Residents of Cow Bay — Sub-district M, surnames J (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 20 | johnston | alexander | M | 27 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 203 |
| 5 | johnston | annie | F | 20 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 25 | johnston | catherine | F | 21 | Presbyterian | Blank | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 188 |
| 23 | johnston | catherine | F | 19 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 203 |
| 1 | johnston | eddith | F | 2 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 188 |
| 7 | johnston | elizabeth | F | 16 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 3 | johnston | james | M | 26 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Drivers (personal, for hire) | 189 |
| 4 | johnston | jannet | F | 23 | Presbyterian | Scottish | United States | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 21 | johnston | john | M | 25 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 203 |
| 2 | johnston | margarett | F | 53 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 6 | johnston | margarett | F | 19 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 189 |
| 22 | johnston | margarett | F | 22 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 203 |
| 8 | johnston | robert | M | 13 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Drivers, nec | 189 |
| 24 | johnston | sarah | F | 16 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 203 |
| 24 | johnston | thomas | M | 28 | Presbyterian | Blank | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 188 |
| 16 | jones | thomas | M | 60 | Presbyterian | Welsh | Wales | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 39 |