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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]]

	FISHERIES														IMPROVED LANDS.	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.						AGRICULTURAL STOCK.					WIDOWERS	WIDOWS & ORPHANS		PAUPERS.	DEAF AND DUMB		BLIND		LUNATICS		IDIOTS		BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES			MILLS AND FACTORIES.		ARTICLES MANUFACTURED
No.	No. of Vessels eng'd in Seal Fisheries, and &c.	No. of Men on board	Amount of Tonnage engaged in the Fisheries	No. of large Boats from 4 to 15 qtls.	No. of large Boats from 15 to 30 qtls.	No. of large Boats from 30 qtls. Upwards.	No. of Nets and Seines.	Quantity of Cod Fish cured.	Quantity of Salmon caught and cured.	Quantity of Herring cured.	Quantity of Other fish cured.	Quantity of Oil distinguishing each kind.	Quantity of Seals	No. of Seal Nets.	No. of Acres of Dyke and other improved Lands, and average value.	No. of Tons of Hat cut.	No. of Bus. Of Wheat & Barley rais'd.	No. of Bushels of Oats raised.	No. of Barrels of Potatoes raised.	No. of Barrels Turnips raised.	No. of Barrels of other Root Crops	No. of Neat Cattle.	No. of Milch Cows.	No. of Horses.	No. of Sheep.	No. of Swine and Goats.	No. of Widowers.	No. of Widows	No. of Orphans	No. of Crippled, aged, and disabled Paupers.	No. of Males Deaf and Dumb.	No. of Females Deaf and Dumb.	No. of Males blind.	No. of Females blind.	No. of Males Lunatics.	No. of Female Lunatics.	No. of Males Idiots.	No. of Female Idiots	No. of Births preceeding year.	No. of Deaths preceeding year.	No. of Marriages preceeding year.	No. & Value of Saw Mills. & No. hands employed.	No. & Value of Grist Mills, & No. hands employed.	Value of Boots and Shoes manufact'd.	Value of Chairs & Cabinet Wares manufact'd.	Value of Carriages manufact'd.	Value of Wooden Wares other than the above manufact'd.	Bushels of Lime burnt and Value.	Quantity of Butter manufact'd.	Quantity of Cheese manufact'd.	No. of Vessels built.	Tonnage of ditto.	No. of Boats built.	No. of vessels owned in this colony.	Tonnage of Vessels owned in this colony.	Miscellaneous
								Qtls	Tres.	Bls		Cod Oil.																																					Lbs.
												Tuns.																											3	3	1					2			200							1 Bushel Rye raised.
1															378	28		75	327	5		13	8	11	12	24	5	4	5										21	7	5					2								3	176
2	3	13	176	71	17	7	113	20090		691		861/4			281	109		64	1371	5		85	24	33		76	16	17	25	2		1	1		1				22	15	5													1	30
3	1	4	30	88	10	5	107	15870				78 3/4			309	166 1/2		73	3209			96	58	37	3	26	7	28	11	2	1	2	1						5	3	2
4				26	1	3	28	4790				24			124 3/4	57		74	1124			33	23	15		16	6	5		2									11	6	4															From Brigus inclusive to Cape Race 37 Cod Seines in actual use the present season. 189 Milch Cows in the Southern Division of the District, from Brigus to Cape Race, inclusive, included under the head of Neat Cattle. (Transcriber's note) - Numbers of Births, Deaths and Marriages marked with an asterisk are for Brigus to Cape Race, inclusive.
5				40	9	6	65	9010				41			99 1/2	67		10	965			42	22	23	21	9	4	8			1	1		1
6				7		1	13	1070				5 1/4			25	21			230			12	7	8	4		2	2		1								1
7				6	1		11	1000				4 1/4			22	14 1/2			115			9	4	7	3			1		2
8				9			14	2600			20	12			26 1/2	17 1/2		10	260			13	5	5			2	1
9				8			10	800				3			4	1			30			2	2				2			1																			Cwts.
10	1	4		44		8		11410	2	29		Galls. 11410			49	43 1/2			50		48	19		17	1		1	7																					9				3	1
11	1	4	24	51		10	54	9540				9540			77	63			293		35	48		8	10		5	5	1																				7
12	1	4	20	43		3	24	9800		7	2	9800			84	81			305		8	49		18	31	10	1	3		2	1	1					1	1											5		2			1	20
13				107		14	72	20340		19		20340			227	237 1/2			745		10	83		41	38	27	5	17			1																		7				2
14	2	8		24		2		3590				3590			51 3/4	72			373		2	38		15			2	1											*68	*20	*23								2					2
15				45		22	71	17890				17890			133	189 1/4			513		23	95		41	133	37	8	10		1																			12				6
16				34	3	30	44	16180		11		16180			167	232			377		23	100		49	47	54	9	19		1																			22				3
17				8	2		9	1050				1050			68	81			427		27	94		9	47	22	1	1																					23
Total	9	37	250	611	46	111	635	145030	2	757	22	Tuns. 605			2131 1/2	1481		306	10714	10	176	831	153	337	350	301	76	129	42	14	4	5	2	1	1		1	2	130	54	40					4			Cwt. 88 and 88 lbs.		2		14	8	226
As taken in 1845	6	?	?	648	72	84	Cod Seine 47								1202 1/2	878 1/2 and 37 Fodder		556	28556			607		176	315	405

Transcription by Kevin Reddigan (November 2007)

Posted November 2007

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

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