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Lovell's 1871 Provincial Business Directory |
TORBAY A large fishing settlement on the straight shore north of St John's districk of St John's. The settlement is built on a flat country lying between two high headlands, with a fine beach. There is no harbor and the anchorage is too open for safety. The inhabitants are engaged to some extent in farming. The town of St John's is partly supplied with salmon caught in this vicinity. Distant from St. John's by road 7 miles. St. John's is its post town. Population 1,270. |
Bradberry, George, farmer Bradberry, Jacob, farmer Bradberry, John, farmer Bradberry, Johathan, farmer Brine, James, farmer Brown, John, fisherman Byrne, Dennis, farmer Bulger, John, farmer Bulter, John, farmer Bryn, Michael, farmer Cantwell, James, farmer Cantwell, Pierce, farmer Carew, Thomas, farmer Chucks. William, farmer Clements, Richard, farmer Clements, William, farmer Codner, George, farmer Codner, John, fisherman Codner, Nicholas, fisherman Codner, Samuel, fisherman Codner, Uriah, fisherman Codner, William, farmer Cody, Garrett, farmer Cody, William, farmer Cole, Philip, fisherman Cole, Thomas, farmer Cole, Uriah, fisherman Condon, Thomas, fisherman Crow, James, farmer Crow, Thomas, farmer Cuddihy, Richard, farmer Cullen, Matthew, fisherman Cullen, Michael, farmer Cullen, Michael, fisherman Dodd, Thomas, farmer Dodd, William, farmer Donavan, James, farmer Donavan, John, farmer Doody, David, farmer Downs, Thomas, farmer Doyle, John, fisherman Doyle, Nicholas,farmer Doyle, Patrick, farmer Doyle, Peter, farmer Doyle, William, farmer Dreehan, Patrick, farmen Dunphy, Edmond, farmer Dunphy, Patrick, farmer Dunphy, Pierce, farmer Ellerd, John, farmer Ellerd, John, farmer Ellerd, Peter, farmer Eustace, James, farmer Field, George, farmer Field, John, fisherman Field, Samuel Field, William, farmer Finn, Robert, farmer Fitzpatrick, Frederick, farmer Fitzpatrick, William, Farmer Flemming, Samuel, fisherman Gibbons, Simon, fisherman Gosse, Alfred, farmer Gosse, James, farmer Gosse, John, farmer Gosse, Peter, farmer Gosse, Philip,farmer Gosse, Samuel, planter Gosse, Thomas, planter Gosse, William, farmer Gosse, William, planter Grace, Philip, farmer Grace, Simon, fisherman Hicky, David, farmer Kelly, Edmond, farmer Kelly, James, farmer Kelly, Richard,farmer Kelly, Terrence, fisherman Kelly, William, fisherman Kinsela, Patrick, farmer Lacey,James, farmer Langdon, Charles, farmer Lapper, Charles, farmer Larkin, James, farmer Larkin, Patrick, farmer Lee, John, farmer McDonald, Thomas, planter McGrath, Dennis, farmer McGrath, James, fisherman McGrath, John, farmer McGrath, Thomas, farmer McGrath, William, fisherman Maguire, James, farmer McGuire, James, farmer McGuire,John, farmer Maguire, Martin, farmer Mahen, Michael, fisherman Malone, John, farmer Malone, Philip, farmer Malone, Robert, farmer Manning, John, farmer Manning, John, planter Manning, Patrick, farmer Manning, Patrick, fisherman Manning, Thomas, farmer Manning, William. farmer Martin, Isaac, farmer Martin, John, farmer Martin, John, farmer Martin, Jonathan, farmer Martin, Richard, farmer Martin, Robert, farmer Martin, Thomas, farmer Martin, William, farmer Martin, William, planter Molay, Patrick, farmer Money,John, farmer Mory, James, farmer Mory, Roberts, farmer Murphy, John, farmer Murphy, John, farmer Neal, James, farmer Neal, Martin, farmer Nowlen,James, farmer O'Connell, Thomas, fisherman Power, Lawrence, farmer Power, James, planter Pounden, John, farmer Power, John, fisherman Power, McGue. farmer Power, McGue. planter Quigby, John, farmer Quigby, Thomas, farmer Reddy, Michael, farmer Reddy, Patrick, farmer Roach, John, farmer Roach,Simon, farmer Roach, Thomas, farmer Ryan, James, farmer Ryan, Martin, farmer Ryan, Patrick, farmer Ryan, Patrick, planter Ryan, Richard, farmer Ryan, William, farmer Shea, James, fisherman Shea, Michael, farmer Sinnett, Thomas, farmer Snelgrove, Thomas, fisherman Topper, George, farmer Topper, William, farmer Thom, Henry, fisherman Thom, James, farmer Thom, John, fisherman Thom, William, farmer Thom, William. farmer Thom, William, fisherman Tool, Michael, farmer Trecco. Joseph, farmer Troy, rev. Edward, R. Catholic Tupper, Samuel, farmer Warington, John, fisherman Wheeler, James, farmer Wheeler, Philip, farmer Whalen, James, farmer Whelan, James, fisherman Whelan, James, fisherman Whelan, John Whelan, John, fisherman Whelan, Keyrom, farmer Whelan, Lawrence, farmer White, christopher, fisherman White, William, farmer White, Hoseph, farmer Whitly, Michael, farmer Woodfine, John , farmer Yones, Philip fisherman
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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.
Trnscribed by John M. Ross
Page Revised: January - 2003 (Don Tate)
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