Vital Statistics from Island Newspapers 3| 
     
     Georgetown & Area, 1871- 1887 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "At Georgetown, the 2nd inst, by the Rev, E. Gillies. 
     
     John G. Scrimgeour, of Cardigan, to Charlotte 
     
     Sencabaugh, of Georgetown," (Daily Patriot, May 4, 
     
    
   
   
    
     l 885) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Georgetown, on the 25th of June of Inflammation 
     
     of the Lungs, Albert Howard, infant son of Thomas and 
     
     Katie Henry, age 11 months.” (Weeklv E\‘aminer, July 
     
     10, 1885) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Souris, on the 6th inst, by the Rev, William 
     
     Wass, Miss Hannah Webster, of Marie, Lot 40, to 
     
     Alonzo Herbert Lavers, of Georgetown, King's C0,, 
     
     P.E.I..” (WeeklvExamiger, Aug. 14, 1885) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At St. James’ Church , Georgetown, the 17th inst, 
     
     by the Very Rev. Daniel McDonald, D. D., assisted by 
     
     the Rev. Chas. McDonald, Rector of St. Dunstan's 
     
     College, Dennis Murphy of Souris to Mary Walsh, 
     
     daughter of the late James Walsh, Esq, merchant, of 
     
     Charlottetown.” (WeeklvExaminer, Sept. 26, 1885) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At his residence, Georgetown, after a severe illness 
     
     of three weeks, Capt. L J. Westaway, in the 64th year 
     
     of his age," (Daily Patriot, Nov. 24, 1885) 
     
    
   
   
    
     1886: 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Georgetown, Jan. 3rd, Rev. Daniel MacDonald, 
     
     aged 64. Known as "Father Dan", he \\ as "a scholarly 
     
    
   
   
    
     gentleman of fine literary tastes and most kindly 
     
     disposition." (Daily Patriot, Jan. 4. 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "At the home of the bride, Georgetown, on Jan. 19th, 
     
     by Rev. W. H. Spencer, William Thompson, of 
     
     Sturgeon, to LiIJje, daughter of the late Nathaniel 
     
     Westaway." (Daily Patriot, Feb. 1, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "At the Manse, Georgetown, on Jan. 27th, by Rev. 
     
     W. H. Spencer, John Hemphill of Burnt Point to Miss 
     
     lna McKinnon [should be McKeeman] of Murray 
     
     Harbour North." (DailvPatiiot, Feb. 1, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At Georgetown, on June 24th [1886] Mrs. John 
     
     Lavers, Sr., aged 81. She was born in the County of 
     
     Devon in 1805 and emigrated with her husband to PE]. 
     
     in 1832, residing first at New Perth then at Georgetown. 
     
     She leaves three children and many descendants. (From 
     
     Daily Patriot, July 18, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Franklin Hill, Georgetown Royalty, on the 14th of 
     
     June, 1886, in the 65th year of her age, Jessie 
     
     Sutherland, beloved wife of George Parker, Esq. 
     
     deeply lamented by her children, grandchildren and 
     
     numerous other relatives and friends." (Weekly 
     
     Examiner, July 13, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. At the manse of St. James Church [Charlottetown] by 
     
     the Rev. James Carruthers, on the 2nd inst, William F. 
     
     Hemphill, Georgetown, t0 Nellie Bray Goodhue, of 
     
     Gloucester, Mass." (Weeklvaaminer, Nov. 12, 1886) 
     
     [There appears to be a mistake in the groom's name. 
     
     Nellie Goodhue married Edward Bartlett Hemphill] 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Georgetown, on Nov. 23rd, by the Rev. W. H. 
     
     Spencer, John F. Allen, to Miss Fanny J. Allen, both 
     
     of Boughton lsland.” (Weeklv Examiner, Dec. 3, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Georgetown, Nov. 16th, by the Rev. Father 
     
     Grant, PP, Mr. John DeLory, of Georgetown, to Miss 
     
     Mary Macadam of Johnson’s River.” (Weeklv 
     
     Examiner, Dec. 3, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At the manse, Cardigan Bridge, on the Brd ult., by 
     
     the Rev. E. Gillis, Mr. Malcolm M. Allen, of Boughton 
     
     Island to Miss Catherine Mackenzie of North 
     
     Cardigan.” (Weeklv Examiner Dec. 3, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "At Georgetown, on Dec. lst, by Rev. W. H. 
     
     Spencer, Mr. William H. White. of Murray Harbour, to 
     
     Miss Helen E. Allen of Boughton Island." (Dailv Patriot, 
     
     Dec. 8, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At the manse of St. Jm Church [Charlottetown] 
     
     on the 7th last, by the Rev. James Carruthers, Simon 
     
     Burke of Georgetown to Harriet Ross of this city." 
     
     (Weekly Examiner, Dec. 10, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. At'l‘he residence of her son-n-law at Callas Point, Lot 
     
     50. on 2nd Dee, aged 97, Mary Ann Riddle, relict of the 
     
     late Capt. Mearns [formerly of Georgetown]. She was a 
     
     widow for3l years. She was bom in Norfolk, Eng. and 
     
     left five daughters. Burial in Cherry Valley. (From Daily 
     
     Patriot. Dec. 17, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "AtGeorgetown, Dec, 215t, by Rev. W. H. Spencer, 
     
     Mr. Elijah Digdon to Miss Mary Parker, both of 
     
     Georgetown." (Daily Patriot, Dec. 28, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. "At Georgetown, Dec. 23rd, 1886, Amelia [formerly 
     
     Mrs. P. LeBrocq], beloved wife of Ezra Wickwire, 
     
     aged 76 years." (Daily Patriot, Dec. 28, 1886) 
     
    
   
   
    
     1887: 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. On Jan. 15Th, 1887, at the railway yard in 
     
     Georgetown, Thomas Cherry, age about ten years, 
     
     caught in the flanges of the train as he attempted to board 
     
     it while it was moving. He was dragged some distance. 
     
     (From Dailv Patriot, Jan. 17. 1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     B. “AtGeorgetown. Jan 13th, the wife of Peter Hubert, 
     
     of a son." (Weekly Examiner, Feb. 1, 1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. Hon. Joseph Wightman, former representative in the 
     
     House for Montague area. (Weeklv Eyaminer, Feb. 11, 
     
     1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. “At Georgetown, on the 9th inst. by Hon. Daniel 
     
     Gordon, J. P., Mr. Charles Suckles to Miss Catherine 
     
     Lemon, both of Lower Montague." (Weekly Examiner, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Feb. 11,1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     M. "At the Osborn House, Charlottetown, on the 23rd 
     
     inst. by the Rev. J. M. McLeod, Mr. Duncan D. 
     
     McDonald of Dundas, to Miss Esther Howlett of Grand 
     
     River, Lot 56." [ McDonald, well-known as a bagpiper, 
     
     later lived in Georgetown with his family .] (Daily Patriot, 
     
     Mar. 4, 1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Georgetown, on the 17th Feb. after a long and 
     
     painful, illness born with patience and resignation to the 
     
     Divine Will, Dr. John C. McKeown, aged 84 years.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     (Daily Exminer, Mar. 8, 1887) 
     
    
   
   
    
     D. “At Georgetown on the 7th inst, after an illness of 
     
     five weeks, George Norbert, infant and only son of