Hi Lloyd; I am really enjoying your contribution of "History" and other interesting topics. I have learned a great deal from reading your postings. Keep up the good work!! Cheers Evelyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Rowsell" <lgrowsell@yahoo.com> To: <NFLD-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <NFLD-LAB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:41 PM Subject: ngb_info 1600-1900 Irish Surnames in Newfoundland and earlier people... > 1600-1900 "Irish in Newfoundland" by Mike McCarthy ISBN > 1-894294-04-01 > > Recently I read the above named book which is mostly based on > early Newfoundland court records and other documents. > > Here are a few 'timeline' quotes: > > 1662...page 3..."The first reference to an Irish settler in > Newfoundland was a Mr. Russell, who was reported living in St. > Mary's. In 1662, a warrent was issued for his arrest for > non-payment of rent to Governor Pearce at Ferryland." > Question by lghr: What is the recorded evidence that Mr. Russell > was born in Ireland? Captain Edward Russell was Commodore of the > island of Newfoundland in the year 1676 and the earliest recorded > Russell property ownership in Bay Roberts dates back to before the > 1700 year birth of Grandmother Russell, of Edward Russell who > claimed #689 in the Plantation Book. Sir William Russell was a > joint Treasurer of the British Navy in the year 1630. > > 1767....page 25..."There were Irishmen serving in the fishery at > Greenspond by 1767, and James Hayward, a merchant of the > community, invoked the same scheme as Felix McCarthy of Harbour > Grace to avoid paying his servants.........Again the governor > intervened and ordered Hayward to pay the 13 crew members who > were: > > Lawrence Bryan > Pat Bryan > John Carey > William Calimon > Jermiah Daniel > John Daniel > Pat Ducey > John Higgins > Tom Kearich > Richard Maugher > Maurice Mulchey > Ed Pendergrass > Matt Power > > 1776...page 24...."In 1766 the first report of an Irish presence > on the Labrador coast came with the report of the murder of an > Irishman named Nugent at Forteau............An investigation into > the affair showed that the crews of both ships had been British > with the exception of Nugent and a man named DILLON. The crews > were arrested and brought to trial at St. John's." > > lghr notes: quote from the book titled "By Great Waters" > > page 40..."I went on board an Irish fishing shallop, which was > bound to the coast of Labrador. When we arrived on that coast, I > saw the Esquimaux for the first time, rowing about in their > kayaks, but not were permitted to approach us, being fired upon by > our boat's crew........I was even told that a resolution was > formed to kill all the Esquimaux............and brought me the > next day to Quirpoint. Here some people had arrived, who intended > to destroy the Esquimaux, and were holding council for that > purpose. I went boldly to them, shewed the Governor's > proclamation, found it difficult to divert them from their evil > designs, but succeeded at last. September 4th, 1764, was a > joyful day when I saw an Esquimaux arrive in the harbour. I ran > to meet him, and called to him in the most friendly manner, > addressing him in the Greenland language, which, to my > inexpressible joy, he understood." > > 1819...."6 Indians from Labrador were baptized Methodist Church > Bareneed" source: family and NL history notes of Isaac L.G.Sparkes > (1917-2003) > > 1789...page 93..."On July 20, 1789, the residents of St. John's > were alarmed by the appearance of a large number of men and women > who came overland by the path from Bay Bulls and Petty Harbour. > Later, the governor in a letter to W.W. Grenville dated September > 20, 1789 said that the peace of the island was disturbed by a > large number of male and female Irish convicts being landed on > July 15, 1789.......The contract was awarded to captain Robert > Coysh of the brig 'Elizabeth' and the final terms of the agreement > were that 74 men and 6 women were to be embarked for return to > England.............From the two lists it would appear that the > following persons either died or escaped from the camp on Signal > Hill before they boarded the 'Elizabeth'. > Borleigh, John > Carey, Darby > Cashell, James > Conway, Tim > Duncan, Tom > Farrell, John > Gibbons, Will > Grant, James > Hogg, David > Hurley, John > Kelly, Martin > Keough, John > Lacey, Francis > Lawlor, John > Lee, Pat > McLesse, Dan > Mooney, Bart > Murray, Bart > Neweham, Denis > O'Brien, Charles > Parker, Peter > Riley, James > Sheridan, Dan > Stewart, Dan > Vance, Lansht > Walee, Pat > Walsh, Tom > Whyler, James > > page...201...The names of those who embarked on the Elizabeth > were: > Bailey, James > Brosnahan, Con.....age 23....b. Tralee > Bryant, Charles > Burke, John > Butler, William....age 27...b. Limerick > Byrne, John.....age 22...b. Sargart > Byrne, Tim * Tim Byrne and James Riley both died on August 13, > 1789 at St. John's. Will Franklin escaped. > Cahill, Tom > Carew, Dan > Carpenter, Nick > Connors, Tom > Coyle, John.....age 21....b. Dublin > Crook, John > Delaney, Mick....age 22...b. Ballymore > Dempsey, Matt...age 21...b. Clonshee > Dunne, Pat & Tom > Ellis, Tom > Finn, Mick > Fisher, Robert....age 25...b. Dublin > Fling, Patrick > Foley, Joe > Gainford, John > Grant, John > Halfpenny, John...age 23...b. Drogheda > Hart, Patrick > Hagie, David....aka David Hogg...age 16...b. Edenacligh > Healey, Pat > Horley, John > Killan, John > Kelly, Mark & Tom > Lahey, Tom > Leigh, Pat.....aka Pat Lee...age 24...b. Drogheda > Leonard, Pat....age 40...b. Cornegal > Linehan, William > Linsay, Tom > Mahoney, John...age 44....b. Mitcheltown > Maney, Bart > Mansfield, John > McCarthy, Charles & John > McDornet, John > McElles, Dan > McGuire, John > Moore, James & John > Mulloney, Pat > Murphy, James & Mick > Neale, Pat .....aka Pat Neal...age 40...b. Kilkenny > Neal, John > Nugent, Pat and John > Pendergast, Nick > Pollate, Abraham > Robinson, Robert > Ryan, Mike & Tom > Sales, John > Shannon, Tom > Smith, John > Stirid, Dan > Sullivan, Nick & Pat > Taylor, Thomas > Thilson, Will > Trilly, John > Vinn, John > Young, Anthony > Warpole, Will...aka Will Walpole...age 20...b. Cashell > Welsh, John > > Sentence for all was 'Transportation' > > 1794...page 202....Irish Volunteers for the Local Militia at > Placentia in 1794: > > Barron, Lawrence > *Blackburn, Josiah > Blanch, Mike and Thomas (White??) > Breen, Thomas > Byran, James > Carroll, Owen > *Colbum, William (Colbourne, Coburn??) > Collins, Cornelius, John, Sam, Thomas and William > Cook, Charles > Couch, John > Devine, Pat > Downs, James > *Fitzpatrick, John > Foley, James > Gibbons, John > *Gorman, John > Grant, Thomas > *Green, Robert and John > Hearne, Philip > Hooper, William > Hunt, John > King, Mick > Lambe, John, John Jr. and William > Lee, Daniel > Linnard, Frank (Leonard??) > *Maclleroy, John > *Maddocke, James (Maddox??) > Masters, William > *McGrath, Jerry > Miller, Pat and William > *Mooney, Pat and Robert > *Mullowney, Tom (Maloney??) > *Murphey, Pat > *Newman, William > Nicolle, Clement > *Oakley, James > Parnell, Ambrose > Paul, Harry > Payne, Thomas > *Peddle, William > Power, Edmond > *Redmond, William > Rogers, William > Rose, William > *Squires, James F. > *St. Croix, Charles, John and Richard > Vicquers, John and Thomas (Vickers?) > Walker, James > Walsh, James and Edmund > > (* denotes non-Norman surnames, lghr) > > > > > > > > ===== > Researching Surnames/ancestors, in NL before 1835.....Batten *Beauchamp, *Beecham, *Bishop, *Buchan, *Bucham, Butler, Churchill, *Dawe (Daw, Dar, Dare, Dorr) Earle, Epps, Fitzpatrick, Foot, *French, *Lamb, Moran, Morgan, *Russell, *Rosewell, *Rosedale, Rosdell, Routh, *Rowswell, *Rowsell, Rowell, *Rousell, Roussell, Snow, *Sparks, *Sparkes, Tucker and their in-laws. (*Timeline Documents on file for these surnames, NL Primary Producers and NDBay History..all family history contributions are welcome) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > ************************************************************** > Going on vacation? Prefer the digest mode? > Manage your NGB Mailing List subscription > http://ngb.chebucto.org/ngb-mail.shtml > > >