Residents of Nelson — Sub-district A, surnames P (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 10 | page | jacob | M | 32 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 235 |
| 11 | page | martha | F | 22 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 235 |
| 8 | paige | alice | F | 12 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 6 | paige | catharin | F | 37 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 11 | paige | edith | F | 5 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 5 | paige | edmond | M | 35 | Methodist | English | England | Blacksmiths | 228 |
| 9 | paige | fredric | M | 10 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 10 | paige | herbert | M | 7 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 7 | paige | laura | F | 14 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 228 |
| 7 | paisley | william | M | 64 | Reformed Baptist | Scottish | Scotland | Carpenters | 293 |
| 1 | palmer | maria | F | 27 | Roman Catholic | Unknown | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 220 |
| 5 | palmer | maria | F | 2 | Roman Catholic | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 220 |
| 2 | palmer | mary | F | 10 | Roman Catholic | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 220 |
| 3 | palmer | stella | F | 8 | Roman Catholic | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 220 |
| 25 | palmer | william | M | 21 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Other specialised painters nec | 220 |
| 4 | palmer | william | M | 5 | Roman Catholic | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 220 |
| 6 | paterson | ellen | F | 27 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 50 |
| 7 | paterson | moriah | F | 18 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | Servants nfs | 40 |
| 5 | paterson | robert | M | 30 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 50 |
| 7 | patterson | catherine | F | 64 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 191 |
| 22 | patterson | melissa | F | 30 | Methodist | Unknown | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 29 |
| 16 | patterson | sharlett | F | 25 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | Servants nfs | 53 |
| 21 | patterson | thomas | M | 27 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 29 |
| 23 | patterson | william | M | 1 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 29 |
| 13 | patton | ruth | F | 24 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 279 |
| 13 | peacock | hariet | M | 7 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 15 | peacock | james | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 12 | peacock | joseph | M | 10 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 9 | peacock | mary | F | 35 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 14 | peacock | mathew | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 8 | peacock | robert | M | 45 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 41 |
| 11 | peacock | robert | M | 13 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 10 | peacock | william | M | 15 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 16 | pearson | george | M | 38 | Anglican | English | England | river drivers | 124 |
| 4 | peart | anna | F | 7 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 18 | peart | audry | M | 8 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 316 |
| 15 | peart | christina | F | 29 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 121 |
| 14 | peart | edwin | M | 31 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 121 |
| 3 | peart | elwood | M | 10 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 1 | peart | eva | F | 15 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 16 | peart | harvey | M | 0 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 121 |
| 16 | peart | henry | M | 33 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 316 |
| 23 | peart | jacob | M | 41 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 229 |
| 24 | peart | jane | F | 35 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 2 | peart | morley | M | 12 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 17 | peart | sarah | F | 33 | Anglican | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 316 |
| 25 | peart | william | M | 16 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 229 |
| 15 | peast | arthur | M | 26 | Episcopal Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 49 |
| 14 | peast | margaret | F | 46 | Episcopal Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 49 |
| 13 | peast | thomas | M | 53 | Episcopal Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 49 |
| 8 | peebels | isabella | F | 50 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 289 |
| 7 | peebels | james | M | 1 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 289 |
| 5 | peebels | robert | M | 32 | Presbyterian | Blank | Ontario | Ambiguous responses | 289 |
| 6 | peebels | sarah | F | 30 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 289 |
| 8 | peer | adeline | F | 10 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 25 | peer | arthur | M | 3 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 324 |
| 1 | peer | bertha | F | 0 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 324 |
| 5 | peer | catherine | F | 33 | Episcopal Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 9 | peer | clara | F | 6 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 4 | peer | duncan | M | 37 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | Blacksmiths | 271 |
| 23 | peer | george | M | 27 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Teachers (unspecified) | 324 |
| 5 | peer | jane | F | 62 | Methodist | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 221 |
| 7 | peer | john | M | 12 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 4 | peer | levi | M | 70 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Carpenters | 221 |
| 24 | peer | margaret | F | 25 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 324 |
| 6 | peer | mary | F | 14 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 6 | peer | nelson | M | 33 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Labourers nfs | 221 |
| 10 | peer | walter | M | 5 | Episcopal Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 271 |
| 23 | peer | william | M | 23 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Servants nfs | 151 |
| 12 | pell | catherine | F | 32 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 11 | pell | james | M | 35 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 205 |
| 16 | pell | nelson | M | 0 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 15 | pell | thomas | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 14 | pell | walter | M | 3 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 13 | pell | william | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 205 |
| 5 | pelligrew | anna | F | 20 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 30 |
| 4 | pelligrew | john | M | 28 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | river drivers | 30 |
| 7 | pelligrew | mary | F | 0 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 30 |
| 6 | pelligrew | walter | M | 2 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 30 |
| 12 | pembroke | annie | F | 2 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 8 | pembroke | catharine | F | 16 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 9 | pembroke | cecelia | F | 14 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 6 | pembroke | elizabeth | F | 44 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 7 | pembroke | ellen | F | 19 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 5 | pembroke | john | M | 49 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ireland | Boot and shoemakers and repairers | 133 |
| 11 | pembroke | john | M | 6 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 10 | pembroke | lucy | F | 11 | Roman Catholic | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 133 |
| 19 | pense | caroline | F | 19 | Anglican | German | Ontario | Servants nfs | 190 |
| 22 | pense | charels | M | 6 | Anglican | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 21 | pense | fredrick | M | 10 | Anglican | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 16 | pense | john | M | 56 | Anglican | German | Ontario | Upholsterers except vehicle | 190 |
| 20 | pense | lillie | F | 14 | Anglican | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 17 | pense | moriah | F | 38 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 18 | pense | susan | F | 21 | Anglican | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 190 |
| 13 | pettit | andrew | M | 73 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 53 |
| 4 | pettit | andrew | M | 15 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 55 |
| 16 | pettit | charlotte | F | 32 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 18 | pettit | fanny | F | 7 | Anglican | American | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 3 | pettit | jane | F | 38 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 55 |
| 20 | pettit | jennie | F | 3 | Anglican | American | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 19 | pettit | john | M | 4 | Anglican | American | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 17 | pettit | mabel | F | 8 | Anglican | American | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 14 | pettit | mary | F | 68 | Anglican | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 15 | pettit | william | M | 35 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 53 |
| 5 | pettit | william | M | 11 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 55 |
| 8 | philon | joseph | M | 36 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | river drivers | 70 |
| 13 | pickering | robert | M | 50 | Methodist | English | England | river drivers | 226 |
| 8 | pickett | anna | F | 70 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 9 | pickett | anna | F | 36 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 4 | pickett | barbara | F | 30 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 7 | pickett | frank | M | 1 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 6 | pickett | norman | M | 3 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 3 | pickett | william | M | 30 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 113 |
| 5 | pickett | william | M | 5 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 113 |
| 13 | porter | charles | M | 31 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 97 |
| 15 | porter | charles | M | 0 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 97 |
| 19 | porter | george | M | 7 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 169 |
| 17 | porter | john | M | 32 | Anglican | English | Ontario | river drivers | 169 |
| 20 | porter | john | M | 1 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 169 |
| 14 | porter | martha | F | 20 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 97 |
| 18 | porter | sarah | F | 29 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 169 |
| 20 | powell | frances | F | 0 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 22 | powell | frances | F | 18 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 94 |
| 17 | powell | henery | M | 26 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 89 |
| 19 | powell | henry | M | 57 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 94 |
| 18 | powell | sarah | F | 22 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 20 | powell | sarah | F | 51 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 94 |
| 21 | powell | sharlotte | F | 21 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 94 |
| 23 | powell | thomas | M | 8 | Anglican | English | Nova Scotia | No Occupation Listed | 94 |
| 19 | powell | william | M | 2 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 89 |
| 3 | prentes | robert | M | 32 | Presbyterian | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 49 |
| 4 | prescott | ida | F | 7 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 1 | prescott | james | M | 31 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | Blacksmiths | 73 |
| 6 | prescott | mariam | F | 0 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 2 | prescott | mary | F | 29 | Anglican | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 5 | prescott | mary | F | 4 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 3 | prescott | minnie | F | 10 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 73 |
| 11 | pritchard | whoop | M | 45 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | river drivers | 91 |
| 11 | prudham | charels | M | 0 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 208 |
| 3 | prudham | charles | M | 40 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 283 |
| 10 | prudham | elizabeth | F | 23 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 208 |
| 13 | prudham | elizabeth | F | 64 | Methodist | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 209 |
| 9 | prudham | george | M | 24 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 208 |
| 8 | prudham | harriet | F | 4 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 9 | prudham | jessie | F | 2 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 12 | prudham | john | M | 74 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 209 |
| 10 | prudham | margaret | F | 0 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 6 | prudham | mary | F | 7 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 4 | prudham | sarah | F | 34 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 7 | prudham | sarah | F | 6 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 5 | prudham | william | M | 10 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 283 |
| 24 | prudham | william | M | 30 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 126 |
| 20 | pur | ales | F | 32 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 212 |
| 6 | pur | aron | M | 52 | Methodist | German | Ontario | river drivers | 183 |
| 9 | pur | aron | M | 15 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 24 | pur | charels | M | 0 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 212 |
| 8 | pur | edward | M | 17 | Methodist | German | Ontario | river drivers | 183 |
| 11 | pur | eliza | F | 10 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 10 | pur | ellen | F | 35 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 179 |
| 12 | pur | george | M | 9 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 9 | pur | john | M | 36 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 179 |
| 10 | pur | john | M | 14 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 19 | pur | levi | M | 35 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Carpenters | 212 |
| 21 | pur | lilla | F | 6 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 212 |
| 22 | pur | mable | F | 5 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 212 |
| 23 | pur | mary | F | 3 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 212 |
| 7 | pur | rebeck | F | 53 | Presbyterian | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 183 |