Absolute and Relatve Increase since 1870.,TABLE II.—Showing the Number of Persons belonging to the principal Religious Denominations in the years 1870 and 1901, according to the Census Returns for 1870 and 1901 respectively ; also showing the absolute and relative Increase and Decrease in the interval of the two Census Periods.
| DENOMINATIONS. |
NUMBER. |
INCREASE OR DECREASE, 1870-1901. |
| 1870. |
1901. |
Absolute. |
Per cent. |
| Increase. |
Decrease. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
| Total |
99,328 |
172,475 |
73,147 |
|
73.60 |
|
| Total specified |
99,328 |
169,095 |
69,767 |
|
70.22 |
|
| Baptists |
931 |
4,716 |
3,785 |
|
40.65 |
|
| Church of England |
53,047 |
83,812 |
30,765 |
|
58.00 |
|
| Church of Rome |
22,091 |
30,314 |
8,223 |
|
37.27 |
|
| Independents |
3,931 |
5,544 |
1,613 |
|
41.04 |
|
| Methodists |
7,187 |
24,961 |
17,774 |
|
24.68 |
|
| Presbyterians |
9,064 |
11,523 |
2,459 |
|
27.12 |
|
| Society of Friends |
82 |
179 |
97 |
|
11.83 |
|
| Jews |
232 |
107 |
|
125 |
|
53.80 |
| Mahomedans, Buddhists, and other Non-Christian Sects |
4 |
452 |
448 |
|
11200.00 |
|
| Other Denominations |
2,759 |
7,487 |
4,728 |
|
171.40 |
|