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There is little documentation on the early life of Jeremiah Caffery (1794-1844), teacher. He was invited by his uncle, Rev. Alexander FitzGerald, to join him in Newfoundland. Following his arrival, Caffery was sent by his uncle to study for the priesthood at a seminary in Nicolet, Quebec. Caffery was not ordained, however. He chose to go to Halifax, Nova Scotia where he worked as a teacher until his death on 19 October 1844.

Lydia Campbell (1818-1904) was born in Mulligan, Groswater Bay, Labrador in 1918. At the age of 75, she wrote accounts of her life in Labrador through the persuasion of Rev. Arthur C. Waghorne. This work was published in the Evening Telegram in 1894. Lydia Campbell's writings represent the first published writings of a native Labrador resident. Her diary, covering the years 1818-1989, was published by Them Days in 1980 and in 2000 by Killick Press.

Captain Francis Poole was born in West Hartlepool, Northern England, and went to sea during his teens as an apprentice on a merchant ship. In the First World War he served in the Royal Navy. Between wars he sailed mostly in the Far East. In World War II he transferred to the Canadian Navy and was stationed on the East Coast as a Lieutenant – Commander on destroyers and also did convey work. Captain Poole was the Harbour Master with the Federal Government at Goose Bay, Labrador, during the 1950’s and 1960’s after he had retired from the Canadian Pacific. He published articles about his experiences for marine and navy journals and for Them Days Magazine, and also wrote a large manuscript about his life at sea. May 11, 1996, Captain Poole celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veteran’s Hospital in the Ste. Anne de Bellevue near Montreal, Quebec.

Ellen Carbery (1845-1915), businesswoman and poet, was born in Turk's Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, in 1845, the youngest daughter of Bridget (Power) and James Carbery. She died on 5 September 1915.

When her mother died in 1856, Carbery was sent to live with her father's cousins, William and Mary Talbot, of Harbour Grace, who had no children of their own. William Talbot had been a school teacher and a Liberal Member of the House of Assembly (MHA) between 1852-59. Carbery received her education in Harbour Grace at the school operated by the Presentation Sisters, graduating in 1863.

In 1865 Carbery moved to St. John's where she worked in the women's department of Peters, Badcock, Roche & Company, becoming an expert in women's clothing, millinery and accessories. On 27 April 1887, she opened her own store, the Ladies Emporium, located on the ground floor of the Atlantic Hotel on Duckworth Street.

At the time the major suppliers of women's clothes, hats and accessories to Newfoundland in the late 1880s were British wholesalers who distributed through general department stores. To acquire stock, male buyers were sent to England several times a year. Carbery broke with tradition by going to England herself to acquire her stock.

Carbery's Ladies Emporium was destroyed in the St. John's fire of 1892. She re-opened her business at 13 Queen Street. In 1901, she relocated to 199 Water Street where she remained for the rest of her business life.

On 15 July 1915, Carbery left St. John's for her summer buying trip. While in England she also visited Newfoundland soldiers. She left Liverpool aboard the Hesperian on 4 September 1915. Later that night the vessel was hit by a torpedo from a German submarine. The ship did not sink immediately, giving passengers time to get into lifeboats. Carbery made it into one of the lifeboats, but she died before daybreak from the effects of exhausion and shock.

Carbery was recognized for her talent as a poet and as a correspondent to various newspapers. Approximately 70 poems and 24 articles have been found in local publications.

John Cardoulis (1926-1997), fire fighter, fire instructor and fire commissioner, and writer, was born in West Lynn, Massachusetts, the son of Nicholas and Anna (Kelly) Cardoulis. He married Doreen Jackman of Grand Falls, Newfoundland. They had eight children. He died in St. John's in September 1997.

Cardoulis was the son of a Greek-American immigrant tailor and a Newfoundland-born girl from Glenwood who met and married in the United States. When John was eight years old, his mother returned to Newfoundland and raised her family in Windsor. John Cardoulis retained his American citizenship. When he was about 18 years old, he was drafted into the American Air Force, Northeast Air Command. He graduated from the Denver Fire Instructors' School and served sixteen years in the fire services of several American military bases and. later, with the civil service. He worked at military bases in the United States, as well as Thule (Greenland), Goose Bay (Labrador), Harmon Field (Stephenville), and Pepperell (St. John's).

In 1960 Cardoulis accepted employment in St. John's with J.C. Pratt Ltd. selling fire equipment. He also continued to work in the field of fire investigation in Newfoundland, serving as Provincial Fire Commissioner (1978-86). Cardoulis maintained a strong association with the US military as a consultant on firefighting and as a member of the American Legion.

In 1977-78, Cardoulis served in the Department of Canada Command, with administrative authority over American Legion posts, a jurisdiction that also included Ireland and Australia. Cardoulis was especially interested in the American presence in Newfoundland during and after World War II. Cardoulis published two books, A Friendly Invasion: The Americans in Newfoundland, 1940-1990 (St. John's, 1990) and A Friendly Invasion II: A Personal Touch (St. John's, 1993). He prepared a third manuscript on the American military in Newfoundland which is yet unpublished.

James William Carmichael (1819-1903), businessman, shipowner and politician, was born on 16 December 1819 at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, son of James Carmichael and Christian (McKenzie) Carmichael. He married Maria Jane (McColl) on 5 June 1851 and they had six children. Carmichael died 1 May 1903 at New Glasgow.

Carmichael attended Pictou Academy. He became a clerk in his father's business and, in the early 1850s, gradually assumed management of the family mercantile and shipping interests. By 1854 the firm was known as J .W. Carmichael and Company. Carmichael registered his first vessel, the Helen Stairs in 1851, and, between 1857 and 1869, built at least fourteen more vessels. By the 1870s his shipbuilding yards were the most prominent in Pictou County. He constructed his largest vessel, the 1174 ton Thiorva, in 1876.

Carmichael invested in other local business, including a steam sawmill and a tannery company. He was agent for the Bank of Nova Scotia (1866-86), president of the New Glasgow Marine Insurance Association, and chair of the New Glasgow Underwriters' Association. By diversifying his investments, Carmichael maintained a strong position in the Pictou economy.

In 1867 Carmichael was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature as the Liberal member (MLA) for Pictou, and an opponent of confederation. He lost his seat in 1872, was re-elected in 1874, and was defeated in 1878, 1882, and 1896. Carmichael was appointed to the Senate (1898-1903). He was active in the community life of New Glasgow, taking part in various religious, civic and charitable organizations.

The firm of J. W. Carmichael continued after the death of James and his son. In 1962 the firm went into voluntary liquidation, bequeathing $670,000 to charitable organizations.

Patrick A. Carolan (1845-1895), Catholic priest, was born in Mullagh, Ireland, on 8 April 1845. He studied for the priesthood at All Hallows College, Dublin, Ireland, and Propaganda College, Rome, from 1867 to 1872.

Carolan was ordained a priest in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, on 29 September 1872 by Bishop Henry Carfagnini of Harbour Grace. His first pastoral appointment was as curate at the cathedral parish in Harbour Grace. He was appointed parish priest of Trinity in 1878 and ministered there until he died in 1895.

Reuben Carpenter (1911-2001) master shipbuilder, designer, vessel inspector, was born in Little Catalina, Newfoundland on 21 June 1911, son of Annie (Tippett) and Philip Carpenter. Reuben Carpenter married twice. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Dalton and they had three children: Winnie, Marcie and Pearl. His second marriage was to Ducile Johnson and they had five children: Joe, Louise, Bruce, Marie, and Joan. Carpenter died in Port Union, Newfoundland on 18 May 2001.

Between the mid 1940s and 1965, Carpenter worked at the Clarenville Shipyard where he designed and built ships, including the "Splinter Fleet" and the Philip E. Lake, the last of the Newfoundland banking schooners. In 1965, Reuben Carpenter moved his family from Clarenville to Port Union and opened Carpenter's Shipyard. In the 1970s, Carpenter also worked for the Government of Newfoundland as a boat inspector, and in Postville, Labrador where he was involved in vessels construction.

Carpenter retired to Port Union where he died in 2001.

George Cartwright (1739-1819) was a trader and explorer born in Marnham, England, the second of ten children of William Cartwright and Anne Cartwright. He was one of Labrador's best-known early settlers. He voyaged to Newfoundland while a captain in the British army and explored its interior. He foresaw the extinction of the Beothuk people and the Great Auk due to the assault of Europeans. By 1770, Cartwright had quit his position in the army and joined a partnership with Lieutenant Lucas Perkins and Jeremiah Coglan to trap, hunt, fish, and trade with the Inuit of Labrador. Cartwright had friendly relations with the Inuit and when he returned to England in 1772, a party of seven Inuit went with him, six of whom died of smallpox. While residing in Labrador Cartwright wrote "A Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador" which contains more information about the environment of Labrador and his daily hunts rather than his business transactions. In 1784, George Cartwright went bankrupt and returned to England and it is unknown if he ever returned to Labrador. He spent his latter years in Nottingham, employed as a barrack-master known as "Old Labrador". he died unmarried in 19 May 1819 in nearby Mansfield. For a more complete biography see Dictionary of Canadian Biography http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cartwright_george_5E.html

Margaret Jane Hill (Mayo) Chancey (1871/2-1941), diarist, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, the daughter of Rebecca (Butler) and William Mayo, and the youngest of three children. On 8 August 1901 Margaret married Lloyd Tocque Chancey of St. John's, a barber. They had three sons and one daughter. Lloyd Chancey died on 26 September 1931. Margaret Mayo Chancey died on 19 September 1941.

The Mayo family lived at 31 Cookstown Road, a middle-class residential area in St. John's and attended Gower Street Methodist Church. There is little information for Margaret Mayo's life, beyond the activities detailed in her diary. It is likely that she attended the Methodist Academy on Long's Hill. There is no indication in the diary that she worked following the completion of school. Her days, as recorded in her diary, were typically filled with shopping, visiting and attending church services and other church- related functions.

Following her marriage in 1901, Margaret and Lloyd Chancey lived at Richmond Cottage on Freshwater Road, but following the death of her father, the family moved in with Margaret's mother, Rebecca. She also began attending her husband's church, the Congregational Church, Queen's Road, where she sang in the choir. She died in 1941, following a lengthy illness.