London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Ontario (1861 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 81.252°W.
Population
In 1861, London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 had a population of 1,980: 995 male and 985 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,980 |
| 1871 | 2,395 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in London, St. George’s Ward, 1851 (40.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,980 total population, 995 males, 985 females, Female members of the family who are present: 927, Male members of the family who are present: 849, 638 single males, 635 single females, 340 married males, 300 married females, 227 males attending school, 182 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 146, 71 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, 50 widowed females, 45 adult males unable to read or write, 30 male births, 23 female births, 17 widowed males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 163 single males aged 20 to 30, 147 single females aged 20 to 30, 124 single females aged 15 to 20, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 103 married males aged 30 to 40, 101 married males aged 40 to 50, 101 single males aged 10 to 15, 94 females aged 5 to 10, 93 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 87 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 males aged 5 to 10, 74 married females aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 single females aged 30 to 40, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 23 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 males of unknown age, 7 females of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 869 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 370 persons originating in England or Wales, 336 persons originating in Ireland, 198 persons originating in Scotland, 156 persons originating in the United States, 35 negroes or coloured persons, 29 female negroes or coloured persons, 26 male negroes or coloured persons, 26 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 persons originating in France, 5 Indigenous females, 5 Indigenous persons, 2 Indigenous males, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $58,167 value all livestock, 855 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 707 milk cows, 616 swine, 530 horses aged over 3 years, 105 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,801 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $6,328 value carriages for hire (dollars), 212 carriages for pleasure, 110 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Baptist Askin | 1788–1869 | died here |
| Simeon Morrill | 1793–1871 | died here |
| Amelia Ryerse | 1798–1882 | died here |
| James Edward Small | 1798–1869 | died here |
| George Jervis Goodhue | 1799–1870 | died here |
| William Niles | 1799–1873 | died here |
| Benjamin Cronyn | 1802–1871 | died here |
| Lawrence Lawrason | 1803–1882 | died here |
| Ellis Walton Hyman | 1813–1878 | died here |
| John Birrell | 1815–1875 | died here |
| George Macbeth | 1825–1870 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "London, Ward—Quartier No. 1, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-1-on110001-1861/.