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37
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'Nelland

Popula.tion
Bertie
4' 2ï¿½ï¿½2
be ChippmYci.
523
d. Fort Erie
934
:m.
Willoughby I,099
a.

a.

b.
37 d.
46 rn.
vv

3"
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a.
35 b.
37 d.
46 Ill.

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and shanties
2

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61
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526
69
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131

9I
13
29
14

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Bertie
Chippawa
Fort Erie
WillougLby

5 Hooms

59
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Iï¿½Â·
22

- -

34 a.
35 b.
37 d.
46 m.

Story
3

II8

L1 Rooms
3LÂ± a.
35 b.
37 d.
46 m.

68
22
5

766
f,14
I90
193

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Fort :;:;;rie
'Villoughby

Bertie
Chipps.wa
Fort Erie
Wil.Loughby

Brick

Wood

""ï¿½-"-

2 Story
416

'rotal dwe.Llins
b45
II6
I95
209

F1aJnilies
bo2
118
195

In 1-=:onstruction
6
2
I
2

Houses
843
II6
Ib5
209

occupied

Stone

I Story
424
39
'T7

9

2

182

2 lioo1n,s
Iï¿½
I
3
3

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III
lb
I9
23

3 B.ooms
25
4
8
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16
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35 b.
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35 b.
37 d.
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\i\Jelland

?opulation
&lt;ï¿½, 222
523

Bertie

Chippav&gt;fa
(Village)

934
I,098

Ber"Gie
Chippawa
Fort Erie
Wi..LJ..oughbJ

Earried
f ehJE,_les
I--=ales
755
755
Sb
I58
I6I
165
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b.
d.
m.

464

470

556

543

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I,510
I69
JIS
330

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Total
:F'erLa.ies
Eal es

35
37
ï¿½16

Sexes
Fernale
kales
2,132
2,090
266
257

F Ci.1uili E.:S
1:i.verage Size
NurnbE:r
862
4.9
IIE.
';t;â€¢ 4

:F'ort Erie
(V.il. 1 age 'I
Willoughby
Â·

46

124

Bertie
I,)325
Chippawa
165
Fort Erie
291
'Nilloi.:..ghb;yÂ·
,575

r,202
156
265
332ï¿½

2,527
32I
550
707

re,_ cLLeS

I33
85
12
16

46

French
Canadians
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TO 'Gb_.L

185
33
SS
62

Others

4,22I
52ï¿½
ï¿½33
I,099

�1891 Census

Places

of

Birth of the People

Canadian Born
I Ontario
2 Quebec
3 :Nova Scotia
4 New Brunswick
5 1\fani toba
6 British Columbia
7 Prince Edward Island
8 North West Territories

"..

,-. 0
6 1:..-.1

27
28
29
30
3I
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
ï¿½9

5,19?

Ne1,â€¢rf oundland
England and Wa..les
Channel Islands
Scotland
Ireland
Other British Possessions
United States
Germany
Scandinavia
Poland
Russia
France
Italy
S.pain and Portugal
China
Other Countries
At Sea
Un.Known

Place

Italy

Hussia

Other Countries
Unknovm

.II,962
T
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3,719
I,509
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nrÂ·-,/...,.

0. C.&lt;:JO

2,136
2. 238
20
IIO
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c:,

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I,530
I
481
979
0

I,435
637
6

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5&lt;l:
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27
I
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PJ..ace

of Birth of Father

Canada
N mvt oundland
Enf;land
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Germany
Scandinavia
France

25,I32

I9,u35
I9,7I4
I58
30

Foreign Born
ï¿½
IO
II
rn
c.,
13
14
I5
I6
I?
I8
19
20
2I
22
23
24
25
26

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.:ï¿½\

60
7I

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BirtL of Mother

L..kO
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42
43
44
45
46

Car10..da
Newi ounu...L.and
England
Scotland
Ireland
1Jnited States

48
49
50
SI
52

France
Italy
Hussia
Other Countries
Unknown

ar'
ï¿½t

ï¿½ermany
Scandinavia

I3,202
IO
3,012
I,241
2,992
n 0 r-....c;' r-.. O J..

I,907
9
89
60

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45
80

�I89I Census

34 a..
35 b.
n

37 d.
46

m.

3Â·"Â± a.
35 b.
37 d.
46 m.

H.eligions

Bertie
Chippawa
Village
Fort Erie
Villaï¿½e

'Willoughby

Bertie
Chippa.vva
Fort Erie
Willoughb)'

Wellarx1

Horn an
Catholics
2tï¿½3
60

Church oi
Erâ‚¬:-iar1d
849
207

104

362

74

145

85

269

Methodists
Metliodis ts
I,286
67
307
I78
Breth:r:en

34 a.
35 b.
37 d,
46 m.

3,Â± a.
35 b.
.,
37 a.
46 m.

Bertie
Chippawa
Fort Erie
Willoug11by

Bertie
Chippawa
Fort Erie
Willoughby

Luthersn

205

282
38
-25IOI-

5I

Baptists
Freewill

12
J

II
7

49
Universalists

Bertie
Chippawa
Fort Erie

Protestants

..L

6

Willoughby

Bertie
Chippawa
Fort Erie
Willoughby

Baptists
Baptists
59
3
25
I2

Others
7

Congregational

Baptists
Tunkers
136

24

.,

34 a.
;35 b.
3? d.
46 m.

Hef ormed

Methodists
Primitives

r:ethodis ts
Bible CLirÂ·s tians

Unitarians
34 a.
35 b.
37 d.
46 m.

Presbyterians
Presb;yterians
458
92

d8WS

Other

Denorninations
572
23
6

'ï¿½uakers
6I
I
I
8

Salvation
Army
5

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