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Conception Bay North / Harbour Grace District

Subscribers to the Newfoundland Church Society, 1847.

*As named in the “Report of The Newfoundland Church Society”, 1847.
Transcribed and contributed by David Anstey, December, 2018. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be errors.

Spaniard's Bay.

Joseph Baggs, 10 Shillings.
Robert Brown, 3 Shillings, 6
Thomas B. Deacon, 5 Shillings.
Moses Gosse Sr., 1 Pound, 1 Shilling.
Richard Pope, 10 Shillings.
Rev. W. Taylor, 10 Shillings.

Endnotes:

The Sixteenth Annual Report of the Newfoundland Church Society. June 17, 1857. St. John's, Newfoundland.

Page xxvi. Extracted from the Church Society subscriptions for Moretons Harbour.
William Barnes gave 10 Shillings, 6 Pence.
Francis Barnes gave 5 Shillings.

*Many nominal listings of subscribers, noted in this 1857 Society Report…

Proceedings of the Newfoundland and British North America Society for Educating the Poor. 1832.

In July, 1831, Mr.& Mrs. Martin left Petty Harbour, to take charge of the school at Trinity Bay. Dec, 1831 and Jan 1832, they lost 2 young children at Trinity.

Proceedings of the Newfoundland and British North America Society for Educating the Poor. 1834.

Page 8. Mrs. Martin was not feeling well and decided to return home to England. Arrived at Poole from Trinity, January last. ?Jan, 1833? Mr. Martin returned alone to Trinity.
Page 18. Annual subscriptions to the Church Society. *Random selections only, here below.
Mr. Burge, Twillingate, 1829, 10 Pounds.
Mr. John Clarke, 5 Pounds.
Anonymous, Twillingate, 1830, 20 Pounds.
Anonymous Brighton, 1830, 8 Pounds.
Thomas Anstey Esq., 5 Pounds, 5 Shillings.

Mr. John Pride, Twillingate, 1830, 10 Pounds, 5 Shillings, 3 Pence.
*John Pride gave 5 Pounds in 1829.
Mr. George Bussey, Port de Grave, 1826, 6 Pounds.
Marten & Jacob, Port de Grave, 1829, 25 Pounds.
During 1833/4, Thomas Anstey of Twillingate, gave 2 Pounds, 2 Shillings.
"Thomas Anstey not in" later reports.

Proceedings of the Newfoundland and British North America Society for Educating the Poor, 1831.

Page 40.
Twillingate School established Nov, 1829. Teachers: Mr. & Mrs. Flint. 69 day school students admitted. 50 adults admitted to adult school.
Branch School established at Jenkin's Cove, June, 1830. Teachers: Mr. & Mrs. Flint.
Herring Neck School established March, 1830. Branch teacher.
Port de Grave School established Nov, 1829. Teachers: Mr. & Mrs. Lind. 174 day school students admitted. 93 adults admitted to adult school.
Bay Roberts School established Dec, 1829. Branch Teacher.
Cupids School established May, 1830. Branch Teacher.
Bareneed School established Jan, 1831. Branch Teacher.
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Per the Societies reports, William Lee of Exeter, supported Samuel Codner's Newfoundland school efforts for plural years.
Captains Mugford and Andrews, earlier sailed for the Lee family of Ebford. Mugford also sailed for Samuel Parminter Exeter, Devon; merchant.
*Lloyds Register, 1766. Captain Francis Mugford, "John & Jenny", 70/7 for S. Parminter. Exon to Newfoundland.
*Place Names of Atlantic Canada. By William Baillie Hamilton.
Cape Mugford, Labrador. On the mainland, opposite Cod Island. This 671 metre high bluff was probably named for Captain Francis Mugford, who was in command of the "Jersey Packet", a ship which carried a group of Moravian missionaries to the coast of Labrador in 1770.
*In 1770, Captain Francis Mugford stopped at Lymington, Hampshire; for a supply of Sails. And at Exmouth, Devon; for a supply of fishing tackle, the gift of Mr. S. Parmiter. Who was a member of the Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel.
Francis' vessel, the "Jersey Packet" was 80 Tons, square sterned, and Plantation built.
His Majesty's Protection for the Labrador voyage and settlers, was given by Commodore Byron, April 21, 1770.
The vessel [ Jersey Pacquet ] arrived at the Labrador, on July 24, 1770.
The following winter a larger vessel was purchased by the Society, the "Amity". Captain Mugford took it to the Labrador the following season.
In 1777, the Sloop, the "Good Intent", replaced the "Amity". The "Good Intent" was of 60 or 66 Tons burthen.
Captain Mugford had several further voyages in the service of the Labrador missionaries.
1780 - 1786, the "Amity" was employed again. In 1782, Francis Mugford resigned his position as Captain.
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Page 82. Receipts towards the Port de Grave school building.
Mr. W. Andrews, 3 Pounds, 3 Shillings.
?Topsham family origins?
Messrs. J. Butler & Sons, 2 Pounds. ?Jersey family origins?
Mr. John Daw, 3 Pounds. ?Christchurch, Hampshire; family origins?
Mr. John Daw, 1 Pound.
Mr. Jacob Daw, 5 Shillings.

Mr. H. Daw, 1 Pound.
Mr. N. Daw Sr., 19 Shillings.

Messrs. Heath & Garland, 2 Pounds, 2 Shillings.
Exeter & ?
Messrs. Marten & Jacobs, 10 Pounds. Thomas Marten_Ringwood dissenting. John & George Jacobs from?
Messrs. William & R. J. Pinsent, 10 Pounds. Newton Abott family origins.
Messrs. Prowse and Wills, 10 Pounds. Torquay, Shaldon, sailing ports of Teignmouth_Dartmouth_Topsham.
Mr. John Richards, 3 Pounds. ?Association seen with Brigus families like Lemon. Brigus was home to some "District of Bridport", Dorset County, descendants.
Mr. John Snow Sr., 1 Pound. Jersey family origins.
Mr. John Tucker, 1 Pound. Teignmouth family origins.
*Other, mostly smaller donations...
An early Newfoundland settler is often recorded to have originated at a specific English town. In some cases it may be prudent to consider generally the local English District, or major seaport; rather than the community proper.
*Places like Burley, Sopley, Linwood, etc., were sometimes referred to as Ringwood, ie: "The District of Ringwood"; in Hampshire.
*Consider Sturminster Castle, Sturminster Newton, and Sturminster Common. Oft referred to as simply Sturminster.
Ex: Watch Simon Spracklin of Brigus. Descended? from the “District of Bridport”, Dorset; rather than the town of Bridport proper.
Not emigrating from the town of Bridport proper? Rather, consider emigration from the sailing Port/District of Bridport.

Proceedings of the Society for Educating the Poor of Newfoundland, 1826.

William Dawe donated 1 Pound & 1 Shilling towards the School House Account for Harbour Grace in 1826. *One of the top contributors.

Propaganda : being an abstract of the designs and proceedings ...1820.

Pratt, Josiah, 1768-1844.
Page 62. Mr. John Tucker, Schoolmaster in Conception Bay, 10Lbs. William Lampen at Harbour Grace, 20 Lbs.

Newfoundland Almanac

1851. Page 38. Fogo Protestant Board of Education, 1852. John Freake, Senior.
1853. Phillip DeQuitteville, agent for Lloyd's at Labrador.
1865. Page 43. William Barnes on the Wesleyan school board, Moretons Harbour, 1865. Also Robert Small and Job Stuckless.
1865. Page 41. Samuel Rowsell, Bonavista school teacher. *Son of James Rowsell of Notre Dame Bay & Poole/Parkstone.
Samuel Rowsell had returned to Newfoundland by 1841, since he doesn't appear in the 1841 English Census.
1891. Page 40. Samuel Dawe, Post office officer at Long tickle, Labrador, 1891. Between L'anse-au-Loup and Pack's Harbour.
1891. Page 40. Peter Dwyer, Post office officer at Long Island, Labrador, 1891. Between L'anse-au-Loup and Pack's Harbour.
Report on Canadian Archives. By Douglsa Brymer. Ottawa, 1882. ( Page 20. Public Record Office, London. Colonial Entry Books. )

Sub title "Plantations General". Book # 97.

"Journal and Entries of His Majesties Foreign Plantations in General since the Establishment of ye Committee, with a Map of ye same." March 12, 1674/5.
An Account of His Majesties Plantations in America. Names the American Plantations and where applicable the owners.
Under the heading for Newfoundland is recorded: "There is besides { the remaining American Plantations listed }, a colony of English settled upon the eastern coast of Newfoundland, without governance, ecclesiastical or civil, who lives by catching fish.

Free school in Newfoundland, 1777.

An Account of the state of the schools in the island of Newfoundland established or assisted by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
Published 1827. Page 8.
At Silly Cove a regular day-school has been taught since the year 1777, by John Thomas, and the effect of this venerable man's labour is distinctly visible for many miles around him. The most of his scholars, at all times, were free, or nearly so. He is now unable to teach or to read to the people, and I have already earnestly recommended that this excellent old servant may be allowed to receive his salary from the Society, as a pension, for the little time he can remain, and that the Missionary be authorized to appoint another schoolmaster, with the usual allowance.

Statistics of the colonies of the British empire

... From The Official Records Of The Colonial Office... By: Martin, Robert Montgomery. London, 1839. Page 263.
Return of the number of Churches, Livings, etc., of Newfoundland in 1836.
There are, in fact, no parishes ( as the term is generally understood ) in this Colony [ Newfoundland ]. The respective Clergymen of the different religious persuasions, have each a district appropriated to his spiritual charge, quite distinct ( as to limits and extent ) from each other. ...Nor can they be made to correspond, so as to admit of their being brought into the view required by this return.
For more than two centuries the English/British governments created no parishes for worship, in Newfoundland.
Dissenterism was still being stymied in 1836, as evidenced by the Notre Dame Bay Census. *Some dissenter folk being recorded as Episcopalians.

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