St. John's & Other Areas - Marriage Records

The entries below come from a book of marriages held at PANL as of July 2010 under the title of St. John's and Other Areas. The book apparently came to PANL from the RC Basilica, but it clearly contains many marriages that were performed by Methodist Missionaries.

This list constitutes a typescript of my handwritten extraction from photocopies of the original records, which is to say that I may have inadvertantly introduced some errors while transcribing and typing... as always, you should double-check against the original records. That said, if you spot any mistakes that I have made, please let me know at dapike@mun.ca.

Some comments about this list:

The entries below are in the same order as presented in the original records, which was not always in chronological order.
The list below is not a complete list of the entries in the book. The entries below are a selection that caught my attention.

Marriages (1825 - 1826, 1830 - 1831)

The format of most of the entries that follow is as follows:

Line 1: Marriage Number, and Groom's name, abode, occupation, etc
Line 2: Bride's name, abode, etc
Line 3: Marriage date and location
Line 4: List of witnesses

Entries are separated by one or more blank lines.



57  John Vaughan                of So Wales England
    Anne Doyle                  of Co Wexford
    11 Nov 1825 at St John's by Saml L F Burgess, Clergyman in Holy Orders
    Joseph Pew, Ann Doran



118 John Shepherd               of Cubits
    Mary Shepherd               of Brigus
    13 Oct 1825 at Brigus, Conception Bay by Rd Knight, Wesleyan Missionary
    Mary Knight of Brigus, Jas Bayly of Brigus



153 James Jones                 Harbour Grace
    Mary Fitzgerald             Harbour Grace
    5 January 1826 at Sd place by Denis Mackin, Clergyman in Holy Orders
    John Harvey, Jno Fitzgerald



157 Timothy Kearn               Bryan's Cove
    Johanna Jones               Bryan's Cove
    9 January 1826 at Harbour Grace by Dennis Mackin, Clergyman in Holy Orders
    Michl Phelan, Cathne Gleam



164 Thomas Murray               Carbonear
    Ann Squires                 of sd place
    31 January 1826 at Harbour Grace by Thomas Ewer
    Wm Cotter, Jno Fitzpatrick



395 Jn Fahey                    Cubits
    Elizth Nosworthy            of sd place
    21 May 1826 at Brigus by Dennis Mackin , C I H O
    Pat Kavanagh, [Susanea?] Nosworthy



430 Henry Jeans                 Broad Cove
    Patience King               of Do
    6 Aug 1826 at Blackhead Conception Bay with consent of parents & friends by Wm Ellis, preacher licensed to celebrate marriages
    Edwd Jeans, Ann Bradbury



495 Thos Curtes                 Brigus
    Grace Nosworthy             Cubits
    29 Nov 1826 at Cubits in Conception Bay by Rd Knight, preacher licensed to celebrate marriages
    Stephen Cole, Robert Hains, both of Brigus



715 Francis King                Broad Cove
    Jane Thistle                Mulleys Cove
    6 Dec 1827 at Black Head, Conception Bay by Rd Knight, Licensed to celebrate marriages
    Joseph King, Robert Evans



781 Richd Power                 Cubits
    Jane Nosworthy              of said place
    10 June 1828 at Brigus by Denis Mackin, Clergyman in Holy Orders
    David Flynn, Jane Connolly



785 Thomas English              Jobs Cove
    Anastatia Neil              of said place
    14 Sept 1827 at Northern Bay by Denis Mackin, Clergyman in Holy Orders
    Henry Browne, Jane Hogan



1144 Richard Wheeler            Trinity                 [note:  Richard signed his name as "Richard Weller"]
     Sarah Clifford             of the same place
     17 January 1831 at the Wesleyan Chapel at Trinity by John Tomkins, preacher licensed to celebrate marriages
     James Clifford, Jno T Morrow



1156 John King                  Broad Cove
     Mary Evans                 Western Bay
     16 Nov 1830 at Black Head Conception Bay by Rd Knight Wesleyan Missionary Licensed to Celebrate marriages
     Robert Evans, Joseph King



1157 William Jeanes
     Sarah Legroe               both of Broad Cove
     18 Nov 1830 at Black Head, Conception Bay by Rd Knight Wesleyan Missionary Licensed to celebrate marriages
     [John Jans?], [John?] Butt



1158 Thomas Legroe
     Julia King                 both of Broad Cove
     2 Dec 1830 at Black Head Conception Bay by Rd Knight Wesleyan Missionary Licensed to celebrate marriages
     Thomas Butt, Joseph King



1159 William Harvey
     Jane Newell                both of Freshwater
     5 Dec 1830 at Black Head by Rd Knight Wesleyan Missionary licensed to celebrate marriages
     Charles Penny, Francis Howell

Last Modified: Wednesday, 22-Jun-2011 13:28:54 NDT