Marriage announcements – 1800s

Evening Telegram, November 23, 1881, page 4

Married on the 18th inst, by the same [Rev. T.H. James], Mr. Abraham Martin, of Random, Trinity Bay, to Miss Susanna Thistle, of Broad Cove, Conception Bay.

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Patriot, January 18th, 1873

At Harbor Grace on the 1st inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, by the Rev. C. Ladner, Mr. Levi Frost, to Drusilla, second daughter of Mr. William Butt of that town.

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Evening Telegram, November 17, 1884, page 4

Married at St. Mary’s Church, by the Rev. E. Botwood, on the 15th inst. [15 November 1884], Mr. Simeon Seward, to Phoebe, daughter of, Mr. William Baker, all of Random Sound.

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Evening Telegram, November 12, 1885, page 4

Married on the 11th inst. [11 November 1885] by the Rev. G. Boyd, Mr. Jordan Styles, of Northern Bight, Trinity Bay to Miss Jane Landford [Standford], of Grates Cove.

Married on the same day [11th November 1885], by the same [Rev. G. Boyd], Mr. Albert House, of Gooseberry Island, Bonavista Bay, to Priscilla Cooper, of Northern Bight, Trinity Bay.

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Harbour Grace Standard, February 23, 1889

Marriages –

At St. Michael and All Angels Church, Northern Bight, Random, on Dec. 24th [1888], by the Rev. W.S.L. Romilly, William Seward, of Heart’s Ease, to Lydia Benson of Northern Bight.

At the same place, on same day [December 24, 1888], by the same, Matthias Martin, to Mrs. Eliza Benson, both of same place.

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Evening Telegram November 6, 1889, page 4

Married … At the Gower Street Parsonage, by the Rev. Geo. Boyd, on the 5th inst., Moses Wilcox, of Western Bay, to Mary Jane Hiscock, of South West Arm.

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Evening Telegram, October 17, 1891, page 4

Married at the residence of the bride’s father, on the [October] 15th inst. [1891], by Rev. George Paine, Methodist Minister, Mr. George Cooper, of North West Arm, Random, Trinity Bay, to Miss Fanny Stowe, daughter of Mr. Samuel Stowe, of Harbor Grace.

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Harbour Grace Standard, October 25, 1892, page 1

Married at Northern Bight, Random, Sept. 19 [1892], by the Rev. T. W. Horwood, Herbert Bryant to Drusilla Gregory of the same place.

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Harbour Grace Standard, January 23, 1894, page 4

Married

At the School Chapel, Northern Bight, Dec 22 [1893], by Rev. H. Petley, David Benson, to Lizzie Avery of Long Beach.

At Heart’s Ease, Trinity Bay, Dec. 25, [1893], by the Rev. B. Peck, Methodists Minister, Thomas Stringer to Mary A. Price, all of the above place.

At Hatchet Cove, Trinity Bay, Nov. 20 [1893] by the same [Rev. B. Peck], Samuel Bishop to Leah Lambert, of the above place.

At the same place [Hatchet Cove], [1893 or January 1894], by the same [Rev. B. Peck], Joseph Brown to Mary. A. Robbins.

At the Church of England, Hoger’s [Hodge’s] Cove, Trinity Bay, September [1893] by the Rev. H. Petley, James Price to Jane Butt.

At the Church of St. Alban the Marytr, Heart’s Ease, Trinity Bay, Dec. 29 [1893], by the same [Rev. H. Petley], John Balson to Priscilla, eldest daughter of Willliam Balson, Esq, all of the above place.

At Hatchet Cove, Trinity Bay, Jan. 8th [1894], by Rev. B. Peck, Methodists Minister, Elezar Robbins to Balender Squires.

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Harbour Grace Standard, February 1, 1895, page 1

Married

At the Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Heart’s Ease, on Dec. 24th, by Rev. H. Petley, Uriah Spurrill to Eliza Ann Balsom

At the Church of England, Hodge’s Cove, T.B., on Dec. 25th [1894] , by the same [Rev. H. Petley], Samuel Drover to Hannah Pond – both of the above place.

At the residence of Mr. Isaac Benson, Clay Pitts, T.B., on Dec. 26th [1894], by the same [Rev. H. Petley], Robert Dodge to Elizabeth Norris.

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Evening Telegram, November 12, 1895

Local Occurrences. Married and away to Random.- Mr. John Cooper and Miss Lucy Davis were married this morning [November 12, 1895] at Barter’s Hill, by the Rev. Mr. Payne, and proceeded by train en route for Random.

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Evening Telegram, November 12, 1895, page 4

Married this morning, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by the Rev. George Payne. Mr. John Cooper, of Random, Trinity Bay, to Miss Lucy Davis. 

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Evening Herald, January 18, 1900

Wedding Bells – At Harbour Grace, on Dec. 29 [1899], a quiet wedding was celebrated at the R.C. Cathedral at 11 a.m. by Rev. Fr. March, the contracting parties being Capt. Wm. Seward, of Fox Harbour, T.B., and Miss B. Yetman, of Harbour Grace. The bride was attended by Miss M. Alcock and Miss Yetman, her sister, while the groom was supported by Messrs. E. Balson and W. Flynn. After the ceremony the happy couple, with their friends, drove to the residence of Mr. Henry Alcock, where luncheon was served and a few hours were spent in mirth. At 4 p.m. the happy couple, accompanied by Messrs. Flynn and Balson, left by train for their home, Trinity Bay.

 

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Transcribed by Wanda Garrett and Emily Seward. Page created on  January 2016; Updated June 2022
 
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