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Sir Francis Bacon and his associates formed the Newfoundland Colonization Company and in 1610 sent John Guy to found a colony in Newfoundland. He settled with 41 colonists at Cupids (then Cuper's Cove) in Conception Bay and in 1613 the first white child was born in Newfoundland .

The first permanent settlement grew up in the neighbourhood of St. John's, from Petty Harbour around Cape St. Francis to Holyrood in Conception Bay. St. John's was the chief port.

How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Newfoundland

1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early Newfoundland ships passenger lists are:

• Crew Lists Index 1863 - 1938 (Maritime History Archive)
• Passenger Lists For Trains and Vessels Associated with Newfoundland (Newfoundland's Grand Banks)
• Le Christophe to Newfoundland from La Rochelle 1535 (History of Our Ancestors)

2. Search ships passenger lists for ships departing Newfoundland for other ports:

• Captn. Doble's passengers from Newfoundland to Boston Massachusetts 1763 (Olive Tree)
• S. S. Saturnia, Glasgow to Montreal carrying soldiers from Newfoundland, 1919

3. Search Microfilmed Passenger Lists:

• French Regime, Passenger Lists on Microfilm for Newfoundland: 1786, 1819