NL GenWeb 1871 Lovell's Directory

Conception Bay North Region - Northern District

Ochre Pit Cove

The information was transcribed by BONNIE HICKEY ~ December 1999. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.

OCHRE PIT COVE - A fishing settlement on the north shore of Conception Bay in the district of Bay de Verds. It receives it name from possessing beds of a yellowish red clay like ochre, which is used by the inhabitants for painting their dwellings. Distant from Carbonear by road 18 miles. Mail weekly. Population 350.

SURNAMEGIVENOCCUPATION
BowlingJohnfisherman
CarnelJohnfisherman
CarnelThomasfisherman
CoppSimonfisherman
CoshElijahfisherman
CoshSamuelfisherman
CoshWilliamfisherman
CurtisJohnfisherman
DufeetWilliamfisherman
EdgecombJohnfisherman
EdgecombWilliam
EnglishJohnfisherman
EnglishJosephfisherman
EnglishSamuelfisherman
FogetyJohnfisherman
GilinghamCharlesfisherman
GilinghamRichardfisherman
GilinghamRichardfisherman
GoullyPhilipfisherman
HalfyardArchelausfisherman
HalfyardGeorgeplanter
HalfyardHenryplanter
HalfyardJamesfisherman
HalfyardJohnfisherman
HalfyardNicholasfisherman
HalfyardSamuelplanter
HalfyardSamuel Efisherman
HalfyardStephenfisherman
HalfyardWilliamplanter
HartyDavidfarmer
ParsonsJamesfisherman
ParsonsLoidfisherman
ParsonsMarkfisherman
ParsonsNicholasfisherman
ParsonsWilliamfisherman
PennelJohnfisherman
PennelThomasfisherman
PennellWilliamfisherman
PensonJosephfisherman
PensonJonathanfisherman
PowerEdwardfisherman
RoseAbsalomfisherman
RoseGeorge
RoseJeremiahfisherman
RoseJohnfisherman
RoseWilliamfisherman
SkinnerJosephfisherman
SkinnerJosiahfisherman
SkinnerThomasfisherman
TackerWilliamfisherman
TuffAlfredfisherman
TuffJabezplanter
WelshMisalfisherman
WebsterJohnfisherman
WhiteCharlesfisherman
WhiteGeorgefisherman
WhiteThomasfisherman

E R R A T A
NameDescription of ErrorMy Name



© Bonnie Hickey & NL GenWeb

Back to Conception Bay North, Northern District