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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'd Mr. Mignault,  Mr.  Richard Bulger, Merchant, to Miss B.E. Ryan of this town.

DEATHS

• At Truro N.S. on Monday the 7th inst. Mrs Elizabeth Pearson, daughter of Colonel Pearson and relict of the late Capt. James Pearson, in the 27th year of her age after a long and painful illness which she bore with the most cheerful resignation and patience - much lamented by all who knew her.
• Lately at Pictou after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Mary Lowden in the 36th year of her age, wife of Thomas Lowden merchant. She has left a disconsolate husband and three children to lament her loss.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Sunday July 20 arr.:  ship Halifax Packet, Clark - Londonderry with 171 passengers;  brig Grace, Broughton - Liverpool, England passengers James Fraser Esq and Mr and Mrs. Walker.

Tuesday July 22 arr.:  brig Tudor, Spilliard - Demerary 28 days;  sch. Countess of Dalhousie, Cocken - Demerary 22 days;  sch. Belvidere, Frost - Boston;  sch. Young Dove, Hobbs - St. Andrews;  Sloop Little - Boston.

Wednesday July 23 arr.:  brig Endeavour, Scott - Jamaica 39 days to Mr. J.W. Morris;  sch. Good Intent - Quebec 18 days;  sch. Parker, Boyd - New York 5 days passenger A.W. Cochran Esq.;  ship Veterlandslabe, Heserenkel from Antwerp 68 days out bound to Philadelphia with 283 passengers- put in here for provisions and water.

Thursday July 24 arr.:  sloop Sophia of London from Fayal 34 days cargo wine &c.;  sch. Britannia - Boston 5 days to Messrs Fillis & Perkins.

Friday July 25 arr.:  H.M. ship Leander, Rear Adm. Milne, Capt Chetham from the Westward.

Cleared:  ship Thomas, Fisher - Quebec; brigs Douglas, Moir - St. John N.B.;  Shannon, Power - Burin;  Fanny, Anderson - B.W. Indies; Laurel, Rudolf - ditto;  Alert, Grant - ditto; Dasher, Collins - Demerara; Nancy, Livingston - Barbadoes;  sch. Aurora, Beal - Moose Island;  Squirrel, Pilcher - St. Johns; Four Sons, Kelly - Boston;  Industry, [___] - Philadelphia;  Eliza, Spinney - [no entry];  sloop Fame, Snow - Boston.

The sch. Four Sons, Rogers of this port clear at Boston for Portsmouth N.H July 19.
British sch. St. Martins cleared at Philadelphia July 5 for Jamaica.
The brig Nancy, Bemmer of Lunenburg arr. Baltimore July 6 from Trinidad.
The brig George M'Intosh, Clark from hence for Jamaica was spoken June 15 in lat 28 long 60,39.
Cleared at New York July 15  sch.  Mary, Robinson [for] Annapolis N.S.

June 5 lat 47 long 23 brig Raner of London 23 days out for N.F. was spoken bound back to the first port having lost both masts and boats the previous day in a gale.

H.M. ship Alceste, having on board Lord Amherst late Ambassador to the court of Pekin, was wrecked in the Straits of Gasper, Feb. 18th and the crew barely had time to save themselves. His Lordship arrived at Batavia 22d.

H.M. ship Forth arr. at Portsmouth Eng 6th June from Bermuda.
The Sidmouth packet has arrived at New York.

© 2000  Susan Burns