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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 Tuesday last by the Rev. Dr. Gray,  Mr. James Hogg to Mary Susannah, eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Sellon of this town.
• On Tuesday the 24th ult. by the Rev. Dr. Inglis rector of St. Pauls,  Lieut. Thomas Gerard Elrington of H.M. 62d regt. to Miss Mary Ann Isabella, youngest daughter of  John Emerson Esq. of this place.

DEATHS

• On Tuesday evening,  Mrs. Frances Barnes, wife of Mr. Wm. Barnes, shipwright.
• Suddenly Tuesday morning in the 56th years of his age, Mr. James Munn, senr., an old inhabitant of Dartmouth.
• At Trinidad,  Captain John Henkle of this town - he has left a wife and family to lament his loss.
• At Demerary, 23d Nov.  Mr. Michael Neal,  supercargo of the brig Eliza of this port, aged 25 years, formerly of Chester in this Province.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sat. Dec. 23 - arr. sch's Britannia and Catharine from Boston.

Sun Dec. 29 - arr.
sch. Carleton  30 days from Trinidad;
sch. Sons of Commerce,  Liverpool, N.S.

Mon. Dec. 30
Brig Francis & Lucy, Rudolf,  30 days, from Dominico. cargo - rum, sugar &c. to Mr. Wm. Rudolf. Left at Dominico sch. Sally, Pennell, of Lunenburg to sail in 6 days.  Capt. R. reports that the Black troops were embarking on board of transports for Gilbraltor in consequence of the late disturbances in that and adjacent Islands. - Also, that a proclaimation had been issued by the Governor of Martinique prohibiting the importation into that island of any provisions &c., after the 1st day of December except is vessels under the French flag.

Tuesday Dec. 31
brig Eagle, Dean  37 days from Demerary. cargo - rum, sugar &c. to Messrs John Pendergast & Co.  Left at Demerary brig Eliza,  Harris owned by Messrs O'Brien & Wilson to sail for this place in 15 days; brig Hiram,  Messrs David Dundas & Co. in 3 weeks;  Union,  Dougall of New Brunswick for the United States in 10 days.  The brig William,  Tynes  from Newfoundland had arrived and sold. Spoke Dec. 5th bound into St. Thomases, sch. Mary of New York, from Philadelphia.

Wednesday Jan. 1
arr. brig Harriet,  from Demerary to Mr. W.K. Reynolds.

Thursday Jan. 2
arr. sch. Jane & Mary,  Stairs, from Trinidad. cargo sugar &c., to Mr. John Stayner.
arr. brig Surry,  Dumriesq, from Demerary. cargo rum and molasses to Mr. John Crown.

Friday  Jan. 3
The brig reported this morning was seen stand into Sambro.
Evening arr.
brig Alert,  Grant,  35 days from Demerary,  to Mr. James Grant.
sch. Isabella, Walter,  18 days from St. Johns N.F. with 85 passengers - in a gale a few days since sprung her main mast, lost boat and quarter-railing.

Spoken Oct. 27,  lat 28,13, long 55,24 British ship Olive Branch 18 days from London, for Demerary.

The brig Union, from New Brunswick arrived Demerary 15th Nov.
The brig Quebec from Boston  at Demerary 23d. November.

The brig Bellona, beloning[sic] to Mr. Story of this town has been condemned at Trinidad for having more foreign seamen on board then are allowed by Act of Parliament. The following Advertisement is copied from a Trinidad paper of the 20th November:
Notice - By order of the Principal Officers of His Majesty's Customs / The brig Bellona, with her tackle, apparel and furniture will be again put up at public auction at the Custom House on Sat. the 23rd inst. at twelve o'clock at two-thirds her appraised value, no person having bid for the said vessel on the 18th inst. - R. Johnson Acting collector. J Hudson Comptroller.

ESTATE NOTICES

Estate of :    Francis Hutchinson of Windsor
Admin'rs :    Fawnia Hutchinson;  Benja.  Dewolf, jun.
Date       :    January 1, 1816

Estate of :    Peter Vroom of Aylesford
Admin'rs :    John Vroom;  Geo. Vroom
Date       :    July 22d,  1816  Clements

Estate of :    Joshua Sanford Esq. of Newport
Admin'rs :    Elisha[?] Sanford;  John Sanford
Date       :    January 6, 1816

Estate of :    Alexander Smith of Halifax
Admin'rs :    Mary Smith
Date       :    May 18,  1816

Estate of :    Thomas Adams of Halifax
Admin'rs :    Margaret Adams;  Francis Stevens;  William Verge
Date       :    April 3, 1816

Estate of :    Revd. Thomas Shreve of Lunenburg
Admin'rs :    Abigail Shreve;  Caleb Shreve
Date       :    Sept. 16 _____, Lunenburg

Estate of :    John George [_______] Boutlier of St. Margaret's Bay
Admin'rs :    Barbara Boutlier;  J.G.C. Boutlier
Date       :    June 20, 1816

Estate of :    George Bently of Cornwallis
Admin'rs :    Jane Bently;  Ashel Bently
Date       :    April 14, 1816

Estate of :    William Wilson, Mason, of Windsor Road
Admin'rs :     Francis Wilson;  Joseph Wilson
Date       :     March 2, ____

Estate of :    Jake Pulsifer of Chester
Admin'rs :    Mary Pulsifer;  Joseph Pulsifer
Date       :    Dec. 5, 1816

Estate of :    Ferdinand Loy, Yeoman, of Lawrence Town
Admin'rs :    Margaret Loy;  Christian Loy.
Date       :    March 9, 1816

Estate of :    Charles Wright, Baker, of Halifax
Admin'rs :    Henry Wright;  Nicholas Wright;  Enoch Wiswell
Date       :    January 13, 1816

Estate of :    Henry Burbridge of Cornwallis
Admin'rs :    Ann Burbridge;  John B. Best;  E. Burbridge
Date       :    December 16, 1815  Halifax

Estate of :    Eliha[?] Fuller senior, of Horton
Admin'rs :    William Fuller;  Thomas Fuller;  [_____] Fuller;  Oliver Fuller
Date       :     January 1, 1816

Estate of :    Thomas Gouin of Halifax
Admin'rs :    John O'Brien
Date       :    June 15, 1816

Estate of :    Samson Moore, Yeoman, of Truro
Admin'rs :    James Archibald;  John Steele
Date       :    May 24, 1816
 

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