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Landowners in HOLYROOD CENTRAL and the SOUTH SIDE. The information was taken from an old Property Map and Evelyn Morrissey has been kind enough to allow us to post it to the Newfoundland's Grand Bank Site and displayed on the Harbour Main Regional page. According to Evelyn, thanks should also be given to Eileen Walsh for her part in transcribing these records from the map. While we have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible,
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| Note: According to Evelyn, this list of land owners is imcomplete. Newtown is not shown on the map and some sections such as Salmonier Road, Witless Bay and other sections along the main highway towards Duff's. |
MAIN ROAD
from SALMONIER ROAD to JOY'S ROAD
East side
properties.
| NAMES | REMARKS |
|---|---|
| Estate John VEITCH | (there is a Court House on this property) |
| Est John VEITCH | |
| N WALL of Nich | |
| Nich WALL of Nich | |
| WALSH | (no first name) |
| L.B | (that's all that was written) |
| M. | (that's all that was written) |
| R.D. | (that's all that was written) |
| Richard DWYER | |
| JOY | (no first name) |
Junction of MAIN ROAD and NORTH SIDE ROAD.
These properties are on the NORTH SIDE ROAD.
West side properties.
The ocean is on the East side of the road.
(The NORTH SIDE ROAD properties are
continued on the HOLYROOD NORTH SIDE PROPERTY MAP.)
| NAMES | REMARKS |
|---|---|
| Estate J. Veitch | |
| Estate Philip Veitch | |
| Estate D. Veitch | |
| Estate George Veitch | |
| Estate G Veitch | |
| WALSH Estate | (first name off the map or not noted) |
| Est Cornelius KENNEDY | |
| Part of a property but name off map. |
NORTH SIDE ROAD
East side properties.
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Opposite WALSH Estate (mentioned above) is the train station and the Public Wharf. There is a narrow strip of land beside the Public Wharf which says 'Granted to Olaf OLSEN' Vol 108 Fol 437. |
MAIN ROAD
from FLANNIGAN'S POND to BYRNE'S ROAD.
West
side properties.
On the East side of the road is the
South Arm of Conception Bay. ie. the ocean.
| NAMES | REMARKS |
|---|---|
| Patrick MORRISSEY | |
| Philip O'NEILL | |
| John LEWIS of Phil | |
| Thomas MOORE | |
| Estate Patrick BYRNE | |
| Estate Peter BYRNE | (written in small letters beside the MAIN ROAD portion of this property is the name Wm BYRNE, in the same small letters on the BYRNE'S ROAD side, is the name John BYRNE.) |
MAIN ROAD
from opposite Estate of Peter BYRNE
mentioned
above, to WITLESS BAY ROAD.
East side properties.
| NAMES | REMARKS |
|---|---|
| Est Patk BYRNE | |
| Mary Ellen BYRNE, Widow of Patrick | |
| Maurice BUTLER | |
| F. BENNETT | |
| Frank BENNETT | (behind above properties and on the other side of the railway.) |
MAIN ROAD
from junction of WITLESS BAY ROAD
running roughly NE.
North side properties.
| NAMES | REMARKS |
|---|---|
| William MAHER | |
| Wm MAHER | (this property and the one above are separated by Shore Rd.) |
| James MALONEY of John | |
| Wm WALSH | |
| Thos RYAN | |
| Wm RYAN | |
| Michael DUNPHY | |
| William FUREY | |
| Thos and John FUREY | (BENNETT'S ROAD, beside BEAR'S COVE BROOK, both going N to the ocean.) |
| Estate James BENNETT | |
| William MORRISSEY & Est Thos MORRISSEY | |
| Est Wm O'BRIEN |
MAIN ROAD
from junction of WITLESS BAY ROAD
to BENNETT'S
ROAD and BEAR'S COVE BROOK.
South side properties.
| NAMES |
|---|
| James MALONEY of John |
| John MALONEY |
| Thomas RYAN |
| Wm RYAN |
| Wm WALSH |
| Michael DUNPHY |
| John BENNETT |
| This property has the owner's name off the map. |
| Est Thos MORRISSEY |
| The following list of property owners was taken from another Property Map which was given to Evelyn Morrissey by William Dawson. These properties are on SHORE ROAD and the MAIN ROAD. There are probably some names missing between where the above map leaves off and the map below begins. The following information was read and transcribed by Evelyn Morrissey. |
MAIN ROAD
West side properties
| NAMES |
|---|
| Edward KIRBY |
| William KIRBY ...the 2 above properties are also the same ones that begin the east side of Shore Road (Crawleys Road) |
| Estate Lawrence O'ROURKE the word "(hotel)" appears at the southeast corner of this property |
| Joseph HICKS (also goes back to east side of Shore Road) |
| Est. George HICKS |
| John HICKEY |
| Peter HICKEY ...the 2 above properties also go back to east side of Shore Road |
| John J. LEWIS |
| James BUTLER |
| (road to Briens Stand) |
| James BRIEN |
| George BRIEN |
| KIELLY |
| James McGRATH |
| McGrath Road |
| R.C. Cemetary |
| James McGRATH |
| John MORRISSEY |
| James McGRATH |
| John O'ROURKE |
| Michael O'ROURKE |
| ? Road (could possibly be O'Rourke Road as it is in the same area as O'Rourke's Road on Shore Road) |
| Daniel WHELAN |
| Michael O'ROURKE |
| R.C. School |
| Daniel HENNESSEY |
| O'ROURKE |
| Thos. MORRISSEY |
| John HARDING |
MAIN ROAD
East side properties
| NAMES |
|---|
| James CRAWLEY |
| Pat CRAWLEY |
| James CRAWLEY |
| Est. Lawrence O'ROURKE |
| Joseph HICKS |
| (road to Butter Pot Pond) |
| John J. LEWIS |
| James BUTLER |
| John BRIEN |
| George BRIEN |
| James BRIEN |
| James KIELLY Jr. |
| Est. Lawrence O'ROURKE |
| James McGRATH |
| (road to KIELLYS) |
| James McGRATH |
| James BUTLER |
| John O'ROURKE |
| Daniel WHELAN |
| Michael O'ROURKE |
Contributed by: Evelyn Morrissey
Page revised: August 2002 (Terry Piercey)
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