Grandique Ferry, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Grandique Ferry is a former community in Richmond County
, Nova Scotia
.
Currently classed a "locality" by the provincial government, it is situated on the northern shore of the Lennox Passage near Louisdale
, opposite Grandique Point on Isle Madame
.
The name "Grandique" is derived from the French meaning for "big ditch" or "big bank".
The Diocese was in Arichat from 1844 to 1886. The seat of the diocese was transferred to Antigonish around 1886 and it happened under Bishop John Cameron.
According to mission records Grandique Ferry had population of 76 in 1821. There were 44 adults and 32 children. River Bourgeois had a population of 58 in 1821.
This wouldn't be the back road of Grandique on the Island. River Bourgeois was an established community since the late 18th century.
In the summer of 1827, news that a new road was about to be built between the Grandique Ferry harbour on the Lennox Passage and the Ship Harbour road. The Harbour in 1827 was known as the Grandique Ferry . Travel to Arichat, the Gut of Canso and points west would soon become more tolerable.
According to the 1861 census, there were 13 polling stations in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. Grandique Ferry (Louisdale) had no polling station. It was in with D'Escousse, because all of route 320 was in this polling station. D'Escousse had a population of 1173 in 1861. In 1881, D'Escousse had a population of 1492. In 1956, it was only 228. In 1956, they counted the population of Louisdale and other places on route 320 separate. Louisdale had a population of 736 in 1956. The combined total of seven other places on route 320 had population of 937 in 1956. Louisdale's (Grandique Ferry) population was added with all the route 320 places in the 19th century.
According Marriages from the Nova Scotia
Board of Statistics compiled by the Nova Scotia
government, there was a church in Grandique Ferry in 1886. Maude Fixott and Nicholas White from PEI
were married in Grandique Ferry on September 7 , 1886.
. In the Journal of Education book by the Nova Scotia Department of Education
in 1905, they mention the places with schools in Richmond County
. No.18. was Grandique Ferry. The next one was No. 21 Basin. There was no Barachios St. Louis or Louisdale. In the Journal of Education book by the Nova Scotia Department of Education
in 1908, they mention the list of schools in Richmond County
. They had No. 18 Grandique Ferry and No. 19 was Louisdale.
The Louisdale area was known as Barachois St. Louis. The name was changed by act of the provincial legislature on April 7, 1905. The Act stated, " The settlement or district in the county of Richmond, now known as Barachois, St. Louis, shall hereafter be known and designated Louisdale".
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
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Currently classed a "locality" by the provincial government, it is situated on the northern shore of the Lennox Passage near Louisdale
Louisdale, Nova Scotia
Louisdale is a Canadian rural community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on Cape Breton Island at the centre of a French-Acadian region. Founded mainly by families from nearby Petit-de-Grat, its early settlers were primarily of Acadian and, from the early 19th century,...
, opposite Grandique Point on Isle Madame
Isle Madame
Isle Madame is a Canadian island located at off the southeastern corner of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.The island was settled by France as part of its colony of Île-Royale . It is presumed to have been named for Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of France's King Louis XIV. After the fall...
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The name "Grandique" is derived from the French meaning for "big ditch" or "big bank".
History
Grand Digue Ferry was a mission of Arichat in the early 19th century. There is a Grandique on Isle Madame, which claimed they had the mission. It was Grandique Ferry that had the mission according to Bishop John Cameron,in an article in the May 22, 1969, edition of the Antigonish Casket. It was about the History of L'Ardoise Parish. He wrote that the idea was eventually when a cleric was available to establish a parish to administer to the people of St. Peters Bay area from Grand Digue Ferry to L'Ardoise.The Diocese was in Arichat from 1844 to 1886. The seat of the diocese was transferred to Antigonish around 1886 and it happened under Bishop John Cameron.
According to mission records Grandique Ferry had population of 76 in 1821. There were 44 adults and 32 children. River Bourgeois had a population of 58 in 1821.
This wouldn't be the back road of Grandique on the Island. River Bourgeois was an established community since the late 18th century.
In the summer of 1827, news that a new road was about to be built between the Grandique Ferry harbour on the Lennox Passage and the Ship Harbour road. The Harbour in 1827 was known as the Grandique Ferry . Travel to Arichat, the Gut of Canso and points west would soon become more tolerable.
According to the 1861 census, there were 13 polling stations in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. Grandique Ferry (Louisdale) had no polling station. It was in with D'Escousse, because all of route 320 was in this polling station. D'Escousse had a population of 1173 in 1861. In 1881, D'Escousse had a population of 1492. In 1956, it was only 228. In 1956, they counted the population of Louisdale and other places on route 320 separate. Louisdale had a population of 736 in 1956. The combined total of seven other places on route 320 had population of 937 in 1956. Louisdale's (Grandique Ferry) population was added with all the route 320 places in the 19th century.
According Marriages from the Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
Board of Statistics compiled by the Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
government, there was a church in Grandique Ferry in 1886. Maude Fixott and Nicholas White from PEI
Prince Edward Island
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were married in Grandique Ferry on September 7 , 1886.
Early 20th century
In the early 20th century, Grandique Ferry was still a separate settlement in Richmond County, Nova ScotiaRichmond County, Nova Scotia
Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....
. In the Journal of Education book by the Nova Scotia Department of Education
Nova Scotia Department of Education
The Nova Scotia Department of Education is a department of the Government of Nova Scotia responsible for overseeing education institutions in the province...
in 1905, they mention the places with schools in Richmond County
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....
. No.18. was Grandique Ferry. The next one was No. 21 Basin. There was no Barachios St. Louis or Louisdale. In the Journal of Education book by the Nova Scotia Department of Education
Nova Scotia Department of Education
The Nova Scotia Department of Education is a department of the Government of Nova Scotia responsible for overseeing education institutions in the province...
in 1908, they mention the list of schools in Richmond County
Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....
. They had No. 18 Grandique Ferry and No. 19 was Louisdale.
The Louisdale area was known as Barachois St. Louis. The name was changed by act of the provincial legislature on April 7, 1905. The Act stated, " The settlement or district in the county of Richmond, now known as Barachois, St. Louis, shall hereafter be known and designated Louisdale".
External links
- (Picture taken in 1903 from Lennox Passage near Bridge. Heading Grandique Ferry - Isle Madame. Image from Freshwater and Marine Image Bank.)
- http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/epb/sfish/maps/ns/high/ns90203.jpg Map with Grandique Ferry on it.
- http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/index.html
- http://www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625/nshist00.html
- http://archiver.rootsweb.com/
- http://web.syr.edu/~elgalvin/gen/
- http://lardoise.netfirms.com/index.html#L'Ardoise%20index
- http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca
- http://www.gov.ns.ca/
- Mail Contracts October 13, 1888