Newcastle, New Brunswick (1871–1901)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in 4 censuses between 1871 and 1901. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3365857, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Newcastle, T-V in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,584 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,209 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 4,006 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,130 | View 1901 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Macgregor McCurdy | 1830–1886 | died here |
| Eric Mackay Yeoman | 1885–1909 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB019010— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3365857
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Newcastle
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.