Residents of Amherst — Sub-district A, surnames J (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 2 | jackson | maggin | F | 27 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 239 |
| 1 | jackson | theodore | M | 30 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 239 |
| 16 | jandrey | annie | F | 2 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 262 |
| 15 | jandrey | harold | M | 3 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 262 |
| 17 | jandrey | henrietta | F | 0 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 262 |
| 14 | jandrey | isabel | F | 32 | Anglican | Scottish | New Brunswick | No Occupation Listed | 262 |
| 13 | jandrey | jacob | M | 41 | Anglican | Scottish | New Brunswick | Telegraph operators | 262 |
| 18 | jannison | harriet | F | 18 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 262 |
| 1 | jay | catharine | F | 12 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 131 |
| 25 | jay | ignatus | M | 16 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 131 |
| 22 | jay | james | M | 71 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | Farmers, general and nfs | 131 |
| 4 | jay | john | M | 32 | Episcopal Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 245 |
| 23 | jay | mary | F | 47 | Roman Catholic | Irish | New Brunswick | No Occupation Listed | 131 |
| 2 | jay | mary | F | 8 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 131 |
| 24 | jay | richard | M | 19 | Roman Catholic | Irish | New Brunswick | No Occupation Listed | 131 |
| 5 | jay | susan | F | 30 | Episcopal Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 245 |
| 8 | jerman | james | M | 18 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 136 |
| 19 | jnes | harry | M | 17 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 21 | jo_ | clara | F | 23 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 56 |
| 13 | johnston | alice | F | 3 | Anglican | Scottish | New Brunswick | No Occupation Listed | 248 |
| 11 | johnston | andrew | M | 28 | Anglican | Scottish | Scotland | Metal casters and workers in metal casting plants | 248 |
| 12 | johnston | hulda | F | 24 | Anglican | English | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 248 |
| 7 | jones | abram | M | 61 | Episcopal Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 216 |
| 14 | jones | ada | F | 15 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 381 |
| 3 | jones | addin | F | 18 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 295 |
| 15 | jones | alice | F | 0 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 10 | jones | amelia | F | 22 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 10 | jones | arthur | M | 20 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 381 |
| 21 | jones | barth | F | 18 | Methodist | African Origins | New Brunswick | Servants nfs | 219 |
| 20 | jones | charles | M | 14 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 11 | jones | clara | F | 18 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 381 |
| 12 | jones | clarens | M | 29 | Episcopal Methodist | Blank | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 265 |
| 16 | jones | eaten | F | 16 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 251 |
| 8 | jones | edmond | M | 65 | Anglican | Scottish | New Brunswick | Farmers, general and nfs | 381 |
| 9 | jones | ellen | F | 37 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 381 |
| 14 | jones | emma | F | 4 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 14 | jones | henry | M | 54 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 83 |
| 17 | jones | ida | F | 22 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 4 | jones | james | M | 37 | Baptist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 270 |
| 11 | jones | jane | F | 45 | Baptist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 265 |
| 16 | jones | lillie | F | 24 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 5 | jones | lydia | F | 32 | Baptist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 270 |
| 6 | jones | martha | F | 60 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 270 |
| 13 | jones | mary | F | 6 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 12 | jones | mary | F | 5 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 381 |
| 15 | jones | mary | F | 53 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 13 | jones | russel | M | 2 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 381 |
| 11 | jones | selina | F | 10 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 12 | jones | selipo | M | 9 | Anglican | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 99 |
| 13 | jones | susan | F | 40 | Anglican | English | New Brunswick | Servants nfs | 117 |
| 18 | jones | wesley | M | 19 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 83 |