RELIGION.
|
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
|
|
|
|
Per Cent. |
Per Cent. |
Church of England |
159,958 |
91,212 |
68,746 |
26.00 |
19.59 |
Presbyterians |
34,692 |
19,187 |
15,505 |
5.47 |
4.42 |
Congregationalists and Independents |
5,411 |
2,814 |
2,597 |
0.80 |
0.74 |
Wesleyans and other Methodists |
23,682 |
11,962 |
11,720 |
3.41 |
3.34 |
Other Protestants |
9,863 |
5,947 |
3,916 |
1.69 |
1.12 |
Roman Catholics |
99,193 |
51,095 |
48,098 |
14.56 |
13.70 |
Hebrews |
1,759 |
1,072 |
687 |
0.31 |
0.20 |
Mahomedans and Pagans |
12,909 |
12,781 |
128 |
3.64 |
0.04 |
Other and Unspecified Persuasions |
3,393 |
2,418 |
975 |
0.69 |
0.28 |
|
350,860 |
198,488 |
152,372 |
56.57 |
43.43 |