Year Population Church of Methodist Salvation Dwelling
____ ________ England ________ Army House
1836 85 85 8
1845 103 103 8
1857 171 170 17
1869 265 251 14 34
1874 354 161 190 35
1884 240 122 117
1891 219 71 148
1901 227 62 165 28
1911 158 32 120 6 22
1921 84 2 74 8 13
1857 B 1 Roman Catholic; 1874 B 3 Roman Catholics;
1884 B 1 Roman Catholic.
Wesleyville
1884 293 26 267
1891 452 56 384 12
1901 587 29 499 58 66
1911 781 42 666 71 122
1921 1,105 68 910 125 180
1935 1,182 65 936 179 195
1945 968 35 717 216
1901 B 1 Roman Catholic; 1921 B 1 Roman Catholic;
1911 B 1 Presbyterian.
There were people living at Cold Harbour, the north end of Wesleyville by 1855. They were included under Swain's Island in the 1857 census and the 1869 census.
By 1874 there were people living in the upper end of Wesleyville, they and the Cold Harbour residents were included under Swain's Island and the Reach.
In 1884 there were separate statistics for Swain's Island and the mainland; in the 1884 census, the mainland was headed, Wesley Town, Cold Harbour,
and Three Island Harbour.
Appendix B Swain's Island Fishery Statistics
Year Boats under Boats 15 to Boats over Vessels Tonnage
15 quintals 30 quintals 30 quintals ______ _______
1836 2 1 4
1845 1 1 5 2 86
1857 9 5 6 4 382
1869 2 2 4 10 350
1874 5 4 3 12 338
1884 5 4 2 5 210
Boats 4 to 30 quintals
1891 1 2 3 104
1901 14 1 2 83
1911 13 1 4 146
1921 1 58
Fishing Sealing Nets and Codfish Seals Value of
Rooms Nets Seines Caught Taken Codfish
1845 82 5
Cod seines
1857 11 130 27 3,800 qtls. 2,669
1869 15 78 73
1874 19 59 86 4,550 1,654
1884 10 4 32 6,480 116
1891 38 1,938 6,250
1901 5 8 1,025 3,824
1911 5 6 640 2,646
(cod traps)
1921 3 125 697
(cod traps)
In 1884 there were 7 cod traps; in 1891 there were 4.
The two vessels listed for 1845, were engaged in the Seal Fishery. They were the R.M.C., 47 tons, owned by the Tillers, captain, William Tiller, Jr.; and the British Queen, 39 tons, owned by the Winsors, captain, Samuel Winsor.
Appendix C Swain's Island Agriculture and Livestock Statistics
Year Potatoes Turnips Cabbage Sheep Pigs Goats Hens Cows
____ (Barrels) (Barrels) (Heads) _____ ___ ____ ____ _____
1836 126
1845 102 4
1857 190 16 21 (pigs & goats)
1869 310 15 9 20 3 2
1874 446 30 14 48 6
1884 221 1 6 60 3 1
1891 422 19 63 21
1901 308 30 2,600 2 31 52
1911 213 18 8,250
1921 97 400
Wesleyville
1884 148 13 6 74 11
1891 986 27 18 123 15 114
1901 647 157 51 171 37 325
1911 902 95 41,450 120 196 22 806
10
1921 1,607 52 660
1935 1,140 2 26,700 29
lbs.
1945 536 1 6,660 69 44 40
lbs.
Appendix D Wesleyville B Fishery Statistics
Year Boats under Boats over Vessels Tonnage Fishing Rooms
30 quintals 30 quintals ______ _______ ____________
1884 25 5 10 422 10
1891 11 411
1901 65 9 23 934 19
1911 94 3 33 1687 44
1921 50 2 39 1832
1935 61 (motor 11 919 18
boats)
1945 29 (motor 8 586
boats)
Year Quintals of Value of
____ Codfish caught Codfish caught
1884 4,200
1891 4,765 $ 21,180
1901 7,753 $ 32,998
1911 12,370 $ 46,162
1921 19,372 $111,310
The figures above for Quintals of Codfish caught are for the Labrador Fishery.
The Inshore Fishery
1901 605 quintals; 1911 175 quintals; 1921 1,489 quintals
1901 2 Lobster factories in operation.
1,100 Lobster traps.
138 cases of Lobster produced.
1935 2 vessels had engines installed.
1945 7 vessels had engines installed.
Appendix E Members of the House of Assembly for the District of Bonavista Bay, and Bonavista North
C. Conservative L. Liberal
A. Anti-Confederate Party W. Whiteway Party
R. Reform Party P. People=s Party
P.C. Progressive Conservative
Bonavista Bay
1832 William Brown C. 1885 James L. Noonan R.
1836 Robert Job C. Abrahan Kean R.
1837 Hugh A. Emerson C Frederick White R.
1842 Robert Carter C.
1848 Robert Carter C. 1889 Donald Morrison R.
1852 John H. Warren C. Samuel Blanford R.
Alfred B. Morine R.
1855 John Bemister C.
Robert Carter C. 1893 Donald Morrison C.
John H. Warren C. Alfred B. Morine C.
Darius Blandford C.
1859 Stephen March C.
John H. Warren C. 1897 Darius Blandford C.
Matthew WalBanks C. John Cowan C.
John A. Robinson C.
1861 Stephen March C.
John H. Warren C. 1900 Alfred B. Morine C.
Matthew WalBanks C. Mark Chaplin C.
Sydney Blandford C.
1865 John H. Warren C.
John T. Oakley C. 1908 Sydney Blandford P.
John T. Burton C. William C. Winsor P.
Donald Morrison P.
1869 James L. Noonan A.
Francis Winton A. 1909 Sydney Blandford P.
W.M. Barnes A. William C. Winsor P.
Donald Morrison P.
1873 Charles Bowring C.
A.J.W. McNeilly C. 1913 William F. Coaker L.
John Burton C. Robert G. Winsor L.
John Abbott L.
1874 John H. Warren C.
Charles Bowring C. 1919 William F. Coaker L.
A.J.W. McNeilly C. John Abbott L.
Robert G. Winsor L.
1878 Francis Winton W.
George Skelton W. 1923 William F. Coaker L.
James Saint W. Robert G. Winsor L.
John Abbott L.
1882 Walter B. Grieve W.
George Skelton W. 1924 Walter S. Monroe C.
Francis Winton W. Lewis Little C.
William C. Winsor C.
Bonavista North
1928 Robert G. Winsor L. 1932 William C. Winsor C.
1930 Nathan Winsor L.
(Bye Election)
1934 to 1949 Government by Commission
1935 National Convention Election,
S. F Vincent elected by Acclamation.
1949 J.R. Smallwood L. 1971 Paul S. Thoms L.
1951 J.R. Smallwood L. 1972 Paul S. Thoms L.
1956 J.R. Smallwood L. 1975 George Cross P.C.
1959 Edward S. Spencer L. 1979 Len Stirling L.
1962 J.R. Smallwood L. 1982 George Cross P.C.
1966 Beaton J. Abbott L.
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