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| HANT'S HARBOUR BURIALS Methodist Church 1878 - 1883 Source: The Rooms Parish Records |
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| # | NAME | ABODE | WHEN BURIED | AGE | BY WHOM BURIED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | Harriet Pynn | Russells Cove | Feb 10 1878 | 28 yrs | TH James | |
| 336 | No First Name Whiteway | Seal Cove | Jan 29 1878 | Blank | TH James | |
| 337 | James Rogers | Russells Cove | Mar 3 1878 | Blank | Moses Button | |
| 338 | Stephen ?Esqiries? | Sibleys Cove | Mar 9 1878 | 18 yrs | TH James | |
| 339 | William ?Esquiries? | Sibleys Cove | Mar 9 1878 | 16 yrs | TH James | |
| 340 | Martha Francis | Little Islands | Apr 7 1878 | 10 yrs | TH James | |
| 341 | Edwin Tuck | Hants Harbour | May 3 1878 | 4 mo | RH Parsons | |
| 342 | No First Name Reed | Russells Cove | May 3 1878 | Blank | TH James | |
| 343 | William King | Scilly Cove | June 10 1877 | Blank | ?T Swordon? | |
| 344 | Margaret Price | Hants Harbour | July 2 1878 | 81 yrs | TH James | |
| 345 | Samuel Short | Hants Harbour | July 9 1878 | 92 yrs | ?RR Parlonl? | |
| 346 | William ?Tuck? | Hants Harbour | Sept 16 1878 | 5 yrs | C Myers | |
| 347 | John Pelly | Hants Harbour | Sept 19 1878 | 72 yrs | C Myers | |
| 348 | Amos Pelly | Hants Harbour | Oct 11 1878 | 20 yrs | C Myers | |
| Entry 348 & 349 both appear to be labelled 1877, not 78. But likely an error given the dates fall perfectly in line with expected. | ||||||
| 349 | Elizabeth Husson | Hants Harbour | Oct 25 1878 | 23 yrs | C Myers | |
| 350 | John Panley | Hants Harbour | Oct 29 1878 | 72 yrs | C Myers | |
| 351 | Alfret John Husson | Hants Harbour | Oct 30 1878 | 1 mo | C Myers | |
| 352 | John Gulliford Short | Hants Harbour | Oct 30 1878 | ?7? yrs | C Myers | |
| 353 | Frances Poole | Hants Harbour | Nov 14 1878 | 18 yrs | C Myers | |
| 354 | ?Wm Tuck | Hants Harbour | Dec 15 1878 | 30 yrs | C Myers | |
| 355 | George Rowe | Hants Harbour | Jan 9 1879 | 27 yrs | C Myers | |
| 356 | Absolom Bursey | Hants Harbour | Jan 12 1879 | 3 yrs | C Myers | |
| 357 | Lavena Head | Lance Cove | Jan 16 1879 | 30 yrs | C Myers | |
| 358 | Johannah Pelley | Hants Harbour | Jan 19 1879 | 82 yrs | ?Jesse Heyfield? | |
| 359 | Bazil Taylor Head | Lance Cove | Jan 19 1879 | Jan 5 /79 | Reader | |
| Age: Not a mistake, that is how it was written. Guessing it might be his date of birth. | ||||||
| 360 | George Whiteway | Seal Cove | Jan 23 1879 | 25 ½ yrs | C Myers C ?Paine? |
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| 361 | Emma Ann Green | Hants Harbour | Mar 7 1879 | 8 yrs | Charles Myers | |
| 362 | Elizabeth Bailey | Seal Cove | Mar 13 1879 | 47 yrs | C Myers | |
| 363 | Minnie ?Jane? Bensey | Hants Harbour | Apr 6 1879 | 13 mo | C Myers | |
| 364 | Jane Ann Durdle | Russells Cove | Apr 22 1879 | 1 yr 7 mo | C Myers | |
| 365 | Bertha Ellis | Hants Harbour | May 2 1879 | 1 yr | C Myers | |
| 366 | Patience Read | Sibleys Cove | Apr 29 1879 | 3 yrs | A March | |
| 367 | Absolom John Bursey | Russell Cove | May 13 1879 | 9 mo | C Myers | |
| 368 | Blank | Blank | Blank | |||
| 369 | Rachel Gulliford | Hants Harbour | July 19 1879 | 65 yrs | C Myers | |
| 370 | Charles Myers Button | Russells Cove | 1 day | Reader | ||
| Date: Not a mistake, July was clearly written but crossed out and replaced with June. | ||||||
| 371 | John Thomas Bailey | Seal Cove | Sept 24 1879 | 7 mo | C Myers | |
| Age: Number poorly written, but based on other handwriting, I'm fairly confident it is 7. | ||||||
| 372 | Sarah Harris | Seal Cove | Oct 15 1879 | 80 yrs | C Myers | |
| 373 | Adam ?Tright? Travers | Hants Harbour | Oct 17 1879 | 2 mo | C Myers | |
| 374 | Gilbert Green | Hants Harbour | Nov ?11? 1879 | Born Oct 11 1879 | C Myers | |
| 375 | Alfrida Pynn | Seal Cove | Nov 14 1879 | 2 yrs | C Myers | |
| 376 | Mary Ann Sandsford | ?Whales? Brook | Nov 19 1879 | 90 yrs | C Myers | |
| Name: Thought at first it was Lundsford, but convinced first letters are 'Sa' | ||||||
| 377 | ?Almeria? Read | Seal Cove | Nov 29 1879 | 26 ½ yrs | Charles Myers | |
| 378 | Edward John Belben | Seal Cove | Dec 24 1879 | Born Aug ?11? 1879 | Charles Myers | |
| 379 | Catherine Poole | Hants Harbour | Dec 28 1879 | 25 yrs | C Myers | |
| 380 | Thomas Harris | Seal Cove | Feb 11 1880 | ??1 ½ | C Myers | |
| 381 | Benjamin Price | Hants Cove | Feb 17 1880 | 90 yrs | C Myers | |
| 382 | Rachel Harris | Russells Cove | Mar 9 1880 | 20 yrs | Chs Myers | |
| 383 | Jane Poole | Seal Cove | Apl 20 1880 | 29 yrs | C Myers | |
| 384 | Mary Ellis | Hants Harbour | Aprl 29 1880 | 73 yrs | C Myers | |
| 385 | Phebe Francis | Little Island Hants Harbour | May 27 1880 | 16 yrs | C Myers | |
| 386 | Louisa Hart | Seal Cove | May 16 1880 | 43 yrs | G Paine | |
| 387 | Emma Thomas | Hants Harb Coster's Head | Aug 17 1880 | 22 yrs | George Story | |
| 388 | Samuel Soper | Hants Harb | Aug 17 1880 | 5 yrs | George Story | |
| 389 | Emily Bent Trim | Seal Cove | Sept 14 1880 | 1 yr | Robt Belben | |
| 390 | Sarah Jane Belben John Belben |
Seal Cove | Sept 21 1880 | 21 yrs 1 day |
George Story | |
| 391 | Amelia Charlotte Ellis | Caplin Cove | Oct 11 1880 | 8 mo | R Parsons | |
| 392 | Asenath King | Brook Cove | Nov 7 1880 | 34 yrs | G Story | |
| 393 | Alice J Pelly (of Sam) |
Hants H | Nov 10 1880 | 1 yr 1 mo | George Story | |
| 394 | Alexandr Pelly | " " | Nov 27 1880 | 3 1⁄6 yrs | Tho James | |
| Odd way of writing the age. But that is how it was written. | ||||||
| 395 | Mary Ann Bursey | " " | Dec 16 1880 | 1 yr | George Story | |
| 396 | Magdalen Reed | Sibleys Cove | Jan 3 1881 | 3 ½ months | James Head Lay Reader |
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| 397 | Christopher Harris | Seal Cove | Jan 26 1881 | 97 ½ yrs | George Story | |
| 398 | Illegitimate child adopted by Peter Cummins | Lance Cove | February 1881 | Blank | James Head Lay Reader |
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| 399 | Alexander Strickland | Hants Hr | Mar 4 1881 | 3 ¾ mths | George Story | |
| 400 | Edith A Janes | Hants Hr | Apr 13 1881 | 11 months | George Story | |
| 401 | Herbert J Pelley (of Sam) |
Hants Harbour | May 1 1881 | 4 yrs | George Story | |
| 402 | Adelaide Pelley (of Aaron) |
Hants Harbour | May 4th 1881 | 2 yr 8 mo | George Story | |
| 403 | Anna J Pelley (of Sam) |
Hants Harbour | May 11 1881 | 8 yrs | George Story | |
| 404 | Amanda Belben | Seal Cove | May 29 1881 | 1 ½ yr | George Story | |
| 405 | Josiah Pynn | Seal Cove | June 1 1881 | 82 ½ yrs | George Story | |
| 406 | Anna J Tuck | Hants Harbour | June 5 1881 | 2 yrs | George Story | |
| 407 | John G Critch | Hants Harbour | June 30 1881 | 1 ½ yrs | RH Parsons | |
| 408 | Rachel Sarah Pelly (of Sam) |
Hants Harbour | July 13 1881 | 6 yrs | George Story | |
| 409 | Ernest Strong | Lance Cove | June 22 1881 | 9 mo | Az March | |
| 410 | James Mitchell | Hants Harbour | July 28 1881 | 85 yrs | George Story | |
| 411 | John Francis | Little Islands buried at Seal Cove |
Aug 16 1881 | 9 yrs | George Story | |
| 412 | William Francis | Little Islands | Aug 19 1881 | 3 yrs | George Story | |
| 413 | Lucy Jane Hart | Hants Harbour | Aug 23 1881 | 10 mo | George Story | |
| 414 | Elizth Jane Bursey | Seal Cove | Sept 23 1881 | 1 yr 8 mo | George Story | |
| 415 | Lilas Loder | Hants Harbour | Oct 2 1881 | 21 yrs | George Story | |
| 416 | Rachel Strickland | Hants Harbour | Oct 13 1881 | 26 yrs | George Story | |
| 417 | Amy Francis | Hants Harbour | Oct 14 1881 | 3 mo | George Story | |
| 418 | Dinah Eliz Short | Hants Harbour | Oct 16 1881 | 2 days | George Story | |
| 419 | John Dabbler Short | Hants Harbour | Nov 6 1881 | 68 yrs | George Story | |
| 420 | Honor Pelley | Hants Harbour | Nov 14 1881 | 77 yrs | George Story | |
| 421 | Elizabeth Smith | Hants Harbour | Nov 20 1881 | 37 yrs | George Story | |
| 422 | Mary Ann Adey | Hants Harbour | Dec 11 1881 | 15 yrs | George Story | |
| 423 | Albert Whiteaway | Seal Cove | Dec 15 1881 | 3 ½ yrs | George Story | |
| 424 | Joseph Pelley | Hants Harbour | Jan 15 1882 | 70 yrs | George Story | |
| 425 | Eve Ellis | Hants Harbour | Jan 19 1882 | 35 yrs | George Story | |
| 426 | Janet Short | Hants Harbour | Feb 18 1882 | 24 yrs | George Story | |
| 427 | William Green for nearly 60 yrs a consistent member |
Hants Harbour | Feb 19 1882 | 95 yrs | George Story | |
| 428 | James Critch | Hants Harbour | Mar 6 1882 | 45 yrs | George Story | |
| 429 | Abner Belben | Seal Cove | Apr 11 1882 | 4 ½ yrs | George Story | |
| 430 | Archibald Tuck | Hants Harbour | May 5 1882 | 7 yrs | George Story | |
| 431 | William Rogers | Hants Harbour | May 12 1882 | 23 yrs | George Story | |
| 432 | Phebe Ann Cummins | Whales Brook | May 28 1882 | 1 yr | George Story | |
| 433 | John Timothy Cox | Hants Harbour | June 14 1882 | 2 days | George Story | |
| 434 | Pleman Harris | Russell Cove | Aug 5 1882 | 16 mo | Moses Button | |
| 435 | Rebecca Mitchell | Hants Harbour | Aug 23 1882 | 5 mo | George Story | |
| 436 | Jemima Green | Hants Harbour | Aug 29 1882 | 28 yrs | George Story | |
| 437 | Charles Collins | Lance Cove (Sibley's) |
Sept 24 1882 | 4 ½ mo | George Story | |
| 438 | George Eddy | Sibleys Cove | Sept 26 1882 | 2 days | Lay Reader | |
| 439 | Henry Hopkins died on the Labrador (Sept 6) |
Hants Harbour | Oct 15 1882 | 64 yrs | George Story | |
| 440 | Isabel Ann Eddy | Hants Harbour | Nov 17 1882 | 19 yrs | George Story | |
| 441 | Bridget Soper | Hants Harbour | Dec 11 1882 | 4 mo | George Story | |
| 442 | Jessie Soper | Hants Harbour | Dec 14 1882 | 28 yrs | George Story | |
| 443 | Thomas Pynn | Russell Cove | Jan 20 1883 | 2 yr 2 mo | Moses Button | |
| 444 | Elizabeth Bailey | Seal Cove | Jan 28 1883 | 3 mo | Robert Belben | |
| 445 | Martha Critch | Hants Harbour | Feb 9 1883 | 40 yrs | George Story | |
| 446 | Amanda Garland | Seal Cove | Feb 10 1883 | 1 yr | George Story | |
| 447 | Henry Poole | Hants Harbour | Feb 20 1883 | 88 yrs | George Story | |
| 448 | Edward Bryant | Seal Cove | Feb 21 1883 | 79 yrs | George Story | |
| 449 | Eliza Ash | Hants Harbour | Apr 3 1883 | 57 yrs | RH Parsons | |
| 450 | William Thorn | Lance Cove | May 8 1883 | 49 yrs | Jas Head Reader |
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| 451 | Thomas Soper | Hants Harbour | May 13 1883 | 79 yrs | George Story | |
| 452 | James Champion | Hants Harbour | May 17 1883 | 40 yrs | George Story | |
| 453 | Eliza Ann Green | Hants Harbour | Jun 9 1883 | 8 mo | George Story | |
| 454 | Phoebe Pelly | Hants Harbour | June 11 1883 | 13 yrs | RH Parsons | |
| 455 | Robert Driscoll | Russells Cove | June 12 1883 | 61 yrs | George Story | |
| 456 | Edmund Reuben King | Seal Cove | July 8 1883 | 8 mo | Robert Belben | |
| 457 | Eliza Ann Sparks | Sibleys Cove | July 6 1883 | 45 yrs | Blank | |
| Age: 2nd digit unclear. But does appear to be a 5 | ||||||
| 458 | Grace Diamond | Russells Cove | Aug 28 1883 | J Parkins | ||
| 459 | Charles Green | Hants Harbour | July 1 1883 | 54 yrs | H Lewis | |
| 460 | Catherine Pelley | Hants Harbour | Sept 30 1883 | 3 yrs | J Parkins | |
| 461 | George D Pelley | Hants Harbour | Sept 28 1883 | 1 mo | J Parkins | |
| 462 | Edgar Bursey | Russells Cove | Oct 31 1883 | 9 mo | J Parkins | |
| 463 | Arnold G Pelley | Hants Harbour | Oct 31 1883 | 1 yr | J Parkins | |
| 464 | George Short | Hants Harbour | Dec 10 1883 | 4 mo | J Parkins | |
| 465 | Lionel Harris | Seal Cove | Dec 22 1883 | 54 yrs | J Parkins | |
Transcribed by MICHAEL COOPER (2026)
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