Lovell's 1871 Directory

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Lovell's 1871
Provincial Business Directory

BROOKLYN
A village on the west side of Bonavista Bay, district of Bonavista. This place has been settled within the last four or five years. The soil is very good, and the people are mostly engaged in agriculture. It has an excellent harbour. Distant from Indian Arm 10 miles by water. Mail weekly. Population 203.

Bradley, John, fisherman
Burt, Robert, planter
Cannings, William, fisherman
Crummey, William, fisherman
Easton, Thomas, fisherman
Elliott, James, fisherman
Elliott, John, planter
Elliott, Thomas, fisherman
Flynn, James, planter
Gudger, John, fisherman
Monland, Elias, fisherman
Puisent, James, fisherman
Russell, John, fisherman
Steel, George, fisherman
Wheeler, John, fisherman
White, Samuel, fisherman
Whiteway, James, fisherman
Whiteway, John, planter
Whiteway, Robert, planter
Whiteway, William, planter

The entries have been transcribed as
they appear in the 1871 Lovell's directory.
Over the years, many of the names have become
colloquialized or spelled differently.

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Contributed and Transcribed by Cyndi Alcock

Page Revised: January - 2003 (Don Tate)

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