GENERAL SUMMARY.—The Colony ; Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; Shires ; Places outside Local Jurisdiction., TABLE I.—Showing the Number of Persons, Males and Females, of different Religions in the Colony of Victoria ; in the Cities, Towns, and Boroughs ; in the Shires ; and in Places outside Local Jurisdiction ; and exhibiting in detail the subdivisions of the various groups of Religions given in the other Tables.
| Religious Denominations. |
The Colony. |
Cities, Towns, and Boroughs. |
Shires. |
Places outside Local Jurisdiction. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
862,346 |
452,083 |
410,263 |
434,467 |
213,624 |
220,843 |
420,061 |
233,047 |
187,014 |
7,818 |
5,412 |
2,406 |
| Episcopalians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of England, Episcopalians |
299,542 |
157,937 |
141,605 |
157,309 |
77,957 |
79,352 |
140,077 |
78,510 |
61,567 |
2,156 |
1,470 |
686 |
| Free Church of England |
110 |
38 |
72 |
66 |
30 |
36 |
44 |
8 |
36 |
|
|
|
| Protestants (not otherwise defined) |
11,639 |
6,545 |
5,094 |
6,839 |
3,616 |
3,223 |
4,489 |
2,636 |
1,853 |
311 |
293 |
18 |
| Presbyterians— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
37,162 |
19,080 |
18,082 |
14,068 |
6,700 |
7,368 |
22,996 |
12,317 |
10,679 |
98 |
63 |
35 |
| Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
89,087 |
46,572 |
42,515 |
40,442 |
19,958 |
20,484 |
48,070 |
26,189 |
21,881 |
575 |
425 |
150 |
| Free Presbyterian Church of Victoria |
2,804 |
1,400 |
1,404 |
682 |
378 |
304 |
2,092 |
1,005 |
1,087 |
30 |
17 |
13 |
| Free Presbyterians (not otherwise defined) |
2,944 |
1,410 |
1,534 |
1,086 |
455 |
631 |
1,838 |
938 |
900 |
20 |
17 |
3 |
| Reformed Presbyterian Church, Covenanters |
114 |
55 |
59 |
89 |
42 |
47 |
25 |
13 |
12 |
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Synod of Victoria |
42 |
7 |
35 |
35 |
1 |
34 |
6 |
6 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
| United Presbyterians |
390 |
205 |
185 |
167 |
83 |
84 |
219 |
122 |
97 |
4 |
|
4 |
| Welsh Presbyterians |
40 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
23 |
10 |
13 |
|
|
|
| Presbyterian Church of England |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Puritans |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dutch Presbyterians |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| United Methodist Free Church |
1,625 |
829 |
796 |
1,103 |
562 |
541 |
522 |
267 |
255 |
|
|
|
| New Connection Methodists |
159 |
69 |
90 |
149 |
67 |
82 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Primitive Methodists |
8,707 |
4,364 |
4,343 |
4,585 |
2,259 |
2,326 |
4,109 |
2,096 |
2,013 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
| Wesleyan Methodists |
97,115 |
48,481 |
48,634 |
52,715 |
25,386 |
27,329 |
44,150 |
22,938 |
21,212 |
250 |
157 |
93 |
| Wesleyan Free Church |
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Welsh Methodists |
17 |
13 |
4 |
17 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Particular Methodists |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independent Methodists |
16 |
16 |
|
16 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Methodists (so returned) |
747 |
320 |
427 |
396 |
147 |
249 |
336 |
158 |
178 |
15 |
15 |
|
| Other Protestants— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Independents, Congregationalists |
19,878 |
9,859 |
10,019 |
14,520 |
7,023 |
7,497 |
5,266 |
2,771 |
2,495 |
92 |
65 |
27 |
| Baptists |
20,373 |
9,698 |
10,675 |
14,404 |
6,598 |
7,806 |
5,865 |
3,037 |
2,828 |
104 |
63 |
41 |
| Bible Christians |
6,660 |
3,280 |
3,380 |
3,567 |
1,706 |
1,861 |
3,085 |
1,568 |
1,517 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
| Disciples of Christ, Christians, Church of Christ |
4,859 |
2,301 |
2,558 |
3,037 |
1,380 |
1,657 |
1,795 |
911 |
884 |
27 |
10 |
17 |
| Lutherans, German Protestants |
11,149 |
7,286 |
3,863 |
4,012 |
2,580 |
1,432 |
6,960 |
4,536 |
2,414 |
187 |
170 |
17 |
| Moravians, United Brethren |
172 |
86 |
86 |
41 |
9 |
32 |
131 |
77 |
54 |
|
|
|
| Calvinists |
712 |
420 |
292 |
413 |
230 |
183 |
297 |
189 |
108 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Calvinistic Reform Church |
11 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Society of Friends, Quakers |
282 |
182 |
100 |
172 |
101 |
71 |
107 |
78 |
29 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Unitarians |
942 |
602 |
340 |
650 |
388 |
262 |
286 |
208 |
78 |
6 |
6 |
|
| Christian Brethren, Plymouth Brethren |
648 |
364 |
284 |
474 |
256 |
218 |
174 |
108 |
66 |
|
|
|
| Free Church of Victoria |
24 |
|
24 |
3 |
|
3 |
21 |
|
21 |
|
|
|
| United Free Church |
10 |
10 |
|
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Union Church |
25 |
7 |
18 |
22 |
6 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Reunion |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Welsh Union |
8 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Welsh Church |
51 |
39 |
12 |
30 |
22 |
8 |
18 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
| French Reformed Church |
7 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Huguenot |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waldenses (sect of*) |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dutch Reformed Church |
9 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of Denmark |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Reformed Church of Hungary |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Church of Sweden |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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