Good Morning Frank and Mary Coady, Thank you so very much for your message. Whittle is not a common name in Newfoundland so there might be hope that will eventually connect with some of what you have. I suppose I could identify the Whittle's living in the community in relation to a census and then just ask you. I don't know. Unfortunately for me it seems only the men were recorded from what I have seen. (The only names I have are women's.) My father was baptised at St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church. So the community would have been in reach of that. Newfoundland was the last Province to join Canada only doing so in the 1940's. Before that its inhabitants were considered British. That might be something to consider if one is trying to trace someone who came to North America. It is doubtful Ellis Island would have been involved. Actually Newfoundland is also on the eastern seaboard of North America and is actually closer to England than New York. Planes leaving N.Y., etc. fly over us on their way to England/Europe. Having said that I thought I would share the following with you > >>From "Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland" >By: E.R. Seary > >WHITTLE, a surname of England and Ireland from the English place name >Whittle (Lancashire, Northumberland), or (dweller near the) white hill >or clear stream (as in Whitwell (pronounced Wittle)) (Cambridgeshire). >(Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght). >Traced by Guppy in Dorset, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Rutlandshire >and Somerset, and by MacLysaght formerly in Co. Waterford but now more >numerous in adjacent Leinster counties. >In Newfoundland: >Early instances: George Whittle, of Trinity Bay, 1780 (DPHW 64); >Thomas Whittle, shoemaker of St. John's, 1794-5, "12 years in >Newfoundland," that is, 1782-3 (Census 1794-5); Joseph, of Trinity >(Trinity B.), 1789 (DPHW 64); John, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1834 >(Nfld. Archives HGRC); John, of Petites, 1859 (DPHW 98); Charles (and >others), of Flat Islands (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell); Patrick, >fisherman of Frenchman's Cove (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell); >Benjamin, servant of Little Bay (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell). >Modern status: Scattered, especially at St. Bernards and St. John's. >Place names: Whittle Hill 47-41 58-10; ----Rock 47-37 58-39; Whittles >Point (Labrador) 54-09 58-27. > Looking forward to any further communications, Sincerely, Patricia Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Coady" <[email protected]> To: "Patricia" <[email protected]> Sent: August 4, 2001 6:05 am Subject: Re: WHITTLE > Hi Patricia > > My wife and I are researching the WHITTLE name in Lancashire, my wife Mary's > mother was born in Freckleton a village in Lancashire. We have quite a large > database regarding the WHITTLE name, as yet we have not found any links with > Newfoundland, it is a pity that you don't have the parents of your > grandmother. > Hope you keep in touch > > Regards > > Frank & Mary Coady > > Lytham St Annes > > Lancashire > > >