George M. Vatcher was born at Lamaline, Newfoundland - 23 October 1816. He was married to Sarah Payne (born 1820, Lamaline, Newfoundland) and was living in Grand Bruit in 1859. She had a son by her former marriage, and was a widow (according to Joseph Small's Diary of Burgo).

Their daughter was Phoebe Vatcher, wife of Thomas Bungay and there were two other girls - Martha and Susanna. When George Vatcher died (in the late 1860's), the girls were brought to Burgeo (or rather, an uncle went to Grand Bruit for them).

From Diary of Burgeo - Martha went to live with her Uncle Stephen. She died of consumption at the age of 20. Susanna went with her Uncle Manuel and later married James Rose. She died in or about 1902, leaving a family. Her husband predeceased her by quite a few years; he was drowned. Phoebe went to live with Uncle Joseph. She later married Thomas Bungay, who died as long as 1859, leaving the widow with one boy, George, and a girl, Martha. Martha died away, I think at Gloucester, Massachusetts, from where George was sailing. Mrs. Bungay later married William Rose, of Samuel; both are still living at Burgeo (ie 1925) and have a daughter married at Halifax.

George's parents were Richard Vatcher and Martha Caines.