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Archival description
Family history
CA NL0058 2.0 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

This series contains the culmination of Gordon Myles research on the Billard, Kinslow, Miles/Myles, Melbourne and McDonald/MacDonald families. The files include some research material, completed questionnaires and notes, but are mainly drafts and final typescript monographs on the descendants of his Newfoundland ancestors. The series is arranged into sub-series by family name.

Name files
CA NL0058 6.0 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

This series consists of the research files for each family and individual included in Myles' study. The files contain research material and notes, pedigree charts, handwritten and typed text. The files are organized by family name and given name and arranged alphabetically.

CA NL0058 3.0 · Series · [198?-199?]
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

This series consists of files relating to the community of Grand Bruit on the south coast of Newfoundland. The files contain research material and monographs, and have been arranged in two sub-series. The research material was collected from a variety of published and unpublished sources. The monographs were compiled by Gordon Myles in 1988. The sub-series are: 1. Research Material and Research Notes; 2. Monographs.

Research material
CA NL0058 7.0 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

Series contains photocopied documents, research material and notes relevant to Myles family research. The files are organized by subject based on the form or source of the information.

Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles
Fonds · 1984-1996

The fonds consist of Gordon Myles' family and community research files. It includes an exhaustive collection of genealogical material as well as some completed family histories and a history of the community of Grand Bruit on the south coast of Newfoundland. The main families included in Myles study are the Billards, Kinslows, Myles/Miles, MacDonald /McDonalds and Melbournes. The research material consists of photocopies from parish records, cemetery inscriptions, census, land grants, newspapers, directories, yearbooks and published material. Myles' research notes are meticulously compiled and organized, and include questionnaires, pedigree charts, data sheets containing vital statistics and draft monographs.

All the material was collected or created between 1984 and 1996. In the case of photocopies and transcripts, the dates of the original material are included in the file level description.

The fonds has been organized into seven series and sub-series to clarify the original order. Order within the files has been maintained. Series are: 1. Correspondence. 2. Family history. 3. Community history, Grand Bruit. 4. Vital statistics. 5. Family records (genealogies). 6. Name files. 7. Research material.

Myles, Gordon (Sydney Gordon)
Family records
CA NL0058 5.0 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

The series consists of three groups of records which are compiled by individual family. It includes family group records, family trees and pedigree charts, and genealogies collected by the Reverend Joseph Small, a Church of England Minister, who traveled along the coast.

The series is arranged in three sub-series. They are: 1. Family Group Records, 2. Family Trees, 3. Small's Genealogy.

Vital Statistics
CA NL0058 4.0 · Series · Transcribed 1984-1996 (originally created ?)
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

This series contains information on births, deaths and marriages for the south coast of Newfoundland. Early returns cover the area from Hermitage Bay to Port aux Basques. Later returns concentrate on the part of the coast from Burgeo to Channel/Port aux Basques. The information is in the form of transcripts, data sheets and photocopies. The data contains a complete account of the families of the part of the south coast included in the study. An index to surnames is included in the finding aid.

The files are arranged in four sub-series: SPG Returns; Cemetery notes; Parish registers; Vital statistics.

Correspondence
CA NL0058 1.0 · Series · 1984-1996
Part of Gordon (Sydney Gordon) Myles

The correspondence consists of letters relating entirely to Gordon Myles family research activities. They represent an organized search for information from a wide range of relatives, family acquaintances and people sharing his family name(s), as well as from archival repositories and libraries. As the research grew, the circle widened to include correspondents from all over North America.

Many of the outgoing letters were accompanied by a detailed, customized questionnaire, blank copies of which were kept with the outgoing correspondence. Replies were attached to the outgoing correspondence, and the completed questionnaires were filed in the appropriate family file. The blank questionnaires have been removed from the correspondence, but have been retained in file 1.11 in this series. The correspondence is arranged chronologically by the date of the outgoing letter.