London, Ward—Quartier No. 4, Ontario (1851 census)
London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.981°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1851, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 had a population of 2,083: 1,084 male and 999 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,083 |
| 1861 | 1,755 |
| 1871 | 2,590 |
| 1881 | 1,199 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, London, Ward—Quartier No. 4 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,083 total population, 1,084 males, 999 females, Male members of the family who are present: 826, Female members of the family who are present: 812, 691 single males, 600 single females, 374 married males, 346 married females, 334 families, Males present who are not members of the family: 258, Females present who are not members of the family: 187, 175 females attending school, 164 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 57, 53 widowed females, 52 female births, 41 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 21, 19 widowed males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 persons at sea, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 159 married females aged 20 to 30, 125 single males aged 15 to 20, 124 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 females aged 5 to 10, 110 single females aged 15 to 20, 109 married males aged 20 to 30, 103 married females aged 30 to 40, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 100 single females aged 10 to 15, 94 married males aged 40 to 50, 90 single males aged 10 to 15, 67 single females aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 55 males under age 1, 52 females under age 1, 45 males aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 41 females aged 2 to 3, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 females age 3 to 4, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 715 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 446 persons originating in Ireland, 409 persons originating in England or Wales, 314 persons originating in Scotland, 166 persons originating in the United States, 35 female negroes or coloured persons, 31 male negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons originating in all other places, 12 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 persons originating in the East Indies, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 23, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Talbot | 1771–1853 | died here |
| Elijah Leonard | 1787–1855 | died here |
| William Proudfoot | 1788–1851 | died here |
| Joseph Brant Clench | 1790–1857 | died here |
| John Kinder Labatt | 1803–1866 | died here |
| Robert William Harris | 1805–1861 | died here |
| Lionel Augustus Clark Ridout | 1817–1859 | died here |
| Francis Evans Cornish | 1831–1878 | born here |
| Peter E. Jones | 1843–1909 | born here |
| Henry Dormer | 1844–1866 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON170004— 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 1851 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. 4, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-ward-quartier-no-4-on047003-1851/.