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Winterton (Scilly Cove) - History Timeline
1675 – John Petten, James Wicksell and Richard Hopkins employa total of 81 servants in Winterton. Richard Hopkins, who is married and has one child is the principal planter employing 60 servants.
1697 – French forces raided 4 dwellings in the settlement and apprehended a large quantity of fish and livestock.
1772 – Missionary James Balfour visits the community and is impressed. Describing the inhabitants of this "most Barbarous Lawless Place" as making it their "usual custom to divert themselves during Sundays, with the music of a Piper carried in parade thro’ the place".
1777 – The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel establishes a school, in order to discourage behavior such as that described by Missionary James Balfour.
1836 – Census records 223 residents, the majority belonging to the Church of England.
1845 – A Church of England church and school had been built.
1850’s – The Methodist Congregation builds a chapel.
1862 – A branch of the Heart’s Content Fishermen’s Club is opened (later the Society of United Fishermen, S.U.F ).
1869 – Population increases to 560 residents. Common Family names include: Andrews, Banton, Downey, Evans, French, George, Green, Gregory, Hindy, Hiscock, Kelland, Parrott, Piercey, Pinhorn, Pitcher, Tucker and Walker.
1891 – The Salvation Army is present in Winterton, and attracts a substantial following.
1921 – The population of Winteron is over 1000 people.
1934 – E.J. Green & Co. opens a fish processing plant. they begin as general merchants and gradually expand into the export trade in cod oil. Later they operate a fresh-frozen fish plant.
1970’s (late) – Renewal of the fishery and employment is found at fish plants in Winterton, Hant’s Harbour and Bay de Verde. Boat building continues to be an important industry, builders are supplied by the Reid Brothers mill.
1990’s (early) – At their Winterton plant, E.J. Green and Sons Ltd. processes ground fish, herring, mackerel, capelin and squid.
