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Newfoundland Vital Statistics ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL of St John the Baptist MISCELLANEOUS BOX BOX 6 (Containing Booklets 1-6) St. John's
MARRIAGES 1794-1810
NB: many of the dates for these records are incomplete or hard to read and the writing was also difficult to decipher. Marriage records are interspersed with burial and baptismal records, and are not in chronological order. It is recommended that you view the original records in person when possible.
BOOKLET 1
DATE	GROOM	GROOM'S INFO	BRIDE	BRIDE'S INFO	OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN	MINISTER	WITNESSES	REMARKS
Oct 30 1799	Mr Thomas G.W. EASTAFF		Miss Elizabeth JEFFERS			John Harries	John Lovey or Lavey, Mich'l Little, Elizabeth Little, Jno. Williams.
May 13 1807?	Richard WEIR?		Ann DENN?			John Harries	Thomas Weir, Alice Weir
Oct 9 1807	James ENNES or EMMES?		Mary BOLES?			John Harries	William Wyld, Ann S---lds, John Undrey
Dec 14 1809	James BUTLER		Hannah MORRISON			John Harries	Daniel Campbell, John Undrey
July 12 1806	Lieut. William ELLIOTT	of the Royal Navy	Miss Lucretia HARRIES	of this place	Version 1: footnote says True Copy, signed by John Harries and dated Oct 24 1807	John Harries	Henry Phillips ?Esq, Eliza Phillips, Mary Bulger, Eliza Harries, John Undrey	Version 2 differences: date is July 11 1806; witnesses are Mary A Bulger, illegible Phillips, Eliza Phillips; there is no footnote with this version.
June 2 1805	Samuel SHUMPLIN?		Honor GILLES?			John Harries	Daniel Woolocks?, John Undrey
Mar 24 1805	Edward MAHONY?		Ann SQUIRES			John Harries	James Stickly (rest of entry cut off)
Dec 27 1796	Mr. Richard ----ENHART?		Miss Elizabeth BROWN?		both of this place. Footnote: St Johns Newfoundland signed by John Harris 2--? November 1807.	John Harries	not given
June 5 1806	Robert BRINE Jun'r		Elizabeth MARET		both of this place. Footnote: "Above is a true copy…Nov 5 1806, John Harries"	John Harries	William Warren, Robert Brine, John Murch.
June 9 1805	William CHEATER		Elizabeth DOWDEN			John Harries	Phillip Kight, John Undrey
Dec?/Nov? 21?/31? 1803	John KEEFE		Angness ?HAY*			John Harries	Geo. Thos. Haye, Joseph Gill, Mary A. Harries, Elizabeth Haye, S.W. Jackson	*Signed as Agness Haye.
? ? 1803?	Lieut Archibald McDONALD		Miss Harriet COX			John Harries	John Ross?, John Cox, George Winter
n/g 1806	Mr Joseph T? PIERS?	paymaster of the Nova Scotia Regiment	Miss Eliza THOMAS	of this place	Footnote: True Copy, John Harries, Nov 30 1808, St Johns Newfoundland	John Harries	Sarah Gaden, Sarah Reed, Henry Phillips, A. Boucher
Oct 11 1806	John COX		Isabella BENNETT			John Harries	George Garland, Sarah Garland, Elizabeth Cawley	Groom signed as John B. Cox. This marriage was repeated in Booklet 5 without the groom's signature containing the middle initial "B".
Jan 1 1803?/1805?	John REDSTONE		Margaret DENT			John Harries	T. McCArthy, John Undrey
Nov 24 1804	Arthur* Holdsworth BROOKING	Corp?	Miss Mary DEAN			John Harries	Sarah Gaden, Mary Williams, ?.P. Williams, Peter Joliffe, last witness illegible.	*firname of groom illegible except beginning with "Ar" - corrected from births of children.
(torn) Mar 1805	Samuel PARTRIDGE		Ann DRISCOLL*			John Harries	Samuel England, John Undrey	*minister signed for bride as SARAH Driscoll; there are children born to a "John & Sarah" Partridge.
Apr 20 1805	John DOWSLEY		Mary PHAALAN*			John Harries	Thos. Meagher?, Bridget Doyle	*Signed as Mary Feehan or Feelan?.
Wed Dec 13 180? (1809*)	Silvester TOPP (?TAPP)		Catharine SQUIRES			John Harries	John Holmes, Clement Huds (?Hudson) - rest cut off	*Using a day of the week calculator, only Dec 13 1809 yielded the day of the week being Wednesday for years 1801 to 1809.
Jan 7 1806	Captain William MORRIS	of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment	Miss Mary LIVINGSTON (signature)			John Harries	Sarah Gaden, M? (H?) Phillips, Charlotte Thomas, Eliza Reed.
Oct 7 1806	John BRINE		Elizabeth COX			John Harries	John Mew, Elizabeth Cawley, Patience Parsons, Isabella Cox.
Nov 23 1801	John STIRLING	Surgeon of His Majesty's Ship La Coriande?	Isabella KING		Footnote: True Copy, John Harries, St Johns Oct 20 1808.	John Harries	Patr'k Hunter, Dominick King, Eliza King	Also in Vital Stats but name of ship transcribed as La Concorde.
Nov 25 1794	John GIBBS		Joanna HOLOHAN			John Harries	John Holihan, Mary Magher, Gaius Patridge
No date	James WATERMAN		Esther FIELD		In the Public Church at St Johns Newfoundland	Thos. Coote, J.P.	William Field, Richard Waterman, John Undrey	Children born to this couple at Torbay 1813 to 1820
June n/g 1806	Charles CUMMINS		Jane WHITTEN			John Harries	William Whitten, Mary Whitten.
Nov 21 180?	William THISTLE		Abigail NEWEL?			John Harries	John Cox, John Undrey
(Nov) 22 180?	William MITCHELL		Elizabeth BRADBURY			John Harries	Henry Allan, Jane Mitchel, John Undrey	This marriage is on same page as the previous entry.
Nov 24 1806	Moses CHAFE (signature*)		Ann MARCH			John Harries	S. An? Knight, Simon Solomon	*minister's version of groom's name looked like Moses Seans or Jeans but surname was Chafe in signature.
Feb 4 1804	Henry HOPKINS		Elizabeth CHEAFE			John Harries	?Thomas ?Hopkins, John Undrey
?Dec ?17 1808	Dougald CAMERON		Sarah BULLEY			John Harries	John Smith, Elenor Smith, Frances Duncanson	Per baptism of child, he was in the Nova Scotia Regiment.
Apr 3 1804	Jeremiah HUNT		Ann SYMMONS			John Harries	John McKenzie, illegible, Susan'h? Stafford?
Nov 31/27? 1804	John SKAN (minister) signed as John SCANES		Ann WHITE	of Torbay		John Harries	James Oak?, Daniel Dwyer.
Feb 4 1805	Abraham PINE		Elizabeth ALLEN			John Harries	David Mars(ha)ll, John Undrey	May be Abraham Pynn.
Oct 20 1804	John SWAIN		Eleanor SIMMONDS			John Harries	John Finch, Jeremiah Hunt
Jan 9 1804*	William SOMERTON		Ann PINE?			John Harries	James Handcock, John Undrey	*Date is at end of entry but does not appear to be the usual footnote "true copy"
Nov 13 1804	Samuel WOODLEY		Mary BARTER			John Harries	John Carter?, John Undrey
Nov 13 1807	George VYE		Mary MARCH			John Harries	Simon Solomon, Ann Way, Sarah Beenlen.
?? 24? 1806	Alexander LEAMAN*		Sarah (surname not given)			John Harries	Dan'l Kennedy, John Undrey	Her surname not given by minister nor in signature. There is one child baptized to an Alexander & Sarah LAYMAN in Vital Stats.
No date	Temple PIERS (signed as Tem: F. Piers)	of the Newfoundland Regiment of Fencible Infantry	Miss E. THOMAS (initial is from signature)	of this place		John Harries	Sarah Gaden, Sarah Reed, ?H Phillips, H Boucher
Dec 2 1807	William RYALL		Joannah NEAL			John Harries	John Guest, John Ryall
Oct 7 1808	William GOFF Esq		Miss Mary WIDDICUMBE (signature)			John Harries	Mary Widdicome, John Undrey
? 26 1804	Philip MARSHALL		Jane FRY			John Harries	Francis Fry, John Picco	Son of David & Mary Marshall; Jane is believed to be the daughter of Francis Fry & Jane Allen of Portugal Cove.
BOOKLET 2
Jan 6 1801	Major William HALY		Miss Ann HUTCHINGS			John Harries	witnesses cut off	Ann was baptized 1777 St Johns the dau of George Hutchings and Jane Adams. Charles Dominic William Haly was the son of Richard Haly & Anastatia Amaranthe Naveteur and was first married 1796 Co Cork to Harriet Reddish. He died Sep 1835 age 64, member of HM Council and for many years Lieut Col of the Nova Scotia Regiment.
Mar 24 1807?	Jonathan PARSON		Charlotte BUTLER			John Harries	John Barnes, John Undrey
Nov 21 1804	William FIELD		Mary BROOK			John Harries	Richard Thorn?, John Undrey
Apr 2 1809	John SMITH		Elizabeth *MILLE (signature)			John Harries	George MILLER, Mary Morissey?, John Undrey	There was no surname given for the bride except in her signature which is likely Miller.
?? Oct 1804	George ROGERS		Ann SUMMERTON *			John Harries	?Henry Somerton, John Undrey	*Ann Sommerton when written again in signature area - but she signed with an X
Apr 26 1806?	Henry MARTIN		Tamson? BURRAGE			John Harries	James Mullock, John Ebsary?
?June ?31 1809	Alexander HOLCOMBE?		Elizabeth LOCK			Thos. Coote, J.P.	William Dagwell, John Undrey
Nov n/g 1809	William BAKER		Hannah (surname illegible)			John Harries	Richard Brace, John Undrey	Bride's signature also illegible.
Aug 13 1809	William McDONALD		Mary WHITTY			John Harries	John Hardy, John Undrey
?? Mar 1805	George ASHMAN		Joanna SMITH			John Harries	James Barns, John Undrey
Aug 26 1806?	George JOHNSON		Mary BARNS?			John Harries	George Park, John Chance
No date	James MOSDEL?		Hannah FREEMAN			John Harries	Daniel Woolock, Richard Kingman?	A James Mosdell died Mar 6 1876 Brigus, Conception Bay age 89 yrs per the Public Ledger (Mar 23 1876)
No date	Josiah CRESSEY		Bridget MURPHY			John Harries	John Murphy, ?Maria Stoney?/Storey?
?? Dec 1809	Philip HOLWELL?		Mary FRY			John Harries	Francis Fry (one only)
No date	Samuel SUTTON		Mary RICE?			John Harries	John Mason, John Undrey	On same page as previous entry.
? Mar 1806?	William DOWDEN		Elizabeth CHANT?			John Harries	?Rich'd ?Shearing, Samuel Jeffery?
?Feb 8 1805	John ANES*		Jane BUTLER			John Harries	Robert Evans, ?Matth or ?Nathl Howe	*may be alt spelling of Haines/Haynes/Hynes
Apr 15 1805	John WALLACE		Ann FIELD			John Harries	Henry Johnson, John Undrey
Sep 9 1805	George FLEET		Elizabeth MORRIS			John Harries	Richard Gough, John Yorsten (or Yorston)
No date	Richard RYAN		Bridget DUNNAT? (?DANNAT)			John Harries	?Charlotte Caddin?, John Undrey.
No date	William LOVEYS		Jane PERRY			John Harries	John Brine, John Undrey
June 22/24? 1807?	James FURNEAUX		Mary FOOT			John Harries	John Foot, John Masters	Version of marriage in Box 3 has date looking like June 20 or 28th, another wit Mary Masters. Re-entered by Thomas A Grantham after loss of Register of marriages from Vestry room. The Vital Stats version has date looking like June 26; John Foote is not listed as a witness.
Dec 26 1806	Davie CHEAFE		Ann ATKINS			John Harries	Thomas Atkins, John Undrey
Dec 15? 18??	John SMITH		Elenor BALL?			John Harries	William? Ball?, John Undrey, Ge----? ------pple?
Apr? 30? 18??	Laurence FIELD		Elizabeth BARTER?			John Harries	John Brey?, Sarah Bray?, John Undrey
Sep 5 1799	Robert RADFORD		Ann BARNES		Footnote: St Johns, May 30 1806 (likely a true copy certification by John Harries).	John Harries	none	Vital Stats version has date of Sep 8 1799.
Nov? 15? 1809?	Joseph BROWN		Bridget KENNEDY			John Harries	Richard Perchard, Elizabeth Perchard
Nov? 8 1800?	Matthew HOLWILL		Jane DAWE?			John Harries	William Natton?, John Undrey	She signed as Jane Hollwel
?? 29 1806	James BRINE		Jane WALKER			John Harries	Thomas Walker, Ann Brine, Ann MacKellan
No date	Thomas DOWDEN		Elizabeth HUMBER			John Harries	John Whitten, Rich'd Perryman
May 30 1810	Charles SINCLAIR	Private in His Majesty's Nova Scotia Regiment of Fencibles	Abigail CROMEY			John Broom, J.P.	James ?Lavinfield, Ann ?Germain
June 4 1810	Peter LESLIE	Corp in His M. Corps of Royal Artificers	Mary MORRIS			John Broom, J.P.	D--? Cuthburt?, John M-----?
?Feb 1 1804	John GRACE		Margaret BROOKS			John Harries	Rich'd Ryan, Bridget Ryan
Dec 27 1796	Mr. Richard RA-------?		Mrs. BROWN		Both of this place. Footnote: St Johns Newfoundland, Nov 2 1807 (this is to indicate it is a copy)	John Harries	none
Aug 26 1805	Stephen WOOLEATH?		Mary COLBORNE			John Harries	Robert Boden, Marg't Roberts
Dec 17 1804	David PIGGOT		Harriet MOSSMAN			John Harries	John Wilson, D. Christian, John Undrey
Nov 23 1804	James CHURCHILL		Elizabeth FRY			John Harries	Francis Fry, John Undrey	Both parties likely of Portugal Cove per surnames.
No date	Thomas PROUSE		Drusila SHORT			John Harries	John Stephens, John Undrey.
?? 13th ????	Michael KNIGHT		Ann YOUNG			John Harries	??-------ukliss Knight, John Undrey	On same page as previous entry.
Apr 25 1805	Captain John HIERLIHEY	or the Roy(torn) Newfoundland Regiment	Miss H? BULLEY (Signature)			John Harries	Rob. Bollard, Jane Bollard, Charlotte Thomas, Mary Ann Haines, Eliza Reed, Mary Livingston	A Mrs Hannah Hierlihy age 65 or 56 died Mar 8 1852 Halifax NS widow of Captain Hierlihy per the Times. If the same person, would have to be the older age due to year of marriage.
? ? 1806	William BEST		Sarah WILLIAMS			John Harries	John Jarmin, John Undrey
No date	John CROSSMAN		Mary TUCKER			John Harries	?Wm. ?Harriss, John Undrey
Jan 21 1807	John PITTS		Eliza PICCO		both of Portugal Cove.	John Harries	?Thos. ?Farell, John Picco
?Feb ? (1807)	George WHIPPLE		Mary HEATHARD? (or Keathard?)			John Harries	Thos. Hilo----?, John Und(rey)
?? Aug 1803	William GRIFFIN		Rachel HEATHER			John Harries	Thos. Nelson, Elsey Nelson, Edward Nelson
Sep 19 1809	John HUTCHINGS		Elizabeth EFFORD			John Harries	Rich'd Hammond, Harriet Hammond, John Undrey
Oct 14 1809	Richard Robin BROWN		Susan BUGDEN			John Harries	William Bugden, Thomas Bugden, John Undrey
BOOKLET 3
May 16 ? 1807	Robert TUFFIN		Mary MILES			John Harries	Dennis McGrath, Judith McGrath
Apr 7 1807	Robert ANDREWS		Ann FREEMAN			John Harries	John Masters, Wm. Freeman, Jonathan Parsons
?Apr/May ? (1807)*	William FREEMAN		Hannah BUTLER			John Harries	James Mellage, illegible	*date is overiwritten. On same page as previous entry.
Apr 14 1807	Thomas BISHOP	Lieutenant in the Royal Navy	Miss Maria DUGGAN (signature)			John Harries	D. Duggan, Maria McKie, Margaretta Heath, Sarah Gaden, Thos. McM-----?
?? June (1807)	?Leach KING		Elizabeth BRADBURY			John Harries	illegible	On same page as previous entry.
May 15 1805	Seth BICKFORD		Charity NORRIS			John Harries	Daniel Kennedy, Robert Per------?
Dec 6 1806	John BLUNDON		Mary HARDING			John Harries	William Stabb, John Undrey
Dec 20 1806	Robert MACKAY?		Jane LOEMS?			John Harries	And'w Salamore?, John Undrey
Nov 24 1806	James FARRELL		Elenor WARD			John Harries	John Undrey, Augustus McNamara
BOOKLET 4
May 9 1806	Robert SNOOK		Frances BACON			John Harries	James Stickley, John Undrey
Nov 27 1804	Joseph Austen CLARK		Miss Eliza DELANEY*			John Harries	Alex'r Boucher, Dav'd Duggan, Maria Duggan	*per signature, minister spelt surname Delany.
? ? 1805	George TUCK?		Mary QUAN			John Harries	Edmond Thompson, John Undrey
Nov 6 1804	George KING		Mary BRYAN			John Harries	Joseph Noel, John Undrey
Jul 17 1806	John WINTER		Miss Susanna TODRIDGE*			John Harries	Ann Way, James Winter	*bride's first name given in signature only.
Dec 29 1803?	Henry CHEAFE		Dorcas WIDGER			John Harries	Rich'd Cook, John Undrey, ?Alex Power
May 12 1810	William LACEY		Dinah PIPPEY			Thos. Coote, J.P.	John Lom-----tt, John Undrey
Oct 31 1805	John CHAFE (signature)*		Elizabeth WALL			John Harries	Jno. Wall, John Undrey	*minister wrote surname as Cheaf.
Nov 5 (1805)	George KNIGHT		Mary SNOW			John Harries	Edward Snow, Joseph Vincent	On same page as previous entry
Apr 1 1807	William SQUIRES		Mary HANDLIN	from Broad Cove		John Harries	Mae? Tucker, John Undrey
Mar 25? 1806	Rich'd THORN		Catharine WOODFINE			John Harries	Abraham Galghin?, George P Delany
Jan ?? ????	Robert HURLY?		Elizabeth SOAKER/SOAPER?			John Harries	Michael Doyle?, John Undrey
July 5 1807	Mr Daniel BURNE?		Miss Elizabeth MAUNDY*			John Harries	Jno. ?Street, ?D.W. Ronald?, Eliza Maundy, Eliza Florries? (or Horries/Harries?), Elijah? Newell.	Names of bride and groom from signatures.
BOOKLET 5
Oct 11 1806	John COX		Isabella BENNETT		Footnote: St Johns Newfoundland May 20 1807	John Harries	George Garland, Sarah Garland, Elizabeth Cawley	Repeated entry, but without groom's signature containing the middle initial "B".
July 16 1807	Charles GRANT	of His Majesty's Corps of Royal Artillery stationed in the town of St Johns in the Island of Newfoundland	Mary GOFF	of the same place		Tho. Coote Justice of the Peace in the Public Church	Mark Coxson, Mary Coxson
May 19 1810	Philip ACKLIND		Margaret HANN?/HORN?			John Broom, J.P.	William Marson, A? T? Broom.
Sep 6 1809	Milchesidie* BRAGG		Grace SULLIVAN			John Harries	Nicholas Toole, John Undrey	*in baptisms of children, father's name given as Miles and as Melehisadee. From online list of biblical names, likely form of Melchizedek.
Sep 7 1809	Lieut. Harry WALKER		Mary PAYNE			John Harries	Goerge Trombe?, John Undrey
June 12 1810	Henry MARAT?	of the Royal Navy	Ann BRINE	spinster of St Johns		John Broom, J.P.	Robert Brine, Ann Beamante? (or Beumante)
Nov ? 1805/1803?	Lieut. Henry BOWER		Miss Mary BRISCOE?			John Harries	Jno. Fraser?, Eleanor Mar----?
Nov 10 1803	James FRENCH		Mary JACOBS			John Harries	Roger Lahey?, John Undrey
Dec 26 1804?	John FOWLER		Ann HISCOCK			John Harries	E-----? Hiscock, John Undrey	Likely resided Conception Bay South.
June 4 1809	Richard King? MUDDLE? Esq	Command--? (of His) Majesty's ship Comet	Miss Anne Manning COOTE (signature)		Footnote: Copy, St Johns, Newfoundland, John Harries Dec 29 1809.	John Harries	Thos. Coote, Thos. Stabb
No date	Samuel WATSON?		Susannah MIDDLETON			John Harries	Rich'd Ryan, John Undrey
BOOKLET 6
Feb 10 1810	Will'm DEER		Mary JOHNSON			John Broom, J.P.	John Undrey (one only)
May 11 1810	Michael MYERS		Anastatia BURNS			John Broom, J.P.	John Undrey, Margaret Rose, Joseph Rose
June 15 1810	John WILLIAMS		Elizabeth FLETCHER			Thos. Coote J.P.	Daniel Campbell, Anne Campbell
MISC
Sep 13 1809	John PAINE		Sarah SINGLETON	Rocky Harbour, Straights of Belle Isle		John Harries	William Notting, Jane Hollwill	Collected years ago, missed during this collection. Bride was nee Cross. Both parties witnesses in a murder trial at St Johns same year.
Aug 27 1810	Patrick HUIE		Miss Sarah REED		both of this place	Rev Rowland at the Ang Cathedral		This is a missing record; groom was a merchant, son of James Huie, Chief Magistrate, born Glasgow, Scotland. Taken from the Sep 6 1810 GAZETTE.

Page Transcribed by Jill Marshall July 2012

Page Revised by Craig Peterman (February 2003)

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