NL GenWebNotre Dame Bay Region ~ Fogo / Twillingate DistrictScheme Of The Fishery detail, 1738 & 1771, for Notre Dame Bay area.
1. Captain Phillip Van Brugh’s “Scheme of the Fishery”, Fogo_Twillingate_1738. *Colonial Office 194 Vol 10. 2. 1771 extracted Scheme of the Fishery information for: ( Fogo/Twillingate/Tilting Harbour, & Gander Bay ), combined. *1779 author Miles, William Augustus, 1753?-1817. Transcribed and contributed by David Anstey, September, 2019. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be errors. Additional notes added May 2020 |
| 1738 Fogo | 1738 Twillingate | 1771 Fogo/Twillingate Tilting Harbor & Gander Bay | |
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| No. of British Fishing Ships | |||
| No. of Sack Ships (Ships seeking Freight) | |||
| Ships from America (Trading) | |||
| Burthern of Fishing Ships | |||
| Burthern of Sack Ships | |||
| No. of Men belonging to the Fishing Ships | |||
| No. of Men belonging to the Sack Ships | |||
| Passengers of British Fishing Ships | |||
| No. of Passengers brought from England | |||
| No. of Passengers brought from Ireland | |||
| No. of Passengers brought from Jersey * In British Shipping |
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| No. of boats kept by British Fishing Ships | |||
| No. of boats kept by Bye-Boat Men | |||
| No. of boats kept by Inhabitants | |||
| No. of By Boat Men_Master | |||
| No. of By Boat Men_Servants | |||
| Quintals of Fish made by British Fishing Ships | |||
| Quintals of Fish made by Bye-boatman | |||
| Quintals of Fish made by Inhabitants | |||
| Quintals of Fish carried to Foreign Markets | |||
| Tierces of Salmon carried to Foreign Markets. *Of the 425 Tierces, 230 came to Fogo from Hare Bay, near Goose Cove and St. Anthony. Endnote 1 |
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| Tons of Train Oil made by British Fishing Ships | |||
| Tons of Train Oil made by Bye-Boatman | |||
| Tons of Train Oil made by Inhabitants | |||
| Price of the Fish per Quintal | |||
| Price of the Salmon per Tierce | |||
| Price of the Train Oil per Ton | |||
| Value of Seal Oil made last winter | |||
| Value of Furs taken by the Inhabitants | |||
| Truck with the Indians | |||
| No of Stages | |||
| No of Train Vaats | |||
| No. of Families who keep Private Houses | |||
| No. of Families who keep Public Houses_Taverns | |||
| Estimate of Acres of Land Improved *At Trinity Bay & Bonaventure 2 acres, At Bonavista 40 acres, 1738 |
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| No. of the Inhabitants_Masters | |||
| No. of the Inhabitants_Men Servants | |||
| No. of the Inhabitants_Mistresses | |||
| No. of the Inhabitants_Woman Servants | |||
| No. of the Inhabitants_Children | |||
| Remained in the Country in the winter: | |||
| Masters | |||
| Men Servants | |||
| Mistresses | |||
| Woman Servants | |||
| Children | |||
| Total Remained on the Island in the Winter | |||
| Since the departure of the last Convoy: | |||
| Born | |||
| Dead | |||
| Roman Catholic Inhabitants | |||
| Men | |||
| Women | |||
| Children |
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Endnotes: 1. As in: Slade's men at Goose Cove ( Hare Bay ), near St. Anthony, 1785 & 1786. ) Persons in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1785 & 1786 *Peculiar Court of Sturminster Marshall, Admons. 1771. James Griffen of St. Antonio / St. Anthony, Newfoundland. Grantee: John Griffen, brother. *John Gritten / Gritton wed Hannah Slade Dec 21, 1735 at Winfrith Newburgh. *It appears that spellings Gritten and Griffen have become corrupted in the records. *Anna Gretton wed Arthur Davis Dec 11, 1763 at Lady Mary, Wareham, Dorset. *James Gritton wed Elizabeth Spratt on Dec 27, 1770. 2. Per Colonial Office 194 Vol 9, page 168, in 1732 the merchants of Poole, Dorset, wrote the English Board of Trade asking for permission to import "seal oil". Per Governor Phillip Van Brugh's 1738 Scheme of the fishery for Newfoundland, Fogo produced 770 Lbs worth of seal oil. Twillingate produced 440 Lbs worth. Bonavista produced 700 Lbs worth. Old Perlican produced 120 Lbs. The remaining Newfoundland communities produced minor amounts not worth listing, or none at all. It becomes clear that Poole, Dorset based merchants, employed a large portion, if not all of the folk at Fogo/Twillingate circa the 1730's, in the English King's Newfoundland Fishery. It would be interesting to see the "name list" of Poole merchants who signed the 1732 letter for permission to import seal oil. Joseph White? Moses Durrell? In the 1730’s William Kittier imported seals into Poole, Dorset; from Notre Dame Bay. Captain John Moor(e)s also imported seals into Poole, Dorset; from Trinity Bay, in this era. 3. A more complete set of data from early Notre Dame Bay “Schemes of the Fishery”, would reveal population growth versus wartime periods, assist in forming a more complete picture of the fishing stations, etc. 4. A good read at Google books: Episodes in our
early history: a lecture delivered on behalf of the St. John's
Athenaeum, St. John's, Nfld, March 5, 1878.
At Fogo: 12 Masters, 70 Men Servants, 14 Mistresses, 7 Women Servants, and 40 children. 12 births and 3 deaths, since the Convoy departed last year. 21 Families in houses. *7 British Fishing Ships of 105 Men & 70 Passengers combined; and 4 British Sack Ships of 35 Men combined; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 14 Masters, 100 Men Servants, 12 Mistresses, 4 Women Servants, and 34 children. 9 births and 2 deaths occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 16 Families in houses. *2 British Fishing Ships of 40 Men & 60 Passengers combined, visited Twillingate in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1742 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/11 Page 115. At Fogo: 13 Masters, 226 Men Servants, 14 Mistresses, and 35 children. Six births and one death, since the Convoy departed last year. 14 Families in houses at Fogo. *3 British Fishing Ships of 84 Men & 35 Passengers combined; and 1 British Sack Ship of 11 Men; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 2 Masters, 15 Men Servants, 2 Mistresses, and 5 children. One death occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 2 Families in houses at Twillingate. *3 British Fishing Ships of 45 Men & 10 Passengers combined, visited Twillingate in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1744 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/12 Page 32. At Fogo: 3 Masters, 60 Men Servants, 5 Mistresses, 5 Women Servants, and 14 children. Two births occurred since the Convoy departed last year. 6 Families in houses at Fogo. *No ships recorded as visiting Fogo. At Twillingate: 7 Masters, 40 Men Servants, 6 Mistresses, 1 Woman Servant, and 14 children. One birth occurred since the Convoy departed last year. 6 Families in houses at Twillingate. *1 British Fishing Ship of 20 Men, visited Twillingate in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1746 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/12 Page 50. At Fogo: 5 Masters, 50 Men Servants, 5 Mistresses and 14 children. Four births occurred since the Convoy departed last year. 7 Families in houses at Fogo. *2 British Fishing Ships, of 28 Men & 10 Passengers combined; and 1 British Sack Ship of 15 Men; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 7 Masters, 40 Men Servants, 6 Mistresses, 1 Woman Servant, and 15 children. 5 births occurred since the Convoy departed last year. 6 Families in houses at Twillingate. *No ships recorded as visiting Twillingate. --------------------------------------------- The 1748 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants, "combined". ) CO 194/12 Page 106. At Fogo & Twillingate "combined". 16 Masters, 150 Men Servants, 13 Mistresses and 33 children. 16 Families in houses at Fogo/Twillingate. *3 British Fishing Ships, of 50 Men & 40 Passengers combined; and 2 Sack Ships of 16 Men combined; visited Fogo/Twillingate, in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1750 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/12 Page 195. At Fogo: 18 Masters, 50 Men Servants, 8 Mistresses, 3 Women Servants, and 20 children. 5 births occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 8 Families in houses at Fogo. *2 British Fishing Ships, of 30 Men & 30 Passengers combined; and 2 British Sack Ships of 30 Men; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 17 Masters, 100 Men Servants, 15 Mistresses, & 5 Women Servants. *No children listed, & no births or deaths recorded for Twillingate. 17 Families in houses at Twillingate. *4 British Fishing Ships, of 90 Men & 40 Passengers combined, visited Twillingate in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1751 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/13 Page 28. At Fogo: 7 Masters, 80 Men Servants, 6 Mistresses, 2 Women Servants, and 15 children. Three births & 1 death occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 10 Families in houses at Fogo. *2 British Fishing Ships, of 55 Men combined; and 1 Sack Ship of 20 Men; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 10 Masters, 100 Men Servants, 10 Mistresses, 4 Women Servants, and 24 children. 8 births & 2 deaths occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 16 Families in houses at Twillingate. *5 British Fishing Ships, of 110 Men combined, visited Twillingate in season. --------------------------------------------- The 1752 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/13 Page 47. ------------------------------------------- The 1753 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/13 Page 114. At Fogo: 22 Masters, 94 Men Servants, 8 Mistresses, 4 Women Servants, and 40 children. 10 births occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 10 Families in houses at Fogo. *4 British Fishing Ships, of 80 Men combined; and 2 Sack Ships of 47? Men combined; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 22 Masters, 100 Men Servants, 7 Mistresses, and 23 children. 2 births & 3 deaths occurred, since the Convoy departed last year. 16 Families in houses at Twillingate. *8 British Fishing Ships, of 112 Men & 20 Passengers combined, visited Twillingate in season. ------------------------------------------- The 1755 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland. ( Fogo/Twillingate Overwintering Inhabitants. ) CO 194/13 Page 197. At Fogo: 23 Masters, 92 Men Servants, 6 Mistresses, 4 Women Servants, and 30 children. No births or deaths "recorded", since the Convoy departed last year. 24 Families in houses at Fogo. *3 British Fishing Ships, of 70 Men & 20 Passengers combined; and 2 Sack Ships of 16 Men combined; visited Fogo in season. At Twillingate: 18 Masters, 80 Men Servants, 5 Mistresses, 4 Women Servants, and 27 children. No births or deaths "recorded", since the Convoy departed last year. 30 Families in houses at Twillingate. *10 British Fishing Ships, of 200 Men & 80 Passengers combined; and 1 American Ship, of 6 Men, visited Twillingate in season. ------------------------------------------- In 1787 there were 44 families at Fogo, and 20 families at Twillingate. ------------------------------------------- *The 1739 & 1740 "Schemes of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland"; have Fogo and Twillingate data "combined". *No surviving 1747 Scheme of the Fishery & Inhabitants of Newfoundland? The 1748 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland have Fogo and Twillingate data "combined". *The 1749 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland has no data recorded for Fogo/Twillingate. *The 1757 Scheme of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland have Fogo/Twillingate data "combined". *The 1758 & 1759 Schemes of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland have Twillingate & Tilting Harbour "combined". *Less Masters, and More Mistresses overwintering; per the 1758 "State of the Fishery" report. *Later Schemes of the Fishery, & Inhabitants of Newfoundland, have data for communities like Twillingate, Tilting Harbour and Gander Bay "combined". --------------------------------------------- Colonial Office 194 Vol 9, page 168. In 1732 the merchants of Poole, Dorset, wrote the English Board of Trade. Asking for permission to import "seal oil", etc. The petition included Poole, Dorset; "prominent merchant" names: Benjamin Linthorne; Peter Jolliffe; Robert Tito; Urban Skinner; Isaac Wantner; George Hyde; William Knight; George Olive; Thomas Nickleson; Joseph Nickleson; John Hayter; John Phippard; John Strong; Joseph White; Samuel White; William White; Timothy Spurrier, Mayor; John Thomas, Benjamin Skutt, Francis Lester, & Richard Weston. Generally and historically some of these merchants did business in Trinity Bay, and Bonavista Bay; while "a portion” of their vessels voyaged into infant Notre Dame Bay. John Moors and William Kittier's names do not appear in the petition. Though they imported seal oil and seal skins, into Poole in the 1730's. Some names like Moses Hooper, Durrell merchant family, John Carter, etc., are missing from the petition. --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Dieters: vagrant fishermen in early Newfoundland, who did not have a place of their own. Having no written contract with a Master.
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