Early WALL family of Melrose, Westmorland County, New Brunswick
The first few generations, a temporary posting on 10 June 2011 which will be removed shortly Early WALL family
The following documents have been typed by volunteers and are available to the public: (Due to limited space, these files have been moved to
the Westmorland GENWEB)
A History of Port Elgin-Melrose Parish (Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada); mainly about the Catholic Church and Irish Catholic families; written about 1927; author unknown but probably the parish priest; 10 pages including a name index, several photos of churches and priests; 1.6MB, PC Word 6 (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
A History of Port Elgin-Melrose Parish with photos removed to reduce size (28K) PC Word 6 (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
The Story of Melrose (Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada); mainly about the Irish Catholic founding families and the church; written about 1897 by E. Savage; 32 pages including a name index; transcript courtesy of Kelly Dorcas; (125K) (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
Marriage Records 1893-1920: Rev. Joseph Howe Brownell, Presbyterian Church, Shemogue, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada (document NBMr1893.DOC moved to Westmorland GENWEB), (155K) PC Word 6 document, 29 pages. Incudes 249 marriages for Protestants of many denominations: Methodist, Baptist, Anglican living in the local area, which includes parts of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
History of Charles Dixon, one of the Early English Settlers of Sackville, New Brunswick, compiled by James D. Dixon, a grandson, 1891. Extensive genealogy includes many families intermarried with the Dixons. Transcript courtesy of Margaret Moorehead of P.E.I. and Barbara Trenholm of N.S.; This is a Word 6 file, 430K. (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
Extracts from a Journal of a voyage to Nova Scotia, made in 1731 by Robert Hale, of Beverly, Mass. This interesting journal documents conditions at early settlements in the Bay of Fundy, including Westcock (near Sackville N.B.), at a time when Indians and Acadians inhabited many villages. This is a Word 6 file, 35K. (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
A History and Story of Botsford (A Parish in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, with Genealogical Sketches of 68 Families) by W. M. Burns, 1933. This is a Word 6 file, 280K. (Moved to Westmorland GENWEB)
Trenholm Descendant Reports compiled by Barbara Trenholm for the Yorkshire Family Reuntion held at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, Canada, August 2000
Register Reports for Descendants of Robert Trenholm of Yorkshire (1704-1776):
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