Donkin Nova Scotia Canada, One Place Study

Location: Donkin, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Surnames/tags: one _place_studies Nova_Scotia Canada

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Contents 1 Donkin, Nova Scotia One Place Study 2 Starting Point for Study 3 State of Population According to 1921 Census 4 Citizens of Donkin 5 Acknowledgements

Donkin, Nova Scotia One Place Study

Donkin is a Canadian rural village with a population of 573 as of 2015 The community of Donkin was once known only as Dominion No. 6, after the Dominion Coal Company colliery that operated from 1904 to 1934. In an effort to correct errors in postal delivery (another community named Dominion is located nearby), the community was given its own name. In 1940, at a community meeting, the village was named Donkin, in honour of Hiram Donkin, who was the second general manager of the Dominion Coal Company and later became the Deputy Minister of Mines for Nova Scotia.

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History At the turn of the twentieth century, most families were settled in Schooner Pond. When the Dominion No. 6 colliery opened in 1904, people from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds came from all over the globe in search of work.

The area saw active development with the construction of numerous mining buildings, homes and businesses. Businesses included a barbershop, post office, shoemaker, blacksmith, dry goods store, hardware store, a credit union and a farming goods store. Later, there was also a pool hall, taxi and movie theatre. The S&L Railway provided daily transportation through 5 miles of the community.

Coal mining Historically a coal mining area, Donkin has a colliery developed by the Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO). One of the first mining operations in the area was in Schooner Pond in 1863, when the Acadia Mines opened and began production from the Emery coal seam. The coal was exported by ship until trains began to take coal to the docks at Sydney in 1874. In 1863, the Clyde Mine opened in the area now known as Port Caledonia. All mining operations in the area ceased after the miners' strike of 1925.

After the mines closed, workers traveled to the Phalen and Lingan mines to continue working. ^[1]

The Company Store and Co-op

Donkin School

Donkin Band

Hockey' & Other Sports'

Church Life in Donkin Donkin in the early part of of the Twentieth Century was a literal melting Pot of Nations (see the stats below) so as you can imagine there was also multitude of religious beliefs. There however 3 Churches 2 in the central part of the community and one on the outskirts. Ironically enough two of the churches share the same name:

St. Lukes United Church (Originally Presbyterian) and St. Gregory's both in the village and St. Lukes Anglican just on the outskirts.

Cemetaries

All 3 of the churches above have their own cemetaries as well you may find residents buried elsewhere in the surrounding areas including but not limited to; Greenwood Cemetary in Glace Bay as well as Glace Bay Jewish Cemetary.

Starting Point for Study

We will be starting with the most recent census info available (1921) and Building Backwards and forwards from there.

State of Population According to 1921 Census

1921 Census Info ^[2]

I have included images of all the Individual Pages of the Census as images attached to this page, as well There is a copy of the Transcription and Summmary spreadsheet that can be found by clicking here

Population 819 Number of Houses 127 Number Families 136

Average Age 21.51 Youngest Less than 1 Month Oldest 82 years

 

Place of Birth Number Nova Scotia 588 Newfoundland 68 England 48 Italy 48 Scotland 27 British West Indies 17 USA 6 Wisconsin 5 Prince Edward Island 3 France 2 Ireland 2 New Brunswick 2 Norway 1 Russia 1 South America 1

Father's Place of Birth Number Nova Scotia 364 Newfoundland 142 England 84 Scotland 75 Italy 71 British West Indies 25 Ireland 19 New Brunswick 11 USA 7 Prince Edward Island 7 Wisconsin 5 France 2 South America 2 Canada 2 Norway 1 Russia 1 Labrador 1

Mother's Place of Birth Number Nova Scotia 414 Newfoundland 145 Scotland 70 Italy 68 England 67 British West Indies 23 Prince Edward Island 11 Ireland 8 Wisconsin 5 France 4 New Brunswick 2 Norway 1 Russia 1

 

Citizens of Donkin

Names in black were on 1921 census - Names in Red after 1921 Census -  Names in Blue before 1921 Census

	Surname	Given Names and YOB
A	Alleyne	Evans 1894
	Amadio	Joseph 1897
	Anderson	Andrew 1922 Annie 1913 Arthur 1885 Arthur 1929 Edith 1920 Elizabeth 1912 Elizabeth 1892 James1910 Jean  1934 Martha 1931 Mary 1926 Phyllis 1932        Robert 1915 Roderick 1917
	Andrews	David 1892 Ellen 1908 George 1865 Georgina 1904
	Anthony	Francis 1904 Marion 1869 Robert 1874
	Antonello	Abe 1918 Amelio 1916 Eva 1920 Lenda 1915 Luigi 1884 Roma 1890 Yvonne 1903
	Atkinson	Doris 1907 Janie 1918 Jane 1875 Robert 1903 Robert 1870 Thomas 1914 William 1908
	Augustine	Angelo 1896
B	Bailey	Annie 1887 Ezra 1886 Samuel 1914 Sarah 1909
	Barikello	Danta 1895
	Barro	Ciarillo 1914 Cisira 1910 Dena 1901 Edith 1912 Lela 1916 Maris 1909 Regina 1879
	Barthwaite	Cyril 1892 Evelyn 1919 Kenneth 1918 Marion 1894 Melina I 1921 Stephen V 1917
	Baw	Santo 1896
	Baxter	Elizabeth 1852 Henry 1915 John 1917 John 1876 Robert 1914
	Bend	Kitursh 1893 William 1884
	Bisson	Catherine 1911 Florance 1917 John 1881 John E 1913 Mara E 1909 Margaret C 1908 Peter 1915 Sarah 1887 Wilfred 1919
	Borden (wrongfully listed as Bordon in Census)	Agnes 1914 Annie 1857 James 1845 Mary 1889 Micheal 1916 Micheal 1879 Norman 1896 Patrick 1918
	Borduas	Agatha 1919 Anastasia 1910 Anastasia 1886 Augustine 1908 Bernard 1917 Dennis 1918 James 1911 James 1881 Mary 1914 Monica 1920 Robert 1915 Thomas 1913
	Bortolotto	Aline 1901 Grimni 1898 Rosena 1921 Yolanda 1920
	Boutilier	Catherine 1897 P Charles 1893 William 1919
	Brann	Edna 1907 John 1876 William 1904 William 1899
	Briggs	Ada 1915 Alice 1911 Arthur 1906 Doris 1909 George 1913 Louis 1917 Sarah 1880 Thomas 1903 William 1873
	Brown	Annabel 1908 Edna 1920 Edward 1897) Marjorie 1899 Mary 1917
	Brum	Mary 1842
	Buchanan	Alexander 1920 Annabell 1855 Ellen 1890 John J 1914 Kenneth W 1916 Mary E 1913 William 1888
	Budden	Frank 1904
	Budge	Rachel 1902
	Burgart	Lement 1895
	Burke	Elinor 1898
	Bursey	Elizabeth 1903
C	Caines	Florence 1905 Gertrude 1909 John 1900 Jonathan 1877 Martha 1875 Mildred 1907 Olive1914 William 1903
	Campbell	Cecelia 1903 Charles 1908 Effie 1884 Garfield 1906 Joseph 1904 Neil 1867 Agnes 1917 John A 1911 Joseph 1873 Mary 1876 Mary A 1914 Sarah 1910
	Caron	Geholomo 1887
	Carter	Annie 1903 Elizebth 1907 Emma 1905 Henry 1896 Margaret 1909 Margaret 1871 Wilfred 1897 William 1912 William 1861
	Centa	Bortdo 1893 Luigi 1903
	Chew	James 1896 Johnstone 1902 Jone W 1866 Thomas 1871 William W 1906
	Clark	Andrew 1884 Cecil 1918 Harvey 1910 Lily 1915 Mary 1913 Maud 1885 Norman 1916 Robert 1906 William 1907
	Clarke	Charlotte L 1894 Thomas 1894
	Colton	John 1877 John 1909 Joseph 1910 Matilde 1913 Minnie 1905 Nellie 1877 Samuel 1917 Susie 1907
	Comer	Ellan 1901 John 1895 Margaret 1921
	Corbin	Archibald 1896 Margaret 1898 Thomas 1920
D	Davidson	Jennie 1908 Mary 1871 Robert 1907
	De Lagger	Pietro 1896
	Deon	Thomas 1892
	Doyle	Francis 1912 Howard 1884 John 1919 Lena 1890 Mary 1916 Vincent 1910
	Duca	Antonio 1879 Aureyline 1917 Elisa 1919 Mirin M 1892 Rurato 1915
E	Elliotte	Catherine E 1918
	Elloctt	Elmer 1916
F	Feor	Batuto 1885 Luizi 1887
	Ferguson	Donald 1913 Elizebeth 1884 George 1915 John 1907 John 1858 Robert 1911 Sarah 1910 Seatic 1900 Viola 1917
	Fierro	Alani 1921 Bertha 1903 Luise 1890
	Forliscoi	Colombina 1896
	Frasson	Raimondo 1887
	Furino	Antonette 1917 Eale 1915 Mario 1885 Mary 1887 Vanda 1914
G	Gasparini	Peatro 1872
	Gieton	Simon M 1894
	Giovannetti	Lambert 1896 Stella 1901
	Grace	Christopher 1892
	Green	Edward 1915 Elizabeth 1905 Elizabeth 1886 James 1917 Jefferson 1916 Jefferson 1861 Jerry 1881 John 1891 Margaret 1875 Margaret 1906 Margaret 1839 Margaret 1919 Martha 1913 Mary 1871 Mary 1917 Mildred 1901 Robert 1871 Robert 1910 William 1914
	Greenidge	James 1874
	Griffin	Carolina 1907 Dora 1882 George 1914 Joseph 1917 Kati 1913 Maggie 1903 Micheal 1910 Patrick 1921 Timothy 1882 Timothy 1920 Vincent 1916 Violet 1909
H	Hadcock	Elizabeth 1918 James 1901 Lily F 1899 Lionel 1920
	Hardy	Elizabeth 1877 Phyllis 1915 William 1905 William 1877
	Harris	Alfred 1888
	Hatfield	Arthur 1890 Sarah F 1897
	Haymond	Abraham 1893
	Headley	Annie 1899 Eveline 1920 George 1894 Wilbert 1920
	Hitchen	Ada 1866 Benjamin 1919 Charles 1864 Gladys 1917 Isabel 1897 John 1891
	Honeywell	Henry 1903
	Howie	Edith 1902 Fredrick 1920 Fredrick 1898
	Hunter	Mary 1899
	Hussey	Agnes 1920 Alexander 1908 Earl 1918 Essie 1912 Harvey 1916 Hasel 1914 Sarah 1882 William 1882 William 1905
I	Ingeone	Sylveo 1886
J	Jewels	Alice 1886 Dortha 1918 Edinth 1920 Edward 1916 Ernest 1912 Esthel 1909 Matthew 1879 Mildred 1906 Robert 1914
K	Kahlon	Ella 1897
	Karpman	Fredrick 1877
	Kelloway	Agnes 1910 David 1909 John 1906 Jonathan 1880 Margaret 1889 Robert 1912 William 1915 Wilson 1920
	Kennedy	Abigail 1873 Ameline 1881 Carie 1913 Edward 1908 Ewen 1911 Herbert 1909 James 1902 Jessie 1906 John 1906 John 1873 John 1920 John 1910 Richard 1896 Robert 1866 Stanley 1908 Violet 1916 William 1908
	King	Arthur 1897
L	Ley	Harold 1896
	Licorish	Sanfield 1901
M	MacDonald	Archibald 1917 John 1881 John 1856 Margaret 1851
	MacInnis	Agnes 1919 Allan 1885 Annie 1917 Daniel 1915 Gertrude 1897 Joseph 1916 Josephine 1920
	MacIntyre	Annie 1910 Annie 1876 Fraser 1916 Gordon 1908 John 1906 Margaret 1903 Mary 1905 Robert 1914 William 1873
	MacKay	Alexander 1914 Elizabeth 1911 Florence 1920 Howie 1917 Ira 1881 Kate 1890 Melbourn 1912
	MacKeen	Archibald 1889 Christina 1865 Daniel 1896 Donald 1843 John 1901 Josie 1898 Philip 1891
	MacLeod	Angus J 1884 Anna 1911 Charles 1893 Christina 1918 Donald 1914 Elisebeth 1888 Elsie 1899 John 1920 John A 1919 Lanchlin 1883 Mable 1898 Melvin 1916 Robert 1913
	MacMallen	John 1904 John 1873 Mary 1906 Mary 1873
	MacPharn	James 1919 Jane 1891
	Madden	William 1899
	Manuel	Allan 1898 Stanley 1901
	Marte	Marice L 1919 Olive 1890 Preston 1889 Reuben 1920 Henry 1866
	Maskell	Andrew 1891
	Mather	Andrew 1917 Mary 1892
	Matheson	Angus 1878 Charles 1883 Daniel 1847 Daniel 1882 Ellen1846 Ellen 1920 Michel 1919 Robert 1876 Sarah 1893)
	Mayes	Charles 1884
	McAree	Alexander 1889 Hugh 1920 Jessie 1865 Margaret 1894 William 1901
	McAskill	Flora 1909 Frank 1906 Katie 1880 Malcolm 1877
	McAuley	Jane 1902 Thomas 1895
	McCann	Arthur 1915 Bridget 1887 Daniel 1920 Daniel 1886 Mary 1909 Peter 1913 William 1911
	McDonald	Alexander 1906 Annie 1865 Archibald 1898 Catherine 1876 David 1896 Elizabeth 1899 Eunice 1903 Florance 1915 Francois 1913 Hector 1883 Herman 1896 James 1869 John 1855 Mary 1839 Rodrick 1896 Sarah 1900 Susan 1883 Winona 1908
	McDougall	Catherine 1909 Duncan 1920 Isabel 1914 John 1904 John 1883 Kenneth 1915 Minnie 1879 Robert 1912 Ronnie 1905
	McEachern	George 1900 Micheal 1899
	McIsaac	Christie 1860 Gussie 1893 John 1891 Katie 1898 Mary 1900 Norman 1901 Rodrick 1896
	McKeigan	Annie 1907 Donald 1896 Jessie 1858 John 1903 John A 1901 Peter 1895 Sarah 1905
	McKinna	Alexander 1913 Christina 1909 Clarence 1920 Effie M 1914 Elizabeth 1918 John A 1916 Katie 1910 Laughlin 1881 Margaret 1889
	McKinzie	Agnes 1867 Annie 1895 Daniel 1863 Irene 1906 Katie 1898
	McLaughlin	Elizabeth 1907 Esther 1905 Gracie 1919 Isabella 1885 James 1909 Margaret 1917 Patrick 1878 Patrick 1913
	McLeod	Annie 1918 Christine 1901 David 1917 Elizabeth 1919 Isabel 1920 Jean 1895 John 1887
	McLeon	Archobald 1883 Lucy 1871
	McLoon	Annie 1874 Archibald 1868 Arthur 1902 Donald 1909 Edith 1916 Mary 1906 Ronald 1911
	McManus	Gracie 1891 Hugh 1920 Michael 1889 Peter 1905
	McMellon	Carrie 1897 Daniel A 1894 Thomas 1917
	McMullin	Alexander 1886 Christiana 1907 Daniel J 1910 Flora 1905 Mary 1877 Mary J 1915 Neil 1898 Patrick 1899
	McNeil	Malcolm 1885 Ruben 1884
	McQueen	Annie 1918 Annie 1917 Archibald 1907 Beatrice 1916 Cecil 1909 Charles .1890 Charles 1912 Dolena 1891 Donald 1876 Flora 1881 James 1878 James 1920 John 1909 Margaret 1916 Marry 1894 Neil 1920 Peter 1914 Rachel 1915 Roy 1905 Stella 1910 Violet 1898
	McRae	Malcolm 1861
	McSween	Alexander 1914 Annie M 1915 Clarance 1919 John 1893 Minnie 1892 Peter 1918 William 1902
	McVicar	Angus 1873 Daniel 1898 Duncan 1878Effie 1906 Margaret 1871
	Micosse	Farasa 1888 Noami 1914 Protasco 1882 Tuda 1916 Vanana 1917
	Milley	Alexander 1915 Alice 1885 Burnham 1920 Chesley 1909 Effie 1906 Ethel 1917 John 1883 John 1911 Sadie 1907 Samuel 1890
	Millie	Ellen L 1918 Leah 1898 Leonard 1895
	Mills	Edin 1886 Fredrick 1916 Madeline 1887 May 1892 Raymond 1887 Robert 1913 Stephen 1894 Violet 1910
	Modeste	Pierre 1891
	Morangone	Luize 1890
	Morehouse	Alphonso 1883 Americo 1917 Ginlio 1913 Giosada 1912 Italia 1916 Mario 1910 Stella 1889
	Morelatto	Albino 1885
	Morell	Arthur 1879 Arthur 1901 Daisy 1911 Derrick 1919 James 1889 Marion 1882 Nermin 1882 Norman 1920
	Moring	Annie 1905 Basil 1921 Charles 1916 Elen 1885 Elizabeth 1912 George 1910 George 1877 James 1908 John 1906 Redman 1917 Rita 1919 Susan 1914
	Morrison	Archibald 1873 Catherine 1890 Christie A 1909 Elizabeth 1914 Flore C 1908 Hilda 1894 John 1891 Margaret 1911
	Mullins	John 1890 Timothy 1893
	Murrant	Bertie 1900 David 1863 James 1889 Minnie 1873 Parker 1897 Turner 1909 Wesley 1907
	Murry	George 1891
N	Napier	James 1875
	Naufts	Annabella 1882 Cecily 1920 Charles 1916 John 1883 Stephen 1910 Sylvester 1913
	Nearing	James 1913 Laura 1909 Sarah 1874 Selena 1911 Thomas 1915 Thomas 1869
	Newell	Jane 1869 John 1904 William 1869
	Nicholson	Angus 1891
P	Patriquin	Norman 1898
	Penny	Everett 1920 John 1901 Mark 1860 Mark 1914 Mary 1893 William 1893
	Parsons	Alfreda 1908 Annie 1876 Christina 1914 David 1884 Emily 1911 Laura 1915 Levina 1906 Margaret 1913Mary 1909 Minnie 1910 Thomas 1918
	Philips	Hilton 1891 Joseph 1882
	Piafelli	Antonio 1884
	Polzin	Mores 1894
	Pontello	Bonifacio 1891
Q
R	Rector	Clara 1910 Kathleen 1908 Margaret 1912 Martha 1875 Robert 1879
	Reid	Blanche 1907 Charles 1915 Clarence 1913)Elihce 1896 George 1905 Henry 1908 John 1880 Laura 1911 Priscilla 1917 John Robert 1901 Sarah 1885
	Robertson	Alexander 1876
	Rose	John 1879 Mark 1878 Sarah A 1881
	Russell	Willian 1897
	Ruth	Archibald 1917 Joseph 1884 Joseph H 1912 Lily M 1910 Marion H 1894 Marion H 1921 Mary L 1908 Ronald 1914 Sadie L 1919
S	Salvatore	Pina 1871
	Sgnario	Giovanni 1887
	Silver	Abner 1915 Clayton 1872 Coulbourn 1920 Elena 1890 Winnie B 1917
	Simmons	Dorthy 1918 Edna 1885 Harriett 1920 Harvey 1889 Harvey 1916 James 1880 James 1917 Laura 1906 Mary1854 Mary 1908 Norman 1915 Sadie 1892 Wesley 1914 William 1887
	Simonson	Pietro 1880
	Skiffington	Clarance 1919 Elizabeth 1894 Frank 1914 Gideon 1891 Mabel 1912 Sarah 1918
	Smith	Angrew 1888 Angus 1920 Catharine 1895 Daniel 1903 Demscilla 1897 Harriett 1915 Hugh 1913 James 1857 Margaret 1920 Neil 1894 Peter 1897 Rachel 1856 Rachel 1915
	Snow	Christina 1893 Jacob 1890 James 1917 Naomi 1855 William 1912
	Steel	Alexander 1894 Colin 1902 Colin F 1920 Daniel 1898 Elizabeth 1911 Hugh 1916 James 1908 Katie 1904 Margaret 1874 Mary A 1891 Michael 1893
	Steen	Alexander 1863
T	Terrari	Luizi 1881
	Toigo	Victor 1887
	Tomola	Adele 1889 Domenico 1886 Leonardo 1913 Luicano 1917 Nels 1914
	Tonellato	Alphonso 1896
U	Underwood	George R 1888
V
W	Wadden	Earl 1920 Gladys 1898 Lydia 1896 Thomas 1895
	Walker	Ada 1876 Ernest 1876
	Welner	Christie 1873 Jennie 1913 Roland 1878
	Wight	Annabelle 1860 Gordon 1886 Henry 1919 Kate 1909 Margaret 1882 Norman 1917 Robert 1914
	Wilson	James 1910 Jane 1858 John 1875 John 1912 Katie 1915 Norman 1903 Rita 1906 Sarah 1888 William 1891 Joan 1892 Robert 1912 Jeanette 1914) Florence 1921
	Worrell	Archibald 1893
X
Y	Young	Agnes 1920 Alexander 1917 Alexander 1895 Bessie 1880 Elizabeth 1897 Florence 1916 George 1913 Henry 1851 John 1907 John 1874 Joseph 1909 Louise 1921 Philip 1918
Z

Acknowledgements

I wanted to thank Robert MacDougall who recently contributed information that will make this one place Study even Better as a resource for people who can trace thier ancestry to Donkin.