> 2. Re: Richard Howell Western Bay NL (edbar) > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:24:39 -0230 > From: "edbar" <edbar@nl.rogers.com> > Subject: Re: [NFLD-LAB] Richard Howell Western Bay NL > To: <nfld-lab@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <8770C4202F6E4D77B256BF2493A22DB0@EdPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Janet, > Nice to hear from you. The Newfoundland Howell family did originate in > Carbonear, some of them moved from there to Western Bay. From there one > line > (about 3 or 4 people) went to Cobblers Island in Bonavista Bay. I believe > a > few went into Trinity Bay and now I find from your note that another one > went to Red Bay, Labrador. Seems to me I also recall that another one went > to the west coast of the Northern Peninsula. From this perspective the > Howell family story is not unlike many other families that seem to have > migrated up the east coast. > > When I get a chance (within a week) I will split off a Howell Family Tree > (as I have it recorded) and send it to you. I would appreciate you sending > me what you have on your branch of the tree. > > I do have a Robert, son of Richard, who married a Rebecca but I have his > approx birth as 1795 not 1784 ??? ( you may very well be right as date was > an approx guess). Where did you get the 1784 date? I have only three > children recorded for them as follows (John - 1819, Mary - 1823, Eliza - > 1830) although I am sure there were more. Few families back then had only > three children. > > I just noticed your last name - Pye, probably from Trinity Bay ???? :-) > > Regards > Ed Hi Janet: Just a side note. I am originally from Western Bay and I would like to inform you that, even though there are no Howells currently living in Western Bay, the last family bearing that name died off within the last ten years or so. Thet lived on the South side. There is also a piece of land on the North side of the community that is still referenced as "Howell's Garden". I expect this belonged to the original Howell families. G. Penney