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LAND GRANTS
(PRE CROWN LANDS ACT)
ST. JOHN'S EAST & WESTExcepts from the Journal of the House of Assembly Statement of Lands surveyed by the Surveyor General |
| No. | Name of Grantee | Contents of Lot | Situation of Lot | Rate per acre | Whole cost of Title to Grantee - £ | Expenses incurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Voisey | 24 0 5 | White Hills | 1s | 1 5 0 | Nil - The Surveys and Plans having been made by the Surveyor General |
| 2 | Thomas Knight | 27 3 38 | Do | 1 8 0 | ||
| 3 | Richard Murphy | 41 1 12 | Do | 2 2 0 | ||
| 4 | Thomas Sullivan | 9 3 25 | Do | 1 10 0 | ||
| 5 | John Hatchett | 6 2 14 | Near Logy Bay | 0 7 0 | ||
| 6 | James Lambert | 8 2 34 | Do | 0 9 0 | ||
| 7 | Patrick Ryan | 3 3 27 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 8 | Do | 3 0 0 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 9 | Do | 4 1 30 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 10 | Do | 31 1 39 | Old Outer Cove Road | 1 12 0 | ||
| 11 | Laurence Ryan | 12 0 13 | Do | 0 13 0 | ||
| 12 | James Keneary | 12 3 9 | Near Logy Bay | 0 13 0 | ||
| 13 | Andrew Dyer | 10 2 4 | Old Outer Cove Road | 0 11 0 | ||
| 14 | Richard Fox | 8 2 7 | Do | 0 9 0 | ||
| 15 | Do | 10 1 6 | Do | 0 11 0 | ||
| 16 | Do | 0 1 6 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 17 | Mathew Fox | 9 1 4 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 18 | Laurence Bolan | 8 0 0 | Do | 0 8 0 | ||
| 19 | William Brine | 9 0 0 | Do | 0 9 0 | ||
| 20 | David Hickey | 3 3 24 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 21 | Do | 1 0 11 | Do | 0 5 0 | ||
| 22 | Do | 11 3 14 | Do | 0 12 0 | ||
| 23 | John Doran | 6 0 3 | Do | 0 7 0 | ||
| 24 | John Hearn | 20 2 14 | Old Coot's March Road | 0 6 0 | ||
| 25 | Anastasia Walsh | 5 3 31 | Do | 1 1 0 | ||
| 26 | William Walsh | 17 3 35 | Do | 0 6 0 | ||
| 27 | John Dunn | 8 2 34 | Outer Cove | 0 18 0 | ||
| 28 | John O'Brien | 33 1 0 | Near Wigmore Gully Road | 0 9 0 | ||
| 29 | James Flannigan | 17 3 3 | Old Outer Cove Road | 1 14 0 | ||
| 30 | Thomas Addigan | 15 0 32 | Do | 0 18 0 | ||
| 31 | Michael Breen | 19 1 28 | Do | 0 16 0 | ||
| 32 | Michael Brennan | 18 0 0 | Do | 1 0 0 | ||
| 33 | M. Pendergrast | 18 2 33 | Do | 0 18 0 | ||
| 34 | Michael Dyer, jr. | 16 2 27 | Do | 0 14 0 | ||
| 35 | Patrick Wickham | 8 2 11 | Near Wigmore Gully Road | 0 17 0 | ||
| 36 | Do | 12 1 25 | Do | 0 16 0 | ||
| 37 | Mary Fogerty | 44 0 0 | Do | 2 4 0 | ||
| 38 | James Leary | 51 0 0 | Do | 2 11 0 | ||
| Acres | 563 2 1 | £29 8 0 |
| Name of party for whom the Survey has been made. | Contents of Lots | Where Situate | Cost Grant | Expense of Survey, and to whom paid | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tracey | 12 1 0 | Old Coot's Marsh Road | £0 13 0 | No expense was incurred in the Surevy, &c. of the lots described on this page, the work having been done by the Surveyor General | |
| John Kenna | 16 0 0 | Petty Harbor Road | 0 16 0 | ||
| Joseph Noad | 5 2 17 | Outer Cove | 0 6 0 | ||
| Samuel Goss | 10 1 10 | Torbay - North side of | 0 11 0 | ||
| Lawrence Dooling | 15 2 6 | Between North and South Rivers | 0 16 0 | ||
| Richard Walsh | 20 2 0 | Old Coot's March Road | 1 1 0 | ||
| James Walsh | 14 1 10 | Old Coot's March Road | 0 15 0 | ||
| James Shea | 15 0 0 | Old Placentia Road, South side of | 0 15 0 | ||
| John Wells | 6 3 10 | Portugal Cove Road, West side of | 0 7 0 | ||
| Edward Cahill | 21 0 0 | Upper Long Pond Road | 1 1 0 | ||
| Nicholas Nowlan | 16 1 0 | Old Placentia Road | 0 17 0 | ||
| Thomas Downs | 55 1 22 | Mount Ken Road | 4 12 0 | ||
| James Walsh | 26 3 0 | Old Coot's Marsh Road | 1 7 0 | ||
| Henry Nowlan | 16 2 0 | Old Placentia Road | 0 17 0 | ||
| James Nowlan | 16 2 0 | Old Placentia Road | 0 17 0 | ||
| Edmund Nowlan | 18 3 24 | Old Placentia Road | 0 19 0 | ||
| Ellen Power | 18 0 0 | Old Placentia Road | 0 11 0 | ||
| Richard Hurley | 16 1 14 | Old Placentia Road | 0 17 0 | ||
| Sylvester Kavanagh | 34 1 12 | Rocky Hill Road | 1 15 0 | ||
| Michael Brennan | 18 0 0 | Outer Cove | 0 18 0 | ||
| Edward Holden | 20 0 0 | Outer Cove | 1 0 0 | ||
| John Holden | 20 0 0 | Outer Cove | 1 0 0 | ||
| Richard Tobin | 28 0 7 | Outer Cove Road | 1 9 0 | ||
| Daniel Griffin | 11 3 7 | Outer Cove Road | 0 12 0 | ||
| Patrick Kavanagh | 8 2 30 | Petty Harbor Road | 0 9 0 | ||
| John Brine | 7 2 21 | Outer Cove Road | 0 8 0 | ||
| Catherine Walsh | 37 1 0 | Petty Harbor and Bay Bulls Road | 1 18 0 | ||
| Michael Roach | 2 1 32 | Outer Cove | 0 5 0 | ||
| Owen Keefe | 15 2 0 | Outer Cove | 0 16 0 | ||
| Andrew Hake | 8 1 2 | Old Topsail Road | 0 9 0 | ||
| William Ryan | 33 0 0 | Torbay | 2 6 0 |
APPENDIXSTATEMENT of Lands surveyed for persons who were in possessionprior to the passing of the Crown Lands Bill. For the year ending 1st October, 1847, continued from Page 174. (District of St. John's) JOSEPH NOAD, Surveyor General, 14th Jan., 1849 |
| Name of Party for whom the Survey has been made | Contents of Lot | Where situate | Cost Grant - £ | Expense of Survey, and to whom paid | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Doran | 7 2 10 | Outer Cove | 0 8 0 | Nil - The Surveys and Plans having been made by the Surveyor General | |
| Robert Rodger | 2 1 8 | Soldier's Path | 0 5 0 | ||
| David Hickey | 16 3 34 | Outer Cove | 0 17 0 | ||
| Edward Carroll | 15 3 0 | Old Placentia Road | 0 16 0 | ||
| Edmund Cummins | 16 0 0 | Ditto | 0 16 0 | ||
| John Holden | 8 0 0 | Pokeham Path | 0 8 0 | ||
| James Farrell | 22 3 10 | Topsail Road | 1 3 0 | ||
| Michael Dalton | 28 0 0 | Ditto | 1 8 0 | ||
| E. O'Brien | 6 3 32 | Lower Gully, South Shore | 0 7 0 | No expense was incurred in the Survey, & c. of the lots described on this page, the work having been done by the Surveyor General. | |
| W. T. Parsons | 2 2 30 | Topsail | 0 5 0 | ||
| Patrick Devan | 0 3 11 | Monday Pond Road | 0 5 0 | ||
| J. O'Flannigan | 50 0 0 | Topsail Road | 5 0 0 | ||
| D. Fitzpatrick & others | 3 3 7 | Cockpit Road | 0 5 0 | ||
| William Walsh | 15 2 19 | Old Coot's Marsh Road | 0 16 0 | ||
| William Williams | 3 1 20 | Pouch Cove | 0 5 0 | ||
| 767 2 5 | 44 14 0 |
This page contributed by Martin Boland
Transcribed By: Ivy F. Benoit June 2001
Revised: July 2002 (Don Tate)
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