1871 Census Records for Jean Pierre Robichaud (John P Robisho / John
Robicheau)
District:191 Digby, Sub District: #19 Meteghan Polling District
The 1871 Census is very important as its one of the few that have a detailed
look at the economic livehood of the occupants of the area. Here we see
Jean Pierre Robichaud as a farmer, fisher, owner of lands, and with a water
powered saw mill. This mill is the original mill of what was to become UJ
Robichaud.
Schedule No1 - Nominal Return of the living
Listed as John P Robisho, Male, 39 years of age, Farmer, Married
Listed as members of the household are Margerite (Female, 39), Joseph (Male,
12), Rosalie (Female, 10), John (Male, 8), Evangeline (Female, 6), Elisee
(Male, 4), Simeon (Male)
Schedule No 3 - Return of Public Institutions, Real
Estate
The row for John P Robisho is indicated with an arrow but is very difficult
to read in this older records. However, one can clearly see there are
entries in this category.
Schedule No 4 - Return of Cultivated Land, of Field
Production and of Plants and Fruits
Relevant fields for John P Robisho are the following.
Owner, Tenant or Employee: Owner
Total number of acres occupied: 76
Number of acres improved: 40
Number of acres in pasture: 26
Number of acres in gardens and orchards: 1
Bushels of oats: 159
Potatoes, Acres: 2
Potatoes, Bushels: 261
Bushels of Turnips: 7
Hay, acres: 12
?? of Hay: 13
Bushels of apples: 20
Schedule No 5 - Live Stock, Animal Products, Homo-made
Fabrics and Furs
Revelant fields for John P Robisho are the following.
Horses over 3 years old: 1
Working oxen: 2
Milk Cows: 3
Pounds of butter: 311
Pounds of cheese: 31
Entries exist in several other fields but the text is not legible.
Schedule No 6 - Return of Industrial Establishment
Saw Mill - John Robicheau
Fixed capital invested: $3.50
Floating capital: $0.30
Number of working months in a year: 2
Average Number of people employed, Over 16 Years, Male: 1
Average Number of people employed, Under 16 Years, Male: 1
Aggregate Amount of yearly wages: $1.00
Moving Power, Kind: Water
Raw Materials, Kind: Log
Also has an entry for lumber sold but not readable
Schedule No 7 - Return of Products of the Forest
Entries for John P Robisho include:
Cubic square feet of sawed birch and maple: 23
Cords of firewood: 7
Another entry for 66 but heading not readable
Schedule No 8 - Return of Shipping and Fisheries
Entries for John P Robisho include:
Vessels and Boats employed fishing, Boats: 1
Vessels and Boats employed fishing, Men: 2
Number of nets: 17
Quintals of Cod: 4
Quintals of Haddock, Hake and Pollock: 18
Barrels of Herring: 1
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