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McKay's
McKay's is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. The settlement was first settled by Ann Hulan Ann Searle Hulan (c. 1756 - 27 September 1848) was an early Newfoundland colonist, entrepreneur, experimental farmer, and regional matriarch. Early life Tradition is uncertain on Hulan's origins, claiming variously that she was born in Conception ... in the 1760s. Its population as of the 2011 census was 1,298. References Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Hulan
Ann Searle Hulan (c. 1756 - 27 September 1848) was an early Newfoundland colonist, entrepreneur, experimental farmer, and regional matriarch. Early life Tradition is uncertain on Hulan's origins, claiming variously that she was born in Conception Bay, or Fortune Bay, or on Jersey. One account claims she was the daughter of a couple named Searle/Serle/Cyril who had emigrated from Jersey in the Channel Islands, one possible couple being Thomas and Susannah Serle of Jersey. A "Nannie Hulan" from the Channel Islands is said to have settled at Second Barachois River (now McKay's) in 1762. This was likely Ann Hulan, who reported to William Epps Cormack in the 1820s that she remembered James Cook's survey of St. George's Bay in 1767. Family lore claims Cook visited Ann’s home, although there is no written record of this event having occurred. Her family's move to the area was likely precipitated by a vacuum in the local lucrative salmon fishery: French fishing fleets had left th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communities In Newfoundland And Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador at Confederation in 1949 had nearly 1,450 communities. Today it has fewer than 700. A listing of abandoned communities is found at the List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador. __NOTOC__ A * Aaron Arm, Burgeo (Newfoundland) * Allan's Island, Lamaline (Newfoundland) * Amherst Cove (Newfoundland) * Angels Cove (Newfoundland) * Angelbrook, Glovertown (Newfoundland) * Apsey Beach (Newfoundland) * Apsey Brook (Newfoundland) * Argentia, Placentia (Newfoundland) * Arnold's Cove Station (Newfoundland) * Aspen Cove (Newfoundland) B * Back Cove, Fogo (Newfoundland) *Back Harbour, Twillingate (Newfoundland) * Bacon Cove, Conception Harbour (Newfoundland) *Badger's Quay, New-Wes-Valley (Newfoundland) * Bailey's Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland And Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2021, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 521,758. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec, and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0 per cent of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. A majority of the population is descended from English and Irish s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
