In addition to cadastral maps for each Lot, the 1881 Meacham Atlas contained a "Patron's Directory" - I have a hunch that folks paid to have their names included in this section; it is far from complete! Entries are arranged by Lot number; each patron's entry contained the following information: NAME; LOCALITY, BUSINESS, POST OFFICE ADDRESS, NATIVITY and DATE OF SETTLEMENT.
Names were included in this file IF "nativity" was "IRELAND" and the "date of settlement" was 1845 or earlier. I've not been able to find out if "date of settlement" means the year the individual arrived in PEI or the year the individual "settled" on his (or her) property. I suspect the former is the case; my G-grandfather's entry gave the date of settlement as "1829" - Richard REID was born in PEI in that year.
In any case, the Irish folks listed below were ON The Island before 1846 (per their Patron's Directory listing).
SURNAME, Given | LOT | Address/Locality | Occupation | YofS |
AYERS, Michael | Lot 14 | Line Road, Wellington | farmer | 1812 |
BELL, Samuel | Lot 32 | Cornwall Rd, Cornwall | farmer | 1830 |
BELL, Thomas | Lot 67 | Ch'town Rd, Springfield | blacksmith | 1833 |
BOURKE, J. R., Sr. | Lot 49 | MillView | farmer | 1845 |
BRADY, James | ChRoy | Charlottetwon | farmer | 1843 |
BRENAN, John | Lot 18 | Darnley | farmer | 1829 |
BRENAN, William | Lot 19 | Margate Rd, Kensington | farmer | 1828 |
BROWN, John | Lot 61 | St Mary's Road | farmer | 1839 |
BURNS, Michael | Lot 48 | Forgans Hill, Monaghan | farmer | 1842 |
CALDWELL, John | Lot 17 | Summerside | carpenter | 1840 |
COADY, Lawrence | Lot 57 | NewTown Rd, Orwell | farmer | 1833 |
CODY, Andrew, Sr. | Lot 31 | West River, Cornwall | farmer | 1830 |
CONDON, John | Lot 30 | Green Rd, Bonshaw | farmer | 1842 |
CONNOLLY, James | lot 48 | Forgans Hill, Monaghan | farmer | 1842 |
CONROY, Nicholas | Lot 1 | Tignish | reg'r of deeds | 1835 |
COSGROVE, Patrick | Lot 21 | Millvale Rd, Granville | farmer | 1841 |
CROAKEN, Francis | Lot 26 | Middleton Rd, Middleton | farmer | 1802 |
CROZIER, James | Lot 17 | Summerside | grocer | 1830 |
CUNNINGHAM, Patrick | Lot 4 | So Kildare, Alberton | farmer | 1819 |
DAWSON, Richard | Lot 1 | Christophers Cross, Tignish | farmer, J. P. | 1802 |
DEGAN, Daniel | Lot 28 | Cape Traverse | farmer | 1828 |
DELANEY, Arthur | Lot 49 | Pisquid Road | farmer | 1844 |
DOUGAN, James | Lot 35 | Dougan Rd, Lot 35 | shoemaker/farmer | 1822 |
DOWLING, Patrick, Sr. | Lot 65 | SoShore Rd, 9-Mile Cross | farmer | 1822 |
DOYLE, Joseph | Lot 22 | St Ann's | farmer/carpenter | 1840 |
DRISCOLL, John, Esq. | Lot 28 | CapeTraverse | farmer | 1837 |
DUFFY, Catherine | Lot 27 | Anderson Rd, Somerset | wife/Thomas | 1834 |
DUFFY, Thomas | Lot 27 | Anderson Rd, Somerset | farmer | 1830 |
DUNN, Henry | Lot 63 | Murray Harbour North | farmer/fisherman | 1819 |
DUNN, Michael | Lot 49 | Albany Plain, Vernon River | farmer | 1839 |
DUNPHY, Thomas | Lot 19 | Margate Rd, Kensington | farmer | 1835 |
DWAN, Richard | Lot 41 | BayFortune Rd, Head-StPetersBay | farmer | 1845 |
FLOOD, John | Lot 48 | CrossRoads, Southport | farmer | 1833 |
FLYNN, Richard | Lot 42 | Fortune Rd, Farmington | farmer | 1839 |
FOLEY, William | Lot 65 | SoShore Rd, 9-Mile Cross | farmer | 1820 |
GAUL, P. | Lot 52 | Montague Bridge | merchant | 1840 |
HAGAN, John | Lot 21 | Millvale Rd, Granville | farmer | 1843 |
HAGAN, William | Lot 21 | Millvale Rd, Granville | farmer/carpenter | 1843 |
HARRINGTON, John | Lot 22 | NewLondon Rd, Hope River | farmer | 1829 |
HASLAN, William | Lot 67 | Ch'town Rd, Springfield | farmer/magistrate | 1818 |
HUGHES, Andrew | Lot 25 | Old Malpeque Rd, Norborough | farmer | 1812 |
HUGHES, Owen | Lot 67 | County Line | farmer | 1840 |
HUGHES, Patrick | Lot 35 | StPeter's Rd, Tracadie Cross | farmer | 1835 |
JELLY, John | Lot 17 | Linkletter Rd, StEleanor's | farmer | 1823 |
JOHNSON, John | Lot 19 | Margate Rd, Kensington | farmer | 1831 |
JOHNSTON, Richard | Lot 26 | Middleton Rd, Middleton | farmer | 1828 |
KELLY, Ann Clerkin | Lot 49 | Lake Verd, Monaghan | (ng) | 1849 |
KELLY, Edward | Lot 49 | Lake Verd, Monaghan | farmer | 1845 |
KELLY, John | Lot 29 | Kelly's Cross | cabinet maker | 1842 |
KELLY, Walter | Lot 52 | Georgetown Rd, New Perth | farmer | 1829 |
KELLY, Samuel | Lot 49 | Mt. Mellick, Pownal | farmer | 1819 |
LANE, Susan Dodd | Lot 49 | Hermitage, Vernon River | (ng) | 1844 |
LANNAN, John | Lot 65 | SoShore Rd, 9-Mile Cross | farmer | 1837 |
LARGE, Richard, Sr. | Lot 28 | Bedeque Rd, Albany | farmer | 1806 |
LARKIN, Dennis | Lot 41 | BayFortune Rd, Head-StPetersBay | farmer | 1842 |
LEONARD, Richard | Lot 32 | Tryon Rd, Cornwall | farmer | 1819 |
MANNING, Patrick | Lot 44 | New Zealand | farmer/ship carpenter | 1832 |
McADAM, Peter | Lot 48 | Donah, Johnston River | farmer/tailor | 1842 |
McCALLUM, John | Lot 48 | Southport | farmer | 1816 |
McCANN, Daniel | Lot 22 | NewLondon Rd, Hope River | farmer | 1840 |
McCARVILL, Thomas | Lot 27 | Anderson Rd, Somerset | farmer | 1842 |
McCLEARY, James | Lot 48 | Lake Verd, Monaghan | farmer | 1830 |
McCOURT, Peter | Lot 65 | Emyvale Corner, Emyvale | farmer | 1838 |
McDONALD, Alice | Lot 27 | Anderson Rd, Somerset | wife/Allen | 1833 |
McGRATH, Thomas | Lot 34 | Covehead Road | farmer | 1825 |
McGUIGAN, Michael | Lot 22 | NewLondon Rd, Hope River | farmer | 1841 |
McHALE, James | Lot 17 | Summerside | merchant | 1843 |
McKENNA, Owen | Lot 50 | Vernon River Bridge | farmer | 1842 |
McKENZIE, John | Lot 67 | Rose Valley | farmer | 1844 |
McLEER, Michael | Lot 22 | StPatrick's Rd, St Ann's | farmer | 1839 |
McNAUGHTON, Francis | Lot 32 | Cornwall | blacksmith | 1837 |
McTAGUE, James | Lot 39 | Morell | station master | 1845 |
McWADE, Henry | Lot 35 | Johnstons River | farmer | 1798 |
MEIKLE, James | Lot 32 | Malpeque Rd, Milton | farmer | 1843 |
MEIKLE, John | Lot 23 | Malpeque Rd, Darlington | farmer | 1843 |
MONAGHAN, John | Lot 48 | Georgetown Rd, Southport | farmer | 1819 |
MONAGHAN, Patrick | Lot 51 | St Mary's Road | farmer | 1842 |
MONAGHAN, Thomas | Lot 44 | New Zealand | farmer/saw mill | 1834 |
MULLIGAN, Patrick | Lot 26 | Middleton Rd, Middleton | farmer | 1831 |
MURPHY, Andrew | Lot 66 | Georgetown Rd, Summerville | farmer | 1834 |
MURPHY, John T. | Lot 26 | Newton Rd, Newton | farmer | 1838 |
MURPHY, Lawrence | Lot 65 | South Shore Rd, Ch'town | farmer | 1822 |
MURPHY, Matthew | Lot 50 | ChinaPoint Rd, Cherry Valley | farmer | 1832 |
MURRAY, Thomas | Lot 27 | Anderson Rd, Somerset | farmer | 1816 |
MUTCH, Mary | Lot 48 | Mermaid Farm | (ng) | 1827 |
NOONAN, Thomas | Lot 27 | Searletown Rd, Albany | farmer | 1823 |
O'BRIEN, Martin | Lot 3 | Western Rd, Alma | farmer | 1836 |
O'CALLAGHAN, Margaret P. | Lot 58 | Montague Cross | (ng) | 1830 |
O'CALLAGHAN, Thomas | Lot 38 | Montague Cross | farmer | 1825 |
O'DONNELL, Anthony | Lot 49 | Pisquid Rd | farmer | 1827 |
O'DONNELL, Ellen | Lot 49 | Pisquid Rd | (ng) | 1842 |
O'HALLORAN, Patrick | Lot 7 | Shore Road | farmer | 1818 |
O'ROURKE, James | Lot 3 | ORourke Rd, Kildare | farmer | 1842 |
POLLARD, Catherine | Lot 49 | Albany Plain, Summerville | (ng) | 1843 |
POLLARD, William | Lot 49 | Albany Plain, Summerville | farmer | 1843 |
POWERS, Martin | Lot 48 | Mermaid Cove, Mermaid Farm | farmer | 1842 |
PRAUGHT, Martin | Lot 49 | Albany Plain, Vernon River | farmer/carpenter | 1837 |
ROSS, Ann Phair | Lot 58 | Pinette Road, Pinette | (ng) | 1822 |
SCOTT, Patrick | Lot 65 | SoShore Rd, 9-Mile Cross | farmer | 1842 |
SHEA, J. MRS. | Lot 57 | Montague Rd, Montague Cross | (ng) | 1832 |
SMITH, James | Lot 26 | Anderson Rd, Bedeque | farmer | 1835 |
SMITH, James | Lot 36 | Fort Augustus | storekeeper | 1839 |
TRAINOR, Edward | Lot 35 | Johnstons River | farmer | 1839 |
TRAINOR, John | Lot 48 | Donah, Johnstons River | farmer | 1840 |
TRAINOR, Peter | Lot 35 | Johnstons River | farmet | 1839 |
TRAYNOR, James | Lot 35 | Millcove Road, Lot 35 | farmer | 1835 |
WEEKS, Henry | Lot 4 | So Kildare, Alberton | farmer | 1824 |
WYNN, Patrick | Lot 65 | Emyvale Corner, Emyvale | farmer | 1840 |
SOURCE: J. H. Meacham and Co., Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Province of Prince Edward Island, 1880; reprinted by Mika Publishing Company, Ontario, 1989.
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