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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I can say very little about the Hanrahans, which is odd as I can place the name in Little Bay from the town's beginnings until into the 1930s. If remembered in living memory please reach out and let me know.1878 -John J. Hanrahan was born in Little Bay (1945 census).1889 -In June Mr. W. Hanrahan was replaced by Mr. W. T. Sully as the RC school's teacher in Little Bay. There were 75 students (RC school records).1891 -Jos. Hanrahan found on the list of parishioners of Her Lady of Carmel Parish1907 ...
George Osmond and his wife Victoria Wheeler came to Little Bay from Tizzard's Harbour so I'd expect some ties to the Boyde family. They moved to Little Bay between 1878 and 1881 and were still represented there into the 20th century. They arrived with the mining boom. The family appears to have held some status judging by their social associations so while fishermen from 1893 onward I suspect they may have been involved in something else prior - either mining or one of the industries it helped s ...
I only have one lonely reference to the name Hillyer. It’s from the police journals of Sergeant Wells which were published in “All Quiet” by his great great grandson Doyle Wells. At 9am on Feb 15 1886 Constable Meaney served James Hillyer a summons for assaulting Mrs. Alfred Rideout. The case of Rideout vs. Hillyer occupied the court the following day. 1886 was before the Rideout family converted to the Salvation Army so I suspect they were still tangled up with the rum runners which may give so ...
John William Crane and his wife Catherine arrived in Little Bay between 1878 and 1881. They're involved in the town's higher culture. They each perform at the Public Hall. Further, Catherine's sister Eliza was married to mine captain Philip McVicar. 1881 - Crane, Eliza (Twillingate Sun)Crane, John William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893)Crane, Catherine - wife of John (Vital Stats, 1753-1893)Crane, Frederick Stafford - born to John William and Catherine - he was obviously named for Little Bay's first su ...
The surnames for 19th century Little Bay are listed here - nearly 600 of them! I plan to link each name to its own page where my research can be sorted publicly. This will be an ongoing project. Let me know which families you're most interested in in the comment section below. I'll prioritize those families for you! You can help me find new material by sharing this page. If someone you know has a last name I've listed here pass this on to them - they might just discover their own history! ...
In this piece I'll demonstrate how the food supply of the late 19th century town of Little Bay, Newfoundland was embedded in the larger colonial shipping system. Little Bay was a company town which grew out of a mining boom in Northern Newfoundland. It had a population that peaked at just over 2,200 making it one of the island’s largest centres. Between its founding in 1878 and its destruction by fire in 1903 it was the main copper producer in Newfoundland and one of the largest in the world. I ...
