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FRY(E): surnames of England, Fry of Ireland, from Old English
frig - free (born), noble, generous, or sometimes
? Little person, child, offspring, as in the fry of
fish; in Ireland an occasional synoym of Ferris in
west Ulster. (reaney, Cottle, Maclysaght 73). Guppy
traced Fry in Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Surry and
especially in Wiltshire.
In Newfoundland: Charles, planter of Brigus, 1829, of English Cove
(Conception B.), 1834 (DPHW 34)
Charles Fry, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Fry, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Timothy Fry, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Timothy Frye, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Joseph Frye, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Frye, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Gus Frye, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Fry, scattered. Frye,scattered.
KEHOE: a surname of England and Ireland, with variants
KEO(U)GH also of Ireland; in England "from Caieu,
a lost town in the vicinity of Boulongne-sur-Mer
(Pas-de-Calais)," in Ireland for (Mac)Keogh,
MacEochaidh, (Reaney, MacLysaght). MacLysaght traced
(Mac) Keogh in Cos. Limerick, Tipperary, Roscommon,
Wexford, and usually Kehoe in wicklow. Keough is
the Midland form.
In Newfoundland: James Kehoe, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Michael Kehoe, planter of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Nicholas Kehoe, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Sylvester Kehoe, planter of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Richard Kehoe, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Sylvester Kehoe, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Thomas Keough, farmer of English Cove,
1898 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Kehoe, scattered,
Keough, widespread
KING: a surname of England , Scotland and Ireland, from
Old English Cyng, a nickname from cyn(in)g - king,
or also from cyn(in)g - king, a nickname for one of
kingly appearance or qualities, of for one who had
acted the part of a king in a play or pageant or had
been 'king' of some festivity, or had seen service in
a royal household. In Ireland, King is usually an
English name, but it is also widly used as an
anglicized form of several names, including CONROY,
by pseudo-translation. (Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght).
Guppy found King widespread in England, especially in
Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire, and
Scoland, except the North.
In Newfoundland: William King, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Robert King, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread.
LEARY: SEE O' LEARY
LUSH: a surname of England and Ireland, from Old French l'uis -
the portal, hence doorkeeper, usher. (Spiegelhalter,
MacLysaght). Traced by Guppy in Dorset and Wiltshire.
In Newfoundland: John Lush , of English Cove
(Harbour Main Disrict), 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Lush, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Lush, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Lush, Sr., fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
William Lush, Jr., fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Samuel Luch, Sr., fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Samuel Lush, Jr., fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Thomas Lush, farmer of English Cove,
1898 (McAlpine's Directory)
Robert Lush, farmer of English Cove,
1898 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered especially at Marysvale.
NETT: This surname shows on the 1871 Lovell's Directory
for Turk's Gut (Marysvale) listings. Following
Directories do not list this surname nor anything
near or sounding like it.
NOTE:
IF ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THIS NAME,
WOULD YOU PLEASE E-MAIL ME.
In Newfoundland: Michael Nett, farmer, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: UNKNOWN
O'LEARY: LEARY, surnames of Ireland (with a ? Newfoundland
variant LEARIE, O Laoghaire. "Laoghaire was one
of the best known personal names in ancient Ireland"
interpreted by Woulfe as calf-keeper. (MacLysaght,
Woulfe). Traced by MacLysaght in Co. Cork.
In Newfoundland: Nicholas Leary, farmer of English Cove, (Marysvale)
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Leary, farmer of English Cove, (Marysvale)
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Patrick Leary, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Nicholas Leary, farmer of English Cove,
1898 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Learie, rare.
O'Leary, scattered.
POWELL: a surname of England, Wales, Ireland and the Channel
Islands, a shortened form of the Welsh hywel -
eminent (See Howell), or a Variant of PAUL, or
of POOLE; in Ireland also an occasional synonym
of GUILFOYLE. (Withycombe, Reaney, Cottle, Turk,
MacLysaght). Found widespread by Guppy in the
south and west of England, especially in
Herefordshire and MonmouthshireAnd in the South
Wales, and by McLysaght in small numbers
in all provinces.
In Newfoundland: John Poele, farmer of English Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Henry Powell, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John Powell, fisherman of English Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: scattered
STREET: a surname of England from Old English strxt -
(dweller by the) street, Roman road, (or later hamlet),
or from the English place name Street (Herefordshire,
Kent, Somerset, Devon)0. (Reaney, Cottle). See also
STRATTON, STRETTON. Traced by Guppy in Bedfordshire,
Hampshire, Surrey, and Wiltshire and by
Spiegelhalter in Devon.
In Newfoundland: James Street, farmer of English Cove (Conception B.)
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered.
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