Brief Life History of Philip
When Philip Burry was born before 4 September 1859, in Greenspond, Newfoundland, his father, David Burry, was 11856 and his mother, Jane Gibbons, was 11856. He married Lucy Anne Stratton about 1882, in Newfoundland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 28 June 1920, in his hometown, and was buried in Greenspond, Newfoundland.
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- Philip Burry in entry for Arthur David Burry, "Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893"
- Philip Burry in entry for Sarah Jane Burry, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949"
- Philip Burry in entry for Charles Leslie Burry, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949"
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1871
GREENSPOND An island on the north of Bonavista Bay, district of Bonavista. The island is so thoroughly barren that soil for house gardens had to be brought from the main land. This is a good fishing station and a large business is done here. The harbor is safe but small. During the time of the spring seal fishery great numbers of seals are often washed upon the shore. It is a post town and port of entry. Distant from St. John's by overland route, weekly 183 miles, and by steamer fortnightly 100 miles. Fare $6.00. Mail fortnightly. Population 1073.
1898
GREENSPOND, a post, money order, telegraph, port of entry, large fishing town in Bonavista district. Nearest railway station, Gambo, 35 miles by water; coastal mail steamers call fortnightly during summer from St. John's, 148 miles, fares $6.00 and $3.00; winter mails from St. John's weekly by rail and courier. Contains some large fishing establishments, 15 stores, 4 halls, 1 hotel, custom house and gaol, 3 churches and several schools. Population 1,320.
1911
GREENSPOND, a post and money order office in Bonavista Bay, Bonavista district. Contains several general stores, customs, express and postal telegraph offices, 3 churches - Church of England, Methodist and Salvation Army. Bowring Bros., Nfld. Produce Co. and Reid Nfld. Co.’s steamers call here. It is 148 miles from St. John’s by boat, 35 miles from Gambo. Pop. 1,300.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English burry ‘rough, shaggy’.
English: alternatively, a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) borough enclosure’, Middle English bur(g)h + hei(e), hai(e) (Old English burg ‘borough’+ (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’).
Swiss German: variant of Burri and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this or of the variant Buri . The surname Burry is very rare in Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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