Newhook, Charles
(1752-1799). Shipbuilder. Born England? The first of a line
of master shipbuilders working in the Trinity area to 1867, Newhook
came to Newfoundland from Europe around 1777 to work for the mercantile
firm of Benjamin Lester qv. An 1808 note in the register of
St. Paul's Anglican Church in Trinity indicates that the name Newhook
is from the French Huguenot name Nuik, and it is generally agreed
that the first Charles Newhook was of French extraction. While Newhook's
principal residence was in Trinity, it is possible that he wintered
in New Harbour to cut timber and to build ships, and that several
of his children were born there. Three of his sons,
Charles qv,
William and James, also became master shipbuilders.
- Elizabeth J. Bennett (1973),
- Garry J. Cranford (1983),
- ET (June 17, 1965),
- NQ (Mar. 1959).
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