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1851 Nova Scotia Canada Census Questions
The 1851 Nova Scotia Canada Census was a head of household census only so the only names were those persons who headed a household. The other members of the household were only counted in the various age groups, and their names never appeared in the census.
Enumerators asked the following questions in the 1851 Nova Scotia Canada census.
| Column | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Heads of Families |
| Buildings (2-6) | |
| 2 | Number of inhabited houses |
| 3 | By how many families inhabited |
| 4 | Number of houses now building |
| 5 | Number of uninhabited houses |
| 6 | Number of Stores, Barns, and Outhouses |
| Inhabitants of various ages (7-18) | |
| 7 | Number under 10 years of age - males |
| 8 | Number under 10 years of age - females |
| 9 | From 10 to 20 years of age - males |
| 10 | From 10 to 20 years of age - females |
| 11 | From 20 to 30 years of age - males |
| 12 | From 20 to 30 years of age - females |
| 13 | From 30 to 40 years of age - males |
| 14 | From 30 to 40 years of age - females |
| 15 | From 40 to 50 years of age - males |
| 16 | From 40 to 50 years of age - females |
| 17 | Above 50 years of age - males |
| 18 | Above 50 years of age - females |
| 19 | Number of married persons of both sexes |
| 20 | Number of Widowers |
| 21 | Number of Widows |
| 22 | Number of Rate Payers |
| 23 | Number of Paupers |
| Deaf and Dumb (24-25) | |
| 24 | Males |
| 25 | Females |
| Blind (26-27) | |
| 26 | Males |
| 27 | Females |
| Lunatics (28-29) | |
| 28 | Males |
| 29 | Females |
| Idiots (30-31) | |
| 30 | Males |
| 31 | Females |
| Indians (32-33) | |
| 32 | Males, including children |
| 33 | Females, including children |
| Colored Persons (34-35) | |
| 34 | Males, including children |
| 35 | Females, including children |
| Assessments (36-39) | |
| 36 | Amount of Assessment for County Rates |
| 37 | Amount of Assessment for Poor Rates |
| 38 | Highest Rate for Poor and County |
| 39 | Lowest Rate for Poor and County |
| Value of Property (40-42) | |
| 40 | Assessed Value of Real Estate |
| 41 | Probable Value of Real Estate |
| 42 | Assessed Value of Personal Estate |
| Births, Deaths and Marriages (43-45) | |
| 43 | Number of Births the preceding year |
| 44 | Number of Deaths the preceding year |
| 45 | Number of Marriages the preceding year |
| Numbers engaged in various Occupations (46-54) | |
| 46 | Number of Clergymen or Ministers |
| 47 | Number of Doctors |
| 48 | Number of Farmers |
| 49 | Number of Mechanics |
| 50 | Number of Merchants and Traders |
| 51 | Number of Persons engaged in the Fisheries |
| 52 | Number of Seamen Registered |
| 53 | Number of Persons employed at Sea |
| 54 | Number of Persons engaged in Lumbering |
| Places of Worship (55-56) | |
| 55 | Number of Churches and Places of Worship |
| 56 | Denomination |
| Improved Land (57-59) | |
| 57 | Number of Acres of Dyke Land |
| 58 | Average Value |
| 59 | Number of Acres of Other Improved Land |
| 60 | Number of schools in District |
| 61 | Number of children attending schools |
| Numbers of various Religious Denominations (62-74) | |
| 62 | Church of England |
| 63 | Catholics |
| 64 | Kirk of Scotland |
| 65 | Free Church |
| 66 | Presbyterian Church of N S |
| 67 | Baptists |
| 68 | Methodists |
| 69 | Congregationalists |
| 70 | Universalists |
| 71 | Lutherans |
| 72 | Sandemanians |
| 73 | Quakers |
| 74 | Other Denominations |
| Agricultural Produce (75-86) | |
| 75 | Number of tons of Hay cut |
| 76 | Number of bushels of Wheat raised |
| 77 | Number of bushels of Barley raised |
| 78 | Number of bushels of Rye raised |
| 79 | Number of bushels of Oats raised |
| 80 | Number of bushels of Buckwheat raised |
| 81 | Number of bushels of Indian Corn raised |
| 82 | Number of bushels of Peas and Beans raised |
| 83 | Number of bushels of Timothy and Clover seed raised |
| 84 | Number of bushels of Potatoes raised |
| 85 | Number of bushels of Turnips raised |
| 86 | Number of bushels of other Root Crops raised |
| Agricultural Livestock (87-91) | |
| 87 | Number of Neat Cattle |
| 88 | Number of Milch Cows |
| 89 | Number of Horses |
| 90 | Number of Sheep |
| 91 | Number of Swine |
| Fisheries (92-107) | |
| 92 | Number of Vessels engaged in the Fisheries |
| 93 | Number of Men on Board |
| 94 | Amount of Tonnage engaged in the Fisheries |
| 95 | Number of Boats engaged in the Fisheries |
| 96 | Number of Men on Board |
| 97 | Number of Nets and Seines |
| 98 | Quantity of Dry Fish cured |
| 99 | Quantity of Salmon caught and cured |
| 100 | Quantity of Shad caught and cured |
| 101 | Quantity of Smoked Herring caught and cured |
| 102 | Quantity of Mackeral caught and cured |
| 103 | Quantity of Herring caught and cured |
| 104 | Quantity of Alewives caught and cured |
| 105 | Value |
| 106 | Quantity of Fish Oil |
| 107 | Value |
| Mills and Factories (108-131) | |
| 108 | Number of Saw Mills |
| 109 | Value |
| 110 | Number of Hands employed |
| 111 | Number of Grist Mills |
| 112 | Value |
| 113 | Number of Hands employed |
| 114 | Number of Tanneries |
| 115 | Value |
| 116 | Number of Hands employed |
| 117 | Number of Foundries |
| 118 | Value |
| 119 | Number of Hands employed |
| 120 | Number of Weaving and Carding Establishments |
| 121 | Value |
| 122 | Number of Hands employed |
| 123 | Number of Breweries and Distilleries |
| 124 | Value |
| 125 | Number of Hands employed |
| 126 | Number of Hand Looms |
| 127 | Value |
| 128 | Number of Other Factories |
| 129 | Value |
| 130 | Number of Hands employed |
| 131 | Number of Steam Mills or Factories |
| Articles Manufactured (132-162) | |
| 132 | Number of yards of Fulled Cloth Manufactured last year |
| 133 | Number of yards of Cloth not Fulled |
| 134 | Number of Yards of Flannel |
| 135 | Value of Boots and Shoes Manufactured |
| 136 | Value of Leather Manufactured |
| 137 | Value of Candles Manufactured |
| 138 | Value of Soap Manufactured |
| 139 | Value of Agricultural Implements Manufactured |
| 140 | Value of Chairs and Cabinet Ware Manufactured |
| 141 | Value of Carriages Manufactured |
| 142 | Value of Other Wooden Ware Manufactured |
| 143 | Value of Iron Casting Manufactured |
| 144 | Quantity of Coal Raised |
| 145 | Quantity of Iron Smelted |
| 146 | Value |
| 147 | Number of Gallons of Mash Liquor Manufactured |
| 148 | Number of Gallons of Distilled Liquor Manufactured |
| 149 | Number of Casks of Lime Burnt |
| 150 | Value |
| 151 | Quantity of Bricks Manufactured |
| 152 | Value |
| 153 | Number of Grindstones Quarried |
| 154 | Value |
| 155 | Tons of Gypsum Quarried |
| 156 | Value |
| 157 | Quantity of Maple Sugar Manufactured |
| 158 | Quantity of Butter Manufactured |
| 159 | Quantity of Cheese Manufactured |
| 160 | Number of Vessels built |
| 161 | Tonnage |
| 162 | No of Boats built |
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