Honora(h) "Nora" Ryan

Notes:

Birth:
In some Nash family lore, it is believed that Thomas' wife was named Nora Ryan, however, there are no documented records to verify his wife's name, surname, her place of birth, and place of death. There are also some references that state her place of birth was Burin, Newfoundland.

Another part of the Nash family lure is that Thomas and Nora had seven children, i.e. five sons and two daughters, at Caplin Bay, likely in the 1760 to the 1780s.

Name:
Honora(h) is a common Irish female forename often abbreviated as Nora(h). It may also be rendered and spelled (in Irish) as Nóirín (meaning 'little Nora') or spelled (in English) as Noreen.

Died:
Most Nash family lore tends to believe that Nora died at Branch, St. Mary's Bay.

Honora(h) married Thomas Nash 1760s?, Newfoundland or Ireland. Thomas was born 1730s, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland?; died Abt 1810, Branch, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland; was buried Abt 1810, Branch, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Court Action: 1 Nov 1804, St. John's, Newfoundland
• Court Action: 29 May 1818, St. John's, Newfoundland
• Court Action: 1 Aug 1822, St. Mary's, Newfoundland

Notes:

Birth:
Thomas Nash, his brother Walter Nash, and James Kearney (of Ferryland) were paid &7.5.3 for freighting fish from Mosquito, St. Mary's Bay, to Ferryland ??

Court Action:
Thomas Nash sued merchant William Clapp and Company of St. John's for money owed for fish that he had supplied to him. Thomas claimed the worth of the fish was £431.2.6.

Court Action:
Payment of £9.0.0 from Stuart Rennie &Co., St. John's for fish.

Court Action:
Court records indicate that rental money was owed to John Davis of St. Mary's by Thomas Nash for two houses he had been renting from him in Little Salmonier since 1814. Seven years of rent worth £7.7.0 was still outstanding in 1822 at the time of Davis' court action.

Thomas married Unknown female About 1819. Unknown was born Yes, date unknown; died Yes, date unknown, Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland; was buried Yes, date unknown, Branch, St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Court Action: 13 Sep 1797, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Court Action: 1 Jan 1806, Ferryland, Newfoundland
• Court Action: 17 Oct 1812, Ferryland, Newfoundland

Notes:

Court Action:
Although it is generally believed that all of the Nash family left Caplin Bay in the early 1790s, it appears there was a Walter Nash who still had some dealings with people in the Ferryland area. In 1797 in District Court at Ferryland, a Walter Nash was sued by James Murphy to recover £14-5-6 that Nash owed him. It appears that Walter had come into some money from the sale of his boat to Robert Holdsworth &Co. so in 1797 Murphy decided to sue Walter for the outstanding debt.

Court Action:
In Ferryland District Court an individual named ??? Nash sued an individual named ??? Bryan. Although no first names or details are given, it appears they both came under the Ferryland court system.


Court Action:
In this case, it appears that Walter Wallice sued Walter Nash but the details are not given. However, it states that these two individuals were both employees of a merchant named William Goff. William Goff was a St. John's merchant at this time but he operated a fishing room at Ferryland. In later records, it appears William Goff and his family eventually lived at Ferryland and are mentioned there up until 1829.

Other Events:

• Court Action: 15 Sep 1790, Ferryland, Newfoundland

Notes:

Court Action:
The District Court at Ferryland heard a suit initiated by Tobias Nash against Arthur Monney/Morrey??, a fisherman from Briguais (sic) - likely Brigus South) who owed him an unspecified amount of money.