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West Coast Region ~ Bay St. George District

St. George's Bay - Thomas White 'Census' 1808

Here is a "census" of sorts, taken by Thomas White in 1808 when the H.M.sloop "Avenger" visited Western Newfoundland. St. George's Bay had 102 inhabitants.

The information was transcribed by MICHAEL BARBOUR, August 1999. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.
The material was taken from Beales, Annette. "The Formation of Settlement, Demographic Growth, and Economic Diversification in Birchy Cove, 1863-1921". (4 November 1992), an honours essay for her B.A. (Honours) in the Dept of Geography at MUN.

Name	From	Boats	Men	Tierces Salmon	Qntls Cod	Furs	Vessels	Men	Exported
Mr. Messervy	Jersey	1	1	32	24	26	60t	4	Halifax
Mr. Pennell	Jersey	1	1	49	60				Halifax
Mr. Hulan & son	Jersey	1	2	76	75		40t	5	St. John's
P. Hulan	Jersey	1	1	15	34				St. John's
Mr. Hulan	Nfld	1	1	48	23				St. John's
James Hulan	Nfld	1	1	24					St. John's
Clement Renouf	Jersey	1	1	30	30				St. John's
Mr. Swyer	England	1	1	24	30		25t		St. John's
Charles Vincent	England	1	1	20	20				Halifax
Mr. Benoit	Nova Scotia	1	1	18	50				Halifax
Mr. Cormier	Nova Scotia	1	2	20	50				Halifax
George Lafisher	Nfld	1	1		30				Halifax
Mr. Dennis	Nfld	1	3	50	24				Halifax