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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.
