Residents of Shelburn, Town—Ville — Sub-district C, surnames P (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 19 | pace | cassie | F | 13 | Presbyterian | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 68 |
| 9 | pace | jessie | F | 23 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 136 |
| 21 | pain | minnie | F | 12 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 128 |
| 17 | parkinson | clara | F | 32 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 185 |
| 16 | parkinson | john | M | 34 | Anglican | English | England | Ministers of Religion | 185 |
| 14 | pearce | adeline | F | 4 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 300 |
| 11 | pearce | duncan | M | 30 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 300 |
| 18 | pearce | hugh | M | 22 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 301 |
| 13 | pearce | janet | F | 6 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 300 |
| 17 | pearce | kate | F | 79 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 301 |
| 14 | pearce | marion | F | 50 | Congregationalist | English | United States | No Occupation Listed | 104 |
| 12 | pearce | mary | F | 25 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 300 |
| 15 | pearce | william | M | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 300 |
| 16 | pearce | william | M | 75 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 301 |
| 24 | pennington | geneora | F | 2 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 23 | pennington | james | M | 4 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 20 | pennington | jennie | F | 35 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 21 | pennington | john | M | 9 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 22 | pennington | katie | F | 7 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 19 | pennington | william | M | 45 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 253 |
| 21 | peterson | alexander | M | 38 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 347 |
| 19 | peterson | alice | F | 11 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | Ambiguous responses | 331 |
| 22 | peterson | angeline | F | 25 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 347 |
| 16 | peterson | benjamin | M | 37 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 331 |
| 4 | peterson | bertha | F | 6 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 348 |
| 7 | peterson | chrisjane | F | 13 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 238 |
| 4 | peterson | daniel | M | 44 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 238 |
| 9 | peterson | daniel | M | 6 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 238 |
| 8 | peterson | ellen | F | 15 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 238 |
| 5 | peterson | ethel | F | 3 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 348 |
| 24 | peterson | evelina | F | 12 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 347 |
| 23 | peterson | ira | M | 14 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 347 |
| 1 | peterson | jacob | M | 36 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 348 |
| 3 | peterson | john | M | 10 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 348 |
| 6 | peterson | lilly | F | 2 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 348 |
| 25 | peterson | manley | M | 8 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 347 |
| 5 | peterson | mary | F | 40 | Anglican | British | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 238 |
| 18 | peterson | robert | M | 14 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 17 | peterson | sarah | F | 36 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 20 | peterson | sarah | F | 5 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 2 | peterson | sarah | F | 36 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 348 |
| 6 | peterson | william | M | 17 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 238 |
| 2 | peutz | charlotte | F | 38 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 93 |
| 9 | purney | amelia | F | 31 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 19 | purney | ann | F | 57 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 358 |
| 23 | purney | augusta | F | 17 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 358 |
| 20 | purney | e | F | 24 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 358 |
| 22 | purney | ellen | F | 38 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 250 |
| 22 | purney | george | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 336 |
| 1 | purney | george | M | 27 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 364 |
| 24 | purney | gideon | M | 14 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 358 |
| 13 | purney | gladys | F | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 1 | purney | henrietta | F | 26 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 359 |
| 2 | purney | isabella | F | 25 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 364 |
| 18 | purney | james | M | 61 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 358 |
| 25 | purney | james | M | 29 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 364 |
| 21 | purney | jane | F | 46 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 250 |
| 10 | purney | jessie | F | 6 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 8 | purney | john | M | 36 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Medical Doctors and physicians (not UK) | 127 |
| 12 | purney | john | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 20 | purney | john | M | 69 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 250 |
| 24 | purney | john | M | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 336 |
| 2 | purney | john | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 359 |
| 12 | purney | louisa | F | 24 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 361 |
| 23 | purney | mary | F | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 336 |
| 14 | purney | mary | F | 56 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 357 |
| 24 | purney | mary | F | 63 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 364 |
| 21 | purney | rebecca | F | 37 | Anglican | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 336 |
| 25 | purney | robert | M | 36 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 359 |
| 22 | purney | sarah | F | 20 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 358 |
| 3 | purney | seth | M | 22 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 364 |
| 11 | purney | thomas | M | 32 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 361 |
| 11 | purney | william | M | 4 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 20 | purney | william | M | 41 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Fishermen | 336 |
| 21 | purney | william | M | 23 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 358 |