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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

• In Cornwallis 17th inst. by the Rev. Robert Norris,  Mr. Gibbons to Miss Lavina Harris, daughter of Mr. Thaddeus Harris, all of that place.
• At Shelburne the 6th ultimo by the Rev'd Thomas B. Rowland,  Captain James M'Kinnas to Miss Jane, second daughter of Mr. James Leslie, all of that place.

DEATHS

• Thursday evening in the 60th year of her age,  Mrs. Margaret Stevens;  her funeral will take place on Sunday next at half past four o'clock from No. 8 Granville street - her friends and acquaintance are requested to attend.
• Tuesday last in the 76th year of his age,  Mr. Patrick Leonard.
• On the 20th Nov. last at his residence (Stewart Hall) in Prince Edward Island,  Robert Stewart Esq. aged 48 years, third son of the late Chief Justice Stewart, formerly of that Island.
• In St. John's N.F. after a painful and lingering illness, Mr. William M'Carthy aged 63; many years a respectable inhabitant of that town.
• [In St. John's N.F.] Mr. Michael Ryan, a native of Tipperary Ireland, aged 47 years.
• At New York 27th ult. aged 36 years,  Mrs. Lucy  wife of Mr. Daniel L. Bishop and daughter of the late Simeon Perkins Esq. of Liverpool; also a few days previous in the 11th year of his age, their son Henry Young Bishop.
• Nov. 25 at Bath, Major-General Thomas Nepean of the Royal Engineers, son of Evan Nepean.
• Lately in Prince's street Cavendish Square,  W. Royston F.L.S. Surgeon, late editor of the Medical and Physical Journal and Protector [?] and editor of the London Medical Repository.
• Nov. 23 at the house of his grand father Sir George Dallas Bart. St. Margarets Titchfield, Hants,  of the croup aged two years and nine-months,  George Parker,  thrid son of the late Sir Peter Parker, Bart. Capt. of His Majesty's Frigate Merelaus.
• Lately at Birch-House near Bolton, Lancashire  aged 77 the Rev. Thomas Taylor, the oldest preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist [______] [______]. In the performance of his duties, he travelled nearly 100,000 miles and preached nearly 20,000 times.
• Nov. 4 at Kinsing,  aged 79,  John Paddy Esq. whose mother Lady Anne Paddy was daughter of Charles, Duke of Cleveland and Southampton, son of King Charles II. The deceased was the last surviving descendant in the third degree of King Charles by the Lady Barbara Vithers, Viscount Grandisoa who was slain fighting for the King at the Battle of Edgehill in 1612, and whose father was brother of the great favourite, George Duke of Buckingham.

SHIP NEWS - Port of Halifax

Friday March 21 arr.
brig Guysborough, Capt. Ferris  17 days from St. John's N.F. with 32 recruits for the 98th Regiment and an assorted cargo to Messrs J. & M. Tobin.
A brig from Antiqua went on shore at the beach yesterday morning.

Custom House - Cleared
brig Prince Regent, Howe  British W. Indies
brig Alert,  Graut  Jamaica
sch. Four Sons,  Kelly  Boston
sch. Good Intent,  Smillie,  New Prov.

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