Residents of Sydney, Town—Ville — Sub-district P, surnames D (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 22 | daley | ellen | F | 29 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 303 |
| 24 | daley | james | M | 25 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 303 |
| 21 | daley | maryann | F | 63 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 303 |
| 25 | daley | maryann | F | 17 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 303 |
| 23 | daley | teresa | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 303 |
| 12 | daley | william | M | 10 | Baptist | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 146 |
| 13 | davenport | ann | F | 68 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 82 |
| 12 | davenport | henry | M | 76 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 82 |
| 19 | decost | elizabeth | F | 26 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 47 |
| 20 | decost | hattie | F | 6 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 47 |
| 20 | demont | charles | M | 7 | Anglican | German | Massachusetts | No Occupation Listed | 170 |
| 19 | demont | frederick | M | 9 | Anglican | German | Massachusetts | No Occupation Listed | 170 |
| 5 | dillon | louisa | F | 60 | Anglican | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 98 |
| 6 | dillon | william | M | 27 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Photographers | 98 |
| 24 | dixon | susan | F | 51 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 188 |
| 10 | dobson | albro | M | 7 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 11 |
| 18 | dobson | annie | F | 18 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 63 |
| 13 | dobson | della | F | 0 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 11 |
| 16 | dobson | eliza | F | 35 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 12 |
| 15 | dobson | hannah | F | 75 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 12 |
| 9 | dobson | harriet | F | 29 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 11 |
| 11 | dobson | harvey | M | 6 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 11 |
| 8 | dobson | job | M | 32 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 11 |
| 14 | dobson | joseph | M | 78 | Baptist | English | New Brunswick | Farmers, general and nfs | 12 |
| 7 | dobson | joseph | M | 52 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Millers and related workers | 54 |
| 19 | dobson | lennah | M | 12 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 63 |
| 12 | dobson | lulu | F | 3 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 11 |
| 8 | dobson | mary | F | 45 | Methodist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 54 |
| 15 | dobson | richard | M | 50 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Millers and related workers | 63 |
| 16 | dobson | susan | F | 51 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 63 |
| 17 | dobson | william | M | 22 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 63 |
| 2 | dodd | caroline | F | 71 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 173 |
| 1 | dodd | laura | F | 24 | Presbyterian | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 172 |
| 3 | dodd | mary | F | 42 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 173 |
| 25 | dodd | murray | M | 37 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | barrister | 172 |
| 11 | dodd | philip | M | 74 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 4 | dodd | seward | M | 39 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Ships Masters and captains (Sea or Inland Waterways) | 173 |
| 12 | doolin | catherine | F | 20 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 340 |
| 14 | doolin | ellen | F | 16 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 340 |
| 9 | doolin | john | M | 28 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Railway builders, workers and labourers | 340 |
| 15 | doolin | margaret | F | 12 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 340 |
| 11 | doolin | mary | F | 22 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 340 |
| 8 | doolin | maryann | F | 50 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 340 |
| 7 | doolin | michael | M | 66 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | Farmers, general and nfs | 340 |
| 13 | doolin | sarah | F | 18 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 340 |
| 10 | doolin | william | M | 26 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Railway builders, workers and labourers | 340 |
| 22 | downing | christian | M | 18 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Cooks | 183 |
| 21 | downing | daniel | M | 21 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Seamen | 183 |
| 20 | downing | mary | F | 56 | Roman Catholic | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 23 | downing | thomas | M | 10 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 15 | doyle | annie | F | 51 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 23 | doyle | annie | F | 56 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 14 | doyle | daniel | M | 54 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 88 |
| 21 | doyle | david | M | 12 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 25 | doyle | frank | M | 16 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 17 | doyle | john | M | 20 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 88 |
| 16 | doyle | margret | F | 80 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 1 | doyle | margret | F | 5 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 20 | doyle | michael | M | 13 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 22 | doyle | steven | M | 15 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 88 |
| 19 | doyle | thomas | M | 16 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 88 |
| 18 | doyle | william | M | 18 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 88 |
| 7 | driscoll | francis | F | 46 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 366 |
| 8 | driscoll | mary | F | 17 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 366 |
| 22 | duffle | cathrine | F | 8 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 231 |
| 18 | duffle | christie | F | 56 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 231 |
| 20 | duffle | henry | M | 15 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 231 |
| 17 | duffle | john | M | 46 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | Blacksmiths | 231 |
| 19 | duffle | mary | F | 75 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 231 |
| 21 | duffle | mary | F | 11 | Roman Catholic | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 231 |
| 6 | dumeresque | annie | F | 22 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 10 | dumeresque | cassia | F | 22 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 15 |
| 4 | dumeresque | charles | M | 76 | Baptist | French | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 14 |
| 9 | dumeresque | charles | M | 27 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Clerk, nfs | 15 |
| 5 | dumeresque | christina | F | 66 | Baptist | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 7 | dumeresque | ester | F | 18 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 8 | dumeresque | louisa | F | 16 | Baptist | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 2 | dummarrsy | mary | F | 93 | Anglican | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 12 | dunn | edward | M | 21 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Painters, nfs | 205 |
| 14 | dunn | elizabeth | F | 5 | Roman Catholic | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 9 | dunn | james | M | 50 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Carpenters | 205 |
| 11 | dunn | jeremiah | M | 21 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 13 | dunn | margaret | F | 19 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 205 |
| 10 | dunn | polena | F | 52 | Roman Catholic | French | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 16 | durphy | annie | F | 8 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |
| 14 | durphy | george | M | 29 | Roman Catholic | Irish | United States | Seamen | 182 |
| 18 | durphy | george | M | 4 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |
| 15 | durphy | phebe | F | 26 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |
| 19 | durphy | robert | M | 2 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |
| 17 | durphy | sindonas | F | 6 | Anglican | Irish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 182 |