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Victims of the Sea |
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NEWFOUNDLAND SCHOONERMEN
VICTIMS OF THEIR TRADE
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Burin
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Name |
Date Lost |
Ship (If
Known) |
Source |
Additional
Info. |
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| Adams, Max |
Mar 1924 |
Roy Bruce |
Lost 1 |
- |
| Antle, Michael |
Feb 27, 1953 |
FPI trawler? |
newspaper |
age 23 |
| Batten, Max |
Mar 1924 |
Roy Bruce |
Lost 1 |
residence unclear |
| Beazley, Aaron |
Feb 3, 1916 |
Ada D. Bishop |
Daily News |
upset dory, bro to Caleb |
| Beazley, Caleb |
Feb 3, 1916 |
Ada D. Bishop |
Daily News |
upset dory, bro to Aaron |
| Bishop, William E. |
Feb 24, 1918 |
Florizel |
Survive |
age 48 |
| Brewer, Edwin |
Feb 21-23, 1967 |
Pollie and Robbie |
NS books |
age 39, Capt, of Epworth |
| Brewer, Randell |
Feb 21-23, 1967 |
Pollie and Robbie |
NS books |
age 50, bro. of Edwin |
| Brown, James W. |
sometime between 1919-1928 |
- |
Family records |
married |
| Brown, John |
Aug 17, 1893 |
Clarence Foote |
Even Telegram |
sailing from GB to Sydney |
| Brown, Norman |
April 1936 |
Partanna |
Lost 2 |
married |
| Broydell, John |
Sept. 26, 1930 |
Vibert T. Shave |
Lost 2 |
- |
| Broydell, George |
Oct. 2?, 1907 |
Orion |
Church Records |
age 28 |
| Brenton, George Wesley |
Oct 19, 1963 |
Zebu |
Family records |
son of Thomas Brenton |
| Brown, Leonard |
March 10, 1941 |
Mahaska |
Nova Sc. newspaper |
age 20, single |
| Brushett, Ernest |
Oct 1919 |
Onato |
Lost 1 |
mate |
| Brushett, George |
Dec 26, 1962 |
Mary Wiscombe |
Daily News |
perished on Langlade |
| Brushett, James |
Oct 1919 |
Onato |
Lost 1 |
Capt., age 26 |
| Brushett, John W. |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier,
brother of William |
| Brushett, Joseph |
Sept. 26, 1930 |
Vibert T. Shave |
Lost 2 |
- |
| Brushett, William T. |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier,
brother of John William |
| Burbridge, Charles |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Epworth |
| Burbridge, George |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Epworth |
| Burgess, Rufus |
Jan. 10, 1916 |
Ada D. Bishop |
Toll |
Capt, Burin North |
| Butler, William |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Carbage, Abram |
Oct 1934 |
Yale |
History of Burin |
Capt., lost off Catalina |
| Clarke, Albert |
May 5, 1930 |
Panamerican |
memorial stone |
dory swamped |
| Cheeseman, Robert |
Aug 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Halifax Herald |
Lewin's Cove, marr., 6 children |
| Cheeseman, Philip |
Aug 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Halifax Herald |
Lewin's Cove, stepson of Robert |
| Clarke, Hubert |
Sept. 10, 1915 |
Hiawatha |
Wake |
Captain |
| Collins, William Harding |
June 16?, 1901 |
H.M. Shave |
Family history |
age 23, Collins Cove |
| Collins, George Lewis |
June 16?, 1901 |
H.M. Shave |
Family history |
age 16, sons of John & Rebecca Collins |
| Cook, Robert |
Feb. 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Crocker,
- |
April 1908 |
- |
Western Star |
lost in dory, bu. St. Pierre |
| Crocker, Thomas E. |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Creston South |
| Deer(e), Robert |
1924 |
Annie M. Parker? |
Family records |
married with child(ren), Salmonier |
| Dicks, James |
June 29, 1925 |
Argos |
Wake |
married, 4 children |
| Durnford, Leonard |
Jan 11, 1917 |
Defender |
Daily News |
age 21 |
| Elliott, James |
Jan 2, 1918 |
- |
Daily News |
washed ov'rboard |
| Farrell, Thomas S. |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
marr., Creston South |
| Foote, John |
Mar 20, 1914 |
Gordon Hollett |
newspaper Daily News |
lost on fishing grounds |
| Foote, John |
Mar 10, 1941 |
Mahaska |
Nova Sc. newspaper
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age 28, marr., 1 child |
| Foote, Reginald |
Feb 26, 1967 |
Iceland II |
Nova Sc. newspaper
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fishing out of Souris, PEI |
| Giles, James |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Path End |
| Goddard, Albert |
May 24, 1897 |
Lily |
Winds |
brother of Capt. William Goddard |
| Gosling, Wallace |
Sept. 26, 1930 |
Vibert T. Shave |
Lost 2 |
- |
| Handrahan, Thomas |
Sept 26, 1931 |
Wilson T? |
Church records |
age 38, Salt Pond |
| Hannam, James |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Harding, Charles |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T? |
Church records |
age 29, Salt Pond |
| Hartson, George |
June 16?, 1950 |
Walter G. |
Western Star |
app. 55, burned |
| Hartson, Thomas |
Aug 17, 1893 |
Clarence Foote |
Eve Telegram |
sailing from GB to Sydney |
| Handrahan, Thomas |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T. |
Wake, Ch. Records |
age 38 |
| Hillier, Albert |
Dec 26, 1962 |
Mary Wiscombe |
Daily News |
perished on Langlade |
| Hodder, James Joe |
Aug 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Creston South |
| Hodder, Thomas |
Feb 26, 1967 |
Iceland II |
Nova Sc. newspaper
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Capt, age 31,
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| Hodder, Thomas |
Aug 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Creston South |
| Hollett, Frank |
Jan 1928 |
Sagua La Grande |
newspaper |
Capt., lost with crew |
| Hollett, Harry |
April 29, 1945 |
James Young |
newspaper |
Capt., 30, married |
| Hollett, John |
June 15, 1881 |
- |
Twillingate Sun |
20, single, dory capsized |
| Hollett, Robert |
Mar 1924 |
Roy Bruce |
Lost 1 |
Captain/Owner |
| Hollett, Morgan |
Mar 1924 |
Roy Bruce |
Lost 1 |
son of Captain |
| Hollett, William |
June 3, 1928 |
Pauline Lohnes |
Halifax Chronicle |
age 19, dory swamped |
| Inkpen, Maxwell |
Aug 13, 1923 |
- |
Daily News |
- |
| Inkpen, William |
Aug 13, 1923 |
- |
Daily News |
- |
| Isaacs, - |
May 26, 1911 |
- |
Ev. Telegram |
dory capsized, Quero Bank |
| Isaacs, Thomas |
Oct 1917 |
Susan Inkpen |
Family Records |
- |
| Jarvis, John |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Capt, 33, marr., 5 children |
| Kelly, John |
Jan 9, 1890 |
Alice M. Strople |
Daily News |
age 22, Glouc'ter sch |
| Lake, Thomas |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Lundrigan, Robert Sr. |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier,
married |
| Lundrigan, Robert Jr. |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Lundrigan, John |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Salmonier |
| Keating, Arch |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Salt Pond |
| Kirby, Theodore |
April 6, 1935 |
Annie Francis |
Daily News |
Burin?, dory upset |
| Kirby, William |
Jan 6, 1903 |
- |
Family records |
Burin?, married |
| Marks, Philip |
May 5, 1930 |
Panamerican |
memorial stone |
dory swamped |
| Martin, Frank |
Oct 2, 1900 |
J.M. Martin |
Evening Telegram |
marr., 2 children |
| Martin, Norman |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Bull's Cove |
| Mayo, Albert |
Aug. 17, 1922 |
- |
Committed |
married, 2 sons |
| Mayo, Albert |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Columbia |
Wake |
son of Joseph Mayo |
| Mayo, George Henry |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Columbia |
Wake |
son of Joseph Mayo |
| Mayo, Joseph |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Columbia |
Wake |
married |
| Mitchell, Gabriel |
July 20, 1894 |
Antelope |
Lost 1 |
single, age 18 |
| Mitchell, Lewis |
Dec 20, 1923 |
small boat |
Daily News |
Kelly Cove, Burin |
| Mitchell, Samuel |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Burin B. Arm,
age 51, married |
| Mitchell, Wesley |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Burin B. Arm,
brother of Samuel |
| Moulton, Archibald |
June 11, 1928 |
- |
News |
age 40, boat capsized in harbour |
| Moulton, Edward |
June 11, 1928 |
- |
News |
age 19, boat capsized in harbour |
| Moulton, James |
June 11, 1928 |
- |
News |
age 16, boat capsized in harbour |
| Moulton, Richard |
June 29, 1925 |
Argos |
Wake |
salvaging from wreck |
| Moulton, Thomas I. |
Jan 21, 1941 |
Mary O'Hara |
Newspaper |
age 48, marr., 5 children, Lewin's Cove |
| Moulton, Albert Gordon |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
married, 6 children |
| Myles, Fred |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T. |
Wake |
age 37,
born in France |
| Myles, Philip |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T. |
Wake |
age 16, son of Fred Myles |
| Pardy, James |
Feb. 16, 1966 |
Blue Mist |
Vignettes |
- |
| Pike, John Sam |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Burin B. Arm |
| Riggs, Thomas |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Bulls Cove |
| Riggs, William |
Oct 2, 1900 |
J.M. Martin |
Evening Telegram |
single |
| Saunders, James |
Sept. 10, 1915 |
Hiawatha |
Wake |
- |
| Shave, Mrs. Ada |
Sept. 26, 1930 |
Vibert T. Shave |
Lost 2 |
wife of Captain |
| Shave, Leonard |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T. |
Wake |
- |
| Thorne, Thomas |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Toll |
Lewin's Cove |
| Tobin, George W. |
1970 |
Zeeland |
Family records |
Long Cove, Burin |
| Vincent, Joseph |
Feb 1917 |
Mina Swim |
Family record |
brother in law to Tom Thorne |
| Vincent, Philip |
Sept. 26, 1930 |
Vibert T. Shave |
Lost 2 |
- |
| Warren, James |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Salt Pond |
| Warren, Sam |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Salt Pond |
| Warren, Sam Jr. |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Salt Pond |
| Whalen, John |
Aug. 24, 1927 |
Joyce M. Smith |
Lost 2 |
Fox Cove |
| White, Charles I. |
Sept 1931 |
Wilson T. |
Wake |
- |
| Woundy, Arch |
Oct 30, 1934 |
- |
Daily News |
Epworth,
age 40, dory upset |
| Woundy, James |
Oct 30, 1934 |
- |
Daily News |
Epworth,
age 54, dory upset |
| Woundy, William |
July 20, 1894 |
Antelope |
Lost 1 |
married |
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Sources are taken from books and research of Robert
C. Parsons.
View list of sources here.
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