Information about the ATWOOD/ATTWOODs of Safe Harbour, Transcribed and copyrighted by L.Elkins-Schmitt 25 July 2003. Updated March 2004. Circa Year Month Day Surname Given Names 1935 Albert 1918 May 31 Alma 1894 Nov 17 Ann Amelia 1942 Mar Annie Event of gave to church that year born to Elias & Caroline, death, buried Second Methodist Cemetery, Safe Harbour Additional Information youth daughter of Elias & Caroline, age 47 years Source Methodist Auxillary Missionary Society of NF 1894 Caleb fisherman 1894-97 1898 Caleb? 1900 Caleb Listed in Merchant Book, date unknown Ayres & Sons directory 1904 Caleb fisherman 1904 1907 Caleb 1935 Caleb 1949 June 28 Caleb of death, buried Second Methodist Cemetery, Safe Harbour husband of Winnifred Jane, born 15 Sept 1868, age 80 yr 9 mth part of 1900s Caleb owner of small island near north part of s Is about 1956 Oct 7 Caroline died, wife of Elias, age 81y & 5m, buried Sandringham Anglican Cemetery, Bonavistia Bay, from born about 1875 Sandringham Cemetery Transcriptions
1915 Aug 1 Carson born to James and Alfreda Died Feb 6, 2004 1942 Jan 27 Carson 1950 Dec 6 Carson married Mary Ricketts (she was born Jan 12,1923) Captain of the schooner Athlete II 5 children: Annie, Emma, Shirley, Lislie, James wrecked near St. Brendans, Offer Gooseberry Islands Robert Parsons 1898 Feb 2 Charles Wellington born to William & Hannah, 1898 Charles Wellington born to Wm and Maria, served in WW1. Father died age 43. about & Service Files for WW1 1896 Nov Ebeneazer born, mother Elizabeth, living with him in Botwood 1921 married Rebecca from Burnt Arm 1921 Census for Botwood 1897 Dec 27 Ebenezer Blackwood born to Stephen & Elizabeth, 1898 Oct Edgar born ; living Botwood 1921 boarding with Ebeneazer Blackwood 1921 Census for Botwood 1899 Oct 30 Edgar Thomas 1935 Edward 1900 Oct 6 Edward Blackwood born to Stephen & Elizabeth of born to Thomas & Jocebed mother's maiden name Blackwood 1899 July Effie birth and death born Oct 25, 1888 died July 1889, 9mths 6 days Ed Davis, F Davis 1893 Dec 21 Elias age 22 of Jacob, merchant of Safe Hr married Caroline J Wells, 18 of John of Gooseberry Is wit: Stephen and Elizabeth
1894 Elias fisherman 1894-97 1898 Elias? 1900 Elias Listed in Merchant Book, date unknown Ayres & Sons directory 1904 Elias coaster 1904 Before 1925 Elias with Abe Elkins, Steve Stratton, Tom cook in winter in Gillingham Millertown and Fred and woodscamps Hubert Starkes from Valleyfield Wilfred Osborne 1904 Feb Ella born Safe H, living Botwood 1921 1921 Census for Botwood 1907 Dec 5 Ellie May death, headstone, old Methodist Cemetery age 4 yr 10mth, child of Caleb & Winnifred 1889 Jan 1 Emma Jane born to Thomas & Jochebed died Ontario 1993 John Gill family tree & St James Ang Parish Records, Pool's Is 1907 Dec 26 Emma Jane married John Gill Davis John Gill family tree 1893 Oct 3 Estelleed Blanche death, headstone, old Methodist Cemetery age 5mth, child of Caleb & Winnifred 1909 Frances born to Wm & Mariah married Charles Gillingham Hounsell (1902-1988), died 1 Nov 1997 G Colbourne, R Hounsell & W Hounsell 1885 Nov 16 George born to John & Ellen, 1899 July 15 Gladys Jane born to Elias & Caroline, 1837 Jacob born Fool's Is, married Caroline White had sons Thomas, William Kean, Elias, Kenneth, Caleb, Stephen & James R Hounsell & Parish records 1893 Jacob of Pool's Island
by 1894 Jacob had established a general business in by 1894 Encyclopedia of NF & Labrador 1894 Jacob general dealer 1894-97 listed as general 1898 Jacob dealer, 1900 July 31 Jacob died, age 63 1904 Jacob general dealer entered as Atwood 1904 mid to late 1800s Jacob one of original landowners on s Is about 1896 Feb 28 Jacob Garfield born to William & Maria, 1935 James 1907 Jesse 1945 March 6 Jessie 1883 Apr 18 John 1883 May 1 John 1894 June 8 Katie Lorraine about 1862 Kenneth of death, buried Second Methodist Cemetery, Safe Harbour born to Jacob & Caroline, Safe HR Died, age 14 days Born to Caleb /Winnifred Janes born to Jacob of Pool's Is wife of Kenneth, age 81 yr bapt 2 May 1883 married 15 May 1923 to Josiah Stratton, died 12 July 1959 Corner Brook brothers Thomas & William Kean Stratton Family Tree R Hounsell 1894 Kenneth fisherman 1894-97 1898 Kenneth? 1900 Kenneth Listed in Merchant Book, date unknown Ayres & Sons directory part of 1900 Kenneth built Methodist Church, opened 1908 about 1904 Kenneth fisherman 1904
1935 Kenneth 1940 Kenneth of twin of Job, died, husband of Jessie Davis son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Tite) Davis, This couple did not have any children G Colbourne, R Hounsell, F Davis 1949 Jan 5 Kenneth death, buried Second Methodist Cemetery, Safe Harbour erected by the Gillingham family, age 86 or 88 yr 1893 July 23 Kenneth John born to Thomas & Jochabed, 1897 Kenneth John born to Thomas & Jockhebed (nee Rideout) married Maggie Prettyman, died 1947 R Hounsell 1921 Sept 22 Kenneth John married Maggie Prettyman G Colbourne & R Hounsell part of 1900s Lillian dau of Skipper William & Mariah Simms The Greenspond Lillian married Cecil Wicks of Port Nelson. 1900 Mar 24 Lucy Louisa 1935 Noah 1920 Percy 1935 Percy D born to William & Maria, of of 1891 Feb 5 Percy Duncan born to Thomas & Jochebed
1884 Nov 27 Robert age 22, bach, illeg, of, mar Rosanna Hounsell 23, of Wm of Pinchard's Is wit: Samuel Jeans, Jane Gill Spurrell 1886 Robert with Robert Elkins aft 1887 Robert death by drowing while returning from the Funk Islands ( they were presumably on a birding expedition, sometime before 1899). Wilfred related: "He was married to my wife s aunt... There was two of them went off to the Funks in a fishing boat and there was a storm came on & Uncle Rob and thee were lost." Wilf continued: "..? were s and the other two men were Strattons I think. She was my mother in law's sister. That was before I was born." Robert was the husband of Rosanna (Hounsell) Wilfred Osborne & Robert Hounsell marriage (nee aft 1886 Rosanna George Dyke Robert Hounsell Hounsell) widow age 20 of Jacob of married wit: John Elizabeth A Blackwood 1892 Dec 21 Stephen Blackwood, 23 of and Rosanna Ebenezer of Blackwood Greenspond 1898 Stephen 1904 Stephen Mariner 1904 1884 Nov 27 Thomas age 20, bach of,son of Jacob, married Jehocabed Rideout, age 18, of John of Swain's Is wit Absalom Sturge, Benjamin Knee & Susanna Knee 1894 Thomas fisherman 1894-97 1898 Thomas? 1900 Thomas Listed in Merchant Ayres & Sons Book, date directory unknown 1904 Thomas fisherman 1904 part of 1900s Thomas had schooner Parallel repaired in Safe Jr about
1935 Thos 1926 Dec 6 Walter of drowned at Northern Head, age 31, one of the crew of the Ella M. Rudolph brother in law of Wilfred Osborne, cousin of Lillian Wilfred Osborne & Roland W Abbott "The Three Seas" 1896 Dec 1 Walter George born to Elias & Caroline received into congregation 1897.02.22 1894 William 1895 Nov 29 William fisherman living 19, of Jacob, planter of, married Maria Spurrell, 21, of Joseph of Butter Cv, Trinity Bay wit: Kenith and Jessie Census info 1898 William 1904 William fisherman 1904 1913 William went to summer Skipper of Labrador schooner Mohawk fishery that Wilfred Osborne before 1913 William after 1920 William 1900s William built schooner "Mohawk" with sons Jake and Joe died age 43 from Meningitis married Mariah Spurrell from Butter Cove, Trinity Bay. built schooner to mid 1900s William "Parallel" with sons Jake and Joe first schooner they built She came to in service with Skipper. After William passed away Mariah married a Simms from Fogo. last schooner they built & The Greenspond The Greenspond & Service Records for son Charles & The Greenspond The Greenspond
1876 William Kean born to Jacob & Caroline married Mariah Cecelia Spurrell, had dau Frances & Lillian birth from Parish records