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Names, Age, Description and present state of the Blacks, Melville Island
May 6th, 1816

No. - Names - State of Health - Age - Fit of Unfit for Work. - Remarks. - No. of Family

1 - John Morris - Rather weakly - 54 - Fit for light work - Father asthmatic; but could assist his wife (who is a stout woman,) in farming; He is anxious soon to be discharged - 2

2 - Arthur Bradly - good - 50 - Fit - Married to a healthy young Woman - 1

3 - Timothy Williams - Infirm - 84 - Unfit - This man is quite helpless, having none to take care of him - 0

4 - Peter Glasgow - pretty good - 56 - Fit for light work - has lately been discharged from Hospital, where he has frequently been with ulcers of his legs. He is not Married. - 0

5 - John Joseph - good - 22 - Fit - Has lost the toes of the left foot by Frost bite and has lately been discharged from Hospital. Unmarried. - 0

6 - John Rogers - good - 54 - Fit for light work - had the right hand Amputated 10 months ago. Unmarried. Could run messages. - 0

7 - Belfast Hunter - very good - 55 - Fit - A strong Athletic Man, was in [illegible] remained here since. Married to a young healthy woman - 1

8 - James Hamilton - " - 45 - Fit - Married to a young healthy Woman - 1

9 - Peter Bing - " - 40 - Fit - Married. His family almost altogether grown up. - 6

10 - Tho"s Farmer - bad - 34 - Unfit - has almost lost the use of his lower extremities from Disease of the spine; Is bed ridden for the most part. Married - 1

11 - Mark Taylor - very good - 34 - Fit - This Man has Lands allotted to him in Hammonds Plains; but left them in the latter end of Autumn & has since been here. - 0

Children of the Above
1 - Robert Page - Healthy - 12 - Fit for light work - Their Father at present in Hospital
2 - Margaret Page - 2
3 - Mariann Davis - Healthy - 18 - Fit for " - These five children, besides another in Service, are those children of Bing, whose wife is Healthy & fit to work.
4 - Hanna Davis - 14
5 - Venus Davis - 12
6 - Tho,s Davis - 6
7 - William Davis - 4
8 - Bertha Morris - Healthy - 8
9 - John Morris - 4
10 - Arab Hamilton - Healthy - 8
11 - William Rodgers - Healthy - 5 - Son to the Man who has his right hand Amputated