Sheet Harbour Census Census  
 

1881 and 1871 Census for Nova Scotia: Halifax County
Sheet Harbour and Salmon River (now Port Dufferin)



 
 
Dw.
No.
Fm.
No.
Last
Name 
First
Name 
Sx Age  Pl. of
 birth
  Relig Natl
Origin
Occupat Mar
Stat
Notes
Comments

Sheet Harbour - 1881
 
34 Purcell Patrick M 38 NS RC Irish Labourer
34 Purcell Mary Jane F 29 NS RC Irish M
34 Purcell Sarah E. F 11 NS RC Irish Going to school
34 Purcell. Jane A. F 9 NS RC Irish Going to School
34 Purcell Mary E. F 5 NS RC Irish
34 Purcell Neil P. M 3 NS RC Irish
36 Purcell Thomas M 36 NS RC Irish Labourer Thomas Purcell and Patrick
Quillinan Family make one.
36 Purcell Sarah F 77
36 Purcell Edward M 42 Labourer
36 Purcell Phebe F 22
36 Quillinan Patrick M 32 Labourer M
36 Quillinan Sarah F 33 M
36 Quillinan Cecilia F 4
36 Quillinan John P. M 2
27 37 Quillinan Daniel M 64 NS RC Irish Labourer M
27 37 Quillinan Mary E. F 56 M
27 37 Quillinan Sarah E. F 26
27 37 Quillinan Bridget F 20
27 37 Quillinan Henry M 15 Labourer
27 37 Quillinan Agnes E. F 14
28 38 Quillinan Levi M 28 Irish Labourer
28 38 Quillinan Mary Jane F 26
30 40 Quillinan Henry M 23 Irish Labourer
30 40 Quillinan Mary C. F 50 English W
30 40 Quillinan Joseph M 25 Irish Labourer
30 40 Quillinan Catherine F 17
32 43 Purcell James M 47 NS RC M
32 43 Purcell Catherine F 43 Dutch M
43 56 Murphy Ann F 65 Ireland RC Irish W
43  56 Murphy Matthew M 43 NS Labourer
43 56 Murphy Patrick M 32 Labourer M
43 56 Murphy Margaret F 24 M
43 Murphy Minnie F 24
43 56 Murphy Amelia F 10
75 99 Quillinan Edward M 36 NS RC Irish Clerk M
75 99 Quillinan Mary F 33 M
75 99 Quillinan John M 7
75 99 Quillinan Eliza F 3
75 99 Quillinan Edward M 1
1881
Salmon River
106 108 Wessel William M 45 NS RC German Seaman M
106 108 Wessel Sarah F 54 C of E
106 108 Wessel George M 75 NS RC German Not Given W
106 108 Wessel George M 18 Factory Hand
106 108 Wessel William M 14 Going to school
106 108 Wessel Edward M 13 Going to School
106 108 Wessel John M 11 Going to school
106 108 Wessel Mary F 8 Going to school
106 108 Wessel James M 6 Going to school
32 34 Wessel Susan F 5 German Listed as living with
Michael O'Leary family
1871
Sheet Harbour
45 Wessel John M 33 NS RC German Fisherman W
45 Wessel Rebekka F 6
45 Wessel Charles M 3
45 Wessel Adam M 2
45 Wessel Margaret F 1
135 144 Purcell James M 39 NS RC Irish Farmer Over 20, unable to write
135 144 Purcell Sarah F 66 NS RC Scotch W Over 20, unable to read
135 144 Purcell Edward M 30 NS RC Irish Farmer Over 20, unable to write
135 144 Purcell Thomas M 26 " "
135 144 Purcell Sarah J. F 24 " "
135 144 Purcell Phebe F 12
161 152 Murphy Catherine F 32 RC  Irish? M
127 148 Purcel Patrick M 24 NS RC Irish Lumberman M
127 148 Purcel Mary J. F 21 M
127 148 Purcel Sarah E. F 1
162 173 Pace Darius M 55 NS Pb English Farmer M
162 173 Pace Honora F 47 NS RC Irish M
162 173 Pace Matilda F 18 NS RC English
162 173 Pace Francis M 16 NS RC English
162 173 Pace Charles E. M 13 NS RC  English
150 161 Murphy Ann F 58 NS RC Irish W Over 20, unable to write
150 161 Murphy Matthew M 34 NS RC Irish
150 161 Murphy Mark M 24
150 161 Murphy Patrick M 22
150 161 Murphy Mary Ann F 19
150 161 Murphy Annie F 14
150 161 Murphy Amelia F 5/12
October
136 147 Quillinan Daniel M 50 RC Irish Farmer M
136 147 Quillinan Elizabeth F 48 RC M
136 147 Quillinan Elizabeth F 19 RC
136 147 Quillinan Margaret F 14 RC Going to school
136 147 Quillinan Bridget F 10 RC Going to school
136 147 Quillinan Daniel M 6 RC Going to school
136 147 Quillinan Agnes F 4
129 157 Quillinan Mary F 50 RC English W
129 157 Quillinan Patrick M 23
129 157 Quillinan Levi M 20
129 157 Quillinan Mary F 19 Going to school
5 5 Quillinan Edward M 26 RC Irish Lumberman
5 5 Quillinan Catherine F 46 RC W
5 5 Quillinan John M 22 RC Lumberman
5 5 Quillinan Joseph M 16 RC
5 5 Quillinan Henry M 14 RC
5 5 Quillinan Susan F 18 RC Going to school
5 5 Quillinan Annie F 12 RC Going to school
5 5 Quillinan Cassie F 10 RC Going to school
1871
Salmon River
5 6 Wessel Elizabeth F 18 C.E. Living with Edward
Balcom family
16 17 Wessel George M 66 RC German Farmer M
16 17 Wessel Ann F 60 RC Irish M
19 Wessel William M 36 RC Eng ? Labourer
19 Wessel Johannah F 28 RC
19 Wessel George M 8 Going to school
19 Wessel William M 6 Going to school
19 Wessel Edward M 3
19 Wessel John M 7/12
Sept
62 Wessel Jane F 16 Pb Irish Living with John 
O'Leary family

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