Whitby, Ontario (1851 census)
Whitby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 7,996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7994182. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.942°N, 78.923°W.
Population
In 1851, Whitby had a population of 7,996: 4,155 male and 3,841 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitby, East, 1861 (49.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitby, Town of, 1861 (4.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitby, West, 1861 (46.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Whitby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 212 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 7,996 total population, 4,155 males, 3,841 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,601, Female members of the family who are present: 3,483, 2,782 single males, 2,320 single females, 1,387 married females, 1,344 families, 1,306 married males, 725 males attending school, 600 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 554, Females present who are not members of the family: 358, 225 male births, 147 female births, 134 widowed females, 67 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 7, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 4 deaf and dumb males, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 562 males aged 5 to 10, 552 married females aged 20 to 30, 546 females aged 5 to 10, 511 single females aged 10 to 15, 482 single males aged 10 to 15, 451 single males aged 15 to 20, 444 single males aged 20 to 30, 400 married females aged 30 to 40, 397 married males aged 30 to 40, 337 single females aged 15 to 20, 315 married males aged 20 to 30, 301 married males aged 40 to 50, 278 married females aged 40 to 50, 198 married males aged 50 to 60, 190 single females aged 20 to 30, 167 males under age 1, 159 females under age 1, 159 males aged 1 to 2, 158 females aged 1 to 2, 139 males aged 3 to 4, 138 females aged 2 to 3, 136 females age 3 to 4, 130 males aged 4 to 5, 129 males aged 2 to 3, 106 females aged 4 to 5, 77 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 single males aged 30 to 40, 73 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 married females aged 15 to 20, 29 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 22 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 13 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 males of unknown age, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,346 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,709 persons originating in England or Wales, 848 persons originating in Ireland, 563 persons originating in Scotland, 443 persons originating in the United States, 39 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 21 persons originating in New Brunswick, 17 French Canadians, 8 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Austria or Hungary, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 210,491 bushels of wheat, 153,800 bushels of oats, 126,834 bushels of turnips, 103,865 pounds of homemade butter, 61,154 acres of land in farms, 42,529 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 40,312 acres of farmland under cultivation, 37,740 bushels of peas, 35,828 pounds of maple sugar, 33,420 bushels of potatoes, 27,420 pounds of wool produced on farms, 25,443 acres of farmland under crops, 20,842 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,129 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,466 bushels of corn, 10,658 acres of wheat, 9,440 gallons of cider, 8,067 sheep, 6,575 pounds of hops, 6,513 tons of hay, 4,583 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,560 acres of oats, 4,369 bushels of barley, 4,057 swine, 3,206 bushels of carrots, 3,059 barrels of pork, 2,733 milk cows, 2,574 horses, 2,249 calves and heifers, 2,031 bushels of rye, 1,902 acres of peas, 1,356 barrels of beef, 1,297 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,161 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 882 bushels of buckwheat, 826 occupants of farms, 740 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 642 acres of potatoes, 387 acres of turnips, 362 acres of corn, 276 acres of barley, 275 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 198 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 196 bushels of beans, 182 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 122 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 121 acres of rye, 30 acres of buckwheat, 26 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 18,600 gallons of beer produced in breweries, $15,700 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 8,400 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 7,246 yards of flannel, $4,050 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3,637 yards of fulled cloth, 900 woollen factories returning capital, 825 tanneries returning capital, 400 breweries returning capital, 29 employees in saw mills, 23 saw mills, 23 saw mills powered by water, 23 saw mills reporting annual production, 23 saw mills returning capital, 20 yards of linen, 16 employees in grist mills, 11 employees in woollen factories, 11 grist mills, 11 grist mills powered by water, 11 grist mills reporting annual production, 11 grist mills returning capital, 8 employees in tanneries, 5 tanneries, 5 tanneries reporting, 1 breweries, 1 breweries reporting, 1 foundries. 3,900,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 54,900 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $1,850 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 100 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 1 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 95 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 48, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 47, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 18, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 15, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 66 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Thompson | b. 1801 | born here |
| Robert Baldwin | 1804–1858 | born here |
| Benjamin Wait | 1813–1895 | born here |
| John Beverley Robinson | 1820–1896 | born here |
| Joseph Hartman | 1821–1859 | born here |
| Samuel Wilmot | 1822–1899 | born here |
| James Cox Aikins, mla | 1823–1904 | born here |
| Darby Bergin | 1826–1896 | born here |
| James Beatty Grafton | 1826–1909 | born here |
| Jacob Hunter Todd | 1827–1899 | born here |
| Letitia Youmans | 1827–1896 | born here |
| William Thomas Aikins | 1827–1897 | born here |
| William Cameron Chewett | 1828–1897 | born here |
| Anne Gregg Ryan | 1830–1901 | born here |
| Mary Ann Wilson | 1830–1908 | born here |
| Teresa McDonell | 1833–1917 | born here |
| William Henry King | 1833–1859 | born here |
| Erastus Wiman | 1834–1904 | born here |
| John Freeman Davis | 1835–1916 | born here |
| William McCabe | 1835–1903 | born here |
| C. A. (Charles Augustus) Semlin | 1836–1927 | born here |
| David Allanson Jones | 1836–1910 | born here |
| Maurice S. (Maurice Scollard) Baldwin | 1836–1904 | born here |
| Robert Henry Bethune | 1836–1895 | born here |
| Hannah Grier Coome | 1837–1921 | born here |
| James Branston Willmott | 1837–1915 | born here |
| Britton Bath Osler | 1839–1901 | born here |
| W.H. (William Henry) Withrow | 1839–1908 | born here |
| Colin Burgess | 1840–1905 | born here |
| George Albertus Cox | 1840–1914 | born here |
| John Dryden | 1840–1909 | born here |
| Sir Charles Moss | 1840–1912 | born here |
| Charles Arkoll Boulton | 1841–1899 | born here |
| Denis O’Connor | 1841–1911 | born here |
| Robert Bell | 1841–1917 | born here |
| Hector Mansfield Howell | 1842–1918 | born here |
| Margaret O’Neill | 1842–1927 | born here |
| William Albert Reeve | 1842–1894 | born here |
| Elizabeth Bingham | 1843–1934 | born here |
| John Joseph Cassidy | 1843–1914 | born here |
| Lyman Melvin Jones | 1843–1917 | born here |
| Thomas Simpson Sproule | 1843–1917 | born here |
| Matilda Ridout | 1844–1910 | born here |
| Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 1844–1901 | born here |
| John B. Mather | 1845–1892 | born here |
| Sir Edmund Boyd Osler | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Adam Henry Wright | 1846–1930 | born here |
| Daniel Hunter McMillan Canadian politician (1846-1933) | 1846–1933 | born here |
| Marion Fairweather | 1846–1923 | born here |
| William Tyndale Jennings | 1846–1906 | born here |
| Alfred Moore Phillips | 1847–1896 | born here |
| George Henry Ham | 1847–1926 | born here |
| Henry James Grasett | 1847–1930 | born here |
| James Elliot Graham | 1847–1899 | born here |
| L. McMaster | 1847–1903 | born here |
| Arthur Jukes Johnson | 1848–1921 | born here |
| Daniel Francis Burk | 1848–1917 | born here |
| Charles March | 1849–1908 | born here |
| Sir William Osler | 1849–1919 | born here |
| Thomas Joseph Workman Burgess | 1849–1926 | born here |
| Benjamin Fish Austin | 1850–1933 | born here |
| Grace Sarah Hall Thompson | 1850–1907 | born here |
| John Houston | 1850–1910 | born here |
| Thomas Henry Best | 1850–1928 | born here |
| James Albert Manning Aikins | 1851–1929 | born here |
| John Wilson Bengough | 1851–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON026001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7994182
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Township
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). "Whitby, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-on026001-1851/.