alongside his brother], James Colledge Pope, beyond the east wall of the Church. In 19 7 the Village er- ected a Lych-gate at the entrance to the Churchyard and laid a cement walk to, the Pope grave as its pro- ject for Centennial year.

The Pope family emigrated from Plymouth, England, where they were merchants and ship-builders. They came to Bedeque originally, but some of the family moved on to St. fleanor's. The Popes were also mem- bers of“ the Methodist connection, but the historian of the Methodist church in Bedeque, George Leard, ob- serves that William Henry and James Colledge ”los+ their Methodism on their way to worldly affluence." This is his opinion on their becoming Anglicans}

William Henry's son Joseph (aftemrds Sir Joseph Pope, secretary to and biographer of Sir John A. Mac- Donald) at the age of 21 Joined the Roman Catholic Church, and the Pope family became quite ecumenical in its spiritual affiliations.

9 Pope family graves; W.H. Pope's is the white obelisk