List of Inhabitants, 1839

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*Joseph Beete Jukes - List of Inhabitants, 1839

The first non-clergyman to visit the Bay of Islands was actually a geologist. Joseph Beete Jukes was a geologist appointed by the Genealogical Society of London, to do a survey of Newfoundland. He completed this survey all around the island of Newfoundland, with the exception of White Bay and the North Peninsula. He visited the Bay of Islands in the summer of 1839, when he made the following list of inhabitants in his journal.
Information was compiled by MICHAEL BARBOUR, July 1998. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.

Name	Children	Years here	Native of	Age	Location
Robert Prosper	6	11	France	?	Little Port
Robert Hayward	9	5	Dorset	38	Frenchman's Cove
Richard Wheeler	5	?	England	25	Frenchman's Cove
John Bailey	4	20	England	41	Frenchman's Cove
Richard Park	6	40	Burin	47	Barber's Cove
Mary Brooks	4	50	Burin	83	Barber's Cove
George Shiller, servant	1	40		60	Barber's Cove
Charles Garret, servant	1	7	England	21	Barber's Cove
Ann Wheeler	4	40	Burin	60	Barber's Cove
William Wheeler	6	Native	Barber's Cove	35	Barber's Cove
William Blanchard	3	Native	Barber's Cove	33	Gillams Cove
Joseph Brake	3	Native	Barber's Cove	27	Brake's Point
Ralph Brake	6	68	Dorset, England	80	Brake's Point
John Brake	8	35	France	40	Gillams Cove
Thomas Park	9	30	Burin	42	Harbour (Woods) Island
Mrs. Lake	2	3	England	33	Harbour Entrance (Woods Island)
M. Brake	2	5	Humber River	38	Harbour Entrance (Woods Island)
John Wheeler	2	4	Humber River	33	Humbermouth Area

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Name in Record Description of error / additional information My Name

*Joseph Beetes Jukes 1839 List of Inhabitants Polkinghorne's (HMS Crocodile) 1838 List of Inhabitants
It is clear from the receipt stamp on the original list (received in Feb 1839) at Colonial Office that this list is not from Jukes' excursion which took place in the summer of 1839. This very likely the census taken by the HMS Crocodile on its 1838 voyage around the west coast, captaned by Polkinghorne. There are other lists that specifically list the ship and the capatin but not this particular one. In any case, crediting the list to Jukes is wrong. Thank you. John Edgar

E R R A T A
Name in Record	Description of error / additional information	My Name
*Joseph Beetes Jukes 1839 List of Inhabitants	Polkinghorne's (HMS Crocodile) 1838 List of Inhabitants It is clear from the receipt stamp on the original list (received in Feb 1839) at Colonial Office that this list is not from Jukes' excursion which took place in the summer of 1839. This very likely the census taken by the HMS Crocodile on its 1838 voyage around the west coast, captaned by Polkinghorne. There are other lists that specifically list the ship and the capatin but not this particular one. In any case, crediting the list to Jukes is wrong. Thank you.	John Edgar