||||||||||
| " | Francis May | Dau | F | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Mary T. | Dau | F | 3 Wks | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 26 | SHORT | Edward | O | $50 | 2 | No | Head | M | M | 60 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | ** | $60 | |
| " | Jane | Wife | F | M | 56 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | ** | ||||||||
| " | Joseph | Son | M | S | 17 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | With Father | ||||||||
| " | Jane | Dau | F | 12 | " | " | " | " | W | 9 | None | |||||||||
| 27 | SHORT | Charles | Free | Head | M | M | 32 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | $50 | ||||||
| " | Retta (sic) | Wife | F | M | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Martin Henry | Son | M | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Sadie | Dau | F | 1 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| ** Transcriber's Note: The enrty for this space is: "Government Relief Last Winter". | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 28 | SHORT | William | O | $150 | 5 | No | Head | M | M | 57 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | Fishing | $35 | ||
| " | Sarah Jane | Wife | F | M | 52 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Ambrose | Son | M | S | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | Section Man | Nfld Ry | $300 | |||||||
| ALEXANDER | Alva Catherine | Adopt Dau | F | 11 | Can. | Ire. | Nfld | " | No | 9 | None | |||||||||
| TAPP | Sarah Jane | Adopt Dau | F | 11 | Nfld | Nfld | " | " | W | 9 | None | |||||||||
| SHORT | Hannah M. | Adopt Dau | F | 13 | " | " | " | " | W | 9 | None | |||||||||
| " | Hannah | Mother | F | W | 81 | " | Eng. | Nfld | " | No | Pension | $26 | ||||||||
| (PATY ?) | Hannah Mercy | Mother in Law | F | W | 74 | " | " | " | " | No | Pension | $20 | ||||||||
| 23 | 29 | SHORT | Solomon | O | $200 | 3 | No | Head | M | M | 46 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | W | Fishing ** | $70 | ||
| " | Harrieth | Wife | F | M | 41 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker ** | |||||||||
| " | Isaac | Son | M | S | 23 | " | " | " | " | No | Fishing | With Father | ||||||||
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| " | George | Son | M | 11 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | James | Son | M | 9 | " | " | " | " | No | 9 | ||||||||||
| " | Emanuel | Son | M | 7 | " | " | " | " | No | 3 | ||||||||||
| " | Cecil | Son | M | 3 | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Ernest | Son | M | 9mos | " | " | " | " | ||||||||||||
| " | Rebecca | Dau | F | 15 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| " | Francis | Dau | F | 13 | " | " | " | " | No | No | None | |||||||||
| ** Transcriber's Note: The census taker had also entered in these spaces the notation: "Relief Last Winter". | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 30 | JANES | Thomas | O | $600 | 6 | No | Head | M | W | 59 | Nfld | Eng. | Can. | C of E | No | Farming | $50 | ||
| " | Walter | Son | M | S | 26 | " | Nfld | Nfld | " | W | Section Man | $600 | ||||||||
| " | William | Son | M | S | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | Fishing | |||||||||
| " | Olive | Dau | F | S | 22 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| 25 | 31 | JANES | Joseph | O | $800 | 7 | No | Head | M | M | 52 | Nfld | Eng. | Can. | C of E | R | Farming | $350 | ||
| " | Jane | Wife | F | M | 45 | " | Nfld | Nfld | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | James | Son | M | S | 21 | " | " | " | " | W | Farming | With Father | ||||||||
| " | Thomas | Son | M | S | 18 | " | " | " | " | W | Farming | With Father | ||||||||
| " | George | Son | M | 16 | " | " | " | " | W | 9 | Farming | With Father | ||||||||
| " | Mary | Dau | F | S | 23 | " | " | " | " | W | Housework | |||||||||
| " | Janie | Dau | F | 14 | " | " | " | " | W | 9 | Housework | |||||||||
| " | Susie | Dau | F | 12 | " | " | " | " | W | 9 | Housework | |||||||||
| 32 | JANES | Albert | Free | 3 | No | Head | M | M | 26 | " | " | " | " | W | Farming | $100 | ||||
| " | Elizabeth | Wife | F | M | 20 | " | " | " | " | No | Homemaker | |||||||||
| " | Harold | Son | M | 2 | " | " | " | " | S | |||||||||||
| " | Raymond | Son | M | 2wks | " | " | " | " | S | |||||||||||
| 26 | 33 | (LOHNES ?) | Theodore F. | Canadian Government House | 9 | Yes | Head | M | M | 29 | Can. | Can. | Can. | R.C. | W | Light-House-Keeper | $1,130 | |||
| (LOHNES ?) | Nora C. | Wife | F | M | 30 | " | " | " | " | W | Homemaker | |||||||||
| (LOHNES ?) | Theodore | Son | M | 8mos | Nfld | " | " | " | S | |||||||||||
| Transcriber's Notes" Theodore and Nora C. immigrated from Canada to Newfoundland in 1935. |
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| 27 | 34 | OSBORNE | Nelson | Free | 6 | Yes | Head | M | M | 51 | Nfld | Nfld | Nfld | C of E | No | M | Section Foreman | Nfld Ry. | $720 | |
| " | Florence | Wife | F | M | 24 | " | " | " | " | W | M | Homemaker | ||||||||
| " | Robert | Son | M | 11 | " | " | " | " | R | 10 | None | |||||||||
| " | Walter F. | Son | M | 2 | " | " | " | " | S | No Entry | ||||||||||
| WALL | Elizabeth | Domestic | F | S | 37 | " | " | " | " | W | Domestic | $57 | ||||||||
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