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Fortune 1857 Census

FORTUNE CENSUS - 1857	POPULATION - 421
Males Under 10 yrs	85
Females Under 10 yrs	63
Males 10 - 20 yrs	40
Females 10 - 20 yrs	48
Males 20 - 30 yrs	50
Females 20 - 30 yrs	38
Males 30 - 40 yrs	28
Females 30 - 40 yrs	16
Males 40 - 50 yrs	13
Females 40 - 50 yrs	9
Males 50 - 70 yrs	16
Females 50 - 70 yrs	10
Males 70 yrs & Up	2
Females 70 yrs & Up	3
Married Persons Male	65
Married Persons Female	65
Born in Newfoundland	394
Born in England	22
Born in Ireland	1
Born in U.S.A.	2
Church of England	3
Catholics	3
Wesleyan	415
Merchants	5
Catching Fish	111
Able-bodied Seamen	59
Churches - Wesleyan	1
Number of Homes	69
Number of Families	70
New Homes	6
Vacant Homes	5
Stores, Barns, Outhouses	46
Fishing Rooms	26
Widowers	3
Widows	3
Disabled	3
Blind Persons	2
Births Preceding Year	11
Deaths Preceding Year	3
Marriages Preceding Year	1
Vessels Built	7
Boats Built	7

Transcribed & Contributed by Donald R. Gorham, Tottenham, Ontario
Lake Family Historian, Fortune, Burin District, Newfoundland

Page Last Modified: Tuesday March 26, 2013 (Don Tate)

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