Residents of Sydney, Town—Ville — Sub-district P, surnames J (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 18 | jacobs | sarah | F | 50 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 170 |
| 14 | jefferson | anthony | M | 1 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 367 |
| 10 | jefferson | edward | M | 34 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Saddler and harness maker | 367 |
| 13 | jefferson | eliza | F | 77 | Baptist | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 146 |
| 12 | jefferson | joseph | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 367 |
| 7 | jefferson | joseph | M | 55 | Presbyterian | English | Nova Scotia | river drivers | 135 |
| 13 | jefferson | maggie | F | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 367 |
| 11 | jefferson | maryann | F | 27 | Anglican | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 367 |
| 16 | jefferson | maude | F | 12 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 146 |
| 15 | jefferson | robert | M | 10 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 146 |
| 14 | jefferson | thos | M | 39 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 146 |
| 19 | johnson | alexander | M | 7 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 16 | johnson | ann | F | 42 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 20 | johnson | annabell | F | 5 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 17 | johnson | cate | F | 13 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 15 | johnson | donald | M | 45 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Farmers, general and nfs | 354 |
| 3 | johnson | john | M | 27 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Servants nfs | 364 |
| 21 | johnson | keneth | M | 1 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 18 | johnson | neil | M | 9 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 354 |
| 14 | johnstone | catherine | F | 6 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 222 |
| 12 | johnstone | john | M | 33 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | Railway or Railroad Engineers and Enginemen | 222 |
| 13 | johnstone | mary | F | 29 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 222 |
| 19 | jordan | beatrice | F | 4 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 21 | jordan | edgar | M | 1 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 20 | jordan | gertrude | F | 3 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 17 | jordan | james | M | 30 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | Machinists | 147 |
| 18 | jordan | jennie | F | 32 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 147 |
| 24 | jost | annie | F | 63 | Methodist | Irish | Nova Scotia | Farmers, general and nfs | 140 |
| 25 | jost | annie | F | 29 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 140 |
| 17 | jost | charles | M | 28 | Methodist | English | Nova Scotia | Dealer, merchant etc. (Wholesale & retail trade) | 138 |
| 1 | jost | emm | F | 18 | Methodist | German | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 140 |