Census of Canada 1931


Province British Columbia
Electoral District Fraser Valley 229
Enumeration Sub-District No. No 42 in the municipality of Mission District Municipality
Enumerated by F. Foord
Page 9

Numbered in the Order
of Visitation
Dwelling House 89
Family, Household or Institution 91
Name and Residence Name of each person in family, household or institution Brown Ernest Brown Queechy Leah Brown Gladys Brown Mary E. Everton Stanley A. Ning Que?
Place of Abode Ruskin
Description of Home Home Owned or Rented O
If owned give value. If rented, given rent paid per month 1500
Class of house S
Materials of construction W
Number of Rooms 6
Has this family a radio? No
Personal Description Relationship to head of family or household Head Wife Step Daughter Mother Lodger Lodger
Sex M F F F M M
Single, married, widowed, or divorced M M S W M M
Age at last birthday 44 44 22 75 36 48
Place of Birth Person Man India England Ont Man China
Father Ont Ireland England England England China
Mother Ont France India Canada Ireland China
Immigration Year of Immigration to Canada 1919 1919 1899
Year of Naturalization Al
Nationality and Racial Origin Nationality Canadian Canadian Canadian Canadian Canadian China
Racial origin English Irish English English English Chinese
Language Can speak English Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Can speak French No No No No No No
Language Other Than English or French
Spoken as Mother Tongue
En En En En En Chinese
Religion Religious body, Denomination or Community to which the person adheres or belongs Protestant Protestant Protestant Baptist Baptist Confucian
Education Can read and write W W W W W No
Months at school since Sept 1, 1930
Occupation and Industry Occupation Carpenter Homemaker None Income Stockman Farm hand
Industry Mill work Food stuffs Mixed Farm
Class of Worker W W W
Total earnings in past twelve months 250 50
Unemployment If an employee, were you at work Monday, June 1st, 1931 No No Yes
If answer to previous question was NO. Why were you not at work on Monday, June 1st, 1931 No job Ill health
Total number of weeks unemployed from any cause in last 12 months 44 52 4
If the total number of weeks reported out of work in column 31, how many were due to 44
No Job - Illness - Accident - Strike or Lockout - Temporary layoff - Other causes 52


Source: Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27362; Census Place: Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada; Page Number: 9

Source: Ancestry - 1931 Census of Canada