Sheffield, New Brunswick (1871–1921)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719, 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
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 894 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 714 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 672 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 648 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 713 | View 1921 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 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Duncan Wilmot | 1809–1891 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033007— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q7492719
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sheffield
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.