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Lovell's 1871 Provincial Business Directory |
ENGLISH HARBOR WEST A fishing settlement in the district of Fortune Bay. This place has a large herring fishery as well as cod. It is a post town and port of entry. Distant from Belleoram 4 miles by road. Mail fortnightly. Population 210. |
Bennett, Thomas R, merchant Bishop, John, fisherman Cox, Thomas, fisherman Cox, William, fisherman Doloment, Joseph, fisherman Doloment, Owen, jun, fisherman Doloment, Owen, sen, fisherman Evans, John, planter Evans, Thomas, jun, planter Evans,Thomas, sen, planter Farrel, Daniel, fisherman Fiander, George, fisherman Fiander, Philip, planter Green, John, planter Green, Jonathan, planter Hayes, Alfred, fisherman Keeping, William, planter Loughlan, Charles, fisherman Oates, John*1 Penny, George, fisherman Rose, John, planter Smith, Stephen, planter Smith, Thomas, fisherman Sterling, Albert Stoves, Thomas Strowbridge, John, planter Yara, John, fisherman Yara, Philip, planter
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The entries have been transcribed as
they appear in the 1871 Lovell's directory.
Over the years, many of the names have become
colloquialized or spelled differently.
Contributed and Transcribed by Judy Barker
Page Revised: January - 2003 (Don Tate)
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NAME | DESCRIPTION OF ERROR | REPORTED BY |
OATES*1 | just reviewing the 1871 listing for Fortune Bay district, English Harbour West.... noticed a John "Oates"......this is in fact John "Ott" he and 2 sons were also recorded in 1894-1897 Fortune Bay listing as "Otts" when it was just "Ott" Jonathan Ott married an Evans lady in EHW.....she is an ancestor of mine. | Dave Evans |
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