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Dec 11, 1896 Abram GODWIN 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William GODWIN, fisherman, married Martha JACOBS 23, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father William JACOBS, fisherman; witnesses Elijah GODWIN and James JACOBS. Dec 14, 1896 James CULL 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James CULL, fisherman, married Emma DOWNTON, 20, spinster, domestic servant, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph DOWNTON, fisherman; witnesses Edward DOWNTON and Charlotte HANCOCK. Dec 1, 1897 Christopher ROEBOTTOM 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Frederick ROEBOTTOM, fisherman, married Hilda HEAD 18, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father William HEAD, fisherman; witnesses Samuel NEWMAN and Emma BRETT. Dec 14, 1897 William James COBB 23, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father George COBB, fisherman, married Emma BRETT 19, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John BRETT, fisherman; witnesses William BRETT, Sarah MILLER and Walter SEAMMELL Feb 17, 1898 Israel GODWIN 26, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father John GODWIN, fisherman, married Jane FORD 22, spinster, domestic servant, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob FORD, fisherman; witnesses Joseph GODWIN and James WELLS. Mar 19, 1898 Alfred COLES 36, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father William COLES, fisherman, married Phyllis COMBDEN 35, spinster, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father Henry COMBDEN, fisherman; witnesses John FENIMORE and Andrew TARRANT. Nov 10, 1898 William Elisha MILLER 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob MILLER, fisherman, married Jane BRETT 22, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Hezekiah BRETT, fisherman; witnesses Joseph James COFFIN and Sarah MILLER> Nov 10, 1898 Aquilla COFFIN 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Alexander COFFIN, fisherman, married Matilda FREKE 18, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father James FREKE, fisherman; witnesses Mary Ann COFFIN and T. M. ANTHONY. Nov 11, 1898 Levi FREAKE 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Boyd's Cove, father John FREAKE; married Sarah HEWLETT 19, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Reuben HEWLETT; witnesses Mary Maria GODWIN and Joseph HEWLETT. Dec 12, 1898 Joseph James COMBDEN 28, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Eli COMBDEN, married Mary Jane BROWN 24, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John BROWN; witnesses John GODWIN Dec 20, 1898 Ephraim COFFIN 26, widower, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father George COFFIN, fisherman, married Jessie GODWIN 20, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Simon GODWIN, fisherman; witnesses John GODWIN, John James BROWN and Emma GODWIN. May 12, 1899 Richard CULL 33, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph CULL, fisherman, married Sarah FOOKES 25, spinster, domestic, resident of Island Harbour, father unlisted; witnesses Abram CULL and Patience CULL. May 18, 1899 John HEWITT 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John HEWITT, fisherman, married Sarah MILLER 25, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob MILLER, fisherman; witnesses Arthur COFFIN and Eva MORRIS. Oct 26, 1899 James COMBDEN 27 bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William COMBDEN, fisherman, married Susanna WELLS [WILLS] {name was signed Wills but written on record as Wells} 23, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William WELLS, fisherman; witnesses James JOLIFFE and James WILLS. Nov 1, 1899 Elijah GODWIN 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William GODWIN, fisherman, married Jane WELLS 22, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William WELLS; witnesses Joseph COBB and Sarah Jane GODWIN. Nov 9, 1899 William HANCOCK 25, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father James HANCOCK, fisherman, married Mary Maria GODWIN 21, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William GODWIN, fisherman; witnesses Levi FREKE and Sara Jane GODWIN. Nov 30, 1899 Thomas William NEWMAN 35, widower, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John NEWMAN, fisherman, married Louisa WELCOME 25, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Frank WELCOME, fisherman; witnesses William Henry BRETT and Jane WELCOME. Dec 8, 1899 John Henry HART 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Thomas HART, fisherman, married Jane COFFIN 23, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Alexander COFFIN, fisherman; witnesses Ambrose COFFIN and Mary Ann COFFIN. Dec 14, 1899 Hezekiah HEWLETT 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James HEWLETT, fisherman, married Betsey BROWN 27, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob BROWN, fisherman; witnesses William Henry BROWN and Susanna FREKE. Sep 16, 1900 Francis WELCOME 50, widower, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John WELCOME, farmer, married Amy Ann COFFIN nee POPE 49, widow, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Robert POPE, fisherman; witnesses Joseph James COFFIN and Sarah MILLER. Jun 23, 1901 William CULL 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father John CULL, fisherman, married Katherine CHESTER[?] 26, spinster, resident of Fogo, father Obed CHESTER[?], fisherman; witnesses Joseph CULL and Emma FORD. Aug 18, 1901 Lot HANCOCK 23, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph HANCOCK, married Jessie CULL 19, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James CULL; witnesses Charles HANCOCK and Patience CULL. Oct 7, 1901 William RUSSELL 32, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Samuel RUSSELL, fisherman, married Jane WELCOME 15, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Frank WELCOME, fisherman; witnesses Ambrose COFFIN and Sarah Jane FREKE. Nov 21, 1901 John JACOBS 33, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Henry JACOBS, fisherman, married Maria BRETT 18, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John BRETT, fisherman; witnesses William H. BRETT, John [?] and Mary Ann JACOBS. Dec 16, 1901 Edwin COFFIN 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Thomas William COFFIN, fisherman, married Amelia GODWIN 18, spinster, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father Abram GODWIN, fisherman; witnesses Ambrose COFFIN and Lucy BRETT. Dec 16, 1901 William Henry BROWN 31, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob BROWN, fisherman, married Ceailia FORD 22, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Job FORD, fisherman; witnesses William Thomas BROWN, Emma WILLS, Simon BROWN and James En...[?]. Nov 17, 1902 Nathanael BRETT 44 [?], widower, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Richard BRETT, fisherman, married Martha BOWN 41, widow, resident of Boyd's Cove, father William BOWN, fisherman; witnesses Thomas M. ANTHONY and Jemima ANTHONY. Dec 15, 1902 Arthur BROWN 23, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Abel BROWN, fisherman, married Elizabeth GODDEN 22, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Simon GODDEN; witnesses Nehemiah GODWIN, John J. BROWN and Emma COBB. Jan 1, 1903 Simon COFFIN 28, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Joseph COFFIN, fisherman, married Jane HANCOCK 22, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph HANCOCK, fisherman, witnesses John COFFIN and Mary M. CULL. Feb 27, 1903 Abraham BROWN 28, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob BROWN, fisherman, married Emma WELLS 29, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father George WELLS, fisherman; witnesses Jessie BROWN, Simon BROWN and John WILLS. Oct 21, 1903 John WELCOME 25, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Frank WELCOME, fisherman, married Mary COBB 22, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father George COBB, fisherman; witnesses William J. COBB and Dorcas HEAD. Dec 8, 1903 John HEWITT 28, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph HEWITT, fisherman, married Patience CULL 24, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James CULL, fisherman; witnesses Ambrose COFFIN and Ruth HEWITT. Dec 22, 1903 James WELLS 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William WELLS, fisherman, married Mary Maria CULL 29, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Stephen CULL, fisherman; witnesses Mary GODWIN and Simon BRETT. Feb 16, 1904 John James BROWN 34, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Abel BROQN, married Mary Ann Jacobs 26, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Henry JACOBS, fisherman; witnesses Mary Ann HEWITT and Joseph James COFFIN. Jun 7, 1904 William David FREAKE 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Samuel FREAKE, fisherman, married Sarah Jane FREKE 22, spinster, resident of Boyd's Cove, father George FREKE, fisherman, witnesses Alfred FREAKE and Henry PAYTON. Dec 15, 1904 George COMBDEN 21, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Eli COMBDEN, fisherman, married Lily Mary PRIMMER 23, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James PRIMMER, fisherman; witnesses Dorcus NEWMAN and David BLAKEY. Dec 15, 1904 Arthur BROWN 25, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob BROWN, fisherman, married Louisa FREAKE 22, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Samuel FREAKE, fisherman; witnesses Simon BROWN and Jessie BROWN. Dec 6, 1905 William H. JACOBS 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James JACOBS, fisherman, married Clara ANTHONY 36, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Abraham ANTHONY, blacksmith; witnesses George FOSTER, Barbara [?] and [?] ANTHONY. Dec 6, 1905 John MERCER 28, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Joseph MERCER, fisherman; married Louisa FORD 24, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Job FORD, fisherman; witnesses Emma FORD and Thomas William NEWMAN. Jan 23, 1906 Herbert COMBDEN 20, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, guardian Joseph GODWIN, fisherman, married Barbara RYAN[?] 22, spinster, resident of Barr'd Island, father Joseph [?]; witnesses Joseph ANTHONY and Dorcas [?]. May 1, 1906 William Hy BRETT 50, widower, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Charles BRETT, fisherman, married Jane GODWIN nee FORD 30, widow, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob FORD, fisherman; witnesses Walter SEAMMELL, Laura TORRAVILLE. Oct 25, 1906 Samuel LUSCOMBE 23, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Loon Bay, father Alfred JOHNSON, fisherman, married Charlotte JOLLIFFE, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father James JOLLIFFE; witnesses Jane JOLLIFFE and Samuel COFFIN. Dec 6, 1906 Henry COMBDEN 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of David [?], father Eli COMBDEN, fisherman, married Leah LEWIS 19, spinster, resident of David [?], father James LEWIS; witnesses Emma Imelia WATKINS and Joseph LEWIS. Dec 6, 1906 William CULL 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father Henry CULL, fisherman, married Rhoda GODWIN 19, spinster, resident of Shoal Bay, Fogo, father Abram GODWIN, fisherman; witnesses Ralph CULL and [?] GODWIN. Dec 12, 1906 William PRIMMER 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father James PRIMMER, fisherman, married Amelia HEAD 22, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father John HEAD, fisherman; witnesses David BLAKEY Dorcas HEAD and Debra O. HARNELL[?]. Dec 13, 1906 William COMBDEN 29, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Lot COMBDEN, fisherman, married Ann Maria HEAD 20, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father William HEAD, fisherman; witnesses John COFFIN and Annie COMBDEN. May 14, 1907 Albert KEATES 21, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Richard KEATES, fisherman, married Tamar LEWIS 17, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Silas LEWIS, fisherman; witnesses Martha CULL, Jonah[?] CULL and Lily LEWIS. Oct 30, 1907 Alexander COFFIN 22, bachelor, merchant clerk, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Alexander COFFIN, fisherman, married Emma WATKINS 19, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Aaron WATKINS, fisherman; witnesses Joanna WATKINS, George FOSTER and William J. COFFIN. Nov 27, 1907 Lot HANCOCK 29, widower, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph HANCOC, fisherman, married Miriam HEAD 19, spinster, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father William HANCOCK [this is the name on the register], fisherman; witnesses Christopher ROEBOTTOM, Annie COMBDEN and Albert HEAD. Dec 8 1907 Seth COFFIN 24, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Thomas W. COFFIN, fisherman, married Ruth HEWITT 23, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Joseph HEWITT, fisherman; witnesses Adam HEWITT, Thomas NEWMAN, Martha HEWITT and Annie [?]. Dec 12, 1907 Christopher COBB 27, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father George COBB, fisherman, married Annie GODWIN 27, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William GODWIN, fisherman; witnesses Sarah PAYNE, Abraham GODWIN, Horace COBB and Martha HEWITT. Dec 23, 1907 Edward HEAD 22, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Joseph HEAD, fisherman, married Caroline CULL 27, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Stephen CULL, fisherman; witnesses Leah HEAD, Henry S. HEAD and Elijah CULL. Jan 1, 1908 Simon BROWN 30 [?], bachelor, fisherman, resident of Joe Batt's Arm, father Jacob BROWN, fisherman, married Matilda PECKFORD 28, spinster, resident of Change Islands, father Uriah PECKFORD, fisherman; witnesses Walter SEAMMELL, Jessie BROWN and Thomas W. NEWMAN[?]. Mar 2, 1908 Aaron GODWIN 25, bachelor, fisherman, resident of Barr'd Islands, father William GODWIN, fisherman, married Selina BRETT 24, spinster, resident of Barr'd Islands, father Lot BRETT, grower; witnesses Abram GODWIN and Lavinia BRETT. |
Transcribed by Karen Sutherland-Pahia (December 2001)
Page Revised: September 2002 (Don Tate)
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