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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/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.

Married

• On Saturday evening by  the Rev. Dr. Inglis,  Mr. George Hamilton to Mrs. Elizabeth Bell.
• On Thursday last by the Rev. Dr. Inglis,  Mr. Richard Lawrence, Steward of His Majesty's packet Lord Sidmouth  to Miss Elizabeth O'Donnell of this town.

DEATHS

• Sunday evening in the 59th year of her age, Mrs. Mary M'Harron, relict of the late Capt. D. M'Harron.
• On Tuesday morning last after a lingering illness which he bore with Christian fortitude and pious resignation,  Dr. George Greaves in the 87th year of his age; he was an old and respectable inhabitant of this town upwards of sixty years, and formerly Surgeon of His Majesty's Naval Hospital.
• On Wednesday morning last, Mr. Isaac Messingham aged 92 years; an old and respectable inhabitant of this town.
• June 16th at the Royal Arsenal, General Vaughan Lloyd in the 80th year of his age [ . . . ]
• At London on the 4th of July last, Mrs. Mary Wright, consort of the Rev. George Wright of this place [ . . . ]
• [From another section] Melancholy Event - At Sydney on the 10th instant, Lieutenant Walker of the 62d Regiment and Mr. John George Struve of the Commissariat Dept. were unfortunately drowned by the oversetting of a boat in which they were sailing - they were both highly respected.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday August 17 arr.: ship Thomas, Bothwick - 58 days from London - put in here for provisions having on board 150 passengers - she cleared for St. Andrews but the passengers are all for the U.S.

Monday August 18 arr.:  H.M. brig Opossum, Capt. Lord John Hay from the westward;  sch. Two Brothers, Foster - Remsheg;  Prosperity, Cook - St. Andrews;  Trial - Canso 12 days;  Ranger, Crosby - Canso 12 days;  Calypso, Murphy - Pictou 6 days;  Jane & Martha, Bowlen - Miramichie 17 days; Four Sons, Kelly - Boston 4 days - passengers J.B. Francklin Esq. and family, Dr. Porter, Miss Wallace, Rev. Mr. Gilpin, Messrs Mansfield, Tilton and Forsyth.

Tuesday August 19 arr.:  brigs Vixen, Lt. Smith - Sydney 7 days; Shannon, Power - Burin 12 days;  Regulator - Moose Island 6 days;  Grace packet, Capt. Vivian - Falmouth 30 days - passenger Lord Schemberg Kerr A.D.C. to His Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie;  Sailed ship Halifax Packet with the officers and crew late of H.M. ship Niger for England.

Wednesday August 20 arr.:  Sidmouth packet 6 days from New York - passengers George Barron Esq., Messrs Green and Martin, and Mrs. Bennett.

Thursday August 21 arr.:  sch. Brothers 3 days from Remsheg;  brig Earl of Dalhousie 40 days from Aberdeen- passenger Mr. Ferguson.

Cleared:  brigs Minerva - Quebec;  Dolphin, Watson - Boston;  Surrey, M'Killop - W. Indies;  schrs Sir Thomas Hardy, Leavitt - New Brunswick;  Sophia, Douglas - Tenerifle; Nancy, Warren - Newfoundland.

The Elizabeth packet from hence arr. at Falmouth Eng. in 18 days passage and brig Eliza, Oswald at Aberdeen in 28 days.
The brig Admiral Griffith and Mary & Sally of this place sailed from Boston Aug.5; the former for Demerara, the latter for Newburyport.
The brig Margaret from St. John N.B. for Liverpool out 14 days was spoken July 20.
A ship and brig from Barbadoes with 334 Officers and men of the 10th Regiment arrived at Quebec July 29.
An order is said to have been received at Martinique from France to shut that port against foreign vessels.
The Adventure, Stokes from St. Johns N.F. arrived at New York Aug. 7.

© 2000  Susan Burns