Dark Hole Census Records

1891 1911 1921 1935 1945
 Number of …
Inhabitants 23 26 36 29 17
Males 10 13 17 15 9
Females 13 13 19 14 8
Males under 10 years 6 2 5 4 16
Females under 10 years 9 3 7 4
Males 10 – 20 years 1 4 3 4 11
Females 10 – 20  years 1 2 2 3
Males 20 – 30 years 3 4 2 23
Females 20 – 30 years 1 4 4 3
Males 30 – 40 years 2 1 4 1
Females 30 – 40 years 1 2 1
Males 40 – 50 years 1 1 1
Females 40 – 50 years 1 1 1 1
Males 50 – 70 years 2 1 3
Females 50 – 70 years 1 2
Males 70 upwards 2
Females 70 upwards 2 1 2
Married persons, male 3 3 7 4 10
Married persons, female 3 3 7 4
Births, preceding year 4
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year
Born in Newfoundland 23 26
Families 3 5 8 6
 Religion …
Church of England 16 20 29 25 16
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 7 6 7 4 1
 Employment …
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 9 7 4
Mechanics 2
Engaged in catching or curing of fish
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 4 5 8
Females engaged in curing 2 5
Engaged in lumbering
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 2 2
 Education …
Who can read and write 15 12
Males who can read 4 8
Females who can read 6 9
Males who can write 4 7
Females who can write 5 8
Children attending school 4 4
Children not attending school 13 6 2
5 years and over who can write 18
5 years and over who cannot write 5
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 20 15 12
Persons over 10 years who cannot read and write 4 4 3
Persons who can read but cannot write 2
 Buildings …
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building
Churches of other denominations
School houses
Inhabited Houses 3 5 7 6
Houses being built or built in last 12 months
Houses now building
Houses built past 12 months 1
Uninhabited houses
Stores, barns and outhouses 2 2 5
Fishing rooms 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
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 1 4 9
Barrels of potatoes raised 61 72 180
Barrels of turnip raised 2 6 15
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 2,500 1,700 lb
Head of cattle 2
Milch cows
Other horned cattle 8
Horses 4
Sheep 10 24
Swine 5
Fowl 24
Goats
Hens 24
Acres of cultivated land 8
Acres occupied 7 11
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs
Wool – lbs 18 15
Eggs, doz. 15

Note: Dark Hole 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.