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Vital Statistics from Newspapers: 1840-1870

(including Georgetown and Royalty, Boughton Island and some Three Rivers)

D. "At the Lunatic Asylum, on the 15th inst., James Doyle, aged 74 years, a native of County Dublin, and lately a

resident of Georgetown in this Island." (Haszard's Gazette, Oct. 18, 1856)

M. At Ainslie Cottage, Grand River, Lot 56 on the 15th inst. by J.C. Underhay, Esq. J.P. Mr. George R. Batchilder, mate on the American fishing schooner Triton, to Miss Martha Diana, eldest daughter of Mr. William Blackett of Grand River." (Islander,_Oct. 31, 1856.)

1857:

M. " At Charlottetown on the 22nd inst., by the Rev. T. Duncan, Rev. Andrew Lockhead, of Georgetown, to Ann

Farrent, youngest daughter of the late William Haszard, Esq., of Belle Vue." (Islander Jan. 23, 1857)

D. “AtJessie’s Grove, Three Rivers, on Monday the 3rd Jan.. 1857, John Alexander Macdonald, Esq. aged 80 years. He emigrated to the Island in 1805.” (Islander, Feb. 6, 1857)

M. “On the 25th Feb. by the Rev. Andrew Lockhead, Mr. William Dalziel, Murray Harbour, to Miss Jessie

Ferguson of Georgetown.” (Islander Mar. 28, 1857)

M. “At Georgetown on the 3lst March, by the Rev. Andrew Lockhead, Mr. Ronald McRae to Mary Yoston, both of Cardigan." (Islander April 17, 1857)

M. "At Georgetown on the 8th of April by the Rev. Andrew Lockhead, Mr. James McDonald of Burnt Point to Elizabeth Margaret Allan of Boughton Island “ (Protector, Apr. 15, 1857)

D. John L. Lewellin, Esq., J.P. at Murray Harbour [N] , 16 April 1857, age

76. He wrote on agricultural subjects.

(Islander May 1, 1857)

M. “At St. Eleanor's by the Rev. J.H. Reid, Rector, Mr. Samuel Glover to Miss Martha McLaren, Georgetown, on

Aug. 1, 1857. (Islander, Aug. 21, 1857)

D. "At Georgetown, Sept. 8, 1857, Martin Byrne, Esq., age 50 leaving a wife and eight children.” (Monitor, Sept. 17, 1857)

M. "At the residence of the bride's father, on the 28th ult., by the Rev. John McLeod, Mr. Roderick Munro, of Georgetown, to Victoria, eldest daughter of Mr. William Campbell, Lot 16." (Monitor, Nov. 12, 1857)

D. “At his family residence in Georgetown on the 10th inst. after an illness of seven days duration in the 70th year of his age, Hugh Mcdonald Esq., Collector of Customs and Excise and Controller of Navigation Laws for Georgetown and Three Rivers. For upwards of 50 years past the deceased acted a prominent part in the affairs of his adopted country, more especially at and about Three Rivers, as a merchant and shipbuilder of the highest standard, a Sheriff and one of thejudges of the Small Debt Court for King’s County... Part a longer obituary in Islander, Nov. 13, 1857)

M. "At St. Andrew's, on the 23rd ult. by the Rev. Pius McPhee, Mr. Allen Morrison, of Georgetown, to Matilda,

daughter of the late Malcolm McKinnon of St. Peter‘s. " (Monitor, Dec. 3, 1857)

1858:

M. “On the let inst., in Georgetown, at the residence of the bride’s father, by the Rev. Mr. Roach, Mr. Daniel F. Kennedy to Miss Priscilla Logan, youngest daughter of Mr. Hugh Logan.” (Protector Feb. 3, 1858)