Winsor, Newfoundland and Labrador


Winsor is a settlement in the municipality of New-Wes-Valley in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Winsor Family

The community is named for the John Winsor who first settled in nearby Swain's Island in 1810.
During the 19th and early 20th Century many members of the Winsor family became involved in sealing, working as steamer captains:
Descendants of John Winsor served in pre-Confederation House of Assembly of the Newfoundland as for Bonavista Bay and Bonavista North: