The Bay de Verde Heritage House was built in 1896 by Mr. John Blundon and family of Bay de Verde. Mr. Blundon was a local merchant who owned schooners and traded along the coast. The house was built to accommodate his lifestyle.

The structure of the house is a good example of Merchant Class Victorian housing built on a gable-ell plan with a five sided front porch and fine interior and exterior detailing. It was built in two sections. The main section with its larger rooms, higher ceilings and more elaborate staircase was occupied by the Blundon family. The servants quarters with its smaller rooms, lower ceilings and smaller staircase was occupied by both male and female servants, shipped men, sharemen and sailors. The servant girl's bedroom is still intact.

The house was donated by Mrs. Dorothy Blundon and family to the Town of Bay de Verde on September 16, 1996 (exactly 100 years after it was constructed). It is now preserved and used as a Heritage House.

 OUR 10,000th VISITOR

On August 3, 2005 at 11:00am Robert and Catherine Postma of Ottawa, Ontario signed our Guestbook making it the 10,000th signature since the opening of the Bay de Verde Heritage House and Baccalieu Island Exhibit in 1999.

Here are some of the many things to see at or near the Heritage Premises 

Other things of Interest at the Heritage Premises

* The unique architecture and style of the Bay de Verde Heritage House.

* The Baccalieu Island Exhibit.

* More than 600 artifacts.

* Replicas of a Traditional fishing stage, Cod trap, Baccalieu Island Lighthouse, Longliner, and others, all locally made and donated.

* A Research Room with information and photos of War Veterans, transcribed Cemetery Records, Church Baptismal and Marriage Records, Family trees and much more.

* Boardwalk from the house to the waterfront with murals as well as a traditional trap skiff along the way. Another boardwalk to the top level of Blundon's Point with The Spring Well along the way.

* The Blundon Family Cemetery.

* A Fish Store and Flake.

Some of the groups who visited the Heritage House in 2005

	Allan Blundon – born in 1896 the son of William Blundon and Mary Ann Riggs. He was killed in action on August 24, 1917 when the armed Merchantman Heatherside was sunk.
	Charles Blundon – born November 13, 1895 the son of Stephen Blundon and Lydia Pretty. Charles enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment and was wounded in action. He was given an honorable discharge in 1918.
	John Thomas Keats – born on October 16, 1900 the son of David Keats and Sarah Jane Garland. He was a member of the Royal Naval Reserves.
	Peter Sullivan – born in 1898 the son of John Sullivan and Alice Johnson. He enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment in St. John's on May 23, 1916. He sailed for England with the next draft of soldiers and received basic military training at Newton Park School near Ayr, Scotland. His unit left Southampton, England on November 30, 1916 and joined their batallion in France on December 12, 1916. From then to the end of the war, he engaged in combat in many of the major battles of the Great War, including Monchy le Prieux, Steubrucken, Cambrai, Armentieres, Bailleul and twice at Ypres. He was promoted to Corporal on July 7, 1918 for his leadership at Armentieres. He was awarded the Military Medal after distinguishing himself at the heavy fighting around Bailleul, France in the spring of 1918. During his time of combat, he was wounded three times, for which he received three Wound Stripes. His most serious wound occurred during the assault on Kieberg Ridge on September 29, 1918. He was sent to hospital in nearby Boulogne and from there he was transferred to London where he stayed until November 8, 1918. He returned to Newfoundland on the RMS Corsican on February 7, 1919 and was discharged from the Regiment on March 20, 1919.
	Philip Walsh – born January 3, 1894 the son of Patrick Walsh and Elizabeth Sullivan. Philip enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment May 26, 1916. During battle on August 2, 1917 he received gunshot wounds to both legs as well as shapnel wounds to his body. He was hospitalized and medically discharged from the Regiment on January 11, 1918.
No Photo	Matthew Jacobs – born in 1896 the son of George Jacobs and Victoria Coish. He was a member of the Royal Naval Reserves. A medal for bravery is on display at the Bay de Verde Heritage House.
No Photo	Robert James Keats – born December 26, 1894 the son of John Keats and Selina Emberley. He was a Private in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
	John Walsh – born October 12, 1897 the son of Joseph Walsh and Julia Cleary. He enlisted in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment on May 22, 1918 and went overseas to England on July 22, 1918. He was discharged September 3, 1919. It is believed that he emmigrated to Canada shortly after.

World War II Veterans

World War II began in 1939 and again Bay de Verde answered the call to arms by sending an even greater number of its men to fight for freedom.

	James Barter – born August 22, 1922 son of Bertram Barter and Suzanna Barrett. He joined the Royal Navy and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939. He had the distinction of being the youngest of the volunteers from Bay de Verde at just 17 years of age.
	Alfred Blundon – born in 1919 son of James Blundon and Hannah Pottle. He joined the Royal Navy and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939. Alfred's contribution was particularly unique and helped people in a far different way than the actual war effort. When his ship was on patrol in the South Atlantic, they visited the remote Island of Tristan de Cunha. Local fishermen there, were catching crayfish using a hoop covered with netting. Alfred thought that this method was very inefficient and consequently proceeded to make a lobster pot. On first try, the lobster pot filled with crayfish. A new method of fishing, used to this day, was born in Tristan de Cunha.
	Donald Blundon – born July 13, 1920 son of Moses Blundon and Janet Barrett. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John's and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939. After arriving in England he was assigned to a base in Devonport where he did basic training in handling small boats.
	Malcolm Blundon – born in 1917 son of James Blundon and Eliza Riggs. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John’s and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939. After arriving in England he was assigned to a base in Devonport where he did basic training in handling small boats.
	Thomas Doyle – born in 1916 son of Moses Doyle and Mary Riggs. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John’s and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939.
	Charles Emberley – born Sept 28, 1917 son of James Emberley and Lillian Rolls. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John’s and went overseas with the 8th Naval Draft on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on Nov 27, 1939.
No Photo	Maxwell Maidment – born in 1918 son of William James Maidment and Mona Boone of Hant's Harbour. He joined the Royal Navy and sailed with the first Two Hundred. After the war he made his home at Bay de Verde.
	Harrison Riggs – born Sept 6, 1916 son of Nehemiah Riggs and Lucy Vivian. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John’s and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland, on November 27, 1939.
	Leonard Riggs – born October 16, 1916 son of Thomas Riggs and Selina Norris. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John’s and sailed with the first Two Hundred on the R.M.S. Newfoundland on November 27, 1939.
	Richard Sutton – born October 1, 1919 son of James Sutton and Beatrice Button. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John's on May 3, 1940.
	Joseph Woodrow – born December 27, 1916 son of Richard Woodrow and Elizabeth Doyle. He joined the Royal Navy in St. John's in 1940. He did basic training in Davenport, England.

Korean War Veterans 1950-1953

Canada's Armed Forces was involved in the Korean War and three men from Bay de Verde fought in that war.

	William Emberley – born March 5, 1929 son of Robert Emberley and Harriett Harnum
	Hayward Keats – born August 25, 1922 son of Isaac Keats and Mary Fry. Hayward served with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Korean War. Following service with the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Korean War, Hayward was among the first Canadian Peacekeepers deployed with the United Nations Emergency Force in Egypt from 1959-1960. He went on to complete 22 years of service in the Canadian Forces, retiring in 1973. He received the Korean Medal, United Nations Service Medal, United Nations Emergency Force Medal, Korean Volunteer Service Medal, Canadian Peacekeeping Medal and the Canadian Force Decoration.
	Clyde Pryor – born October 27, 1932 son of Archibald Pryor and Emily Jane Baldwin

Forestry Unit of World War II

In addition to calling for volunteers for the Royal Navy, England also asked the Commission of Government of Newfoundland to recruit two thousand loggers to engage in timber operations in the British Isles. The Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit was formed on November 19, 1939. Volunteers from Bay de Verde were:

                                                         LEST WE FORGET

                         A tribute to the men and women who fought in the wars.

In Flanders Fields

                                                    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
                                                  Between the crosses, row on row
                                                    That mark our place; and in the sky
                                                       The larks, still bravely singing, fly
                                                    Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

- John McCrae  

Reply to Flanders Fields

Oh! sleep in peace where poppies grow;
The torch your falling hands let go
Was caught by us, again held high,
A beacon light in Flanders sky
That dims the stars to those below.
You are our dead, you held the foe,
And ere the poppies cease to blow,
We'll prove our faith in you who lie
In Flanders Fields.
Oh! rest in peace, we quickly go
To you who bravely died, and know
In other fields was heard the cry,
For freedom's cause, of you who lie,
So still asleep where poppies grow,
In Flanders Fields.

As in rumbling sound, to and fro,
The lightning flashes, sky aglow,
The mighty hosts appear, and high
Above the din of battle cry,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below,
Are fearless hearts who fight the foe,
And guard the place where poppies grow.
Oh! sleep in peace, all you who lie
In Flanders Fields.

And still the poppies gently blow,
Between the crosses, row on row.
The larks, still bravely soaring high,
Are singing now their lullaby
To you who sleep where poppies grow
In Flanders Fields.

- John Mitchell    

The Heritage House has a complete collection of Family Trees for all families of Bay de Verde, Red Head Cove and Daniel's Cove as well as some for Grates Cove, Low Point and Old Perlican from as far back as Anglican and Roman Catholic records were kept. (see list below) These Family Trees are available for viewing at the Heritage House and copies may be purchased there during opening hours at a cost of $10 each. If any person wishes to have a copy mailed to them the total cost is $15 payable by cheque or Postal Money Order. For further information you may contact the Heritage Committee Secretary by phone at (709) 587 2260 or President Gerald Riggs at (709) 587 2021.
E-mail contacts are carl_riggs@hotmail.com or bandbdoyle@persons.ca

FAMILY NAMES OF BAY DE VERDE

Family Names of Red Head Cove

Some Family Names of Grates Cove

 Family Names of Daniel's Cove

Family Names of Low Point

Some Family Names of Old Perlican

Below is a sample Family Descendancy Tree as can be seen at the Heritage House

PROFILE OF FAMILY NAMES OF BAY DE VERDE

ABBOTT—This is a surname of England, Ireland and Scotland and is derived from Old English “abbot” meaning the head of an abbey of monks. The Abbott surname is found quite extensively in the Bonavista area but no link has been made to those of the Bay de Verde area. James Abbott likely came from Waterford, Ireland to Bay de Verde as an indentured servant to one of the established planters sometime after 1812. The first record of this family name at Bay de Verde occurs in the Anglican Baptismal Records where James Abbott and Mary Blundon are recorded as having a child James baptised in the Anglican Church by Rev. Fredrick Carrington on April 23, 1814. The baptism of the next two children however, is found in the Catholic baptismal records at Harbour Grace which would indicate that James Abbott was a Catholic. Mary was a daughter of Thomas Blundon which could partly explain the baptism in the Anglican Church. Then again, people of the time were interested in having the child baptised by a clergyman and Carrington may have been the only one available at the time.  

  ADEY—EADY—EDDY—  This name has been traced to Cornwall and Devon in England. It is one of the older name at Bay de Verde, probably from the area of Bristol in England. Mary, a daughter of Stephen and Sarah Adey was baptised by Rev John Clinch on September 7, 1797 at Bay de Verde. She was six years old. The Plantation Book has Stephen Adey owning land at Bay de Verde in 1782, so we can assume that he must have come here at least by that year. The name has undergone several changes over the years. They were originally known as ADEY but in later years the name changed to EADY at Bay de Verde and EDDY at Sibley’s Cove. Descendants of Stephen were living at Bay de Verde until October 19, 2002 when his great great grandson Thomas Eddy died. Some of Stephen’s other descendants are still living close by at Sibley’s Cove. Another family of Adey’s were at Hant’s Harbour but it is not known if they are connected to those of Bay de Verde.

BAYLEY- BAILEY— The earliest Bailey at Bay de Verde was Richard Bayley who was here in 1675 with 32 men fishing with six boats. Only one family of Bailey’s has been found at Bay de Verde after that time, a John Bailey born in 1766 and married to Elizabeth. John Bailey is deeded land by his father-in-law in1805 according to the Plantation Book Records. No surname has been found for Elizabeth. Eight children are born to John and Elizabeth between 1803 and 1824 but what is strange about this family is that not one of the children are found at any later time in the Anglican or any other records for Bay de Verde. Could it be that all of them died young? Mortality rates were very high at the time but this would be unlikely. In any case if they lived, none of them settled down at Bay de Verde but both John and Elizabeth lived out their days here, as both of them are shown in the Anglican Burial Records. It is not known if this John was connected to the Bailey’s of the Bonaventure area of Trinity Bay, although it is quite likely that he came from that area, as there were Bailey’s with similar naming patterns there much earlier.

BARTER—A surname of England and Ireland meaning a barterer or exchanger. The name has been traced mostly in Devon, England. The Barter name is found at Bay de Verde shortly after1800 when Amos and Robert who appear to be brothers arrive here. Amos had only one daughter, Clara who was born in 1820 and died in 1852. William, however, was a bit more prolific. He married Suzanna Lockyer and they had two sons and two daughters. Suzanna was a daughter of William Lockyer who owned a prime piece of waterfront property. The property is shared with the Barters and continued to be owned by both families until it was abandoned with the close of the cod fishery in 1992. The Barter surname was also found  at St. John’s but it is not known if the Barters of Bay de Verde were related.

BLUNDON—BLUNDELL—This is a surname of England and has sometimes been used interchangeably, but in this area it has always been Blundon. It is a fairly old name at Bay de Verde dating from at least as early as about 1770. It is difficult to say whether or not the three Blundon families at Bay de Verde were related. Naming patterns would tend to suggest that they were, but there are some things to indicate that they were not. The Plantation Book has a Thomas Blundon owning land there in 1770. A John Blundon is listed as selling land at Bay de Verde in 1783. He later moved to Grates Cove and from there to Catalina and then back to Lower Island Cove. Stephen, one of his sons moved to Hickman’s Harbour on the south shore of Random Island and set up a timber business and is acclaimed as the first settler of that community. Other descendants settled in many places in the Random Sound area as well as other parts of Trinity Bay. Some of the Bay de Verde Blundons are descended from James Blundon who married Mary Stevens, a daughter of an old established planter family and began a family in 1788. Others Blundons are descended from Thomas Blundon, a possible son of the first Thomas who also began a family in 1788. Their descendants still live at Bay de Verde today.

BRADY— This is a surname of England, Ireland and Scotland. The name has been traced by MacLysaght in the Irish Counties of Cavan, Leitrim and Clare. It is one of the Irish family names that shows up at Bay de Verde shortly after 1800. There is a possibility that some of these men came as Irish servants to work for the established English Planters at Bay de Verde. They would be required to work for the planter for up to 5 years before they would be free to go on their own. In some cases these men married into these Protestant families. John Brady was one of them. He married Anne Blundon, a daughter of James Blundon, an established planter. Francis, the first son of John Brady moved to St. John’s when he was young and married Mary Walsh from Carrick on Sur in County Waterford, Ireland. He and his family went on to establish a grocery business on Duckworth Street. The other Brady’s established themselves at Bay de Verde and Red Head Cove. To the southwest of Red Head Cove along by the brook, Thomas Brady built a winter tilt and had a farm there for many years. The area is still referred to as Brady’s today. At Bay de Verde the Brady’s were well known as master carpenters. John Brady, born in 1864 was one of the head carpenters who built the Roman Catholic Church at Bay de Verde. The name died out in this area in 1978 with the death of Michael Brady.

BROADERS— BRODERICK— The name Broders is an old Irish name with the following derivatives in Ireland: O Bruador, O Brouder, O Broder, O Brother, Brauder, Brooder, Bruder, Brothers , Brauders, Brodders, and Broderick. It is derived from an old Gaelic word “brauder”, meaning a dream or reverie. There were four distinct families of this name in Ireland: one each in Galway, Ossary, Donegal and Cork. They were also traced in Kilkenny. Those of Bay de Verde likely came from Kilkenny, Cork or Waterford.  The two names of this area are Broaders and Broderick. These two names have been used interchangeably in this area since they first appeared in the late 1700's. Many records will say that they are the same name. However, they are two distinctly different families in this area. The Broaders family were at Bay de Verde prior to 1800. John Walsh and Thomas Broaders are listed in the Plantation Book as having a company here in 1804. This was likely a Cooperage as John Walsh is listed as a Cooper in another entry of the Plantation Book. John Broaders was born in 1799, a son of John Broaders who is listed as owning property at Bay de Verde in 1793. It does not appear that the Broaders owned any waterfront property at foreside, the prime fishing area. The Broaders family chose to live and fish at the backside area of Bay de Verde, with fishing premises there until the 1950's. Thomas Brawders is listed in the 1800 census for Grates Cove. It is not known if he is the same Thomas Broaders who is listed at Bay de Verde earlier. It is at Grates Cove that the name changes to Broderick, but baptismal and marriage records still list them sometimes as Broaders. The Brodericks living at Bay de Verde today, have their roots at Lower Island Cove. William Broderick, a grandson of the first William Broderick who lived at Lower Island Cove, came to Bay de Verde in the late 1920's and wouldn’t you know , married into the Broaders family. Sorting out the records has been quite a challenge, but family naming patterns has helped clarify the different lines. Today the distinctive names still hold. There are Broderick’s and Broaders’s at Bay de Verde but only Broderick’s at Grates Cove.

COISH— A surname of England, traced mostly in Devon. Family tradition is that the first Coish came from England and settled in Ochre Pit Cove and later some of his descendants moved to Indian Islands. A Thomas Coish is shown in the Plantation Book records for Ochre Pit Cove as owning land there in 1786. Two of his sons made their homes in Bay de Verde around 1830. Robert Coish born in 1807 came to Bay de Verde and operated a schooner for the Duffett family. His brother Richard born in 1804 married a girl from Ochre Pit Cove but also settled at Bay de Verde. The naming pattern for the Coish’s of Bay de Verde are similar to those of the Ochre Pit Cove area . Names such as Thomas, Richard and Robert are found in both areas. Today this is one of the most common names at Bay de Verde.

CONWAY— a surname of England and Ireland that has been traced to Counties Clare, Tyrone, Sligo and Mayo in Ireland. The Conway’s of Bay de Verde are descended from John Conway from County Cork who settled at Turk’s Cove on the south side of Trinity Bay. His son Richard Conway had a son and two daughters who came to Bay de Verde around the turn of the century. Henry Conway married Josephine Cotter while his sister Frances married Michael Cotter. Another sister, Mary married Edward Walsh and many of their descendants are still living at Bay de Verde today.

COTTER— This is a surname of England and Ireland which has been traced in Devon and County Cork. The Cotter name has been at Bay de Verde since as early as 1783. That is when James Cotter bought waterfront property from John Blundon for 15 pounds and another piece from John Janes in 1792 for 12 pounds. He along with Henry Ryan also acquired a rather large prime piece of property where the wharf is today. He seems to have been a rather enterprising fellow as a later Plantation Book record shows William Danson, a Bristol merchant buying the property from James Cotter and Henry Ryan for 240 pounds. Whether it was a good move or not is open to question, as his descendants were then forced to established fishing premises at the Backside of Bay de Verde, a much rougher area. The Cotters seem to have a knack for farming as they cleared and planted gardens in many places around Bay de Verde especially on the south side of the harbour where most of them lived. Although the descendants of James Cotter have lived at Bay de Verde since about 1800, most of them have moved to other parts of Canada and the United States. Only one family now makes Bay de Verde their home.

CRITCH— This is a variant of the surname of England Crutch (dweller by the cross). Critch or Crutch as it was often recorded is another name that has been at Bay de Verde since 1794. Nathanial Crutch receives land by deed of gift from Roger Bryan in 1794. It may be that Natt married one of Bryan’s daughters or they were related in some way. Some of the Critch’s moved to Lower Island Cove and later to Hant’s Harbour and from there to the north side of Trinity Bay, but some of them remained at Bay de Verde and intermarried. The name has not been at Bay de Verde for quite some time. The last directory with the name Critch was 1864. It did not occur in any later directories. In 1868 Thomas Keefe bought the Critch property located on the north of Backside from Sarah Critch(Emberley), wife of George Critch. This family  had moved to St. John’s some years earlier. It appears that George died sometime after 1864 and his wife and son, John who was now working as a cooper in St. John’s decided to cut their ties to Bay de Verde and so they sold their property.

DAGWELL— this somewhat unusual family name was at Bay de Verde at least as early as 1828 as there is a child born to William Garrett and Ann Dagwell in 1828. Ann is likely a sister of Thomas Dagwell who has a child baptized in 1843. The name is one of the few  that is not found in Seary’s family names of Newfoundland. One of the daughters of  Thomas married into the Blundon family and another married a Beckett from Old Perlican. Nothing is known of the other children.

DINEEN--- a surname of County Cork, Ireland. Timothy Dineen was born in Lismore, Ireland in 1772 and came to Bay de Verde in 1792 as a young  man. Sometime after 1805 he acquired the Bay de Verde Plantation of Dr. John Clinch of Trinity. This was quite a large plantation located adjacent to where the launchway is today and extending north to the first cliff and eastward for more than 600 feet. Timothy went on to develop quite a large mercantile fishing enterprise consisting of a Cooper’s Shop and a cookhouse where his hired men stayed. He married Johanna Hyde, a sister of Thomas Hyde of Bay de Verde and had one son Thomas. When Timothy died in 1832 he left half his estate to his son Thomas and the other half to his brother-in-law Thomas Hyde. He bequeated his house to Bishop Fleming of St. John’s but allowed Thomas Hyde to live in it until Bishop Fleming chose to dispossess him of it. Timothy Dineen’s headstone is still standing in the Chapel Rock Cemetery at Bay de Verde.

DINN—DENN—the surname Dinn is of England and Denn is of Ireland. Denn has been traced to Counties Waterford and Kilkenny in Ireland. The records show that the name has been used interchangeably at Bay de Verde. The first occurrence of the name at Bay de Verde is a Thomas Dinn who married Bridget Looney and had a son John baptized on June 12, 1840 as per the Northern Bay Baptismal Records. John is still listed as a fisherman at Bay de Verde in 1904, however no descendants of the family remain today.

DOYLE—a surname of Ireland of Norse Origin. It was found to be one of the most numerous names around Wexford. Research has indicated that the four Doyles who came and settled on the North Shore of Conception Bay at about the same time may have been brothers or at least closely related. James Doyle settled at Carbonear, Michael and John settled at Gull Island while Morgan settled at Grates Cove. Although Morgan Doyle settled at Grates Cove in the first decade of the 1800’s, he is included with the Bay de Verde families as the majority of his descendants lived there. Two of Morgan Doyle’s children married children of Thomas Noonan of Bay de Verde. Morgan’s only son Moses married Anne Noonan while his youngest daughter, Eleanor married Dennis Noonan. In 1856 Moses died leaving Anne with a young family of two daughters and four sons. As Morgan was deceased by this time, Anne had no family support at Grates Cove, so she moved back to Bay de Verde to raise her family. She later married Patrick Whalan from Broom Cove near Bay de Verde. Two of her sons, Michael and Moses married Mackey sisters from Bay de Verde and later moved back to take over the plantation at Grates Cove and raise their families. Her son Thomas married  Mary Riggs while the youngest son John married Mary Flynn. Her daughter Catherine married James Broaders while Theresa married Lawrence Keyes. All four raised large families at Bay de Verde.

DUFFETT— This is a surname of England from a nickname dove-head or dove-foot which has been traced in Dorset. The Duffetts are one of the earliest recorded planters at Bay de Verde. Although property is not listed for the Duffett’s until after 1800, baptismal records indicate they were here much earlier. According to the Bay de Verde Anglican baptismal records, a child named Thomas is baptized for Thomas Duffett and Anne Stevens in 1786. The Duffett’s had large families who also intermarried with the some of the Catholic families such as the Moore, Broaders and Woodrow families. Some of the Duffett’s moved across Trinity Bay to Random Island and began lines of Duffett’s there. Descendants of the Duffett’s can today be found in many areas of Newfoundland, Canada and the United States. The Duffett name has disappeared from Bay de Verde for more than fifty years. The Duffett’s are of two lines, that of Thomas and George who are likely to be brothers or at least closely related.

EMBERLEY— A surname of England from the place name Embley in Hampshire or a variant of the surname Emberey from the place name Emborough in Somerset. This is one of the few families known to have been at Bay de Verde continually since at least 1781. According to a notice of probate Stephen came from Christchurch, County of Hants, England. Joseph Emberley, a Newfoundland trader who retired to Ringwood in Hants may have been related to the first Stephen Emberley. The name Joseph is one that occurs right down through the family. The first Stephen Emberley of Bay de Verde was in possession of land given to him by Sarah Banks in 1781. Stephen no doubt received the property when he married Catherine, a daughter of Sarah Banks. The Banks had been at Bay de Verde since at least 1716. Sarah is the wife of an Unknown Banks who likely came after the French raids of 1705 or may have been one who endured the raids. The Banks property was located on the south side of the harbour in the most sheltered area adjacent and south of the Taverner Plantation, which indicates that the Banks may have been connected to that early family. The Emberley’s lived and fished in the same area since that time, and their descendants still live at Bay de Verde today. The Emberley fishing premises were sold to Quinlan Brothers around 1980 when they needed it for an extension to their sea-food  processing facilities.

FITZGIBBONS— A surname of Ireland meaning son of Gibbon. It is a surname of Tipperary and Cork in Ireland. The first Fitzgibbons to Conception Bay appear to be  brothers Cornelius and Jeremiah  who were living in the Harbour Grace area in 1832. Three grandsons of Cornelius later moved to Redlands, near Job’s Cove. They are relative late-comers to Bay de Verde, the first arriving here after the 1850's. The first to arrive was Stephen Fitzgibbons who first married Mary Quinlan and later Julia Whalen, a daughter of Thomas Whalen from Broom Cove near Bay de Verde. Stephen lived at Broom Cove and later moved to Bay de Verde where some of his descendants live today. Jeremiah Fitzgibbons is listed in the early Otterbury census. In 1831 he married  Mary Jacobs, a daughter of Henry Jacobs of Bay de Verde and moved here. Their children were Henry, Mary and William, none of whom married. This family seem to have become Anglicans, as Henry and Mary are listed in the Anglican records at Bay de Verde.

FLEMING— Fleming is a surname of England, Ireland and Scotland. It means “the man from Flanders.” It is another one of the Irish names that shows up at Bay de Verde in the early 1800's. Michael Fleming is another of the young Irish men who married into a Protestant planter family. It is quite possible that he was one of the ten Irish youngsters brought over by the established English Planters of Bay de Verde. He married Letitia Blundon, a daughter of James Blundon an established planter. Together they raised a large family of five girls and four boys. Today there is only one Fleming household in Bay de Verde.

FLYNN— FLING— This name is derived from the Irish O Floinn meaning “ruddy”and is quite widespread in Ireland. The earliest Flynn at Bay de Verde was a man by the name of Dominick Flynn. He appears to have been a merchant or at least to have had the backing of a merchant. In 1797 he purchased the Taverner Plantation from Trinity merchant Samuel White for the sum of 300 pounds, quite a large amount at the time. For the next two decades Dominick Flynn built up a thriving mercantile fishing business. He was still living at Bay de Verde according to the 1839 voter’s list, however, his property is by this time in the possession of Thomas O’Neill who came to Bay de Verde in 1824. There is some indication that Flynn experiences some financial difficulties which enabled O’Neill to obtain the property. The other Flynn’s at Bay de Verde do not seem to be connected in any way to Dominick Flynn.The naming pattern for these Flynn’s do not have a single Dominick. The other Flynn’s at Bay de Verde are descended from James Flynn and Mary Walsh. These Flynn’s were often referred to as Fling in many of the baptismal and marriage records and even the last ones living at Bay de Verde were often called Fling. The Flynn family name became extinct at Bay de Verde in 2002 with the death of John Flynn.

FOLEY—FOWLOW— According to Seary’s Family Names of Newfoundland, this is a variant of the surnames of Ireland, Fowloo and Foley a surname of England from the English name Foolow (Derbyshire). A William Fowlow owned property at Bay de Verde before 1800 as per the Plantation Book Records. The name has usually been Foley at Bay de Verde while it has been Fowlow at Trinity. The name has long been extinct here.

FROST---  A surname of England and Ireland with a variety of implications associated with frost, such as white-haired or cold in demeanour. The earliest instance of the name at Bay de Verde is James in 1802. He later married at Grates Cove and his descendants began their nomadic lives around Conception and Trinity Bays. Some of James Frosts descendants became schooner owners and traders which accounts for their movements around the bays.

FROUD— A surname of England from the Old English personal name Froda. The Froud name has been at Bay de Verde since at least just after the 1760's. The Anglican baptismal records list two children of William Froud and Suzanna baptised August 15, 1766. This family is listed in the 1913 voter’s list at Bay de Verde, but their descendants seem to have moved away by 1935.

GARRETT— This is a surname of England and Ireland which is also one of several variants of the surname Jerrett. The name has been traced in Devon which is where the Bay de Verde Garrett’s likely originated. The earliest Garrett at Bay de Verde according to Seary book of family names was a Thomas Garrett in 1781 but the earliest to be found in any records here is a baptism of Jonas to William Garrett and Ann Dagwell in 1828. It is quite possible that William was a son of the early Thomas as a son born to Jonas and Catherine Emberley in 1869 was named William Thomas Garrett.

GREEN— A surname of England, Ireland and the Channel Islands. The name Walter Green appears in the 1832 Census for Bay de Verde. It is not known where he came from but he married Bridget, a daughter of Thomas North. Although Walter and Bridget had five children, non are found in any later marriage or baptismal records, so it is apparent that they moved away from this area.

HURLEY— The name Hurley probably came from Cork, Ireland. The Hurley’s were at Bay de Verde from early 1800. Michael Hurley probably came as an indentured servant to one of the Duffett planters. Michael married into the Duffett family and other Hurley’s married into the Cotter’s and Noonan’s. The family name was at Bay de Verde until shortly after 1900. It is possible that these Hurley’s were related to those of the North Shore of Conception Bay.

HYDE— Hyde is a surname of England and Ireland. The Hyde’s show up at Bay de Verde in the early 1800's. Thomas Hyde was recorded in the 1839 Voter’s List for Bay de Verde. A reference in the Thomas Cole Collection refers to a Thomas Hyde who was a Newfoundland trader and oil dealer who had properties in Poole, England, and who went bankrupt. Thomas Street bought High Street and five Hill Street tenement properties in Poole from Thomas Hyde. This may be the Thomas Hyde who later is established at Bay de Verde and who is referred to in the journal of Oliver Rouse in 1847- 48. Thomas does not appear to be an ordinary individual but rather a man of influence. Ten days after Rouse’s arrival at Bay de Verde, Mrs. Hyde takes tea with them. Later Mrs. Rouse rides to Lower Island Cove in Mr. Hyde’s cab. Many references are made to him in the journal as helping to oversee distribution of relief to the poor and overseeing road work, which was the means by which the poor received their allowance. No reference is made to him attending the Anglican Church, so one can assume that he was Roman Catholic. Michael and Thomas, who are likely sons of Thomas Hyde married and raised families in this area. Michael and his descendants lived at Bay de Verde while Thomas first married Catherine Colbert and later Mary Rice, a daughter of Patrick Rice of Red Head Cove. Thomas and Mary then moved to Red Head Cove where his descendants still live today. When  Timothy Dineen who was married to Johanna, a sister of Thomas Hyde died in 1832 he left half of his plantation to Hyde as well as all of his other property in the harbour. This is the waterfront property on the north side of Bay de Verde next to the slipway that was bought from Thomas Street  by John Clinch of Trinity and was later obtained by Timothy Dineen. The Hydes of Red Head Cove owned this property right up until the 1970's. Today a new wharf is built there. They also claimed a small part of the property at Canaille, a plantation owned prior to 1750 by Henry Barnes of County Dorset in England and later by Thomas Stone, an agent for the Lester’s at Trinity. It seems that Thomas Hyde obtained the property from Stone before he moved back to England early in the 1800's.

JACOBS— The first record of this surname at Bay de Verde is Ruth Jacobs, born August 29, 1784 to Henry Jacobs and Martha. The Plantation Book lists Henry Jacobs as owning property deeded to him as a gift from William Sheppard in 1788. This gift of property known as the Sheppards Room may have been given to Henry when he married Martha, who is likely a daughter of Sheppard .The Jacobs used this property until the 1950's. The Jacobs name was quite numerous at Bay de Verde all during the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Some of them moved to other areas of the island especially the Random Sound area. It is not known if the Jacobs of Bay de Verde were related to the Jacobs of the Northern Bay area. Very few Jacobs are left in the area today.

KEATS— a surname of England, especially of Devon, from the Old English word cyte meaning worker at the shed for animals hence, herdsman. The earliest Keats were located in the Bonavista area and it is believed that Robert came to settle at Bay de Verde around 1850. We know that the Keats were relative latecomers to Bay de Verde, as witnessed by their settling location on the outskirts of Bay de Verde at a place called Ladder Point. There they built their stage at the bottom of an almost vertical 250 foot cliff and carried their fish on hand barrows to the flakes at the top by means of a narrow bridge of 365 steps built zig-zag up the steep cliff. Several families of Keats still remain at Bay de Verde.

KEEFE or O’KEEFE is a family name that originated in Cork, Ireland. They are descended from the son of King Fionghuine of Munster who was slain in 902. The name is derived from the Gaelic, O Caoimh or caom, meaning gentle or noble. The first family of Keefe’s at Bay de Verde was Michael who married Elizabeth King about 1805. Michael Keefe bought property from Hurley Paul in 1801 for 1 pound according to the Plantation Book Records of 1804-05. There were several families of Keefe’s at Bay de Verde and it is not certain how they are connected if at all. There appears to be a connection to the Keefe’s of Tilting on Fogo Island as well as to those of Harbor Grace. Thomas Keefe of 1814 who married Mary Woodrow was a son of Michael Keefe of Harbour Grace. The name Keefe has been extinct from Bay de Verde since the last decade of the 1900’s.

KEYES— The name Kays or Keyes is a surname of Ireland and England. In Ireland it is often a variant of MacKee and in England it is a variant of Kays. The name has been traced in Devon in England. Several Keyes appear in the Conception Bay North area in the early 1800's. Lawrence Keyes seems to have come to Bay de Verde prior to 1820. He may have been a servant to an English planter, possibly the Adey’s. He married Suzanna, daughter of Stephen Adey and raised a large family whose descendants still live here today. Patrick Keyes who is likely a brother of Lawrence married Margaret Roach. The Roach name appears in the Plantation Book in 1800 at Bay de Verde. It appears that Patrick Keyes moved to Carbonear as he appears  there in the 1832 census. Michael Keyes who married Mary Murray in 1824 at Harbour Grace may also be related. It is not known with certainty that Lawrence, Patrick and Michael were related, but when one examines the naming pattern there are some obvious similarities.

KING—The King surname is widespread on the North Shore of Conception Bay as well as on both sides of Trinity Bay and other areas of Newfoundland. The first time the name occurs at Bay de Verde is an Abraham King in 1708-09. We know from the plantation Book that a Henry King who may have been his descendant owned property at Bay de Verde as early as 1766. The records state that Henry received his property from his father. The Henry named here who married Tamsey Blundon and later Julia Cotter is likely to be the one who owns property to the south of Dominick Flynn as stated in the Plantation Book for 1797 and is likely a descendant of the first King. Not much is known about this family, but his children were all baptized in the Roman Catholic Church as per the Harbor Grace records. It is also interesting to note that Henry names one of his children Samuel possibly after a brother Samuel who also has property at Bay de Verde in 1792. Henry’s last child was born in 1845