Long Cove/Loreburn Census Records

1884 1891 1901 1911 1921 1935 1945
Number of…
Inhabitants 22 25* 28* 37 34 46 49
Males 9 14 11 17 21 27 25
Females 13 14 18 20 13 19 24
Males under 10 years 1 7 2 5 6 9 19
Females under 10 years 7 7 7 6 5 2
Males 10 – 20 years 2 4 1 7 6 9
Females 10 – 20  years 1 3 3 6 2 6
Males 20 – 30 years 2 3 2 7 3 5 21
Females 20 – 30 years 2 1 3 4 1 6
Males 30 – 40 years 3 2 2 1 2
Females 30 – 40 years 2 2 1 1 2
Males 40 – 50 years 1 1 1 3
Females 40 – 50 years 1 2 1 1 3
Males 50 – 70 years 1 2 3 2
Females 50 – 70 years 1 1 2 2 1
Males 70 upwards 1
Females 70 upwards 1 1
Married persons, male 5 5 4 6 6 9 21
Married persons, female 5 4 4 6 6 9
Births, preceding year 2 1
Deaths, preceding year
Marriages, preceding year
Born in Newfoundland 22 25 28 37 34
Families 4 4 4 6 6 9
Religion…
Church of England 20
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome 2
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 2 25 28 37 34 46 49
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers 1
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 14 8 9 6
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 16
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 7 6 9 10
Females engaged in curing 6 4 6 4
Engaged in lumbering 6
Persons employed with saw mills 6
Education…
Who can read and write 4 14 30 30
Males can read 3 15
Females can read 6 7 15
Males can write 2 15
Females can write 3 4 15
Children attending school 7 7 11 7
Children not attending school 9 14 8 3 2
5 and over who can write 20
5 and over who cannot write 10
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 14 30 30
Persons over 10 who cannot read and write 10 5
Persons who can read but cannot write
Buildings…
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building 1
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1 1 1
Inhabited Houses 3 4 4 5 6 9
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 3
Houses now building 2 2
Houses built past 12 months
Uninhabited houses 1 1
Stores, barns and outhouses 6 10 8 11 8 8
Fishing rooms 2 3 4 2 5
Saw Mills 1
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries 1 1
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
Vessels or boats engaged in the shore fishery 1
Persons employed catching and making in the shore fishery 3
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls 3
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 5 6 10
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards 1
Dories 3
Motor boats 1 3
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 2 3 8 2 5 5
Barrels of potatoes raised 49 54 87 74 134 279
Barrels of turnip raised 3 6 2 2
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 2,200 4,000 4,900 1,000 lb
Head of cattle 3
Milch cows 1 1
Other horned cattle 2 2
Horses and ponies 3 2 4
Sheep 21 10 14 23
Swine 2 12 13 12
Fowl 2 9
Goats 10
Hens / chickens 7 77
Acres of cultivated land 7 7 8 3 9
Acres occupied 7 8 3 18
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 30 50
Wool – lbs 47 30 64 94
Eggs, doz. 50 324
Furs 1

 

Note:

1891 – Population given as 25 but the breakdown of ages lists 28 people.

1901 – Population given as 28 but the breakdown of ages lists 29 people.

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

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