1945 Census

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Bonavista Bay Region ~ Bonavista South District

1945 Census

Gooseberry Islands

It is the last census done for Gooseberry Islands. Its population had peaked in the census of 1891 with just under 400 residents. In 1911 it had a population of 237. That remained fairly stable until the census of 1935, when it had a population of 227. The Second World War brought a shift in employment from the usual occupation, fishing. By the end of the War, and the Census of 1945, the population was cut in half, with only 117 people in 20 households, remaining on both North and South Gooseberry Islands. Seven of these adults were already over 70 years of age, while there were just 8 children 5 years and under. During the next two years, 1946-'48, before Confederation with Canada in 1949, the last residents moved off the Islands to Glovertown, Hare Bay, and Middle Brook, in Bonavista Bay, as well as to Corner Brook and beyond. This was transcribed from the microfilm copy of the 1935 Census at PANL.
The information was transcribed by DOMINO HOWSE ~ October 2001. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

HH	SURNAME	GIVEN	RELATION	STATUS	AGE	COMMENTS
1	PAYNE	James	Head	Married	82	This Household moved to Hare Bay
	PAYNE	Naomi	Wife	Married	77
	PAYNE	Wilson	Head	Married	43
	PAYNE	Bridie	Wife	Married	39
	PAYNE	Hilda	Daughter	Single	18
	PAYNE	Dulcie	Daughter	Single	14
	PAYNE	Ida	Daughter	Single	11
	PAYNE	Wilson J.	Son	Single	9
	PAYNE	Lizzie	Daughter	Single	6
	PAYNE	Robert	Son	Single	1

2	WARREN	Job	Head	Married	46	Family moved to Hare Bay
	WARREN	Mary	Wife	Married	36
	WARREN	David	Son	Single	17
	WARREN	Meta R.	Daughter	Single	11
	WARREN	Mary A.	Daughter	Single	9
	WARREN	Lillian M.	Daughter	Single	5
	WARREN	Jonas	Father	Widowed	87

3	SWEETAPPLE	Albert	Head	Married	42	Family moved to Glovertown
	SWEETAPPLE	Charlotte	Wife	Married	35	Second Marriage for Charlotte. See 1935 Census
	SWEETAPPLE	Annie	Step-Daughter	Single	11
	SWEETAPPLE	Eldon	Son	Single	6
	SWEETAPPLE	Pheobe	Daughter	Single	4
	SWEETAPPLE	Susanna	Mother	Widow	72
	CARAVAN	Isaac	Boarder	Single	17	U.C. Teacher

4	SWEETAPPLE	Benjamin	Head	Married	49	Family moved to Glovertown
	SWEETAPPLE	Ellen	Wife	Married	50
	SWEETAPPLE	Clarence	Son	Single	19
	SWEETAPPLE	Thomas	Son	Single	15
	SWEETAPPLE	Susie	Daughter	Single	10
	SWEETAPPLE	Gertrude	Daughter	Single	8

5	HOLLOWAY	Philip S	Head	Married	70
	HOLLOWAY	Susanna	Wife	Married	38
	HOLLOWAY	Lydia	Daughter	Single	8
	HOLLOWAY	Elfreda	Daughter	Single	6

6	WARREN	Charles	Head	Married	60	Family moved to Middle Brook
	WARREN	Lydia	Wife	Married	57
	WARREN	John	Son	Single	28
	WARREN	Abraham	Son	Single	19
	WARREN	Flossie L.	Daughter	Single	14
	WARREN	Susie	Daughter	Single	12

7	DENTY	Joseph	Head	Married	48	Family moved to Glovertown
	DENTY	Lizzie	Wife	Married	43
	DENTY	Herbert	Son	Single	21
	DENTY	Willie R.	Son	Single	10
	DENTY	Walter G.	Son	Single	5

8	SAMSON	James	Head	Married	57
	SAMSON	Caroline	Wife	Married	53
	SAMSON	Pheobe	Daughter	Single	24
	SAMSON	Lucy C.	Daughter	Single	23
	SAMSON	Gladys	Daughter	Single	16
	SAMSON	Emily	Daughter	Single	12

9	PARSONS	Edward	Head	Married	64
	PARSONS	Ellen	Wife	Married	62
	PARSONS	Maxwell	Son	Single	40
	PARSONS	James	Son	Single	30
	PARSONS	Annie	Daughter	Single	28
	PARSONS	Philip	Son	Married	35
	PARSONS	Josephene	Daughter - in - law	Married	31

10	PARSONS	William	Head	Married	82
	PARSONS	Lucy	Wife	Married	79
	PARSONS	Hubert	Head	Married	38
	PARSONS	Flora	Wife	Married	42
	PARSONS	Ellen J.	Daughter	Single	8
	PARSONS	Sylvester	Brother of William	Single	54
	PARSONS	Lewis	Nephew of William	Single	28

11	BUTT	Peter	Head	Married	65
	BUTT	Martha	Wife	Married	62
	BUTT	Beatrice	Daughter	Single	30
	BUTT	Shirley	Grand-daughter	Single	9

12	PERRY	Gerald	Head	Married	58	Family moved to Glovertown
	PERRY	Jane	Wife	Married	53
	PERRY	Malcolm	Son	Single	31
	PERRY	Hilane (Eileen)	Daughter	Single	18	"Eileen" is my Spelling of the name
	PERRY	Eva	Daughter	Single	16

13	PERRY	Peter	Head	Single	50
	PERRY	Joseph	Brother	Single	63
	PERRY	Kenneth	Cousin	Single	51

14	PERRY	Noah	Head	Widowed	67
	PERRY	John	Son	Single	27
	PERRY	Elias	Son	Single	23	Twin
	PERRY	Walter	Son	Single	23	Twin

15	PERRY	Harry	Head	Married	34	Family moved to Glovertown
	PERRY	Harriett	Wife	Married	30
	PERRY	Harry J.	Son	Single	9

16	PERRY	Thomas	Head	Married	38	Family moved to Glovertown
	PERRY	Winnie	Wife	Married	31
	PERRY	Raymond	Son	Single	6
	PERRY	Effie	Daughter	Single	4
	PERRY	Bramwell	Son	Single	1
	PERRY	Donald	Son	Single	2 MO.
	PARSONS	Raymond	Lodger	Single	38

17	PARSONS	Andrew	Head	Married	52	Family moved to Hare Bay
	PARSONS	Elizabeth	Wife	Married	55
	PARSONS	Earl C.	Son	Single	28
	PARSONS	Dorothy E.	Daughter	Single	23
	PARSONS	Andrew R.	Son	Single	19

18	WELLS	Thomas	Head	Married	34
	WELLS	Ida	Wife	Married	32
	WELLS	Cater	Brother	Single	41	Name spelled "Kater" in 1935 Census
	WELLS	Mary J.	Mother	Widow	68

19	OSBORNE	Martin	Head	Married	49	Second marriage for both Martin and Carry, hence the family has his children, her children from previous marriages, and their childrenborn since 1935.
	OSBORNE	Carry	Wife	Married	38
	OSBORNE	Edward	Son	Single	24	See Census 1935
	OSBORNE	Fred	Son	Single	20	See Census 1935
	OSBORNE	Wm. Gordon	Son	Single	17	See Census 1935
	JANES	Serrel (Cyril)	Step-son	Single	18	"Cyril" is my spelling of the name
	JANES	Lewis	Step-son	Single	19
	JANES	Wilfred	Step-son	Single	9
	JANES	Vera	Step-daughter	Single	12
	OSBORNE	Howard	Son	Single	1
	OSBORNE	Gerald	S	Single	3 mo.

20	OSBORNE	John	Head	Married	52
	OSBORNE	Effie M.	Wife	Married	39	Second marriage for both John and Effie M.
	OSBORNE	Tobias	Son	Single	4
	WELLS	Douglas	Step-son	Single	15
	WELLS	Winnie J.	Step-daughter	Single	11
	WELLS	Reta Doris	Step-daughter	Single	8

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