THE SOURCE RECORDS FOR THE FERRYLAND DISTRICT

 

The Source Records for Ferryland District of Newfoundland include the towns of Brigus South, Cape Broyle, Calvert, Ferryland, Aquaforte, Fermeuse, Renews and Cappahayden.

In Ferryland the parish is now known as Holy Trinty and also known as Holy Family Parish
P.O. Box 13 Ferryland Newfoundland
AOA 2HO  Canada
Phone: 709-423- 2865
Fr. Paul Lundrigan, Pastor
Heather Chidley, Secretary
email: hfp@avint.net Fax=709-432-2870

Records available covering Brigus So. through Cappahayden:

Early records for all the towns were kept in the Renews Register book. Then in 1870 to present Ferryland started keeping records and they seem to be for the towns of Brigus So through Aquaforte leaving Fermeuse and Renews/Cappahayden in the Renews Register Book.

Baptisms,
Renews records book 1857-to present (covering Brigus So to Cappahayden till 1870) and Ferryland records book 1870-present (covering towns of Brigus So to Aquaforte).

Marriages,
Renews records book 1837 - present (covering  towns Brigus So to Cappahayden) and Ferryland 1870 - present (covering towns Brigus So to Aquaforte).

Deaths,
Ferryland : 1930 - present (covering towns of Brigus South, Cape Broyle, Calvert, Ferryland
and Aquaforte).
Renews: 1920 to present (covering towns of Fermeuse, Renews & Cappahayden).

The name O'Brien in Ireland is among the ten most frequently found in the country. The name derives from the tenth century King of Ireland, Brian Boru and there were a number of Septs, the largest of which were based in Counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. It is in these Counties that the majority of our ancestors and their descendants can still be found.

Spelling variations include: O'Brien, OBrine, O'Brion, O'Bryan, O'Bryen, McBrien, McBrine, Brian, Briand, Briant, Brine, Brines, Briens and many more.

In Newfoundland our ancestors were known as Brien. When they came to the US in the early 1900s they were always known as O'Brien.

Motto: Lamh laidir an Uachtar.

Motto Translated: The strong hand from above.

Crest: An arm holding a sword, issuing from a cloud.