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List of Fishing Rooms, Bonavista Bay
Census of 1805-1806

#	Name	Location	Claimant	Origin	Occupant	By right	date	Memo
1	George Barber's Room	On Pond Island,east end of the harbour of Greenspond	GeorgeBarber	Built by the claimant's family	George Barber, Greenspond	Inherited	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
2	Joseph Barber's Room	On Pond Island,east end of the harbour of Greenspond	Joseph Barber,Greenspond	Built by the claimant's family	Joseph Barber, Greenspond	Inherited	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
3	Mary Hutchins'Room	on Pond Island,east end of the harbour of Greenspond	MaryHutchins',Greenspond	Built by the claimant's family	MaryHutchins',Greenspond	Inherited	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
4	Phil Black's Room	On Pond Island, east end of the harbour of Greenspond	Phil Black, Greenspond	Purchased 1793	Phil Black, Greenspond	Right of-Purchase	July 27,1805	1 Stage
5	Lester's Lower Room	on Pond Island,east end of the harbour of Greenspond	Benjamin Lester &Co.,Poole,Dorset	Purchased 1782	Benjamin Lester &Co. Poole	Right of Purchase	July 27,1805	3 Stages includes houses, flakes, stores,etc
6	Read'sRoom	On Pond Island,middle of the harbour of Greenspond	Keat and Read,Greenspond	Purchased 1802	Keat and Read,Greenspond	Right of Purchase	July 27, 1805	3 Stages
7	Barry's Room	On Pond Island,middle of the harbour of Greenspond	Edward Barry and Benjamin Johnson,Greenspond	Purchased 1799		Right ofPurchase	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
8	Attwood's Room	On Pond Island, west end of Pond Harbour	Esau Attwood, Greenspond	Built by claimant27 yrs. ago(1778)	Esau Attwood,Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
9	Saunders'Room	On Pond Island,	RobertSaunders	Purchased 17 yrs.	RobertSaunders,	Right of Possessio	July 27, 1805	1 Stage
10	Burry'sRoom	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	David Burry,Sr. Greenspond	Built by claimant30 yrs ago (1775)	David Burry,Sr. Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 28,1805	1 Stage
11	McCarty'sRoom	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	John McCarty,Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1801	John McCarty, Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 28,1805	1 Stage
12	Windsor's Room	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	John Windsor,Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1799	John Windsor,Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 28,1805	1 Stage
13	Stratton's Room	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	Thomas Stratton, Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1802	Thomas Stratton, Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 28, 1805	1 Stage
14	Manuel's Room	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	William Manuel, Twillingate	Built by Claimants Family 50yrs. ago (1755)	Richard Kennedy, Greenspond	Held by lease: 4 pounds sterling per year	July 8, 1805	1 Stage
15	Lester's UpperRoom	On Pond Island,west end of Greenspond Harbour	Benjamin Lester &Co.,Poole	Purchased 20 Yearsago	BenjaminLester &Co.,Poole	Right ofPossession	July 28, 1805	2 Stages
16	White's Room	SW side,or middle part of Greenspond Harbour	John White & Edward Pond,Greenspond	Built by Claimants 1804	John White &Edward Pond,Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 28, 1805	1 Stage
17	Kean's Room	Ship Island,Greenspond Harbour	Kean,Esq., GreatBritain	Built by Claimants family 80 yrs ago(1725)	Thomas Street,Poole	Held by Lease	July 28, 1805	1 Stage
18	Green's Room	Ship Island,Greenspond Harbour	Thomas Green,Greenspond	Purchased two years ago(1803)	Thomas Green,Greenspond	Right of Purchase	July 28,1805	1 Stage
19	Ben Carter's Room	Ship Island,Greenspond	Benjamin and Joseph Carter,Greenspond	Built by Claimants family 80 years ago (1725)	Benjamin and Joseph Carter,Greenspond	Right of inheritance	July 29, 1805	1 Stage
20	Burton's Room	Ship Island, Greenspond	Thomas Street,Poole	Purchased from the original owner	Thomas Street,Poole	Right of Purchase	July 29, 1805	1 Stage
21	Samuel White's Room	East sideof Ship Island,Greenspond	Samuel Rolls, Poole	By will of Samuel White	Benjamin and Lester &Co. Poole	Held bylease	July 29, 1805	2 Stages
22	Crocker's Room	Little Grout's Island,Greenspond	William Crocker,Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1802	William Crocker,Greenspond	Right of Original Possession	July 29, 1805	1 Stage bound on all sides by sea
23	Bourne's Room	Grout's Island,Greenspond	John Bourne,Greenspond	Purchased	John Bourne,Greenspond	Right of Purchaseand Possession	Aug 24,1806	1 Stage
24	Pig Island Room	Pig Island,Greenspond	John Feltham &Samuel Skiffington Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1802	Feltham and Skiffington	Right of Original Possession	July 29, 1805	1 Stage bound on all sides by sea
25	Burry's Room	West side of Newell's Island,Greenspond	Thomas Burry &Co. Greenspond	Built by Claimants Father	Thomas Burry and Co.		July 29, 1805	1 Stage
26	Brown's Room	West side of Newell's Island, Greenspond	William Brown and his Brothers and Sister, Bonavista	Inherited from their Father	John Ducy,Greenspond	Lease 4 pounds sterling	July 29, 1805	1 Stage with flakes and such
27	Parker's Room	West side of Newell's Island, Greenspond	John Parker,Greenspond	Built by Claimant 1806	John Parker,Greenspond	Right of Building and Possession	Aug 20, 1806	1 Stage

Page Contributed by Cyndi Alcock
Page Revised by Craig Peterman (September 2002)

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