1851 Immigrant Population by County
Statistics taken from New Brunswick’s 1851 census reveal the
makeup of New Brunswick’s immigrant population by county. Immigrant numbers are
the same as those used in Figure 1.1 but are set out in relation to the total
immigrant population instead of the native born population.
By comparing solely the immigrant populations from
England, Scotland, Ireland, other British Possessions, and Foreign Countries
the immigrant makeup of each county is revealed. The large percentage of Irish
making up New Brunswick’s immigrant population during this period is easily
apparent, as in each county, except for Restigouche and Kent, where the Scottish
form the majority of the immigrant population, the Irish make up the majority
of the immigrant population.