1881 CENSUS PETROLIA TOWN

LAMBTON CO., ONT.

(Head Of Household & Strays)

AS OF 4 APRIL 1881

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SURNAME FIRST NAME STRAY AGE BORN RELIG ORIGIN REMARKS NO.OF CHILD AGE RANGE
ADAIR ? JOSEPH 1 28 ONT CE IRISH LAB.    
ADAMS BARBARA 1 30 ONT ME IRISH SERVANT    
ADAMS CHRISTINA 1 28 ONT ME ENG      
ADAMS JOHN   35 QUE ME ENG TEAMSTER 3 7/12-6
ADAMS THOMAS  L.   26 ONT PS IRISH MERCHANT 1 2
AGNEW ALEXANDER

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30 ONT PS IRISH BLACKSMITH    
AGNEW ROBERT  J.   27 ONT PS IRISH TEAMSTER 1 9/12
AGNEW WILLIAM   32 ONT CP IRISH ENGINE DRIVER 4 2-8
AIKINS ANNIE 1 23 ONT BA IRISH SERVANT    
AIKINS MARIA 1 20 QUE BA IRISH SERVANT    
ALLAN ELLEN   33 ONT CM ENG NURSE 2 1-4
ALLEN EDWARD  P.   41 ENG CE ENG CLERK 5 3-12
ANDERSON DAVID   49 SCOT PS SCOT OIL PRODUCER   .
ANDERSON GEORGE   20 QUE WM SCOT BLACKSMITH 1 2
ANDERSON JACOB   33 ONT ME GERM TEAMSTER 1 8
ANDERSON JOHN   79 SCOT CM SCOT GENTLEMAN    
ANDERSON JOHN   41 SCOT CP SCOT ENGINEER 5 2-10
ANDERSON JOHN  A.   21 QUE BA SCOT BOILERMAKER 2 5/12-9
ANDERSON MARTIN  W.   27 ONT ME IRISH LAB.    
ANDERSON PETER   65 ONT CM SCOT CABINET MAKER 4 19-25
ANDERSON RALPH   47 SCOT ME SCOT SEXTON 5 1-16
ANDERSON SEBASTION   45 ONT ME SCOT LAB.    
ANDUSEN ANNIE 1 12 QUE ME GERM SERVANT    
ANSLEY FREDERICK 1 11 ONT CE ENG      
ANSLEY HUENA A. 1 35 ONT CE SCOT HOUSEKEEPER    
ARCHER EDWARD  A.   31 ENG CE ENG MERCHANT 2 4-5
ARMSTRONG WILLIAM 1 23 ONT CE IRISH BANK CLERK    
ATKINSON FRANCES 1 16 ONT CME SCOT      
AUSTIN JOHN 1 30 ENG CE ENG CARPENTER    
AYERS THOMAS   26 ONT ME SCOT BOILERMAKER    
BAIN WILLIAM   42 SCOT PS SCOT ENGINE DRIVER 4 10-18
BAKER JAMES  D.   27 ONT CE GERM BOILERMAKER 2 5/12-2
BALDWIN FREDRICK   26 ONT CP ENG MILLER    
BALDWIN JAMES   54 ENG CE ENG CARPENTER    
BALDWIN RICHARD

1

35 QUE CE ENG WAGON MAKER    
BALDWIN THOMAS   29 QUE CM ENG ENGINE DRIVER 2 2-7
BALLS WILLIAM   39 ENG ME ENG ENGINE DRIVER 5 1-8
BARCLAY MARTHA   17 ONT CP IRISH SERVANT    
BARCLAY PATRICK   53 SCOT CP SCOT POSTMASTER 4 4-18
BARKER DAVID  M.   46 USA ME ENG OIL PRODUCER    
BARNES ARTHUR   21 ENG BA ENG LAB.    
BARRETT JOSEPH   47 ENG CM ENG OIL PRODUCER 5 15-23
BEAL THOMAS   30 ENG CE ENG ENGINE DRIVER 5 2-13
BEASLEY JOHN   35 ONT CM ENG TEAMSTER 2 11/12-2
BECKER SARAH 1 20 ONT CM GERM      
BEGS FRANCES 1 28 ENG CE ENG SERVANT    
BELL DAVID   28 ONT CE IRISH WELL DRILLER    
BELL GEORGE   45 ONT CP IRISH FARMER 3 17-20
BENNETT CHARLES   30 ONT CM SCOT BLACKSMITH    
BENNETT GEORGE  N.   37 ONT BA SCOT BLACKSMITH 3 1/12-3
BENNETT JAMES  A.

1 

19 ONT CE IRISH TEAMSTER    
BENNETT JOHN  H.   45 ONT BA SCOT OIL PRODUCER 6 1-13
BENNETT REBECCA

1

58 ONT ME ENG   3 14-36
BENTLEY CHARLES   29 ONT CE IRISH COOPER 3 7/12-5
BERESFORD JAMES   33 ENG CE ENG MANAGER 4 2-9
BERRY JAMES  

48

 ENG CE ENG FARMER 4 4-21
BETTS GEORGE

1

 21 QUE ME IRISH LAB.    
BILOU CHARLES   42 ONT ME FREN CARPENTER 6 3-15
BISHOP HENRY   74 USA CE WELSH FARMER    
BLACK MARIA

1

 17 IRE CME IRISH      
BOGES JOHN   40 ONT WM IRISH BUTCHER 2 12-14
BOLTER RICHARD   77 ENG CE ENG JANITOR 1 38
BOLTON JAMES

1

 16 ONT CE IRISH BARTENDER    
BOLTON JOHN  O.   44 ONT CE IRISH HOTEL KEEPER 4 8-18
BONES ? ROBERT   32 IRE CE IRISH LAB. 5 3-14
BONGARD BARNARD   72 ONT ME GERM FARMER 2 22-24
BONGARD MARTHA  V.

1

20 ONT ME GERM SERVANT    
BONNER GEORGE   32 USA CP GERM OIL WELL DRILLER 2 2-4
BONNER JAMES

1

 74 SCOT PS SCOT   1 23
BOOSEY JACOB  E.   36 ENG CE ENG OIL OPERATOR 3 1 1/2-6
BOOSEY WILLIAM  J.   42 ENG PS ENG OIL PRODUCER 6 2-14
BOOTH JAMES   67 ENG BA ENG LAB. 2 18-22
BOOTH WILLIAM 1 24 ONT MEE IRISH ENGINE DRIVER    
BOUGHNER MARGARET 1 46 ONT BA AMER HOUSEKEEPER    
BOULTER JOHN   34 ENG CE ENG LAB. 6 2/12-8
BOYCE LEWIS   35 ONT CM ENG ENGINE DRIVER 4 1-10
BOYD JANE 1 49 ONT MEE GERM   4 18-26
BRADLEY RICHARD 1 29 ONT CM ENG OIL OPERATOR    
BRAKE GEORGE   27 USA BA ENG OIL PRODUCER 2 9/12-2
BRAKE HENRY  W.   26 USA BA ENG OIL PRODUCER    
BRAKE JOHN   50 ENG BA ENG OIL PRODUCER 1 18
BRANSCOMB WILLIAM   34 ONT CME ENG LAB. 2 2-4
BRANT PETER

1

 39 ONT CE INDIAN SERVANT    
BRAY WILLIAM   67 ENG CE ENG DRIGGIST 5 19-30
BRERETON MARY  A.

1

18 ONT FW GERM SERVANT    
BRONSTON HENRY  E.   26 ENG CE ENG WATCHMAKER 1 2
BROUGHTON ROSE

1

 12 ENG CE ENG      
BROWN ALFRED  W.   40 USA ME NG ENGINE DRIVER 4 5-10
BROWN DAVID 1 23 ONT CP SCOT CARPENTER    
BROWN FLORA 1 22 ONT ME SCOT SERVANT    
BROWN GEORGE   44 ONT CM NG SAWYER 5 10-20
BROWN HENRY

1

 22 IRE CE SCOT LAB.    
BROWN JAMES   32 USA CP SCOT OIL WELL DRILLER 2 7/12-2
BROWN JOHN   44 ENG CE ENG OIL DISTILLER    
BROWNING JOHN   54 ENG ME ENG FARMER 8 8-30
BRUCE GEORGE   33 ONT PS SCOT WELL DRILLER 3 2-7
BRYDGES ARTHUR  R.   25 ONT CE ENG FARMER 1 14 MO
BRYDGES EDWARD

1

 18 ONT CE ENG SERVANT    
BRYDGES FRANCES   27 ONT CM ENG LAB. 1 1
BRYDGES JOHN   42 ONT CM ENG LAB. 4 12-18
BRYDGES WILLIAM   40 ONT CE ENG FARMER 8 2-17
BUCHANAN ALEXANDER   39 SCOT FW SCOT ENGINE DRIVER 2 11-13
BUCHANAN ALEXANDER   75 SCOT CO SCOT      
BUCHANAN JOHN   43 SCOT BA SCOT ENGINEER 1 6
BURGESS JAMES   25 ONT PM ENG OIL REFINER    
BURGESS WILLIAM  O.   31 ONT CM ENG OIL DISTILLER 2 1-4
BURNS PETER   50 IRE RC IRISH LAB. 6 11-25
BURNS THEODORE  H.

1

31 ONT CE IRISH INSURANCE AGENT    
BURTON ALLAN   50 ENG CM ENG FARMER 3 12-18
BUTLER JAMES  B.   50 ENG CE ENG LAB. 2 4-8
BYAM CHARLES  F.   42 USA CM ENG BAGGAGE MAN 6 2-14
BYERLEY JOHN  H.   29 ONT CME ENG ENGINE DRIVER 2 2-5
BYGROVE MATILDA

1

 20 ONT BA CANA SERVANT    
CALDWELL ROBERT   34 IRE CE IRISH LAB. 3 4-13
CALVERT WILLIAM   39 QUE CP IRISH ENGINEER 7 2-18
CAMERON DONALD   48 SCOT CM SCOT OIL PRODUCER 2 5-14
CAMERON JANET

1

 55 SCOT CP SCOT   3 19-25
CAMPBELL JOHN   23 ONT CP SCOT ENGINE DRIVER    
CAMPBELL MARGARET 1 20 ONT ME ENG SERVANT    
CAMPBELL PETER 1 29 ONT CE SCOT BANK MANAGER    
CANNIFF HARRY   45 ONT CE GERM OIL OPERATOR 3 6-13
CAPELTILT ISAAC

1

 37 ONT CE ENG PRINTER 2 9-13
CARLTON EDWARD   25 ONT ME ENG LAB. 2 5/12-2
CARLTON HENRY 1 22 ONT CME ENG LAB.    
CARMICHAEL ANGUS 1 13 ONT PS SCOT LAB.    
CARMICHAEL FLORA 1 66 SCOT BA SCOT   2 31-42
CARMICHAEL JOHN   34 ONT PS SCOT CONTRACTOR 1 6/12
CARNAGIE JOHN 1 20 SCOT ME SCOT ENGINE DRIVER    
CARSON THOMAS  DR. 1 28 ONT CE IRISH VET.SURGEON    
CARTER JONATHAN   37 ENG CE ENG BUTCHER 2 6-9
CAVANAH ARTHUR   29 ONT RC IRISH BOILERMAKER 1 1
CHALMERS ROBERT   70 SCOT PS SCOT BOARD HOUSE KEEPER 1 14
CHAMBERLIAN OLIVER  W.   39 ONT CM FREN OIL PRODUCER 1 9
CHAMBERS JAMES   50 IRE CE IRISH BOARDING HOUSE 4 7-16
CHAMBERS SUSAN

1

 30 ONT ME ENG   3 2-10
CHAMBERS WILLIAM   63 IRE CE IRISH TEAMSTER 1 18
CHANDLER FRANK

1

 23 ENG CM ENG ENGINE DRIVER    
CHESNEY ELIJAH  REV.   38 ONT BA ENG CLERGYMAN 3 3-15
CHITTICK JOHN  W.   40 IRE CE IRISH MANAGER 4 11/12-14
CHRISTNER MAGGIE

1

 18 ONT WM ENG      
CHURCHILL JAMES   32 ONT CM IRISH ENGINE DRIVER 1 7
CHURCHILL WILLIAM   24 ONT WM IRISH TEAMSTER 1 4/12
CLARK ALLISON

1

 21 ONT CM ENG SADDLER    
CLARK EDMUND   38 USA CE IRISH LAB. 7 1-15
CLARK HENRY  S.   49 ONT CM ENG ENGINE DRIVER 1 8
CLARK PRUDENCE 1 1 ONT ME GERM      
CLARK ROBERT 1 45 ENG CE ENG BRICK LAYER    
CLARK WILLIAM 1 21 ENG CE ENG BRICK LAYER    
CLARKE GEORGE   30 IRE RC IRISH LAB. 1 2
CLEMENTS WILLIAM  B.   39 ONT NONE ENG OIL PRODUCER 2 4-5
CLINE GEORGE

1

 35 USA PR ENG ENGINE DRIVER    
CLINTON JOHN   59 SCOT ME SCOT ENGINE DRIVER 2 15-18
CLUFF JAMES   50 IRE PS IRISH LA 4 6-18
CLUFF ROBERT   27 IRE PS IRISH LAB.    
COCHRAN JAMES   32 SCOT CP SCOT BOOKKEEPER 1 3
COCHRANE JOSEPH   45 QUE RC IRISH LAB. 8 1-20
COCHRANE THOMAS   53 IRE ME IRISH OIL PRODUCER 6 6-24
COCHRANE THOMAS  B.   26 ONT CME IRISH OIL OPERATOR    
COLBORNE BENJAMIN   62 IRE CE IRISH GENTLEMAN 4 13-20
COLEMAN MILES   42 IRE RC IRISH CARPENTER 3 2-15
COLLIER BENJAMIN

1

 18 ONT WM AMER SERVANT    
COLLINS MATTHEW   29 ENG RC IRISH ENGINE DRIVER 3 8/12-6
COLLINS THOMAS   35 ENG RC IRISH ENGINE DRIVER 5 3-15
COMB JAMES  A. REV.   30 ONT ME ENG MINISTER    
CONN ROBERT

1

 21 IRE CE IRISH LAB.    
CONNORS JAMES   27 ONT RC IRISH LAB. 1 1
CONNORS JOHN   35 ENG RC IRISH BOILERMAKER 5 6/12-12
COOK JOHN

1

 26 ONT CP CANA PRINTER    
COOLEY HIRAM   48 USA ME ENG OIL OPERATOR 5 2-17
COOPER WILLIAM  O.   40 ONT CE ENG GENERAL MANAGER    
COREY EUGENIA  F.

1

35 USA CE IRISH   4 8-16
COREY FREDERICK   25 ONT CE AMER BARTENDER 1 2
COREY TRUMAN  F.   68 USA BA ENG HOTEL KEEPER 3 24-43
CORRY MATTIE

1

 26 IRE CP IRISH S.TEACHER    
COSBY DANIEL   30 ONT BA FREN BARBER    
COUSE ? AARON  H.   57 ONT CE GERM TEAMSTER 2 4-15
COVERT ? SARAH

1

 76 USA ME ENG   1 39
COX GEORGE   49 ENG BA ENG LAB. 5 5-17
CRAMPTON EDWARD   29 ONT CE SCOT OIL WELL DRILLER    
CRAPPER MARY 1 22 ONT CE ENG SERVANT    
CRAPPER SARAH 1 22 ONT CE ENGH SERVANT    
CRAPPER THOMAS   59 ENG