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From: Lloyd Rowsell <>
Subject: [NFLD-LAB] before 1865 some Bay Roberts Surnames and family history....
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 06:44:03 -0700 (PDT)


Greetings fellow listers...yesterday, with the help of a good
friend from now living at Bay Roberts, I received a photocopy of
five pages from the Bay Roberts Guardian dated Febraury, 20th &
27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th, 1943. The information contained
therein provides more links in the chain of evidence connecting
my ancestors who were residing at or resorting to the Bay Roberts
area more than 200 years ago. Of most interest was the
serialized publication of the transcription of a lecture on the
History of Bay Roberts, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, delivered by
Rev. M. Blackmore, at Bay Roberts, aforesaid, on January 24, A.D.
1865. Also of interest was the information about the Earle family
and the article written (in response to the lecture publication)
by. F.F. Jardine, Bell Island who mentioned his forbear John
Kearney who was quote: one of the brave colonists who came out
with Sir David Kirke in 1658 or 1659, from Roscommon, Ireland.

Because of the historical record , I would love to see this
information published in a current magazine such as The
Downhomer. Perhaps one of you may know if this information is
now posted somewhere on the web.

Upon request, with a bit of background information about your
findings about ancestors before 1835, I would be pleased to
provide any addidtional excerpts from the articles to interested
listers who are researching any of the above surnames.


Surnames mentioned by Rev. M. Blackmore:

Badcock, Nathaniel...60 ton schooner The Fox.......quote: About
the beginning of the present century Mr. William Badcock,
grandfather of the present Nathaniel Badcock, used to hold service
in his own house, and in those times of necessity to marry and
christen. Service was also held in a house in Mercers Cove by an
old Jerseyman, Baldwin......

Barnes.....quote: ....shortly afterwards proceeded to cut down
the trees and to erect a tilt or studded house into which he and
his wife in the year 1808 moved from the back of what is now
called Fergus Place.....

Churchill

Cormack....The mercantile firm of Cormack & Co. in Mercers Cove
is still in existance.......

Delaney, Patrick and John

Earle, John b. 1678 married Frances Garland, 1678... quote: The
oldest record now existing in Bay Roberts, in which dates are to
be found, is an old family Bible now in possession of Mr. Thomas
Earle.....

Elms, William--father of the present Henry, William and John Elms

Evans..........and for the summary punishment of minor offences
were stocks set up, one pair where the Evans now reside, and
another near Mr. Charles Mercers premises. These were in
existance about 38 years ago, and were then removed being rotten,
no others being afterwards put up in their place.

Fergus......quote: After Mr. Fergus death, Mr. McLennon in 1836
took the premises, but the trade was gone, and now we may see the
melancholy remains of the premises and store a ruin and a warning
of the sad effect of strong drink.

Fryer

Goosney

Gosse....quote: In the following years 1815-1816, Mr. Pack was
joined first by Mr. Fryer and then by Mr. Gosse. The firm
assuming the name by which it was long known--Pack, Gosse & Fryer.
At this time Mr. Pack left Bay Roberts to live in Carbonear, and
the business here was henceforth conducted by an agent until the
death of its founders, when it passed into the hands of his
son-in-law, W. S. Green, who became its sole proprietor.

Hooper, Jessie ....quote: ......aided by the praiseworthy
efforts of Mr. Williams, the Cathechist, Mr. Jessie Hooper and a
few other leading men in the Harbour, in the year 1824 the first
Church in the settlement was commenced, and the frame was erected,
on the rising ground in the front of Mercers Cove. The original
dimensions of this building were but small, being only 40 feeet by
28 , with a tower and gellery at the western end.

Mercer, Samuel father of Isaac, Jonathan and James...quote: The
next existing records bring us down 68 years, and is in possession
of Mr. Robert Mercer, Sr..........This record consits of the
register of births and deaths of the children of John and Mary
Mercer, commencing with Charles, the eldest, born in
1746.........

Jackson

Pack, Robert

Perchard, John, an old Jerseyman

Roach

Russell,....schooner The John William.....and brothers Isaac
and Stephen, who took the piece of land between Delaney and Elms.
These were followed by the Wilcox and Snows, who took the vacant
land on the other or lower side of Elms, and thus was the upper
part of Bay Roberts settled.

Snow

Wilcox

Williams.....quote: Here old Mr. Baldwin read prayers and here
Mr. G. Williams, a Cathecist and Lay Reader of the Church of
England 53 years ago, ministered and continued to hold service on
the Sabbath until the Church was built, when the house, being
delapidated, was taken down.

some place names mentioned by Rev. M. Blackmore:
Beachy Cove
Cold East Point
Jugglers Cove
Riverhead
Whit Monday Hill

other notes of interest:
1833: Census for Bay Roberts gave: 767 Members of the Church of
England, 296 Members of the Wesleyan Church, 190 Members of the
Roman Catholic Church. The total population of Bay Roberts being
1258.
1845: The returns of this census gave for Bay Roberts 1245
members for the Church of England, and a total population of 1499,
showing an increase of 478 members of the Church of England and of
546 individuals in the total in the interval between the years
1836-1845.
1852: the graveyard in Bay Roberts was newly fenced...
1853: the year following the consecration of the graveyard on
Coleys Point, 1854, saw the commencement of a new church for that
place....
1858:...a third Census found that the members of the CofE in Bay
Roberts now numbered 1652, the total population being 2373.



Surnames mentioned by F.F. Jardine:
Bennett
Cobbett
Earles
English
Garland
Hiscock
Normore
Pitts
Skane




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Almost three year hobby of researching these Surnames (and variations) /ancestors, who were recorded in BNA before 1835.....*Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, Bucham, Buchan, Buchanan, Churchill, *Dawe, Fitzpatrick, *French, **Lamb, **Russell, *Roswell, Rowell, *Rousell, Snow, *Sparks, Tucker In-law surnames of interest include Earle, **Babcock, etc. (*Timeline Docs. on file for these surnames and the history of Bay Roberts CB and St. Mary's PB. All subject related family history comments, contributions and questions are welcome. **Maritime L o y a l i s t surnames.)

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