Newfoundland - Iona Islands - The Rams - The Family Murphy
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I have recently become a member of the Murphy Family by marriage. As a
genealogist (Dutch Family), I felt it was important to research my wife's
family.
I now come to you for assistance as I am unable to go further back than
about 1867.
The information I have is as follows:
My wife is Colleen Murphy.
Collen is the daughter of Frank Murphy - 1948 July 27th Withbourne,
Newfoundland, and Labrador and Judy (Judith Smith) New Brunswick
The father of Frank Murphy is Patrick (Pat) Murphy - 1909, Ram Island and
the mother of Frank is a Madonna Barron - 1907, Sibleys Cove
The Grandfather of Frank Murphy is John Murphy, 1867 and His Grandmother is
Lucy Murphy (BRUCE).
Paternal. The Maternal side Grandfather is Peter Barron, 1865, Sibleys Cove
and Maternal Grandmother is Maggie Barron, 1868 - Iona
The information was taken from the following site:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/index.html
another interesting.http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/index.html
If you look under Nfld. census info, it's under the year 1921 for the area
of Placentia, St. Mary's and Burin, (I believe it's number 8035)
you'll find listings for Sibley's Cove, Long Hr., and the Rams. Your
family is listed in Sibley's Cove. It's Peter and Maggie Murphy. Frank's
mother,
Madonna is listed as a child.
Franks Mother's side
Barron, Peter M Head Married 1865 Oct 55 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Maggie F Wife Married 1868 Jul 53 Iona
Barron, Nellie F Dau Single 1896 Oct 24 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Will M Son Single 1902 Aug 19 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Mike M Son Single 1902 Dec 18 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Veronica F Dau Single 1904 Sep 14 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Mary T(?) F Dau Single 1908 Aug 14 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Madonna F Dau Single 1907 Nov 13 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Helen F Dau Single 1912 Dec 8 Sibleys Cove
Barron, Annie F Dau Single 1912 Dec 8 Sibleys Cove
Frank's mother's side
MURPHY, John M Head Married 1867, Sept 54 Ram Island
MURPHY, Lucy F Wife Married 1869, Apr 52 Ram Island
MURPHY, John M Son Single 1904, Sept 19 Ram Island
MURPHY, Daniel M Son Single 1907, Sept 14 Ram Island
MURPHY, Pat M Son Single 1909, July 12 Ram Island
Further info is as follows:
Subject: Iona Island Placentia Bay
> Hi,
>
> I spotted your posting on the Newfoundland Roots and thought I might be
> of some help. Iona Island was once called Ram
> Islands.....locally I have heard people say The Rams. For a brief
> history of Iona go to this address under the encyclopedia of
> Nfld. and Labrador
> http://enl.cuff.com/entry/50/5014.htm
>
> I have looked up Patrick Murphy in Brian Hennessey's research records of
> Argentia from 1835-1941 and found this Patrick
> Murphy with a brother named Daniel. Hennessey, an American with Nfld.
> background, has his work copyrighted. He
> researched the Argentia records which include a lot of the births,
> marriages and baptisms of neighbourhood towns such as
> Iona. Are you familiar with the area or his work??
>
> 0.00l.22 1894- - John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1894-09-09 l.307.09 Elizabeth of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1896-01-18 l.315.ll Jane of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1897-07-11 2.004.26 Denis of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1899-04-12 2.0l0.03 David of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1900-12-09 2.015.02 James of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1902-10-20 2.021.05 Peter of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1904-10-06 2.026.23 John Joseph of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1907-09-30 2.035.19 Daniel of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
> 1909-08-01 2.040.21 Patrick of John Murphy & Lucy Bruce
>
> Now, these dates are baptism dates and will vary from the 1921 cencus (
> birth dates) of Rams Island (Iona) and most of the children were old
> enough to be on their own.
>
> http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/C1921/M8035/803570.htm
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Iona (Rams)
(pop. 1951, 36). An abandoned community situated on one of the Iona
Islands near the entrance to Long Harbour on the eastern side of Placentia
Bay. Until 1910 the Iona Islands and the settlement there were known as Rams
Island -- a name dating back to at least 1765, when Captain James Cook qv
used it to refer to the islands in his survey of Placentia Bay. The name was
officially changed to Iona Islands and the settlement to Iona in 1910 after
a petition spearheaded by Rev. Fr. St. John was approved by the Newfoundland
Government's Nomenclature Board. The new choice of name was either ``in view
of the striking resemblance of the group to the more celebrated one on the
west coast of Scotland ... or in compliment to the family of Bruces [who
were purported to be descendents of Robert the Bruce, a former king of
Scotland] who inhabit these islands ...'' (quoted in Seary).
Upper (Harbour) Island, Iona
The date of the first settlement at Iona is not known, but it is quite
conceivable that there were summer if not winter residents throughout most
of the eighteenth century. The 1836 Census indicates a well-established,
flourishing community of 197 people, including 43 servants, making Iona at
this time the largest community on any of the islands in Placentia Bay.
There were 25 dwelling houses and 4.5 acres of land in cultivation, on which
the residents kept cattle and sheep and grew potatoes and hay. The economic
mainstay of the community was the inshore cod fishery, which was prosecuted
in 29 boats of varying sizes. The residents were Roman Catholics, but there
was no church or school.
The 1845 Census lists two communities for the islands, Upper Rams Island
(59) and Lower Rams Island (108), and indicates that Upper Island residents
were more involved in agriculture than those on Lower Island. There was a
Roman Catholic church on the Lower Island, but no priest was stationed
there, the Bar Haven priest visiting several times a year. The school
appears to have been closed in the 1850s, but was reopened by 1869. The JHA
for 1873 reported that Miss Annie O'Brien, the teacher, received a salary of
£25 per year.
The 1857 Census, with only one listing for Rams Islands, shows that the
population had dropped to 133. Hutchinson lists the principal inhabitants
for the 1864-65 season as David Bruce, planter; Michael Fitzpatrick and John
Murphy, traders; Michael Murphy, Patrick Murphy and Martin Young, fishermen.
The population remained steady throughout the rest of the nineteenth
century. Lovell's Newfoundland Directory lists the following heads of
households: David Daniel, (Jr.), James and Robert Bruce, John Duke, Michael
Fitzpatrick (Jr.), James Griffin and son, William McFarlane, Dennis and
Michael Murphy, John Newman, John Pope and Edward Sweeney; planters David
Bruce (Sr.), David, John and Michael Fitzpatrick, and John and Patrick
Murphy.
By 1900 most of the population was involved in the inshore fishery. There
were also eight lobster factories producing 125 cases of lobster, but by
1910 these factories had closed. Between 1900 and 1918 the residents went
further offshore, using larger Cape St. Mary's boats, but after World War I
returned to the smaller, traditional boats.
After World War I the population of Iona decreased sharply. By 1945 it had
dropped to 46. Iona was supposed to receive mail and passenger boat service
every two weeks, but often, in stormy weather, it was bypassed and left
without service for months at a time. The school was often closed when no
teachers could be found. The community was last reported in the 1951 Census
with 36 residents, but they too had resettled by 1956.
Victor Butler (1975),
James Cook (1794),
M.F. Howley (1901),
Thomas Hutchinson (1864),
J.F. Imray (1873),
J.B. Jukes (1842),
H.W. LeMessurier (1910),
E.R. Seary (1971),
Census (1836-1951),
JHA (1873),
Lovell's Newfoundland Directory (1871),
Newfoundland and Labrador Pilot, Volume I (1951),
Newfoundland Directory 1936 (1936),
Sailing Directions Newfoundland (1980).
BGR/BWC
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Version 1.31 Comments?
Update: 1991 Refresh 1999-09-22
© 1998 Harry Cuff Publications Limited
Subject: Re: The Murphy Family from the Rams.
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1864 - 65 Directory - Ram's Island
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Bruce David, planter
Fitzpatrick Michael, trader
Murphy John, trader
Murphy Michael, fisherman
Murphy Patrick, fisherman
Young Martin, fisherman
Lovell's 1871 Directory - Ram's Island
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RAM'S ISLAND - A group of islands in Placentia Bay, district of Placentia
and St. Mary's. The fishery is principally carried on in large boats.
Distance from Little Placentia by boat 10 miles. Mail fortnightly.
Population 133.
Bruce, Daniel, fisherman
Bruce, David, jun., fisherman
Bruce, David, sen., fisherman
Bruce, James, fisherman
Bruce, Robert, fisherman
Duke, John, fisherman
Fitzgerald, David, planter
Fitzgerald, John, planter
Fitzgerald, Michael, planter
Fitzgerald, Michael, jun., fisherman
Griffen, James & Son., fisherman
McFarlane, William, fisherman
Morell, Mrs. Elizabeth
Murphy, Dennis, fisherman
Murphy, John, planter
Murphy, Michael, fisherman
Murphy, Patrick, fisherman
Newman, John, fisherman
O'Brien, Miss Annie, school teacher
Pope, John, fisherman
Sweeny, Edward, fisherman
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The entries have been transcribed as they appear in the 1871 directory. Over
the years many of the names have become coloquail.
McAlpine's 1898 Directory
Placentia and St. Mary's District
MURPHY Denis fisherman
MURPHY Matthew fisherman
MURPHY Denis fisherman
MURPHY John fisherman
MURPHY Jas fisherman
MURPHY Wm fisherman
MURPHY Patk fisherman
MURPHY John fisherman
MURPHY John fisherman
McAlpine's 1904 Directory
Placentia And St. Mary's District
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RAM'S ISLAND
MURPHY Michael fisherman
MURPHY Patrick fisherman
MURPHY Denis fisherman
MURPHY Matthew fisherman
MURPHY Patrick fisherman
MURPHY Jno, of Patk fisherman
MURPHY John, of John fisherman
MURPHY James fisherman
MURPHY John, of Denis fisherman
CAN ANYONE help me sort this family out. It is my intention to go to
Ireland with Colleen to visit the area her family comes from.
Regards,
Arjeh
Arjeh van der Sluis
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mmiesen
you can get information from the following group NFLD-...@rootsweb.com
<NFLD-...@rootsweb.com> I know there is a person that is tied to this
branch of the Barron & Murphy tree. I am related to them but we are still
trying to tie together the branches. My branch was in Placentia ,
Newfoundland, Dunville to be more exact.
Keep in touch , I will get info for you.
Madeline Miesen
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