Westcountrymen in
Prince Edward's Isle
A Fragment of the Great Migration
Basil Greenhill
Ann Giffard
Introduction by Marven Moore
This classic, first-of-its-kind study of merchant shipping
sheds light on the manner in which the rapid development
of shipbuilding in Prince Edward Island played a significant
part in Canada’s early history.  James Yeo, Senior, once a
village labourer in his native Cornwall, came to the colony
and quickly amassed a fortune from shipbuilding and the
shipping trade.  His rough-and-ready business deals
spawned his mercurial rise to prominence in the colony.
(His home, Port Hill, is now a shipbuilding museum.)

First published in 1967, this book originated from an idea
by Ann Giffard and was jointly executed by this husband
and wife team.   It connects the burgeoning expansion of
shipbuilding in the colonies with the settlers’ hometown in
Devon, and explains why, when Britain was cut off from
supplies of wood in Europe, shipbuilding suddenly took
hold in Canada.  It is a unique study that shows local
history is an important window into the interconnected
world of economic development.
  • Halifax, 2003, reprint.  
  • Soft cover.
  • 248 pages, 5 1/2" X 8 1/2".
  • Illustrations, appendices, index.
  • Item No. 09-07-001
  • Price $24.95 Canadian
This book presents the stories of several Island families
who were active in the shipbuilding industry during the
1800's.  Included are the families of: Burnard, Cambridge,
Chanter, Chapman, Ellis, Haviland, Heard, Hill, Peake,
Ramsay, Richards, and Yeo.

Foreword
List of Illustrations
Author's Note
Prologue

PART ONE: THE MERCHANT PRINCE AND THE ISLAND
Chapter 1: The Merchant Prince
Chapter 2: The Island
Chapter 3: The Voyage of the Peter & Sarah
Chapter 4: The Heir to Thomas Burnard

PART TWO: THE SMALL ROBBER BARON
Chapter 5: The Kilkhampton Carrier
Chapter 6: Thomas Chanter and the First Exodus
Chapter 7: The Honourable Member
Chapter 8: The Ledger Giant of Port Hill
Chapter 9: How the Captains got Their Bread
Chapter 10: Two Fiddles and No Plow
Chapter 11: The Driver of the Government

Epilogue

APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Key to the Quotations
Appendix 2: The Writing and the Sources

Acknowledgements
Index
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