JULY 12, 1817
Marriages: The Acadian Recorder reports these in a limited manner, but they originate throughout the Province. Often the dates found in this section and the Deaths section contain two references of inst. (or instant) and ult. (or ultimo). These refer to the month in which the date occured. Inst. or instant means the date is in the current month. Ult. or ultimo means the date given is in the previous month.
Deaths: Again these originate throughout the Province, and sometimes are International.
Ship News: The news typically lists ship arrivals and departures, usually by giving ship name, master, and home port or last port sailed from. Sometimes there are also passengers lists, information of wrecks etc which are reported under this section as well. If you see the symbol "&.c" in the texts, this was the old form of "etc".
Estate Notices: These were advertisements placed when someone died announcing that claims against and owed to the estate had to be settled within a certain time period. This section is a compliment to the Deaths section as an additional source. This section will be done once every few months. Since they often ran the same ad for 2 years, the list usually stays the same for a long period of time. Sources here are not only the name of the deceased, but also those who administered the estate, usually other family members. The complete text is not done. This is just a list containing estate owner, administrator(s) and the date the original notice was placed (if available).
Advertisers: Again this section is
a list of names, with type of business and location if available.
Real estate sales will also
appear in this section, whether private or public/sherrif auction.
This section and the next are not being included yet, but will be eventually
added in.
Snips and Clips: Interesting odds and ends.
- On Sunday evening last by the Rev. Dr. Inglis, Mr. Peter Hall to Miss Ann Ford both of this town.
- Same evening by the Rev. Dr. Gray, Mr. Hugh Gaul to Miss Catharine Munro.
- On Saturday evening last at Sackville by the Rev. Benjamin Gerrish Gray, Mr. Henry Fleigher of Beaver Bank to Miss Jane Brown of Windsor.
- Lately at New York, Mrs Eliza Livingston, wife of the late Schuyler Livingston Esq. and daughter of Col. Barclay.
- At St. Lucia on the 12th ult., Mr. William Ernst, son of Mathew Ernst of Lunenburg in the 20th year of his age [. . .]
- Yesterday morning after a short illness, Mr. John M'Nab in the 18th year of his age, son of Peter M'Nab Esq.
- [From another section] Private Daniel Reardon who deserted from the head-quarters of the 3d Batt. 60th Regiment at Annapolis Royal on the 11th June last, was found in the woods a few days afterwards torn to pieces by a bear; he was so disfigured that he would scarcely been known only by some remnants of uniform he had remaining.
Sunday July 6 arr.: ship Nancy, Allen - Leith 80 days with 130 passengers; brig Lord Exmouth, Falt - St. Lucia 20 days cargo sugar, molasses &c. to the Captain.; sch. Augelique, Beauchamp - St. Johns N.F. with 30 passengers; sch. Rachel, Loveland - Baltimore 16 days cargo flour &c. to Messrs Loveland & Hawthorn.; sch. Rhoda, O'Brien - Baltimore 14 days to the Captain.; sch. Four Sons, Kelly - Boston 9 days.; Sailed - Lord Sidmouth packet for New York - passengers J.F. Lynn Esq., Dr. Porter andd Maj. Fitzgerald.
Tuesday July 8 arr.: brig Express, Colclough - New Providence cargo molasses, fruit &c. to Messrs T. & L.E. Piers.; brig Harriet, Boardingham - Barbadoes.; sloop Fame, Snow - St. Johns N.F. cargo fish &c. to Messrs Moody & Boyle.
Wednesday July 9 arr.: sch. Britannia, Vandine - Norfolk to Mr. John Starr.; ship Kennesly Castle, Finlaison 56 days from Cork with a detachment of the 62d and 98th Regiment.
Thurday July 10 arr.: sch. Robert, Anderson- Boston.; sch. Aurora, Beal - St. Andrews.; sch. Esperance, Lindsay - Gaspee; ship Agincourt, Mathwin - Leith 36 days.; sch. Two Brothers, Foster - Annapolis.
Friday July 11 arr.: brig Amity - Kirkness 25 days with 125 passengers; Lady Wellington packet - New York 5 days passengers Mr. and Mrs Berton of this town.; sch. Acadian, Cragg - Demerary 23 days to Mr. L. Doyle - Sailed June 17th and left in the River brig Tudor, Spilliards nearly loaded - sch. Countess Dalhousie, Cockryn ditto - Matchless, Vent for Boston in a few days - Alert, Adams of St. John N.B. - Olive Branch, Lovett of ditto - Jane of Ditto - Outside the Bar the Kate Kearney, Patterson waiting for pilot, had sold - Lark, M'Curdy trying the markets - Spoke 22d brig Union, Harris of Liverpool N.S. for St. Vincents. - The brig Charles, Rees of N.B. sailed from Demerary for Boston May 10th.; Last evening arrived Government sloop Earl Bathurst from Sydney.
Cleared: ship Perseus, Richardson - N.B.; brigs Mentor, Logan - Dominica; Helen, Wilson - Norfolk; Sophia & Sarah, Amboy - U.S.; Margaret, Davis - B.W. Indies; Freetown, Archibald - ditto; Rambler, M'Leod - ditto; schrs Jane & Mary, Stairs - ditto; Good Intent, Coffin - Gaspe; Trial, Crossby - St. Andrews; Harriet, Edwards - Boston; Jane & Martha, Bowden - Miramichie; Critic, Jeffreys - N.F.; Lucy, Lapierre - Magd. Islands; Sophia, Bourger - ditto; Elizabeth, Walker - Boston.
[From another section] List of vessels entered at Miramichie from 14th
May to the 12th June 1817, taken from the Custom House books.
[I believe in this list the place names are the actual home ports of
these ships, not their next port of call. If anyone can verify this, please
email me.]
Ships - Emerald, Kollier - Newcastle; Henry, Gibson - Liverpool; Sussex, Chishom - Liverpool; Freelove, Murray - Port Glasgow; Retreat, McEvan - London; Friends, Stovehouse - Liverpool; Freedon, Stuart - London; Hawkesbury, Hunter - London; Regent, Mennell - Liverpool; George, Consett - Portsmouth; Cornwall, Blues - London; Dalmarnock, Robertson - Port Glasgow; Isabella, McVicar - Port Glasgow; Camperdown, Evans - Hull; Emily, Atkinson - Liverpool; Briton, Harland - Liverpool; Crown, Roche - Liverpool; London, Patterson - Liverpool; Augusta, Davidson - Dumfries; Middleton, Garbutt - Liverpool; Pallas, Robinson - Greenock; Lord Gardner, Cuthbert - [____]; Neptune, Storey - Halifax; Bellona, Clack - Newcastle;
Brigs - Mary, Brown - Erayemouth; Symmetry, Cran - Newcastle; Economy, Gibson - Newcastle; Martha, Martin - Port Glasgow; Wakefield, Carter - Newcastle; Cumberland, Bell - Whitehaven; Experiment, Lister - Whitehaven; William, Bowden - Whitehaven; Isabella, Hinde - Whitehaven; Telemachus, Pearson - Newcastle; Nancy, Buttermure - Whitehaven; Jane, Asbridge - Whitehaven; Britannia, Nelson - Whitehaven; Sarah & Maryanne, Christian - Whitehaven; Polly, Kinnear - Kilkaldy; Jenny, Brown - Newcastle; Regent, Hogarth - Newcastle; Northumberland, Lilly - Portsmouth; James & Margaret, Mess - Aberdeen; Choice, McClelland, London; Hector, Webster - Dundee; Ytham, Craigie - Aberdeen; Thetis, Johnson - Greenock; Alpheus, Duncan - Peterhead; Fidelity, Liburn - Liverpool; Nelson, Palmer - Whitehaven; Mariner, Dillen - Whitehaven; Sarah, Tranke - Liverpool; Atalanta, Thompson - Newcastle; Prince of Wales, Robson - Newcastle; Mariner, Adams - Port Glasgow; Elizabeth, Bogie - Kilkaldy; Harriet, Clephane - Liverpool; Aimwell, Morrison - Halifax; Briton, Richards - Halifax; John, Jones - Newcastle; Minerva, Sharp - Halifax; Argus, Jamson - Newcastle; Howe, Asken - Penyance; Liddell, English - London; Mentor, Reed - London; Mary, Clayton - Halifax; Aurora, Nelson - Halifax; Mary, Archer - Halifax; Fanny, Pearson - Halifax; Canso, Martin - New York; Prince George, Duncanson - Leith; Integrity, Dalrymple - Newfoundland; Daphee, Phillip - Aberdeen; Sophia, Dunn - Greenock; Dorothy, Robson - Newcastle; Prudence, Leggett - Halifax.
Emigration from the United States: Satement showing the number
of British subjects who lately left Great Britian and Ireland for the United
States of America and who received between the 10th of March and the 10th
of May 1817, passports to entitle them to grants of land from James Buchanan,
His Majesty's Consul at New York to proceed to British North American,
chiefly to Upper Canada.
Farmers = 87; Labourers = 37; Manufactorers = 37; Mechanics
= 186 total 347
Plus women = 183; Children = 458 = 998 total emigrants.
Of these 329 were English; 178 Scots and 481 Irish.
Emigrants from Britian and Ireland
It is reckoned that nearly seven hundred individuals have come in the
late numerour arrivals at Quebec from the mother country to settle in the
Canadas; and it is affirmed that fully an equal number have arrived
in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. These are unquestionably a great acquisition
to the British settlements and they are entitled to every encouragement
when they evince a disposition to be employed.
© 2000 Susan Burns
