Garrott’s Cove/Garret’s Cove Census Records

1884 1891 1901
Number of…
Inhabitants 23 14 21
Males 12 8 13
Females 11 6 8
Males under 10 years 4 2 5
Females under 10 years 3 1 2
Males 10 – 20 years 3 1 2
Females 10 – 20  years 4 2 2
Males 20 – 30 years 2 1 1
Females 20 – 30 years 1 2
Males 30 – 40 years 1 2 2
Females 30 – 40 years 1 2
Males 40 – 50 years 1 1 1
Females 40 – 50 years 1 1 2
Males 50 – 70 years 1 1
Females 50 – 70 years 1
Males 70 upwards 1 1
Females 70 upwards
Married persons, male 4 3 4
Married persons, female 4 3 4
Births, preceding year 1 1
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year
Born in Newfoundland 23 14 21
Families 4 3 4
 Religion…
Church of England 23 14 21
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church
 Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 9 4
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 12
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 6 4
Females engaged in curing 3 4
Engaged in lumbering 7
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 1
 Education…
Who can read and write 4
Males who can read 1
Females who can read 4
Males who can write 1
Females who can write 2
Children attending school 1
Children not attending school 6 4 9
 Buildings…
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building
Churches of other denominations
School houses
Inhabited Houses 4 3 3
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 2
Houses now building 1
Houses built past 12 months
Uninhabited houses
Stores, barns and outhouses 2 2
Fishing rooms in use 3 3 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 6
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 4 1
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built 1
Tonnage of vessels built 15
Boats built 2
 Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 6 1
Barrels of potatoes raised 50 23 35
Barrels of turnip raised
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 1000 200
Head of cattle
Milch cows
Other horned cattle
Horses
Sheep 1 3 15
Swine 3 6 6
Fowl 4 5
Goats
Acres of cultivated land 2 3
Acres occupied 2 3
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs
Wool – lbs
Eggs, doz.
Furs, No and value 5, 5

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

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