Archive for July 20th, 2010

20 Jul

FISHERMEN OF BRAS D’OR GUT

Posted by CAPER in Fishing, General Interest.

 

Cape Islanders Alongside

We left off with the coverage in Parts I and Parts II of vessels and the fishermen who

 fished out of Bras d’Or Gut from about 1895 up to WWII. Here is a reasonable listing

of those that followed up to the present day. Omissions and typographical errors may

appear – if so either ignore them or sent me corrections.  You will note that I was unable

to get column five within the parameters. Also unable to get the pictures I want in. When

I tried everything went askew.

Some of these poor souls lost their lives in horrible accidents on or around these

 vessels along the coast of Cape Breton Island. To those families we offer our

sincerest condolences and may the souls of those departed rest in peace.

Here now is Part III of Fishermen of Bras d’Or Gut.

NAME OWNER SIZE YEARS BUILT/BUILDER
???? CHARLIE JESSOME 28 30 ??
???? HUGHIE DUGAS 32 30 ??
???? JOE MOORE 32 40 GRAND GREVE
???? JOE MOORE 30 40 NORMAN HUTT
???? JOHN W PERO 23 30 CHARLIE PERO
???? VINCE MCCREADY   60  
???? STEWART CHAULK 28    
???? GERALD MARSH 32   HUTT OWLS HEAD
???? BERNIE JESSOME 32   HUTT OWLS HEAD
???? LAWRENCE MACLELLAN 32 70 LEVY LOUISBOURG
???? CARL CARTWRIGHT     ISLAND BOAT
???? WILLIAM V JESSOME 45 40  
???? BERNIE BEATON 26 49 FORGERON MAIN A DIEU
???? EM THURBIDE   00 FG
???? BILL BUNGAY      
???? LEO BUNGAY     ISLAND BOAT
???? JACK MACLEAN 27 40 L’ARCHEVEQUE
???? EDDIE LEBLANC 45    
???? JIM BRODERICK 30 60  
???? ARCHIE MACLEAN 30 73 HUTT OWLS HEAD
???? JIM BRODERICK 30 60 LEVY LOUISBOURG
???? EMERSON WAUGH 26 50 LEVY LOUISBOURG
???? EDDIE LEBLANC 36    
???? REG BUNGAY 30 60 NEW BRUNSWICK BOAT
???? JOE MOORE 32 50 GRAND GREVE
???? DONNIE POWER 32 60 HUTT OWLS HEAD
???? NAT BEATON 33 73 NICKERSON
???? LAWRENCE GRACIE      
???? LAWRENCE GRACIE      
???? EARL BUFFETT     BLT SYDNEY RIVER
???? TOM STUBBERT      
???? LAWRENCE MARSH      
???? JIM DUGAS      
???? AUGUST ROLAND 24 30 SELF
???? ALEX NICHOLSON 23   NORTH SHORE BOAT
???? BOB MACQUEEN 23 30 NEILS HARBOR
???? SYLVESTOR JESSOME 30 40  
???? CLARENCE DEVOE 32 40  
???? JOHN BOND 30 50  
???? JERRY LEBLANC 23 30  
???? BEN GRACIE 32 30  
???? JAMES MARSH      
???? LEO JESSOME 26 60 HUTT OWLS HEAD
???? CORNELIUS ARSENAULT 23 30  
???? DARBY JESSOME 36 60  
         
1 MD WALLACE CARTRWRIGHT 40 00  
18A565 ART GILES 32 60 HUTT OWLS HEAD
24A5485 LEONARD MARSH 30 07  
1ST MURMADE DAVID POWER 40   MURDOCH POWER
3 D’S STANLEY MARSH 40    
3 SONS LEONARD MARSH 35   K SMITH CSI
4 BROTHERS JOHN GERROW 45   LONG LINER
ACONI PRIDE RON ERICKSON 37   FG ATKINSON
ACTIVE FRANK ERICKSON 26 40 WARREN DUGAS
ADA B GEORGE BUNGAY JR 36   FG
AGGIE & KELLY LLOYD FRASER 45    
AGNES J THEODORE JESSOME 32 60 SELF
ALAN P TOM BROGAN 35   K SMITH CSI
AMY DAWN WALLACE CARTRWRIGHT 28   FG
ANNE & JOAN FRANCIS RYAN 38   HAWKESBURY?
ANNE CHARLENE BYRON STUBBERT 30 90 HUNTER
APRIL & KERRY SIMECS 40 00  
ATLANTIC RANGER MURDOCH LANDRY   40  
ATLANTIC TROLLER BROSIE SAMPSON 40    
AURORA 6 ROY MACLEAN 38   K SMITH CSI
BACCARO BILLIE DAVID SIMEC      
BARBARA JOE ROBERT CARTWRIGHT 40    
BERNADETTE & BETTY WILBERT THERIAULT 36 30 WESTERN BOAT
BERNARD ALVIN MACLEAN 36 40 TIMMONS
BERNARD L STRICKLAND LEBLANC 40 73 FREEBERT ATKINSON CSI
BERNIE B NAT BEATON 32 74 B ATKINSON CSI
BEV & BILL LOUIE JESSOME 36 70  
BIG APPLE JACK MACDONALD 38 40 ??
BILLY B CAMERON BUFFETT 34    
BLUE QUEEN BILL GILES 35 80 K SMITH CSI
BONNIE B ERNEST MCCREADY 26 60 GABARUS
BRENDA & MARION FRANCIS RYAN 40 60  
BRETON PRIDE SHELDON ERICKSON 32 90 FG QUINLIN
BUN MARSHALL PAQUET 32 30 DOWN NORTH
C C CHARLIE DEVOE 20 30  
CAITLIN  MICHELLE LLOYD FRASER 32 00  
CAMILLA J WILLIAM V JESSOME 40 30 SELF
CANDY BOAT DAN NICHOLSON 22 30 ??
CARMEL M PERCY MACGRATH 28 50 L’ARDOISE
CATHERINE BOYD JOE STUBBERT 32 30 SELF
CHARGER 1 JAKE BUFFETT 45   FG NAVY ISLAND
CHESTER L PASCAL LEBLANC 42 32 NICKERSON
CINDY DARLENE FREEMAN DUGAS 40   FG SEINER
CONNIE GRATTON SHEA 28 30 J MACLENNAN
CONNIE & CYNTHIA CARTER YOUNG 32 90  
D B & LORI PAT LEBLANC 36   FG QUINLAN
DAILY DOUBLE ARNOLD LEBLANC 36 50 MAIN A DIEU
DALTON & MADISON LAWRENCE MOORE 40 00 GREENWOOD
DART SIMON MARSH 36 40 D MACLELLAN
DEBORAH ANNE TED MARSH 40   FG
DEBORAH MAY KENNY CARTWRIGHT 38   B ATKINSON CSI
DIRTY ANNE DEWEY WALKER 34   FG GREENWOOD
DIXIE BELL GEORGE BUNGAY JR 45 50 LOUISBOURG
DONALD D BILL BUNGAY 38 40 SLISH
DONNA B GEORGE BUNGAY SR   50  
DOROTHY & GEORGINA BILL PATTENGALE 40 40 KAISER BICKERTON
DOUBLE L AUSTEN LEBLANC 28   FG MAHANEY HULL
DOUGIE J EDDIE LEBLANC 45   LONG LINER
DRIFTING PAUL LEO BUNGAY 40   FG SAMSON HULL
DVL STENHOPE 40    
EDDY HOP ALF PATTENGALE 38 40 ATKINSON
EDNA B EDMUND BOUDREAU 40 30 J MACLELLAN
ELLEN F JOHN FORREST 32 30 J MACLELLAN
EMG MICK BEATON 32 60 HUTT OWLS HEAD
EMJ ROD BEATON 32 30 SELF
ERIC & SISTERS 2 JIM BRODERICK 40 73 B ATKINSON CSI
ESTHER L MURDOCH LANDRY 32 30 MORIEN
FAITH GEORGE BUNGAY SR 36 30 MARTIN SIMON
FAITH 1 GEORGE BUNGAY SR 38   MARTIN SIMON
FAITH 2 REG BUNGAY 36   K SMITH CSI
FAITH 3 REG BUNGAY 36    
FAITH 4 REG BUNGAY      
FAITH 5 REG BUNGAY 32   FG DESCHAMP JACKSON
FLASH JOE DUGAS 40 30 D MACLELLAN
FLASH BERNIE BEATON 32 56 HUTT OWLS HEAD
FLASH JOE DUGAS 65 60  
FRANCES M NAT BEATON 28 49 MACDOUGALL MAINADIEU
FRANJOISE JOE DUGAS 45 40 WEDGEPORT
FREEMAN D MICKIE DUGAS 36 40 L’ARDOISE CLANNON
FREEMAN D FRANCIS DUGAS 36 40 L’ARDOIES CLANNON
GAMBIER BAY JOE WALKER     FG
GEISHA GIRL GORDON REILLY 24 60 HUTT OWLS HEAD
GENEVA G IVAN DEVOE. 38 40 KAISER BICKERTON
GLARE 1 NAT BEATON 30 56 HUTT OWLS HEAD
GLARE 2 NAT BEATON 32 66 HUTT OWLS HEAD
GOLD JIM PAQUET      
HAGNOT BILL BUNGAY 32 40 LOUISBOURG
HAWK AMABLE DUGAS 30 30  
HEATHERS PRIDE PERRY LEBLANC      
HENRY DAVID JIM J LEBLANC 36 30 WATERFORD
HILLBILLY JOHN SAMPSON 38 50 NICKERSON
HONEY BEE JAKE BUFFETT 40 00 FG SAMPSON HULL
HUEY DOUGLAS JIM PATTENGALE 34 30 ??
IDEA PETER BEATON 36 30 ARICHAT
IMALONE JOHN W FRASER 26    
IMO RONNIE E BILL ERICKSON 40 00 FG SAMPSON HULL
ISLE DE VERDERONNE KEVIN BEATON 28   FG MAHANEY HULL
JAKE J NATIVE BOAT 40 00 FG SAMPSON HULL
JANE ANNE GEORGE BUNGAY 35 60 ATKINSON
JANE MARIE GEORGE BUNGAY JR 65    
JANE MARIE GEORGE BUNGAY JR 30   LEVY LOUISBOURG
JASON & MARLA LAWRENCE MACLELLAN 35 80 RENAMED AUSTIN & ME
JEEP 11 NAT BEATON 40 40 BICKERTON
JENNY SUE BUDDY ROLAND 40   FG
JIMMY M RAYMOND OTOOLE      
JOAN BEVERLY BILL ERICKSON 32 60 LEVY LOUISBOURG
JOAN MARIE 1 DAVID FRASER 35   DAVID FRASER
JOAN MARIE 2 DAVID FRASER 36   DAVID FRASER
JUNIOR NORMAN LANDRY 40 20 ST ANNS
KIMBERLY ANNE ROY MACLEAN 40    
KIRK ALEXANDER FORBES LEBLANC      
KITPU NATIVE BOAT 40 00 FG SAMPSON HULL
LADY ANDREA FLOYD PATTENGALE 42 90  
LADY ESTHER FRANCIS RYAN 42 30 ??
LADY MARSHA ROY MACLEAN 45 90 DRAGGER
LADY PATSY TOM BROGAN 42 80  
LAURA O T RAYMOND OTOOLE 30 30 LEVY LOUISBOURG
LAURIE G THEODORE GRACIE 32 50 MAIN A DIEU
LILY JOHN ARSENAULT 35 30  
LONG LAST TIM HOLLOWAY      
LONG LAST 2 TIM HOLLOWAY 40 00 GREENWOOD
LOUISE MARIE AURIE MACKENZIE 38 40 ATKINSON
LUCINDA H MACKENZIE BILL MACKENZIE 48 30 L’ARDOISE
LYNNE NORMAN FORREST 30 60  
MARINA JOHN W BRODERICK 36 40 MORIEN
MARJORIE LEANDER LEBLANC 38 30 WESTERN BOAT
MARJORIE EILEEN GREG DUGAS 32   FG HUNTER
MARY E JAMES ERICKSON 32 30 WARREN DUGAS
MARY LAURA BLAIR JESSOME 38    
MASTER SCOTT PHIL WARREN 35    
MATTHEW A KEITH BOUTILIER     MACPHEE BIG BRAS DOR
MEAN STREAK PERRY LEBLANC 45    
MEGAN B MICK BEATON 35 90 FG SAMPSON HULL
MERLE ANNE RAY BOUTILIER      
MISERY BILL BUFFETT 28 30  
MISS DANIELLE BILL ARSENAULT 40   FG
MISS QUODDY BILL PATTENGALE 45 40  
MSX DERNO DAVID SIMEC 34   ISLAND BOAT
NAN SUE GEORGE DEAN 30 60  
NANCY B MICK BEATON 32 80 B ATKINSON CSI
NAOMI RUTH GORDON BUFFETT 36 40 KAISER BICKERTON
NEENIE ROSE BUDDY ROLAND 28 60 FORGERON MAIN A DIEU
NEW BRUNSWICK BOAT GERALD MARSH   60  
NEW BRUNSWICK BOAT EARL PURVIS   60  
NIGHTADAWN BARRY LEBLANC 38 60  
NORTH STAR GORDON MACGRATH 28 30 D MACLELLAN
NORTHERN LIGHT BILL DANDY 45   LONG LINER
NOVA LASS GORD HARRIETHA 40   ATKINSON
O PATRICIA TOM BROGAN 40 80 FG CABOT CRAFT
OK ART GILES 32 30 ATKINSON
OLLIE MAY LAWRENCE MOORE 40    
ORANGE BOAT HARRY ERICKSON   60  
OUT BOARD ROBERT STUBBERT      
OUTBOARD LEO JESSOME      
OUTBOARD SIMON FRASER      
OUTBOARD DAN HARRIETHA      
PAM & SISTERS TERRY TREMBLETT 32 00 FG
PARKER ANN JIM MACLEAN 38 80 ISLAND BOAT
PAULA & JOE JOHN W FRASER 36   RANNIE FRASER
PAULINE 3 BLAISE LEBLANC 42   ISLAND BOAT
PEERLESS BILL PATTENGALE 36 30 ??
PRINCESS LAUREEN MOORE      
PRINCESS LEAH DARRIN DEGAUST 35   FG LAWRENCE MACLELLAN
RED BOAT GREG DUGAS 32 00  
RED FLYER DAVE MACLELLAN 30 30 SELF
RHONDA EILEEN JOHN SIMEC 32 00 FG
ROSE C KEN CARTWRIGHT 40 50 DESCHAMP JACKSON
ROSEANNE ELIZABETH BUDDY ROLAND 35   K SMITH CSI
RUTH C KENNY CARTWRIGHT 40   B ATKINSON CSI
SANATAN JIM BRODERICK 32   HUTT OWLS HEAD
SANDRA ANNE BILL MITCHELL 35   FG
SEA FILLY BILLY WALKER 45    
SETTUM AND HOPE DAVID POWER 40 00 FG GREENWOOD
SEVEN KINGS JAMES WALKER 34    
SHALENE & KIRK DAVID POWER 40   MURDOCH POWER
SILVER DAWN 3 CARTER YOUNG 30 00  
STELLA REE FRANCIS GRACIE      
SUNNY BOY PHONSE THERIAULT 34 30 MORIEN
SWALLOW JOE DECOSTE 30 30 NORTH
TRACY L COLIN DANDY 32   FG QUINLIN
TRINDA LEE ROY MACLEAN 40    
TUMLBLEWEED EDDDIE LEBLANC 30 80S  
VALERIE & SHELDON LAUCHIE STUBBERT 34 63 HUTT OWLS HEAD
VIRGINIA L H MURDOCH LANDRY 40 30 D’ENTREMONT
W R FRASER RANNIE FRASER 40   RANNIE FRASER
W R FRASER 1 JOHN W FRASER 40 0 FG SAMPSON HULL
W R ROBERTS ALF PATTENGALE 34 60  
WANDA ART GILES 34 50  
WAVELETTE NAT BEATON 23 46 CLARKE BIG BRAS DOR
WEDGEWOOD BILL LEBLANC 42 90  
WENDY & CHRIS RON ERICKSON 40 70  
WENDY & GIRLS PAUL CARTWRIGHT 40 90 FG WEDGEPORT
WHITE CAP GEORGE BUNGAY JR 65    
WHO CARES OLIVER PEARL 32 40  
WIDE DARK BLUE EDMUND BOUDREAU   60  
WILLIAM T RYAN KEVIN CAPSTICK 40    
YNOT EARL PURVIS 32 60 MAIN A DIEU
YODELING RANGER SOL LEBLANC 38 40 KAISER BICKERTON
 Ellen FEdith M.F.   John A Fraser John A Fraser  32  30  Jack MacLellanDave MacLellan

Note 4: I will now very cautiously venture out and see if I can name some of the top fishermen who fished out of The Gut over the past 100 years or so. I will no doubt offend many who will rightly or wrongfully feel that they or their nominees belong on the list. If you do, please let me know with justification and I will consider including them. I am basing my selection on those men who were truly the professional fishermen. Men who fished from early Spring until late into the Fall and sometimes after New Years Day. They fished for a number of species and not just during the lobster or crab season and then hauled her up on the  beach.

The first family of fishermen that comes to mind are the Bungays and the Dugas Boys. Then there were the Marshes, Patengales, Jessomes, MacLeans, Beatons, Stubberts, LeBlancs, Ericksons, Reillys, Caldwells, Dandys, Gerows, McCreadys, Brodericks, Art Giles and Nat Beaton, Dugas, George Forrest, Moores, MacDonalds, Nicholsons, O’Sheas, Forrests, Gracies, Landrys, O’Tooles, Cartwrights, Oliver Pearl, Boutiliers, MacGraths, Boudreaus, Theriaults, Powers, Arsenaults, Devoes, Pearos, Peros, Burtons, Pacquets, Thurbides, Rolands, and the Buffets. Nat Beaton started fishing as a young lad of eight or nine, then took a break to go off and fight the Germans  in Europe and without missing a beat came back and returned to fishing.

Jim Broderick and his very good friend the late Ronnie Erickson come to my mind as trend setters and were true year round professional fishermen. They were among the first if not the first to go to school for navigation, and procured such high tech equipment, as radar, ship to shore radio, dept finders, GPS, electric hoists, modern traps, diesel power, modern gear and any number of other innovations. Jim fished with George Bungay Jr off Newfoundland, Anticosti, Sable Island etc for swordfish, codfish and halibut. I have a CD of George Bungay being interviewed about his fishing experiences. It is worth a fortune to hear his yarns – what a life he led. Jim fished for codfish, crab, scallops and lobster over the years. In later years others turned their hand to fishing on a fulltime basis and have become very successful such as Scott MacLellan, John W. Fraser, Paula Fraser, David Fraser and his boys, Walter Fraser followed by more Ericksons and I am sure others who I have not heard about.

 

 

 

Art Giles – Nat Beaton – Murdock ‘Doc’ Landry

“Delia H” 

 

 

The “Kathleen Caldwell” (outside) and the “Idea” (inside)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack MacLellan’s “Butterfly” abt 1930’s/1940’s

 

 

 

 

 

Nat Campbell ready for Swordfishing 1940’s

 

Gratten’s “Connie” at Bras d’Or Church abt 1940

 

 

20 Jul

OBITS – JUL 20, 2010

Posted by CAPER in Obituaries.

Obituaries for July 20th, 2010