Residents of Sydney N — Sub-district D, surnames W (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 11 | wagner | annie | F | 4 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 225 |
| 12 | wagner | emily | F | 1 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 225 |
| 8 | wagner | john | M | 38 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 225 |
| 10 | wagner | john | M | 5 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 225 |
| 9 | wagner | rabecka | F | 25 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 225 |
| 13 | wagner | william | M | 9 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 225 |
| 16 | waker | alexander | M | 50 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Mechanics | 320 |
| 17 | waker | elizabeth | F | 48 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 320 |
| 20 | waker | elizza | F | 21 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 320 |
| 22 | waker | george | M | 16 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 320 |
| 19 | waker | joseph | M | 22 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Engineers (US) nfs | 320 |
| 23 | waker | lorretta | F | 12 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 320 |
| 21 | waker | melenda | F | 19 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 320 |
| 18 | waker | thomas | M | 26 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Blacksmiths | 320 |
| 15 | walch | alice | F | 36 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 331 |
| 25 | walch | catharine | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 24 | walch | elizabeth | F | 30 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 1 | walch | keneth | M | | Roman Catholic | Irish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 4 | walch | mary | F | 45 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Newfoundland | Teachers (unspecified) | 266 |
| 17 | walker | christie | F | 47 | Church of Scotland | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 368 |
| 18 | walker | mary | F | 28 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 79 |
| 16 | walker | thomas | M | 73 | Church of Scotland | Scottish | Scotland | Carpenters | 368 |
| 3 | walon | arthur | M | 0 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 96 |
| 20 | walon | cathern | F | 38 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 95 |
| 21 | walon | hannah | F | 26 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 95 |
| 22 | walon | marget | F | 28 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 95 |
| 2 | walon | michael | M | 3 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 96 |
| 24 | walon | patrick | M | 9 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 96 |
| 23 | walon | thomas | M | 33 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 96 |
| 25 | walon | thomas | M | 7 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 96 |
| 11 | ward | katie | F | 17 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 250 |
| 18 | waterfield | mary | F | 4 | Church of Scotland | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 508 |
| 16 | watson | robert | M | 14 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 307 |
| 21 | waugh | elizabeth | F | 20 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 1 | waugh | james | M | 9 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 2 | waugh | john | M | 3 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 22 | waugh | kathren | F | 18 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 18 | waugh | margart | M | 71 | Church of Scotland | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 19 | waugh | margart | M | 48 | Church of Scotland | English | Prince Edward Island | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 25 | waugh | margart | F | 12 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 17 | waugh | robert | M | 51 | Church of Scotland | English | Prince Edward Island | Farmers, general and nfs | 13 |
| 23 | waugh | robert | M | 16 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 20 | waugh | william | M | 22 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 13 |
| 4 | way | alexander | M | 8 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 18 | way | annie | F | 21 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 483 |
| 3 | way | cathern | F | 13 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 202 |
| 8 | way | cathern | F | 4 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 7 | way | christina | F | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 7 | way | dorah | F | 6 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 6 | way | emma | F | 5 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 15 | way | hannah | F | 61 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 483 |
| 3 | way | hannroah | F | 10 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 5 | way | heddley | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 202 |
| 1 | way | henry | M | 38 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 202 |
| 14 | way | henry | M | 69 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 483 |
| 16 | way | james | M | 25 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 483 |
| 9 | way | john | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 2 | way | mary | F | 36 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 202 |
| 4 | way | mary | F | 11 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 202 |
| 2 | way | mary | F | 29 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 17 | way | mathew | M | 18 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 483 |
| 2 | way | olivea | F | 31 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 5 | way | reachel | F | 9 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 6 | way | robert | M | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 1 | way | robert | M | 38 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 478 |
| 5 | way | saraha | F | 6 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 395 |
| 4 | way | thomas | M | 8 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 1 | way | william | M | 32 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 395 |
| 3 | way | william | M | 11 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 478 |
| 20 | welch | henry | M | 7 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 21 |
| 1 | welsh | alexander | M | 3 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 82 |
| 22 | welsh | andrew | M | 22 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | Fishermen | 81 |
| 19 | welsh | john | M | 61 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | Farmers, general and nfs | 80 |
| 24 | welsh | john | M | 30 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | Fishermen | 82 |
| 2 | welsh | john | M | 1 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 82 |
| 25 | welsh | marget | F | 25 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 82 |
| 23 | welsh | mary | F | 16 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 20 | welsh | shalata | F | 59 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 80 |
| 21 | welsh | thomas | M | 14 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Newfoundland | No Occupation Listed | 80 |
| 10 | whey | robert | M | 12 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 19 |
| 3 | whiller | william | M | 20 | Presbyterian | Irish | New Brunswick | Telegraph operators | 245 |
| 7 | white | a | F | 0 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 344 |
| 6 | white | agnes | F | 4 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 344 |
| 21 | white | annie | F | 46 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 473 |
| 5 | white | catharine | F | 34 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Dressmakers | 291 |
| 8 | white | cathern | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 2 | white | charles | M | 5 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 473 |
| 24 | white | david | M | 13 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 473 |
| 25 | white | ellen | F | 11 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 473 |
| 3 | white | faiman | M | 30 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 344 |
| 24 | white | george | F | 78 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Telegraph operators | 213 |
| 10 | white | george | M | 4 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 22 | white | george | M | 18 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 473 |
| 7 | white | james | M | 30 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 331 |
| 25 | white | jane | F | 75 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 213 |
| 1 | white | jane | F | 7 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 473 |
| 23 | white | jeremiah | M | 15 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Labourers nfs | 473 |
| 7 | white | johana | F | 66 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 23 | white | john | M | 25 | Roman Catholic | English | England | Boot and shoemakers and repairers | 265 |
| 11 | white | john | M | 2 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 20 | white | john | M | 44 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Miners | 473 |
| 4 | white | margaret | F | 32 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 344 |
| 1 | white | marget | F | 46 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 213 |
| 25 | white | mary | F | 5 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 265 |
| 6 | white | mary | F | 12 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 291 |
| 24 | white | pauline | F | 24 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 265 |
| 9 | white | stephen | M | 6 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 331 |
| 1 | white | veronica | F | 2 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 265 |
| 20 | wilkie | alexander | M | 5 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 384 |
| 18 | wilkie | james | M | 33 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 384 |
| 19 | wilkie | maggie | F | 30 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 384 |
| 22 | wilkie | martain | M | 1 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 384 |
| 21 | wilkie | mary | F | 3 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 384 |
| 6 | williams | evan | M | 40 | Anglican | English | England | Watchmen and guards | 101 |
| 13 | williams | isabelle | F | 5 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 7 | williams | jane | F | 45 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 8 | williams | jane | F | 18 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 11 | williams | john | M | 12 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 12 | williams | marget | F | 7 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 10 | williams | mark | M | 14 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 15 | williams | robert | M | 1 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 9 | williams | thomas | M | 15 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 14 | williams | william | M | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 16 | willis | | F | 50 | Methodist | African Origins | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 439 |
| 8 | wilsin | lenard | M | 24 | Anglican | English | England | Telegraph operators | 246 |
| 10 | wilsin | lenard | M | 0 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 246 |
| 9 | wilsin | maggie | F | 24 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 246 |
| 16 | wilson | elizabeth | F | 10 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 305 |
| 4 | wilson | ellen | F | 17 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 346 |
| 18 | wilson | emley | F | 5 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 305 |
| 2 | wilson | george | M | 24 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 346 |
| 6 | wilson | howard | M | 10 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 346 |
| 3 | wilson | james | M | 22 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Miners | 346 |
| 14 | wilson | john | M | 28 | Anglican | English | England | Engineers (US) nfs | 305 |
| 24 | wilson | john | M | 57 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 346 |
| 17 | wilson | madlean | F | 6 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 305 |
| 24 | wilson | margaret | F | 13 | Church of Scotland | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 13 | wilson | mary | F | 44 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 305 |
| 15 | wilson | mary | F | 13 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 305 |
| 16 | wilson | mathew | M | 76 | Church of Scotland | Scottish | Scotland | Ministers of Religion | 535 |
| 3 | wilson | mileted | F | 4 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 321 |
| 12 | wilson | richard | M | 44 | Anglican | English | England | Miners | 305 |
| 4 | wilson | richard | F | 3 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 321 |
| 1 | wilson | sarah | F | 50 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 346 |
| 11 | wilson | susan | F | 4 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 392 |
| 2 | wilson | timah | F | 21 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 321 |
| 1 | wilson | william | F | 26 | Anglican | English | England | Blacksmiths | 321 |
| 5 | wilson | william | M | 14 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 346 |
| 18 | woodward | william | M | 24 | Anglican | English | New Brunswick | Telegraph operators | 192 |
| 20 | wright | alexander | M | 31 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 40 |
| 21 | wright | elizabeth | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 40 |
| 22 | wright | emma | F | 6 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 40 |
| 2 | wullson | elias | M | 35 | Roman Catholic | Swedish | Sweden | Miners | 330 |
| 6 | wullson | elizabeth | F | 0 | Roman Catholic | Swedish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 330 |
| 3 | wullson | jane | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 330 |
| 4 | wullson | mary | F | 6 | Roman Catholic | Swedish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 330 |
| 5 | wullson | sarrah | F | 3 | Roman Catholic | Swedish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 330 |