North West Brook Census Records

1884 1891 1901 1911 1921 1935 1945
Number of…
Inhabitants 54 20 63 65 38 57 66
Males 25 7 35 38 22 33 41
Females 29 13 28 27 16 24 25
Males under 10 years 6 1 15 12 3 14 13
Females under 10 years 12 5 10 8 6 5
Males 10 – 20 years 4 1 5 13 9 4 23
Females 10 – 20  years 6 3 6 6 3 8
Males 20 – 30 years 7 2 4 3 3 4 29
Females 20 – 30 years 7 2 2 3 1 3
Males 30 – 40 years 2 1 5 2 1 4
Females 30 – 40 years 2 1 7 3 3 3
Males 40 – 50 years 4 2 4 3 3
Females 40 – 50 years 1 1 6 2 1
Males 50 – 70 years 2 2 3 3 3 3
Females 50 – 70 years 2 1 1 1 1 3
Males 70 upwards 1 1 1 1
Females 70 upwards 1 1
Married persons, male 10 4 11 12 8 9 22
Married persons, female 10 4 11 12 8 9
Births, preceding year 2 2 2
Deaths, preceding year 1
Marriages, preceding year 1
Born in Newfoundland 54 20 63 65 38
Families 10 4 15 12 8 13
Religion…
Church of England 19 1 23 16 8 15 14
Reformed Church of England
Church of Rome / Roman Catholic 3 1
Wesleyans/Methodists/United Church 32 10 39 49 30 42 46
Pentecostal 6
Employment…
Clergymen or ministers
Teachers
Engaged in office or shop-work
Engaged solely in government services
Fishermen and others who cultivate land 12 31 13 5
Engaged in catching or curing of fish 30
Males engaged in catching or curing fish 3 18 13 4
Females engaged in curing 6 14 2
Engaged in lumbering 7 2 3
Persons employed with saw mills
Otherwise employed 2 3
Education…
Who can read and write 17 5
Males who can read 5 13 11
Females who can read 4 16
Males who can write 3 11
Females who can write 1 6
Children attending school 5 3 8 7 13
Children not attending school 14 6 18 20 1
5 years and over who can write 27
5 years and over who cannot write 29
Persons over 10 years who can read and write 13 16 43
Persons over 10 years who cannot read and write 14 21 10
Persons who can read but cannot write 1
Buildings…
Church of England building
Church of Rome building
Wesleyan/Methodist/United Church building 1
Churches of other denominations
School houses 1
Inhabited Houses 9 2 15 12 6 9
Houses being built or built in last 12 months 3
Houses now building
Houses built past 12 months 1
Uninhabited houses 1
Stores, barns and outhouses 6 6 33 6 4 5
Fishing rooms 2 13 3
Saw Mills 1
Persons employed by saw mills 4
Fisheries…
Vessels directly engaged in fisheries 1
Vessels – 20 to 60 tons
Vessels – 60 tons upwards
Vessels engaged in Labrador fishery 1
Men taken down to Labrador 6
Women taken down to Labrador 1
Children taken down to Labrador 1
Large boats – 4 -15 qtls 3
Large boats – 15 to 30 qtls
Boats from 4 – 30 qtls 2 18 2
Large boats – 30 qtls and upwards
Dories
Motor boats
Schooners
Vessels built
Tonnage of vessels built
Boats built
Agriculture…
Tons of hay cut 2 4 19 12 6 11
Barrels of potatoes raised 50 100 545 190 102 385
Barrels of turnip raised 3 25 19 24 18
Barrels of other root crops
Cabbage, heads 8,900 14,000 5,000 2,700 lb
Head of cattle 3 2
Milch cows 2 2 4 10
Other horned cattle 2 9 7
Horses and ponies 1 5 5 11
Sheep 7 19 62 19 32
Swine 6 6 47 7 11
Fowl / Poultry 11 64 34
Goats 2 5 59
Hens / chickens 61
Acres of cultivated land 6 10
Acres occupied 6 30 22 33
Quantity of butter manufactured – lbs 40 105 145 750
Wool – lbs 20 155 850 60
Eggs, doz. 25 175
Milk – gals 500

 

Transcribed by Wanda Garrett, August 2014

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