These census have also been transcribed by Tony McNeil and permission granted to pass them on. Thanks Tony! ~ Ann~ All main names of the household { the 1st ones I mention } are born in Newfoundland with exception of spouses I specify . Most often it doesn't say where everyone in family is born. Any further info can be found in those census. abbreviations... H = Head of Household.......... M = married......S = single......W = Widow DOB = date of birth........b.= born.....Liv. - living with .Occ = occupation.....fam. = family... dau = daughter Or....origin .....Ir = Irish......Eng =English......Scot = Scottish REL = religion.....RC = Roman Catholic.....Preb = Presbyterian... COE = Church of England NS = Nova Scotia Any ? are my own...I either couldn't read/ understand it..Or I didn't know! Anything in parenthesis are my own comments. ------------------------------------------- Lingan Mines 1871 Kate Ratchford - M Age -53 Husband Patrick & fam. with her. He a miner. ----------------------------- Catherine Rigby -M Age - 80 Or - Ir. Rel - RC Husband Alexander with her. Looks like they are with another Rigby family with head of household William. { ? this their son ? } ------------------------------------------- John Connors - H ; M Age -40 Or - Ir. Occ -farmer Wife Bridget , b. NS , & fam. with him. Also a Bridget Connors , b. Ireland & Mary Connors, b. NF, age 40 with them. ---------------------------------------- John Hayse Age - 26 Or - ir. Occ - laborer With Curry fam. --------------------------------------- John Hanerhan Age - 19 Or - Ir Occ - Teacher {Looks like siblings with him.} ----------------------------------------- Francis Yarn Age - 24 Or - Eng. Occ - servant Rel - COE {?} {Looks like living with Bridget Young, age 68.} ------------------------------------------- William Haley - H ; M Age - 52 Or - Ir. Occ - carpenter Wife Ann & fam. with him.{ Also looks like his siblings living there too.} ------------------------------------------- Andrew Stevenson -H ; M Age - 44 Or -Ir. Occ - laborer Wife Johanna & fam. with him. ------------------------------------------ Michael Cummings - H Age - 24 Occ -laborer Living with him is a John Cummings & fam. { ? Parents & siblings?..no birth place's etc. listed } ----------------------------------------- Mary Ryan -H; W Age - 45 Has child with her. {In 1881 still there. Son Michael, age 22 , miner.} ----------------------------------------------- John Hayse -H ; M Age - 27 Or - Ir. Occ - fireman Rel - RC Wife Jane with him. She French. ------------------------------------------------ Mary McPherson -M Age -22 Or - eng Husband Dougald, b. NS , Rel -RC & child with her. ------------------------------------------------ Margaret Kinema Age - 24 Occ - servant Rel -RC Living with Musgrave fam. -------------------------------------------- Bridget Nearing -M Age - 26 Or - Ir Rel -RC Husband Mic , is Dutch , a miner & child with her. {This fam. is still there in 1881 census} ------------------------------------------------- Patrick Murray -H ; M Age -26 Or - Ir Occ - blacksmith Wife Margaret with him. { Also looks like his father there too- William Murray age 69 , or - Ir. } ------------------------------------------------- Johanna Currey - M Age - 38 Husband Thomas , b. Ireland , age -60, a laborer & fam. there. Son , 14yrs, occ - miner. -------------------------------- Angus Nephyasc?? { spell'g crazy? ] - H ;M Age - 29 Or - Scot Occ - carpenter Rel - RC Wife Jane & fam. with him. ---------------------------------------- John Connaily Age - 17 Occ - laborer Looks like with Cooke fam...{.others appear to be siblings,} Female head of house Nora, husband Thomas Cooke. Siblings have same last name as John. { ? Mother 2nd ,marriage? } Thomas b. Ireland, Occ - laborer , Rel RC. --------------------------------------------------- Elixa Welch -M Age - 36 Husband James B. Ireland , Age 40, a miner. & fam. with her. --------------------------------- Benjamine Thoner - H ; M Age - 41 Or - Eng Occ - miner Rel -COE Wife Anne ,b.NS with him. --------------------------------- Thomas O'Neal - H ; M Age - 49 Or -Ir Occ - laborer Rel -RC wife Bridget & fam. with him. Also... Jane Moore Age -17 Occ - servant. With O'Neal fam. ------------------------------- Sarah Turner - M Age 29 Or - Scot Husband Joseph , b. Ireland , Occ - Seaman , Rel -RC and fam. with her. 1 child b. NF , and 1 child b. NS. Also........ Julia Peach Age - 23 Or -Ir. Occ - servant {appears to be living with Turner fam.} ------------------------------------------------------ Johanna Brophy -M Age -27 Husband Edward b. Ireland, Occ - miner , Rel -RC, with her. ---------------------------------------------------------- To be continued...... ~ Ann~