Table No. CXXXVI.,SHOWING the NUMBER of PERSONS returned as belonging to each RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION, at the CENSUS ENUMERATIONS of 1861, 1864, 1868, 1871, 1876, and 1881 respectively ; also the NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE in each RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION between each CENSUS PERIOD, and the TOTAL NUMERICAL and CENTESIMAL INCREASE from 1861 to 1881.

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.	CENSUS PERIOD.	NUMBERS OF EACH DENOMINATION AT EACH CENSUS PERIOD.			INCREASE OR DECREASE IN EACH DENOMINATION.
					NUMERICAL.									CENTESIMAL.
					Increase.			Decrease.			Total Increase* or Decrease. †			Increase.			Decrease.			Total Increase* or Decrease. †
		Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.	Persons.	Males.	Females.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND	1,861	13,419	8,318	5,101
	1,864	25,689	16,145	9,544	12,270	7,827	4,443							91.44	94.10	87.10
	1,868	37,461	22,837	14,624	11,772	6,692	5,080							45.83	41.45	53.23
	1,871	43,764	26,320	17,444	6,303	3,483	2,820							16.83	15.25	19.28
	1,876	61,962	36,445	25,517	18,198	10,125	8,073							41.58	38.47	46.28				In 20 Years.
	1,881	73,920	42,359	31,561	11,958	5,914	6,044				*60501	34,041	26,460	19.30	16.23	23.69				*450.86	409.24	518.72
CHURCH OF ROME	1,861	7,676	4,197	3,479
	1,864	16,111	9,265	6,846	8,435	5,068	3,367							109.86	120.75	96.78
	1,868	26,484	14,864	11,620	10,373	5,599	4,774							64.38	60.43	69.73
	1,871	31,822	17,465	14,357	5,338	2,601	2,737							20.16	17.50	23.55
	1,876	43,147	23,381	19,766	11,325	5,916	5,409							35.59	33.87	37.68				In 20 Years.
	1,881	54,376	28,528	25,848	11,229	5,147	6,082				*46700	24,331	22,369	26.02	22.01	30.77				*608.39	579.72	642.97
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH	1,861	3,700	2,207	1,493
	1,864	8,357	4,996	3,361	4,657	2,789	1,868							125.86	126.37	125.12
	1,868	13,261	7,890	5,371	4,904	2,894	2,010							58.68	57.93	59.80
	1,871	15,373	8,959	6,414	2,112	1,069	1,043							15.92	13.55	19.42
	1,876	18,947	10,953	7,994	3,574	1,994	1,580							23.25	22.26	24.63				In 20 Years.
	1,881	22,609	12,687	9,922	3,662	1,734	1,928				*18909	10,480	8,429	19.33	15.83	24.12				*511.05	474.85	564.57
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH (‡ Including Primitive Methodists)	‡1861	1,435	775	660
	‡1864	3,109	1,665	1,444	1,674	890	784							116.66	114.84	118.79
	‡1868	5,203	2,811	2,392	2,094	1,146	948				*9630	5,170	4,560	67.35	68.83	65.65
	‡1871	7,206	3,835	3,371	2,003	1,024	979				†147	247		38.50	36.43	40.93
	‡1876	11,065	5,945	5,120	3,859	2,110	1,749	(a)	(a)					53.55	55.02	51.88	(a)	(a)		In 20 Years.
	1,881	10,918	5,698	5,220			100	147	247		*9483	4,923	4,560			1.95	1.33	4.15		*660.84	635.23	690.81
CONGREGATIONAL AND INDEPENDENT CHURCH	1,861	700	378	322
	1,864	1,517	845	672	817	467	350							116.71	123.54	108.70
	1,868	2,140	1,185	955	623	340	283							41.06	40.24	42.11
	1,871	2,647	1,398	1,249	507	213	294							23.69	17.97	30.79
	1,876	3,560	1,935	1,625	913	537	376							34.49	38.41	30.10				In 20 Years.
	1,881	4,764	2,470	2,294	1,204	535	669				*4064	2,092	1,972	33.82	27.65	41.17				*580.57	553.44	612.42
BAPTIST CHURCH	1,861
	1,864
	1,868	2,088	1,049	1,039
	1,871	2,897	1,506	1,391	809	457	352							38.74	43.56	33.88
	1,876	4,344	2,236	2,108	1,447	730	717							49.95	48.47	51.55				In 13 Years.
	1,881	5,583	2,818	2,765	1,239	582	657				*3495	1,769	1,726	28.52	26.03	31.17				*167.38	168.64	166.12
PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH	1861 to 1876
	1,881	3,114	1,615	1,499
UNITED METHODIST FREE CHURCH	1861 to 1876
	1,881	319	166	153
LUTHERAN CHURCH	1,861
	1,864
	1,868	6,342	3,937	2,405
	1,871	8,588	5,281	3,307	2,246	1,344	902							35.41	34.13	37.51
	1,876	12,174	7,051	5,123	3,586	1,770	1,816							41.76	33.52	54.91				In 13 Years.
	1,881	16,889	9,600	7,289	4,715	2,549	2,166				*10547	5,663	4,884	38.73	36.15	42.28				*166.30	143.84	203.08
OTHER CHRISTIAN SECTS (§ Including "other Protestants" and "other Persuasions")	§1861	2,362	1,533	829
	§1864	5,417	3,384	2,033	3,655	1,851	1,204							129.34	120.74	145.24
	§1868	1,988	1,497	491				3,429	1,887	1,542	†4337	2,669	1,668				63.30	55.77	75.84
	1,871	1,627	1,113	514	23		23	384	384		*3239	1,851	1,388			4.68	18.16	25.65
	1,876	1,139	751	288				488	362	120							29.99	32.52	24.51	In 20 Years.
	1,881	1,264	715	549	161		161	36	36		†1098	818	280			41.49	10.97	4.79		†46.49	53.36	33.78
HEBREW CHURCH	1,861	49	31	18
	1,864	154	102	52	105	71	34							214.29	229.03	188.89
	1,868	245	163	82	91	61	30							59.09	59.80	57.69
	1,871	291	201	90	46	38	8							18.78	23.31	9.76
	1,876	427	277	150	136	76	60							46.74	37.81	66.67				In 20 Years.
	1,881	457	278	179	30	1	29				*408	247	161	7.02	0.36	19.33				*832.65	796.77	894.44
MAHOMETANS AND PAGANS	1,861	405	404	1
	1,864	476	472	4	71	68	3							17.53	16.83	300.00
	1,868	2,508	2,499	9	2,032	2,027	5							426.89	429.45	125.00
	1,871	3,188	3,185	3	686	686		6		6	*16472	16,082	390	27.11	27.45				66.67
	1,876	10,047	10,007	40	6,859	6,822	37				†6		6	215.15	214.19	1233.33				In 20 Years.
	1,881	16,871	16,486	385	6,824	6,479	345				*16466	16,082	384	67.92	64.74	862.50				*4065.68	3980.70	38400.00
OTHER RELIGIONS	1861 to 1871
	1,876	535	427	108
	1,881	790	610	180	255	183	72				*255	183	72	47.66	42.86	66.66
OBJECT TO STATE	1861 to 1876
	1,881	12	9	3
NO RELIGION	1861 to 1876
	1,881	293	248	45
UNSPECIFIED	1,861	313	278	35
	1,864	627	551	86	324	273	51
	1,868	2,181	2,014	167	1,544	1,463	81
	1,871	2,701	2,504	197	520	490	30				*5623	5,323	300
	1,876	5,936	5,601	335	3,235	3,097	138				†4590	4,563	27							In 20 Years.
	1,881	1,346	1,038	308				4,590	4,563	27	*1033	760	273				77.32	81.47	8.06	*330.03	273.33	780.00