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African Nova Scotian Diaspora

Return of present state of the Black Refugees settled at Melville Island
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Names, Age, Description and present State of the Blacks, Meville Island, Continued
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No - Names - State of Health - Age - Fit or Unfit for Work Remarks
Children
12 - George Neal - good - years 5 - An orphan under the care of Bradley's Wife
13 - John James Farmer - Oo - months 4 - Child of the man who labours under Diseased Spine
14 - Johanna Jones - Oo - 1 - Hoer mother at present convalescent in Hospital
Women
1 - Nancy Farmer - good - 24 - Fit - Wife to Farmer, has one infant child
2 - Kelly Weaver - Oo - 40 - Fit - Wife to Bradley and has the care of her grandchild George Neal
3 - Lady Hutchins - Oo - 55 - Fit - Intends going next week to her Husband who is at present building their House in the Country
4 - Judy Hamilton - very good - 30 - Fit - Wife to Hamilton
5 - Lucy Page - Oo - 31 - Fit - has two children and her Husband in Hospital
6 - Margaret Sewel - good - 50 - Fit for light work - has Relations on the Island
7 - Emmy Morris - very good - 30 - - Wife to Morris, has two children
8 - Kitty Colistown - rather weakly - 60 - Fit for light work - has no family, nor has she any Relations on the Island
9 - Chloe Bing - very good - 50 - Fit - wife to Bind, has 6 children most of which can assist her at any employment
10 - Matilda Davis - good - 52 - Fit - has no Children; her Husband, a young man, works in the country and only comes occasionally to see her
11 - Ann Bradford - good - 34 - Fit - A widow, has one child
12 - Marg't Bradford - good - 7 - - daughter to the above
13 - Betsey Phenix - Oo - 24 - Fit - In an advanced state of Pregnancy and Widow of Eunoch Phenix who died in Hospital some days ago; has no children
14 - Sally Williams - Oo - 24 - Fit - at present the Hospital Nurse
15 - Sable Williams - Blind - 20 - Unfit - Fit object for the Poor House

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Abstract
Men - women - Children
11 - 14 - 15

Unfit for any Work - Fit for [illegible] Work - Fit for Light Work - Employed in Hospital
Men - 2 - 6 - 3 - "
Women - 1 - 4 - 8 - 1
Children - 8 - " - 7 - "
Total - 11 - 10 - 18 - 1


Date: 6 May 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records collection Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 1

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