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TARGETT, a surname of England, TARGET of France; in France a diminutive or
Targe - (wearer or maker of) targe(s), shield(s), buckler(s), or from the
French place name Target (Allier), or ? confused with the surname TARGIT
from the Old French "targif" - slow; in England, according to Bardsley --
dweller by the target, where archers practised, but according to Weekley
from the Old English personal name Thurgod. Reaney,
however, does not cite Target(t) as variants of either Thorogood or Thurgood.
(Dauzat, Weekley "Romance", Bardsley, Reaney.
In NF:
Family Tradition: Target, tinsmith, from England, settled at Hants Harbour
before 1850 (MUN Folklore)
Early Instances: John Targate, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1813 (NF Archives HGRC);
John Targett, of Hants Harbour, 1841 (DPHW 59); Richard and William Targate,
farmers of Holyrood, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern Status: At Corner Brook, Port au Port, and Kippens.
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TARRANT, a surname of England and Ireland from a British river name, a
variant of Trent, of unknown meaning, ? trespasser, flooder, whence eight
places in Dorset and one in Hampshire; in Ireland used in Co. Cork with
Thornton as the anglicized form of Ó Torin. (Cottle, Ekwall, MacLysaght).
Traced by Spiegelhalter in Devon and by MacLysaght in Co. Cork.
In Newfoundland:
Early instances: John Tarrant or Tarrent, of St. John's, 1708-9 (CO 194.4);
Robert Tarrant, of Black Island (Twillingate district), 1840 (DPHW 86);
William, of Fogo, 1840 (DPHW 83); William, of Shoal Bay (Fogo district),
1871 (Lovell).
Modem status: Scattered, especially at Lawn.
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TAYLOR, a surname of England and Scotland, Ireland and the
Channel Islands, with Tayler of Guernsey from Old French
TAILLEOR, Anglo- French TAILLEUR - tailor. (Reaney, Black ,
MacLysaght, Turk). Found widespread by Guppy in England and
Scotland, and by MacLysaght in Ulster and Dublin.
In Newfoundland:
Family Tradition:-------, from Hampshire, settled at Bishops Cove
(Conception B.) in the 18th century (MUN FOLKLORE).
Early Instances:
Thomas, of Old Perlican, 1675; Laurence Tayler, of Harbour Grace,
1677; -----, Taylor, merchant of St. John's, 1700; William, of Port
de Grave, 1782, property "possessed by the Family for upwards of
80 years" , that is, before 1702 Robert, of Cupids, 1788, in
possession of property at Port de Grave, property "possessed by
the Family for upwards of 80 years", that is, before 1708; Susanna,
of Southside Musketta (now Bristols Hope) , 1779; Richard, of
Carbonear, 1765; William , of Bonavista, 1786; Samuel, constable
of Aquaforte, 1797 (D'Alberti6); Thomas, fisherman of Bay of
Exploits, ? 1797; Richard, of Crockers Cove (Carbonear), 1804;
Bazil, of Moretons Harbour, 1812; Robert, of Brigus, 1809;
James, planter of Joe Batts Arm , 1823; William, planter of Cupids,
at Change Islands, 1823; Bridget Talor, of Gooseberry Island,
(Bonavista Bay) 1829; Jacob Taylor, of Middle Bight (now Codner),
1832; Richard, of Salmon Cove, (Port de Grave district). 1834
(Newfoundlander 23 Jan 1834); Joseph, of Long Pond, 1837;
James, of Red Island (Burgeo-La Poile district) 1840; John, of
Tickle Cove (Bonavista B.) 1843; Morgan, of Grole, 1847;
Thomas, of Western Head, (Twillingate district) 1847; William
Henry , deacon of Spaniard's Bay, 1847; James, of Harbour Breton,
1851; Robert, of Burnt Head (Cupids district), 1851; Wm. C., from
Teignmouth (Devon), married at St. John's , 1855
(Newfoundlander 9 Aug. 1855); Richard Wm. , of Lower Burgeo,
1857; William Tailor, of Harbour Le Cou, 1860; John Taylor, of Burin
Bay, 1860 Wide spread in Lovell.
Modern Status: Widespread, especially at Forrester's Point (St.
Barbe district), Corner Brook, Moretons Harbour, Raleigh (White
B.) , St. John's, Cupids, Carbonear, Bishop's Cove, Long pond,
and Grole.
Place Names: Taylor Bay 47-33 55-39
-----Brook 49-33 57-06
----- Inlet (Labrador) 57-50 61-43
-------Island, 47-38 56-12 47-44 55-51
-----Point 48-05 53-01 48-06 53-45
-----Pond 46-40 57-00; -----Rock 47-37 56-12
------ --------- (Labrador)54-35 57-12
-------- Shoal 47-36 58-39
-------Island Rocks 47-44 55-51
Taylor's Bay 46-52 542
------ Shoal, 46-49 55-43
Table Cove (Labrador) 55-07 59-05
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THORNHILL, a surname of England, Ireland and Scotland from the English
place name Thornhill
(Derbyshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, etc.), or ? from the Scots place
name Thornhill (Dumfries shire), or - (dweller by the) (haw)thorn
(-covered) hill. (Cottle, MacLysaght, Black).
Traced by Guppy in Cheshire and by MacLysaght in Cos. Cork
and Limerick since the seventeenth century.
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: Ann (Thornhill) Penwill (1805-1903), of Grand
Bank (MUN Hist.).
Early instances: Nancy, of Fortune, 1817 (DPHW 106); William,
planter of Grand Bank, 1819 (DPHW 109); William Thornall, of
Brunett (Island), 1829 (DPHW 106); Ann Thornhill, of Fox Island
(Burgeo-La Poile district), 1844 (DPHW 101); John, of Blue Pinion
(Fortune B.), 1856 (DPHW 104); James (and others), of East and West
Little Bay, 1871 (Lovell); Robert, of Bay L'Argent, 1871 (Lovell);
George (and others), of Mose Ambrose, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status: Scattered, especially at Grand Bank and Fortune.
Place names: Thornhill Cove, -------Point 46-36 55-56;
-------Shoal 46-51 55-55.
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TILLEY, a surname of England, Tilly of Ireland and France; in England
from Old English tilia, Middle English - tilie - tiller, farmer, or
diminuitive of Till (Matilda), or from the English place names Tilley
(Shropshire) or Tiley (Dorset), or from the French place name Tilly
(Aube, Calvados, etc.): in Ireland a variant of (Mac) Tully, Mac or of
(O) Tally, O Taithligh, Ir. taithleach - peaceable. (Reaney, Spiegelhalter,
Dauzat, MacLysaght).
Guppy traced Tilley in Somerset and Spiegelhalter Till(e)y in Devon.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: Robert Till(e)y (about 1824-72), from Bonavista,
settled at Bird Island Cove (now Elliston) about 1853 and opened a small
business there. The surname was spelt Tilly until about 1923 when Clarence,
a descendent of Robert, misspelt the name as Tilley on a blind for his shop window.
The name has been spelt Tilley ever since (MUN Hist.,Nfld.Archives z66.)
John Tilley, from Hants Harbour, was the first permanent settler of Shoal
Harbour (Trinity B.), in 1845 (MUN Hist.). Joseph and sons were the first
settlers of Lower Shoal Harbour (now part of Clarenville)(MUN Hist.).
Early instances: William, of Port Bonavist (Bonavista), 1675 (co1):
William Tilly, of Harbour Main, 1675 (co1):
Elizabeth Tilley, of New Perlican,1708-9 (co 194.4):
William Tilledge or Tillage, of Bay de Verde, 1708-0 (co 194.4):
Richard Tilleys, of Green Island (near Bonavista), 1708-9 (co 194.4):
----Tilley, constable of Bonavista district, ? 1730 (co 194.9):
George Tilly, of Newfoundland. 1730 (co 194.23):
Thomas, married at St John's, 1784 (dphw 26d):
Jane, in possession of property at St John's and Petty Harbour,
1794-5 (Census 1794-5): James, proprietor and occupier of fishing room,
Old Perlican, Winter 1800-01 (Census Trinity B.): J. Tilsey (or Tilley),
operated salmon fishery at Shoe Cove (unspecified), 1804 (co194.45):
Anne Tilly, married at Harbour Grace, 1808 (Nfld.Archives hgrc):
John, planter of Hants Harbour, abt.1821 (dphw 58): John, of Fortune,
1830 (dphw 109): John, j.p. for the Northern district of the Colony,
1834 (Newfoundlander 10 Jul 1834):!
Thomas Tiling, planter of Bird Island Cove (now Elliston), 1835
(dphw 72): -----Tilley, of Killigrews, 1830 (dphw 30):
Thomas Tilly, of Indian Burying Place, 1847 (dphw 86):
Robert Till(e)y, of Open Hall, 1847 (dphw 73a):
Joseph Tilly, fisherman of Shoal Harbour ( ? Trinity B.), 1848 (dphw 58):
James Tilley, ? of Northern Bay, 1852 (dphw 54):
William, of Indian Arm (Bonavista B.), 1853 (dphw 73b):
John Tilly, of Round Harbour (Twillingate districy), 1857 (dphw 86):
Felix, of Grates Cove, 1858 (dphw 58):
Luke Tiley, from England, married ar Grand Bank, 1859 (dphw 106):
scattered in Lovell 1871.
Modern status: Widespread. especially at St John's and Killigrews.
Place names: Tilley Cove, -------Head 49-29 55-46; Tilley's Cove,
------Hill, ------Point 48-40 53-38; -----Cove Ponds 48-37 53-50.
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TOOPE, a surname of England from the Old Danish personal
name Topi. (Reaney). Spiegelhalter traced Toop in Devon.
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: James, from Somerset, England, came to
Newfoundland in 1812, settling first in Rise's [sic] Harbour and
later at Ireland's Eye (Trinity B.) (MUN Folklore).
Early instances: Silvester Tope, of St. John's, 1752 (CO 194.13);
James Toop or Toup, of Ireland's Eye, 1810 (DPHW 64); George
Toop, planter of Twillingate, 1819 (USPG); Benjamin Toppe, of
Broad Cove (unspecified), married at St. John's, 1827 (Nfld.
Archives BRC); Francis Toup, planter of Salmon Cove (now
Champneys), 1823 (DPHW 64B); John Toop, planter of Careless
(now Kerleys) Harbour, 1837 (DPHW 64B).
Modern status: Scattered, especially at Ireland's Eye.
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TORRAVILLE, earlier Terrifield, a surname in England, ? from the English
place names Therfield ( Hertfordshire) or Turville (Berkshire), both
from Old English "thyree" and "feld"- (dweller by the ) dry field,
plain, open country ( Ekwall ).
In Newfoundland: Family Tradition:---------Torraville or Terrifield,
from France, settled at Change Islands. ( MUN Folklore). Early
instances: Joseph Terrifield, planter of Herring Neck, 1821 (USPG);
Benjamin Torreville, of Fogo, 1843 (DPHW 83); Jeremiah Terrafield,
fisherman of Stone Harbour ( Twillingate district), 1856 (DPHW 85);
Thomas, Fisherman of Clark's Cove ( Twillingate district), 1858 (DPHW
85); George and Thomas Torravelle, of Change Islands, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern Status: Scattered, especially at Victoria Cove ( Fogo district)
and Fogo
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TREMBLET, a surname of France - (dweller near the) trembling poplar or
aspen with a diminutive; TREMBLETT, a variant of the foregoing and
also of the surname of England Tremlett from the English place name
Trembleath (Cornwall). (Dauzat, Spiegelhalter). Guppy traced Tremlett
in Devon.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: Five Tremblett brothers, from France, settled in
Newfoundland: two at St. John's, one at Bonavista one at Burin, and
the fifth at some unknown locality (MUN Folklore).----- ,from Ireland,
settled at Bonavista in the mid-nineteenth century (MUN Folklore).
Early instances: John Tremlett, of Port de Grave, 1751 (CO 194.13);
Robert, from West Teignmouth (Devon), merchant of St. John's since
1775-6, died 1812 (Census 1794-5, Royal Gazette 20 Aug 1812);
Joshua Tremblett, of Bonavista, 1819 (DPHW 70); John Tremblet,
of St. Mary's, 1802 (Nfld. Archives BRC); Robert Tremlett, of
Twillingate, 1823 (D'Alberti 33); Henry (and others) Tremblett, of
Bird
Island Cove (now Elliston), 1825 (MUN Hist.); John and Thomas, of
North Harbour, John's Point, Tickles and Colinet area, 1871 (Lovell);
William Tremlett, miner of Tilt Cove, 1871 (Lovell); Richard Tremlet,
of Gull Cove (St. Mary's B.), 1871 (Lovell); William Trimlett, of
Rushoon
(Placentia B.), 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status: Tremblett, scattered, especially at Bonavista.
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TUCKER, a surname of England and Ireland from Old English tucian - to
torment, later to tuck or full (cloth), associated with FULLER and WALKER,
or rarely from French tout coeur - brave, courageous; in Ireland also
sometimes a synonym of O'Tougher (see TOUCHER). (Reaney, Cottle,
MacLysaght).
Traced by Guppy especially in Devon and also in Cornwall, Dorset, Hampshire,
Monmouthshire, Somerset and South Wales.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: John (and family), from Teignmouth (Devon), settled at
Port de Grave in the mid 1700s (MUN Hist.). Robert (about 1815- ), from
Poole (Dorset), settled at Scilly Cove (now Winterton) about 1827 (MUN
Folklore). George, from England, moved from Little Bay Islands to Indian
Burying Place in 1850 (MUN Hist.).
Early instances: John and Richard, of St. John's, 1676, Richard "8 and one
half years an inhabitant" in 1680, that is, since about 1671 (CO 1); John
and James, of Port de Grave, 1757, property "in possession of the Family for
upwards of 74 years," that is, before 1683 (CO 199.18); John, of Ferryland,
1708-09 (CO 194.4); John, of Brigus South, 1708-09 (CO 194.4); Frances, of
Harbour Grace, in possession of property at Carbonear, 1800, property
"possessed by the Family for 72 years," that is, 1728 (CO 199.18); Thomas,
of Petty Harbour, 1765 (DPHW 26C); R., of Broad Cove (now St. Phillips),
1765 (CO 199. 18); Robert, of Trinity (Trinity B.), 1808 (DPHW 64);
Nebuchadnezza, of Bonavista, 1823 (DPHW 70); Ann, of Trepassey, 1822 (Nfld.
Archives BRC); Joseph, from Poole (Dorset), of Little Placentia (now
Argentia), J.P. for Burin and Placentia districts, 1823 (D'Alberti 33,
Newfoundlander 2 Mar 1837); George, ? of Fogo, 1824 (Nfld. Archives KCRC);
Nebuchard, planter of Bird Island Cove (now
Elliston), 1827 (DPHW 72); William, clerk of Carbonear, 1828 (DPHW 48);
William Tucker or Tucher, of Tilting Harbour (now Tilting), 1829 (Nfld.
Archives KCRC); Elizabeth Tucker, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1830 (Nfld.
Archives HGRC); Henry, of Portugal Cove, 1837 (Nfld. Archives BRC); Thomas,
planter of Burnt Point (Bay de Verde district), 1834 (DPHW 52A); Robert,
captain of Scilly Cove (now Winterton), 1838 (DPHW 59A); William, planter of
Western Bay, 1840 (DPHW 52A); William, blacksmith of Old Perlican, 1841
(DPHW 58); John, of Flower's Cove, 1843 (DPHW 76); George, of Indian Burying
Place, 1848 (DPHW 86); Henry M., ship-master of Harbour Grace, 1853 (DPHW
49); Eliza, from Shaldon (Devon), of St. John's, 1854 (Newfoundlander 28 Sep
1854); James, from Teignmouth or Shaldon (Devon), married at St. John's,
1855 (Newfoundlander 18 Jan 1855, DPHW 23); George. of Little Bay Islands,
1860 (DPHW 92); widespread in Lovell 1871.
Modern status: Widespread, especially at St. John's, Little Bay Islands
(Green B.), Burnt Point (Conception B.), Port de Grave, St. Phillips, Reefs
Harbour (St. Barbe district), Elliston, Bunyans Cove (Bonavista B.) and
Corner Brook.
Place names: Tucker Head 48-59 57-56; Shoal 49-08 53-34; Tuckers
Gully 47-44 53-20; --------Head 49-28 57-46.
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VATCHER, a surname of England from Old French -- vachier -- cowherd.
(Reaney, Cottle).
Traced by Matthews in Devon.
IN NF:
Early Instances: Philip, fisherman of Freshwater (Carbonear), 1818 (DPHW 48);
John, of Grand Bank, 1842 (DPHW 106);
James, on the Corfe Mullen in the sealing fishery out of Carbonear,
1847 (Newfoundlander, 25 March 1847); Charles, fisherman of Merritt's Harbour,
1851 (DPHW 85); Emanuel, of Lower Burgeo, 1851, (DPHW 101); Ann, of Filthy
(now British) Harbour, 1853 (DPHW 59); Joseph, planter of Crocker's Cove (Carbonear),
1854 (DPHW 49); Eli (and others), of Twillingate, 1871 (Lovell)
Modern: Scattered, especially at St. John's.
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VAUGHAN, a surname of Wales, England and Ireland from Welsh fychan, bychan
- small, little;
also in Ireland for Mohan, Maughan or Mahon, Ó Macháin. (Reaney, Cottle,
MacLysaght 73). Traced by Guppy in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire,
Shropshire, North and South Wales, and by MacLysaght in Ireland since the
early sixteenth century.
In Newfoundland:
Early instances: George Vens or Vaughan, fisherman of Small Point (Bay de
Verde district),
1820, 1831 (DPHW 52A); John Vaughen, from Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire),
married at St. John's,
1825 (Nfld. Archives BRC); Vaughan, master of the Belinda, died at Seal
Island (unspecified),
1829 (Newfoundlander 8 Oct 1829); William, planter of Mulleys Cove
(Conception B.), 1844 (DPHW 52A).
Modern status: At Small Point (Bay de Verde district) and St. John's.
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VINCENT, a baptismal name and surname of England, Ireland , France and
Jersey (Channel Islands) from Latin vincens- conquering, the name of a
third- century Spanish martyr; in Ireland also sometimes for MacAvinchy
(Withycombe, Reaney, Cottlem Dauzat, MacLysaght, Turk)
traced by Guppy in Cornwall, Devon, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk, and
Wiltshire and by MacLsaght in Cos. Limerick and Dublin since the
mid-seventeenth century, and in Co. Derry (for MacAvinchy).
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition ------ , from Scotland, settled at Cape Freels (MUN
FOLKLORE).
Early instances: Giles Vinsant or Vincent, planter of Connaigre, 1710-15,
of the Isle Grole, 1714
John, fisherman of St. John's or Petty Harbour, about 1739-43
Joanna Vinsen, of Bay de Verde, 1774
Joseph Vincent, soldier of St. John's , 1802
John, planter of Fogo, 1808 (MUN HIST)
John of Greenspond, 1819
Alice , of Harbour Grace, 1825 (NFLD ARCHIVES)
William, of Bonavista, 1826 (NFLD ARCHIVES)
John, baptized at Cape Island, (Bonavista B.) 1830, age 18
William , of King's Cove Parish, 1834 (NFLD ARCHIVES)
William, of Three Arms (Twillingate district) 1841 Road commissioner for
the Cape Freels to Cobblers Island area, 1847 (NFLD Almanac);
-----, of Cow Cove (near Cow Head, st. Barbe district), 1849 (Feild)
Joseph, of Cape Freels, 1849
William, of Herring Neck, 1857
----, of Black Island (Exploits district), 1859
William, of Merritts Harbour, 1859
James, of Stock Cove (Bonavista B.) , 1860 (Nfld Archives)
William, of Knights Cove, 1866 (NFLD ARCHIVES)
John, of Main River (St. George's district) , 1870
Philip, of Burin, 1871 (Lovell)
Thomas, farmer of Logy Bay, 1871 (Lovell);
John (and others), of Sandy Point (st. George's B.), 1871 (Lovell).
Morden Status: Widespread, especially at Corner Brook, Newtown, Triton, and
St. John's.
Placew names (not necessarily from the surname) : Vincent Island 51-35
55-27; Mount ----- 47-09 55-08
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VISCOUNT, a surname of England, (Le) Vesconte of Jersey (Channel
Islands) from the office - a vice-count, one who takes the place of a
count. Bardsley comments: "This surname, unlike may others of the
same official class, does not seem to have last long. I find no
modern instances" (Bardsley, Turk)
In Newfoundland:
Modern status: At Fox Island River (Port au Port district), Placentia
and St. John's.
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WADMAN, a surname of England and ? of Ireland (though not included by
MacLysaght), from Old English wad - woad and mann - dyer with or dealer in
woad, or from Middle English wodeman - woodman, forester. (Reaney).
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: ----, from Ireland, settled at Barret Island (now Bar
Haven) (Placentia B.), about 1880 (MUN Folklore)
Early instances: Richard Wadmen, of Trinity Bay 1774 (DPHW 64); Matthew
Wadman, of Pushthrough, 1835 (DPHW 30); Charles, fisherman of Grole, 1846
(DPHW 102); William of Firby's Harbour (Burgeo-La Poile district), 1850
(DPHW 101); William, of Harbour Le Cou, 1860, (DPHW 99); Martin Wadhan,
fisherman of Barren Island (now Bar Haven), 1871 (Lovell); William Wadman,
of Rose Blanche, 1871 (Lovell)
Modern status: At Bar Haven (Electors 1955) and Arnold's Cove.
Place name: Wadman Point 47-28 54-24
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WALL, a surname of England and Ireland, in England and Old English
weall- (dwelller by the town, sea, or ruined Roman) wall or in the
West Midlands dialect area where walle is for welle-(dweller by
the)spring or stream; in Ireland for the Norman surname de Valle
gaelicized as de Bhal. (Reaney , Cottle, MacLysaght).
Traced by Guppy in Derbyshire, Durham, Herefordshire, Shropshire,
Somerset and Worcestershire, by Spiegelhalter in Devon, and by
MacLysaght in Limerick and Connacht.
In Newfoundland:
Early Instances:
John ? Walls, servant of Little Placentia (now Argentia), about 1730-5
(CO 194.9); Philip Walls, fisherman of St. John's or Petty Harbour,
? 1745 (CO 194.24); James, of Harbour Main, 1780, (CO 199.18);
Lawrence Walls, of St. John's, 1757 (DPHW 26C); Patt, of Musketta
(now Bristols Hope), 1789 (C0 199.18); John, of Colliers, 1801
(CO 199.18); Phillip, from Ownen (unidentified) (Co. Kilkenny),
married at St. John's 1806 (NFLD ARCHIVES BRC); Garret, from Tilton
Harbour (now Tilting), 1821 (NFLD ARCHIVES KCRC);James, of
Harbour Grace, 1807 (NFLD ARCHIVES HGRC); Edward, one of 72
impressed men who sailed from Ireland to Newfoundland, ?
1811 (CO 194.51); Mary Walls alias Keating, of Petty Harbour,
1821 (NFLD ARCHIVES BRC); Elizabeth Wall, from Carbonear,
married at Fortune Harbour, 1831 (NFLD ARCHIVES KCRC);
Samuel, of Moreton's Harbour, 1843 (DPHW 86); Garrett, from
Dungarvan (Co. Waterford), of Harbour Grace, 1844 (Indicator
27 Jul 1844) ; Garrett, granted land at Chapels Cove Pond
(Conception B.), 1859 (NFLD ARCHIVES, Registry Crown Lands);
Jeremiah, of Petites, 1859 (DPHW 98) ; scattered in Lovell 1871.
Modern Status: Widespread, especially at Grand Falls, Harbour Main,
and St. John's.
Place Names (not necessarily from the surname): Walls Bight
(or Seal Bay) (Labrador) 51-19 56-06
--------Island (Labrador) 52-13 55-37
-------Rock 48-07 52-50 48-41 52-58
-------Shoal (Labrador) 52-13 55-36
The Wall (Labrador) 52-28 55-43
Walls Pond 47-25 53-09
Tom Walls Pond 49-32 55-03
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WALSH, a surname of England, Scotland and Ireland from Old English
woelisc, Middle English walsche - foreigner (Reaney, Cottle, Black,
MacLysaght) See also Wallace, Wallis, Welsh.
Traced by Guppy in Lancashire, by Spiegelhalter in Devon, and by
MacLysaght as the fourth numerous of Irish surnames.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: John ( - 1827) and Ellen (Lyons) Walsh, were
married in Co. Wexford, 1785. That year they emigrated to
Newfoundland, settled first at Petty Harbour, then, in 1786, moved to
Cape Broyle (MUN Folklore, Dillon). Avalon, of Southern Welsh
ancestry, was born at Great Burin Islands, 1883 (MUN Folklore,
Dillon). ------, from Co. Cork, settled at Burin or St. Lawrence, ? in
the 19th centry (MUN Folklore).
Early instances: John Walsh or Welch, soldier of St. John's, 1756
(DPHW 26C); Philip Walsh, of Chapels Cove, 1766 (CO 199.18); William,
of Kit Hughes (now Kitchuses), 1776 (CO 199.18); John, of Bay de
Verde, 1785 (CO 199.18); Walter, of Cupids, 1787 (CO 199.18); John,
from Carrick-on-Suir (Co. Tipperary), and Thomas, from Mayvoir (Co.
Westmeath), Irish convicts landed at Petty Harbour or Bay Bulls, 1789
(CO 194.38); James and ? Edmond, of Placentia, 1794 (D'Alberti 5);
Thomas, of Harbour Grace, 1796 (CO 199.18); Thomas, of Adams Cove,
1796 (CO 199.18); Patrick, from Mooncoin (Co.Kilkenny), married at St.
John's, 1797 (Nfld Archives BRC); James, of Holyrood, 1797 (CO
199.18); Catherine, of Lower Island Cove, 1798 (CO 199.18); Michael,
of Carbonear, 1800 (CO 199.18); Thomas, from Youghal (Co. Cork),
married at King's Cove, 1803 (Nfld Archives BRC); Mary, of Keels,
1803 (Nfld Archives BRC); Michael, encroacher on property at Holyrood
Island between St. Mary's and Trepassey, 1808 (D'Alberti 18); Thomas,
of Burin, 1809 (DPHW 26B); William, one of 72 impressed men who sailed
from Ireland to Newfoundland, ? 1811 (CO 194.51); William, from
Monaghan (Co. Kilkenny), fisherman of St. John's, died 1811 (Royal
Gazette 5 Dec 1811); Garret, from Carrigtohil (Co. Cork), of
Carbonear, died 1811 (Royal Gazette 26 Dec 1811); Robert, aged 20,
from Co. Wexford, deserted from the employ of Wm. B. Pendergast &
Sons, St. John's,1812 (Royal Gazette 4 Jun 1812); James, of Devils
(now Jobs) Cove, 1812 (Royal Gazette 11 Jun 1812); Walter, of Harbour
Main, 1813 (Nfld Archives BRC); Lawrence, given permission to erect
fishing conveniences at Mobile, 1813 (d'Alberti 23); Peter, petitioned
to occupy a fishing room at Low Point (Conception B.), 1814 (D'Alberti
24); Walter, from Carrick-on-Suir (Co. Tipperary), cooper of St.
John's, died 1814 (Royal Gazette 6 Jan 1814); Patrick Walch, of Joe
Batts Arm, 1815 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Bridget Walsh of Bonavista 1815
(Nfld Archives KCRC); Thomas, from Co. Cork, married at Trinity
(unspecified), 1816 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Peter, from Waterford,
dealer and chapman of Fermeuse, deceased 1817 (Nfld Mercantile Journal
18 Apr 1817); John, planter of Blackhead (Bay de Verde district), 1818
(DPHW 52A); -----, from Ireland, fisherman of Fortune Bay, 1818
(D'Alberti 28); Eliner [sic], of Ragged Harbour (now Melrose), 1818
(Nfld Archives CKRC); Pierce, of Fogo,1819 (Nfld Archives KCRC);
Thomas, of Heart's Content, 1819 (Nfld Archives KCRC); John, of Tickle
Cove (Bonavista B.), 1820 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Mary, of Bay Bulls,
1820 (Nfld Archives BRC); Mary, of Petty Harbour, 1820 (Nfld Archives
BRC); Thomas, of Catalina, 1821 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Martin, of
Manuels 1822 (CO 194.65); Richard, of
Broad Cove (now Duntara), 1823 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Ellen of
Greenspond, 1824 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Honor, of Brigus, 1828 (Nfld
Archives BRC); Robert, of Cats Cove (now Conception Harbour), 1828
(Nfld. Archives BRC); Mary, of Plate Cove (Bonavista B.),1828 (Nfld
Archives KCRC); Thomas, from Carrickbeg (Co. Waterford), of Carbonear,
1828 (Newfoundlander 6 Feb 1828); Patrick, of Open Hole (now Open
Hall), 1829 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Patrick, of Fortune Harbour
(Exploits district), 1830 (Nfld Archives KCRC); John, of Heart's
Desire,1832 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Mary, of Turks Cove, 1832 (Nfld
Archives KCRC); Catherine, of Bonaventure (unspecified), 1832 (Nfld
Archives KCRC); Patrick, of Port de Grave,1834 (Newfoundlander 23 Jan
1834); James, of Outer Cove (St. John's), 1837, (Nfld Archives BRC);
Richard, of Ferryland, 1837 (Nfld Archives BRC); Edward of Little
Placentia (now Argentia), 1838 (Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands);
William, ? of Northern Bay, ? 1839 (DPHW 54); James, of Fortune, 1841
(DPHW 109); Patrick, of Knights Cove (Bonavista B.), 1853 (Nfld
Archives KCRC); John, of Sholes [sic] Cove, 1856 (Nfld Archives KCRC);
Patrick, of Mosquito (now Bristol's Hope), 1857 (MUN Hist.); Richard,
granted land at Hatchers Arm (Corbin B.), 1857 (Nfld Archives Registry
Crown Lands); John, of Hayward's Cove, 1857 (Nfld Archives KCRC);
Charles, missionary of Upper Island Cove, 1857 (Newfoundlander 23 Apr
1857); John, of Dog cove, 1858 (Nfld Archives KCRC); John, of Cottles
Island, 1860 (Nfld Archives KCRC); John, of Gooseberry Island
(Bonavista B.), 1861 (Nfld Archives KCRC); Hannah, of Burnt Island
(Bonavista B.), 1867 (Nfld Archives KCRC); James, of Indian Arm, 1870
(Nfld Archives KCRC); widespread in Lovell 1871.
Modern status: Widespread in all districts, with large concentrations
at
St. John's, Corner Brook, Plate Cove West, Marystown, Bay de Verde,
Ferryland and Holyrood.
Place names: Walsh (Station) 48-35 54-12; John ------------------
Shoal
46-50 55-46; Tom -------------------Cove, ------------ Lookout 47-24
54-54
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WALTER(S) , surname of England, Wales, and the Chanel Islands, (Mac) Walter
of Ireland, from the Old German personal names Walter, or Waldar containing
the elements mighty and army, introduced into England in the reign of Edward
the Confessor and very popular after the Norman Conquest, giving the
surnames WALTER(S) , WATERS, WATKINS, WATSON, WATT(S). (Withycombe, Reaney,
Cottle, MacLysaght, Turk).
Guppy traced Walter in Devon, Kent, Loncolnshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and
Sussex, Walters in Devon, Monmouthshire, Staffordshire and South Wales.
In Newfoundland:
Early Instances:
William Walters, fisherman of trinity (Trinity B.) , 1757 (DPHW64)
Henry, gunmaker of St. John's, 1806 (Co 194.45)
William, of Salmon Cove, (now Champneys), 1814 (DPHW64)
John. planter of Robin Hood (now part of Port Rexton), 1823 (DPHW64B)
Ann, of Lamaline, 1835 (DPHW106)
John, from Ogwell (Devon), of St. John's, died 1840, aged 62 (Times 14 Oct.
1840)
James, fisherman of Maggeridge {sic} (Burgeo-La Poile district), 1846
(DPHW101)
William, from East Ogwell (Devon), of St. John's, 1855 (Newfoundlander 29
Nov 1855)
John, planter of English Harbour (Trinity B.), 1869 (DPHW65)
George, of Fox Roost (Burgeo-La Poile district. 1871 (Lovell)
William of Upper Lance Cove (Trinity district), 1871 (Lovell)
Modern Status: Walter, unique, at St. John's ; Walters, scattered,
especially at St. John's and Champneys.
Place Name (not necessarily from the surname): Walter Point 48-23 53-22
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WATERMAN, a surname of England - servant of Walter (see WALTER), or
water-bearer, water-earner, boatman. (Reaney, Cottle).
Traced by Guppy in Kent, and in Hampshire.
In Newfoundland:
Early instances: Joseph Watterman, of Bell Isle (now Bell Island),
1681 (CO 1); Richard Waterman, J.P. for Trinity district, ?1730,
1732 (CO 194.9); William, from Burton (Christchurch), Southampton,
purchased land at Old Perlican, 1751 (Nfld. Archives T18); John,
fisherman of Trinity (Trinity B.), 1757 (DPHW 64); James, ship's
carpenter of St. John's, 1783, 1794-5, "born in Newfoundland"
(DPHW 26C, Census 1794-5); James, of Torbay, 1813
(DPHW 26B); Richard, of Flatrock (St. John's), 1820 (DPHW 26B);
Robert, planter of Fogo, 1821 (USPG); David, of Hare Bay (now Deep
Bay) (Fogo district), 1871 (Lovell); John and William, of Waterman
and Co., Twillingate, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status: Scattered, especially at Deep Bay (Fogo district).
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WATKINS, a surname of England, Wales and Ireland - son of Watkin, a
diminutive of Walter (See WALTER, WATERS). (Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght 73).
traced by Guppy especially in Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and South Wales,
and also in Devon, Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and North
Wales, and by MacLysaght in Ireland mainly from the seventeenth century.
In Newfoundland:
Early Instances:
Henry, fisherman of Little Harbour, Twillingate, 1814 (DPHW 88).
Ally, from Killinick (Co. Wexford), married at St. John's, 1819 (NFLD
ARCHIVES BRC).
Robert, planter of Twillingate, 1820 (USPG)
Henry, from Enniscorthy (Co. Wexford), married at St. John's, 1835 (DPHW
26D).
William, planter of Stone Harbour (Twillingate district), 1852 (DPHW 85).
Abel, of Hall's Bay, 1855 (DPHW 86).
James, merchant of Rencontre, 1871 (LOVELL)
William, of Herring Neck, 1871 (LOVELL).
Isaac, of Ward's Harbour (now Beaumont North) , 1871 (LOVELL).
Modern Status: Scattered, especially in the Twillingate district
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WAY(E), WHEY, surnames of England, Way of Guernsey (Channel Islands)
from the English place name Waye (Devon, where it occurs seventeen times,
Dorset, etc.), or from Old English weg - (dweller near the) road, path.
(Reaney, Cottle, Turk).
Guppy traced Way in Devon, Hampshire, Kent and Oxfordshire.
In NF:
Early Instances: Richard Way, ? merchant of St. John's, 1778-80
(CO 194.34, D'Alberti 1); John Whey, married at St. John's, 1778
(DPHW 26D); Phillip and William, of Bonavista, 1792 (USPG);
Henry Way, of Trinity (? Trinity Bay), 1796, (D'Alberti 5);
John (and others) Wey, of Northern Bay, 1802 (CO 199.18);
John Way, from Dartmouth (Devon), merchant of St. John's, deceased 1814
(Royal Gazette 7 Jul 1814); Michael W(h)ey,
builder of Brigus, 1825 (DPHW 34); John Way, planter of Cuckold's Cove (
now Dunfield), 1828 (DPHW 64B); Sarah, baptized at Vere (now Fair) Island,
1830, aged 25 (DPHW 76); William, planter of Bear's Cove (Harbour Grace),
1835 (DPHW 43); John, fisherman at Herring Neck, 1850, of Stone Harbour,
1853 (DPHW 85); John, of Flower's Cove to Point Ferolle area, 1871 (Lovell);
Nathaniel, of Greenspond, 1871 (Lovell); James, of Inner
Islands (now Newtown), 1871 (Lovell); John, of Little Catalina, 1871 (Lovell);
Philip Way, of Bird Island Cove (now Elliston), 1871 (Lovell).
Modern Status: Way, widespread, especially at Bonavista, Savage Cove
(St. Barbe district), and St. John's. Waye, at Bishop Falls, Windsor,
Lethbridge, and St. John's. Whey, rare, at Trinity, Bonavista Bay.
Place names: Way Bay (Labrador); Way Lake.
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WELLS, a surname of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the English place
name Wells (Norfolk, Somerset) , or from Old English wella - (dweller by
the) well(s), spring(s), stream(s). (Reaney, Cottle, Black, MacLysaght 73).
See also (ATWELL). WELLON, WILLS, WELLMAN.
Found widespread by Guppy, in Devon by Spiegelhalter, in Dumfriesshire by
Black (Where it is pronounced Walls) , and mainly in northeast Ulster by
MacLysaght, though in Munster and Leinster in teh thirteenth century.
In Newfoundland:
Family Traditions:
------, from Durham, England, settled at the Horse Islands (MUN
FOLKLORE). ------(1852-1927), from Norton (Yorkshire), died at Grand Falls
(MUN FOLKLORE).
John, from Ringwood (Hampshire), settled at Joe Batts Arm in 1797, died in
1851, aged 72 (MUN HIST.).
Early Instances:
Thomas, of Trinity Bay, 1769, of English Harbour (Trinity B.), 1783 (DPHW
64).
James and William, of Port de Grave, 1776 (Co 199.18).
Ann, of Carbonear, 1786 (C0 199.18).
Henry, of Bonavista , 1794 (DPHW 70).
Theophilus, of Cupids, 1796, of Colliers, 1798 (Co 199.18
H., proprietor and occupier of fishing room, Old Perlican, Winter 1800-01
(Census Trinity B.)
R., of Ochre Pit Cove, 1801 (Co 199.18)
John, of Lower Island Cove, , 1802 (Co 199.18).
Richard, of Northern Bay, 1802 (Co 199.18).
Edward, of Bay de Verde, 805 (co 199.18).John, a soldier from Lisburn (co
Antrim) , married at St. John's, 1805 (NFLD ARCHIVES BRC).
John, of Harbour Grace, 1807 (NFLD ARCHIVES HGRC).
Isaac, fisherman of Salmon Bay (Petty Harbour district), 1840 (DPHW 31)
Joseph, of Greenspond , 1815 (DPHW 76).
John, fisherman of Joe Batts Arm, 1816 (USPG).
William, planter of Twillingate, 1820 (USPG).
William, fisherman of Mosquitto (now Bristols Hope) , 1828 (DPHW 43)
William, of Pouch Cove, 1831 (DPHW 30)
George, fisherman of Brigus, 1835 (DPHW 34).
John, of Three Arms (Twillingate district), 1841 (DPHW 86).
William B. , of St. John's , 1843 (Newfoundlander 4 May 1843)
Henry, of Exploits Burnt Island, 1844 (DPHW 86).
------, on the Isabella in the seal fishery out of Bay Roberts , 1849
(Newfoundlander 5 Apr 1849)
Sarah, of Catalina, 1843 (DPHW 67)
George, of Barrow Harbour (Bonavista South district), 1853 (DPHW 73A)
Elizabeth, of Gooseberry Island, 1856 (NFLD ARCHIVES KCRC).
William, of Shoal Bay (Fogo district). 1858 (DPHW 83)
Matthew, of Harbour Grace, 1866 (NFLD ARCHIVES HGRC)
Francis, of Cottells Island, 1870 (NFLD ARCHIVES KCRC);
widespread in Lovell 1871.
Modern Status: Widespread, especially at St. John's, Hare Bay, Corner Brook,
Springdale, and Sandyville (Fortune Bay and Hermitage district).
Place Names (not necessarily from the surname)
Well Bay, ------ Point 50-48 57-13
Wells Cove, 49-41 55-51, (Labrador) 52-38 55-46
------Rock (Labrador) 52-12 55-39.
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WHELAN, a surname of Ireland, with a variant WHALEN,
(O) Whelan, Ó Faoldin, Ir. faol - wolf, a variant of PHELAN, or
sometimes an abbreviation of Whelehan, or occasionally a synonym
of Hyland. Whalen is recorded by E.C. Smith but not by
MacLysaght. MacLysaght found Whelan numerous in the country
between Cos. Wexford, Tipperary and Wexford, and rare in Ulster.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: Whelan, from Ireland, settled at Little Placentia
(now Argentia), about 1805 (MUN Folklore). Edward Thomas Whalen
(1832-91), born at Bradley's Cove (Conception B.), moved to
Caplin Cove in 1855 (MUN Geog.).
Early instances: Richard Whelan, servant of Little Placentia (now
Argentia), about 1730-5 (CO 194.9); Edward Wheyland, of St. John's,
1751 (CO 194.13); William Whealon and Co., of Bradley's
Cove, 1756 (CO 199.18); Thomas Whaling, of Trinity Bay, 1774
(DPHW 64); John Whelan, of Ferryland, 1783 (D'Alberti 2); Mary
Whealon, of Colliers, 1778 (CO 199.18); Davis Whealon, of Broad
Cove (North Shore, Conception B.), 1778, of Small Point (North
Shore, Conception B.), 1804 (CO 199.18); Michael Whelan, from
Tipperary (Co. Tipperary), married at St. John's, 1808 (Nfld. Archives
BRC); William Whealin, of Brigus, 1809 (DPHW 34); William
Whelan, from Clanragh (Co. Kilkenny), farmer of St. John's, died 1810
(Royal Gazette 19 Jul 1810); William ? Whelen, one of 72 impressed
men who sailed from Ireland to Newfoundland? 1811 (CO 194.51);
William, from Waterford, trader of Bay Roberts, died 1812 (Royal
Gazette 5 Nov 1812); Jane Whelan, of Harbour Grace Parish,
1812 (Nfld. Archives HGRC);Martin, from Waterford, fisherman of
Bonavista, died 1814 (Royal Gazette 22 Sep 1814); Elinor, of King's
Cove, 1815 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Edward Whalen, fisherman of
Adams Cove, 1820 (DPHW 52A); Bridget Whelan, of Gooseberry
Island (Bonavista B.), 1824 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Rebecca, of
Keels, 1824 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Thomas, of Bay de Verde, 1828
(Nfld. Archives BRC); Catherine, of Brigus, 1829 (Nfld. Archives BRC);
Thomas, of Broad Cove (now Duntara), 1829 (Nfld. Archives KCRC);
James, of Cape Royal (for Cape Broyle), 1831 (Nfld. Archives
BRC); Robert, of Greenspond, 1832 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Henry
Whelan or Whealon, planter of Ochre Pit Cove, 1835 (DPHW 52A);
Thomas Whelan, ? of Northern Bay, 1838 (DPHW 54);------- ,on the
True Blue in the seal fishery out of Port de Grave, 1838
(Newfoundlander 29 Mar 1838); ------, teacher of Petty Harbour, 1839
(Newfoundlander 1 Aug 1839); John Whalen, of Leading Tickles, 1847
(DPHW 86); Edmond, from Co. Waterford, and James from Co.
Kilkenny, of Harbour Grace, 1844 (Indicator 27 Jul 1844); John
Whelan, granted land at Cupids, 1847 (Nfld. Archives, Registry
Crown Lands); James Whealen, Road Commissioner for the area
Harry Cove Point and Path from Limber Grass to Harry Cove, 1848
(Nfld. Almanac 1848); Patrick Whelan, granted land at Indian Arm
(Bonavista B.), 1849 (Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands);
James, of Black Island, 1850 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Robert Walton,
of Cape Fogo, 1851 (DPHW 83); James Whelan, planter of
Crocker' s Cove (Carbonear) 1851 (DPHW 52A); Michael, of Dog
Cove (Bonavista B.), 1854 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Mary, of Knight's
Cove (Bonavista B.), 1855 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Margaret, of
Trinity (unspecified), 1855 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Bridget, of Sholes
[sic] Cove, 1855 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Bridget, of Haywards
Cove (Bonavista B.), 1857 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Catherine, of
Burnt Island (Bonavista B.), 1858 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Abby, of
Plate Cove (Bonavista B.), 1858 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Mary, of
Stock Cove (Bonavista B.), 1859 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); John,
granted land at St. Mary's Harbour, 1860 (Nfld. Archives, Registry
Crown Lands); Catherine, of Cape Freels, 1861 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); Michael, granted land at Bryants Cove, 1861 (Nfld. Archives,
Registry Crown Lands); Edward, farmer of Flatrock (St. John's),
1863 (Mannion); Maria, of Spaniard's Bay, 1866 (Nfld. Archives
HGRC); Martha, of Cottles Island (Bonavista B.), 1867 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); William, of Cat Harbour (now Lumsden), 1868 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); Whalen and Whelan, scattered in Lovell 1871; Mary,
from Thomastown (Co. Kilkenny), of Carbonear, died 1891, aged 77
(Carbonear R.C. Cemetery).
Modern status: Whalen, widespread, especially at St. John's,
Western Bay, Flowers Cove (St. Barbe district), Caplin Cove (Trinity
B.), and Pilley's Island (Green B.); Whelan, widespread, especially
at St. John's, Colliers and Bauline.
Place names: Whalen (or Valen) Harbour 47-28 54-23; Whalens
Brook 47-28 53-14; Pond 47-15 53-24, 47-23 53-21.
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WHIFFEN, WHIFFIN, surnames of unknown origin, ? variants of GIFFIN.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: Herbert Whiffen, from Cardiff, Wales, married Mary
Brennan of Ship Cove (Placentia B.) (MUN Folklore). Sarah (about
1839-1900), born at Bonavista (MUN Geog.).
Early instances: William Wiffen, of Bonavista, 1828 (DPHW 70); Herbert
Whiffen, granted land at Little Southern Harbour and Grassy Island
(Placentia B.), 1838 (Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands); Herbert,
trader of Harbour Buffett, 1871 (Lovell); Patrick and William Whiffin,
miners of La Manche, 1871 (Lovell); Henry and Thomas, of Long Harbour, 1871
(Lovell); William Weffin, of Trinity (unspecified), 1881 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC).
Modern status: Whiffen, scattered, especially at Bonavista and Fox Harbour
(Placentia B.); Whiffin, rare, at Comer Brook.
Place name: Whiffen Head 47-46 54-01.
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WHITE, WHYTE, surnames of England, Scotland and Ireland, White of the
Channel Islands from the Old English personal name Hwita, a shortened foriu
of names beginning with Hwit-, or a nickname from Old English hwIt - white,
fair (of complexion or hair), or from Old English *wiht - (dweller by the)
bend, curve (in a river or road), or from Norman French waite - lookout,
place to watch from, or by confusion with WIGHT; also in Scotland an
anglicization of the Gaelic M'Illebhbin (MacGhilleb-hain); in Ireland also
for such names as Bane, Bawn, Galligan, Kilbane, by translation of Ir. ban -
white, geal - white. (Reaney, Cottle, Black, MacLysaght, Turk). See also
WHITT, LEBLANC.
Guppy found White widespread in England, White and Whyte south of the Forth
and Clyde; MacLysaght found White numerous in every province since the
fourteenth century and especially in Cos. Down and Sligo.
In Newfoundland:
Family traditions: Thomas (1846-1928), from Portsmouth area, settled at
Jersey Harbour about 1864 (MUN Geog.). Ancestors of the White family at
Stephenville were French speaking Acadians (MUN Folklore). ----, from Co.
Tipperary, settled in Placentia Bay (MUN Folklore). -----, English
youngster, was one of the first settlers of Sandy Cove (St. Barbe district)
in the late 1800s (MUN Hist.). Some families named Leblanc on the west coast
anglicized their sumame to White.
Early instances: Peter White, of Witless Bay, 1676, of Balene (now Bauline,
Southern Shore Avalon Peninsula), 1677 (CO 1); Ann, of St. John's Harbour,
1703 (CO 194.3); Arthur, of Ferryland, 1706, 1708 (CO 194.4, 24); George, of
Trinity (Trinity B.), 1760 (DPHW 64); ----, of Twillingate, 1768 (MUN
Hist.); James, in possession of property in fishery at Bell Island, 1794-5,
"25 years in Newfoundland," that is, 1769-70 (Census 1794-5); Aaron, of
Placentia, 1780 (D'Alberti 1); heirs of George, of Harbour Grace, 1785 (CO
199.18); George, of Bacon Cove (Harbour Grace), 1785 (CO 199.18); William,
of Conche, 1787, of Fogo, 1789 (MUN Hist.); Edward and George, of Bonavista,
1792 (USPG); Henry, in possession of property at Petty Harbour, 1794-5
(Census 1794-5); Samuel, of Bay de Verde, 1797 (CO 199.18); Joseph, of
Gooseberry Cove (Carbonear), 1800 (CO 199.18); William, of Lower Island
Cove, 1803 (CO 199.18); Catherine White alias Walsh, from Killenaule (Co.
Tipperary), married at St. John's, 1803 (Nfld. Archives BRC); John White,
of Greenspond, 1804 (Bonavista Register 1806); Samuel, in possession of
fishing room, Ship Island (Greenspond Harbour), before 1805 (Bonavista
Register 1806); Samuel, of Mockbeggar room, Bonavista before 1805 (Bonavista
Register 1806); John, from Waterford, shoreman of St. John's, died 1814
(Royal Gazette 15 Sep 1814); Robert, from ?Hulstaff (Somerset), married at
St. John's, 1815 (Nfld Archives BRC); George, of King's Cove, 1815 (Nfld.
Archives KCRC); John, from Slade (Co. Wexford), fisherman of Mobile, died
1816, (Nfld. Mercantile Journal 12 Oct 1816); John, of Clowns Cove
(Carbonear), 1816 (DPHW 48); Mary, of St. Mary's, 1817 (Nfld. Archives
BRC); Thomas, of Ragged Harbour (now Melrose), 1818 (Nfld. Archives KCRC);
James, of Salmon Cove (now Champneys), 1819 (DPHW 64); Thomas, of Torbay,
1820 (DPHW 26B); James, fisherman of Trouty, 1821 (DPHW 64); James, of
Emanuels (Manuels), 1822 (DPHW 26B); Caleb, servant of New Harbour (Trinity
B.), 1823 (DPW 64); George, planter of New Perlican, 1823 (DPHW 64B);
Edward, planter of Heart's Content, 1823 (DPHW 64B); William, planter of
Catalina, 1825 (DPHW 72); William, fisherman of Salmon Cove (Carbonear
district), 1825 (DPHW 48); William, from Totnes (Devon), of St. John's, died
1829 (Royal Gazette 8 Sep 1829); Ann, of Job's Cove, 1829 (Nfld. Archives
BRC); Sam, of Keels, 1830 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Michael, planter of Seal
Cove (now New Chelsea), 1833 (DPHW 59A); Edward, planter of Ochre Pit Cove,
1833 (DPHW 52A); Catherine, of Port de Grave, 1834 (Newfoundlander 23 Jan
1834); William, planter of P. (? for Perry's) Cove (Carbonear district),
1835 (DPHW 48); Belinda, of Long Pond (Harbour Main district), 1837 (DPHW
26D); Michael, ? of Northern Bay, 1839 (DPHW 54); William, of Indian Arm
(Bonavista B.), 1841 (DPHW 73A); James, of Indian Burying Place, 1844 (DPHW
86); John, of Fortune, 1846 (DPHW 106); James, granted land at Cupids, 1847
(Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands); John Richard, of Kingston (Dorset),
married at King's Cove, 1847 (DPHW 73A); Susannah, of Bird Island Cove (now
Elliston), 1849 (DPHW 67); John, of Tickle Cove (Bonavista B.), 1849 (DPHW
73); Richard, granted land at Aquaforte, 1850 (Nfld. Archives, Registry
Crown Lands); Charles, fisherman of Jersey Harbour, 1850 (DPHW 104); Martin,
granted land near Beaver Pond (Bonavista B.), 1850 (Nfld. Archives,
Registry Crown Lands); Mary, of Gooseberry Island (Bonavista B.), 1850
(Nfld. Archives KCRC); John, granted land at Great Paradise (Placentia B.),
1851 (Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands); John, granted land at the
Goulds, 1852 (Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands); Charles, of Moreton's
Harbour, 1854 (DPHW 86); Samuel, of Dog Cove (Bonavista B.), 1854 (Nfld.
Archives KCRC); Nicholas, granted land at Cape Bonavista Shore, 1854 (Nfld.
Archives, Registry Crown Lands); Roger, fisherman of Otterbury (Carbonear
district), 1847 (DPHW 49); Charles, of Herring Neck, 1854 (DPHW 85); William
Kepple White (1821-86), Anglican priest, born Camberwell (Surrey), son of
George Keppel [sic] White and Sarah, missionary at Harbour Buffett 1854 and
Harbour Breton. (J. House of Assembly 1850, 24; Harbour Breton Anglican
Church Records per D.A. Macdonald); Charles, fisherman of Merritt's Harbour,
1855 (DPHW 85); Robert Whight, fisherman of Hants Harbour, 1856 (DPHW 59A);
Joseph White, of Cotterels Island (Bonavista B.), 1856 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); Mary Anne, of Sholes [sic] Cove (Bonavista B.), 1856 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); William, fisherman of Green Cove (Twillingate district), 1856 (DPHW
85); Samuel, of Garia, 1857 (DPHW 98); Joseph, of Haywards Cove, 1857 (Nfld.
Archives KCRC); William, missionary and rural dean, of Harbour Breton, 1857
(DPHW 104); John, fisherman of Salt Harbour (Twillingate district), 1857
(DPHW 85); John, of Petites, 1858 (DPHW 98); James, of Three Arms (Exploits
district), 1860 (DPHW 42); Philip Whyte, granted land at New Perlican, 1860
(Nfld. Archives, Registry Crown Lands); Charles White, fisherman of Mortier
Bay, 1860 (DPHW 100); Samuel, of Muddy Hole (Bonavista North district), 1862
(DPHW 77); Joseph, of Burnt Island (Bonavista B.), 1866 (Nfld. Archives
KCRC); Anne Whyte, of Open Hall, 1868 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); White,
widespread in Lovell 1871.
Modem status: White, widespread in all districts with large concentrations
at St. John's, Stephenville, Comer Brook, Kippens (Port au Port district),
Sandy Cove (St. Barbe district), and Trout River (St. Barbe district);
Whyte, rare, at Corner Brook.
Place names: There are over 180 place names containing the specific White,
some of which are derived from the family name.
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WHITTLE, a surname of England and Ireland from the English place name
Whittle (Lancashire, Northumberland), or (dweller near the) white hill
or clear stream (as in Whitwell (pronounced Wittle)) (Cambridgeshire).
(Reaney, Cottle, MacLysaght).
Traced by Guppy in Dorset, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Rutlandshire
and Somerset, and by MacLysaght formerly in Co. Waterford but now more
numerous in adjacent Leinster counties.
In Newfoundland:
Early instances: George Whittle, of Trinity Bay, 1780 (DPHW 64);
Thomas Whittle, shoemaker of St. John's, 1794-5, "12 years in
Newfoundland," that is, 1782-3 (Census 1794-5); Joseph, of Trinity
(Trinity B.), 1789 (DPHW 64); John, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1834
(Nfld. Archives HGRC); John, of Petites, 1859 (DPHW 98); Charles (and
others), of Flat Islands (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell); Patrick,
fisherman of Frenchman's Cove (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell);
Benjamin, servant of Little Bay (Burin district), 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status: Scattered, especially at St. Bernards and St. John's.
Place names: Whittle Hill 47-41 58-10; ----Rock 47-37 58-39; Whittles
Point (Labrador) 54-09 58-27.
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WILCOX, a surname of England, a siminutive of Will (Williams) (See WILLIAMS)
and cock (See COX) (Reaney, Cottle).
See also WILLCOTT.
Guppy traced Wilcock, Wilcox ect. in Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire,
Lancashire, Monmouthshirem Nottinghamshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire WR. He
comments "Less common forms are Willcocks. Willcox, Wilcocks, and Willcock.
All six varieties of the name occur in Cornwall. In fact, in 1883 there were
eleven Cornish farmers of this name, and it may be truly said that scarcely
two of them spelt it in the same way. Wilcox is characteristic of
Somersetshire, Gloucestershire, and Nottinghamshire, Willcox of
Somersetshire, Willcocks and Willcock of Devonshire, and Wilcock of
Lancashire and the West Riding."
In Newfoundland:
Early Instances:
John Willcocks, shoreman of St. John's, 1794-5, "40 years in Newfoundland",
that is, 1754-4 (Census 1794-5)
John Wilcock or Woolcock, of Brigus, 1801 (c0 199.18)
Samuel Wilco, planter of Western Bay, 1827 (DPHW 52A)
James Wilcock, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1832 (NFLD ARCHIVES HGRC)
William Wilcox, of Rack (for Wreck) Cove, Bay de l'Eau, 1835 (DPHW 30)
-----Wilcocks, on the Water Witch in the seal fishery out of Port de Grave,
1838 (Newfoundlander 29 Mar 1838)
Thomas Wilcox, ? of Northern Bay, 1856 (DPHW 54)
Benjamin, granted land at Bay Roberts, 1857, at Spaniard's Bay Head, 1857
(NFLD ARCHIVES, Registry Crown Lands)
James, of Aquaforte, 1871 (LOVELL)
James, of Englee Harbour, 1871 (LOVELL)
Benjamin, of Renews, 1871 (LOVELL)
Modern Status: Scattered, especially in the White Bay North district.
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WOODLAND, a surname of England from the common English place name
Woodland(s) which occurs twelve times in Devon alone, - (dweller by,
or worker in, the) woodland. (Reaney, Cottle, Spiegelhalter).
Traced by Guppy in Middlesex and by Spiegelhalter in Devon.
In Newfoundland:
Earle instances, Uriah, late 1700's, bequeathed property in
Newfoundland to son John ? Old Perlican. (Copy of Will in Registry
of Archdeaconry of Exeter from Jeffrey Woodland of Exeter, Devon):
John Woodlands, proprietor and occupier of fishing room, Old Perlican,
Winter 1800-01 (Census Trinity B.): James, married at Greenspond October
1823 (Prish Records): Thomas Woodland, planter of Flat Rock (Carbonear),
1838 (DPHW 48): James, of Greenspond, 1855 (dphw 76).
Modern status: Scattered, especially at St John's.
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