Surnames of the area
found in the 1871 census district of Molasses Harbour (The TorBay
region) and the some of the variations in spellings found in different
records. |
Surname |
1871 spelling in census |
origin (from 1871 census, not necessarily correct) |
some spelling variations found in records |
note |
Avery |
Avery |
French |
Ivory, Every |
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Beaver * |
Beaver |
English |
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Bellefontaine |
Belfontain |
French |
Belfountaine |
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Blerk * |
Blesk |
German |
parish priest |
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Bonvie |
Bonvie |
French |
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Boudreau |
Boudrot |
French |
Boudreau, Boudrot |
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Boyd * |
Boyde |
Scottish |
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Burns* |
Burns |
Irish |
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Casey |
Casey |
Irish |
Casy, Caissie, Cacey, Keasey |
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Cashin, Cashen |
Cashion |
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Conway |
Conway |
Irish |
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Croft |
Croft |
English |
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David |
David |
French |
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Decost(e) |
Decost |
Cost, Decost, Decoste |
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Delorey |
Delorey, Deloria |
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DeYoung | Derong | Duzon, Duyon | ||
Doiron |
Derong |
Duarong, |
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Diggdon, Diggins |
Diggdon |
Irish |
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Dillon |
Dillon |
Irish |
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Dobson |
Dobson, Dobtoon |
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Dort |
Dort |
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Duncan |
Duncan |
English |
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Ehler |
Ehler |
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Feltmate |
Feltmate |
German |
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Fitzgerald |
Fitzgerald |
Irish |
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Flynn |
Flynn |
Irish |
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Fougere |
Fouger |
French |
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Francies |
Francies |
mi'qmaq |
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Gammon |
Gammon |
English |
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Jelleau, Gello |
Gelo |
French |
Gellow, Jelo, Iellow, Gelot |
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George |
George |
German |
Usel, Jurgon |
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Gerrior |
Girrior |
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Grover |
Grover |
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Guthro |
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Haines |
Haen |
Hagen (1881 census) |
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Heffernan |
Haffrann, Heffaram |
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(O) Haley |
Haley |
Irish |
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Henneberry
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Hanebry |
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Hurley |
Harley |
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Harrigan |
Harrighan |
Irish |
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Hawboldt |
Hawbolt |
Dutch |
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Hide |
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Hushard |
Husher |
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Jamieson |
Jameison |
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Juvelian |
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King / Roi |
King |
French |
Roi, LeRoi, Rings, Roy |
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Levangie / Levandier |
Levange |
French |
Lavangie, Levandier, Lavandier |
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Le Blanc |
Lib Lance |
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Linden |
Lindon |
Linden, Lindon, Lynden |
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Marr / Meagher |
Magher |
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Marshall |
Marshall |
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MacDonald |
McDonald |
Scottish |
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McDuff |
McDuff |
Scottish |
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McKay * |
McKay |
Irish |
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MacKenzie |
McKenzie |
Scottish |
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MacLeod |
McLeod |
Scottish |
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McRay |
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Meaney |
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Meades / Meedes |
Meedes |
German |
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Mannette / Manette |
Minet |
Manet |
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Munro(e) |
Munroe |
Scottish |
Monro, Monroe |
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Myers |
Myers |
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Newell * |
Newell |
English |
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O'Hara* |
OHara |
Irish |
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O' Neil |
ONeil |
Irish |
Oneil, Neil, Neal |
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Peitzsch |
Peitzsch |
German |
Pyche
|
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Pellerin, Pelrine, Pellerine |
Pelrine |
French |
Belrang, Pebrine, Pilvine |
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Penney |
Penney, Peney |
English |
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Peoples |
Peoples |
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Pettipas / Pitts |
Petipas |
French |
Petitpas, Pettipaw |
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Phalen |
Phalen |
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Price |
Price |
English |
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Richard |
Richardes, Richards |
French |
Charlos, Charlois |
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Rhynold |
Ryhnold |
English |
Reinhold, Rainold, Rheinhold |
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Sampson / Samson |
Sampson |
French |
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Selff |
Selff |
Portuguese |
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Schrader / Shrader / Shrider |
Shrader |
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Snider / Snyder |
Snider |
Schneider |
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Snow |
Snow |
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Spears |
Spears |
Scottish |
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Swindel |
Swindel |
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Tanner |
Tanner |
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Uloth / Euloth |
Uloth |
German |
Huloth
|
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Webber |
Webber |