1838 Census of Tracadie Township, Sydney (now Antigonish) County, Nova Scotia
1838 CENSUS OF TRACADIE TOWNSHIP, SYDNEY (NOW ANTIGONISH) COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA
(From Public Archives of Nova Scotia, Record Group 1, Vol. 449, No. 179)
"Return of the Census for the Township of Tracadie in the County of
Sydney made pursuant to the Act passed in the first year of the reign of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria entitled - An Act for Taking the Census of
the Province."
KEY TO COLUMN HEADINGS
A = Names of heads of families
B = Occupation
C = No. of male children under 6 years of age
D = No. of female children under 6 years of age
E = No. of males between 6 and 14 years of age
F = No. of females between 6 and 14 years of age
G = No. of males over 14 years of age not head of household
H = No. of females over 14 years of age not head of household
I = Total
A B C D E F G H I
Andrew BOYLE Farmer - - - - 2 - 4
Thomas BAILEY " 2 - 1 1 1 - 7
Peter ROCKARD " - - - - - - 1
Edward FLING " 1 1 - - 1 1 6
Patrick KENNEDY " - - 1 1 - 1 5
Thomas DELAHANTY Carpenter - - - 2 1 1 6
Michael DUNN Farmer 1 - - - - - 3
Patrick MC DONALD " 1 1 3 1 - - 8
James STEVENS " - 1 1 - 2 2 8
Martin GARVEY Schoolmaster - 2 - 1 - 1 6
Patrick DUNN Sr. Farmer 2 1 2 - - 1 7
Thomas CHRISTIAN " 2 1 - 2 1 - 8
Martin CARRIGAN Shoemaker 1 - - - - 1 3
James DURNEY Cooper 3 - 1 1 1 - 8
Micheal RIAN Farmer - - - - - - 2
James WELCH Cooper 2 2 2 - - - 8
Peter BENNET Carpenter 1 - - - - - 3
James LAWLOR Cooper 1 1 - 2 1 1 8
John DELANEY Farmer 1 3 - - - - 6
Patrick DUNN Jr. " 1 1 2 1 - - 7
Thomas POOR " - 1 - 2 1 1 7
Michael O'BRIEN " - - - - 1 - 2
James DUNFORD " - - - - - - 1
John HADE " - - 3 - 2 1 8
John FITZGERALD " - - - 1 2 - 5
John COTE " 1 - - - - - 3
Peter COTE Jr. " - - - - - - 2
Peter COTE 3rd " - 1 - - - - 3
Widow COTE " 1 1 - - - - 3
Joseph DELORIA Sailor 2 1 1 1 2 2 11
BIG TRACADIE
A B C D E F G H I
George THREMBLE Miller - - 2 - 1 - 4
Rev. W. FRANCIS Priest - - - - 8 - 9
Ann COTE Nun - 3 - 6 - 7 17
Peter COTE, Sr. Farmer - - - - 2 - 3
Ronald MCDONALD " - - 2 - 2 1 7
Hugh MCDONALD " - 4 1 1 2 1 11
Benjamin PETTIPAS " - 2 4 1 - - 9
Dominick DORLEY " 2 1 2 1 2 2 11
Lewis BENOIT " - 1 2 - 3 3 10
George BENOIT " - - - - - - 2
Filestine DELORIA " 2 - 1 - - - 5
Peter MOREL " 1 3 1 2 1 1 11
Moses DELORIA " 1 - 1 1 3 1 9
Charles BLAMFRIES Shoemaker 1 1 2 2 - - 8
Dennis LINDON Fisherman 2 - - - - - 4
Luke GEROIRE Farmer - - 1 - 2 - 5
Francis GEROIRE " 2 2 - 1 - - 7
Norry GUTROW " 1 1 - - 2 - 6
Joseph GEROIRE " - - 4 - 4 2 12
Saml. BELFOUNTAIN " - - 1 1 2 1 7
Peter BONVIE " 1 1 - 1 1 3 9
Peter BONVIE, Jr. " - 1 - - - - 3
Widow HURLEY " - - - - 2 1 5
Michael POTTY " 1 1 1 1 2 - 8
Joseph COTE " 1 1 2 2 1 - 9
Paul PETIPAS Fisherman 2 2 - - - - 6
Joseph PETIPAS " 3 1 1 - - - 7
Celisten DELORIA Farmer 1 - 1 3 1 - 8
James BOWIE Carpenter 3 2 1 2 2 2 14
Wm. DUNN Blacksmith - - - - - - 1
Wm. BERRY " - - - - - - 1
Patrick CONNERS Trader - - - - - - 2
Revd. Wm. QUINNEN Priest - - 2 - 2 1 7
Michael PEROW Farmer 1 1 - 3 2 - 9
Elie COTE " 1 1 - 1 - - 5
Wm. Edge Schoolmaster 1 1 2 2 - - 8
Isaac BENOIT Farmer 1 - - - 1 2 6
Wm. BENOIT " 1 1 2 1 - - 7
Luke PETTIPAS " 4 - - - - - 6
Peter PEROW " 2 2 - 1 - - 7
Widow PEROW " - - 2 1 2 - 7
Wm. DELORIA " 1 - - - - - 3
Lawrence DELORIA " 3 - 1 - - - 6
Thomas DELORIA, Jr." 1 2 - 1 1 - 7
Thomas DELORIA, Sr." - - - - 3 2 7
Joseph DELORIA, Jr.Seaman 3 - 2 2 - 1 10
Simon BONVIE Farmer - - 2 - 2 1 7
Lament BONVIE " 2 3 - - - - 7
John PETIPAS Fisherman 2 1 2 1 - - 8
Peter MIET Farmer 1 1 1 1 - 1 7
Richard BURK Blacksmith- - - - 1 - 2
Simon BABANG Farmer 2 1 1 1 - - 7
John B. BENOIT " 1 3 - - - - 6
Paul DELORIA " - 2 3 1 2 1 11
Julyon LANDRIE " 2 1 - - - - 5
Baptist DELORIA " - - - 1 1 - 4
Nicholas DELORIA " 2 2 - - - - 6
Joseph DADDOW Sailor - 2 1 1 - 1 7
Richard PETTIPAS Farmer 1 1 - 2 - - 6
Wm. PETTIPAS " - - - - 1 3 6
Henry PETIPAS Fisherman 1 1 - - - - 4
Charles MIET Farmer 2 1 2 - - 2 9
Widow MIET " - - 2 2 1 - 7
Peter BENOIT " 1 1 2 1 1 2 10
Duncan CHISHOLM Shoemaker - - - - 2 - 4
Peter DAVISON Farmer 1 - - 5 2 - 10
William PETTIPAS Carpenter 1 1 2 - 1 - 7
Angus BENOIT Farmer 1 2 2 - 1 - 8
Alexander DELORIA " 1 1 1 1 2 1 9
Benjamin MIET " 2 2 4 - - 1 11
Simon PETTIPAS " 4 - 2 - - 1 9
John B. PETTIPAS " 1 1 4 - 1 1 10
Alexander PETTIPAS " - 1 - - 1 1 5
Lawrence BUDROIT " - 1 - - - - 3
LITTLE RIVER
A B C D E F G H I
John GRANT Printer - 3 - 2 - - 7
Wm. STROPLE Farmer - - - 1 4 1 8
John RANDALL " 2 1 3 - 1 1 10
James RANDALL " - - - 2 1 6
Thomas CONNERS Fisherman 2 1 1 1 - - 7
Elisha M. RANDALL Farmer 2 1 2 1 1 10
Aylward TAYLOR " 2 - 2 2 1 - 9
Roderick MCDONALD " 1 2 1 2 - - 8
John SUTTON " 1 2 2 - - - 7
Richard CONNERS " 3 - 1 1 - - 7
Norry VENSONG " - - - - - - 2
Simon ATWATER " - - 1 - 2 5 10
Owen BURNES " 2 1 1 1 1 1 9
Luman ATWATER " - - 1 - 2 5 10
Thomas MURPHY " - - 1 1 1 2 6
James MCCHESNEY " - - 1 2 3 2 10
Patrick MURPHY " 1 2 1 1 - - 7
John TALBERT " 2 2 - 3 1 3 13
Michael MIERS " - - - - - - 2
John JOHNSTON " - 2 1 - 1 1 7
Thomas JOHNSTON " 2 - - 2 - - 6
Morgan CONNERS " - - - - 2 1 5
Patrick LAYDEN " - 2 - - - 1 5
Wm. CONNERS " 1 2 - - - - 5
Adolphus ATWATER " 2 - - 2 3 1 10
Donald GRANT " - 2 2 - - - 6
Edmond GORMAN " 1 - 2 - 1 1 7
Archy CHISHOLM " - - - - 1 - 3
Thomas GRIFFIN " 3 - - - - - 5
John TORPEY " - - 3 - 2 - 7
Joseph ASH " 1 1 1 2 - - 7
John NOWLEN " - - - - 2 1 5
Angus MCKINNEN " - 1 - 3 3 1 10
Augustus IRISH " 1 2 - - - 1 6
Thomas WICKHAM " 1 1 - 2 - 3 9
Matthew DURANG " - - 2 1 2 2 9
Richard MCKINNEN " 1 - - 2 2 - 7
Wm. CHISHOLM " 3 - 1 - - - 6
Donald CHISHOLM " 1 2 2 1 - - 8
Archy CHISHOLM " 1 - - - - 1 4
FRASERS GRANT
A B C D E F G H I
Alexander CHISHOLM Farmer 2 1 - 2 - - 7
Donald MCKENZIE " 1 1 2 1 - 1 8
Donald FRASER " - - - - 1 1 4
Ewen MCDONALD " 2 1 - 1 - - 6
John MCPHILL " 2 2 1 - - - 7
Angus MCNEIL " 1 1 - - - - 4
Collin FRASER " - 2 - 2 - 2 8
Donald MCDONALD " - - 1 - - 1 4
Thomas FRASER " 1 - 1 2 - - 6
John FRASER " - 2 3 - - - 7
David FRASER " 1 1 - 1 - - 5
Valentine CHISHOLM " 1 1 - 1 1 2 8
John GRANT " 1 1 1 1 1 - 7
James GRANT " - - 2 1 3 2 10
John MCKENZIE " 1 - - - - - 3
Widow MCDONALD " 1 1 2 - 1 1 8
Angus CAMPBELL " 1 1 - 1 2 2 9
Alexander GRANT " 2 - 1 2 2 - 9
John CHISHOLM " - 1 - - 2 1 6
LITTLE TRACADIE SETTLEMENT
A B C D E F G H I
Joseph SYMONDS Farmer 2 1 4 - 1 - 10
Edward KINNEY " 3 1 3 - 1 - 10
William KINNEY " 1 2 - 1 - 2 8
Charles KINNEY " 1 3 - 1 - - 7
John O'BRIEN Cooper 1 - - 5 1 - 9
Alexander CHISHOLM Farmer - - 1 3 3 1 10
Timothy MCKEOGH " 2 1 - 1 - 3 9
Samuel KINNEY " - 1 2 3 1 - 9
John MCKEOGH " - 2 1 - 5 2 12
Daniel MCKEOGH " 1 1 2 2 - - 8
Thomas MURPHY Blacksmith- - - - - - 2
Joseph FITZGERALD Nothing 1 1 - - - - 4
Thomas MURPHY Farmer 1 - - 1 - 1 5
Hezekiah HUNT " 1 2 - 3 1 1 10
John FITT " 1 1 1 - 2 - 7
Michael MADDIN Cooper - - - - 1 2 5
BIG TRACADIE, EAST SIDE OF
A B C D E F G H I
John BENWA Ship Wright- - - - 1 2 5
Jilbare BENOIE Nothing - - - - - - 2
John BENOIE Farmer - 1 2 1 - - 6
Phabian BENOIE " - 1 - 1 - - 4
Julian DELORIA " - 1 - - - - 3
Cyrus TALBOT Blacksmith2 1 - - 2 - 7
Baptiest BIJEAN Farmer - 2 2 1 - - 7
John BIJEAN " - 4 1 - - 2 9
Peter DELORIA " 1 1 1 1 2 2 10
Policarp BENOIE " 3 1 - - - 1 7
Michael PASCAL " - - - 2 1 1 6
Joseph BARRIO " - - - - 2 4 8
Boniface BARRIO " - - - - - - 2
Joseph PETIPAS " - 2 2 - 1 1 8
Andrew BARRIO " - - - 2 - - 4
Nicholas DELORIA " - 2 - - - 1 5
Moses MATTIE " 2 2 1 3 - 1 11
Stephen DELORIA Fisherman2 - 2 3 2 - 11
Moses JELLO " 1 2 - - - - 5
Widdow DELORIA -- - - 1 - 2 1 6
GUT OF CANSO SETTLEMENT
A B C D E F G H I
Lewis TALBOT Farmer 3 - 3 1 1 2 12
Hugh O'BRIEN Fisherman1 2 - 3 - - 8
Moses STAFFORD " 2 1 - - - - 5
William HARVEY Blacksmith- - 2 1 - 2 7
Arch'd. MCDONALD Fisherman - - - - 2 3 7
William IRVINE " 2 1 1 1 3 1 11
John STRAHAN " 1 - 2 2 3 2 12
Edmund FORRESTALL " - 3 2 2 1 - 10
Patrick POWER " 1 2 1 3 - - 9
George STRAHAN " - - - 1 2 1 6
Angus MCDONALD " - - - - - 1 3
George MCDONALD " 1 - - - - - 3
James MCDONALD " - - - - - - 2
Neill MCDONALD " 1 2 - 2 - - 7
Pierce KILAND " 1 1 2 3 - 1 10
James O'BRIEN " 2 - - - - 2 6
Allen O'BRIEN " 1 1 - - - - 4
Dunkin MCDONALD " - - 1 - 1 4 8
Donald MCDONALD " 1 2 1 - - - 6
John MCDONALD " - - - - 1 2 5
Donald MCDONALD " 1 2 1 2 - 2 10
Donald MCDONALD,Sr." - - - 1 2 2 7
John MCDONALD " 2 1 1 1 - - 7
Hugh MCDONALD " 1 2 - 2 - - 7
Elias LEBLANC " 1 1 1 3 1 - 9
NicholasBELLFONTAIN" - 2 - - 1 - 5
Henry DECOST " - 2 - 1 - 1 6
Lawrence BOUDROT " 2 2 - - - - 6
Simon BENOIS " 3 - 3 4 - - 12
Andrew BENOIS " 2 2 1 - - - 7
John CHISHOLM Farmer - 1 - 2 - 2 7
CAPE JACK AND HARBOUR AU BOUCHEY SETTLEMENTS
A B C D E F G H I
Daniel IRVINE Farmer - - - - 3 2 7
John MCMILLAN " 1 2 2 2 2 - 11
William CHISHOLM " 1 1 3 - - 2 9
Alex'r. CHISHOLM " - 2 - 1 - - 5
Collin CHISHOLM " - - - 1 1 - 4
Peter LAVANDIER Fisherman2 2 - - - - 6
Eloi AUDET " - - - - - - 2
John B. MALONG " 3 - - - - 1 6
John B. DECOST, Sr." - - - - 3 1 6
John B. DECOST " 2 2 - - - - 6
Phelestine DECOST " - - - - 1 - 2
Paul DECOST " 4 1 2 1 - 1 11
Henry DECOST " 2 1 - - - - 5
Hubert DECOST " 2 1 - - - - 5
Minie DECOST " - 5 1 1 - - 9
Grasson BRO " 1 - - - - 1 4
Widdow LAVANDIER " 1 1 2 1 - - 7
Micheal DECOST Fisherman1 1 - - - - 4
Moses BRO " - - 2 1 1 4 10
Luke LAVANDIER " 1 - 3 1 1 2 10
Hubert LAVANDIER " 2 1 3 2 1 - 11
Louis CARPENTER " 1 3 1 2 1 1 11
Louis CARPENTER " - - 1 - - - 3
Charles LAVANDIER " - - 1 - 1 - 4
Fedel LAVANDIER " - - - - - - 2
Alex'r. CARPENTER" 1 2 1 1 - - 7
Thomas BRO " 1 1 1 1 - - 6
Charles MOREL " - 2 1 - - - 5
Isaac FOUGERE " - 3 - 1 - - 6
Simon BOUCHEY " 2 2 - - - - 6
Louis BOUCHEY " 2 - - - - 2 6
Policarp BOUCHEY " 1 2 2 - - - 7
Henry BOUCHEY " - - 1 1 2 1 7
Paul BOUCHEY " - - 1 - - 2 5
John BRIAND " - - - 1 1 1 5
John DECOST " - - - 2 1 1 6
John DECOST, Jr. " - - - 2 2 1 7
Louis BRIAND " - 1 2 - 4 - 9
Charles KAVANAUGH " 1 2 1 2 - - 8
John CORNEY " 2 2 - 1 - - 7
Ephraim FOUGERE " 2 - - 1 - - 5
Simon DECOST " 2 1 1 2 - 1 9
Felix DECOST " - 3 1 2 - - 8
Michael LAVANDIER " - - - - - 1 3
Luke MANNET " - - 1 1 1 - 5
Lemong FOUGERE " 3 1 1 - - - 7
Amable FOUGERE " 2 1 1 - - 1 6
Marcel FOUGERE " 4 - - 1 - - 7
Dominic FOUGERE " - 1 - - - - 3
Alexander FOUGERE " - 2 - - - - 4
Francis FOUGERE " 2 1 4 2 - - 11
Tousant FOUGERE " - - 1 1 1 - 5
Simon LAVANDER " 1 - 2 2 - 1 8
Celestine FOUGERE " 2 2 2 2 - 2 12
Isaac FOUGERE " 1 1 2 1 - - 7
Widdow PETIPAS " - - 2 1 2 1 8
Michael WEBB " - - 1 - - 1 4
Widdow O'NEILL " - - 2 1 - - 4
Benjamin O'NEILL " 1 - 2 2 - - 7
Michael DREW " 1 1 3 1 - - 8
John LAVANDIER " 1 2 3 2 - - 10
John LAVANDIER, Jr." 2 - 2 - 1 1 8
Michael WEBB, Jr. " 1 1 3 1 2 1 11
Raphael FOUGERE " 1 1 3 2 - - 9
Charles FOUGERE " 1 1 5 2 - - 11
Boniface FOUGERE " 2 - - - - 1 5
Urebang DECOST " 2 - 1 - - - 5
Richard DECOST " - - - 1 2 3 8
Eli DECOST " 1 1 2 3 - - 9
Widdow CRISPO " - - 1 - 2 - 4
Bastien POLRAN " 1 - - - - - 3
Marcel FOUGERE " - - - - 1 - 3
Donald MCDONALD " - 1 - 2 1 1 7
Samuel MCDONALD " - - - - - - 2
Celestine JELLO " 1 1 1 1 - - 6
Joseph GOTHRO Nothing - - - - - - 2
BLACK SETTLEMENT
A B C D E F G H I
Frank DISMAL Farmer 1 - 3 - 2 2 10
Jerry BOWDEN Beggar Farmer - - 1 - - - 3
Samuel GARROW " 2 - - - - 1 5
Benjamin GARROW " 1 1 - 3 - 2 9
King PHAIR " - - - - - - 2
Joseph DEVON " 1 2 1 1 - - 7
John DEVON " - 1 - - 1 - 4
Samuel DEVON " - 1 2 1 3 1 10
Cesar ROBERTS " - - - 1 - 2 5
Thomas DEVON " 1 2 - 1 - - 6
William DEVON " 1 1 1 2 1 - 8
Joseph ELLMS " 3 - 1 2 - 1 9
Samuel MORRIS " - - - - - - 2
Alexander ELLMS " 2 - 4 1 - 1 10
Richard BOWDEN " - 2 4 2 - - 10
Isaac BACHUS " 2 - 2 1 - - 7
John BOWDEN " - - 1 - 1 2 6
James FEE " 2 1 1 1 - 1 8
Samuel DISMAL " - 1 - - 1 - 4
Shadrach BOWDEN " - - - - - 1 3
John JACKSON " 2 - - - 1 2 7
Thomas GARROW " - 1 - 2 1 2 8
James DUNAHY " 1 1 1 1 - - 6
Ben FEE " - - - - - - 1
"I Joseph Symonds of Tracadie do solemnly swear, that the within document is
not made up from my own knowledge but from the Information of the heads of
Families therein named, and from their near neighbours, and contain nothing I
actually know or have reason to believe to be untrue. Joseph Symonds."
"Sworn before me the 26th day of Dec., 1838. James Randall, J.P."
NOTE: All names were spelled verbatim from the original document. I did not
include information listed in the census for population totals, number of
acres of cleared and wilderness land, nor number of cattle, horses, sheep or
pigs.
Transcribed by Mary (DeLorey) Ferguson, June 1, 1997.
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