1921 Census Records
This is a record of the 1921 Newfoundland census for Port Albert. There is no guarantee on the accuracy of this information. Please consult with the official records currently available through the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Archives. Liberty has also been taken with regards to known family relationships, and the information edited accordingly. Please note that this list has been sorted by family last name and does not reflect the order in which the original census was taken by the enumerator.
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Bennett |
Joseph |
Head |
Jan 1864 |
Fogo |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Bennett |
Rachel |
Wife |
Oct 1864 |
Musgrave Harbour |
|
nee: Elliott - sister to Rhoda Day |
| Bennett |
Sidney |
Son |
Jul
1903 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Bennett |
Lewis |
Son |
May 1909 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Shore |
Went by the name Joseph |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Crane |
Nath |
Head |
Nov 1862 |
Island Cove |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Crane |
Mary |
Wife |
Nov 1859 |
Island Cove |
|
|
| Crane |
John |
Son |
Aug 1888 |
Island Cove |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Crane |
Samuel |
Head |
Jul
1896 |
Island Cove |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Crane |
Daisy |
Wife |
May 1902 |
Herring Neck |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Dally |
John |
Head |
Dec 1872 |
Herring Neck |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Dally |
Susan |
Wife |
May 1876 |
Indian Islands |
|
|
| Dally |
Enos |
Son |
Mar 1895 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
Killed on the main river drive |
| Dally |
Sarah |
Daughter |
Sep 1899 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Dally |
Nora |
Daughter |
Oct 1902 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Dally |
Lucy |
Daughter |
Nov 1906 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Dally |
Ida |
Daughter |
Sep 1913 |
Port Albert |
School |
Died of tuberculosis |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Day |
Gideon |
Head |
Oct 1861 |
Carmanville |
Lumbering, Lumberman |
|
| Day |
Rhoda |
Wife |
Apr 1873 |
Musgrave Harbour |
|
nee: Elliott - Sister to Rachel Bennett |
| Day |
Flossie |
Daughter |
Nov 1895 |
Port Albert |
|
Married name Mitchell |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Day |
Herbert |
Head |
Jun 1893 |
Port Albert |
Logging, Logger |
Son of Gideon Day |
| Day |
Susan |
Wife |
Feb 1894 |
Island Cove |
|
nee: Crane - Sister to Emma Mercer |
| Day |
Albert |
Son |
Jul
1919 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Day |
James |
Head |
Jan 1887 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Day |
Ida |
Wife |
Nov 1887 |
Change Islands |
|
nee: Ginn |
| Day |
Baxter |
Son |
Jun 1906 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Day |
Douglas |
Son |
Sep 1918 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Day |
Thomas |
Father |
Sep 1852 |
Carmanville |
Private Income |
Father of James Day - Widower |
| Elliott |
Susan |
Aunt |
Apr 1849 |
Doting Cove |
|
Aunt of James Day |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Day |
John |
Head |
Sep 1875 |
Musgrave Harbour |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Day |
Minnie |
Wife |
Jun 1892 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Day |
Dulcie |
Daughter |
Nov 1912 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Day |
Mabel |
Daughter |
Oct 1914 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Day |
Frank |
Son |
Apr 1921 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Elliott |
Herbert |
Head |
Jun 1871 |
Musgrave Harbour |
Fisherman |
|
| Elliott |
Rhoda |
Wife |
Sep 1875 |
Change Islands |
|
|
| Elliott |
Percival |
Son |
Oct 1896 |
Port Albert |
Engineer, Sawmill |
|
| Elliott |
Fred |
Son |
Aug 1902 |
Change Islands |
Logger |
|
| Elliott |
Oswald |
Son |
Apr 1907 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Elliott |
Harvey |
Son |
Feb 1909 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Elliott |
Morley |
Son |
Nov 1911 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Elliott |
Nina |
Daughter |
Dec 1914 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Elliott |
Gladys |
Daughter |
May 1919 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Elliott |
James |
Head |
Apr 1862 |
Musgrave Harbour |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Elliott |
Eliza |
Wife |
Sep 1868 |
Musgrave Harbour |
|
nee: Abbott - Sister to Mary Mercer |
| Elliott |
Lizzie |
Daughter |
07 Feb 1893 |
Port Albert |
|
DOB provided by Amy Ryzi - Granddaugher |
| Elliott |
Harold |
Son |
Mar 1895 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Elliott |
Effie |
Daughter |
Sep 1899 |
Port Albert |
|
Married John Mercer |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Elliott |
Samuel |
Head |
Mar 1884 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
Son of James Elliott |
| Elliott |
Mary J |
Wife |
Mar 1885 |
Port Albert |
|
nee: Mercer - Sister of John Mercer |
| Elliott |
Herbert |
Son |
Sep 1908 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Elliott |
James |
Son |
Sep 1910 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Elliott |
Gordon |
Son |
Apr 1913 |
Port Albert |
School |
Tragically killed in a hunting accident |
| Elliott |
William |
Son |
Jun 1915 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Hawcott |
Mildred |
|
1900 |
Fredericton |
Teacher |
Month of birth and last name illegible - perhaps Hancott. Listed immediately after the family of Samuel Elliott with whom, it is thought, she might have been boarding. |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| King |
Walter |
Head |
Sep 1896 |
Change Islands |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| King |
Emma |
Wife |
Sep 1896 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| King |
Lizzie |
Sister |
Sep 1906 |
Port Albert |
|
Sister to Walter King |
| King |
Isaac |
Brother |
Jun 1911 |
Port Albert |
School |
Brother to Walter King |
| Blandford |
Mark |
Step-Son |
Jun 1915 |
Port Albert |
School |
Step-son to Walter King. Son of George Blandford - Killed in action 16 Aug 1917 |
| Blandford |
Alida |
Step-Daughter |
Jul
1917 |
Port Albert |
School |
Step-daughter to Walter King. Daughter of George Blandford - Killed in action 16 Aug 1917 |
| King |
Stewart |
Son |
May 1900 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
Alex |
Head |
Jan 1897 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Mercer |
Janet |
Wife |
Sep 1898 |
Port Albert |
|
nee: King - Sister to Walter King |
| Mercer |
Alma |
Daughter |
Sep 1918 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Mercer |
Saide |
Daughter |
Jul
1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
Edward |
Head |
Oct 1888 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
Brother to Alex Mercer |
| Mercer |
Emma |
Wife |
Sep 1893 |
Island Cove |
|
nee: Crane - Daughter of Nath Crane |
| Mercer |
Cecil |
Son |
Jun 1914 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Mercer |
Lydia |
Daughter |
Aug 1916 |
Port Albert |
School |
Married Chesley Hoffe |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
George |
Head |
Dec 1893 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
Brother to Alex Mercer??? |
| Mercer |
Christina |
Wife |
Sep 1898 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Mercer |
Wilson |
Son |
Aug 1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Mercer |
Hedley |
Son |
Aug 1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
George |
Head |
Aug 1868 |
Indian Islands |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Mercer |
Margaret |
Wife |
Oct 1869 |
Musgrave Harbour |
|
|
| Mercer |
Joseph |
Son |
Aug 1902 |
Port Albert |
Logger |
|
| Mercer |
Myrtle |
Daughter |
Oct 1909 |
Port Albert |
School |
Married Richard Powell |
| Mercer |
Nina |
Granddaughter |
Jun 1915 |
Port Albert |
|
Married twice - John Bixby and Arthur Wadden |
| Mercer |
Harold |
Grandson |
Feb 1918 |
Port Albert |
|
Son of Daisy Peckford (nee: Mercer) |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
Isaac |
Head |
Dec 1887 |
Island Cove |
Fisherman, Labrador |
Correct last name is Sharp. Orphaned and raised by Ambrose and Elizabeth Mercer |
| Mercer |
Isabella |
Wife |
Jul
1888 |
Island Cove |
|
|
| Mercer |
Emma |
Daughter |
Dec 1910 |
Port Albert |
School |
Married Joseph Mercer |
| Mercer |
Ralph |
Son |
Oct 1913 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
John |
Head |
Aug 1899 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Mercer |
Elizabeth |
Mother |
Feb 1864 |
Island Cove |
|
Widow |
| Mercer |
William |
Brother |
Jul
1894 |
Port Albert |
Carpenter |
Brother to John Mercer |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mercer |
William |
Head |
Mar 1864 |
Island Cove |
Fisherman |
|
| Mercer |
Mary |
Wife |
Sep 1863 |
Musgrave Harbour |
|
nee: Abbott - Sister to Eliza Elliott |
| Mercer |
Lydia |
Daughter |
Feb 1904 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mugford |
George |
Head |
Aug 1889 |
Port Albert |
Mill, Papermaking |
|
| Mugford |
Mary |
Mother |
Mar 1868 |
Purcell's Harbour |
|
nee: Watkins - Mother of George Mugford |
| Mugford |
Chesley |
Brother |
Aug 1903 |
Seldom Come By |
Mill, Papermaking |
Brother of George Mugford |
| Mugford |
Melina |
Sister |
Jan 1905 |
Seldom Come By |
|
Sister of George Mugford |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mugford |
Ken |
Had |
Jan 1898 |
Seldom Come By |
Mill, Papermaking |
World War 1 Veteran |
| Mugford |
Alice |
Wife |
May 1898 |
Jackson's Arm |
|
|
| Mugford |
Annie |
Daughter |
Apr 1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Mugford |
William |
Head |
Oct 1871 |
Herring Neck |
Fisherman, Shore |
|
| Mugford |
Hersela |
Wife |
Jun 1886 |
Indian Islands |
|
nee: Coles - Alternate spelling of first name - Ursula. She was a widow when she married William Mugford. |
| Mugford |
Ethel |
Daughter |
Aug 1905 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Mugford |
Elsie |
Daughter |
Jul
1913 |
Port Albert |
School |
Birth records show birth year as 1909 |
| Mugford |
Lindsay |
Son |
Aug 1911 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Mugford |
Samuel |
Son |
Oct 1912 |
Port Albert |
School |
|
| Mugford |
Absalom |
Son |
Jun 1916 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Peckford |
Adam |
Head |
May 1891 |
Port Albert |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Peckford |
Alfreda |
Wife |
Jul
1897 |
Birchy Bay |
|
|
| Peckford |
Matilda |
Daughter |
Oct 1916 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Peckford |
Rowena |
Daughter |
Aug 1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Peckford |
John |
Father |
Aug 1843 |
Change Islands |
Private Income |
Father of Adam Peckford |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Peckford |
Arthur |
Head |
Dec 1901 |
Port Albert |
Logging, Logger |
Employed by Anglo Newfoundland Development Company |
| Peckford |
Daisy |
Wife |
Aug 1900 |
Port Albert |
|
nee: Mercer - Twin sister of Lillian Wagg. Note that the recorded year of birth for both ladies varies by one year. |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Peckford |
Henry |
Head |
Sep 1888 |
Port Albert |
Cook |
Employed by Anglo Newfoundland Development Company |
| Peckford |
Nora |
Wife |
Mar 1888 |
Port Albert |
|
Middle name Jane |
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Wagg |
Richard |
Head |
Aug 1866 |
Fogo |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Wagg |
Louisa |
Wife |
Jul
1870 |
Herring Neck |
|
|
| Wagg |
Kenneth |
Son |
Jul
1898 |
Change Islands |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Wagg |
Alice |
Daughter |
Oct 1899 |
Change Islands |
|
|
| Wagg |
Albert |
Son |
Nov 1907 |
Change Islands |
Fisherman, Labrador |
|
| Wagg |
Minnie |
Daughter |
Nov 1902 |
Gander Bay |
|
|
| Wagg |
Claude |
Son |
Aug 1916 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Last Name |
First Name |
Position In Family |
D.O.B. |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Comments |
| Wagg |
Thomas |
Head |
Oct 1889 |
Burin |
Lumbering, Lumberman |
|
| Wagg |
Lilly |
Wife |
Aug 1899 |
Port Albert |
|
nee: Mercer - Twin sister of Daisy Peckford. Note that the recorded year of birth for both ladies varies by one year. |
| Wagg |
John |
Son |
Aug 1918 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Wagg |
Jane |
Daughter |
Nov 1916 |
Port Albert |
|
|
| Wagg |
Cecil |
Son |
Jun 1920 |
Port Albert |
|
|
