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Trammer, Newfoundland and Labrador

Coordinates: 47°35′50.6″N 55°00′49.9″W / 47.597389°N 55.013861°W / 47.597389; -55.013861
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Trammer
Tremor
Abandoned Town
Trammer is located in Newfoundland
Trammer
Trammer
Location of Trammer in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°35′50.6″N 55°00′49.9″W / 47.597389°N 55.013861°W / 47.597389; -55.013861
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision 2
Census subdivisionDivision 2
Population
 (1921)
 • Total4[1]
Time zoneUTC– 3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
BayFortune Bay

Trammer (sometimes spelled Tremor or Tranmer) is an abandoned town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a peak population of 15 in 1901.[1]

History

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Located near the resettled community of Femme in Fortune Bay, Trammer was first settled in the 1870s by the family of James Evans.[1] Never a large town, it first appears in the census of 1884 with a small population of 6 with the Handrigan, Paul and Osmond families being the only other occupants from that first census until the turn of the century.[2][1][3] By the turn of the 20th century, Trammer's residents were active in the fishery, particularly that of cod, herring, and lobster.[1]

Demographics

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Trammer Population By Year
  1884 Census     6[1]  
  1891 Census     12[4]  
  1901 Census     15[1]  
  1911 Census     4[1]  
  1921 Census     4[5]  

After 1921 and the death of its primary resident, James Evans, the community of Trammer was abandoned.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 5 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. p. 406. ISBN 9780920508145. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Newfoundland 1921 Census Bay du Nord, Fortune Bay District". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "POST 1891 REGISTRATION RECORDS Fortune Bay District". Newfoundland Grand Banks. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1891, Table I. Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. 1893. p. 326.
  5. ^ Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1921, Table I. St. John's, Nfld: Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 326. Retrieved 28 November 2021.