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Box 2 Fogo Island C of E Parish Records
(Marriages) at PANL 1881 - 1908

The following records were transcribed from Reel four of the Fogo Anglican Parish records at PANL
by Dave Brett on Feb. 2, 2000

LOT BRETT, a 24 year old bachelor, fisherman, of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Richard, a planter married MARTHA LUDLOW, a 22 year old servant of Joe Batt's Arm, the daughter of James a planter on Oct. 12th. 1881 (Witness were Philip Curnew and Thomas Anthony) JAMES OAKE, a 23 year old bachelor fisherman of Eastern Tickle, the son of John a planter married PHOEBE ANN BRETT, a 24 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm, the daughter of Lot a planter on Nov. 10th. 1881 in St Andrew's church Fogo (Witnesses were Josiah Oake and Rebecca Hancock) WILLIAM HENRY BRETT, a 26 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Charles a planter married MARIA NEWMAN, a 22 year old servant of Joe Batt's Arm the daughter of John a planter on Dec. 5th. 1881 ALFRED COFFIN, a 23 year old bachelor planter of Joe Batts Arm, the son of George a planter married DRUSCILLA BRETT, a 21 year old spinster of Joe Batt's Arm the daughter of Lot a planter on Feb. 20th 1882 THOMAS ANTHONY, a 22 year old bachelor clerk of Barrd Islands, the son of Abraham married MARTHA ANN BRETT a 24 year old spinster of Joe Batt's Arm the daughter of Richard a planter on Sept. 17th 1882 (Witness were James Rolls and George ????) NATHANIEL BRETT, a 29 year old bachelor planter of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Richard a planter married MARY POWELL, a 26 year old spinster servant of Barr'd Islands the daughter of George a planter on Nov 1st 1882 CHARLES BRETT, a 27 year old bachelor fisherman of Lions Den the son of James a planter married JESSIE OSMOND, a 26 year old spinster of Change Islands the daughter of James on Nov 2nd 1882 ALFRED BRETT, a 23 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Richard a planter married HARRIET POWELL a 18 year old spinster of Joe Batt's Arm the daughter of George a planter on May 1st 1885 (Witnesses were Nathaniel Brett and Ada Brett) ABSOLOM BRETT, a 24 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Richard a planter married ELIZA STANLEY, a 19 year old spinster of St. John's the daughter of Charles a farmer on Oct. 29th 1886 (Witness were William Henry Brett and Samuel Newman) AARON BRETT, a 39 year old widow fisherman of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Charles a fisherman married ANABELLA COMBDEN a 25 year old spinster of Joe Batt's Arm the daughter of Lot a fisherman on Nov. 19th 1887 OBED BRETT, a 22year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batt's Arm the son of Simon a fisherman married ALTHEA J. LAYMAN a 20 year old spinster of Fogo daughter of Thomas a cooper at St Andrew's church on Oct 29th 1888 WILLIAM BRETT, a 41 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Richard a fisherman married LUCY ANN COBB a 19 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of George a fisherman on Dec 23rd 1889 (Witnesses were John Brett and Joseph James Coffin) JOSEPH COFFIN, a 26 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of George a fisherman married IDA BRETT, a 23 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of Richard a fisherman on April 27th 1890 (Witnesses were Nathaniel Brett and Mary Ann Head) WALTER BRETT, a 26 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Richard a fisherman married MARY ANN HEAD a 19 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of Albert a fisherman on Nov. 17th 1890 (Witnesses were Aaron Brett and Julia Brett) PETER BRETT, a 27 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Charles a planter married FANNY EVELEIGH a 25 year old spinster servant of Barr'd Islands the daughter of Joseph a planter on Dec. 8th 1892 (Witnesses were James Rolls and Jane Rolls) JOSEPH COBB, a 22 year old bachelor fisherman of Barr'd Islands the son of Christopher a fisherman married JULIA BRETT, a 22 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of Charles a fisherman on May 8th 1893 (Witness were Aaron Brett and Fanny Brett) LOT BRETT, a 30 year old bachelor fisherman of Barr'd Islands the son of John a fisherman married RHODA FREKE, a 24 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of Abraham (Jr.) a fisherman on Nov. 8th, 1893 (Witnesses were James Brett and Susannah Foster) SIMON BRETT, a 27 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Simon a fisherman married SUSANNAH FOSTER, a 23 year old spinster of Barr'd Islands the daughter of James a fisherman on Nov 1st, 1895 (Witnesses were John Fennemore, Alfred Brett, Martha Jacobs, Clara Jones) ALFRED BRETT a 34 year old widow fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of Richard a fisherman married EMILY COBB a 18 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm daughter of George a fisherman on Dec. 1st 1896 (Witnesses were Joseph Cobb and Joseph Brett) WILLIAM JAMES COBB, a 23 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm the son of George a fisherman married EMMA BRETT, a 19 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm the daughter of John a fisherman on Dec. 14th 1897 (Witnesses were William H. Brett, Sarah Miller, Walter Scammell) WILLIAM ELISHA MILLER, a 27 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm son of Jacob a fisherman married JANE BRETT, a 22 year old spinster of Barr'd Islands daughter of Hezekiah a fisherman on Nov. 10th 1898 (Witnesses were Joseph James Coffin and Sarah Miller) JOHN JACOBS, a 33 year old bachelor fisherman of Joe Batts Arm son of Richard a fisherman married MARIA BRETT, 18 year old spinster of Joe Batts Arm daughter of John a fisherman on Nov. 22nd 1901 (Witnesses were William H Brett and Mary Ann Jacobs) NATHANIEL BRETT a 41 year old widower fisherman of Joe Batts Arm son of Richard a fisherman married MARTHA BOWN (could be BROWN) a 41 year old widow of Boyd's Cove daughter of William a fisherman Nov. 17th 1902 (Witnesses were Thomas Anthony, Jemima Anthony) WILLIAM H. BRETT a 50 year old widower fisherman of Joe Batts Arm son of Charles a fisherman married JANE GODWIN, a 30 year old widow of Joe Batts Arm daughter of Jacob Ford a fisherman on Mar. 1st 1906 (Witnesses were Laura Torraville and Walter Scammell) AARON GODWIN a 25 year old bachelor fisherman of Barr'd Islands son of William a fisherman married SELINA BRETT a 24 year old spinster of Barr'd Islands daughter of Lot a laborer on Mar. 2nd 1908 (Witnesses were Abraham Godwin and Lavinia Brett

Transcribed by: David Brett, 2000.

Updated with additional information: Gerald Wells (March 2007)

Page Revised: October 2002 (Don Tate)

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