There are also records from missionaries who visited the area to perform services.
For example, a missionary visited in 1830 and baptized eight people with the names of Dick and Sainsbury.
Later names that came to Pouch Island also included Cooze and Dyke.
[1] Pouch Island was a small and isolated community but was settled for its access to fishing grounds.
When the seal fishery took off in northern Bonavista Bay, Pouch Island, even though it was relatively small, became involved as well.