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From: Cathie Wytka <>
Subject: [NY CAN] Montreal Irish #2
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 20:59:26 -0700 (PDT)

Under Miscellaneous in the Directory, I found the following:

General Statistics of the City of Montreal from the 1861 Census Population:

Natives of England 4,395

Natives of Scotland 3,235

Natives of Ireland 14,469

British Origin, Lower Canada 21,647

French Origin, L.Can. 42,886

Other Origin, L. Can. 121

Upper Canada 1,208

France 184

Germany 363

USA 1,706

Other countries 793

Total 91,006 + 10,433 (from surrounding area) = 101,439 in 1861

Population in 1852 was 57,715. Nine year increase in population 32, 291.

The directory also lists the Mayor, City Council members, Alderman, judges for various courts, etc., then goes on to list various banks, churches and all of the institutions that you would find in any large city, today.

NAMES: BOYLE--closest was BOYLAN, Thomas, labourer, 67 McCord

BRIDGES--closest was BRIDGE, Mrs. Elizabeth, wid of George, 14 Devienne

Mrs. Mary, widow of Samuel, 95 St. ALexander

BOYCE, J.R., wigmaker& dealer in all kinds of fancy goods & toys, 63 & 65 Gt. St. James

Thomas, clerk, 53 St. Paul and

Thomas, labourer, 126 Murray

CLIFFORD, Daniel, labourer 67, Mayor

Clifford, John, carter 38 Aylmer

Clifford, Dennis, labourer, 67 Mayor

Clifford, John, labourer, 67 Mayor

ADAMS, William, blacksmith, 183 McCord

William, jun., merchant tailor, 10 Gt. St. James, h. 102 University

William, sen., 36 Berthelet

William, shoemaker, r 26 St. George

There are a column of ADAMS, and I will do them at the end of the other lookups

KINNUBURGH (kinniburgh)---no listings for either spelling

HAYDEN/Heiden---No listing for either spelling

JONES, Patrick & partners for store ad---sorry I couldn't find anything.

WALKER, Robert, junks, 213 St. Urbain

John H., wood engraver, 1 Place d"Armes chambres & 13 Place d'Armes, h. 55 Courville

Robert, trunk store, 485 Dorchester.

Mrs. Elizabeth, wid of John, 192 St Charles Barromee

MENARD, Joseph, cabinet maker, 187 Elizabeth

Joseph, labourer, 72 St. Charles Barromee

Joseph, miller, 51 Canning

There was nothing for Edourd or Henriette Menard.

SIMMS---there was nothing for a Hugh, but several others.

Simms, Fr, of R. Simms & Co., 146 Monique

James, labourer, 15 Hermine

Robert, of R. Simms & Co., 94 Upper St. Urbaine

Simms, Robert & Co., commission merchants, 8 Common

SIMS--again no Hugh, but the following

Sims, Charles N., chemist & druggist, 128 St. George,

Mrs. M., wid of J. G. of Sims & Pigeon, 23 Notre Dame

Sims & Pigeon, lumber merchants, 19 Notre Dame.

STACY, George, nail manufacturer, 638 Joseph (nothing under Stacye)



Cathie




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