Residents of Cow Bay — Sub-district M, surnames A (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 4 | anderson | andrew | M | 7 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 16 | anderson | andrew | M | 53 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 92 |
| 20 | anderson | andrew | M | 71 | Methodist | Scottish | Scotland | Miners | 120 |
| 1 | anderson | annie | F | 27 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 84 |
| 23 | anderson | annie | F | 23 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 168 |
| 3 | anderson | christy | F | 9 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 3 | anderson | elizabeth | F | 0 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 84 |
| 21 | anderson | elizabeth | F | 68 | Methodist | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 121 |
| 6 | anderson | flora | F | 3 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 18 | anderson | george | M | 38 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Miners | 92 |
| 25 | anderson | james | M | 34 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 84 |
| 1 | anderson | john | M | 38 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 89 |
| 2 | anderson | margarett | F | 38 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 2 | anderson | mary | F | 2 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 84 |
| 5 | anderson | mary | F | 5 | | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 17 | anderson | mary | F | 42 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 92 |
| 23 | anderson | mary | F | 24 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 121 |
| 22 | anderson | robert | M | 22 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Blacksmiths | 121 |
| 22 | anderson | william | M | 28 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 168 |
| 9 | andrews | alonzo | M | 4 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 108 |
| 5 | andrews | ann | F | 35 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 108 |
| 20 | andrews | charles | M | 38 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | Butchers | 83 |
| 10 | andrews | frederick | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 108 |
| 6 | andrews | george | M | 14 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 108 |
| 23 | andrews | ida | F | 5 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 4 | andrews | james | M | 35 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 108 |
| 22 | andrews | joseph | M | 9 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 24 | andrews | simon | M | 1 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 21 | andrews | susan | F | 44 | Episcopal | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 83 |
| 7 | andrews | thomas | M | 10 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 108 |
| 8 | andrews | william | M | 8 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 108 |
| 14 | anthony | federick | M | 46 | Presbyterian | English | United States | Ships Masters and captains (Sea or Inland Waterways) | 186 |
| 17 | anthony | frederick | M | 15 | Presbyterian | English | United States | No Occupation Listed | 186 |
| 16 | anthony | luiza | F | 17 | Presbyterian | English | United States | No Occupation Listed | 186 |
| 15 | anthony | mariah | F | 45 | Presbyterian | Dutch | United States | No Occupation Listed | 186 |
| 19 | anthony | robert | M | 8 | Presbyterian | English | United States | No Occupation Listed | 186 |
| 18 | anthony | william | M | 12 | Presbyterian | English | United States | No Occupation Listed | 186 |
| 18 | archibald | charles | M | 35 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Government functionaries nec | 78 |
| 22 | archibald | charles | M | 1 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 78 |
| 9 | archibald | eddie | F | 29 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 43 |
| 19 | archibald | eddith | F | 27 | Episcopal | English | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 78 |
| 10 | archibald | edmund | M | 7 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 43 |
| 11 | archibald | ethel | F | 5 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 43 |
| 8 | archibald | isaac | M | 37 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 43 |
| 13 | archibald | lois | F | 1 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 43 |
| 20 | archibald | susan | F | 6 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 78 |
| 21 | archibald | thomas | M | 4 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 78 |
| 12 | archibald | william | M | 2 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 43 |