Jemmy's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Jemmy's Cove
Abandoned Town
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Jemmy's Cove
Location of Jemmy's Cove in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°36′26.9″N54°56′45.3″W / 47.607472°N 54.945917°W / 47.607472; -54.945917 Coordinates: 47°36′26.9″N54°56′45.3″W / 47.607472°N 54.945917°W / 47.607472; -54.945917
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division Division 2
Census subdivision Division 2
Population
 (1911)
  Total6 [1]
Time zone UTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Bay Fortune Bay

Jemmy's Cove (sometimes Jim's Cove or Jimmy's Cove [2] ) is a tiny abandoned town located near New Harbour, Fortune Bay in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a peak population of 6 in 1911. [1]

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History

Located near the abandoned community of New Harbour, Fortune Bay in Fortune Bay, Jemmy's Cove residents were primarily fishermen of the Church of England faith. [3] The family of John Fudge are believed to have been the first settlers who first appear there in 1890. [4] [5] By the turn of the 20th century, a family of Keepings joined them. [2]

Demographics

Jemmy's Cove Population By Year
  1891 Census    6 [6]  
  1901 Census    6 [7]  
  1911 Census    6 [1]  

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1911, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 332. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 4 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. p. 43. ISBN   9780920508145 . Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. "Census Of Newfoundland And Labrador 1891 District of Fortune Bay JEMMY'S COVE". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. "Pre-1891 Registration Fortune Bay District Vol 104". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. "McAlpine's 1898 Directory Fortune Bay District JENNING'S COVE". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1891, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 326. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1901, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 320. Retrieved 29 November 2021.