Newfoundland Pyes

In an effort to trace my grandfather’s family back as far as possible, I gathered information from every source I could find, about every person named Pye, I could find. I knew they would not all fall into my family tree. They could be lateral lines or as some Canadians like to say, they could be 42^nd cousins. Noticing the amount of births, deaths and marriages I had accumulated, I decided they needed to be shared. So here I begin with the oldest records I could find about the people named Pye.

Most of these came from Vital Statistics Records and Church records. Some of the larger towns and cities also reported on more remote locations. I’ve made every attempt to include parents and locations. On the other hand, I have NO attempt to connect any family to any other family. If you find a connection to your family, I’d love to hear about it. ThePyePlate@gmail.com.

PRE 1891 REGISTRATION RECORDS Volume 48 Pages 1 - 26
Carbonear District CARBONEAR Methodist Baptisms 1793 – 1818

1796 - Elijah Pye married Abigail Are* (This last name is uncertain) in the Methodist Church in Carbonear, by William Thoresby. Two witnesses were George and Robert Tuffon.

*In later records this surname is listed as Ash. Still no verification.

1805, Jun 20 – Ann Pye born in Carbonear, d/o Elijah and Abigail (Ash) Pye, bapt. Dec 29 1810.

1807, Aug 5 – Jane Pye born in Carbonear, d/o Elijah and Abigail (Ash) Pye, bapt. Dec 29 1810.

1810, Feb. 20 – Samuel Pye born in Carbonear, s/o Elijah and Abigail Pye, bapt. Nov 22 1810.

1812, Nov 14 – Mary Pye born in Carbonear, d/o Elijah and Abigail (Ash) Pye, bapt. Nov 13 1815

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1828, Feb 3 – Harbour Grace – Ann Pye, Spinster, married Walter Bennett. Both were residents of Carbonear. Wit. were Solomon Dear and Henry Greening.

1828, Mar 25 – Northern Gut – William Pye of Carbonear, married Ann Snow of Northern Gut at the Church of England. Wit. were William Butler and Jos. K. Watts. {It is known that the bride’s name was Esther Ann, but, as was the custom, she used her middle name.}

1828 – Northern Gut - Thomas Pye married a widow, Unknown Snow. No date of the marriage or the first name of the bride was given. Thomas was from Carbonear and the bride was from Bareneed. No witnesses listed. It is unknown if the bride’s maiden name is Snow or if that was her first husband’s name.

1832, Dec 16 – Carbonear – Mary Pye, Spinster of Carbonear, married Francis Mahoney*, bachelor of Carbonear. Wit. were Elijah Pye and William Loder.  *{Later records show this name as Mehaney.} {It is possible that Elijah was her father}

1837, Aug 20 – Mary Pye  born to Elijah and Elizabeth Clark Pye. Bapt. on Aug 3 1838 in Methodist Church in Carbonear. Elijah was listed as a Planter.

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1835 VOTER’S LIST CARBONEAR  CONCEPTION BAY NORTH

Elijah Pye Sr.          Carbonear           Lower Marsh                                      Elijah Pye, Jr.          Carbonear           Lower Marsh                                  William Pye              Carbonear          Lower Marsh

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1839, Dec 10 – Samuel Pye was a witness to the marriage of Charles Burgess and Elizabeth Clark, both of Crocker’s Cove. John Penney was also a witness. Listed in Carbonear District marriages 1794-1845, p. 28.

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PRE 1891 REGISTRATION RECORDS Carbonear District
Volume 49 Pages 51 – 76 CARBONEAR  Methodist Births 1857 - 1861 

1857, Sep 10 – Thomas Pye Horwood, b. to Robert and Delilah Pye Horwood, bapt. Apr 15 1858

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PRE 1891 REGISTRATION RECORDS Volume 46 Carbonear District
Pages 1 – 67 CARBONEAR Church of England
Baptisms 1860 – 1891

1860, Jul 23 – Frederick Newell-Pye b. to  John Newell and Mary                         Pye, bapt. Oct 12 1860, illegitimate

1862, Sep 22 – Anna Maria Pye b. Benjamin and Mary (Collins) Pye,

          bapt. Apr 3 1864

1864, May 21 – Samuel Pye b. to Benjamin and Mary (Collins) Pye,                    bapt. Jun 16 1864

1866, Jun 8 – Sarah Jane Pye b. Benjamin and Mary (Collins) Pye,

          bapt. Dec 23 1866

1867, Jan 20 in Labrador– Israel Pye, b. to John Charles and Elizabeth              (Lacy) Pye, bapt. May 12 1867

1867 Dec 1 – John Pye b. to Benjamin and Mary (Collins) Pye,

          bapt. Jan 29 1868

1872, Feb 22 – Mary Ann Pye b. to Elijah and Maria (Clarke) Pye,

          bapt.  Mar 27 1872

1874, Jun 15 – Samuel Robert Pye b. Elijah and Maria (Clarke) Pye,                   bapt. Sep 13 1874

1877, Sep 1 – Elizabeth Pye b. to Benjamin and Mary (Collins) Pye

          bapt. Sep 7 1877

1879 Mar 3 – William Henry Pye b. to Elijah and Maria (Clarke) Pye

          bapt. Mar 12 1879

1882, Sep 2 – Mary Anne in Victoria Village b. Benjamin and Mary                      (Collins) Pye, bapt. Sep 4 1882

1886, Nov 9 – George Edmund Pye b, to John and Flora (Reid) Pye,

          bapt. Mar 28 1887

1889, Aug 21 – Herbert John Pye in Victoria Village b. John and Flora                (Reid) Pye, bapt. Oct 27 1889

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PRE 1891 REGISTRATION RECORDS  Bonavista Bay District
MUSGRAVETOWN Vol. 80 P. 1 – 33 Methodist Baptisms  1872 - 1892 

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1872, Sep 24 – Delilah Abigail Pye, b. to Samuel and Susanna Pye in                Hopewell, bapt., Feb 4 1873 in Methodist Church. Samuel was a              fisherman.

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1873, Sep 15 – John Goodison Pye b. to Thomas and Mary Ann Pye in              Brooklyn, bapt., Jan 6 1874, in Meth. Church. Thomas was a                    fisherman.

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1873, Dec. 26 -  Henry Thomas Pye b. to William and Mary Jane Pye in             Brooklyn, bapt., Mar 1874, in Meth. Church. William was a                        fisherman.

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1874, Dec 10 – John Lodge Pye* b. to Samuel and Susanna Pye in                    Hopewell, bapt., Jan 21 1875 in Meth. Church. Samuel/fisherman              *died before 1880.

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1875, Oct 23 – Samuel Pomeroy Pye b. to Thomas and Mary Ann Pye in            Brooklyn, bapt., Feb 9 1876 in Meth. Church. Thomas/fisherman

1875, Jul 27 – Albert Chalk Pye b. to William and Mary Pye in Brooklyn,              bapt., Mar 26 1876 in Meth. Church. Wm./fisheman

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1877, Sep 21 – Irene Pye b. to William and Mary Jane Pye in South East            Arm, bapt., Jan 20 1878 in Meth. Church. Wm./fisherman.

1877, Sep 3 – William Ronald Pye b. to Thomas and Mary Ann Pye in                South East Arm, bapt., Feb 8 1878 in Meth. Church.                                  Thomas/fisherman

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1879, Jun 20 - Minnie Adeline Pye b. William and Mary Jane Pye, in           Musgravetown, bapt. Feb 29 1880 in Meth. Church.

1879, Nov 19 – Annie Walsh Pye b. to Thomas and Mary Ann Pye in                  South East Arm, bapt. Apr 4 1880, in Meth. Church.

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1880, Jun 23 – John Lodge Pye, b. to Samuel and Susannah Pye in                    South East Arm, bapt. Nov 16 1880 in Meth Church.

This will be continued in the next post.