Rothesay, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,168. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.417°N, 65.914°W.
Population
In 1921, Rothesay had a population of 1,168: 561 male and 607 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,168 total population, 607 females in the population, 561 males in the population, 551 females born in Canada, 513 males born in Canada, 38 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born outside the British Empire, 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 578 persons of British origin (English), 327 persons of British origin (Irish), 175 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of German origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin. 23 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 517 Anglicans (Church of England), 237 Baptists, 180 Presbyterians, 133 Roman Catholics, 73 Methodists, 7 Adventists, 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Congregationalists, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Domville | 1842–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rothesay
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb027009-1921/.