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ANDREWS: a surname of England and Ireland - son of Andrew,
and as Andrew of Scotland, Andros or Andrews of Guersney
(Channel Islands), from the baptismal name of Greek origin
meaning 'manly'. It is also the anglicized form of the
Lebanese surname Andrea, and in Ireland sometimes a
synonym of MacAndrew, Gaelic MacAindriu (Withycombe,
Reaney, MacLysaght, Turk). Guppy found Andrews widespread
in southern and western countries, especially Dorset,
Jampshire and Wiltshire, and Andrew especially in Cornwall
and Devon. McLysaght found Andrews "fairly numerous in
Dublin and north-east Ulster, rare elsewhere". Black
describes Andrew as "common in Scotland, both as a forename
and as a surname. Its popularity, no doubt, is due to its
being the name of Scotland's patron saint."
In Newfoundland: Garland Andrews, of Upper Gulley
(now Gullies), 1832 (DPHW 30)
Garland Andrews, of Upper Gulley,
1835 (Voter's List)
John Andrews, of Upper Gulley,
1835 (Voter's List)
Alfred Andrews, of Upper Gulley,
1835 (Voter's List)
Alfred Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Hector Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Henry Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Henry of Jno Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Charles Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Wm. Andrews, Sr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Wm. Andrews, Jr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Alfred Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Henry of Garland Andrews, fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Henry of Henry Andrews, fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Garland Andrews, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern Status: Widespread
ANTHONY: a baptismal name and surname of England, Wales and
Ireland, Ant (h) oine of France, Anthony and Ant (h) oine
of the Channel Islands, from the Latin personal name Antonius,
of unknown origin, the name of many saints. Withycombe comments
on the spelling and pronuncation: "The intrusive h in the
spelling Anthony was a later development, and seems not to
appear before the late 16th century. It may have been the
result of false etymologizing, for Camden (1605) derives the
name from Greek anthos (flower). The h is, of course,
silent, but there is some danger nowadays of a spelling
pronuncation (already in use in USA), and the older spelling
is to be preferred."(Reaney, Withycombe, Turk). Guppy
found Anthony mostly in South Wales, and in smaller number
in Norfolk, Derbyshire and Devon; McLysaght in Waterford
since the 17th century.
In Newfoundland: Job Anthony, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern Status: small numbers in several communities in the
Con. Bay and elsewhere.
BATTCOCK: a surname of England, a petform of Bartholomew.
See BADCOCK, with which confusion is not unlikely.
Traced by Reaney Notes in Devon as Batecock in 1339.
In Newfoundland: Henry Badcock, fisherman, Upper Gully,
(1894-97 Directory)
Henry Badcock, farmer, Upper Gully, (1898 Directory)
Henry Badcock, farmer, Upper Gullies, (1904 Directory)
Modern Status: Battcock, rare; Badcock widespread
BISHOP: a surname of England, Scotland, Ireland and the
Channel Islands, from the Old English personel name
Bisc (e) op, or "a nickname of one which the appearance
or bearing of a bishop, or a pageant name from the
custom of electing a boy-bishop on St. Nicholas's Day"
(Reaney), or one who worked in the household of a bishop;
in Ireland, as a synonym by translation of MacAnespie
and GILLESPIE. (MacLysaght, Black, Reaney, Cottle,
Turk). Guppy and Matthews found the name widespread,
especially in the southwest of England.
In Newfoundland: George Bishop, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern Status: widespread
BRIAN(D): (O) BRIEN, BRYAN (T), surnames, in one or
more of the preceding variants, of England, Scotland,
Ireland and France, from a Breton personal name containing
the element bri - height, dignity, esteem (Dauzat,
Black), or from a " Keltic (Old Welsh/Irish) name
containing the element bre - hill" (Cottle), of
simular form and significance. See also BRYNE.(MacLysaght,
Reaney). As a baptismal name "Brian or Bryan has from
early times been a favourite in Ireland on account of the
national hero Brian Boroimhe; but it was, during the
Middle Ages, equally popular in England...[when] for
several centuries it was a favourite, as the many commom
surnames derived from it testlfy....it survived in Yorks
[hire] Westmoreland, Cheshire, Lanc [ashire] until the
18th century, but gradually fell into disuse and came to
be regarded as as exclusively Irish name. It is still
used in Brittany and has come back into use in England
durin the present century" (Withycomb). As a family name
in England, Reaney, who gives twelve variants, maintains
that in the south it is a Breton personal name introduced
by the Normans, and, according to Black, "by Bretons who
among the Normans in the invasion of England", but in the
north "it is O[ld] Ir [ish] Brian, bought by Norsemen
from Iceland...to Cumberland and across the Pennines into
Yorkshire." In Scotland, Black cites the forms Brian,
Brien and Bryan, ans ascribes the Breton origin to them,
as does Dauzat, Briant, Briend. In Ireland, MacLysaght
sees the family O'Brien, O'Briain "deriving from the famiy
of King Brian Boru", but notices that O'Brien may also be a
synonym of O'Bryne (SEE BRYNE), of Bryan, and of MacBryan,
Mac Braoin. Guppy traced Bryan widespread, especially in
Leicestershire and Rutlandshire and Oxfordshire, Bryant
especially in Somerset and Wiltshire. Spiegalehalter traced
Brian, Bryan (t) in Devon. Matthews traced Brien, Bryan in
Ireland, Devon and Dorset. Briant and Bryant in Devon.
MacLysaght found O'Brien "now very numerous in other
provinces as well as Munster, being the fifth most numerous
name in Ireland", Bryan " The name of a prominent Anglo-
Norman family settled in Co. Kilkenny", and MacBryan,
sometimes changed to O'Brien in Cos. Fermanagh and Cavan.
In Newfoundland: Bryen O'Brian of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
Bartholomew Brine, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: widespread, especially at Bell Island and Topsail
COATES: a surname of England and Scotland, in England
from the English place name Cote (s), Coat(e) (s) in 13
countries including Coat (Somerset), from Old English
cot(e) - cottage, shelter, woodsman's hut. "In Middle
English, when the term was common, the surname may denote
a dweller at the cottage (s) or, as it was used especially
of a sheep-cote, one employed in the care of animals, a
shepherd" (Reaney). In Scotland, Coates is a variant of
Coults, from the Scots place name Cults (Aberdeenshire).
(Reaney), Cottle, Black. Guppy traced Coate in Somerset and
found Coates widespread especially in Yorkshire.
In Newfoundland: Charles Coote of Upper Gulley, 1835 (Voter's List)
Charles Coates, school teacher (Upper Gullies) of Chapels Cove, , (1864-65 Hutchinsons Directory)
Charles Coate (and others), of Upper Gulley
(now Gullies), 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
George Cawte, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Cawte, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Levi Cawte, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Robert Cawte, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Cawte, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Charles Coste, school teacher of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Charles Coate, jun., fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Peter Coate, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Peter Coats, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Charles Coats, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Job Coats Jr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Nathaniel Coats, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Job Coats Sr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
David Coats, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Scattered
COMERFORD: a surname of England and Ireland, ? from the
English place names Comberford (Straffordshire) or
Comford (Cornwall), or for the Irish surname Cumiskey,
or a variant of the English surname Comfort. (Ekwall,
MacLysaght, E.C. Smith). Traced by MacLysaght in Cos.
Kilkenny, Cavan and Longford, "prominent in Ireland
since 1210" (MacLysaght).
In Newfoundland: John Coterford, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Rare.
COUSENS: COUSINS, surnames of England, Cousins of Ireland,
from Old French cosin, cusin - in Middle English kinsman,
kinwoman, cousin; or a variant of the English and Irish
surname Cussen; or from Old French cocine, cuisine -
(worker in the) kitchen. (Spiegelhalter, Reaney). See also
CUZA. Traced, in several variants by Guppy in Berkshire,
Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Somerset and Yorkshire and by
Spiegelhalter in Devon.
In Newfoundland: James Cozens of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
Lary Cozens, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Cousens, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Lawrence Cousens, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Cousens, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Cousens, at Makinsons and St. John's; Cousins, scattered.
DAWE: a surname of England, either a diminutive of the
baptismal name David (See Davey), or from Old English
*dawe, Middle English dawe - jackdaw, ? a nickname
for a petty thief, (Reaney, Cottle). Traced by Guppy
in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
In Newfoundland: John Daw, of Lower Gulley
(now Riverdale), 1832 (DPHW 30)
John Daw of Lower Gulley, 1835 (Voter's List)
Charles Daw of Lower Gulley, 1835 (Voter's List)
Issac Daw & Sons, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Samuel Daw, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Solomon Daw, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Abram of Charles Daw, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Abram of John Daw, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Silas Daw, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Charles Dawe, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-87 (McAlpine's Dir)
Abram of John Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Benjamin Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
James of John Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Abram Dawe Sr., fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Abram Dawe Jr., fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Philip Dawe, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Widespread
DWYER: (O)Dwyer surnames of Ireland. ODuibhir, Ir. dubh
and odhar (genitive uidhir) - dark or duncoloured.
(MacLysaght). Traced by MacLysaght in Co. Tipperary.
In Newfoundland: John Dwyer, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Patrick Dwyer, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Dwyer, widespread, O'Dwyer, rare
ELLARD: a surname of England and Ireland, in England
from the Old English personal name Ethelheard - noble -
hard, or from an Old German name Adelard or Agilard;
in Ireland a variant of AYLWARD mainly in Cos. Cork and
Wexford. (Reaney, MacLysaght).
In Newfoundland: Michael Ellard of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
Michael Ellard, fisherman of Lower Gully, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Patrick Ellerd, fisherman of Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Thomas Ellerd, fisherman of Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Rare.
FARRELL: a surname of England and Ireland; in England a
variant of FAR(E)WELL; in Ireland (O) FARRELL, FERRALL,
Ofearghail - Man of valour. (Spiegelhalter, MacLysaght).
Guppy traced Farrall in Staffordshire, Spiegelhalter traced
Farrall in Devon, and MacLysaght found (O) Farrell,
Ferrall widespread.
In Newfoundland: Nicholas Farrell of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
Modern status: widespread
HARTERY: a variant of the surname of Ireland, (O) Hartry,
O hAirtri. (MacLysaght). Traced by MacLysaght originally
in Connacht, now in Cos, Waterford and south Tipperary.
In Newfoundland: James Hartery, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Michael Hartery, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Scattered.
HIBBS: a surname of England from a petform of the baptismal
names Isabel (Elizabeth) from the Hebrew - my God (is)
satisfaction, or Ilbert from the Old German personal
name Hildeberht containing the elements strife and bright.
(Withcombe, Reaney).
In Newfoundland: Thomas Hibbs, fisherman of Lower Gully, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Thomas Hibbs, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Scattered
HUSSEY: a surname of England, Ireland and ? Wales,
in England from Old French hosed (house) - truck-hosed,
booted, or Middle English hus(e) wyf - housewife, mistress
of a family, or from the French place and family name
Houssay; in Ireland (O) Hussey, O hEodhusa,or a variant of
de Hosey. (Reaney, Cottle, Spiegelhalter, MacLysaght).
Traced by Guppy in Somerset and Wiltshire, by Spiegelhalter
in Devon, andby MacLysaght from de Hosey in Cos. Kerry and
Meath, and from O'Hussey in Cos. Fermanagh and Tyrone.
In Newfoudland: Thomas Hussey, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Widespread
KEEFE: (O)KEEFE variants of the surname of Ireland,
(O) Keefe, O Caoimh, Ir. caomh - gentle. (MacLysaght).
Traced by MacLysaght in south Munster,
In Newfoundland: O'Keefe (about 1827-1902),
born at Upper Gullies (MUN Folklore.
Modern status: scattered. O'Keefe, widespread
LEGGO: ? a variant of the surname of France Ligot,
French lien - tie, bond, a nickname for a binder of
sheaves etc., (Dauzat).
In Newfoundland: Henry Leggo, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: At Corner Brook
MOOR(E)(S): surnames of England MUIR, Mure, Mo(o)r(e),
of Scotland, Moore of Ireland, from a personal name More,
Old French Maur, Latin Maurus - a Moor or dark as a Moor,
swarthy, the name of a 6th centry saint, or from the
English place names Moor(e) (Devon), Moore (Cheshire),
More (Shropshire), or from Old English mor - (dweller on
or near the) moor, march, fen, waste land; in Ireland also
for (O) More, O Mordha, Ir. mordha - majestic. (Reaney,
Black, MacLysaght, Spiegelhalter). See also MUIR. Guppy
found Moore widespread in England and Muir in Ayrshire and
Dumfriesshire. MacLysaght found Moore widespread in Ireland
but numerous only in Co. Antrim and Dublin.
In Newfoundland: James Moores, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Moore, widespread, especially at Avondale.
Moores, widespread.
Moors, in the Twillingate district (Electors 1955)
MORGAN: a surname of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland,
and a baptismal name in Wales, from an Old Celtic
name Morcant, Morgan containing the elements sea and
? bright; in Ireland also the anglicized form of
several Irish surnames. See MERRIGAN. (Reaney, Cottle,
MacLysaght, Black, Withycombe). Traced by Guppy
especially in Monmouthshire ans South and North Wales,
by Black in Aberdeenshire, and by MacLysaght in Cos.
Armagh, Monaghan, Belfast and Dublin and eslewhere.
In Newfoundland: Johathan Morgan, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Joseph Morgan, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Morgan, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Morgan, Sr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Morgan, Jr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Abram Morgan, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Morgan, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Widespread, especially at Indian Pond ,Seal Cove, Upper Gullies.
NUGENT: a surname of Ireland, Nuiseann,from the Norman
surname de Nogent. (MacLysaght). Traced by MacLysaght in
Cos. Cork and Westmeath.
In Newfoundland: William Nugent of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
Michael Nugent of Lower Hully, 1835 (Voter's List)
John Nugent of Lower Gully, 1835 (Voter's List)
John Nugent, boarding house of Lower Gullies,
1864-65 (Hutchinsons Directory)
Edward Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Edward Nugent, of John, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
James Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Nugent, farmer of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Nugent, of Michael, fisherman of
Lower Gully, 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Michael Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Patrick Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
William Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Edward E. Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Nugent, Sr., fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Nugent, Jr., fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Stephen Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Michael Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Patrick Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
James Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Nugent, Sr., fisherman of
Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Nugent, Jr., fisherman of
Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Edward Nugent, Sr., fisherman of
Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Edward Nugent, Jr., fisherman of
Lower Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Thomas Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Joseph Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Robert Nugent, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Scattered, especially at Riverdale and Kelligrews.
PICCO(TT): variants of Picot, a surname of England
and the Channel Islands? From Old French personal name
PIC with the Suffix -OT or ? from a nickname from Old
French PICOT - point, pointed object, Picaud, a pejorative
form of Piqueur - user of a pickaxe. (Reaney, Dauzat, Turk).
See also PICKETT.
In Newfoundland: William James Picco, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Picco - scattered; Piccott - scattered
ROBERTS: a surname of England, Wales and Ireland from the
baptismal name Robert, from the Old German personal name
Hrodebert, Old English Hreodbeorht, Old French Ro(d)bert,
containing the elements fame and bright. Robert, introduced
into England at the time of the Norman Conquest, and its
pet-forms and diminutives Rob(in), Hob, Dob, Nob and later
Bob, have been the source of many surnames including
ROBERTS(ON),ROBBINS ROB(IN)SON, HOBBS, BOBBETT,PROBERT,
HOPKINS, DOBBIN, DOBSON, RABBIT(T)S and ? DIBBON. (Withycombe,
Reaney, Cottle). See also ROPSON. Found widespread by Guppy
in the south and Midlands and especially in North Wales; and
by MacLysaght in all provinces though rare in Connacht.
In Newfoundland: Elijah Roberts, fisherman of
Upper Gulley 1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Elijah Roberts, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Widespread.
SCOTT: a surname of England, Scotland and Ireland;
in Scotland from Old English Scott - an Irishman, later
a Geal from Scotland, a name of mysterious origin ?
associated with Welsh ysgwthr - cutting, carving, hence
the tattooed people; in England - a man from Scotland
not necessarily a Geal, and also a personal name; also
? confused with Scutt, ? From Old French escoute, Middle
English scut - scout, spy, (Reaney, Cottle, Black).
Traced by Guppy especially in the Border counties of
England and Scotland, in eastern England, Devon, and
(as Scutt) in Dorset, and by MacLysaght in Ulster and Dubin.
In Newfoundland: Charles Scott, planter of Upper Gullies,
1832 (DPHW 34).
Charles Scott of Upper Gulley, 1835 (Voters List)
William Scott of Upper Gulley, 1835 (Voters List)
Benjamin Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Joseph Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Levi Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
James Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Scott, Sr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Scott, Jr., fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Charles Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Wm. John Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Henry Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Samuel Scott, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Widespread, especially in
St. John's and Upper Gullies.
WALL: a surname of England and Ireland, in England
and Old English weall- (dwelller by the town, sea, or
ruined Roman) wall or in the West Midlands dialect
area where walle is for welle-(dweller by the)spring
or stream; in Ireland for the Norman surname de Valle
gaelicized as de Bhal. (Reaney , Cottle, MacLysaght).
Traced by Guppy in Derbyshire, Durham, Herefordshire,
Shropshire, Somerset and Worcestershire, by
Spiegelhalter in Devon, and by MacLysaght in Limerick
and Connacht.
In Newfoundland: Patrick Wall, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern Status: Widespread
WARFORD: a surname of England from the English place name
Warford (Cheshire) or (dweller by the) ford (by the)
wier. See WARE, WIER.
In Newfoundland:
Isaac Warford,fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
John Warford, fisherman of Upper Gulley,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Isaac Warsord, fisherman of Upper Gully,
1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Warford, Sr., fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
John Warford, Jr., fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Abram Warfard, fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
William Warford, fisherman of
Upper Gully, 1894-97 (McAlpine's Dir)
Modern status: Scattered, especially at
Upper Gullies, (Conception B.)
WHELAN: a surname of Ireland, with a variant WHALEN,
(O) Whelan, Ó Faoldin, Ir. faol - wolf, a variant of
PHELAN, or sometimes an abbreviation of Whelehan, or
occasionally a synonym of Hyland. Whalen is recorded
by E.C. Smith but not by MacLysaght. MacLysaght found
Whelan numerous in the country between Cos. Wexford,
Tipperary and Wexford, and rare in Ulster.
In Newfoundland: Thomas Whelan, fisherman of Lower Gully,
1871 (Lovell's Directory)
Modern status: Whalen, widespread, especially at St. John's,
Whelan, widespread, especially at St. John's,
Colliers and Bauline.
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