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List of Deaths
Brigus South - Ferryland District
and
Brigus (North), Conception Bay - Port de Grave District

Information in the columns Birth, Name, Age, Death was obtained from a file contributed to PANL, i.e. the
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland & Labrador (now known as The Rooms Provincial Archives).

 

Information in these coloums was transcribed by Amalie Lewis Tuffin from her research notes taken in August, 1998. It was posted on this site March 19, 1999. We are not sure if the researcher was aware, at that time, that there were two settlements in Newfoundland named Brigus.				Information in these columns was added by Kevin Reddigan from research to clarify which Brigus, Newfoundland was actually associated with each record. Verification Source Legend: BDM - Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers, 1810-1890 VSF - Vital Statistics - Ferryland District VSPDG - Vital Statistics - Port De Grave District
Birth	Name	Age	Death	Died at	Verification Source	Notes
1/1860	Power, Catherine Ann	21 yrs	March 2, 1882	Brigus South	BDM	Catherine Ann Mary (Katie) "youngest daughter of Nicholas and Ellen Power"
abt 1825	Gregory, John	57 yrs	May, 1882	Brigus South	BDM	Exact date not given in BDM, but newspapers reported the event 13 May 1882.
1881	Byrne, Mary A.	13 mos	Oct 16, 1882	undetermined		Surname present in both settlements, but no match to this event.
abt 1808	James, Elizabeth	74 yrs	Nov 6, 1882	Brigus North?		Surnames James and Janes in Brigus North area, but couldn't match with either one.
abt 1851	Walsh, Bridget	32 yrs	Feb 24, 1883	Brigus South	BDM	BDM shows husband's name as "Walter Walsh".
abt 1854	Shean, Thomas	29 yrs	April 22, 1883	Brigus North	BDM	BDM shows Thomas John, 21, was the "eldest son of the late Capt. P. Shean". It says he died on April 21, 1883.
abt 1863	Manning, Thomas	20 yrs	June 4, 1883	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG shows date of death as June 4, 1893 at South River, therefore he was born abt. 1873.
abt 1810	Sullivan, John	73 yrs	June 10, 1883	Brigus North	BDM	"a native of Bally Legett, County Wexford, Ireland. He lived here 53 years."
abt 1854	Keefe, Thomas Henery	29 yrs	Aug 24, 1883	Brigus South	BDM	parents were "James Keefe and Annie Keefe."
abt 1803	Power, Mary	80 yrs	Nov 27, 1883	Brigus South	BDM	" the widow of the late Nicholas Power, a native of Waterford, Ireland. She died at her son's residence". BDM says she died at Casey's Lane, St. John's but her late husband was from "Brigus South". Age also recorded as 82.
abt 1864	Battcock, Ellen Mary	19 yrs	Nov 27, 1883	Brigus South	BDM	"eldest daughter of Michael and Sarah Battcock." BDM incorrectly shows location as Brigus, Conception Bay. Ellen mentioned on old family headstone in Brigus South Cemetery.
abt 1867	Greene, Mary Joseph	16 yrs	Dec 2, 1883	Brigus South	BDM	"second daughter of Thomas Green, Brigus South"
abt 1815	Burke, (sr) James	78 yrs	Dec 3, 1883	Brigus North	BDM	"a native of Brigus" (Conception Bay).
	Kavanagh, Ferdinard	n/g	June 7, 1884	Brigus North	BDM	"eldest son of Thomas and Mary Frances Kavanagh." BDM states that he died on 14 June 1884.
1804	Hayes, Bridget	80 yrs	June 29, 1884	Brigus South	BDM	"widow of the late John Hayes of Brigus South, a native of St. Mary's."
1868	Norman, Aggie	17 yrs	April 6, 1885	Brigus North	BDM	Aggie Anne "youngest daughter of Henry and Jane Norman."
1853	Power, Miss Sarah	32 yrs	April 19, 1885	Brigus South	BDM	32 yrs? Age recorded as 80 or 82 in BDM
1859	Kavanagh, Mary Magdalen	26 yrs	Aug 29, 1885	Brigus North	BDM	wife of Thomas F. Kavanagh - age also shown as 25 in BDM
1884	Mackey, Ester	1 yr 8 ms	April 27, 1886	Brigus South	BDM	parents were "Patrick Mackey and Johanna Mackey."
1857	Gregory, Matilda	29 yrs	Aug 6, 1886	Brigus South	BDM	"youngest daughter of the late John and Anastasia Gregory."
1802	Delaney, Mary	84 yrs	Nov 2, 1886	Brigus North	BDM	"widow of the late Capt. Thomas Delaney. She died suddenly."
	Gushue, Mr. George	?	Feb 17, 1887	Brigus North	BDM	"Deceased was George Gushue, sub collector of Customs." BDM says he died at Fernleigh, Brigus at age 62, therefore he was born abt. 1825.
1809	Kelly, Thomas	78 yrs	Feb 20, 1887	Brigus North	BDM	"a native of Kilkenny, Ireland who had lived "here for 40 years." Funeral held from the residence of his son-in-law, Michael Power, George St., St. John's."
1881	Hayes, Bessie	6 yrs	March 4, 1887	Brigus South	BDM	"second daughter of Michael and Mary Hayes."
1802	Norman, Harriet	85 yrs	April 3, 1887	Brigus North	BDM	BDM says that Harriet Walters Norman "was the widow of the late Capt. James Norman."
1866	Gregory, Michael	22 yrs	June 2, 1887	Brigus South	BDM	"youngest son of the late John and Ann Gregory." BDM gives no exact death date and says he was 21. Newspapers recorded the event on 4 Jun 1887.
1863	Delahunty, John	24 yrs	June 26, 1887	Brigus North	BDM	"youngest son of John and Mary Delahunty."
1863	Power, Walter Frances	25 yrs	Nov 1888	Brigus South	BDM	Francis' parents were "Nicholas Power and Ellen Power". BDM gives no exact death date. Newspapers recorded the event on 27 Nov. 1888.
	Critch, Francis *1	?	Sept 20, 1890	Brigus North	BDM	"a native of Brigus, the only son of the late William and Alice Critch." BDM says he died on Sept. 29, 1890, of thyphoid fever, at Toronto, ON.
1825	Batcock, Mary Cashin	66 yrs	Feb 19, 1891	Brigus South	Family Research	Research indicates she was the wife of John Battcock & dau. of John Cashin and Mary Walsh of Cape Broyle.
1870	Keough, Margaret	21 yrs	April 9, 1891	Brigus North?		VSPDG recorded serveral deaths for the surname Kehoe in Brigus North area, but no match was found for this individual.
1809	Burke, William	82 yrs	April 26, 1891	undetermined
1864	Walsh, Walter	27 yrs	May 20, 1891	Brigus South	VSF	VSF states Walter was only one day old and he died on May 19 of extreme delicacy. His mother died the next day.
1864	Walsh, Mary Ann	27 yrs	May 20, 1891	Brigus South	VSF	Name given as Mary Jane in VSF. It says she died of child birth (complications).
	Nowlan, Alice	?	July 18, 1891	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG gives her age as 48 therefore she was born abt. 1843. She died from Bright's Disease.
1891	Brophy, Maggie	7 mos	March 16, 1892	Brigus North?	VSPDG	VSPDG says she died of consumption.
1829	Harding, Agnes	63 yrs	June 28, 1892	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG recorded that Agnes "Hardy" Green of Brigus, 63, died of phthisis on July 1, 1892??
1870	Connelly, Johannah	22 yrs	Oct 16, 1892	Brigus North?		Several directories show Connelly families in the Brigus/Cupids area before 1894, but no match was found for this individual.
1820	Hearn, Bridget	70 yrs	Jan 27, 1894	Brigus North?
1835	Whelan, James	59 yrs	March 23, 1894	Brigus North	VSPDG	retired planter
1816	Power, Ellen	78 yrs	March 23, 1894	Brigus South	VSF	VSF shows death as March 24.
1864	Brophy, Mr. James E.	30 yrs	Oct 27, 1894	Brigus North?
1819	Kelly, Margaret	76 yrs	March 10, 1895	undetermined
	Foley, Alice	?	June 18, 1895	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG states she was 40 yrs old, therefore she was born abt. 1855.
1858	Cleary, Kate	37 yrs	Sept 29, 1895	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG says she died of consumption.
1850	McKay, Johannah	45 yrs	Oct 6, 1895	Brigus South	VSF	VSF says Joanna Mackey, 55, died on Oct 18, 1895. If this is the same individual, she was born abt. 1840.
1872	Leary, John	25 yrs	Jan 26, 1897	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG says John was from Turk's Gut and he died from consumption.
1816	Canning, Thomas	81 yrs	Jan 27, 1897	Brigus South	VSF	VSF states he was born in Ireland. Research indicates he was living with his dau. Mrs. William Battcock, who was born at St. John's.
1838	Byrne, Ann	59 yrs	April 24, 1897	Brigus South	VSF	VSF says she died of heart disease.
1830	Peddle, Ann	57 yrs	May 17, 1897	Brigus North	VSPDG	There is a record in VSPDG for May 17, 1897 which states that "Catherine" Peddle died at Brigus, however, her age is given as 84 years?
	Power, Agnes	?	July 23, 1897	undetermined		Surname present in both areas, but no match found for this individual.
1894	Lamb, John Clement	3 yrs	Sept 26, 1897	Brigus North?		In McAlpine's 1898 Directory, two heads of families, Patrick Lamb, a butcher, and John Lamb, an accountant, are listed at Brigus and Irishtown (Brigus) respectively.
1823	Battcock, John	73 yrs	Jan 2, 1898	Brigus South	VSF	VSF says his age was 75 yrs.
1823	Morrissey, Maggie	76 yrs	Sept 7, 1899	undetermined		Surname present in both areas, but no match found for this individual.
1823	Morrissey, Mary	76 yrs	June 8, 1900	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG record states she was 78 and born in Ireland.
	Doyle, Catherine	?	Jan 18, 1900	Brigus North	VSPDG	VSPDG states that she was 60 yrs old, therefore she was born abt 1840.
1803	Walsh, Mr. Michael	66 yrs	April 1, 1879	Brigus North OR South??	BDM	BDM shows that Michael Walsh, 66, "a native of County Wexford, Ireland" died at Brigus, Conception Bay. It doesn't give his exact date of death, only that the various newpapers reported the event on April 10, 1879. However, McAlpine's and Lovell's 1871 Directories do not show a Michael Walsh at Brigus, Conception Bay or vicinity, but both list a Michael Walsh at Brigus South. It is possible that the location may have been given to the newspapers as Brigus, C.B., an ambiguous abbreviation that was sometimes used to denote either Brigus, Cape Broyle or Brigus, Conception Bay.

 

ERRATA
NAME	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	REPORTED BY
Critch, Francis *1	There are 2 Ontario death records for Francis Critch, bricklayer. They contain the same information except that one gives his age at death as 30 years, the other as 31 years. He was buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto 21 Sep 1890. He married Elizabeth Ann Newell of Burnt Head at Brigus, Conception Bay in 1886.	Linda Elkins-Schmitt

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