Knight's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Knight's Cove is a village located southwest of Bonavista and west of Catalina. The first Postmistress was Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh in 1952. It had a population of 161 in 1951.
Some Bonavista Bay nomenclature which appears to be linked with 17th-century settlers include... Knight's Cove (John Knight- Bonavista 1675 ( see map )." From my notes from a book on Newfoundland settlement by the English, says about the naming of some communities: Knights Cove is a community in Blackhead Bay, approximately 20 km southwest of Bonavista. Knights Cove was probably first settled in the 1790s or early 1800s by families from nearby King's Cove qv. At that time King's Cove was growing rapidly and several outlying coves were settled for shore space to prosecute the inshore fishery. Settlement was also attracted to Knights Cove by the availability of land for gardens and livestock, as surplus produce found a ready market in King's Cove. Families that moved from King's Cove included the Aylwards, Ryans and Walshes. Knights Cove had a population of 48 by the first Census in 1836. By 1857 the number of inhabitants had risen to 96 people, occupying nine fishing rooms, with two full-time farmers and four lumbermen. There was a Roman Catholic school/chapel between Knights Cove and Stock Cove qv. Barbara Pederson
"Established as a Church of England and Roman Catholic community sometime before 1836, Knight's Cove may have inherited its name from that of the Reverend Richard Knight, D.D. (1788-1860), a much loved resident of Bonavista in the years before 1820. There is, however, a more colorful local tradition attributing the name to a corruption of 'Night's Cove'. According to a local story, merchants doing business in neighbouring Stock Cove found the attractions of Knight's Cove more welcome for a night's stopover." ("Deck's Awash", Mar./Apr. '84) Barbara Pederson
Some Bonavista Bay nomenclature which appears to be linked with 17th-century settlers include... Knight's Cove (John Knight- Bonavista 1675 ( see map )." From my notes from a book on Newfoundland settlement by the English, says about the naming of some communities: Knights Cove is a community in Blackhead Bay, approximately 20 km southwest of Bonavista. Knights Cove was probably first settled in the 1790s or early 1800s by families from nearby King's Cove qv. At that time King's Cove was growing rapidly and several outlying coves were settled for shore space to prosecute the inshore fishery. Settlement was also attracted to Knights Cove by the availability of land for gardens and livestock, as surplus produce found a ready market in King's Cove. Families that moved from King's Cove included the Aylwards, Ryans and Walshes. Knights Cove had a population of 48 by the first Census in 1836. By 1857 the number of inhabitants had risen to 96 people, occupying nine fishing rooms, with two full-time farmers and four lumbermen. There was a Roman Catholic school/chapel between Knights Cove and Stock Cove qv. Barbara Pederson
"Established as a Church of England and Roman Catholic community sometime before 1836, Knight's Cove may have inherited its name from that of the Reverend Richard Knight, D.D. (1788-1860), a much loved resident of Bonavista in the years before 1820. There is, however, a more colorful local tradition attributing the name to a corruption of 'Night's Cove'. According to a local story, merchants doing business in neighbouring Stock Cove found the attractions of Knight's Cove more welcome for a night's stopover." ("Deck's Awash", Mar./Apr. '84) Barbara Pederson