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BUTLER a surname of England and Ireland, from Old French bouteillier -
servant in charge of the wine-cellar, usually the head
servant. "In some early examples, an officer of high rank
nominally connected with the supply and importation of wine".
(Reany). Later examples may be for Bottler - maker
of (leather) bottles. Guppy found Butler widespread.
Spiegelhalter traced it in Devon. MacLysaght found it
widespread in all provinces except Ulster. Black comments
that Butler appears to have been ousted in Scotland by SPENCE.
In Newfoundland: Samuel Butler, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern Status: widespread
CLARK(E) surnames of England, Scotland and Ireland, from Old English
cler(e)c Latin clericus. "The original sence was 'a man in a
religious order, cleric, clergyman'. As all writing and
secretarial work in the Middle Ages was done by the clregy,
the term came to mean 'scholar, secretary, recorder or penman'.
"As a surname, "it was particularly common for one who had
taken only minor orders" (Reaney). Clark "usually stands for
O'Cleary in Ireland" (MacLysaght). The forms Clark and Clarke
are widespread and indiscriminate in England; Guppy found
Clark dispersed over a large part of Scotland, but rare in
the north; MacLysaght traced Clarke in Dublin.
In Newfoundland: John Clarke, of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Clarke, farmer of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Arthur Clarke, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John F. Clarke, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John Clarke, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Mark R. Clarke, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Clark, scattered. Clarke, widespread.
COADY: a variant of the surname of Ireland Cody, Mac Oda, "A Gaelic
patronymic assumed by the Archdeacon famliy who are in Co.
Kilkenny since the 13th century" (MacLysaght).
In Newfoundland: Michael Coady, farmer of Broad Cove, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread
DRUKEN: a variant of the surnames of Ireland (O) Droogan, Drugan, ODruagain,
(MacLysaght). " An ancient Co. Armagh Family& It is found as far
west as Co. Leitrim but is nowhere numerous. "(MacLysaght).
In Newfoundland: John Drogan, of Horse Cove (now St Thomas),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: especially at St Thomas.
FITZGERALD: a surname of England and Ireland, in Irish MacGerailt -
son of Gerald. (Reaney, macLysaght). Traced by Spiegelhalter
in Devon and found "very numeruos" by MacLysaght.
In Newfoundland: James Fitzgerald, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread.
GILLARD: a surname of England, pronounced with G as in gag from the Old
French Guilard with G as in gem , a derivative of French Gillard,
Diminutive of Gille (Giles). (Reaney, Cottle).
Traced by Guppy in Devon.
In Newfoundland: George Gillard, fisherman of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: scattered
HICKEY: a surname of Ireland, (O) Hickey, O hIcidhe, Ir. iceadh- healer.
(MacLysaght). Traced by MacLysaght in Cos. Limerick,
Tipperary and Clare.
In Newfoundland: Cornelius Hickey, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread
HUSSEY: a surname of England, Ireland and ? Wales, in
England from Old French hosed (house) - truck-hosed, booted, or
Middle English hus(e) wyf - housewife, mistress of a family,
or from the French place and family name Houssay; in Ireland
(O) Hussey, O hEodhusa,or a variant of de Hosey. (Reaney, Cottle,
Spiegelhalter, MacLysaght). Traced by Guppy in Somerset and
Wiltshire, by Spiegelhalter in Devon, andby MacLysaght from de
Hosey in Cos. Kerry and Meath, and from O'Hussey in Cos.
Fermanagh and Tyrone.
In Newfoudland: John Hussey of Broad Cove (now St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Nathaniel Hussey, of Broad Cove (now St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread
JENNINGS: a surname of England and Ireland, a diminutive of John,
based on an Old French diminutive Jeanin; in Ireland also
for MacSheoinin. ( Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght). See JOHN.
Traced by Guppy in Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire,
Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey and Warwickshire, by Spiegelhalter
in Devon, and by MacLysaght in Cos. Galway and
Mayo and in Ulster.
In Newfoundland: James Jennings, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Jennings, farmer of Horse Cove,
1904 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern Status: Scattered
JONES: a surname of England, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands - son
of John, from the form Ioan adopted from the Authorized Version
of the Bible. Cottle points out that "Anomalously, there
is no J in the excellent Welsh alphabet !But Jones is notoriously
the commonest surname in Wales& .." SEE JOHN.
(Reaney, Cottle, Turk). Found Widespread by Guppy in England
and Wales and by MacLysaght in Ireland.
In Newfoundland: John Jones, fisherman of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: 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: Charles King, farmer of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Henry King, fisherman of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread.
LAURIE: a surname of England and Scotland, a diminutive of the baptismal
name Lawrence. See LAWRENCE. Traced by Guppy in Northumberland
and south of the Forth and Clyde. And by Spiegelhalter in
Devon. LOWNEY?
In Newfoundland: Edward Lowne, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Lowrie, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Robert Lowrie, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Rare, at Bell Island
LAWLOR: a variant of the surnames of Ireland, (O)Lalor,
Lawler, O Leathlobhair, Ir. leath - half, lobhar - sick
person, leper. MacLysaght, Cottle). Traced by MacLysaght
in Co. Leix.
In Newfoundland: Martin Lawler, fisherman of Horse Cove (now St. Thomas),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Robert Lawler, fisherman of Horse Cove (now St Thomas),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Lawlor, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Robert Lawlor, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Lawlor, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Martin Lawlor, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered, especially at St.Thomas
MANSFIELD: a surname of England and Ireland; in England from the
Old English place name Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) - the field
bt the hill called Mam - ? breast; in Ireland for de Mandeville.
See MAND(E)VILLE. (Cottle, Ekwall, MacLysaght). Traced by Guppy
in Essex and Oxfordshire, and by Maclysaght in Cos. Tipperary
and Waterford.
In Newfoundland: Michael Mansfield, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered.
MCCARTHY: a surname of Ireland, Mac Carthaigh , Ir, carthach -
loving. "The most numerous Mac name in Ireland". (MacLysaght.)
Traced by MacLysaght in Cos. Cork and Kerry.
In Newfoundland: Richard McCarthy, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
William McCarthy, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: widespread
MITCHELL: a surname of England, Scotland, Ireland, the Channel Islands
and of the Micmacs of Newfoundland, from the baptismal name
Michael (See MICHAEL(S), or from Old English mycel, Middle
English michel etc. - big; also in Connacht often a synonym
of (O) Mulvihill) O Maoilmhichil - devotee of (Saint) Michael.
(Reaney, MacLysaght, Turk). Found widespread by Guppy in
England and Scotland as far north as Aberdeen and by
MacLysaght in all provinces except Munster.
In Newfoundland: James Mitchell, fisherman of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread.
NEARY: a surname of Ireland, (O)Neary, O Nardhaigh, possibly
from nardach - skilful. (MacLysaght). Traced by MacLysaght
in north Connacht.
In Newfoundland: Philip Neary, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Neary, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status:` Scattered, especially at Bell Island and St. John's.
O'DONNELL: a surname of Ireland, O Domhnaill. (MacLysaght).
See O'Donald. Traced by MacLysaght in Cos. Clare.
Donegal and Galway.
In Newfoundland: Michael O'Donnell alias Michael Clarke, from Modiling (
CO. Waterford), of Paradise (unspecified), died 1816
(Royal Gazzett 16 Jul 1816).
Modern status: Scattered.
PERC(E)Y: surnames of England, PERCY of Scotland from the French
place name Percy (La Manche, Calvados), or ? a variant of
PEARC(E)Y. (Reaney, Cottle). Spiegelhalter traced Pearcy in Devon.
In Newfoundland: Caroline Percy, scool teacher of Horse Cove
(now St. Thomas), 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status:
PICCO(TT): variants of Picot, a surname of England and the
Channel Islands? From Old French personal name PIC with the
Suffix -OT or ? from a nickname from Old French PICOT - point,
pointed object, Picaud, a pejorative form of Piqueur -
user of a pickaxe. (Reaney, Dauzat, Turk). See also PICKETT.
In Newfoundland: Thomas Picco, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Picco - scattered; Piccott - scattered
POWER: a surname of England and Ireland, from Old French
Pohier - the man from Poix (Picardy), or from Old French povre,
poure - poor, or ? from Old French poer - one (em)power(ed) to
do something, a herald. MacLysaght notes that the de in the Irish
form de Paor should be le, - the poor man, consequent on a vow,
POWERS - son of Power appears to be rare. (Reaney, Cottle,
MacLysaght). Guppy traced the variant Poore in Hampshire;
Spiegelhalter traced Poore and Power in Devon; MacLysaght
traced Power mainly in Waterford and adaccent counties, among
the fifty most numerous Irish names.
In Newfoundland: James Power, of Horse Cove, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Power widespread, Powers rare, Poor rare
QUILTY: a surname of Ireland (O) Quilty, O Caoile. (MacLysaght).
Traced by MacLysaght mainly in Munster and especially in
Co. Limerick.
In Newfoundland: Family tradition: ------, from Ireland, settled at
Bishop's Cove (Conception B.), in the 1700s; the family
later move to St. Thomas (Harbour Main district) (MUN Hist.)
Nicholas Quilty, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John Quilty, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Michael Quilty, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered, including St. Thomas
RICHARDS: a surname of England, Wales and Guerney (Channel Islands),
Richard of Jersey, from the Old German personal name Ric(h)ard,
Central French Richard, Anglo Norman Reiard, containing the elements
powerful and brave. With its nicknames and diminutives, such as
Rich(ie), Hitch, Rick(et), Hick(et), Dick(on), it has given rise,
as Withycombe comments, to an immence number of surnames including
DICK(S), DICK(IN)SON, DIXON, HICKMAN, HICKS, HIGDEN, HISCOCK,
HITCHENS, HUDDY, HUDSON, PRITCHARD. (Withycombe, Reaney, Cottle,
Turk). Found widespread by Guupy in the Midlands, north and south
Wales, and especially in Cornwall and Monmouthshire.
In Newfoundland: William Richard, of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Richards, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John Richards, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Michael Richards, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern Status: Scattered
SQUIRE(S): surnames of England from Old French escuyer,
Middle English squyer - shield-bearer, esquier, a young gentelmen
attending a knight. (Reaney, Cottle). See also SWYERS. Traced by
Guppy in Bedfordshire, Devon, Leicestershire, Ruthlandshire and
Nottinghamshire, with Squires "far the least frequent, occurring
in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire."
In Newfoundland: John, of Southside Broad Cove
(now St. Philips), 1790 (CO 199.18)
Benjamin Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Benjamin Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Benjamin Squires, farmer of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Charles Squires, farmer of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Edward Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Frederick Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
George Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
George Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Jacob Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Squires, farmer of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Levi Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Peter Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Solomon Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Solomon Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Squires, farmer of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Squires, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Squires, widespread.
STAPLETON: a surname of England and Ireland, from the
English place name Stapleton (in 7 countries) - farm by a pillar
or post or ? Stapledon (Devon). See also GAUL(E), Mac an Ghaill -
son of the foreigner, adopted some Stapletons. (Cottle, MacLysaght).
Traced by MacLysaght mainly in Cos. Kilkenny and Tipperary.
In Newfoundland: Family tradition, William (1797- ), from England or
Ireland, came to St. John's in 1813 and settled at Horse Cove
(now St. Thomas, Conception B.) in 1817 (MUN Geog.)
Edward Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove, Harbour Main District,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove, Harbour Main District,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Peter Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
William Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Thomas Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Richard J. Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Edward Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Terence Stapleton, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered, especially at St. Thomas
TAPP: a surname of England from the Old English personal name
*Txppa, unrecorded but found in such place names as Taplow
(Buckinghamshire), Tapton (Derbyshire), etc, (Reaney). Traced
by Guppy in Devon and Somerset.
In Newfoundland: Benjamin Tapp, farmer of Broad Cove (now St. Philips)
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Tapp, farmer of Broad Cove (now St. Philips)
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered.
TRAVERS(E): surnames of England and Ireland; from Middle
English travers, used of a toll paid on passing the boundary
of a town or lordship, or a tollgate or tollbridge, and hence
perhaps the surname of the keeper and collector of such tolls;
in Ireland also for (O) Trower, O Treabhair, Ir. treabhair -
skilfull. (Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght). Guppy traced Travis in
Derbyshire, Lancashire and with Traves, in Lincolnshire;
Spiegelhalter traced Travers in Devon; and MacLysaght Travers
in Co. Leitrim. Traverse may be a Newfoundland variant.
In Newfoundland: Richard Travers, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Travers, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Richard Travers, Sr., fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Richard Travers, Jr., fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Patrick Travers, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Travers, scattered. Traverse, scattered.
TUCKER: a surname of England and Ireland from Old English
tucian - to torment, later to tuck or full (cloth), associated
with FULLER and WALKER, or rarely from French tout coeur -
brave, courageous; in Ireland also sometimes a synonym of
O'Tougher (See TOYCHER). (Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght). Traced
by Guppy especially in Devon and also Cornwall, Dorset,
Hampshire, Monmouthshire, Somerset and South Wales.
In Newfoundland: R., of Broad Cove (now St. Phillips),
1765 (CO 199.18)
Emmanuel Tucker, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Charles Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Elias Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Henry Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Jacob Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Jonathan Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Nathaniel Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Nathaniel Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Richard Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Richard Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Robert Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Solomon Tucker, fisherman of Broad Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Widespread.
WARD: a surname of England and Ireland from Old English
weard -watchman, guard, or Middle English werd, ward - (dweller
in or near the) marsh, or from the English place name Ward (Devon);
in Ireland usually for Mac an Bhaird - son of the bard. (Reaney,
Cottle, MacLysaght). Found widespread by Guppy and bybMacLysaght in
Cos. Donegal and Galway.
In Newfoundland: Henry S. Ward, fisherman of Broad Cove (St. Philips),
1871 Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Scattered
WHELAN: a surname of Ireland, with a variant WHALEN,
(O) Whelan, Ó Faoldin, Ir. faol - wolf, a variant of PHELAN,
or sometimes an abbreviation of Whelehan, or occasionally
a synonym of Hyland. Whalen is recorded by E.C. Smith but
not by MacLysaght. MacLysaght found Whelan numerous in the
country between Cos. Wexford, Tipperary and Wexford, and
rare in Ulster.
In Newfoundland: John Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Richard Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
John Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
James Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Daniel Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Thomas Whelan, fisherman of Horse Cove,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Directory)
Modern status: Whalen, widespread, especially at St. John's,
Whelan, widespread, especially at St. John's,
Colliers and Bauline.
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