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Boyde

https://historyoflittlebay.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Boyd_Arthur_Arthur_Boyd_interview_February_14_1986.mp3 According to the 1986 interview with Arthur Boyde embedded above the Boyde family came from England when his great grandfather landed at Twillingate. The family spread out from there. His grandfather, Thomas Boyde, moved to Little Bay following the closure of the mine at Tilt Cove but appears to have originally come from Tizzard’s Harbour. My first references to the family in Litt ...

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Dillon

This is what I have on the Dillon family in Little Bay. The miner John Dillon (pictured) was present by 1882 and two of his sons remained in town into the 1950s. I’m pretty proud of my research work on this one. I remembered a Dillon reference in the police diaries but when I went back to double check I found I was mistaken. It was a man named William Ditton referenced in the diaries of Constable Thomas Wells and not a Dillon. I contacted my friend and fellow researcher Doyle Wells as he had tra ...

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Hearn

The Hearn family came to Little Bay from St. John’s. They make their first appearance in my records in 1882 with Patrick Hearn. Thomas Hearn, the man who first opened Hearn’s store, was likely Patrick’s son. He was 15 years old in 1882. According to an interview with Leo Hayse, the first stores operating in Little Bay were those of Hearn and Burke. If that is the case then Patrick may have been a shopkeeper or trader prior to his son Thomas opening the family store in 1892. The Hearn family sto ...

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Walker

According to the oral history the first Walker in the area was John Walker from Brigus and his wife Agnes Summers. They both died and are buried in Little Bay. They had five children all born in St. Patrick’s; Ellen (1883) married Tom Armstrong, Joseph (1888) married Margaret Cleary, Margaret (1889), John who died as a baby, and William (1906) who died in a mining accident at Bett’s Cove when he was only 19. The remaining Walkers in Little Bay descend from this lineage. My first record of John i ...

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James

1881 - James, William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Louisa - wife of William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Frederick Jacob - born to William and Louisa (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1882 - James, James (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Harriett - wife of James (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, William - born to James and Harriett (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1883 - James, William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Louisa - wife of James (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Mona Bell - born ...

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Keefe

1886 -J. Keefe played in a game of cricket (Twillingate Sun, July 24 1886)1890 -Death of Daniel J. Keefe age 1 - son of Daniel and Maggie Keefe (Evening Telegram, Oct 28 1890)1891 -John Keefe involved in a billiards tournament (Twillingate Sun, July 4 1891)1892 -Birth of Moses Patrick Keefe to Daniel and Margaret Keefe (Civ births)

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Green

1880 - Green, Edward - planter (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Green, Susanna - wife of Edward (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Green, Elizabeth Ann - born to Edward and Susanna (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1881 - John Green - manager for the S.S. Hercules which serviced Little Bay (Evening Telegram, May 27 1881) 1889 - Mrs. Green arrived in Harbour Grace from Little Bay on the S.S. Neptune (Harbour Grace Standard, April 27 1889) Mr. Green was involved in court proceedings in Little Bay (Evening Telegr ...

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Conway

If you have images of sources for the Conway family of Little Bay please contribute. 1879 -  Conway, Thomas - born (1921 census) 1883 -  Conway, James vs The Queen for the indecent assault on Rebecca Swires widow of Ken Oake (Supreme Court documents) Conway, James - bill of indictment for indecent assault (Twillingate Sun, Sept 21 1883) 1884 -  William Conway - involved in an accident at the mines which saw the death of miner Luke Madden (Wells) 1885 - Conway, Thomas - labo ...

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Lewis

1884 - Birth of Bessie Boyden Lewis to Samuel and Mary Ann (Vital stats) Marriage of Frederick Youngs - bachelor, miner and Fanny Locke - widow. Witnesses Frederick Locke and Mary Ann Louis (Methodist Marriages) 1888 - Lewis, Samuel (NL Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Lewis, Mary Ann - wife of Samuel (NL Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Lewis, Sarah Elizabeth - daughter of Samuel and Mary Ann (NL Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1889 - Travel by steamship Conscript from Little Bay to Fogo f ...

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Brown

There is a cove called Brown's across the bay at St. Patrick's. This is likely where they lived.1878 - Brown, Edward (birth from 1921 census)1879 - * Brown, George (Vital Stats, 1753-1893)Brown, Selina - wife of George (Vital Stats, 1753-1893)Brown, Emeline - born to George and Selina (Vital Stats, 1753-1893)1885 -Brown, Mr. - bookseller (Wells)1886 -Brown, John - arrested (Wells)1891 -* Lilian and Sofia Brown - present at Methodist wedding1892 - * George Brown - present at Methodist wedding1893 ...