Oldford
a Bonavista Bay family
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Ol(d)ford, surnames of England from place name Yellowford, Devon. (Glover,Spiegelhalter).
Spiegelhalter traced Oldford in Devon.
In Nfld:
Early instances:
George Ol(d)ford, of Bonavista, (1791 DPHW 70);
William Oldford, proprietor of fishing room,
Salmon Cove (now Champneys), winter 1800-1 (census Trinity B.);
Andrew, of greenspond, 1815 (DPHW 77);
James, planter of Salvage, 1819 (DPHW 72);
George, of Bird Island Cove (now Elliston), 1824 (DPHW 70);
Susan Ol(d)ford, of King's Cove, 1830 (PAND KCRC);
Sarah Oldford, baptized at Swain's Island, 1830, age 26 (DPHW 76);
Thomas, of Cobbler's Island, Bona. B., 1830 (DPHW 76);
John, of Eastern Cul de Sac, 1835 (DPHW 30);
John, of New (now Parson's) Harbour, 1835 (DPHW 30);
Morgan of Fortune, 1846 (DPHW 106);
Benjamin, fisherman of Sailor's Island, Bona. B., 1865 (DPHW 81);
George (and others), of Musgravetown, 1871 (Lovell).
Modern Status: Olford, rare, St. John's; Oldford, scattered, especially at Elliston, Musgravetown,
Bunyans Cove, Burnside and Salvage.
Place name: Olfords Point 48-22 53- 53. -10-
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my family
I have not yet spent time researching this branch. All the information
here was gathered from older family members.
Descendants of Lemmuel Oldford
1 Lemmuel OLDFORD b: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland d: Unknown
.. +Mary ARNOLD b: Unknown in Traytown, Newfoundland d: Unknown
....... 2 Archibald OLDFORD b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 2 Laura OLDFORD b: October 21, 1902 d: 1979 in Sussex Health Centre, Sussex, NB
........... +James Masterman CRITCHLEY b: May 2, 1872 in Greenspond, Newfoundland d: January 19, 1975
................. 3 Ruby CRITCHLEY
..................... +Ira Gordon Chalmers WATTERS
....... 2 Effie OLDFORD b: Unknown d: Unknown
........... +? HAWKINS b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 2 Samuel OLDFORD b: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland
........... +SUE// b: Unknown
....... 2 Edward OLDFORD b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 2 Norman OLDFORD b: Unknown
....... 2 Lillian OLDFORD b: Unknown d: Unknown
....... 2 Philip OLDFORD b: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland d: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland
....... 2 Millicent OLDFORD b: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland d: Unknown in Eastport, Newfoundland
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