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Seal Cove 1884 Census
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| According
to the 1884 census there were 117 inhabitants of Seal Cove. All were
Church of England faith. There were twenty married males and twenty-one
families living in the community. Twenty-one persons were occupied
in the catching and curing of fish, while four were classified as
farmers. The economy of the community would perhaps be best illustrated
by examining some statistics for that year: |
Quantity
of cod cured: 186 qtls.
Quantity of oil produced: 147 gals.
Amount of cultivated and other
improved land 30 acres
Amount of hay cut 19 tons |
Amount
of potatoes grown 513 barrels
Number of cattle 9
Number of horses 10
Number of sheep 57 |
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Harbour
Main District (Selected Listings) from 1898 McAlpine's Directory
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LANCE
COVE
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| Kelly |
John |
farmer |
| Kelly |
George Sr |
farmer |
| Kelly |
George Jr |
farmer |
| Kelly |
William |
farmer |
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| Warford |
Charles |
farmer |
| Warford |
George |
carpenter |
| Warford |
Jacob John |
carpenter |
| Warford |
William Robert |
farmer |
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LOWER
GULLY
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| Dawe |
Philip |
railway sec man |
| Dawe |
Benjamin |
railway sec man |
| Dawe |
John |
farmer |
| Dawe |
Abram |
farmer |
| Dawe |
William |
farmer |
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UPPER
GULLIES
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| Morgan |
William Sr |
farmer |
| Morgan |
Abram |
farmer |
| Morgan |
John |
farmer |
| Morgan |
William |
farmer |
| Morgan |
William Jr |
laborer |
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| Warford |
John Sr |
farmer |
| Warford |
Isaac |
farmer |
| Warford |
John Jr |
laborer |
| Warford |
Abram |
farmer |
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SEAL
COVE
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| Dawe |
George |
farmer |
| Dawe |
Edward |
farmer |
| Dawe |
John |
farmer |
| Dawe |
Stephen |
farmer |
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FOXTRAP
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| Cable |
William Sr. |
farmer |
| Cable |
John |
farmer |
| Cable |
Benjamin |
farmer |
| Cable |
Samuel |
farmer |
| Cable |
William Jr. |
laborer |
| Cable |
Jacob |
farmer |
| Cable |
Eleazer |
farmer |
| Cable |
Henry |
farmer |
| Cable |
Azariah |
farmer |
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