PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS, 1861 TO 1881.
Name of Sect. 1861. 1871. 1881.
Numbers. Proportions per cent. Numbers. Proportions per cent. Numbers. Proportions per cent.
Church of England 212,068 55.73 257,835 49.84 311,291 50.34
Presbyterians 87,084 22.88 112,983 21.84 132,591 21.44
Methodists 45,860 12.05 90,026 17.40 108,393 17.53
Independents 12,796 3.36 18,191 3.52 19,878 3.21
Baptists 9,001 2.37 16,311 3.15 20,373 3.30
Other Protestants 13,754 3.61 21,980 4.25 25,866 4.18
Total Protestants 380,563 100.00 517,326 100.00 618,392 100.00