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Newhook, John Newell

Male 1852 - 1934  (82 years)


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  • Name Newhook, John Newell  [1
    Born 1852  New Harbour Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Dec 1934  New Harbour Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9551  Loder
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2018 

    Father Newhook, Charles Newell,   b. 18 Oct 1806, New Harbour Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1871, New Harbour Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Landers, Sarah,   b. 1810, Poole, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1901, Unknown Location Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 4 May 1831  Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • MARR: RIN MH:FF35
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Newhook, Isabella,   b. Aug 1873,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Newhook, Sarah,   b. Jun 1897,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Newhook, Vida,   b. 4 Jun 1907,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • He John Newell Newhook Obituary
      St. John's Evening Telegram
      By H.F. Shortis
      12 December 1934
      Obituary
      John Newhook, of Trinity Bay
      By H.F. Shortis
      John Newhook of New Harbor, Trinity Bay was one of the last of the real old families that made shipbuilding in Trinity Bay for one hundred years.
      We find mention of the Newhook family in the very earliest records. They were originally of French Huguenot extraction, and the real name Niuehook. They were prominently connected with shipbuilding, and many a sealer has been turned out by Charles and Robert Newhook.
      Trinity Bay has been famous for shipbuilding for over 200 years, notably at Trinity, Hant's Harbour, New Perlican, but none of them ever came up to New Harbor when extra good foreign-going vessels were required. They will show you the stockyards at New Harbor where the Newhooks build the barque "Queen" for Punton and Munn, Harbour Grace. The "Queen" was a barque of 240 tons, and beat all competitors on foreign voyages. A few years ago some firm in Brazil compiled a list of all vessels that had reached there in the codfish trade during 30 years - from 1855-1885. These were the days that the Harbor Grace vessels went regularly to Rio de Janeiro, and often took cargoes of sugar and cotton thence to Liverpool, England in payment of their cargoes of fish. On this old record the "Queen" is mentioned as having made two trips from Harbor Grace to Brazil in 20 days. Another Barque of Punton and Munn, the Fleetwing, made three trips to Brazil in 21 day. The Newhooks also built the Tasso, for the firm of Stabb, Rowe, and Holmwood, St. John's the great rival of Kearney's barque Rothesay. Also the famous Henry Thomas in which Capt. Joe Houlahan brought in 11,000 seals one spring. Robert Newhook built the Maggie, a splendid brig for the firm of W.J.S. Donnelly. She was lost with all hands in the Mediterranean in 1868. Capt William Keefe, brother of Cap James L, the sealkiller, was master. Charles Newhook built the brig Charles for C.F. Bennett and Co., St. John's. She left St. John's at 4 o'clock on Friday evening in 1834 and on Sunday week Mrs C.F. Bennett attended morning Devine Service, in Bristol Cathedral. There are scores of other vessels built by the Newhooks
      that were noted for their great sailing qualities. Those quoted above were wonderful quick voyages, and our friend John Newhook would never tire of telling about the Queen, or how his brother was
      passenger on her very first trip to Liverpool with John Munn and his wife, also his son William P, and nephew William M Allan, afterwords so well known as Doctor Allan. The death of John Newhook marks a passing away of a landmark. I had the pleasure of his aquaintance for 60 years. He was one of those real old Newfoundland gentlement of the old school with whom it was a pleasure to meet, and withwhom rich and poor liked to associate. Mr. Newhook was about 80 years of age. Well may it be said he had not and enemy in the world, but hosts of friends who sincerely regret his passing, and sympathize with those after him in their bereavement.

      Taken from Charles Strong's homepage.
      http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong
      The following was taken from the 1921 census, district of Trinity, town of New Harbour.
      NEWHOOK; John m head married 1853 June 68 New Hr.
      NEWHOOK; Louisa f wife married 1870 Mar 51 Dildo
      NEWHOOK; Vida f dau single 1907 June 14 New Hr.
      NEWHOOK; Hannah f sist single 1845 Feb 76 New Hr.
      NEWHOOK; Jessie f sist single 1849 July 70 New Hr.
      NEWHOOK; Isabella f niec single 1873 Aug 48 New Hr.
      GILES; Sarah f niec single 1897 June 24 St. John's
      The following is quoted from the newspaper article, "Newhooks, Master Shipbuilders"
      (7) John Newhook (Postmaster), 1852-1934 Born at New Harbour in 1852, a younger son of Charles Newell Newhook (third), died there in 1934. He inherited the old dwelling house and extensive
      premises on Newhook's Point. While he was a merchant most of his life, and also succeeded his oldest brother as Postmaster, he told me that he master-built a schooner on Newhook's Page 5 Point, whichwas recently confirmed to me by his son-in-law, Mr. Reginald Woodman. N. C. Crewe: "... John's daughter ..."; "his son-in-law Mr. Reginald Woodman". N. C. Crewe: " In an obituary of John Newhook (Postmaster at his native New Harbour and last surviving son of Charles Newell Newhook) ..."

      In an obituary of John Newhook (Postmaster at his native New Harbour and last surviving son of Charles Newell Newhook), in the St. John's "Evening Telegram" of 12 December 1934, H. F. Shortis writes in part as follows: "Charles Newhook built the brig Charles for C. F. Bennett & Co., St. John's. She left St. John's at 4 o'clock one Friday evening in 1834 and on Sunday week Mrs. C. F. Bennett attended morning Divine Service in Bristol Cathedral. There are scores of other vessels built by the Newhooks that were noted for their great sailing qualities." Mrs. Bennett was obviously a passenger on the short crossing.

       

      A page-long column in an old St. John's newspaper, entitled "Memorable springs and other information, Seal Fishery," has this to say concerning the year 1833: "Celebrated for the loss of the schooner Union, Capt. Jno. Delaney, with a picked crew of 28 men from Trinity; built by Charles Newhook of New Harbour for Jno. B. Garland, merchant; capsized while under full sail. April 23rd, the schooners Active and Avon took some of her seals and towed her for 2 days, but had to let her go."

       

      The foregoing builder of the Charles and the Union was, I assume, Charles Newell Newhook (third), although he might have been Charles Newhook (second).

       

      Lawrence O'Brien, merchant of St. John's, advertised in "The Public Ledger" of 8 December 1840 as follows: "On sale a new brig (not yet registered) of about 150 Tons Burthen, built at Trinity Bay, of the very best materials, by that established Ship-builder, Mr. Newhook, and under inspection of the owner; having extra BREAST HOOKS and FASTENINGS, BEAMS, &c, and is of a superior description, being intended for the Seal Fishery and the general trade of the country; was launched in June last, and now laying at the wharf of the Subscriber (advertiser)."

       

      The foregoing builder of this new brig was, I assume, Charles Newell Newhook (third), although he might have been either of his two uncles, William Newhook (Trinity) and James Newhook (Norman's Cove), for whom see below.

       

      Charles Newell Newhook (third) died at New Harbour in 1871, and his body was taken across the bay to Trinity for interment in the family vault in the Anglican cemetary.

       

      No names or particulars are known to me of other vessels that Charles Newell Newhook (third) master-built or repaired.
      BIRT: RIN MH:IF2455
      BAPM: RIN MH:IF2456
      DEAT: RIN MH:IF2458
      BIRT: RIN MH:IF2459
      DEAT: RIN MH:IF2460
      OCCU: RIN MH:IF2457

  • Sources 
    1. [S68] Michael Cooper.

    2. [S87] St. Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity.