This district consisted of the modern Greater Vancouver area and the coast of the mainland, as well as a small part of Vancouver Island. It also seems to have included the northern interior of the province.
"New Westminster District" and the "Coast District," as defined in a public notice issued from the Lands and Works Office in the said Colony, on the 15th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, by the desire of the Governor and purporting to be in accordance with the provisions of the thirty-ninth clause of the "Mineral Ordinance, 1869," shall constitute one district, to be designated "New Westminster District" and return one Member.
The British North America Act, 1871
According to the Malaspina College website:
[...] sub-district (d-4) took in the northern end of Vancouver Island. The sub-district extended from Quatsino Sound on the northwest coast to Cape Scott and along the northeast coast down to the entrance of Johnstone Strait. The Kwakwakwakawakw people (also referred to as Kwawkewlth or Kwakiutl people) are enumerated here.National Archives of Canada Microfilm: Reel C-13284
| Strays | ||||||
| SD | Div | Name | Official | Counted | Notes | |
| a. | South | 28 | 28 | |||
| b. | North | 96 | 96 | |||
| c. | Cassiar, Northern Interior | 6 | 6 | |||
| d. | 1-11 | Coast of Mainland | 6 | 7 | ||
| Surname | Name | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Occupation | MS | Location |
| Steves | Manoh | M | 52 | Babtist | German | Farmer | m | 187.A.002.11 |
| Steves | Martha | F | 51 | " | Irish | m | 187.A.002.12 | |
| Steves | Josephine | F | 22 | " | German | 187.A.002.13 | ||
| Steves | Herbert W. | M | 20 | " | " | Farmer | 187.A.002.14 | |
| Steves | Mary A. | F | 19 | " | " | 187.A.002.15 | ||
| Steves | Joseph M. | M | 16 | " | " | 187.A.002.16 | ||
| HOF, wife, and elder children; younger children (both Ont.): Ida (12), Walter T. (6). | ||||||||
| Hoar | William R. | M | 33 | Babtist | Eng. | Tanner | m | 187.A.003.17 |
| Hoar | Herbert | M | 3 | " | " | 187.A.003.19 | ||
| Hoar | Willie | M | 1 | " | " | 187.A.003.20 | ||
| HOF and children; wife: Mary Jane (25, N.S.). | ||||||||
| Walght[?] | Robert | M | 33 | Ch. of Eng. | Eng. | Lumbering | 187.A.003.21 | |
| HOH; also: Edward TOBIN (32, Ireland, no religion, Irish, Labourer), William CROMARTY (33, B.C.). | ||||||||
| Patterson | James | M | 27 | Ch. of Scot | Scotch | Farmer | 187.A.016.21 | |
| First member of second family, sharing house with Charles WALKER (36, Ont.), all farmers. | ||||||||
| Dunvill | Theophilus | M | 33 | W.M. | Eng. | Farmer | m | 187.A.018.05 |
| Dunvill | Catherine | F | 31 | R. Pres. | " | m | 187.A.018.06 | |
| HOF & wife; children (both B.C., W.M.): Mary E. (3), Kate E. (3/12, b. Jan.). | ||||||||
| Keith | Ezekiel B. | M | 43 | --- | Scotch | Farmer | m | 187.A.021.21 |
| Keith | Rubina J. M. | F | 42 | Ch. of Eng. | --- | m | 187.A.021.22 | |
| HOF & wife; son: Charles S. (14, Ont., Ch. of Eng., Scotch). | ||||||||
| Atkinson | John L. | M | 28 | --- | Eng. | Farmer | m | 187.A.022.21 |
| Sharing house with David W. MILLER (50, Ont.); wife: Lizzie (19, B.C., W.M., Irish). | ||||||||
| Hodnett | Alexander | M | 29 | R. Pres. | Scotch | Laborur | 187.A.024.23 | |
| One of seven men sharing a house. | ||||||||
| Towle | Eliza | F | 45 | W.M. | Scotch | m | 187.A.030.20 | |
| Towle | David M. | M | 23 | " | Irish | 187.A.030.21 | ||
| Towle | Stanley C. | M | 21 | " | " | 187.A.030.22 | ||
| Towle | Moses R. | M | 15 | " | " | 187.A.030.23 | ||
| Towle | Ida E. | F | 13 | " | " | 187.A.030.24 | ||
| Wife & children of Wilson (53, U.S., Irish, Farmer). | ||||||||
| Goddard | Richard | M | 20 | Babtist | Eng. | Farmer | 187.A.035.21 | |
| Goddard | Eleanor | F | 23 | " | " | 187.A.035.22 | ||
| Goddard | Beverly | M | 15 | " | " | 187.A.035.23 | ||
| Children of George (52, Eng., Babtist, Eng., Farmer) & Janet (52, Scotland, R. Pres., Scotch). | ||||||||
| McDougal | Mary | F | 52 | R. Pres. | Scotch | m | 187.A.040.25 | |
| Wife of Alexander (61, Scotland, Farmer); children (all Ont.): William C. (25, Farmer), John A. (18, Farmer), Barbara S. (17), Mary E. (14). | ||||||||
| Benson | Henry D. | M | 38 | --- | Scotch | Farmer | 187.A.046.10 | |
| Benson | John B. | M | 32 | R. Presb. | " | " | 187.A.046.11 | |
| HOF & probable brother; also possible mother: Charlotte CAMERON (65, N.S., R. Presb., Scotch, w.). | ||||||||
| McKenzie | James | M | 38 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Boatman | 187.B.002.25 | |
| Lived with W. H. J. EDWARD (52, England, Painter). | ||||||||
| Hennesey | David | M | 38 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Fish Canning | m | 187.B.003.01 |
| HOF; wife: Sabrina (24, O., O.); children (all B.C., B.C.): S. C. (F, 3), J. F. (F, 2), Charles L. (1). | ||||||||
| Woodcock | Wm F. | M | 35 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Stage Manager | m | 187.B.004.01 |
| Woodcock | Elizabeth | F | 28 | " | " | m | 187.B.004.02 | |
| HOF & wife; children (all B.C., N.B.): Annie E. (3), Fredrick W. (2), --- (M, 3/12, listed in column 10.). | ||||||||
| Bell | James | M | 47 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Contractor | m | 187.B.007.07 |
| Bell | Olive | F | 40 | " | " | m | 187.B.007.08 | |
| Bell | Emeline | F | 17 | " | " | 187.B.007.09 | ||
| HOF, wife, and elder child; younger children (both B.C., B.C.): John W. (14), Ward (M, 7). | ||||||||
| Debeck | Eliza | F | 66 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | w | 187.B.007.12 | |
| Debeck | Warren | M | 32 | " | " | Mill Man | m | 187.B.007.13 |
| HOF & son; daughter-in-law: Elizabeth (24, O., O.); grandchildren (all B.C., B.C.): Emma A. (9), Marrion (F, 13), Georgina (11). | ||||||||
| Preston | Robert | M | 40 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Lumber Man | m | 187.B.010.20 |
| Preston | Margret | F | 39 | " | " | m | 187.B.010.21 | |
| HOF & wife; children (both B.C., B.C.): Nabel (M, 8), May (6). | ||||||||
| Clarke | James A. | M | 40 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Engineer | m | 187.B.015.07 |
| HOF; wife: Kattie (32, England, English); children (all B.C., B.C.): Florence (13), Albert J. (12), Ellen C. (10), William (6), Ester (11/2). | ||||||||
| Strang | Margret | F | 68 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | w | 187.B.017.24 | |
| Falconer | John R. | M | 35 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | 187.B.017.25 | ||
| Living with Sarah ROGERS (42, England). | ||||||||
| Wetmore | David | M | 50 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Cabinetmaker | m | 187.B.019.09 |
| Wetmore | Sophia | F | 41 | " | " | m | 187.B.019.10 | |
| Wetmore | Ada | F | 17 | " | " | 187.B.019.11 | ||
| HOF, wife, and eldest child; younger children (both B.C., B.C.): Nellie (14), Gertrude (11). | ||||||||
| Strang | Hellin | F | 28 | W. Meth. | N.B. | Dressmaker | m | 187.B.027.11 |
| Strang | Amenda | F | 8 | " | " | 187.B.027.12 | ||
| Wife & elder child of John F. (33, U.S., Ch. of England, English, Carpenter); younger child: James F. (---, 11/12, B.C., W. Meth., B.C.). | ||||||||
| Hughes | Leonora Z. | F | 29 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | m | 187.B.033.14 | |
| Wife of J. C. (38, O., Ch. of Eng., Irish, Govt Agent); children (both B.C., C. Presbyterian, B.C.): Lonora E. (4), Charles S.[?] (1): also probable brother-in-law: Henry W. (34, O., Ch. of Eng., Irish). | ||||||||
| McNair | Robert | M | 37 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Carpenter | 187.B.037.21 | |
| Tenant at hotel of Henry EICKHOFF (48, Germany). | ||||||||
| Crossman | Robert | M | 31 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Saloon Keeper | m | 187.B.038.19 |
| McMahon | Philip | M | 26 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Laborer | 187.B.038.21 | |
| HOH & employee or tenant; also two other men. | ||||||||
| Scoullar | Edwin F.[?] | M | 23 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Tinsmith | 187.B.039.01 | |
| Scoullar | Andrew W. | M | 25 | " | " | Painter | 187.B.039.02 | |
| HOH & probable brother. | ||||||||
| Hennesey | James W. | M | 31 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Hotel Keeper | m | 187.B.040.13 |
| Mowett | Daniel | M | 35 | " | " | Milman | 187.B.040.18 | |
| Ferguson | R. C. | M | 27 | " | " | Carpenter | 187.B.040.22 | |
| Wilson | Robert | M | 40 | " | " | Woodsman | 187.B.041.01 | |
| Bain | N. H. | M | 30 | " | " | Bookeeper | 187.B.041.03 | |
| Blackhall | John | M | 33 | Catholic | " | Logger | 187.B.041.25 | |
| HOF and various tenants; w: Sarah A. (17, O., O.); also various other tenants. | ||||||||
| Rodgers | William | M | 50 | Bapt. | N.B. | Steamboat O. | w | 187.B.042.19 |
| Rodgers | William | M | 17 | " | " | 187.B.042.20 | ||
| Barry | William | M | 30 | Catholic | " | Lumberman | 187.B.042.23 | |
| HOF, eldest son, and passenger or tenant; younger son: James (15, U.S., U.S.); also various passengers and crew. | ||||||||
| Lenwood | Walter | M | 26 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Sailor | 187.B.043.01 | |
| Fraser | James | M | 33 | C. Presbyterian | " | Logger | 187.B.043.08 | |
| Gilley | Geo. W. | M | 31 | " | " | Carpenter | m | 187.B.043.14 |
| Emerson | Daniel | M | 30 | W. Meth. | " | Teamster | 187.B.043.25 | |
| Sailor and probable passengers/tenants. | ||||||||
| McMoneglee | Robert | M | 45 | Buddhist | N.B. | --- | 187.B.051.24 | |
| Inmate at insane asylum run by James PHILLIPS (54, England). | ||||||||
| Holt | Caroline | F | 40 | W. Meth. | N.B. | m | 187.B.053.10 | |
| Wife of Samuel F. (50, N.S., N.S., Blacksmith); children (all N.S., N.S.): Ebenezer F. (23, Blacksmith), Mary C. (17), Aravesta L. (F, 15). | ||||||||
| Debeck | Howard | M | 38 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Lumber Merchant | w | 187.B.064.05 |
| Alone. | ||||||||
| Debeck | Clarence | M | 25 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Lumber Merchant | m | 187.B.064.06 |
| HOF; wife: Emiley (18, B.C., English); daughter: Mabel (1, B.C., B.C.). | ||||||||
| Kennedy | Josephine | F | 23 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | m | 187.B.064.10 | |
| Wife of James B. (37, O., O., Lumber Merchant): also various employees. | ||||||||
| Bell | James | M | 47 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Logger | m | 187.B.064.18 |
| Alone. | ||||||||
| McElman | A. L. | M | 50 | Ch. of Eng. | Scotch | Barrister | 187.B.068.24 | |
| Tenant at hotel of Justus W. HOWISON (32, Q.). | ||||||||
| McFair | Ebenezer | M | 38 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Carpenter | 187.B.069.01 | |
| Doyle | Michel | M | 23 | Catholic | Irish | Laborer | 187.B.069.07 | |
| Ferguson | Munro | M | 20 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Millman | 187.B.069.12 | |
| Ferguson | Charles | M | 22 | " | " | " | 187.B.069.14 | |
| Hendry | John | M | 35 | " | " | Factory Manager | 187.B.069.19 | |
| Various employees at a mill. | ||||||||
| Rogers | William | M | 50 | C. Prebsyterian | N.B. | Capt. | w | 187.B.070.07 |
| Gilley | Herbert | M | 18 | Ch. of Eng. | " | Seaman | 187.B.070.12 | |
| Lunnwick[?] | Walter | M | 22 | C. Presbyterian | " | " | 187.B.070.14 | |
| HOF & crew members; had vessel; sons (both U.S., N.B.): William (16, Sailor), James W. (14, Sailor); possible son-in-law & daughter: Edwin E. DOTY (30, O., W. Meth., English, Engineer) & Luluce[?] DOTY (22, U.S., W. Meth., U.S.); also one crewman. GILLEY could also be GILLERY. LUNNWICK[?] was of Unsound Mind. | ||||||||
| Draper | James D. | M | 47 | Ch. of Eng. | Irish | Bookeeper | m | 187.B.071.02 |
| HOF; wife: Catherine (47, Ireland); children (all U.S.): William L.[?] (22, U.S., W. Meth., U.S.), Deoteo[?] (F, 12), Catherine (8). | ||||||||
| Bain | N. H. | M | 27 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Clerk[?] | 187.B.071.14 | |
| Living with G. M. BLACK (34, N.S., Blacksmith). | ||||||||
| Stephens | Matilda J. | F | 41 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | m | 187.B.079.02 | |
| Stephens | Mary L. | F | 19 | " | " | m | 187.B.079.03 | |
| Stephens | Harriet R. | F | 17 | " | " | 187.B.079.04 | ||
| Stephens | Robert H. | M | 15 | " | " | 187.B.079.05 | ||
| Wife & elder children of Joseph (39, N.S., Irish, Farmer); younger children (all O., N.B. unless noted): Clara M. (12), Matilda J. (9), Cordellia (8), Kate (6), Joseph H. (4, B.C.). | ||||||||
| Ferguson | Levinia | F | 19 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | m | 187.B.083.05 | |
| Wife of Hector (26, O., Scotch, Farmer). | ||||||||
| McFair | David | M | 39 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Mill owner | m | 187.B.085.17 |
| McFair | Marrion | F | 28 | " | " | m | 187.B.085.18 | |
| HOF & wife. | ||||||||
| Griffith | Joseph | M | 44 | Catholic | English | Hotel Keeper | m | 187.B.086.19 |
| Griffith | Isabella | F | 36 | " | Scotch | m | 187.B.086.20 | |
| HOF & wife. | ||||||||
| Pike | Allan | M | 22 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Teamster | 187.B.087.22 | |
| Living with Thomas KINKADE (42, Ireland, Fisherman). | ||||||||
| Fraser | Simon | M | 41 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Teamster | m | 187.B.089.16 |
| Fraser | Ellen | F | 12 | " | " | 187.B.089.18 | ||
| Fraser | John | M | 8 | " | " | 187.B.089.19 | ||
| Fraser | Grace | F | 7 | " | " | 187.B.089.20 | ||
| HOF & elder children; wife: Mary M. (39, Scotland); youngest child: Jane (3, B.C.). | ||||||||
| Cordiner | Catherine | F | 38 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | m | 187.B.091.08 | |
| Wife of Peter (47, Scotland, Scotch, Blacksmith); children (both N.S., N.S.): Fredrick (13), Edith (7). | ||||||||
| Coldwell | Charles | M | 37 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Foreman (Mill) | m | 187.B.094.10 |
| HOF; wife: Eva (19, B.C., B.C.); son: Charles A. (1, B.C., B.C.). | ||||||||
| Harper | John | M | 38 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Loreman | w | 187.B.095.18 |
| Mooney | Luke | M | 30 | Catholic | Irish | Lumberman | 187.B.095.19 | |
| Fraser | James | M | 31 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | " | 187.B.095.24 | |
| Employees of James GILLES (30, Q., Timber Merchant). | ||||||||
| Wilson | Robert | M | 36 | C. Prebyterian | Irish | Lumberman | 187.B.099.16 | |
| Employee of Donald McGREGOR (40, O., Timber Merchant). | ||||||||
| Thain | Murray | M | 47 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Steavedore | m | 187.B.101.09 |
| Thain | Margret | F | 42 | " | " | m | 187.B.101.10 | |
| Harbell | Oliver | M | 38 | " | " | Lulliman[?] | 187.B.101.11 | |
| HOF, wife, and boarder or relative. | ||||||||
| Rogers | Alexander | M | 30 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Millhand | 187.B.103.22 | |
| HOH; also Peter LEHEY (32, Irish, Catholic, Irish, Millhand). | ||||||||
| Cottrell | John A. | M | 55 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Timber Merchant | m | 187.B.104.06 |
| Cottrell | Rebecca | F | 50 | " | " | m | 187.B.104.07 | |
| McMann | Donald | M | 27 | C. Presbyterian | " | Woodman | 187.B.104.13 | |
| McCormack | John | M | 31 | " | " | " | 187.B.104.14 | |
| Laurant | J. H. | M | 34 | " | " | " | 187.B.104.15 | |
| Powers | Hector | M | 41 | Meth. | Ireland | " | 187.B.104.20 | |
| McDonald | Hugh | M | 29 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | " | 187.B.104.21 | |
| HOF, wife, and several employees; sons (both B.C., N.B.): James A. (17), Howard A. (14). | ||||||||
| Newland | Benjamin | M | 35 | C. Presbyterian | N.B. | Woodman | 187.B.105.17 | |
| Holden | Henry | M | 40 | " | " | " | 187.B.105.18 | |
| Molony | Henry | M | 55 | Catholic | Irish | Ship Builder | 187.B.105.24 | |
| Employees of J. L. HARMAN, Timber Merchant. | ||||||||
| McLean | Daniel | M | 28 | C. Presbyterian | Scotch | Mate | 187.B.107.12 | |
| Jones | Harry | M | 25 | " | English | Sailor | 187.B.107.20 | |
| Crew on vessel of John GILL (29, England). | ||||||||
| Dickinson | Willard | M | 30 | Ch. of Eng. | N.B. | Woodman | 187.B.113.15 | |
| Germain | Allard | M | 28 | W. Meth. | " | " | 187.B.113.24 | |
| Germain | James | M | 26 | " | " | " | 187.B.113.25 | |
| McBride | Fredrick | M | 30 | C. Presbyterian | Irish | " | 187.B.114.02 | |
| Employess of Charles DAGGITT, Timber Merchant. | ||||||||
| Perkins | Henry | M | 45 | Bapt. | N.B. | Logger | 187.B.118.09 | |
| HOF; wife: Maggie (27, B.C., Catholic, B.C.): children (all B.C., B.C.): Annie (7), Henry (5), Lizzie (2). | ||||||||
| Moffat | Jno | M | 42 | Meth. | Irish | Miner | 187.C.013.25 | |
| Sharing house with two other miners. | ||||||||
| McNutt | Samuel | M | 50 | Methodist | Irish | Miner | 187.C.016.09 | |
| Alone. | ||||||||
| Carter | Henry | M | 42 | Ch. of Eng. | Eng. | Miner | 187.C.017.09 | |
| Sharing house with two other miners. | ||||||||
| McCaw | Wm | M | 46 | Ch. of Eng. | Irish | Miner | 187.C.017.22 | |
| Alone. | ||||||||
| Martin | John | M | 47 | Catholic | Irish | Packer | 187.C.020.10 | |
| McAllister | J. J. | M | 41 | Meth. | N.B. | " | 187.C.020.11 | |
| Entire household. | ||||||||
| McMasters | G. W. | M | 35 | Presbyterian | Scotch | Fisherman | m | 187.D3.001.11 |
| HOF; wife: E. (23, B.C., Scotch); son: G. (1, B.C., Scotch); also J. GRAY (65, Ireland, Irish, Labourer). At Naas River. | ||||||||
| Dempster | W. H. | M | 40 | Presbyterian | Scotch | Manager | m | 187.D3.002.24 |
| Dempster | C. | F | 35 | " | " | m | 187.D3.002.25 | |
| HOF & wife. At Aberdeen Fishery, Skeena. | ||||||||
| McNeill | Alex | M | 25 | Presbyterian | Scotch | Canner | 187.D3.003.03 | |
| Living with John McDOWELL (25, Ireland, Store Keeper). At Aberdeen Fishery, Skeena. | ||||||||
| Cathew | J. | M | 25 | Methodist | English | Boatbuilder | 187.D3.005.09 | |
| Irving | J. | M | 40 | " | Scotch | Miner | 187.D3.005.10 | |
| At Inverness Fishery, Skeena. | ||||||||
| Purvis | Robt. | M | 45 | Pres. | Canadian | Lumberman | 187.D10.013.02 | |
| Alone and living in shanty. At Port Simpson. | ||||||||
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