Grimsby, Ontario (1851–1871)
Grimsby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 3 censuses between 1851 and 1871. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q424901, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Grimsby, Village in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,448 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 3,005 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,123 | View 1871 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ward Eastman | 1778–1865 | died here |
| Abram Nelles | 1805–1884 | born here |
| Dennis Moore | 1817–1887 | born here |
| James A. Fahey | 1849–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON021006— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q424901
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby_(Canada)
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.