Residents of Nelson — Sub-district A, surnames W (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 5 | walker | aannie | F | 13 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 24 | walker | agnes | F | 33 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 6 | walker | allice | F | 5 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 2 | walker | barbary | F | 28 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 10 | walker | edith | F | 4 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 119 |
| 9 | walker | eliza | F | 27 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 119 |
| 7 | walker | emma | F | 18 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 9 | walker | frances | F | 24 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 38 |
| 25 | walker | franklin | M | 9 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 8 | walker | george | M | 31 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 119 |
| 4 | walker DCB | hiram | M | 67 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 37 |
| 10 | walker | howard | M | 3 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 38 |
| 23 | walker | isaac | M | 34 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 60 |
| 22 | walker | jane | F | 57 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 8 | walker | john | M | 31 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 38 |
| 5 | walker | julia | F | 61 | Methodist | Unknown | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 11 | walker | lillian | F | 1 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 38 |
| 3 | walker | margrit | F | 48 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 91 |
| 6 | walker | mary | F | 24 | Methodist | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 37 |
| 1 | walker | mary | F | 28 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 23 | walker | moses | M | 38 | Anglican | English | England | river drivers | 176 |
| 23 | walker | peter | M | 26 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 13 |
| 3 | walker | phillip | M | 40 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 14 |
| 5 | walker | samuel | M | 21 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 91 |
| 4 | walker | sarah | F | 37 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 14 |
| 7 | walker | sarah | F | 8 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 91 |
| 6 | walker | thomas | M | 12 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 91 |
| 25 | walker | walter | M | 20 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 13 |
| 11 | walker | william | M | 2 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 119 |
| 21 | walker | william | M | 60 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 13 |
| 24 | walker | william | M | 24 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 13 |
| 2 | walker | william | M | 53 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 91 |
| 4 | walker | william | M | 23 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 91 |
| 21 | wallace | larkin | M | 28 | Methodist | African Origins | United States | Servants nfs | 8 |
| 3 | wallis | rachel | F | 69 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 67 |
| 22 | ware | anna | F | 50 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 25 | ware | george | M | 19 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 24 | ware | hollie | F | 22 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 23 | ware | rosa | F | 28 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 21 | ware | thomas | M | 52 | Methodist | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 253 |
| 1 | ware | willie | M | 13 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 17 | watson | eleazer | M | 15 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 11 | watson | eliza | F | 39 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 17 |
| 4 | watson | frederick | M | 3 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 12 | watson | george | M | 3 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 17 |
| 16 | watson | george | M | 18 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 19 | watson | hannah | F | 41 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 10 | watson | henry | M | 38 | Anglican | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 17 |
| 13 | watson | herbert | M | 2 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 17 |
| 22 | watson | james | M | 19 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 3 | watson | john | M | 6 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 20 | watson | john | M | 24 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 295 |
| 25 | watson | joseph | M | 12 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 23 | watson | mary | F | 17 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 14 | watson | mary | F | 50 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 18 | watson | mary | F | 14 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 21 | watson | richard | M | 26 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Teachers (unspecified) | 249 |
| 1 | watson | robert | M | 10 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 24 | watson | sarah | F | 14 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 21 | watson | susannah | F | 20 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 295 |
| 18 | watson | thomas | M | 59 | Methodist | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 249 |
| 20 | watson | thomas | M | 23 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 19 | watson | thomas | M | 12 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 2 | watson | william | M | 7 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 249 |
| 13 | watson | william | M | 54 | Methodist | English | England | Farmers, general and nfs | 294 |
| 15 | watson | william | M | 20 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 294 |
| 8 | watson | william | M | 20 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | Teachers (unspecified) | 178 |
| 7 | watt | james | M | 21 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Canada | river drivers | 178 |
| 16 | weatherall | david | M | 5 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 12 | weatherall | george | M | 28 | Anglican | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 253 |
| 14 | weatherall | james | M | 5 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 15 | weatherall | margaret | F | 3 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 13 | weatherall | matilda | F | 32 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 253 |
| 3 | weaton | william | M | 19 | Methodist | English | England | river drivers | 182 |
| 17 | webb | george | M | 18 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 154 |
| 8 | wedge | ann | F | 61 | Methodist | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 215 |
| 9 | wedge | asenath | F | 26 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Dressmakers | 215 |
| 11 | wedge | elizabeth | F | 18 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 216 |
| 10 | wedge | ellen | F | 21 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 215 |
| 20 | wenskill | james | M | 67 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 101 |
| 1 | west | jemima | F | 21 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Servants nfs | 102 |
| 13 | wheeler | aikman | M | 9 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 57 |
| 12 | wheeler | jacob | M | 27 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 57 |
| 10 | wheeler | nicholas | M | 62 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 57 |
| 11 | wheeler | prudence | F | 48 | Methodist | Unknown | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 57 |
| 19 | while | john | M | 59 | Roman Catholic | Scottish | Ireland | Boot and shoemakers and repairers | 296 |
| 4 | whitley | alaxander | M | 48 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 162 |
| 6 | whitley | daniel | M | 23 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | Blacksmiths | 162 |
| 7 | whitley | george | M | 20 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 8 | whitley | latsen | F | 18 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 5 | whitley | margret | F | 24 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 9 | whitley | thomas | M | 13 | Anglican | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 162 |
| 13 | wilkins | ada | F | 21 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 7 |
| 19 | wilkins | alice | F | 6 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 8 |
| 10 | wilkins | clara | F | 20 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 127 |
| 16 | wilkins | daniel | M | 36 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 8 |
| 10 | wilkins | eliza | F | 38 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 6 |
| 9 | wilkins | elizabeth | F | 47 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 6 |
| 18 | wilkins | george | M | 4 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 8 |
| 14 | wilkins | grant | M | 3 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 7 |
| 12 | wilkins | harvey | M | 28 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 7 |
| 20 | wilkins | lillie | F | 2 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 8 |
| 8 | wilkins | lucinda | F | 68 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 6 |
| 7 | wilkins | moses | M | 71 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 6 |
| 18 | wilkins | samuel | M | 61 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Carpenters | 12 |
| 17 | wilkins | susanna | F | 33 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 8 |
| 15 | wilkins | zna | F | 0 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 7 |
| 25 | williamson | david | M | 0 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 23 | williamson | emily | F | 4 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 22 | williamson | hannah | F | 38 | Methodist | Unknown | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 18 | williamson | harriet | F | 58 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 200 |
| 21 | williamson | john | M | 32 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Gardeners nfs | 41 |
| 17 | williamson | richard | M | 59 | Anglican | English | England | Butchers | 200 |
| 24 | williamson | sarah | F | 2 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 41 |
| 15 | wills | elizabeth | F | 35 | Methodist | Canadian | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 19 | wills | ella | F | 0 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 17 | wills | ida | F | 7 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 18 | wills | lillie | F | 5 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 14 | wills | ryan | M | 45 | Methodist | German | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 18 |
| 16 | wills | william | M | 12 | Methodist | German | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 18 |
| 14 | willson | annie | F | 3 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 11 | willson | clara | F | 38 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 24 | willson | elizabeth | F | 41 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 1 | willson | george | M | 14 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 10 | willson | george | M | 34 | Anglican | English | England | river drivers | 88 |
| 2 | willson | hariet | F | 8 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 12 | willson | henery | M | 7 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 13 | willson | jane | F | 5 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 88 |
| 3 | willson | rosella | F | 6 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 25 | willson | sarah | F | 19 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 23 | willson | thomas | M | 42 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 59 |
| 4 | willson | thomas | M | 1 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 6 | willson | thomas | M | 83 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 5 | willson | william | M | 83 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 59 |
| 1 | wilson | abraham | M | 51 | Anglican | English | England | Millers and related workers | 107 |
| 15 | wilson | andrew | M | 57 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Farmers, general and nfs | 299 |
| 20 | wilson | andrew | M | 14 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 299 |
| 7 | wilson | anna | F | 17 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 7 | wilson | charlotte | F | 33 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 2 | wilson | eliza | F | 52 | Anglican | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 107 |
| 25 | wilson | elizabeth | F | 5 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 282 |
| 2 | wilson | ellen | F | 1 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 282 |
| 8 | wilson | george | M | 14 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 9 | wilson | george | M | 9 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 6 | wilson | james | M | 25 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 13 | wilson | james | M | 1 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 1 | wilson | james | M | 3 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 282 |
| 19 | wilson | james | M | 25 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 299 |
| 5 | wilson | jane | F | 31 | Methodist | Irish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 172 |
| 5 | wilson | jane | F | 53 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 23 | wilson | jane | F | 31 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 207 |
| 16 | wilson | jane | F | 56 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 299 |
| 18 | wilson | janet | F | 27 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 299 |
| 22 | wilson | john | M | 32 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Railway builders, workers and labourers | 207 |
| 1 | wilson | john | M | 1 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 207 |
| 12 | wilson | john | M | 5 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 25 | wilson | maggie | F | 4 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 207 |
| 24 | wilson | margaret | F | 33 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 282 |
| 17 | wilson | mary | F | 27 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 299 |
| 4 | wilson | robert | M | 55 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Farmers, general and nfs | 183 |
| 24 | wilson | robert | M | 6 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 207 |
| 8 | wilson | sarah | F | 11 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 10 | wilson | thomas | M | 8 | Anglican | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 6 | wilson | timothy | M | 32 | Anglican | English | England | Foremen and supervisors, railways | 243 |
| 4 | wilson | william | M | 43 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Teachers (unspecified) | 172 |
| 9 | wilson | william | M | 7 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 183 |
| 11 | wilson | william | M | 6 | Anglican | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 243 |
| 23 | wilson | william | M | 40 | Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Farmers, general and nfs | 282 |
| 17 | wolstencroft | james | M | 20 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | Blacksmiths | 114 |
| 11 | wolstencroft | lizzie | F | 21 | Presbyterian | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 129 |
| 24 | wood | alexander | M | 24 | Presbyterian Episcopal | Scottish | Scotland | river drivers | 81 |
| 8 | wood | anna | F | 9 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 52 |
| 6 | wood | clarence | M | 12 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 52 |
| 7 | wood | edwin | M | 9 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 52 |
| 9 | wood | george | M | 1 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 52 |
| 4 | wood | john | M | 41 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Farmers, general and nfs | 52 |
| 25 | wood | margaret | F | 25 | Presbyterian Episcopal | Scottish | Scotland | No Occupation Listed | 81 |
| 8 | wood | mary | F | 76 | Methodist | English | England | No Occupation Listed | 207 |
| 5 | wood | olive | F | 34 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 52 |
| 10 | wood | thomas | M | 20 | Methodist | English | England | river drivers | 280 |
| 25 | worthington | amos | M | 6 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 136 |
| 23 | worthington | charels | M | 14 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 136 |
| 24 | worthington | elman | M | 11 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 136 |
| 22 | worthington | george | M | 17 | Methodist | English | Ontario | No Occupation Listed | 136 |
| 20 | worthington | joshua | M | 49 | Methodist | English | Ontario | Cartwrights and wheelwrights | 136 |
| 21 | worthington | sarah | F | 49 | Methodist | Irish | Ireland | No Occupation Listed | 136 |