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Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Nova Scotia (1871–1901)
Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 4 censuses between 1871 and 1901.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,631 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 7,998 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 8,550 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 6,069 | View 1901 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 6 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. B. Bliss | 1795–1874 | died here |
| Robert Fitzgerald Uniacke | 1797–1870 | died here |
| James Cochran | 1802–1877 | died here |
| Joseph Howe | 1804–1873 | died here |
| Samuel Edward McCully, md, | 1809–1877 | died here |
| Michael Hannan | 1821–1882 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033001— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
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.