Brantford W-O, Ontario (1881–1911)
Brantford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1881 and 1911. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q34180, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Brantford, W-O in 1881
Descendant places
- merged into Brantford in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,063 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,802 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,682 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Jones | 1804–1890 | died here |
| Robert Whale | 1805–1887 | died here |
| Charles Horatio Waterous | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Thomas Strahan Shenston | 1822–1895 | died here |
| John Harris | 1841–1887 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.