Census 1838 - Cape Breton County - Cow BayCensus 1838 - Cape Breton County - Cow Bay
| Last Name | Given Names | Occupation | No. of Male Children Under 6 Years of Age | No. of Female Children Under 6 Years of Age | No. of Males Under 14 Years of Age | No. of Females Under 14 Years of Age | No. of Males Above 14 Years of Age Not Heads of Families | No. of Females Above 14 Years of Age | Total Number In Family |
| Tracy | Michael | Farmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Cash | Patrick | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Hay | William | Farmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Cusack | William | Farmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cusack | Patrick | Farmer | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Doyle | Miles | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Bradley | George | Farmer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Callahan | Richard | Farmer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Fitzpatrick | Daniel | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Poor | Thomas | Farmer | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| McAulay | Angus | Farmer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| McAulay | Ranald | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| McAulay | Donald | Farmer | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Martin | Angus | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wadden | James | Farmer | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Wadden | Abram | Farmer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Holmes | Arnold | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Holmes | Golen | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer | John | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Shepherd | Joel | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Curry | Archibald | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Murrant | Thomas | Fisherman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Murrant Jr | Thomas | Fisherman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Shepherd | William | Fisherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Spencer | George | Farmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Wadden Jr | Benjamin | Farmer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wadden | Benjamin | Farmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Peach | Robert | Fisherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Peach | James | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Boutilier | David | Fisherman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Boutilier | James | Fisherman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| McAulay | Angus | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Phalen Jr | William | Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phalen Sr | Mrs | Widow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| McAulay | Donald | Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| McAulay | John | Newcomer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Speers | John | Farmer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| McDonald | John | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Kennedy | Michael | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Phalen Sr | William | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Phalen | John | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| McKiggan | Ranald | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| McRae Sr | Alexander | Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| McRae Jr | Alexander | Farmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| May | George | Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| McRae | Donald | Farmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |