Census of Canada 1931


Province manitoba
Electoral District Portage la Prairie 180
Enumeration Sub-District No. 2 in the municipality of Charleswood
Enumerated by Stanley W. Edey
Page 16

Numbered in the Order
of Visitation
Dwelling House 184
Family, Household or Institution 185
Name and Residence Name of each person in family, household or institution May Arthur Cecil May Hazel May Gerald Arthur May Edna Harriet
Place of Abode Section P1 River Township Lot 32/34 Range S Charles
Description of Home Home Owned or Rented O
If owned give value. If rented, given rent paid per month $3500
Class of house S
Materials of construction W
Number of Rooms 6
Has this family a radio? Yes
Personal Description Relationship to head of family or household Head Wife Son Daughter
Sex M F M F
Single, married, widowed, or divorced M M S S
Age at last birthday 39 32 10 9
Place of Birth Person England Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba
Father England Ontario England England
Mother England Ontario Manitoba Manitoba
Immigration Year of Immigration to Canada 1912
Year of Naturalization
Nationality and Racial Origin Nationality Canada Canada Canada Canada
Racial origin English English English English
Language Can speak English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Can speak French No No No No
Language Other Than English or French
Spoken as Mother Tongue
Religion Religious body, Denomination or Community to which the person adheres or belongs Ch of Eng United Ch of ?? Ch of Can Ch of Can
Education Can read and write W No W W
Months at school since Sept 1, 1930 9 9
Occupation and Industry Occupation Gardener Homemaker Student Student
Industry Green house and nursery
Class of Worker O.A.
Total earnings in past twelve months
Unemployment If an employee, were you at works Monday, June 1st, 1931
If answer to previous question was NO. Why were you not at work on Monday, June 1st, 1931
Total number of weeks unemployed from any cause in last 12 months
If the total number of weeks reported out of work in column 31, how many were due to
No Job - Illness - Accident - Strike or Lockout - Temporary layoff - Other causes


Source: Library and Archives Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27321; Census Place: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; Page Number: 16

Source: Ancestry - 1931 Census of Canada