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Newfoundland Vital Statistics

Marriages related to Ferryland District
recorded in various Protestant churches,
mainly in St. John's City.

Extracted from transcriptions contributed to NGB by Jill Marshall. Information and editing in [square brackets] provided by Kevin Reddigan - 2008

			CHURCH LEGEND: STJB - Anglican Cath. of St. John the Baptist; STTH - St. Thomas' Anglican; STMY - St. Mary's Anglican; SJCC - St. John's Congregational Church; SJMC - St. John's Methodist Churches; SJPC - St. John's Presbyterian Church.
DATE OF MARRIAGE		PLACE	GROOM	BRIDE	WITNESSES	CHURCH	REMARKS
Day-Mth	Year
19-Jun	1764	St. John's	Francis MILLER, ensign	Elizabeth MOOR, Ferryland		STJB	[Colonial records show a Moore family at Ferryland as early as 1749]
10-Nov	1789	Ferryland	Peter ROMNEY, Esquire	Dorcas Augusta KEITHE		STJB	[It appears that Peter Romney was a merchant at Fermeuse. He was also Justice of the Peace for a number of years at Ferryland (abt 1790 - 1800).]
9-Apr	1798	St. John's	Francis TREE [Son of Francis and Bridget (Murphy) Tree, born in Boston in 1762.]	Ann COX	Nath. Phillips, Elizabeth Roberts	STJB	[Surname transcribed as FREE. Although American Loyalists, the Tree family moved to Ferryland, possibly Bridget's birthplace, after the American Revolution.]
5-Dec	1801	St. John's	Peter WINSOR	Sarah PAYNE	Elizabeth Gascott, Francis Payne	STJB	[Peter Winsor (1781-1864) was born at Denbury, England. He eventually settled at Aquaforte. In the 1830s, he was the member for Ferryland District, in the House of Assembly.]
11-Nov	1814	St. John's	John DRISKELL, bach, Toads Cove. [Other forms of this Irish surname are (O')Driscol(l) ].	Mary BLACKLER, spin, Toads Cove	Samuel Blackler, Sylvester Jas?	STJB	[The surname of the second witness may be Tee or Tea. Sylvestor Teigh (sometime recorded as Tee, Tea, Teage, or Lee?) from Ross, Co. Wexford was an early settler in the Tors Cove area.
2-Jan	1821	St. Johns	Robert CARTER, Esq., bach, lieutenant, Royal Navy, Ferryland [Son of Judge William Carter and Anne Catherine Weston]	Anne Williams HUTCHINGS, spin, St Johns	Robert Carter, Mary Hutchings	STJB	[Robert Carter, b.1791, was Judge of the Surrogate Court for the District of Ferryland. Anne was the fourth daughter of George Hutchings, Esqr. of St. John's.]
26-Sep	1822	St. Johns	Charles BLACKMAN, bach, clergyman, Ferryland	Julia Sarah WILLIAMS, spin, St Johns	Louisa Williams, C.J.J. Hamilton	STJB	[It appears that Rev Blackman died in 1853, age 55, while he was rector of St. Thomas' Church and Garrison Chaplain. Julia died in 1872, aged 68, at Froxfield, Wiltshire, England. Newspapers say she was the second daughter of Thomas Williams]
22-May	1826	St. Johns	Arthur Hunt O'Brien CARTER, bach, merchant, Ferryland	Harriett Maria SKINNER, spin, St Johns	Fanny Skinner, William Sweetland	STJB	[Arthur Hunt O'Brien Carter was the son of William Carter, Judge of the Vice Admiralty Court of Newfoundland. He died at Ferryland in 1871at the age of 76. Harriett was the eldest daughter of the late Col. Skinner, Royal Artillery. She died at Ferryland in 1835 at the age of 33.]
4-Dec	1827	St. Johns	Benjamin SWEETLAND, Esq., bach, Caplin Bay	Tryphena GADEN, spin, St Johns. [Tryphena was the youngest daughter of the late George and Emma (Thistle) Gaden, Esq., Merchant.]	Jane B. Blaikie, William Sweetland	STJB	[Benjamin Sweetland was born at Ferryland in 1789, son of Henry Sweetland of Uffculme (or Topsham), Devon, England and Anne (Carter) Hill, daughter of Robert Carter of Sidmouth, Devon, England and Ann Wyley of Ferryland]
1-Dec	1828	St. Johns	John ROGERS, bach, Ferryland	Mary RYAN, spin, St Johns	Hugh Hamlin, Louisa Travers	STJB	[According to the St. John's newspapers, John Rogers was a blacksmith at Ferryland. Research indicates that he was actually at Fermeuse.]
29-Aug	1829	St. Johns	Thomas GLEN, Esq., n/g, merchant, Bay Bulls	Jane REID, spin, Bay Bulls	Robert Job, James Eaney/Eanery?	STJB	[Thomas Glen (1796 - 1887) appears to have been from Greenock, Scotland. He was House of Assembly member for Ferryland District for a number of years. Newspapers states Jane was the youngest daughter of the late Richard Reed of St. John's. Jane died in 1834, age 24, in childbirth.]
22-Dec	1830	St. Johns	John William SAUNDERS, widower, merchant, Renews	Mary STRACHAN, widow, St Johns. [first married, Jul 16 1825, to James Coulter STRACHEN, M.D., bach, surgeon, RN, St Johns.]	Maria Winter, George Winter	STJB	[It appears that John William Saunders first married Bridget O'Leary in 1829, but she must have died shortly afterwards. He then married Mary (Winter) Strachan whose husband had died in 1827.]
16-Jun	1832	St. Johns	George HATFIELD, widower, Toads Cove	Catherine BRINE, spin, St Johns	W. Long, J.A.B.T. Westcott	STJB	[It appears that this couple married in both the C.E. and R.C. churches. Witless Bay RC Marriages show this entry: December 3, 1832- George Hatfield -Toad's Cove (native of England) & Catherine Brien Cape Broyle. Witnesses: John Power and Johanna Wotten]
11-Oct	1834	St. Johns	John YOUNG, bach, Upper Island Cove	Mary BROTHERS, spin, Fermeuse	Julia Carrington, Joseph Bishop	STJB
14-Nov	1834	St. Johns	Richard FROFT/FROST?, bach, Teignmouth, Devon	Elizabeth PAYNE, spin, Aquaforte	Thomas Payne, Eliza Blackler	STJB	[Surname usually recorded as Fost or Foss at Aquaforte. Last mentioned in Lovell's 1871 Directory.]
20-Apr	1835	St. Johns	John PERRYMIN?*, bach, Christowe, Devon	Catherine PAYNE, spin, Aquaforte	Thomas Payne, R. York	STJB	Surname given as PERRIMAN in bapt record for their child
5-Aug	1835	St. Johns	George Thomas JONES, bach, London	Sarah Payne WINSOR, spin, Aquaforte. [Bride was eldest daughter of Peter Winser from Aquaforte.]	Matthew Winsor, Sarah Winsor	STJB	[Surname of groom transcribed as JANES, however surname is given as JONES in the Ferryland Anglican baptisms. He may have been the master of a ship that was lost on the way to Greenock in 1845. Sarah appears to have remarried - George Oliphant?]
22-Aug	1835	St. Johns	John JELLARD?, bach, Ferryland. [Old records indicate that John Jellard leased the old Sweetland home on the Downs at Ferryland]	Eleanor COLMAN, spin, Ferryland [most likely the daughter of William and Elizabeth Coleman]	Philip Tree, Sarah Tree	STJB	[Surnames of witnesses were transcribed as Free.]
19-Nov	1836	St. Johns	Robert EVANS, widower, Renews	Mary EVANS, spin, Dartmouth	Emma Tucker?, William Taylor	STJB	[Newspapers show bride as Mary Irish Evans, the eldest daughter of John Evans of Alwell, Devon, England. Ferryland Anglican records show that Robert had four children in first marriage. His first wife died Jan. 7, 1836]
10-May	1839	St Johns	John HALL   bach, Aquaforte	Frances DAGWELL   spin, St Johns	John Hall, William Earle.	STJB
25-Nov	1840	St. Johns	Thomas Graham MOREY, bach, Ferryland. [Thomas Graham was born at Caplin Bay in 1812, the son of Matthew Morry (II) and Anne Saunders.]	Eliza Shirley LeMESSURIER, spin, St Johns. [eldest daughter of the late Peter LeMessurier.]	Jane LeMessurier, George LeMessurier	STJB	[Family spelled surname MORRY. Thomas Graham Morry died at St. Johns in Jan. 1879; Eliza died there in Nov. 1892.]
16-Jan	1841	St Johns	George HART, bach, Captain of the brig SOPHIA, St Johns	Ann MUNN, spinster, St Johns	Philip Tree, George Brice	STTH	[Ann Munn was baptized at Ferryland in 1825, the daughter of John Munn and Susanna Tree. Susanna Tree was born at Ferryland, the eldest daughter of Francis Tree and Ann Cox.]
25-Nov	1841	St. Johns	Thomas WILLIAMS, bach, Bay Bulls	Mary CONNORS, spin, St Johns	Thomas Ryan, Margaret Carroll	STJB
11-May	1842	St. Johns	Edward PRIOR/PRIER?, widower, St Johns	Esther WILLIAMS, spin, Bay Bulls	Robert Blackwood, Ann Perfect	STJB
6-Jul	1844	St Johns	George William Rowland HIERLIHY, bach, St Johns	Sophia CLOWS, spinster, Ferryland	R. Holden, George B. Burton	STTH	[Sophia Clow(e) was born at Harbour Grace in 1819, the daughter of Henry Garlick Clow(e) and Sophia Holden. Henry (and some of his family) transferred to Ferryland abt. 1839 where he was employed as Clerk of the Peace. Sophia died at Bay Roberts in 1876.]
21-Jul	1844	St Johns	Peter WINSOR, bach, Aquaforte	Anna Jennings WINSOR, spinster, Devonshire, England	John Winsor, Sarah Gower	STTH	Peter Winsor was bapt Feb 14 1824, Aquaforte, the son of Peter Winsor Sr. & Sarah Payne; Anna Jennings Winsor was bapt. Apr 12 1823 Dartmouth, the dau of Jacob Winsor & Anna Jennings; the bride and groom were first cousins.
8-Dec	1846	St. Johns	James JOHNSTON, bach, St Johns. [James was actually the blacksmith of Ferryland, but born at Caplin Bay, Nov. 30,1816.He died at Ferryland in 1880.]	Eliza GOFF*, spin, St Johns	William Coulman, Elizabeth Johnston	STJB	[The St. John's newspapers stated that the bride was Elizabeth Goffe of Goffe Bridge, Co. Wexford, Ireland.]
26-May	1847	St Johns	Robert CARTER, bach, merchant, Ferryland. [b. abt 1819, son of Robert Carter and Sarah Randell]	Mary Ann SIMMS, spinster, Trepassey	James Simms, George Simms Sr.	STTH	[Mary Ann was the third daughter of George Simms of Trepassey.]
2-Jun	1849	St. Johns	John WILLIAMS, bach, Bay Bulls	Avis MILLS, spin, St Johns	Nicholas Motty?, Christina Whelan	STJB
19-Jul	1849	St. Johns	Nicholas MOTTY, bach, St Johns. [Groom was a sailmaker.]	Christiana WILLIAMS, spin, Bay Bulls. [Bride was the youngest daughter of William Williams, Bay Bulls.]	Thomas Prowse, Philip John Motty	STJB
4-Dec	1849		William John HOYLES, widower, clergyman, Brigus	Eliza Howe CARTER, spin, Ferryland. [eldest daughter of Robert Carter, J.P., Ferryland.]	Robert Carter, William J. Randell	STJB
14-May	1850	St. Johns	George MEAD, bach, Gillingham, Dorset	Margaret RYAN, spin, Ferryland	Daniel Cameron, Mary Williams	STJB	[It appears that George Mead first married Fanny Mayo at Ferryland in 1848. Fanny died a year later, and George married Margaret Ryan, a Roman Catholic. The Ferryland CE records show only a baptism for George and Margaret's first child, James. Other known children were likely baptised as Roman Catholics.]
27-Nov	1851	St Johns	James Jennings WINSOR, bach, Aquaforte	Mary MENCHENTON, spinster, Exploits. [Mary was the eldest daughter of Mr. Menchington, planter, of Green Bay. Groom was mate of the vessel Herald (brig).]	Peter Winsor Jr., John Menchenton	STTH	James Jenning Winsor was the son of Jacob WINSOR & Anna JENNINGS.
30-Oct	1852	St. Johns	Edmund CLOW, bach, St. Johns. [Groom was Edmund Row Clow, letter press printer]	Mary Ann AXTELL, spin, St. Johns. [Bride was the eldest daughter of Capt. James Axtell.]	James Axtell, Sarah Axtell	STJB	[Edmund was born abt. 1825 at Harbour Grace, son of Henry Garlick Clow(e) and Sophia Holden. Henry (and some of his family) transferred to Ferryland abt. 1839 where he was employed as Clerk of the Peace. It appears that Edmund and his family moved to Cambridgeport, MA, USA.]
5-Nov	1852	St Johns	Arthur Kemp MORRY, bach, Caplin Cove, Ferryland. [Arthur was born at Caplin Bay in 1822, the son of Matthew Morry (II) and Anne Saunders.]	Mary CARTER, spinster, Ferryland. [Mary, known as Mary Oxenham Carter, was born in 1829, the daughter of James Howe Carter of Ferryland.]	not legible	STTH	[Mary died in 1895, and is buried at Caplin Cove , Conception Bay]
2-May	1853	St. Johns	John HALL, widower, Freshwater	Jane SMEARDON, spinster, St. Johns	Thomas Smeardon, Sarah French	STJB
6-Jul	1853	St Johns	FRASER, James O. [Groom was the son of the late Rev. Donald A. Fraser.]	EWING, Eliza. [Bapt Jan 16, 1824 at Bay Bulls?, where her father was a merchant]	Anne Carter, Leah Mary Bennett	SJPC	[Bride was the daughter of James Miller Ewing, formerly of Greenock, Scotland.]
21-Dec	1854	St. Johns	Peter PAYNE, bach, Ferryland	Elizabeth CARTER, spin, St Johns	James L? Williams, William Wills, John Radford, T.R. Ewing	SJCC	At least 1 child bapt Anglican. [Bride was the daughter of the late Pasco Carter of St. John's.]
1-Sep	1856	St. Johns	Edward WHITE, bach, St Johns	Catherine YARD, widow*, Witless Bay	Roger Hiscock, Peter Noftall	SJCC	*her marital status overwritten w/s (widow/spinster). They had several children baptized Anglican.
27-Sep	1856	St. Johns	John GRAHAM   bach, St Johns	Anne WINSER (WINSOR)   spin, Aquaforte	Rob. Wilson, Robert Alexander	STJB	[She is believed to be the daughter of Henry WINSOR & Ann COULMAN/COLEMAN, bapt Nov. 23, 1830. John and Anne's children were baptised at Aquaforte.]
19-Jun	1858	St. Johns	Robert MORRY, bach, merchant, Caplin Bay	Maria Victoria Matilda WINSOR, spin, Ferryland	Robert Morry, M.N. LeMessurier	STJB	Maria V.M. Winsor was bapt Oct 23 1834, the dau of Henry WINSOR of Aquaforte & Ann COULMAN of Ferryland.
2-Nov	1859	St. Johns	Richard FRIZELL, bach, Big Pond	Ellen BRINE, spin, Big Pond	Hannah Chafe, Andrew Webber	STJB
22-Nov	1860	St. Johns	James MALONE, bach, Bay Bulls	Ann TAPPER, spinster, Tor Bay	John Tapper, John Ryan	STTH
21-Apr	1862	St Johns	Washington Hill WINSER (WINSOR), bach, St Johns	Harriet Allen CHAFE, spin, St Johns	Matilda Chafe, Sarah Mary Ball Winser	STMY	He was b 1840 Aquaforte, the son of Henry WINSOR & Ann COULMAN; she was the dau of Jacob CHAFE & Harriet CHAFE, the g-dau of Samuel CHAFE & Mary MARSHALL, and the g-gd of David & Amy Marshall.
29-Jun	1864	St. Johns	Frederick STAGMAN, bach, St Johns. [Groom was formerly of Prince Edward Island.]	Jane GATHERAL, spinster, St Johns	Martha Gear, Frances Mason	STTH	[Newspapers show bride as being from Bauline, Conception Bay. However, the surname suggest that she was probably from Bauline on the Southern Shore??]
9-Nov	1864	St. Johns	George SEVIOUR (SCEVIOUR), bach, Green Bay	[Sarah Hannah WINDSOR, spinster, Aquaforte. [She may have been ANNA SARAH Winser, bapt June 20, 1848 at Aquaforte, dau. of Peter and Anna Winser.]	George Foote, Henry Winsor	STTH	George Sceviour was bc 1836 & died Mar 7 1911 Exploits age 75; Sarah Hannah Winsor was bc 1845 & died Mar 4 1921 Exploits, age 76 yrs.
23-Nov	1864	St. Johns	Christian Henry ZIMMERMAN, bach, Sanderburg?, Schlisung?, Holstein?	Eliza Jane GUZWELL, spin, Bay Bulls Road	William Guzwell, Joanna Atwill	STJB
4-Sep	1866	St Johns	John GOODRIDGE, widower, St Johns. [John was a native of Paignton, Devon, England who first settled in Renews.]	Ann BROWN   spin, St Johns. [Newspapers show bride was the fourth daughter of Thomas S. Bown, H.M. Customs, North Sydney, Nova Scotia.]	Henry C. Goodridge, John S. Simms	STJB	[He first married Jane Kelligrew on Jan.17, 1844 at Renews and eventually moved to St. John's. Jane died at St. John's in 1863 and John died at St. John's in 1890.]
7-Oct	1868	St. Johns	Henry Maynard SKINNER, bach, clergyman, Ferryland	Emily BRADSHAW, spinster, Kelligrews [eldest daughter of William Bradshaw.]	A. Goodridge, P. Kelligrew	STTH
22-Nov	1870	St. Johns	Samuel James VAVASOR, bach, St Johns	Maria Ann JOHNSTON, spinster, Ferryland	Louisa Carrington, John Carter	STTH	[Maria Ann, ( bapt Dec. 9, 1849 at Ferryland) was the second daughter of James & Eliza (Goff) Johnston. She died at St. John's in 1913.]
19-Dec	1871	St. Johns	George LEE, 30, bach, fish, Petty Hr.	Eliza Jane PACK, 24, spin, Bay Bulls	William Taylor, Salome Easterbrook, John White		[Eliza Jane's surname transcribed as PARK, likely dau. born to Thomas and Catherine Pack on Aug.. 23, 1848.]
26-Nov	1873	St. Johns	William GUZZLE (?GUZZWELL), bach, St Johns	Lydia WILLIAMS, spin, Bay Bulls	James E. Williams, William Kielley	STMY
28-Mar	1873	St. Johns	Silas RUBY, bach, Heavy Tree Road	Ann GURRELL (?GUZZELL), spin, Bay Bulls Road	Jeffrey Guzzell, William Feaver	STJB	[The surname was sometimes recorded as GUZZLE, GUZZELL, or GUZZWELL According to a note for their first child, the mother's maiden name was GUZZWELL (per Randy Whitten)]
1-May	1875	St. John's	Frederick George WINSOR 21, bach, carpenter, St Johns.	Mary Ann J?/I? WHELAN 19, spin, St Johns	William Hellyer, Sophia Knight	SJCC	At least 4 children baptized Anglican. [Groom appears to be the son of John and Elvira Winsor of Aquaforte. He was bapt. June 26, 1853]
29-Aug	1876	St. Johns	James HALL, bach, Bay Bulls	Mariam CRITCH, spin, St Johns	Henry Warren, Susanna Rogers	STJB
22-Aug	1877	St Johns	George John CARTER, bach, St Johns. [Bapt. May 4, 1850 at Ferryland, son of Robert and Mary Ann (Simms) Carter.]	Elizabeth Viola GOODRIDGE, spinster, St Johns	S.C. Goodridge, P.M. LeMessurier	STTH	Elizabeth Viola Goodridge was born May 2 1855 St Johns, the dau of Allan & Grace Goodridge. [Alan (originally of Paignton, Devon) and Grace Goodridge had lived at Renews before moving to St. John's]
16-Sep	1878	St. Johns	Abraham ANTHONY, bach, St Johns	Frances ASPELL, widow, St Johns. [1921 census says she was born at Harbour Grace, however she may have lived at Tar Cove (Brigus South) from the 1850s??]	Selina Daly, Patrick Daly	STMY	[Frances Anthony was referred to by my mother as Aunt Fanny Anthony. I understood she had been an Aspell, my great-grandmother, Bridget (Aspell) O'Brien's sister. However, the St. John's church references seem to imply that she had been married to an Aspell before she married Abraham Anthony. No other references to her are found other than the "widow Aspell" - a departure from the usual reference to a woman's previous married name rather than a maiden name. (Kevin Reddigan)]
24-Dec	1878	St Johns	Jacob WINSOR 29, bach, fish, St Johns	Susan HALL 30, spin, St Johns	Maria Jane Winsor, John Frampton	SJCC	[Groom appears to be son of Henry and Caroline Winsor of Aquaforte. He was bapt. on July 9, 1848.]
10-Jul	1879	St. Johns	James Richard JOHNSTON, bach, St Johns	Harriet MERCER, spinster, St Johns	J.J. Heale, John Squires	STTH	[James Richard Johnston, (b. Dec. 26 1854 at Ferryland) was the second son of James & Eliza (Goff) Johnston of Ferryland. He died at St. John's in 1930.]
25-Apr	1880	St. John's	George William Buchan CARTER, 57, widower, C. of Civil Service, St Johns	Jessie EMERSON, 42, widow, St Johns	Thomas Clift, Blanche Brown	STTH	[George was bapt. at Ferryland on Oct. 6, 1822, son of Robert Carter (RN; Col. Sec. & Treasurer) and Anne Williams Hucthings.]
19-May	1880	St. Johns	Alfred Charles PACK, bach, Bay Bulls	Ann WHITE, spin, Bay Bulls Big Pond [ daughter of R. White of Bay Bulls, Big Pond.]	John Whitten, Jane White	STMY
24-Oct	1882	St. Johns	William Henry PAYNE, full age, bach, fish, Aquaforte [b. Feb. 24, 1842, son of Thomas Payne and Caroline Hall]	Caroline HALL, full age, spin, Freshwater, Bay Bulls. [Caroline appears to be the daughter of John Hall and Jane Smeardon b. Dec. 1, 1859.]	Henry Hawkins, Catherine Elizabeth Shave (Sheaves)	STMY	[William's parents married at Ferryland Jan. 4, 1856. Caroline's parents were married at St. John's on May 2, 1853.]
22-Jan	1883	St. Johns	Thomas GETHERALL, full age, bach, fish, Toads Cove	Mary RYAN, full age, spin, St Johns	Peter W. LeMessurier, Sarah Whitten	STMY
12-Oct	1883	St. John's	CARTER, James Charles, St Johns. [Bapt. at Ferryland, Nov. 23, 1851, son of Robert and Mary Ann (Simms) Carter]	MORRISON, Jeanie Deans, St Johns	Albert E. Carter, Isabel M. White	SJPC	Per Jean Carter Stirling (NFLD ANCESTOR 2002) Jeannie Deans Morrison was the daughter of William MORRISON & Bessie WITHELL. The groom is presumably descended from the Ferryland Carters.
23-May	1884	St. Johns	Henry HALL, 34, bach, fish, Aquaforte. [Henry, (b. abt 1849) was the son of Robert and Mary Hall]	Esther SQUIRES, 22, spinster, Broad Cove	John Squires, Mary Payne	STTH	[The Broad Cove referred to here is unspecified. It may refer to Conception Bay (St. Phillips) or to the Southern Shore settlement renamed Cappahayden]
8-Jun	1886	St. Johns	PRINCE, Samuel, 23, bach, fishing, Seal Cove BB	CLOW, Henrietta, 23, spin, schoolteacher, Ferryland [eldest daughter of Marmaduke W. and Mary (Johnston) Clow.]	Henry E. Clow, Eliza Johnston	SJMC	[Henrietta died at Seal Cove, Bonavista Bay abt. Dec. 13, 1887, aged 23 years.]
21-Feb	1887	St Johns	William George BRADSHAW, 42, bach, HM Customs, Gt. Placentia	Sarah Jane WINDSOR, 27, spinster, Aquaforte	Henry Windsor, Mary Windsor	STTH	Sarah Jane Windsor was the dau of Peter Winsor & Anna Jennings Winsor, the g-dau of Peter Winsor Sr & Sarah Payne, and the g-dau of Jacob Winsor & Anna Jennings.
29-Nov	1888	St. Johns	Thomas Robert PAYNE, 28, bach, mariner, Aquaforte. [Thomas Robert (b. abt 1860) was the son of Thomas Payne and Caroline Eliza Hall.]	Eva Matilda WINSOR, 31, spinster, Aquaforte. [Eva, (b abt. 1855) was the daughter of Dan Henry Winsor and Caroline Winsor (second cousins).]	Eliza Payne, Jacob Winsor	STTH
11-Feb	1888	St. Johns	William McKINNON, 38, bach, physician, Bay Bulls	Mary Jane STEER, 49, spinster, Rennies Mill Road [daughter of the late John Steer.]	D. Curran, B. Horwood	STTH	[St. John's newspapers show that a William McKinnon, 40, died at Bay Bulls abt. Dec. 2, 1888. Deceased was a native of Nova Scotia. "Here 8 years."]
1-Nov	1888	St. Johns	John WHITE, 22, bach, farmer, Bay Bulls Big Pond	Ann Jane Biddlecombe PERROTT, 27, spin, St Johns. [ niece of R. Cornick of Bridport, County Devon, England.]	Elizabeth White, William Cornick	STJB	[Name recorded as Ann Jane Biddescombe Parrot in St. John's newspapers]
29-Apr	1889	St. Johns	Edward Frederick JOHNSTON, 28, bach, blacksmith, Hoyles Town.	Charlotte BRADBURY, 23, spinster, British Square. [Youngest daughter of James Bradbury of Bay Roberts. She died at St. John's in 1950.]	William Godden, C. Johnson	STTH	[Edward Frederic Johnston, (b. abt. 1858), was the son of James & Eliza (Goff) Johnston of Ferryland. He died at St. John's in 1933.]
30-Jan	1890	St. John's	Henry Charles WINDSOR, 33, bach, St Johns	Sarah Judith? CROSS 19, spin, St Johns	H.H. Cross, Janet Cross	SJCC	[Groom appears to be son of Peter and Anna Winsor of Aquaforte. He was bapt. Nov. 8, 1857.]
3-Jun	1890	St. Johns	Peter Frederick MORRY, 30, bach, farmer, Caplin Bay	Bridget May COADY, 21, spinster, Cape Broyle	William Hammond, Elizabeth Hammond	STTH	[This couple moved to British Columbia abt. 1900. Peter died there 1934, aged 75.Bridget died there in 1977, at the age of 106.]
12-Jan	1891	St. Johns	Henry FRIZELL, 29, bach, fish, Bay Bulls Big Pond	Mary Joseph WELSH, 24, widow, St Johns	Richard Frizell, Mary Breen	STMY
21-Jan	1892	St Johns	John Richard GOODRIDGE, 48, bach, merchant, Monks Town Road	Annie Lenora Elizabeth TRUMBLE, 23, spinster, LeMarchant Road	Alan C. Goodridge, Grace Carter	STTH	[Son of Alan and Grace Goodridge, bapt at Renews on June 10, 1843]

Contributed by Kevin Reddigan (January 2008)

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