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The de Ste Croix Family Home Page

Updated August 5, 2002

 Richard Irving de St. Croix
RR # 1, 6473 Second Line Road South
KARS, Ontario K0A 2E0
Canada
613-489-2316
rdestcroix@cyberus.ca

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This home page will include the family names, de Ste Croix, Bertram, Godfray, Blackhall and Kerr.
The de Ste Croix ancestors came from the Island of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. I have records back to 1660 of my ancestors who lived in Grouville, Jersey. I am interested in finding more information on when the name came to Jersey and from where. My father always said that his ancestors came originally from Normandy France.

The Blackhall ancestors came from Aberdeen, Scotland to Canada in 1812.. The Kerr ancestors came from Locherbie, Dumfrieshire, Scotland to Canada in 1818.

More information can be found on the "Streambend" web site:
<http:www.cyberus.ca/~rdestcroix>

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  • The Brigantine Hibernica (91 KB)
    My father Nicolas Francois de Ste Croix left the Island of Jersey in 1888 on the Hibernica to come to Canada to work for the Fruing Company in New Brunswick. He was fifteen years of age.
  • Bayview Cottage, Le Hurel, Grouville, Jersey (16 KB)
    The original Bayview Cottage was located on La Grande Route de Sablons at Le Hurel, Grouville, Jersey. The cottage was built in 1807 by Nicolas de Ste Croix on Amy family property when he married Jeanne Amy. Bayview Cottage was the birthplace of my father Nicolas Francois de Ste Croix. Permission was granted to a developer to demolish the building in 1991 provided it was rebuilt close to the original site the appearance and character of the original would be maintained.
  • The new Bayview Cottage (15 KB)
    The new Bayview Cottage was built near the site of the original cottage and it is fine replica of the old building.
  • The Blackhall House in the Acadian Village (38 KB)
    James Blackhall built his house into the side of the hill to provide protection from the Northwest winds as was the custom in Scotland. It was built in 1822 and it was the first frame house to be built in Caraquet, New Brunswick. The house was move to the Acadian Historical Village in 1976. It is the only non-Acadian building in the village.
  • Caraquet Lighthouse built in 1870 (97 KB)
    Thomas Kerr was the first lighthouse keeper for the Caraquet Lighthouse built in 1870. In 1873, Thomas Kerr was drowned crossing from the Caraquet mainland to the lighthouse in a small boat.
 

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