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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/sherriff auction.

Snips and Clips:  Interesting odds and ends.

Married

• June 3 at the New Church, St. Mary - [_____] (Eng.)  John R. Robinson Esq. Solicitor General of Upper Canada  to Emma only daughter of Charles Walker Esq and neice to the Deputy Secretary at War.

DEATHS

• At Richmond near London of the measles  the Hon. Charles Ramsey second son of His Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie aged 9 years.
• May 16 off Cape St. Vincent, Capt. Robert Foulis Preston, Commander of H.M. ship Euphrates.
• May 21 at Caen in Normandy, Sir John Coghill Bart. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his brother Capt. J. Cramer of the navy.
• May 29 in London the Countess Dowager of Leitrim.
• May 29 in Portman Square, Mrs Neveston wife of Dr. N.; killed by a horse and gig.
• At Boston 25th ult. Stephen eldest son of Stephen Deblois Esq. of that town aged 23 years.
• In this town on Wednesday last  Mrs. Sarah Holland aged 32 years, consort of Mr. William Holland (who arrived here in the Brunswick packet from Londonderry) after a short illness which she bore with becoming fortitude and resignation.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday July 27 arr.:  sch. Brothers (of Truro) - Boston 4 days cargo lumber.

Monday July 28 arr.:  brig Dolphin, Watson - St. Johns N.F.  cargo wine to Messrs Moody & Boyle.;   Sch. Rebecca from ditto;  sch. Consolation, Thompson - Martinique.

Tuesday July 29 arr.:  brig George - Liverpool 62 days cargo salt to Mr. M.G. Black.;  Princess Elizabeth packet, Capt. Drysdale - Falmouth 42 days - passengers Mr. Francklin, Mr. Stupart and Dr. Tiarks.

Thursday July 31 arr.:  ship Marcus Hill, White - Londonderry 53 days with 250 passengers.;  sch. Lively, Cann - Sydney 11 days.

Friday August 1 arr.:  sch. Thomas, Hardy - St. John N.B. 7 days.;  brig Nancy, Kirk - Dumfries 58 days with 130 passengers.;  brig Pallas from Lahave;  brig Friends, Rider - Sydney [reports] a ship and brig had arrived at Sydney with 400 passengers from the Orkney Islands - another ship with 250 passengers was expected there from the same place.;  brig Caledonia, Kieth of Port Glasgow - from Lahave where she had been on shore.

Saturday morning August 2 arr.: sch. New Providence, Butler - from Boston 3 days.;  sailed Princess Elizabeth packet with the mails for New York.

Cleared: schrs Robert, Anderson - Boston [with] 46 passengers;  Concord, M'Donald - New York [with] 82 passengers;  Sally-Ann, Hawbolt - New York [with] 23 passengers;  Rachel, Smith - B.W. Indies.

Arr. at Falmouth May 28 Chichester packet, Capt. Kirkness from hence April 20. [Also] Sunday June 3 Freeling packet, Capt. Cunningham 19 days passage.
London shipping list for Halifax and St. John N.B. - Hercules to sail June 15.
The brig Admiral Griffith, Findlay was to sail from Boston 25th ult. for Demerary with a cargo of lumber.
The sch. St. Martins cleared at Philadelphia 5th ult. for Jamaica.
The brig George M'Intosh, Clark from hence for Jamaica was spoken June 15th in lat.28  long 60,39.
The brig Robert Todd, Campbell was to sail from Trinidad 19th July for Boston.
The sch. Elizabeth, Walker sailed from Boston on Tuesday last for this place.
 

ESTATE NOTICES
E=Estate owner; a=adminstrators; d=original date published.

E = Patrick Walsh, Halifax
A = David Ridgeway;  M.L. Perkins
D = May 23, 1817

E = William S. Harding
A = Mary Harding;  Nathaniel Smith.
D = May 2, 1817  Seven-Mile Plain

E = Jonathan Phillips, Blacksmith,  Liverpool
A = Mehetable Phillips
D = June 13, 1817

E = Rev. John Man, Newport
A = John Man;  John Allison
D = July 13, 1817

E = John Hawes sen., Trader, Halifax
A = John Hawes sen.; John D. Hawes jun.
D = July 6, 1817

E = William Lockhart, Newport.
A = Martha Lockhart; Daniel Lockhart; John Chambers.
D = January 25, 1817

E = John Adam Orker, Chester
A = Lot Church;  Valentine Orker;  Lilles Orker.
D = July 17, 1817

E = John Crook, Mariner
A = Elizabeth Crook;  Michael Publicover.
D = May 1, 1817  Lunenburg.

E = Rev. Thomas Shreve, Lunenburg.
A = Abigail Shreve; Caleb Shreve.
D = September 26 [no year given]

E = Peter Vroom, Aylesford
A = John Vroom; Geo. Vroom.
D = July 22, 1816

E = Joshua Sanford Esq. , Newport
A = Elisha Sanford; John Sanford.
D = January 6, 1816

E = Silas West, Carpenter, Liverpool.
A = Hannah West; S.L. Perkins.
D = May 23, 1817

Land Sales.

Chancery Sales
John Steele compl. v. William Geddes def. - Sheet Harbour
John Lawson compl. v. Sir John Oldnixon - Between Hfx and Truro
John Wilson compl. v. Elizabeth Irwin - Bedford Basin
William Bowie compl. v. Simon Fraser - Frasers Point near Pictou.
George Eaton compl. v. Sir John Oldnixon - Colchester

Public Auction / Private sales
Farm - Hammond Plains - Alexander and Daniel M'Cra
8000 acres - Sheet Harbour - John M. Greer
Two lots - Windsor Township - (late) Francis Hutchingson
Lot with house - Lockman St. Hfx - Samuel M. Greenwood
Farm - north side Cornwallis River - William Campbell
3 lots - Dartmouth - Robert Jackson
"Rockingham Inn" - Rockingham - Robert Grover.

SNIPS & CLIPS

We the undersigned cabin and steerage passengers on board the Marcus Hill from Londonderry to Halifax take this mode of returning Captain White our best thanks for the attention we received from him during our passage here [ .  . .] [This was a response to an earlier letter published complaining about the conditions on board]
Cabin Passengers : James Dickson, Edward Crassin; Widow Boaks and families.
Steerage Passengers:  Rose Monaghen; James Meaglone; William Simmon; M. Gallagher; James Hinfrey[?]; James Woodlands; Joseph Sharky; Henry Hamilton; Archibald Mellue; Hugh Carson; Hugh Scanlan; William Murray; James Laughlin.

© 2000  Susan Burns