Clay Pits Census Records

 

1884 1891 1901 1911 1921
Number of…
Inhabitants 12 12 10 9
Males 6 7 7 7
Females 6 5 3 2
Males under 10 years 2 3 3
Females under 10 years 1
Males 10 – 20 years 1 2 3
Females 10 – 20  years 1 1
Males 20 – 30 years 2 2
Females 20 – 30 years 3 1
Males 30 – 40 years 1 2
Females 30 – 40 years 1 1 1
Males 40 – 50 years 1 1
Females 40 – 50 years 1 1
Males 50 – 70 years 1 1 1
Females 50 – 70 years 2 1 1
Males 70 upwards 1
Females 70 upwards
Married persons, male 2 2 1 2
Married persons, female 2 2 1 2
Births, preceding year 1
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year
Born in Newfoundland 12 12 10 9
Families 2 2 2 2
Religion…
Church of England 12 11 10
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 1
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 5 2 2
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 8
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 3 2 2
Females engaged in curing 2 2 1
Engaged in lumbering
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 1
Education…
Who can read and write 7
Males who can read 3
Females who can read 2
Males who can write 3
Females who can write 2
Children attending school 2
Children not attending school 3 5 4
5 years and old can write 4
5 years and old cannot write 6
Over 10 years who can read and write 5
Over 10 years who cannot read and write 3
Persons who can read but cannot write 1
Buildings…
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building
Churches of other denominations
School houses
Inhabited Houses 2 2 2 2
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 1 1
Houses now building 1
Houses built past 12 months
Uninhabited houses
Stores, barns and outhouses 8 7 6 4
Fishing rooms in use 2 2 2 2
Saw Mills
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries
Vessels – 20 to 60 tons
Vessels – 60 tons upwards
Vessels engaged in Labrador fishery
Men taken down to Labrador
Women taken down to Labrador
Children taken down to Labrador
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls 2
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 1 3 3
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 3 4 3 4
Barrels of potatoes raised 80 100 40 38
Barrels of turnip raised 7 3 12
Barrels of other root crops 1
Cabbage, heads 3,000 800
Head of cattle 7
Milch cows 2 2
Other horned cattle 1
Horses
Sheep 13 9 3
Swine 11 9 4
Fowl / Poultry 1 4
Goats 1
Acres of cultivated land 12 5
Acres occupied 21 9 5
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 60 80
Wool – lbs 18 15
Eggs, doz. 10

Note: Clay Pitts was not listed in the 1901 census.

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

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