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Heart’s Ease Beach Census Records

1836 1845* 1857 1869* 1874 1884 1891 1901
Number of…
Inhabitants 32 121 53 154 68 39 29 7
Males 15 69 31 74 27 16 13 5
Females 17 52 22 80 41 23 16 2
Males under 14 years 4 36
Females under 14 years 9 25
Males under 10 years 7 17 9 4 4 2
Females under 10 years 10 35 16 4 1 1
Males 14 to 60 years 11
Females 14 to 60 years 7
Males 14 to 70 years 33
Females 14 to 70 years 27
Males 10 – 20 years 11 24 3 3 2 1
Females 10 – 20  years 2 17 6 8 6
Males 20 – 30 years 3 17 4 2 1
Females 20 – 30 years 4 10 7 6 2
Males 30 – 40 years 4 4 8 3 2
Females 30 – 40 years 2 5 7 1 3
Males 40 – 50 years 2 8 2 2
Females 40 – 50 years 3 7 2 2
Males 50 – 70 years 4 4 3 2 1 2
Females 50 – 70 years 1 4 4 2 1 1
Males upwards of 60
Females upwards of 60 1
Males 70 upwards 1
Females 70 upwards 2 1 1
Married persons, male 7 22 12 6 7 1
Married persons, female 7 22 12 6 7 1
Births, preceding year 2 1
Deaths, preceding year 4
Marriages, preceding year 2
Born in Newfoundland 53 154 68 39 28 7
Born in England 1
Families 8 25 15 8 6 2
 Religion…
Church of England 32 102 53 133 64 39 28 7
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome / Roman Catholic 3 19 21
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 4 1
 Employment…
Clergymen or ministers 1
Teachers
Merchants and Traders 1
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 13 5
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 23 70 16 26
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 6 5
Females engaged in curing 7
Able-bodied seamen and fishermen in colony and dpdes 14 28 5
Engaged in lumbering
Persons employed with saw mills
 Education…
Who can read and write 5 9
Males who can read 5 2
Females who can read 7 1
Male who can write 3 2
Females who can write 4 1
Children who can read and write 9
Children attending school 13 10 9 8
Children not attending school 16 6 9
 Buildings…
Church of England building 1 1 1
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1
Inhabited Houses 8 21 8 25 14 6 6 2
Houses being built or built in last 12 months
Houses now building 2 2
Houses built past 12 months 2
Uninhabited houses
Stores, barns and outhouses 2 18 5 6 9 4
Fishing rooms in use 5 20 9 3 4 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 9 26 3 18 1
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls 3 1 27
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 2
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
 Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut .5 4 .5 1
Barrels of potatoes raised 171 157 18 216 139 56 70 50
Barrels of turnip raised 2 7 3
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 1,400
Oxen 10
Head of cattle 1
Milch cows 5
Other horned cattle
Horses
Sheep 2 1 2 1
Pigs 7
Swine 4 31 17 4 10 5
Fowl 2 2
Goats
Acres of cultivated land 1 2 8 6 8 2
Acres occupied 1 3 2
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 250
Wool – lbs 4 3
Eggs, doz.

 

Notes:

1845 – Probably includes other communities in the area

1869 – Includes Gooseberry Cove, Heart’s Ease Beach, George’s Cove and Butter Cove

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

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