Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia/Series 1/Volume 4/Census of Singapore
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Census of Singapore and its Dependencies taken under orders of Government in the Months of November and December, 1849.
TABLE I.
Exhibiting the Local distribution of the Inhabitants, with their various nations.
| Nations. | Town. | Country. | Islands. | Rivers. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
| Europeans | 145 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 264 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 198 | 74 | 45 | 43 | 360 |
| Eurasians | 287 | 273 | 157 | 153 | 870 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 304 | 284 | 168 | 166 | 922 |
| Armenians | 30 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 50 |
| Arabs | 81 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 193 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 194 |
| Balinese | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 46 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 130 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 149 |
| Boyanese | 283 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 334 | 420 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 429 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 703 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 763 |
| Bugis | 424 | 39 | 622 | 23 | 548 | 437 | 393 | 232 | 222 | 1,284 | 155 | 91 | 48 | 43 | 337 | 100 | ... | ... | ... | 100 | 1,110 | 523 | 342 | 288 | 2,269 |
| Caffries | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Chinese | 12,053 | 1,251 | 809 | 666 | 14,779 | 11,915 | 200 | 137 | 106 | 12,358 | 217 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 244 | 605 | 1 | 1 | ... | 607 | 24,790 | 1,400 | 959 | 779 | 27,988 |
| Cochin-Chinese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| Javanese | 483 | 303 | 109 | 80 | 975 | 498 | 77 | 49 | 50 | 674 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 981 | 380 | 158 | 130 | 1,649 |
| Jews | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| Malays | 1,084 | 1,020 | 483 | 388 | 2,975 | 2,374 | 2,040 | 1,089 | 926 | 6,420 | 655 | 633 | 393 | 395 | 2,076 | 427 | 121 | 107 | 71 | 726 | 4,540 | 3,814 | 2,072 | 1,780 | 12,206 |
| Natives of India | 3,704 | 496 | 436 | 237 | 4,873 | 753 | 62 | 46 | 35 | 896 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 480 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 492 | 4,937 | 561 | 486 | 277 | 6,261 |
| Parsees | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 23 |
| Siamese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
| 18,610 | 3,521 | 2,150 | 1,635 | 25,916 | 16,532 | 2,855 | 1,607 | 1,395 | 22,389 | 1,027 | 732 | 453 | 445 | 2,657 | 1,616 | 125 | 112 | 76 | 1,929 | 37,785 | 7,233 | 4,322 | 3,551 | 52,891 | |
| Military and followers ... | 609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Continental Convicts ... 1,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Local Convictsdo. ... 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Persons living on board of vessels and boats in the roads | 2,995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omitted through change or obscurity of residence | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Total | 59,043 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOUIS S. JACKSON
Assistant Resident.Singapore, 23rd January, 1850.
Census of Singapore and its dependencies, taken under orders of Government in the Months of November and December, 1849.
TABLE II.
Showing the classification of the adult inhabitants into Profession or callings, as well as the Religions as far as they could be ascertained.
| Nations. | Profession or Calling. | Religion. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchants & Clerks | Mechanics | Agriculturists. | Labourers. | Servants. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Christian. | Jews. | Parsees. | Mahomedans. | Hindoo. | Buddhist. | Total. | |
| Europeans | 40 | 14 | 10 | ... | 3 | 131 | 198 | 358 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 360 |
| Eurasians | 52 | 12 | 14 | ... | 102 | 124 | 304 | 921 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 922 |
| Armenians | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 30 | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 |
| Arabs | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 60 | 82 | ... | ... | ... | 194 | ... | ... | 194 |
| Balinese | ... | 3 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 54 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 145 | ... | 149 |
| Boyanese | ... | ... | 310 | 303 | 21 | 69 | 703 | ... | ... | ... | 763 | ... | ... | 763 |
| Bugis | ... | 89 | 242 | 308 | 8 | 469 | 1,116 | ... | ... | ... | 2,269 | ... | ... | 2,269 |
| Caffries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Chinese | 98 | 2,322 | 8,426 | 8,303 | 335 | 5,300 | 24,790 | 487 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 27,495 | 27,988 |
| Cochin-Chinese | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 27 |
| Javanese | ... | 136 | 336 | 356 | 37 | 116 | 981 | 1 | ... | ... | 1,648 | ... | ... | 1,649 |
| Jews | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 16 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
| Malays | 3 | 236 | 450 | 2,757 | 361 | 733 | 4,540 | 1 | ... | ... | 12,205 | ... | ... | 12,206 |
| Natives of India | 17 | 181 | 255 | 1,956 | 415 | 2,113 | 4,937 | 39 | ... | ... | 4,915 | 1,307 | ... | 6,261 |
| Parsees | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 23 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 23 |
| Siamese | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 |
| 234 | 2,996 | 10,088 | 13,991 | 1,310 | 9,156 | 37,785 | 1,861 | 22 | 23 | 22,007 | 1,452 | 27,526 | 52,891 | |
LOUIS S. JACKSON,
Assistant Resident.Singapore, 23rd January, 1850.