Chapter IX (2)

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SOUTH SUBURBS.

========================+=========+=========+=========+=========+=======
HEADS OF FAMILIES. | Males | Females | Males | Females |
|above 16.|above 16.|under 16.|under 16.| Total.
------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------
Mary Rance | .... | 1 | 2 | .... | 3
Thomas Latham | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
Jonathan Prescott[99] | 11 | 1 | 1 | .... | 13
Joseph Kent | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
Edmund Crawley[100] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7
John Winiton | 3 | 1 | .... | 1 | 5
William Trefoy | 4 | .... | 1 | .... | 5
Darby Cavanaugh | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7
Edward Lush | 5 | 1 | 1 | .... | 7
Alice Twyny | .... | 2 | .... | .... | 2
James Ridder | 4 | .... | .... | .... | 4
John Crooks | 2 | 1 | 2 | .... | 5
James Hickens | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
James Pierpont | 1 | 2 | .... | 1 | 4
John Shippey | 2 | 3 | 2 | .... | 7
Peter, a negro | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
John Call | 2 | 2 | .... | 1 | 5
Ruth Wheeler | 5 | 2 | .... | .... | 7
Joseph Harris | 8 | .... | .... | .... | 8
Richard Peirie | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Francis Coburne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8
Charles Terlaven | 5 | 1 | 2 | .... | 8
Darby Sullivan | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
John Jackson | 3 | 1 | .... | 2 | 6
Gregory Ives | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Samuel Sellon | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Isaac Underdunk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6
George Featherstone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
Maurice Welsh | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Andrew Shepperd | 2 | 1 | .... | 1 | 4
William Mallus | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10
Phillip Hammond | 1 | 1 | .... | 2 | 4
Solomon Reed | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Joseph Evans | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
John Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6
Thomas Nunan | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
George Knox | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Joseph Gullison | 1 | 1 | .... | 2 | 4
Jason Chapman | 3 | 1 | .... | 2 | 6
Rebecca Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
Richard Manning | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
James Cane | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Dennis Hieffernon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5
William Wickham | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Rider | 2 | 1 | 2 | .... | 5
Josiah Marshall | 2 | 2 | 2 | .... | 6
Joseph Pierce | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
John Steel | 4 | 3 | .... | .... | 7
Malachy Salter | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8
Charles Kanier | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3
Jeremiah Rogers | 3 | 1 | .... | 3 | 7
[101]Peter, Marquis | | | | |
D'Conti and Gravina | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Samuel Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9
Richard Graham | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
William Nesbitt | 4 | 3 | .... | .... | 7
Isaac Knott | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 31
Daniel Tappoon | 3 | .... | 1 | .... | 4
Hannah Hutchinson | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | 2
Isaac Basset | .... | 2 | .... | 1 | 2
Thomas Clarke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Robert Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
William Lawson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
John Eustace | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
James Grimes | 2 | 1 | 1 | .... | 4
John Griffin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6
Joseph Mehany | 2 | 2 | .... | 1 | 5
Josiah Cleveland | 1 | .... | 3 | 1 | 5
Felix McMehan | 2 | .... | 2 | .... | 4
Josiah Nottage | 3 | 1 | .... | 2 | 6
Mathew Mullens | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6
Henry Ferguson | 5 | 2 | 3 | .... | 10
Jean Campbell | .... | 1 | .... | 3 | 4
Ezekiah Averil | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8
Thomas Hardin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
Thomas Maggee | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7
Robert Brooks | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
James Jordan | 1 | 2 | 1 | .... | 4
John Poor | 2 | 2 | .... | 1 | 5
Thomas Lamb | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6
Thomas Collicut | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
John Barry | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Maurice Driscoll | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
John McCuller | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Benjamin Child | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7
William Wallace | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
John Murphy | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Henry Rigby | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
William Peters | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
David Carmer | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Patrick Mahoney | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Samuel Fulton | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Dennis Sullivan | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
Stephen Wisdoms | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8
Richard ---- | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
Bartholomew Calahan | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Cornelius Crowley | 3 | .... | 1 | 2 | 6
Nathaniel Millett | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
Peter Wallace | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
John Slayter | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Martin Ludovig | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
John Wisdom | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
George Cheshire | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
George Featherstone | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Richard Sparks | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Jacob Hurd | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3
William Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | 5
Jedediah Harris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5
Abraham Slayter | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | 5
Richard Winter | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
John Arbuckle | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8
Perfect Miller | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
Mary Miller | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | 2
Samuel Greenfield | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Moses Clarke | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
---- Lewis | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
William Matthews | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
William Christopher | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Thomas Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Daniel Hills | 4 | .... | 1 | .... | 5
Richard Williams | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Daniel Farrel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8
James Fullerton | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Nathaniel Mason | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Aaron Porter | 4 | .... | .... | .... | 4
Jacobus Derkindrekin | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
William Seward | 5 | .... | 1 | .... | 6
Joshua Orne | 6 | .... | .... | .... | 6
Elias Girott | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | 5
Richard Wenman | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3
Daniel Shatford | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Charles Henderson | 5 | 1 | .... | .... | 6
Jonathan Harris | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Patrick Cambell | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
Aaron Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
James Monk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8
Samuel Crafts | 7 | 1 | .... | .... | 8
William Russel | 65 | 1 | .... | .... | 66
Ann Wenmen, in Orphan | | | | |
House | 4 | 4 | 11 | .... | 19
Joseph Palmer, in | | | | |
Hospital | 21 | 1 | .... | .... | 22
Michael Naddow | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Joseph Gerrish | 27 | .... | 1 | .... | 28
Dennis Mehaney | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Conway | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6
Mrs. Taylor | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Michael Lawler | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Peter Murpil | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
John Gallant | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21
Nicholas Nagler | 1 | 1 | 3 | .... | 5
I Swiss | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Josiah Bracket | 3 | 1 | 1 | .... | 5
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[Footnote 99: Father of the late Hon. Charles Prescott.]

[Footnote 100: Afterwards Member of Council.]

[Footnote 101: A Sicilian Nobleman, who came with a number of settlers from the West Indies. He was afterwards a Lieutenant of one of the companies of Rangers.]

WITHIN THE TOWN OF HALIFAX.

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HEADS OF FAMILIES. | Males | Females | Males | Females |
|above 16.|above 16.|under 16.|under 16.| Total.
------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+-------
Thomas Power | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15
Joshua Mauger | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20
William Steele, Esq. | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
Benjamin Gerrish | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
Robert Cowey | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11
Abigail Ward | .... | 1 | 1 | .... | 2
William Austin | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Thomas Matterson | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Frederick Beeker | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
William Schwartz | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Isaac Deschamps | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | 2
Madam D'Pacquet | 3 | 5 | .... | 1 | 9
John Brown | 2 | 2 | .... | 1 | 5
Thomas Fulford | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Lewis Pierce | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Thomas Grenoak | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7
Leonard Lockman[102] | 5 | 4 | .... | .... | 9
William Ford | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
John Johnstone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Thomas Luke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Leonard Cotton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10
William and Edward | | | | |
Nichols | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3
James Brenock | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5
Thomas Oakes | 2 | 1 | .... | 1 | 4
Mr. Wheyland | .... | 1 | .... | 2 | 3
John Wellenon | | | | |
(Wellenor?) | 1 | 1 | 3 | .... | 5
Thomas Price | 1 | .... | 2 | .... | 3
Vernon Merefield | 1 | 1 | 3 | .... | 5
John Brown | 3 | 3 | 1 | .... | 7
Allen Usher | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | 2
Jeremiah Fitzsimons | 3 | 1 | 2 | .... | 6
Daniel McCylster | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7
John Panier | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Peter Anchote | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
John Aubony | 7 | 2 | 1 | .... | 10
David Loyd | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Thomas Saul | 10 | 1 | .... | .... | 11
Alexander Keddy | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
Jane Knight | .... | 1 | 1 | .... | 2
William Brew | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
John Marlow | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Jacob Cone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5
George Twelve's wife | .... | 1 | .... | 2 | 3
John William Hoffman | 2 | .... | 1 | .... | 3
Mr. Surget | 2 | .... | .... | 1 | 3
James Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
James Stewson | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
---- Redman | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
James Colbeck | 1 | 2 | 2 | .... | 5
Alexander Abercrombie | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
John Baxter | 1 | 2 | .... | 1 | 4
Giles Harris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6
William Pierce | 1 | 2 | 2 | .... | 5
Edward Luky | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
James Patfield | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Widow Clerk | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 1
William Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
---- Melony | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 1
John Steinford | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
George Suckling | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Alexander Allen | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Widow Henry | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | 2
Thomas Frost | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Ephraim Cook | 12 | 4 | .... | .... | 16
by Mr. Brown | .... | .... | .... | .... | ....
James Colvill | 3 | 2 | .... | 1 | 6
Thomas Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
Joseph Maseen | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
Edward Potter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
China Brownjohn | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Francis Lock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Daniel Stewart | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8
Robert Grant | 3 | 1 | 2 | .... | 6
John Stockley | 1 | 3 | 1 | .... | 5
Edward Marguin | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
George Greenwood | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
James Smith | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
John Collier, Esq. | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
William Piggott | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15
William Best | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11
William Henderson | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
Anne Woodside | 2 | 1 | 2 | .... | 5
John Connor | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
Richard Barry | 2 | 3 | 1 | .... | 6
William Heyslup | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7
John Peter De Brace | 3 | 1 | .... | .... | 4
John Raet | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Mundy | 1 | 1 | 4 | .... | 6
Richard Stritton | 1 | 2 | 1 | .... | 4
Joseph Churchill | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Laurence Collins | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
John Humphreys | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Joseph Coeishton | 6 | 1 | .... | .... | 7
Ebenezer Petty | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6
Robert Bowden | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Thomas Newman | 7 | 2 | .... | 2 | 11
William Griffin | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3
James Euston | 4 | .... | .... | .... | 4
Thomas Hagan | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Thomas Mannen | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Edward Butler | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Grant | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
Edward Orpin | 4 | 1 | .... | .... | 5
John Vintenon | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Thomas Branham | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Henry Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | .... | 2 | 4
William Wright | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
Henry Wynn | 4 | 1 | .... | 1 | 6
Paul Pritchard | 1 | 2 | .... | 1 | 4
Alexander Forbes | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
William White | 3 | 1 | .... | 2 | 6
John Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6
Thomas Wilder | 5 | .... | .... | .... | 5
Thomas Greensword | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
George Nelson | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Robert Parfect | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
William McCarty | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
John Ewes | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
James Fallon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8
William Johnson | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Thomas Campbell | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
James Porter | 3 | 1 | .... | 2 | 6
William Vanfelson | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
James Ford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7
Robert Freeman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7
John Wooden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7
William Roacock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Peter Parkman | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Matthew Hopkins | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6
James Douglass | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
John Meeds | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Mary Robertson | 5 | 1 | 3 | .... | 9
Mary Williams | .... | 3 | .... | .... | 3
Nathan Nathans | .... | .... | .... | .... | 5
George Taylor | 3 | .... | 1 | .... | 4
Patrick Furlong | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
John Slayter | 1 | 1 | 3 | .... | 5
John Ker | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
John Clewley | 8 | 2 | .... | .... | 10
Garret Mead | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
Charles Mason | 3 | 1 | .... | 1 | 5
Matthew McNemara | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
George Frank | 1 | 2 | .... | 1 | 4
John Webb | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Robert Ewer | 14 | 1 | .... | .... | 15
Peter Martin | 1 | 4 | .... | .... | 5
Michael Mullineaux | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6
Thomas Reeve | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
John Bohanan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5
---- Ray | .... | 1 | .... | 2 | 3
Euste. Butter | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Thomas Golden | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
William Williams | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Edward Lee | 1 | 1 | 5 | .... | 7
James Bannerman | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3
Richard Bulksley | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | 5
John Franks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Christopher Cooke | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6
Robert Dickie | 2 | 2 | 2 | .... | 6
Joseph Wakefield | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
Thomas Bryant | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
Edward L'Cras | 3 | 3 | 1 | .... | 7
Lawrence Ren | 1 | 2 | 2 | .... | 5
John Fenly | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
William Walker | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | 3
Mr. Bruce | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2
Thomas Rundal | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2
---- Wigel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4
Mark Cullymore | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 3
Nathaniel Gosford | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
John Naymers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8
Davis Townsend | 1 | 1 | 2 | .... | 4
John Cleary | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | 4
John Kent | 4 | 1 | .... | .... | 5
William Crafts | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7
Rosana Scott | .... | 3 | 2 | .... | 5
Patrick Britt | 2 | 2 | .... | 1 | 5
William Bearsto[103] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6
Joseph Ford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7
William Eaton | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
James Tate | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | 3
Samuel Sprague | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1
Stephen McKine | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6
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[Footnote 102: Leonard Lockman was a German. In early life he practised medicine. He afterwards held the rank of Major in the army, which he received for services rendered to the British Government. He came out with the settlers in 1749, and eventually settled in the North Suburbs. He died at Halifax, and was buried beneath the old German Church on Brunswick Street, where his monument still remains. Lockman Street was named after him.]

[Footnote 103: Captain in the army.]

WITHIN THE PICKETS[104] OF HALIFAX.

[Footnote 104: Between Buckingham Street and the present Blowers Street.]

ON SEVERAL ISLANDS AND HARBORS, EMPLOYED IN FISHERY.

=======================+=========+=========+=========+==========
HEADS OF FAMILIES. | Males | Females | Males | Females
|above 16.|above 16.|under 16.| under 16.
-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+----------
ON CORNWALLIS ISLAND: | | | |
Capt. Joseph Rouse | 4 | .... | .... | ....
" Mauger | 7 | .... | .... | ....
" Cook | 5 | .... | .... | ....
---- Bradshaw | 16 | 1 | .... | ....
|---------|---------|---------|----------
| 32 | 1 | .... | ....
AT KETCH HARBOUR: | | | |
John Grace | 10 | 2 | 1 | ....
Capt. Gill | 6 | .... | .... | ....
---- Brown | 3 | 2 | 1 | ....
|---------|---------|---------|----------
| 19 | 4 | 2 | ....
AT SAMBRO ISLAND: | | | |
Capt. Matterson | 21 | 1 | .... | ....
Thomas Youngston | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
|---------|---------|---------|----------
| 22 | 2 | 1 | 1
AT ST. MARGARET'S BAY: | | | |
Benjamin Frog | 10 | 1 | 2 | ....
James Ford | 13 | .... | .... | ....
Adam Clown | 1 | 1 | .... | 1
---- Allen | 5 | .... | .... | ....
|---------|---------|---------|----------
| 29 | 2 | 2 | 1
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LABORERS EMPLOYED IN HIS MAJESTY'S WORKS ON GEORGE'S ISLAND.

AT THE BLOCK HOUSE AND THE ISTHMUS.

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|Families.|Males|Females|Males|Females|Total.
| |above| above |under| under |
| | 16. | 16. | 16. | 16. |
-----------------------------+---------+-----+-------+-----+-------+-----
Within the Pickets of Halifax| 468 | 846 | 622 | 279 | 285 | 2032
Within the North Suburbs | 169 | 317 | 205 | 105 | 138 | 765
Within the South Suburbs | 151 | 429 | 169 | 115 | 105 | 818
Within the Town of Dartmouth | 53 | 81 | 47 | 29 | 38 | 195
On several Islands and } | | | | | |
Harbors employed in } | | | | | |
Fishery, etc. } | .... | 168 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 202
On the Isthmus and the } | | | | | |
Peninsula of Halifax } | 65 | 73 | 66 | 38 | 39 | 216
+---------+-----+-------+-----+-------+------
| 906 |1914 | 1122 | 584 | 608 | 4248
=============================+=========+=====+=======+=====+=======+======

906 families.
1914 males over 16.
1122 females over 16.
584 boys under 16.
608 girls under 16.

1914
1122
----
792 excess of males over females (over 16).

The foregoing is copied from a book in the Crown Land Office, having been in the Surveyor General's office, apparently, since 17th May, 1779, as the blank leaves contain memoranda of different warrants of survey from that date to June, 1781. Copied 4th December, 1862.

_From the Gentlemen's Magazine, Vol. 20, 271._

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, December 7, 1749.

DEAR SIR,--I have at various times given you the last account I was able of the state of affairs in this Colony. The summer was beautiful beyond description and even the conception of those who are always confined within the liquid walls of Britain. As to the winter, which you know I always dreaded, I do assure you I have felt severer weather in England. The people acquainted with this climate say that it began this year sooner than was ever known in the memory of man, and assure me likewise that it will not be more severe than it has been already; if so, there is no danger to be apprehended from it. This you will readily grant when I tell you, notwithstanding the tenderness of my constitution, to which you are no stranger, that I have not added a single thing, not so much as a great coat, to my dress since I have been in this Province. When I look back upon the 21st June, the day of our arrival, I am astonished to see the progress made; there are already about 400 habitable houses within the fortifications and not less than 200 without. So surprising is the growth of this colony, so great the happiness of being ruled by one who has no other interest at heart but that of making thousands happy.

From my soul I wish that all other governors would copy such an amiable example of imitation; he does not, like most others gripe and squeeze to accumulate a fortune; on the contrary, he derives no profit to himself from anything, but, with the most unexampled generosity, gives all places and commissions gratis to the most deserving, nor suffers his officers to take any fees at present. You know what an English rabble is (and the greatest part of this colony was such.) You know they are generally tumultuous, refractory, full of discontent and murmuring, capricious in demanding favors, not long satisfied with present concessions, and not seldom abusing them by restless importunity for more. Such generally is the rabble of mankind, and such were many of the settlers of this province, but by his prudent management and proper generosity, by his condescension, candor and affability, the Governor has charmed the tiger's fury and turned a sad tumultuous rabble into a tractable and quiet people. They now work with ten times the alacrity they did at first, are patient under disappointments, and when they meet with a repulse, they conclude their petitions to have been unreasonable, from a firm persuasion that His Excellency has their true interest at heart; they cannot ask with reason, but what he grants with pleasure.

Yours, etc., etc.,
* * * * * *

COPY OF MINUTES OF COUNCIL OF 12TH JUNE, 1752, REGARDING THE ERECTION OF A LIGHT HOUSE AT SAMBRO.

At a Council holden at the Govrs. House at Halifax, Fryday, June 12th, 1752.[105]

PRESENT--His Excellency the Govr.
Benj. Green, Wm. Steele, } Esqrs.
John Collier, Geo. Fotheringham, }

Resolved, That, Whereas a Light house at the Entrance of the Harbor of Halifax, would be greatly beneficial to the Trade, Navigation, and Fishery of this Colony, and might be the means of preserving the Lives and properties of many of his Majesty's Subjects, and whereas altho' many persons might willingly contribute towards so good a Work without any Expectation of a Reimbursement, yet probably many may more readily be concerned therein, when attended with any hopes of promoting their own Interest at the same time.

A Lottery, according to the following Scheme, be set on foot for raising a sum of L.450 towards building a Lighthouse at or near Cape Sambrough, (whereby, besides the advantages before mentioned,) a considerable number of Settlers will be usefully employed for some time, and a great & lasting Benefit to the province be gained, by a voluntary Tax upon those persons (amongst others) who at present contributed nothing towards the Expence of the Government whose protection & favour they enjoy.

Scheme of a Lottery for raising L.450 towards building a Lighthouse at or near Cape Samborough:--

The number of Tickets to be 1000 at L.3 each, L.3000.

The number of Benefit Tickets to be 200, vizt.:

1 Prize of L.500 L.500
1 Ditto of 300 300
2 Ditto of 100 each 200
5 Ditto of 50 each 250
10 Ditto of 30 each 300
40 Ditto of 10 each 400
140 Ditto of 7 each 980
1 The first drawn 70
--- -----
200 prizes. L.3000

[Footnote 105: At a previous meeting of the Council held on the 3rd of February, a public ferry was established between Halifax and Dartmouth, and John Connor of the latter place appointed ferryman, with the exclusive privilege for 3 years to keep boats constantly passing and repassing, between Sunrise and Sunset, every day in the week, except on Sunday, when the boats should pass only twice--the ferriage to be 3d., and 6d. after hours, for each Passenger, and a reasonable price to be paid for goods, other than baggage, etc., carried in the hand, which passed free.]

Fifteen per cent. to be deducted from the fortunate Tickets, and the remainder to be paid, without any other Deduction, to ye possessors of the sd. Tickets, as soon as the drawing shall be over--To be drawn publickly in the Town House, at Halifax under the Direction of managers to be appointed by his Excelly. the Govr. as soon as all the Tickets shall be disposed of, and in case the said Tickets shall not be all disposed of, before ye 31st Augt. next, the money recd. for any sold to be repaid to the possessors thereof on Demand.

ED. CORNWALLIS.

_Governor Cornwallis[106] to Duke of Bedford._

(COPY.)

CHEBUCTO, 22nd June, 1749.

MY LORD DUKE,--

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