Caplin Cove Census Records

 

1884 1891 1901 1911 1921 1935 1945
Number of…
Inhabitants 34 38 54 67 61 89 108
Males 19 22 26 31 34 50 51
Females 15 16 28 36 27 39 57
Males under 10 years 6 6 10 9 12 17 31
Females under 10 years 4 6 10 13 5 10
Males 10 – 20 years 7 6 5 6 7 11 28
Females 10 – 20  years 5 4 7 11 9 7
Males 20 – 30 years 2 6 5 5 4 3 48
Females 20 – 30 years 1 2 4 3 4 9
Males 30 – 40 years 1 4 5 3 9
Females 30 – 40 years 2 2 2 1 4
Males 40 – 50 years 2 1 4 4 3
Females 40 – 50 years 1 2 1 5 5 3
Males 50 – 70 years 2 3 1 1 4 6
Females 50 – 70 years 1 2 3 2 2 5
Males 70 upwards 1 1 1
Females 70 upwards 1 1 1 1
Married persons, male 5 7 9 10 12 18 40
Married persons, female 5 7 9 10 12 18
Births, preceding year 2 3
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year 1
Born in Newfoundland 34 38 67 61
Families 5 5 7 10 12 19
Religion…
Church of England 4 5 1
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 30 33 54 67 61 76 81
Salvation Army 1
Pentecostal 11 27
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers 1
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 26 26 15 10
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 21
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 14 16 15 13
Females engaged in curing 12 12 10 8
Engaged in lumbering 3
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 3
Education…
Who can read and write 2
Males who can read 6 9
Females who can read 5 7
Males who can write 2 6
Females who can write 1 6
Children attending school 6 14 12 15
Children not attending school 15 15 17 11 2
5 years and old who can write 29
5 years and old who cannot write 27
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 38 47 75
Persons over 10 years who cannot read and write 8 11 1
Persons who can read but cannot write 2 4 1
Buildings…
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building 1
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1 1 1 1 Meth
Inhabited Houses 4 5 7 10 12 15
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 2
Houses now building 2 6
Houses built past 12 months 2 1
Uninhabited houses 1 1
Stores, barns and outhouses 11 11 20 26 15 11
Fishing rooms 3 2 2 10 9
Factory buildings 1
Business Premises 2
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries 1
Vessels – 20 to 60 tons 1
Vessels – 60 tons upwards
Vessels engaged in Labrador fishery 1
Men taken down to Labrador 5
Women taken down to Labrador
Children taken down to Labrador
Vessels or boats engaged in the shore fishery 1
Persons employed catching and making in the shore fishery 3
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls 4
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 2 4 16 1
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards 1
Dories
Motor boats 4
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 8 3 6 6 11
Barrels of potatoes raised 145 155 225 225 277
Barrels of turnip raised 12 21 14
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 4,600 35,000 9,600
Head of cattle 3
Milch cows 2 2
Other horned cattle 4 1
Horses 2 5
Sheep 9 24 23 34
Swine 13 17 35 10
Fowl / Poultry 16 20 51
Goats 8
Acres of cultivated land 14
Acres occupied 15 19 9 32
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 150
Wool – lbs 53 59 150
Eggs, doz. 220

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

These transcriptions may contain human errors. As always, confirm these as you would any other source material.