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1857 Ferryland District Census
Ferryland District

This information was extracted and transcribed from: "Abstract Census and Return Of the Population, &c. of Newfoundland, 1857; as printed in the Journal of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland: being the fourth session of the sixth General Assembly, 1858; Appendix No. 29, Pages 344- 347."

[[Although this document reflects official information related to Ferryland District in 1857, users should be aware that some statistics may be invalid or omitted. For example, this document shows no members of the Church of England for the settlements from Bay Bulls inclusive to Cape Broyle inclusive. This is an obvious error, since these settlements, particularly Bay Bulls, had followers of this religious denomination. Researchers are advised to refer to other sources, if available, for more accurate figures. Kevin Reddigan - 2007]]

No.	INHABITANTS OF VARIOUS AGES.																MARRIED PERSONS.		WHERE BORN.						No. of VARIOUS RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.							No. ENGAGED IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONS, &c.												SCHOOLS AND PUPILS.		BUILDINGS.
	NAMES of SETTLEMENTS.	AGES.																														PROFESSIONS.								PLACES of WORSHIP.
		No. of Inhabitants.	No. of Males under 10 years of age.	No. of Females under 10.	No. of Males from 10 to 20.	No. of Females from 10 to 20.	No. of Males from 20 to 30.	No. of Females from 20 to 30.	No. of Males from 30 to 40.	No. of Females from 30 to 40.	No. of Males from 40 to 50.	No. of Females from 40 to 50.	No. of Males from 50 to 70.	No. of Females from 50 to 70.	No. of Males 70 upwards.	No. of Females 70 upwards.	No. of Married Persons Male.	No. of Married Persons Female.	Newfoundland.	England.	Ireland.	Scotland.	British Colonies.	Foreign or other States.	No. of Church of England.	No. of Catholics.	No. of Wesleyans.	No. of Kirk of Scotland.	No. of Free Kirk.	No. of Congregationalists.	No. of Baptists & other Denominations.	No. of Clergymen or Ministers.	No. of Doctors and Lawyers.	No. of Farmers.	No. of Mechanics.	No. of Merchants and Traders.	No. of Persons engaged in catching and curing Fish.	No. of Able-bodied Seaman and Fisherman in Colony and Dpdes.	No. of Persons engaged in Lumbering.	No. of Churches of England.	No. of Churches of Rome.	No. of Wesleyan Churches.	No. of Churches other Denominations.	No. of Schools in each Settlement.	No of Children attending Schools.	How many inhabitated Houses.	By how many families inhabited.	Houses now building.	Uninhabited houses.	Stores, Barns, and Out-houses.	Fishing rooms in actual use.
1	Goulds to Bay Bulls	146	32	14	23	20	8	9	11	7	8	7	6	1			21	21	123	6	17					138	8							8			24							1	40	23	23
2	Bay Bulls	721	88	105	107	109	59	42	34	36	47	32	31	17	8	6	88	89	680	9	32					721							1	4		1	141	101			1			1	90	118	123			10	42
3	Witless Bay	801	111	120	100	102	75	49	60	56	35	24	31	28	4	6	87	86	764	3	34					801						1		3	3	1	239	211			1			1	90	134	135				45
4	Mobile	201	28	20	24	28	21	16	12	13	7	2	14	11	5		22	22	170		30	1				201											62							1	30	37	41				15
5	Toad's Cove	298	35	34	33	42	24	23	25	13	14	17	23	12	3		41	41	272	2	24					298											99	90						1	50	53	54			1	12
6	Burn Cove	49	6	7	5	7	4	2	8	2	2		4	2			4	4	44		5					49											21	19								10	10			3	3
7	Caplin Cove	48	8	6	5	4	5	3	3	4	2	1	4	2	1		6	6	45		3					48									1		16	15						1	30	10	10				3
8	Baline	66	9	7	7	8	8	5	4	3	3	3	8	1			5	5	57		9					66											19	19								11	11				4
9	LaManche	34	5	6	7	2	2	1			5	3	3				1	1	29	5						34									2		8	8								8	8				2
10	Brigus	163	21	24	13	11	15	13	10	15	12	3	12	11	3		21	21	154		9					163								3			112				1			1	30	31	31		1	12
11	Cape Broyle	400	52	67	50	42	33	31	22	21	21	12	28	17	3	1	50	50	371	5	24					400									1		283				1			1	40	63	64	1	4	7	31
12	Caplin Bay	236	27	33	38	32	19	17	11	10	9	9	16	10	2	3	31	31	214		22				11	225											168							2	50	41	42			4	19
13	Ferryland	598	100	83	57	64	48	54	45	41	25	18	38	19	4	2	90	90	538	16	44				54	544						2	1				371			1	1			4	102	103	121			24	50
14	Aquaforte	198	20	28	20	36	22	14	9	7	5	10	11	9	7		25	25	166	8	14				56	142											131			1	1			3	57	26	31			6	17
15	Fermeuse	541	85	50	59	66	63	54	31	27	21	19	37	19	7	3	71	71	495	1	42	1	2			541						1					385				1			3	105	92	94		1	21	40
16	Renewse	636	95	90	73	77	55	48	34	26	32	31	38	29	6	2	91	91	606	5	25				6	630											434			1	1			3	120	110	116	1	6	34	20
17	Renewse to Cape Race	92	15	12	14	12	2	7	7	3	1	6	7	2	2	2	15	15	71		20	1				92											60									13	16			10
	Total…….	5228	737	706	635	662	463	388	326	284	249	197	311	190	55	25	669	669	1799	70	354	3	2		127	5093	8					4	2	18	7	2	2573	463		3	8			23	834	883	930	2	12	132	303
	Add for Servants…	141
		5369
	As taken in 1845…	4370	Under 14 Males 856		14 to 70 Males 1512		Above 70 Males 44				Under 14 Females 818		14 to 70 Females 1079		Above 70 Females 31										168	4201	1							11		Tradesmen 22			1		9			25	945	780
	Add for Servants…	211																							13	198
		4581																							181	4399

Transcription by Kevin Reddigan (November 2007)

Posted November 2007

Page Last Modified: Sunday December 16, 2007 (Don Tate)

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