Thistles from Boot Harbour: The Thistles are one of the oldest business familys in Newfoundland. Thistle business roots have been traced from the 1600s to the present day.

Thistle Family Reunion

September 15. 2012

Battle Harbour

150th Anniversary of Frederick and

Elizabeth Thistles Wedding.

email: kevinthistle@eastlink.ca

Travel back in time when Frederick and Elizabeth followed in the footsteps of their ancestors fishing the Labrador on their schooners. Learn about Captain William Thistle, Fredericks grandfather, who was one of Conception Bays prominent vessel owners. Learn about Thomas and Amy Thistle who were established land owners in Harbour Grace in the 1700s. Learn about the legendary Princess Sheila Na Geira, and how the Boot Harbour Thistles are related to her. Learn why some historians believe the Thistles were here before Cabot. Learn how Frederick and Elizabeth settled in Boot Harbour, in 1867, and started a lineage of Thistle business people that has lasted 6 generations, including the builder of the Barnes engine, a Queens Printer, and a family business that once employed 500 people