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Generations of Somerton
E.R. Seary's Book of Newfoundland Names
A surname of England from Old English sumortün - summer dwelling, a place to which cattle were taken and people removed during the summer, or from the English place name Somerton (Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Suffolk). (Cottle, Ekwall). See also Somers.
In Newfoundland
Early instances:
 | James Summers, merchant of St. John's, ?1765,1768 (CO 194.16, DPHW 26C) |
| Thomas Somerton, in possession of property in fishery at Portugal Cove, 1794-1795), (Census 1794-5) |
| Elizabeth ? Summers, of Portugal Cove, 1807 (Nfld. Archives BRC) |
| Agnes ?Somers, of Belle Isle (now Bell Island), 1813 (Nfld. Archives BRC) |
| Thomas Summers, from Paulpesty Parish (unidentified) (Co. Wexford), married at St. John's, 1815 (Nfld. Archives BRC) |
| John, of King's Cove, 1816 (Nfld. Archives KCRC) |
| Catherine, from Co. Wexford, married at Catalina, 1827 (Nfld. Archives KCRC) |
| Judith, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1827 (Nfld. Archives HGRC) |
| Edward, of Harbour Main, 1828 (Nfld. Archives BRC) |
| William, of Hants Harbour, 1828 (DPHW 59) |
| George Summers or Somers, "sometimes known a Somerton," of Portugal Cove, 1830, 1838 (DPHW 26B, 30) |
| Joseph Summers, planter of Flat Rock (Carbonear), 1836 (DPHW 48) |
| Thomas, from England, planter of Portugal Cove, died 1837 (Times 9 Aug 1837) |
| Peter Summers or Somers, of Blow-me-down (Carbonear), 1849, of Otterbury (Carbonear), 1856 (DPHW 49) |
| Milo Summers, from New Ross (Co. Wexford), of Harbour Main, 1851 (Newfoundlander 27 Mar 1851) |
| Philip Somers, of Topsail, 1871 (Lovell) |
| John Summers, butcher and cattle dealer of Brigus, 1871 (Lovell) |
| James of Random Sound, 1871 (Lovell) |
| John, of Victoria Village, 1871 (Lovell) |
| From family, relatives and friends. |
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