"RELIGION"
The main religious denominations in Northern Ireland are:
The 1991 census returns showed that 84 per cent of people were members of one
of the main Christian denominations. 11 per cent of people either refused to answer
the question on religion or gave their religion as 'none'. The first table below gives
a summary breakdown of the responses to the religion question. The figure of 84
per cent in Northern Ireland is significantly higher than the 56 per cent of people
in Britain who consider themselves to belong to a Christian denomination. People
in Northern Ireland are also more frequent attenders at church than those in the
UK. More than 50 per cent in Northern Ireland are churchgoers compared with
15 per cent in the rest of the UK. Furthermore, women in Northern Ireland are
more frequent churchgoers than men, with 61 per cent of women attending church
frequently, compared with just 39 per cent men. A survey carried out in 1993 by
the Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey showed that, 77 per cent of
marriages in Northern Ireland are to partners of the same religion, compared with
only 55 per cent in Britain. As in most other societies a person's religion in Northern
Ireland is largely determined by the religion of their parents. Whilst in Britain, the
membership of churches is ageing, this is not the case in Northern Ireland where
the churchgoing population is actually getting younger. In a survey carried out in
1995 by the Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey, 90 per cent of Protestants
opted to remain part of the UK, compared to just 24 per cent of Catholics, while
60 per cent of Catholics were in favour of the reunification of Ireland. On the
question of constitutional identity in Northern Ireland, 76 per cent of Protestants
consider themselves to be Unionists, while 54 per cent of Catholics consider
themselves to be Nationalist.
1871 CENSUS OF ONTARIO
Arthur Bustard, age 35 from Ireland, religion CE, Farmer settled in Wolfe and Main Duck
Islands, Frontenac County. Hamilton Bustard, age 38 from Ireland, religion CE, Farmer
settled in Northumberland County. Charles Busturd, age 63 from Ireland, religion CE,
Shoemaker settled in Simcoe County. Andrew Bustard, age 85 from Ireland, religion CE,
settled in St. David’s Ward, Toronto. Izabella Bustard, age 26 from Ireland, religion WM,
Irish servant, settled in St. David’s Ward, Toronto.
Note: The above information comes from the National Archives of Canada web site. It
only gives the head of household.
