Residents of Canning — Sub-district A, surnames M (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 4 | m_ | everet | M | 12 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 64 |
| 6 | ma_ | anna | F | 12 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 9 | ma_ | clark | M | 1 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 8 | ma_ | delbert | M | 7 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 5 | ma_ | florance | F | 19 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 4 | ma_ | john | M | 17 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 35 |
| 2 | ma_ | julia | F | 47 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 3 | ma_ | rufus | M | 21 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 35 |
| 1 | ma_ | walter | M | 63 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 35 |
| 7 | ma_ | walter | M | 10 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 35 |
| 23 | magee | annie | F | 14 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 3 | magee | edith | F | 1 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 24 | magee | eva | F | 12 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 2 | magee | george | M | 3 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 22 | magee | louisa | F | 34 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 21 | magee | robert | M | 44 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 77 |
| 25 | magee | thomas | M | 11 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 1 | magee | warren | M | 8 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 7 | mallaing | angelina | F | 41 | Free Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 9 | mallaing | george | M | 5 | Free Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 10 | mallaing | mary | F | 2 | Free Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 8 | mallaing | sabra | F | 7 | Free Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 11 | mallaing | sherman | M | 0 | Free Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 6 | mallaing | william | M | 30 | Free Baptist | German | New Brunswick | river drivers | 81 |
| 3 | martin | alfred | M | 4 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 24 | martin | almeda | F | 13 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 1 | martin | cecil | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 2 | martin | edgar | M | 7 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 25 | martin | ethel | F | 8 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 2 | martin | eugene | M | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 4 | martin | fred | M | 0 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 19 | martin | george | M | 44 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Postmasters and postmistresses | 9 |
| 23 | martin | george | M | 14 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 21 | martin | harry | M | 18 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 9 |
| 25 | martin | lena | F | 11 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 20 | martin | mary | F | 38 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 22 | martin | phebe | F | 17 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 23 | martin | prudence | F | 36 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 1 | martin | rupert | M | 8 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 24 | martin | sidney | M | 12 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 9 |
| 22 | martin | william | M | 50 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 37 |
| 25 | mavelins | lemuel | M | 45 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 240 |
| 5 | mcbride | agnes | F | 12 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 28 |
| 2 | mcbride | elizabeth | F | 24 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 28 |
| 7 | mcbride | fletcher | M | 6 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 28 |
| 3 | mcbride | gideon | M | 18 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 28 |
| 6 | mcbride | malcom | M | 9 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 28 |
| 1 | mcbride | margaret | F | 46 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 28 |
| 4 | mcbride | noble | M | 15 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 28 |
| 25 | mcbride | thomas | M | 49 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 28 |
| 4 | mccarthr | catharine | F | 29 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | Servants nfs | 6 |
| 23 | mcculy | oscar | M | 20 | Baptist | Irish | Nova Scotia | river drivers | 96 |
| 22 | mcdonald | annie | F | 3 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 16 |
| 6 | mcdonald | ansel | M | 20 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 162 |
| 19 | mcdonald | dickson | M | 28 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 16 |
| 7 | mcdonald | erve | M | 19 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Seamen | 162 |
| 20 | mcdonald | eunice | F | 25 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 16 |
| 5 | mcdonald | gaspard | M | 22 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 162 |
| 9 | mcdonald | hadden | M | 11 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 10 | mcdonald | james | M | 16 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | river drivers | 6 |
| 21 | mcdonald | jotham | M | 5 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 16 |
| 8 | mcdonald | olevia | F | 14 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 4 | mcdonald | rebbeca | F | 54 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 25 | mcfallon | elizza | F | 17 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 34 |
| 24 | mcfallon | joellen | F | 20 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 34 |
| 6 | mckay | sarah | F | 20 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 32 |
| 15 | mckeen | charity | F | 42 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 251 |
| 19 | mckeen | charles | M | 16 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 251 |
| 18 | mckeen | margret | F | 5 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 251 |
| 16 | mckeen | merietta | F | 20 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 251 |
| 14 | mckeen | samuel | M | 54 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 251 |
| 17 | mckeen | waty | F | 12 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 251 |
| 2 | mckenzie | lavenia | F | 59 | Baptist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 36 |
| 25 | mckin_ | bessie | F | 5 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 23 | mckin_ | george | M | 35 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Seamen | 138 |
| 24 | mckin_ | mary | M | 35 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 2 | mckuni | alice | F | 5 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 31 |
| 24 | mckuni | annie | F | 35 | Presbyterian | English | New Brunswick | No Occupation Listed | 31 |
| 1 | mckuni | eliza | F | 11 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 31 |
| 3 | mckuni | frederick | M | 4 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 31 |
| 25 | mckuni | harry | M | 12 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 31 |
| 23 | mckuni | leander | M | 48 | Free Thinker | Irish | Nova Scotia | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 31 |
| 10 | mckwi_ | emma | F | 22 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 144 |
| 8 | mckwi_ | lavenia | F | 63 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 144 |
| 9 | mckwi_ | levie | M | 23 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 144 |
| 7 | mckwi_ | william | M | 71 | Congregationalist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 144 |
| 25 | mclaughlin | charles | M | 9 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 23 | mclaughlin | elizabeth | F | 53 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Cape Breton | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 22 | mclaughlin | john | M | 39 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Ireland | Mason nfs or combined | 113 |
| 24 | mclaughlin | john | M | 13 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 2 | mclellon | ernest | M | 5 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 3 | mclellon | fredrick | M | 3 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 1 | mclellon | james | M | 7 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 4 | mclellon | jessie | F | 0 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 138 |
| 25 | mcnutt | burton | M | 10 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 109 |
| 1 | mcnutt | emma | F | 8 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 109 |
| 5 | mcoee | elden | M | 12 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 12 | mcoel | adeline | F | 1 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 11 | mcoel | alberta | F | 3 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 6 | mcoel | daniel | M | 11 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 7 | mcoel | dugald | M | 9 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 10 | mcoel | ethel | F | 5 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 8 | mcoel | isabell | F | 8 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 13 | mcoel | margret | F | 0 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 3 | mcoel | neal | M | 39 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 123 |
| 9 | mcoel | perry | M | 6 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 4 | mcoel | susanna | F | 37 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 123 |
| 15 | meek | emily | F | 20 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 128 |
| 14 | meek | marshal | M | 23 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 128 |
| 13 | meek | mary | F | 60 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 128 |
| 12 | meek | samuel | M | 65 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 128 |
| 16 | meek | winifred | F | 55 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 128 |
| 25 | melvin | abraham | M | 39 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 154 |
| 25 | melvin | ada | F | 17 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 4 | melvin | adelia | F | 6 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 154 |
| 2 | melvin | alice | F | 15 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 154 |
| 3 | melvin | alma | F | 0 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 1 | melvin | amos | M | 14 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 1 | melvin | catharine | F | 35 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 154 |
| 23 | melvin | elisebeth | F | 42 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 3 | melvin | george | M | 10 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 154 |
| 22 | melvin | judson | M | 41 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Coopers etc. | 75 |
| 24 | melvin | julia | F | 18 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 5 | melvin | lydia | F | 4 | Baptist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 154 |
| 2 | melvin | william | M | 13 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 75 |
| 6 | messom | andrew | M | 4 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 1 | messom | charles | M | 15 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 73 |
| 7 | messom | clara | F | 1 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 24 | messom | frances | F | 44 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 25 | messom | harry | M | 17 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 73 |
| 4 | messom | maggy | F | 10 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 2 | messom | martha | F | 14 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 5 | messom | nathan | M | 6 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 3 | messom | patience | F | 12 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 23 | messom | simon | M | 46 | Methodist | French | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 73 |
| 16 | miller | annie | F | 50 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 21 | miller | charles | M | 13 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 17 | miller | ellen | F | 21 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 22 | miller | george | M | 9 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 15 | miller | james | M | 45 | Methodist | Scottish | New Brunswick | Medical Doctors and physicians (not UK) | 161 |
| 20 | miller | james | M | 15 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 18 | miller | john | F | 19 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 19 | miller | minnie | F | 17 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 161 |
| 25 | miner | susan | F | 32 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 32 |
| 24 | miner | whitman | M | 30 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Ship’s carpenter | 32 |
| 20 | mitchel | arthur | M | 15 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Cartwrights and wheelwrights | 92 |
| 19 | mitchel | fletcher | M | 18 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 92 |
| 18 | mitchel | henry | M | 47 | Methodist | Scottish | Ireland | Cartwrights and wheelwrights | 92 |
| 6 | mitt | lila | F | 11 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 9 | moore | eli | M | 4 | Adventist Family | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 10 | moore | ethel | F | 1 | Adventist Family | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 8 | moore | rosetta | F | 23 | Adventist Family | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 7 | moore | william | M | 29 | Adventist Family | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Ship’s carpenter | 25 |
| 9 | moraty | reb | F | 63 | Congregationalist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 27 |
| 24 | morine | ada | F | 8 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 21 | morine | elizabeth | F | 39 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 25 | morine | george | M | 6 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 22 | morine | mary | F | 15 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 20 | morine | samuel | M | 49 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Seamen | 69 |
| 1 | morine | sarah | F | 3 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 23 | morine | william | M | 11 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 69 |
| 14 | murphy | mamie | F | 7 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 208 |