SUMMARY OF CORPORATE TOWNS AND MUNICIPALITIES—(MALES AND FEMALES)., TABLE XVI.—Showing the Occupations of the Males and Females in each Corporate Town and Municipality.
OCCUPATIONS. |
Total of Corporate Towns and Municipalities. |
Amherst. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Males. |
Females. |
CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES. |
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CLASS VIII.—Agricultural and pastoral—Persons working land and engaged in growing grain, fruits, animals, and other products : |
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Sub-class 1. Pastoral—Squatters, stockholders, graziers, sheep farmers, settlers, &c. |
157 |
153 |
4 |
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Sub-class 2. Pastoral—Overseers on stations, stockmen, shepherds, station laborers, &c. |
179 |
172 |
7 |
2 |
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Sub-class 3. Agricultural—Farmers and market gardeners (masters), farmers' wives, &c. |
1,576 |
1,310 |
266 |
19 |
9 |
Sub-class 4. Agricultural—Farm laborers and farm servants, gardeners (laborers) |
2,031 |
1,911 |
120 |
26 |
1 |
Sub-class 5. Cattle dealers and sale-yard keepers, seedsmen, farriers, pound-keepers, &c. |
918 |
909 |
9 |
8 |
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CLASS IX.—Carrying—Persons engaged in the conveyance of men and goods : |
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Sub-class 1. Goods traffic chiefly—Carriers, draymen, bullock-drivers on roads, lightermen, &c. |
2,725 |
2,716 |
9 |
18 |
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Sub-class 2. Passenger traffic chiefly—Owners and drivers of coaches, cabs, &c., watermen, railway employes, &c. |
1,360 |
1,357 |
3 |
2 |
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Sub-class 3. Water carters, woodmen, firewood splitters, &c. |
234 |
231 |
3 |
4 |
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Sub-class 4. Porters and messengers (not assistants in shops or stores) |
452 |
451 |
1 |
1 |
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Sub-class 5. Engaged in sea navigation—Sailors, ship stewards and stewardesses, &c. |
948 |
945 |
3 |
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CLASS X.—Persons dealing in food and drinks : |
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Sub-class 1. Animal food chiefly—Butchers, poulterers, fishmongers, &c. |
2,866 |
2,516 |
350 |
26 |
3 |
Sub-class 2. Vegetable food chiefly, and drinks—Bakers, confectioners, greengrocers, wine and spirit merchants, &c. |
4,071 |
3,671 |
400 |
28 |
2 |
CLASS XI.—Miscellaneous pursuits—Persons engaged in occupations not embraced in other classes : |
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Sub-class 1. Laborers (undefined or unconnected with any of the foregoing pursuits) |
4,207 |
4,199 |
8 |
8 |
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Sub-class 2. Wood-splitters, fencers, grubbers, bushmen, &c. (otherwise undefined) |
138 |
137 |
1 |
2 |
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Sub-class 3. Other occupations—Proprietors of labor offices, billiard-table keepers, newspaper runners, &c. |
524 |
490 |
34 |
7 |
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CLASS XII.—Independent means—Persons of property and rank, not returned under any office or occupation : |
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Sub-class 1. Persons deriving income from houses —Householders, house proprietors, &c. |
594 |
475 |
119 |
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Sub-class 2. Annuitants, "Independent means," persons of rank (source of income undescribed) |
318 |
176 |
142 |
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Sub-class 3. Gentlemen, ladies (not otherwise described) |
149 |
114 |
35 |
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CLASS XIII.—Persons engaged in domestic offices or duties, and of no specified occupation, scholars, &c.: |
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Sub-class 1. Wives and widows (of no specified occupation) |
36,225 |
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36,225 |
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297 |
Sub-class 2. Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (aged 15 years and upwards) |
8,400 |
309 |
8,091 |
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29 |
Sub-class 3. Sons, daughters, relatives, visitors, &c. (under 15 years of age |
46,862 |
22,192 |
24,670 |
189 |
213 |
Sub-class 4. Scholars, whether at public or private schools, or at home |
34,790 |
17,688 |
17,102 |
137 |
111 |
CLASS XIV.—Persons maintained at public cost, or by the community : |
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Sub-class 1. Prisoners |
992 |
850 |
142 |
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Sub-class 2. Patients in hospitals, asylums, depots, &c. |
1,781 |
1,276 |
505 |
8 |
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CLASS XV.—Persons whose pursuits have not been specified, or who were unemployed, &c. : |
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Sub-class 1. Unemployed, "no occupation at present," paupers, &c. |
2,943 |
2,449 |
494 |
5 |
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Sub-class 2. Occupation not stated |
669 |
498 |
171 |
6 |
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Sub-class 3. Doubtful or indefinite pursuits |
315 |
4 |
311 |
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Sub-class 4. Unemployed by reason of sickness, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
729 |
662 |
67 |
5 |
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Sub-class 5. Unemployed by reason of accident, exclusive of patients in hospitals, &c. |
189 |
185 |
4 |
1 |
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Sub-class 6. Deaf and dumb, or blind |
120 |
76 |
44 |
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Total |
235,301 |
127,696 |
107,605 |
1,314 |
766 |