Residents of Salmon River — Sub-district M, surnames W (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 7 | wall | abel | M | 51 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 205 |
| 9 | wall | bessie | F | 19 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 2 | wall | jane | F | 55 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 199 |
| 5 | wall | margret | F | 12 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 199 |
| 6 | wall | mary | F | | | Blank | — | No Occupation Listed | 180 |
| 4 | wall | mary | F | 16 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 199 |
| 8 | wall | melrina | F | 44 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 1 | wall | walter | M | 63 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 199 |
| 3 | wall | william | M | 20 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 199 |
| 6 | walters | charles | M | 25 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 209 |
| 1 | walters | curil | M | 0 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 208 |
| 9 | walters | ella | F | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 209 |
| 24 | walters | john | M | 28 | Presbyterian | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 208 |
| 7 | walters | josphine | F | 20 | Anglican | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 209 |
| 5 | walters | margret | F | 6 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 208 |
| 8 | walters | sarah | F | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 209 |
| 25 | walters | susan | F | 22 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 208 |
| 18 | wask | alexander | M | 3 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 14 | wask | charlotta | F | 14 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 10 | wask | charlotte | F | 42 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 9 | wask | james | M | 51 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Railway builders, workers and labourers | 196 |
| 15 | wask | james | M | 12 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 17 | wask | john | M | 8 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 11 | wask | joseph | M | 22 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Railway builders, workers and labourers | 196 |
| 16 | wask | margret | F | 10 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 19 | wask | sarah | F | 5 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 13 | wask | sophia | F | 17 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 12 | wask | william | M | 19 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 196 |
| 3 | watson | james | M | 6 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 25 | watson | john | M | 35 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Farmers, general and nfs | 60 |
| 25 | watson | joseph | M | 26 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | river drivers | 53 |
| 2 | watson | laura | F | 8 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 1 | watson | malinda | F | 30 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 24 | watson | martha | F | 30 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 72 |
| 1 | watson | maud | F | 14 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 1 | watson | minnie | F | 2 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 72 |
| 23 | watson | samuel | M | 29 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 72 |
| 24 | watson | susanna | F | 68 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 4 | watson | thomas | M | 4 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 23 | watson | william | M | 66 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 53 |
| 25 | watson | william | M | 4 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 72 |
| 5 | watson | yarston | M | 2 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 10 | webster | matthew | M | 23 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | Railway agents (US) and clerks | 205 |
| 3 | welch | john | M | 60 | Methodist | Blank | — | No Occupation Listed | 77 |
| 18 | welsh | ama | F | 19 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 140 |
| 12 | werthby | william | M | 13 | Wesleyan Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |
| 7 | whidden | arildon | M | 3 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 6 | whidden | samuel | M | 6 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 17 | whippie | esther | F | 18 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 16 | whippie | isabell | F | 60 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 18 | whippie | samuel | M | 16 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | river drivers | 190 |
| 15 | whippie | william | M | 73 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 190 |
| 8 | white | margaret | F | 86 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 120 |
| 5 | widden | cscar | M | 8 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 25 |
| 10 | widden | may | F | 11 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 16 | wilsmot | alexander | M | 6 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 206 |
| 14 | wilsmot | annie | F | 17 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 206 |
| 15 | wilsmot | charles | M | 11 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 206 |
| 13 | wilsmot | joseph | M | 18 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | Trappers or Hunters | 206 |
| 17 | wilsmot | margret | F | 4 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 206 |
| 12 | wilsmot | mary | F | 40 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 206 |
| 11 | wilsmot | petri | M | 48 | Roman Catholic | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | Nova Scotia | Trappers or Hunters | 206 |
| 23 | wisner | anna | F | 40 | Methodist | English | Prince Edward Island | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 24 | wisner | bertie | M | 4 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 20 | wisner | charles | M | 65 | Methodist | English | Prince Edward Island | Blacksmiths | 147 |
| 21 | wisner | margret | F | 70 | Methodist | English | Prince Edward Island | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 22 | wisner | richard | M | 29 | Methodist | English | Prince Edward Island | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 7 | woodbuy | henith | M | 9 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 14 | wrath | anderson | M | 20 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 15 | wrath | elizabeth | F | 15 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 13 | wrath | isaac | M | 21 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 10 | wrath | james | M | 57 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 51 |
| 11 | wrath | jane | F | 54 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 12 | wrath | jane | F | 24 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 16 | wrath | jessie | F | 13 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 17 | wrath | rebbeca | F | 11 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 51 |
| 11 | wright | jessie | F | 12 | Presbyterian | Blank | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 79 |