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Historical Data

Labrador ~ Straits District

Bird Ledgers - Settlers on the Labrador Coast 1840

Settlers on the Labrador Coast in 1840, taken from Bird’s Ledgers of 1840. The Bird Ledgers are on microfilm in the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa. The originals I believe are in the PRO in London.

Bird was a merchant in Labrador at Forteau in the 1840s. Actually the records run intermittantly from 1824-44. The reference is: MG40D Chancery 108 (Reels B1459-1461).

The information was transcribed by ELLEN TORNG ~ April 2001. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.

SURNAME	GIVENNAME	PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Griffin	John	Five Leagues
Goddard	John	Bonne Esperance
Buckle	James	Bonne Esperance
Buckle	John	Belles Amour
Keats	John	Salmon Bay
Chapman	William	Salmon Bay
Marsh	Samuel	Little Fishery
Buckle	Richard	Bradore
Jones	Randall	Bradore
Dicker	Charles	Grand Point/Longue Point
Buckle	William	Hawkins Point, Forteau
Davis	George	L’anse Amour
Barber	John	L’anse au Loup
Gomm	Charles	L’anse au Loup
Buckle	Thomas	Capstan Island
Thoms	Samuel	Great St Modeste
O’Dell	Richard	Great St Modeste
O’Dell	John	Great St Modeste
Landergan	Philip	Carrols Cove
John	Bailey	Red Bay
Benjamin	Coombs	Red Bay & Black Bay
Emanuel	Gray	Red Bay & Whale Cove

Straits District