TABLE I.—Showing the NUMBER of PERSONS (MALES and FEMALES) of DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS in the PROVINCE at the DATE of the CENSUS, 1891.
| Religious Denomination. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Church of England |
89,271 |
46,718 |
42,553 |
| Roman Catholic |
47,179 |
23,626 |
23,553 |
| Wesleyan |
49,159 |
24,148 |
25,011 |
| Lutheran |
23,328 |
12,459 |
10,869 |
| Presbyterian |
18,206 |
9,491 |
8,715 |
| Congregationalist |
11,882 |
5,663 |
6,219 |
| Bible Christian |
15,762 |
7,876 |
7,886 |
| Primitive Methodist |
11,654 |
5,711 |
5,943 |
| Baptist |
17,547 |
8,169 |
9,378 |
| Christian Brethren |
465 |
250 |
215 |
| Methodist New Connexion |
39 |
22 |
17 |
| Unitarian |
688 |
375 |
313 |
| Church of Christ |
3,367 |
1,578 |
1,789 |
| Society of Friends |
100 |
65 |
35 |
| Salvation Army |
4,356 |
2,088 |
2,268 |
| New Jerusalem Church |
168 |
90 |
78 |
| Jews |
840 |
436 |
404 |
| Protestants (undefined) |
5,532 |
3,103 |
2,429 |
| Mohammedans |
299 |
299 |
|
| Confucians, &c. |
3,884 |
3,808 |
76 |
| Other Religions (see below) |
1,719 |
968 |
751 |
| Object |
6,940 |
4,546 |
2,394 |
| Not stated |
8,046 |
5,312 |
2,734 |
| Total |
320,431 |
166,801 |
153,630 |