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Notre Dame Bay ~ The Slade Ledgers 1783 - 1792

Surnames L - 0

Key to symbols:
L- Means separate account in ledger, no notation means working or appearing in ledger under another person’s name; S - Means servant; P - Means planter; I - Means independent; X - Means preoccupation unknown

Remarks column:
S - Means summer; W - Means winter; Money - Pounds/ shillings/pence

Transcribed by DON BENNETT, July 2000. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

Surnames: A-B / C-F / G-K / L-0 / P-S / S-Y

No Surname - Given Name 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 Remarks
496Lacey Benjamin

















lsSummer.
497Lacey William













lsls


498Lambert William


x















1784 Boarding house keeper.
499Lane John





lslslslx





Servant of John Burt & Co. {Lanes in Tilting?].
500Lathy Henry

ls















 Bal. 0/12/0. “Acknowledged to be a good youngster.
501Lawrence James







lslslslslsls2S 1W plus 2/0/0 in cloths at English prices.
502Lee Jos







ls









Clear of hospitals..
503Legg Matthewlsls















Slade servant 1783-84.Worked for Torys Bros. at St. Leonard’s Labrador 1774. Didn't steal bread on board Love and Unity.
504Legg Matthew







lslslslslsls6S 5W. Apprentice
505Lestation Samuel



















1770, Shipped at Poole and ran owing 0/7/0.
506Lester Benjaminlililililili





li& Co. Merchant, first appears in 1782.
507Lewis Henry

lsls













Cooper or carpenter.
508Lewis Thomas















lslsSummers.
509Linfield Robert

















ls7S 6W V&C.
510Lipsiong John















ls

Summer.
511Little Mrs


x















 One instance of boarding servants. Michael Snelling.
512Little James















ls

Returned to England 1791.
513Lock George















ls

1 Year.
514Lock Luke




x













Appears first in 1782 with debt [91/16/9.75] owed to Slade. Drowned 1785.
515Lock Thoslplplp



lplp



lp1785 Partner with J. SJ & Co. in private venture. After 1785 fishing and lumbering out of Change Islands.
516Locklen Thomas











ls





Summer. Clear of hospitals. [Loughlin in Tilting?].
517Lockyer Phillip









lsls





2S 1W.
518Lodge George

















lsSummer.
519Lodge James

















lsSummer.
520Lodge Phillip















lsls
521Long William









ls







Summer.
522Longman William













lslsls2S 1W. Returned to England 1792.
523Lonith J. Mr
















x


524Lovell Henry

lxlx

lx









To balance account, due 1/2/9.
525Lowd Richard





lslsls







3 Year contract. Sometimes ‘Loud’.
526Lugg George



lslslslslslslsls7s 6W. Recruited as apprentice 1784, appears 1785.
527Lugg William





ls












528Luscombe Samuel













lsls


529Lush Henry





ls











Accepted advance cash. Ran away at Waterford.
530Lynch John


x















Resident of Tilting [suspect].
531Macy and Deanlililililili







Battle Harbour business supplied by Slade.
532Maby Thomas


x















Returned to England.
533Magery Robert

li

li












534Maggs Jos




x














535Magher John



















1777, Balance owed Slade 4/8/8.
536Magner David



















1772, Balance owed Slade 4/8/8..
537Mahaney Owen



lslslslsls





Originally came for 2S 1W. Tall Man.
538Mahearn James

















lp
539Mainer John



ls














540Mansfield Joslplp
plx











1786 Entry “Being blind and gone to his parish’. Appeared also in 1782.
541Mansfield Robert

lplplp












542Mansfield Williamlplplp













Wrote set of exchange 1780. Protested 1782. Claimed 1785.
543Mara Francis



















1769 balance owed Slade 0/14/6.
544March George










x







Hezakiah Guy’s servant. returned to England Oct,1788.
545Marks Daniel











lslslsls
546Martin John







lsls







2S 1W at 2/0/0 worth of cloths at English prices 1779. A man of same name owed Slade 1/1/0.
547Mason William




xx












First appears in 1781. balance account retired with notation, ”by being dead’.
548Mason Mother










x







Laundered For youngster, Slade servant.
549Matthews George









ls







4S 3W.
550Matthews James



ls














551May Richard



















1768 Corfe castle. Shipped, did not proceed. Owed 0/10/6.
552Mayo T.



















1774 Employed by Torys Bros., St. Leonard’s, Labrador.
553McDonald Patrick

















lsSummer.
554McGrath John Mr

lp
















555McGrath Michael


s















Employed by Messers Jeffry & Street.
556McGrath RogerlplplplplplplplplplpTilting. Battle Hr/92. see B.H. ledger for letters &and contracts of border agreement.
557McGrath Thomas



lslsls



lililiEmployed by Slade 1785-7. Summers only.Wrote bad set of exchange 1781-5. Paid by brother Roger. 1790 Roach & McGrath.
558McLolly John

















lsFrom Ireland aboard Love and unity. Summer employee of Roger McGrath.
559Mearn John






x

lslsls




560Meatyard John







ls










561Melmouth Thomas

lilili











Engaged at Battle Harbour.
562Mentens Benjamin
x

















Could this name be Mintern?
563Mew Hannah
x
x
x
x
x
x







Does laundering for bachelors. Wife of John.
564Mew Johnlslslslslsls








565Miles Henry













lsls

1 year.
566Miller Henrylplp















Partner with John Peyton. 1781 Both men led expeditions against Beothucks.
567Miller Richard

















lsCaptain. Clear of hospitals. Employed for summer.
568Miller Thomas

lililililili






569Mintern Benjamin





lslslslslsls


570Mintern Jos
















x


571Mitchell Robert















ls


572Monford John









lx







Run at Poole.
573Moore John

lp















Kills Beothuck Squaw. Later dies in English poor house.
574Moore Peter















ls


575Moore William











ls





Clear of hospitals.
576Moorey Thomas



















1772 Balance owed Slade 11/3/0.
577Moors Edward




x













Slade book keepers found an under charge of 0/1/0, in 1782. Returned to England 1785.
578Moors John jr.













lslxli
579Moors John Mrlplplplplplplplplplp1792 Title Mr added. He has two sons.
580Moors William









ls







Summer. Clear of hospitals.
581Moory Jameslplplplplplp







Sometimes Morey.
582Morris Richardlplplplplplplplplplp
583Morten John



















1767 owed Slade 0/2/6 for freight of a bundle.
584Moulem James




x














585Moulem John











ls





Summer.
586Mount John

ls
















587Munday John












x



lpRuns a boarding house in 1789.
588Mullins Robertlsls















Executor of William Hussey estate.
589Munden Jos



















Owed balance to Slade of 0/4/2 since 1777.
590Murphy John

















lsSummer.
591Murphy Michael















lslsEmployed by William Keave, Tilting.
592Murphy Patrick



















Blacksmith, employed by Owen Sweeny. Recruited by Slade. 1792 - 1/3 Partner in Sweeney & Co.
593Murray Alex







ls









Summer.
594Mussel William

x
















Employed by Clarke and Handcock.
595Muston Richard





lsls









2S 1W.
596Muttle Jos
















x


597Neagle James

lslslsls









Employed by Ward & Rowsell, trapping and salmon fishing.
598Neighill James






x












599Newbury Elias.



lslsllslslslslslsometimes Newbery.
600Newman William Capt.







ls









3/17/0 Per month summer salary.
601Newnum William









ls







Summer.
602Newsim JohnlplplplplplplplplplpSometimes Newsam.
603Newton Robert

lslslslslsls





Board at Jacob Thames. Employed alternately by Slade and Thomas Lock. Very heavy drinker.
604Nicholas Henry







lslsls





3S 2W.
605Nicholas James

ls
















606Noakes John

ls















Summer.
607Noble Johnlili













li1791 Takes up salmon catching. [Noble & Penson?].
608Noble & Penson



li














609Norman Henry





lx





lsls

Returned to England 1786. Employed by Frost and Cox Co. 1790-91.
610Norris John



















1769, Owed balance 0/2/3.
611Norris Thomas









lsls





Summers.
612Norton John









lsls

ls

1 Year Fall, winter, and summer. Clear of hospitals 1791.
613North John





ls











Summer
614Northover Thomas

lsls













Captain at 3/3/0 per month. Captain of Slade’s Nancy 1779.
615Oake James


x















Fare paid by Moses Cleat. Employed by William Heady at Twillingate.
616Oake Joslplplplplplplplplplp1785 Partners with B. Osmond and J. Ashford.
617O’Bryan James



















1775 Retired to Ireland, owing Slade 4/15/6.
618Ogden W
















s

Employed by Mr T. Burke, Tilting.
619Old John



















1868 Shipped at Poole and ran, owing 0/8/0/.
620Oliver Thomas





lslsls







2S 1W.
621Orchard William






s











Servant, employed at Goose Cove.
622Organ Mrs


x















Boarded a Slade servant.
623Osmond BazariellplplplplplplplplplpFurrier, fisherman and boat builder.
624Osmond John lplplplplplplplplplpBrother of Bazil.

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