Henry REID 1, 2 was born 3 in 1879. He married Lillian PINSENT.
CENSUS:
1. Per the 1935 Census of Dildo:Surname Given Relelationship Sex M.S. Age Religion
REID Henry Head m m 55 sa
REID Lilly Wife f m 52 sa
REID Frederick Son m s 22 sa
REID Clayton Woodrow Son m s 12 sa2. Per the 1945 Census of Dildo:
House ## Surname Given Rel Sex M.S. Age Place
108 Reid Henry head m m 66 (blank)
108 Reid Lily wife f m 62 (blank)
108 Reid Clayton W. son m s 22 (blank)
Lillian PINSENT 1, 2 was born 3 in 1883. She married Henry REID.
They had the following children:
F i Fannie REID M ii Frederick REID M iii Norman REID M iv Gordon B. REID M v Clayton Woodrow REID
John OSBOURNE [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 married Mary Anne SHARPE. John was employed as fisherman 5 1894 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as fisherman 6 1898 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
Mary Anne SHARPE [Parents] 1, 2, 3 married John OSBOURNE.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth OSBOURNE M ii Nathaniel OSBOURNE F iii Mary Hannah OSBOURNE M iv William John OSBOURNE M v James OSBOURNE F vi Eliza OSBOURNE F vii Amelia OSBOURNE F viii Rose Ann OSBOURNE
John NEWHOOK [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4, 5 on Jun 15 1836 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 6 on Jul 07 1836 in probably St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 7 after 1904. John married 8 Jane COOMBS on Oct 16 1858 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. The parent relationship has been challenged John was employed as fisherman 9 1871 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as fisherman 10 1888 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as fisherman 11 1894 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as fisherman 12 1898 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as fisherman 13 1904 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
FAMILY LORE:
1. According to notes of Charlotte Newhook, siblings: Charles Newhook, Robert Newhook, and Elizabeth Newhook are children of John Newhook and Sara(h) UNKNOWN. I believe that Charlotte got her name from a misinterpretation of the 1871 directory of Old Shop. See Census Note 1 below.
2. According to Bonnie (Newhook) Well's transcription of New Harbour birth records at the Nfld. Archives John and Jane Newhook had a child Robert John, born Jan 13 1876 in Old Shop. This Robert John is the brother to our Charles according to Robert (Gerald) Newhook and therefore, John and Jane are our common ancestors. Tracing back through the records, we find that our Charles and Robert John had several other siblings, however Elizabeth (who married Mr. Hunt) does not appear in the records. Perhaps she was baptised by another name or was born before the family appears in the New Harbour parish records. These other siblings include Mary Jane, the earliest listed, who was born in Chance Cove. This further confirms that Chance Cove is where our ancestor John was prior to Old Shop.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB transcription of St. Paul's baptisms 1836-1842:
Entry # 1143
When Baptized July 7th 1836
Child's Christian Name John
Parent's Christian Name James & ???
Surname Newhart
Abode New Harbor
Quality,Trade or Profession Planter
Ceremony Performed By Wm Bullock
MARRIAGE:1. From transcription of Trinity Bay Marriages at St. Pauls, Trinity, NF for 1858 on NGB:
"This is to certify that JOHN NEWHOOK, bachelor, and JANE COOMBES?, spinster, both of New Harbour, were married at St. Paul’s Church, Trinity, on this sixteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Eight, by me, Benjamin Smith, Minister.
This marriage was solemnized between us, John (X) Newhook and Jane (X) Coombes, (X being their marks), in the presence of us, Solomon (X) Hiscock, Mary (X) Field, George (X) Newhook, Isabel (X) Smith, Nathaniel (X) Smith, Eliza (X) Newhook, (X being their marks), witnesses to the said marriage."
CENSUS:
1. Lovell's 1871 Directory of Old Shop lists:
Newhook, John, fisherman
Newhook, Mrs. SarahThese directories listed the heads of each household or business in a community. Mrs. Sarah Newhook is probably not John's wife. She is probably the head of another household and is a widow. She may be John's mother, John's sister-in-law, or John's daughter-in-law.
2. NF GenWeb's transcription of the Old Shop directory for 1894 includes the following entrys:
Newhook, John of Samuel, fisherman
Newhook, Charles of John, fishermanGiven that it list John of Samuel, I have taken liberty of linking our John to Samuel of Charles W. Newhook as the most likely lineage to the progenitor of the Newhook line though this is not proven.
3. McAlpine's 1898 Directory of Old Shop lists:
Newhook, John, fisherman
Newhook, Charles, fisherman
Newhook, Robert, fisherman4. The 1904 Census of Old Shop includes this entry:
NEWHOOK; Jno, of Saml; fisherman
NEWHOOK; Chas, of John; fisherman
NEWHOOK; Robt, of Jno; fisherman
NEWHOOK; Albert, of Jno; fishermanTRINITY NEWHOOKS:
1. The 1894 & 1904 census data may be the link to the Newhooks of Trinity which have been documented by Charles G. Strong on his website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/. The relevant portion of his lineage is as follows:
-- Charles W. Newhook (b.1752) m. Elizabeth Wilcox (b. ABT 1740-62) (They had 8 known children.)
---- Samuel Newhook (b. ABT 1799) m. Sarah ? (They had 2 known children.)
------ Sarah Newhook (bap. 1830) (No known children.)
------ John Newhook (bap. 1836) (No known children.)Likewise Michael Cooper has the following information:
-- Charles W. Newhook (b.1752, Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, Eng. d. ABT Nov 15 1799)
m. (ABT 1777) Elizabeth Wilcox ( d. AFT 1806, prob. Trinity T. Bay) (They had 8 known children.)
---- Samuel Newhook (b. ABT 1799, Trinity, T. Bay, bur. St. Paul's Ang. Cemetary)
m. Sarah ? (bur. prob. St. Paul's Ang. Cemetary) (They had 2 known children.)
------ Sarah Newhook (b. ABT. 1830, New Harbour) (No known children.)
------ John Newhook (b. ABT 1836, New Harbour) (No known children.)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Per Averil Snodgrass' e-mail dated November 13, 2000:
"I have a John Newhook born before 23.2.1792 (i.e. baptised then) according to Kathleen Lopez' chart, in Trinity, Newfoundland. I have no access to the parish records of Newfoundland. His parents were Charles and Elizabeth Wilcox. I have no further information about him.
I have a John Newhook bap 1780 married Sarah Kitcher, 25.8.1825 in Boldre, Hants. They had a Mary Newhook in 1826. John died 3.12.1856. Sarah died 27.5.1871. They all lived in boldre/Hordle/ Arnwood, Hants. England.
Information from Parish registers and Bishops Transcripts viewed by me. John was a yeoman farmer of 20 acres. He died before his father, James, who had to divide up the farm between his many offspring but in the end all came to Silas my great great grandfather.All other Johns on the personnel list died before or were born after your date which I think belongs to the birth of one of your Johns."
NOTES:
1. In the book "History of Old Shop", William Newhook and a John Newhook are listed as settlers from Chance Cove between 1850 and 1870. It also contains the Voters List of 1889, listing a Charles Newhook from Come by Chance.
2. The Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador confirms that the Old Shop Newhook's came from Chance Cove. Although it implies that Newhooks were in Old Shop earlier than is stated in the History of Old Shop.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
1. Census and Directory data is from the Newfoundland Grand Banks website: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/ and NFGenWeb's Upper Trinity South website: http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nfdata/main_060_3.htm
2. Newhook Master Shipbuilder by N. C. CREWE, Research Officer, Nfld. Archives, St. John's - 28 May 1965 on Charles G. Strong's website at http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/Newhook.htm.
3. A transcription of The Newhooks of England and Newfoundland from The Newfoundland Ancestor 13,2 (Summer 1997, pp. 65-69) by Kathleen Lopez on John Huxter's website (also has Newhook family tree) at
http://behemoth.maze.ucl.ac.uk/jhuxter/family/ref_new_lopez.html.4. Al Beagan's "Genealogy Notes" of Newfoundland website at: http://members.tripod.com/~Al_Beagan/nfstart.html include an excerpt of E. R. Seary's "Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland" on the Newhook surname as follows:
"NEWHOOK, a surname of England (1 in London Telephone Directory) and Newfoundland, in Newfoundland ? from Flemish Nieuhoek - New Harbour. (Wix).
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: Charles Newick (later Newhook) (1752-1799), of French Huguenot descent, settled at Trinity (Trinity B.) in 1775 (MUN Folklore).
Early instances: Charles Newick, of Trinity Bay, 1778 (DPHW 64); ? Elijah Newhook, proprietor and occupier of fishing room at Trinity (Trinity B.), Winter 1800-01 (Census Trinity B.); James, planter of Durrells Arm (Trinity North district), 1823 (DPHW 64B); Martha, of New Harbour (Trinity B.), 1825 (Nfld. Archives KCRC); Charles, J. P., Northern District of the Colony, 1834 (Newfoundlander 10 Jul 1834); Sarah, of St. John's, 1845 (DPHW 26D); William, of Dog Cove (Trinity North district), 1859 (DPHW 63), John and Mrs. Sarah Newhock, of Old Shop, 1871 (Lovell); Charles and William Newhook, shipwrights of Catalina, 1871 (Lovell); Jonas, of Jackson's Arm, 1871 (Lovell); William, of Ship Cove (now part of Port Rexton), 1871 (Lovell); Charles (and others) Newick, of Chapel Arm (Trinity B.), 1871 (Lovell).
Modern status: Widespread, especially at Norman's Cove and Long Cove (Trinity South district).
DPHW = Department of public health & welfare
KCRC = Kings Cove Roman Catholic registers."5. Bridget (Janes) Power of Chapel Arm has researched the Newhook family. She wrote the book "The Newhooks of Norman's Cove" (1987).
6. Additional information on Newhooks and Hilliers obtained from the Jerome J. & Hope Hillier Michael's Family Tree Page at http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/i/c/Jerome-J-Michael/ and Mike Cooper's Family Tree Page at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/o/Michael-Cooper/.
Jane COOMBS 1, 2, 3 was born 4 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She married 5 John NEWHOOK on Oct 16 1858 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
They had the following children:
M i Charles NEWHOOK F ii Mary Jane NEWHOOK 1 was born 2 on Jul 22 1864 in Chance Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 3 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F iii Elizabeth NEWHOOK M iv Samuel NEWHOOK 1 was born 2, 3 on Feb 14 1867 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 4 on Oct 20 1867 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F v Sarah Ann NEWHOOK 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on Jun 13 1869 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 5 on Aug 29 1869 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She died 6 on Jan 17 1884 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F vi Mahala NEWHOOK M vii Robert John NEWHOOK M viii Albert NEWHOOK 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 on Apr 16 1879 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 6 on May 23 1879 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Albert was employed as fisherman 7 1904 in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per New Harbour Church of England Baptisms in PANL Vol 62, Page 58, Entry # 16:
Birth Date: Apr 16 1879
Birth Place: Old Shop
Parents: Newhook, John and Jane
Child: Albert
Sex: M
Baptised By: Arthur C. Waghorne
Baptism Date: May 23 1879
Religion: CofE
Father's Occupation: not stated
Transcribed from Original Records By: Rev. W.E.R. Crockwell
Remarks: Public
Jonathan WHITE [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 about Jan 1817 in probably New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 6, 7 about 1894 in Probably, Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Jonathan married 8, 9 Elizabeth COOPER before 1856 in possibly, Spread Eagle, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
Elizabeth COOPER 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 before 1840 in Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She married 6, 7 Jonathan WHITE before 1856 in possibly, Spread Eagle, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth WHITE 1 was born 2 in 1853. She died 3 in 1942. F ii Jane WHITE F iii Tryphenia WHITE F iv Rachel WHITE 1 was born 2 on Feb 23 1869 in Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 3 on Jun 13 1869 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F v Leah WHITE 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 on Oct 07 1870 in Norman's Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 6 on Aug 05 1871 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She died 7, 8 in 1888/1962. F vi Polly WHITE M vii Caleb WHITE M viii Robert WHITE F ix Louisa WHITE
Richard HILLIER II [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6 about 1824/1826 and was christened 7 on Oct 09 1826 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 8, 9 on Dec 26 1881 and was buried 10 on Dec 28 1881 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Richard married 11 Martha about 1857 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Richard was employed as fisherman.
BIRTH:
1. Jerome & Hope (Hillier) Michael indicate he was born abt 1826.
2. b, 1826 per Don Hillier by phone
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Church Baptism Records 1825-1830:
Entry No 572
When Baptized Oct 9th 1826
Child's Christian Name Richard
Parent's Christian Name Richard & Anne
Surname Willar ?
Abode New Harbor
Quality,Trade or Profession Planter
Ceremony Performed By Willam Bullock
Martha 1, 2 was born 3 in 1842. She died 4, 5, 6 on Oct 12 1870 and was buried 7, 8 on Oct 13 1870 in Cat Cove Cemetery, New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Martha married 9 Richard HILLIER II about 1857 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
BURIAL:
1. Per transcription of headstone in Cat Cove Cemetery in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland:
In Memory Of
Martha
The Wife Of
Richard Hillier
Who Departed This Life
Oct 12, 1869
And Whose Mortal Part
Was Laid Here
In Sure And Certain Hope"Lord Have Mercy Upon Us
Lord May We Know That Jesus Died
And Rose Again Our Souls To Save
Teach Us To Take Him As Our Guide
Our Help From Childhood To The Grave"(Tall white stone standing in open grassy area - see photo - stone is fairly legible but shows some staining and wear - near the top of the stone is a relief of hands grasped in prayer and the stone narrows near the base - the name A. Smith appears in the bottom corner of the stone - this is the carver's mark)
They had the following children:
M i Richard HILLIER III F ii Sarah HILLIER 1 was born 2 on Aug 26 1865 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 3 on Oct 15 1865 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F iii Martha Jane HILLIER was born 1 on Feb 20 1868 in Spread Eagle, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 2 on Apr 26 1868 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. F iv Lydia HILLIER 1 was born 2 on Sep 27 1870 in Spread Eagle, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 3 on Oct 16 1870 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. M v Robert John HILLIER M vi George HILLIER 1 was born 2 in 1873.
Samuel NEWHOOK [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 6, 7 on Oct 23 1799 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. was buried 8 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Samuel married Sarah.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records of Baptisms for 1796-1800:
"1799 - Oct 2? - A Son to CHA'S & ELIZ'H NEWHOOK of this Harb'r Priv'y Named SAMUEL? Pub'y 19th Jan'y 1806."
NOTES:
1. Per Michael S. Cooper and Charles G. Strong: Samuel was born in Trinity, Trinity Bay, NF and was baptised on October 23, 1799. Samuel is buried in St. Paul's Anglican Cemetary in Trinity, Trinity Bay, NF. His wife Sarah is probably buried there also.
2. Per Michael S. Cooper and Charles G. Strong: Samuel and Sarah had the following children:
Sarah Newhook baptised on August 25, 1830 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, NF.
John Newhook baptised on July 07, 1836 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, NF.3. I am presuming that his son John is the John Newhook who had Charles, Robert and Elizabeth in Old Shop, Trinity Bay, NF. The early records of Old Shop show a John and Mrs. Sarah Newhook as residents and the 1894 and 1904 directories lists a John Newhook of Samuel: these entries are the basis for this leap. To date no records have been found to show that John Newhook of New Harbour went to Old Shop. Family recollection is that my gg grandfather Charles Newhook came to Old Shop from Chance Cove area with his father, who is believed to have been named John.
Sarah 1, 2 married Samuel NEWHOOK.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah NEWHOOK 1, 2 was born 3, 4, 5 on Jul 25 1830 in New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 6, 7 on Aug 25 1830 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB Sites transcription of ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, TRINITY BAY DISTRICT as Transcribed from National Archives of Canada Microfiche Reel #1947 - CHURCH BAPTISMS (July 1, 1828 - 1830)
DATE OF BAPTISM 25th Aug 1830
CHILD'S CHRISTIAN NAME Sarah
PARENTS' CHRISTIAN NAMES Samuel & Sarah
PARENTS' SURNAME Newhook
ABODE New Harbor
QUALITY, TRADE OR PROFESSION Planter
BY WHOM CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED William BullockM ii John NEWHOOK M iii Samuel NEWHOOK M iv Charlie NEWHOOK M v William NEWHOOK M vi Samuel NEWHOOK F vii Julie NEWHOOK
Charles W. NEWHOOK [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6 in 1752 in Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England and was christened 7 on Jan 09 1754. He died 8, 9 on Nov 18 1799 and was buried 10, 11 on Nov 24 1799 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Charles married 12 Elizabeth about 1777. Charles was employed as Master Ship builder for Benjamon Lester Co. of Poole.
NOTES:
1. From: Charles G. Strong's website we learn the following: The Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Charles Newhook, at http://enl.cuff.com/entry/63/6324.htm, "Newhook came to Newfoundland from Europe around 1777 to work for the mercantile firm of Benjamin Lester. An 1808 note in the register at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Trinity indicates that the name Newhook is from the French Huguenot name Nuik, and it is generally agreed that the first Charles Newhook was of French extraction." Several Newhook researchers no longer believe the validity of a Huguenot connection.
2. From "Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland" by E.R. Seary, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's Newfoundland Canada, 1977
NEWHOOK, a surname of England (1 in London Telephone Directory) and Newfoundland, in Newfoundland ? from Flemish Nieuhoek - New Harbour. (Wix).
In Newfoundland:
Family tradition: Charles Newick (later Newhook) (1752-1799), of French Huguenot descent, settled at Trinity (Trinity B.) in 1775 (MUN Folklore). Early instances: Charles Newick, of Trinity Bay, 1778 (Department of public health & welfare 64); ? Elijah Newhook, proprietor and occupier of fishing room at Trinity
(Trinity B.), Winter 1800-01 (Census Trinity B.); James, planter of Durrells Arm (Trinity North district), 1823 (Department of public health & welfare 64B); Martha, of New Harbour (Trinity B.), 1825 (Nfld. ArchivesKings Cove Roman Catholic registers); Charles, J. P., Northern District of the Colony, 1834 (Newfoundlander 10 Jul 1834); Sarah, of St. John's, 1845 (Department of public health & welfare 26D); William, of Dog Cove (Trinity North district), 1859 (Department of public health & welfare 63), John and Mrs. Sarah Newhock, of Old Shop, 1871 (Lovell); Charles and William Newhook, shipwrights of Catalina, 1871 (Lovell); Jonas, of Jackson's Arm, 1871 (Lovell); William, of Ship Cove (now part of Port Rexton), 1871 (Lovell); Charles (and others) Newick, of Chapel Arm (Trinity B.), 1871 (Lovell).Modern status: Widespread, especially at Norman's Cove and Long Cove (Trinity South district).
3. Per Averil Snodgrass:
Address 1: Tarrant Gunville
Address 2: Poole
Address 3: Trinity, Newfoundland
Religion: AnglicanBIOGRAPHY:
1. From "Newhook Master Shipbuilders" by Nimshi Cole-Crewe, Research Officer, Newfoundland Archives, St. John's. This monograph appeared in the "Evening Telegram", St. John's, Nfld., on 17th and 18th June 1965, and a list of corrections in the issue of 25th June. (This is part of the article - other excerpts are noted with the individual they refer to directly. All other excerpts marked simply per N.C. Crewe)
"The Newhook family are the greatest family of ship builders in the history of Newfoundland. In this monograph, are listed the eleven of them that I have established to have been "master shipbuilders," from either reliable traditions or written records, or both.
There was evidently a Committee of the House of Assembly in 1858 on local shipbuilding. In its issue of 25 January 1858, "The Patriot," a St. John's newspaper, reports the evidence given before the Committee by Hon. John Munn, merchant and shipowner of Harbour Grace, ending with this sentence: "...... No country can offer such an exhibition of genious and native talent, as our Kearneys, Stevensons, Newhooks, Curtises, Pittmans etc., have already produced in the science of shipbuilding.
When I was a small boy at Elliston, Trinity Bay, the grand old lady of the place was Mrs. Robert Tilly. Her husband, the first resident supplying merchant, had died as far back as 1872. I recall her speaking to me about three times; I had even then come to know that she used to say three things about herself. First, that she was born at New Harbour, Trinity Bay, to the name of Catherine Newhook; secondly, that her father and his father, were shipbuilders in Newfoundland; thirdly, that her paternal grandfather was a Frenchman.
Mrs. Tilly died in 1912 at the age of 88, and I attended her funeral. The officiating English-born curate said, in a short address, that her soul was now in Paradise. This doctrinal statement was seriously questioned by my foster-father and his fellow Salvationist, Bobby Hobbs. They were of opinion that clergyman ought to have said Heaven, not Paradise, which the latter place was unknown to them as a country eternal.
In 1928 I married her grand-daughter. Ever since then, I have been gathering data on the Newhook stock, for compiling the family trees of my wife and children. It is my opinion that I now have, on file or in my head, more information about the Newhooks, from their origin in this Province down to the present time, than is known to any other living person, and more than has been known to any other person in the last seventy years.
In the course of research, I have contacted several elderly Newhooks, but all of generations younger than Mrs. Tillys.
Charles Newhook (the first), 1752-99
I call him Progenitor Charles Newhook (first), because he is the immigrant from whom all subsequent Newhooks in
Newfoundland have sprung, and to distinguish him from those of them also named Charles. He was brought out from Europe to Newfoundland about 1777, by the mercantile firm of Benjamin Lester, to be its master shipbuilder at Trinity, Trinity Bay. Rev. George Lester-Garland, of England, has told me that Newhook is mentioned in the surviving Lester letterbooks of the eighteenth century. He was a young man when he came to settle at Trinity, and he must have brought his wife with him, as the Trinity church register has no entry of his marriage. His wife's maiden surname is unknown to-day. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Robert Tilly.This Charles Newhook (first) was of French extraction, but whether he was a native-born Frenchman is now unknown. But I am inclined to think that he was a native Englishman of French near extraction. It would be very unusual for a firm to bring out to Newfoundland, either as a fishery youngster or as a tradesman, anyone except of English or Irish birth.
At Trinity, or elsewhere in that bay, there were born all his now traceable eight children, between 1778 and 1799, six sons and two daughters.
Of the sons, three became master shipbuilders in Trinity Bay, Charles (second), William and James. Of them, the elder two, Charles and William, were old enough at their father's death to have received some shipbuilding training from him.
Whether Charles Newhook (first) resided and worked in Trinity continously, or wintered occasionally, for timber cutting and/or shipbuilding, at New Harbour or elsewhere in the bay, is not known to-day. The Trinity Anglican baptismal register, in which all his children's entries are found, records "Trinity Bay" as the birthplace of the elder two and Trinity for the others. But one must not assume from this "Trinity Bay" recording that these two children were not born at Trinity, seeing that the term "Trinity Bay" was often used by the registering officiants to include both Trinity and other places in the extensive parish. I myself assume that all eight children were born in Trinity, and that Charles Newhook (first) resided and worked only at that place.
Charles Newhook (first) died at Trinity relatively young. The epitaph on his headstone, in St. Paul's churchyard there, reads as follows: "In memory of Charles Newhook, who departed this life the 18th November 1799, aged 47 years. Also of his daughter, Sarah Newhook, who departed this life the 7th of November 1798, aged 2 years and 9 months."
About the year 1800, the Lester firm was succeeded in name by the Garland firm, on the same premises, at Trinity, a Garland having married a daughter of Benjamin Lester, the founder. The premises are owned to-day by the Ryan family.
No names, or other particulars, survive, either in traditions or in records, available to me, of the vessels that Charles Newhook (first) must have master-built or repaired at Trinity or elsewhere during his more than twenty years of work.
...Acknowledgments
Newhook descendants, and others, who have helped me with information about this family are too numerous for listing in this monograph, and I hereby express my thanks to them all.
...
Comparison with Kearney
The most prominent master shipbuilder in Newfoundland history is, of course, Michael Kearney, born in Ferryland in 1811, died at St. John's in 1889. This prominence is certainly due in part to the fact that he worked mostly in such places as Carbonear and St. John's, within the reach of newspapers which occasionally recorded his doings. But whether Michael Kearney was as competant a craftsman as Charles Newhook (second), Robert Penny Newhook, Jonas N. Newhook or Charles Newhook (bachelor), who mostly worked in the newpaperless more northerly parts of the Island, is a question that will never be answered. "
......END......
BURIAL:
1. Per Charles G. Strong (lkstrong@earthlink.net) He cites: St. Paul's Anglican Church records say that "C. W. Newhook Sen(r) was buried on November 24, 1799."
2. Per NGB Website's transcription of the burial register for St. Paul's Anglican Church at Trinity for 1799:
"Novr 24th - Interred C W NEWHOOK SENR of this Harbr, aged 47 years"
Elizabeth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born in 1755. She died 8, 9, 10 after 1806 and was buried 11 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Elizabeth married 12 Charles W. NEWHOOK about 1777.
Other marriages:WILSON,
NOTES:
1. Charles G. Strong's website (http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/):
"Charles W. NEWHOOK b. 1752 d. 18 Nov 1799
+-Elizabeth WILCOX b. ABT 1740-62 d. AFT 1806""Michael Cooper reported. "Elizabeth is listed in the 1800-01 census of Trinity Bay in the town of Trinity as the head of the household. She is listed as single, 0 men, 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl)".
"Michael Cooper reported "I got the information [Wilcox surname] from the marriage record of their daughter Mary. She was the one baptised in 1786 and married to William Higden in 1806. The marriage record stated "Bride's Mother Nee Elizabeth Wilcox"."
...
"From Marriage Data - Bonivista Area at http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nfdata/060/parish/mar/trin_stpaul3.htm
"1806 23(d) Married William Son of Benj(a) & Cath(e) Higden of Eng(h) Harb(r) & Mary Dau(r) of the late Charles Newhook by His wife Elizabeth, now Wilson."2. Per the NGB Website's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Parish Marriage Register for 1808:
"Oct. 1 - Married; WILLIAM, son of the late Charles and Elizabeth NEWHOOK, (nee Wilson), and MARY, Dau’r of the late Philip and Cath’e MEGRATH, both of this Harbour."
3. Per the NGB's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records of Marriages for 1779-1808:"1806 - Oct 23 - married William, son of Benjamin and Catherine Haytor of English Harbour and Mary daughter of the late Charles Newhook by his wife Elizabeth, now Wilson"
4. Per JLB: It is likely that Elizabeth's maiden or second married name is Wilson rather than Wilcox. Two separate transcriptions of theTrinity Registers (NGB & NFGenWeb) have suggested the name is Wilson, while one individual who I believe did a transcription of the Trinity Registers (Michael Cooper) suggests it is Wilcox. If she married a Wilson, I am unable to find any record of the marriage at Trinity in the online transcriptions. A check of marriage records at St. John's and Harbour Grace, does not show this marriage in the available online transcriptions. Although the St. John's data is incomplete for that time period.
5. Per excerpt of e-mail from Averil Snodgrass sent Fri, 27 Oct 2000:
"CHARLES6 NEWHOOK (GEORGE5, GEORGE4, WILLIAM3 NEWHOOKE, FRANCIS2, STEPHEN1) was born 1752 in Tarrant Gunville (footnotes 394,395,396), and died 18.Nov.1799 in St. Paul's, Trinity, Newfoundland (footnotes 397,398). He married ELIZABETH WILCOX (footnote 398). She was born 1755 in Tarrant Gunville (footnote 399), and died Aft. 1806 in St. Paul's, Trinity, Newfoundland (footnotes 400,401).
More About CHARLES NEWHOOK:
Address 1: Tarrant Gunville (footnote 402)
Address 2: Poole (footnote 402)
Address 3: Trinity, Newfoundland (footnote 402)
Baptism: 9.Jan.1754 (footnote 402)
Other 1: Anglican (footnote 403)
Profession: Master Ship builder for Benjamon Lester Co. of Poole (footnote 404)
...
Footnotes
394. Tree fr Kathleen Lopez 1998.
395. Huxter web site.
396. Parish registers. Soc. Gen. 9.4.1999.
397. N. C. Cole The Newhooks of New Harbour: Great Family of Master Shipbuilders, Monumental Inscription.Aged 47. Buried with Daughter, Sarah.
398. Huxter web site.
399. Alice Gross e-mail 23.4.1999, "Electronic."
400. Huxter web site.
401. Alice Gross e-mail 23.4.1999, "Electronic."
402. Tree fr Kathleen Lopez 1998.
403. N. C. Cole The Newhooks of New Harbour: Great Family of Master Shipbuilders.
404. Tree fr Kathleen Lopez 1998."
6. Per Shane Moore's website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pegasus/"Name: Elizabeth WILCOX (footnotes 1 2)
Sex: F
Birth: Abt 1740-1762 (footnote 2)
Death: After 1806 (footnotes 1 2)
Marriage 1 Charles NEWHOOK b: Abt 1751 in Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, EnglandSources:
1 addisontim@home.com
2 lkstrong@earthlink.net, Publication: http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/ "7. Per John Huxter's Website (http://behemoth.maze.ucl.ac.uk/jhuxter/FAMILYTREE.html). His site doesn't provide a last name for Elizabeth.
"CHARLES NEWHOOK
While family lore suggested that Charles was of French, possibly Huegenot origin ("The Newhooks of Norman's Cove"), recent research by Katherine Lopez reveals that he was born in Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England, in 1752. He was baptised January 9, 1754, and died in 1799.
He emmigrated from Poole, England, to Trinity, Newfoundland in 1775, to become master ship-builder for the firm of Benjamin Lester, which later came to be called Lester & Garland. We don't know how long Charles was in Poole, or if he married Elizabeth there, in Newfoundland, or elsewhere.
Birth dates of Charles' children are taken from Bridget Power's "The Newhooks of Norman's Cove" (1987), originally transcribed from The Anglican parish records at Trinity, Trinity Bay. "
8. Per website of Regina Craig at http://www.geocities.com/regina_craig/index.html:
Wilcox, Elizabeth
Birth : BET 1740 AND 1762
Death : AFT 1806
Marriage: Newfoundland
Spouse: Newhook, Charles W
Birth : 9 JAN 1752 Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England
Death : 18 NOV 1799 Trinity Newfoundland
9. Per e-mail from Kathleen Lopez [klopez1963@yahoo.ca]"Jennifer, Averil Snodgrass and I have been working on the Newhook family for many years. She e mailed me and asked me to look at your site. I did the original research on this family. I would like to correct something--- There is no Elizabeth Wilcox born on Tarrant Gunville. I have viewed the original T.G. church registers several times and I can assure you no such person was born there!!! I have no idea where Elizabeth was born. Also when Charles died Elizabeth was left eith a gaggle of little children and she married a man called Wilcox. Her maiden name was not Wilcox . I worked closely with Bridgett Power of Chapel Arm who is an expert in this family in Nfld. She has confirmed for me that she did not have the maiden name of Wilcox--we have discussed this many times . If her maiden name appears as Wlcox, and I have never seen that , believe me it was a clerical error. I suspect that Charles married her in the area of Poole. Kathleen Benson Lopez"
They had the following children:
M i Charles NEWHOOK M ii George Samuel NEWHOOK M iii William NEWHOOK F iv Charity NEWHOOK 1 was born 2 on Apr 17 1785. F v Mary NEWHOOK M vi James NEWHOOK M vii John NEWHOOK 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5, 6 before Feb 23 1792 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 7 on Feb 23 1792 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 8 on Oct 03 1802 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was buried 9 on Oct 03 1802 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records of Baptisms for 1791-1795:
"1792 - Feb'y 23 A Son to CHAS'S & ELIZ'H NEWHOOK of this Harb'r Priv'y Named JOHN, Pub'y. 30 Dec'r 1796."
BURIAL:
2. Per NGB Website's transcription of the burial register for St. Paul's Anglican Church at Trinity for 1802:
"Octr 3rd - Interred a son of Elizh NEWHOOK, named JOHN, who was accidentally drown'd"F viii Sarah NEWHOOK 1, 2 was born 3, 4 in Feb 1796 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was christened 5, 6 on May 30 1796 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. She died 7 on Nov 07 1798 in Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and was buried 8 on Nov 11 1798 in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
CHRISTENING:
1. Per the NGB's transcription of St. Paul's Anglican Parish, Trinity, Trinity Bay Parish Records of Baptisms for 1796-1800:
"1796 - May 30 - A Dau'r to CHARLES & ELIZ'H NEWHOOK of this Harb'r Priv'y Named SARAH."
BURIAL:
1. Per the transcription of the Trinity St. Paul's Church Burials Register for 1786-1815 on the NGB Website:
"1798 Novr 11th - Interred a daur of C W & Eliz NEWHOOK, named SARAH"M ix Samuel NEWHOOK
Hezekiah GOSSE [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6 in Jan 1911 in Whitbourne, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 7 on Feb 16 1992. Hezekiah married Elizabeth Julia NEWHOOK.
NOTES:
1. According to Shirley (Newhook) Bishop, Hezekiah worked for the Railroad in St. John's. He later retired to Whitbourne.
Elizabeth Julia NEWHOOK [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Ada GOSSE F ii Martha GOSSE F iii Ruby GOSSE F iv Marie GOSSE F v Helen GOSSE
Henry SHARPE [Parents]
He had the following children:
F i Mary Anne SHARPE
William John OSBOURNE [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4 in Jun 1874 in Island Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. He died 5 on Mar 15 1964 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. William married Alice Maude MERCER. William was employed as fisherman 6 1898 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He was employed as laborer 7 1904 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.
CENSUS:
1. The 1921 Census of Blaketown includes the following:
OSBORNE; William; M; Head; married; 1874; June; 47; Island Cove NF
OSBORNE; Alice; F; Wife; married; 1876; Nov; 44; Island Cove NF
OSBORNE; John; M; Son; single; 1904; Feb; 16; Blaketown NF
OSBORNE; David; M; Son; single; 1913; Feb; 7; Blaketown NF
OSBORNE; Thomas; M; Son; single; 1915; Oct; 5; Blaketown NF
OSBORNE; Ada; F; Dau; single; 1917; Sep; 3; Blaketown NF
OSBORNE; Frederic; M; Son; single; 1920; Mar; 1; Blaketown NF
Alice Maude MERCER 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 in Nov 1876 in Island Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland. She married William John OSBOURNE.
They had the following children:
M i John OSBOURNE M ii David OSBOURNE 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5 in Feb 1913 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 6 in Blaketown, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. M iii Thomas OSBOURNE F iv Ada OSBOURNE M v Frederick OSBOURNE F vi Bessie OSBOURNE