My Newfoundland Ancestors

Thomas Joseph Walsh¹

(circa September 1863 - )

Last Edited

Jan 2, 2023

Father

Thomas Walsh¹ b. c 1831, d. 2 Sep 1905

Mother

Anora Tobin¹ b. c 1837, d. 25 Oct 1876

Birth

circa September 1863

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

21 September 1863

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Thomas Joseph of Thos. Walsh and Anora Tobin. Sponsors John Fogarty and Rosana Green."¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 9 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Thomas Joseph Walsh, 21 September 1863.

Thomas Joseph Walsh^1,2

(1841 - 10 January 1907)

Last Edited

Jan 2, 2023

Family

Mary Anne Collins b. 1844, d. 22 Jun 1906

Marriage

11 February 1866

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Thos Walsh & Mary Anna Collins,
Witnesses: Thos Blanch & Mary Anna Lannon.; Bride=Mary Anne Collins^1,4

Children

Peter Francis Walsh¹ (c Nov 1866 - )
William Joseph Walsh⁵ (c Jul 1868 - )
John Joseph Walsh⁶ (c Jul 1873 - 27 Oct 1909)
Bridget Joseph Walsh⁷ (c Jan 1875 - )
Agnes Joseph Walsh⁸ (c Sep 1877 - 2 May 1906)
Richard Joseph Walsh⁹ (c Apr 1884 - )
Mary Anne Walsh¹⁰ (c Apr 1886 - )

Birth

1841

^1,2,3

Marriage

11 February 1866

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Thos Walsh & Mary Anna Collins,
Witnesses: Thos Blanch & Mary Anna Lannon.; Bride=Mary Anne Collins^1,4

(Witness) Death

2 May 1906

Principal=Agnes Joseph Walsh³

(Witness) Death

22 June 1906

Principal=Mary Anne Collins^2,3

Death

10 January 1907

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada²

Burial

January 1907

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Erected by Mary in Loving Memory of Her father Thomas Walsh, Died Jany 10, 1907, aged 66 years, also her mother Mary Ann, Died June 22, 1906, Aged 62 Years. Also her sister Agnes Died May 2, 1906, aged 28 years, also her brother Joseph, Died Oct. 27, 1909, Aged 36 years. Time or Distance cannot part hearts united to the Sacred Heart."³

Photo 09/2022 by Patricia Balkcom

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 14 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Peter Francis Walsh, 7 November 1866.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Tree of "James Walsh" named "Walsh Family Tree" located at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12439-8490-93
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Listing the death of ThomasWalsh, 22, on 15 August 1917.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Kevin Roche to Patricia Balkcom, 01 February 2019.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 17 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for William Joseph Walsh, 19 July 1868.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 29 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for John Joseph Walsh, 27 July 1873.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 43 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Bridget Joseph Walsh, 06 January 1875.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 74 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Agnes Joseph Walsh, September 1877.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-L3R : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 5 of 34; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Elizabeth Richard Joseph Walsh, 14 April 1884.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-L3R : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 12 of 34; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Mary Anne Walsh, 19 April 1886.

Thomas Joseph Walsh¹

(18 October 1869 - )

Last Edited

Dec 6, 2022

Father

Richard Walsh¹ b. c 1834

Mother

Honora Sparrow¹ b. 8 Jul 1842, d. 2 Jan 1921

Family

Mary Elizabeth Blanche b. 4 Nov 1874

Marriage

23 November 1909

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States; Transcription of Marriages Registered in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts:
23 November 1909, Recorded same day, Thomas J. Welch (sic), 38, fisherman, born Newfoundland, 1st marriage, son of Richard Welch and Nora Sparrow married Mary Blanche, 28, of Cambridge, domestic, born Newfoundland, daughter of Thomas Blanche and Emma Greene,1st marriage. Married by Mark C. Driscoll, Cambridge, Clergyman.; Principal=Mary Elizabeth Blanche³

Children

Agnes Maud E. Walsh⁵ (5 Mar 1911 - )
Richard Thomas Walsh⁵ (13 Jun 1914 - )

Birth

18 October 1869

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada^1,2

Baptism

2 November 1869

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Thomas Joseph of Richard Walsh and Anorah Sparrow. Sponsors Ned Walsh and Mary Anna Collins."; Witness=Mary Anne Collins, Witness=Edward Walsh¹

Marriage

23 November 1909

Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; Transcription of Marriages Registered in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts:
23 November 1909, Recorded same day, Thomas J. Welch (sic), 38, fisherman, born Newfoundland, 1st marriage, son of Richard Welch and Nora Sparrow married Mary Blanche, 28, of Cambridge, domestic, born Newfoundland, daughter of Thomas Blanche and Emma Greene,1st marriage. Married by Mark C. Driscoll, Cambridge, Clergyman.; Principal=Mary Elizabeth Blanche³

(Resident) Residence

1911

19 Allen Street, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States; Listing:
Walsh, Alphonsus, fisherman, boards 19 Allen
Richard, laborer, house 19 Allen
Thomas, fisherman, boards, 19 Allen; Principal=Richard Walsh⁴

Residence

10 January 1920

6 Carlisle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; Richard Walsh is listed in the 1920 Census with his son, Thomas' family. The house may originally have been rented by Richard as he was living there in the 1918 directory with another son, Alphonsus. In this census, Richard is listed as father, 86, widow, emigrated in 1913, alien, can read and write, born Canada, parents born Canada, not employed. (Interestingly, he is listed as a widow, however his wife's death certificate states she died January 4, 1921.); Resident=Mary Elizabeth Blanche, Resident=Agnes Maud E. Walsh, Resident=Richard Thomas Walsh, Resident=Richard Walsh⁵

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 19 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Thomas Joseph Walsh, 02 November 1869.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Petition for Naturalization #201012 for Mary Elizabeth Blanch Walsh. Viewed 06 December 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data:Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Marriage of Thomas J. Welsh (sic) and Mary Blanche, 23 November 1909. Viewed 04 December 2022 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
[S1501] Gloucester City Directory, P. 278, Listing for Walsh family at 19 Allen Street.
[S505] 1920 U.S. Census, online www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_707; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 48. Line 89-94: family of Thomas J. Walsh, 6 Carlisle, Cambridge, Mass.

Thomas Joseph Walsh¹

(circa December 1876 - 24 November 1924)

Last Edited

Mar 26, 2022

Father

Patrick Walsh¹ b. c 1842, d. 1 Feb 1904

Mother

Catherine Ward¹ b. Mar 1851, d. 23 Jan 1939

Family

Rose Mary Miller b. c 1878, d. 6 Sep 1917

Marriage

7 January 1906

Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Marriage Registration information; Thomas Walsh, 27, first marriage, fisherman, born Placentia, NF to Patrick Walsh and Catherine Ward married Rosie Miller, 27, first marriage, born Placentia to Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Blanche. Both were residing at 49 E. Concord Street. Married by John J. Crane, Priest, 75 Union Park Street.; Principal=Rose Mary Miller³

Children

Angela Walsh² (7 Oct 1907 - 28 Sep 1993)
John Joseph Walsh+² (17 Dec 1909 - 1966)
Francis Anthony Walsh+² (10 Jun 1912 - 8 Jul 1975)

Birth

circa December 1876

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; The 1921 Census states he was born in Dec. 1878 but this doesn't seem accurate as it is after the baptismal date.^1,2

Baptism

3 December 1876

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Thomas Joseph of Patrick Walsh and Kate Ward. Sponsors William Reilly and Mary Dunn."¹

Marriage

7 January 1906

Boston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; Marriage Registration information; Thomas Walsh, 27, first marriage, fisherman, born Placentia, NF to Patrick Walsh and Catherine Ward married Rosie Miller, 27, first marriage, born Placentia to Thomas Miller and Elizabeth Blanche. Both were residing at 49 E. Concord Street. Married by John J. Crane, Priest, 75 Union Park Street.; Principal=Rose Mary Miller³

(Witness) Death

6 September 1917

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Death Registration information: Died at Placentia of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, female, age 40, born South E. Arm, attended by Dr. McKenrick and Rev. V. F. Reardon, Catholic, buried in Placentia.; Principal=Rose Mary Miller⁴

Census

1921

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Family #90, "Thomas Walsh", of Placentia, male, head, widower, born in Placentia, Dec. 1878, 42. Living with him are his three children and his mother, who are all listed as English and Catholic.
Angela, daughter, born in Placentia, October 1907, 13, in school.
James, son, born in Placentia, Dec., 1909, 11, in school.
Francis, son, born in Placentia, January 1912, 9, in school.
Catherine Walsh, mother, widow born Mar. 1851, in Placentia, 70, English, Catholic.; Resident=Angela Walsh, Resident=John Joseph Walsh, Resident=Francis Anthony Walsh, Resident=Catherine Ward²

Death

24 November 1924

Placentia, Placentia and St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Death Registration states: Thomas Walsh, born and died in Placentia at the age of 49 years on November 24, 1924 of General Debility. Attended by Dr. J. J. O'Connell and Rev. Wm. O'Flaherty. (There is no additional information that supports that this is the son of Patrick Ward and Catherine Ward other than age at death and place of birth).; Witness=Catherine Ward, Witness=Rose Mary Miller⁵

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 62 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Thomas Joseph Walsh, 03 December 1876.
[S409] NL Census 1921, online unknown url, Placentia; accessed at Ancestry 04 February 2021, p. 239; Ancestry Image #74 of 664. Listing for Thomas Walsh and family.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data:Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Marriage of Thomas Walsh and Rosie Miller, Boston, Mass. 07 January 1906.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Deaths 1915-1918, Volume 8. Death of Rose Walsh, 06 September 1917, Placentia, Newfoundland.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Death of Thomas Walsh, Placentia, Newfoundland, 24 November 1924. Accessed online at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…

Vincent Walsh¹

(December 1898 - )

Last Edited

Feb 6, 2021

Father

Edward Walsh¹ b. s 1855, d. 18 Jun 1926

Mother

Bridget Dunne¹ b. s 1855

Baptism

December 1898

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Son of Edward Walsh & Bridget Dunn of Point Verde. Wit: John Thos. Rowe? and Mary Rowe?. Baptized by V. F. Reardon.¹

Birth

December 1898

Point Verde, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcriptions of Placentia Baptisms, 1898-1899, transcribed by Gordon Bennett, 2010. Baptism of Vincent Walsh, December 1898.

Violet Mary Walsh^1,2,3

Charts

Descendants of James Walsh & Catherine Flinn
Descendants of Walter Flinn & Anne Whelan
Descendants of John St. Croix & Catherine Vail
Descendants of Robert Bishop & Sarah Barry

(28 October 1909 - 21 June 1916)

Last Edited

Dec 4, 2022

Relationship

Grandaunt of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

Patrick Walsh^1,3 b. 30 Jan 1865, d. 3 Feb 1932

Mother

Mary Frances St. Croix³ b. Mar 1873, d. 4 Jul 1938

Birth

27 October 1909

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Baptismal Certificate states that Violet Mary Walsh, child of Patrick Walsh and Mary St. Croix, was born on October 27, 1909 at Placentia, Newfoundland.³

Baptism

28 October 1909

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Baptism was performed by Rev. V.F. Reardon and the sponsors were Vincent Wyse and Anna Wyse.; Witness=Anna Wyse, Witness=Vincent Wyse^4,5,3

Death

21 June 1916

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; "Violet Mary Walsh", R. Cath., aged 7, born, died and was buried in Placentia. Cause of death was measles. Was attended to by Dr. McHendrick and the minister was father V.F. Reardon.; Witness=Patrick Walsh, Witness=Mary Frances St. Croix^6,7,8

Burial

June 1916

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; See memo for Annie Walsh for description of headstone marker.^4,9

Citations

[S43] Letter, Marilyn Galvin to Jr. George James Marshall, 15 Jun 1992.
[S57] Letter, Brendan St. Croix to Patricia Balkcom, July 21, 1995, Baptismal Record.
[S1499] Violet Mary Walsh, Baptized October 28, 1909, Sacred Heart Church, Placentia, Newfoundland. Certified certificate issued 20 September 2022 by Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church to Patricia Balkcom.
[S46] Letter, Jr. George James Marshall to Patricia Balkcom, 01 Aug 1992.
[S57] Letter, Brendan St. Croix to Patricia Balkcom, July 21, 1995.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Accessed November, 2014. Transcriptions for Death Records for Placentia.
[S145] Violet Mary Walsh, Newfoundland Death Registration, copy held by Patricia Balkcom, Montpelier, Vermont.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-27SV-Y4 : 4 June 2015), Deaths 1915-1918, Volume 08 > image 448 of 507; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Death of Violet Mary. Walsh, 21 June 1916.
[S431] Web site: Transcription of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland, accessed 30 January 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…

Walter Walsh¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Feb 16, 2021

Family

Ann Walsh

Marriage

26 November 1843

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Walter Walsh & Ann Walsh
Witnesses: Thomas Phelan & Catherine Crotty.; Principal=Ann Walsh¹

Birth

say 1820

Marriage

26 November 1843

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Walter Walsh & Ann Walsh
Witnesses: Thomas Phelan & Catherine Crotty.; Principal=Ann Walsh¹

Citations

[S435] E-mail Message. From Kevin Roche to Patricia Balkcom, 01 February 2019.

Walter Joseph Walsh¹

Charts

Descendants of James Walsh & Catherine Flinn
Descendants of Walter Flinn & Anne Whelan

(circa October 1866 - )

Last Edited

Feb 20, 2016

Relationship

Great-granduncle of Patricia Ann Monogue

Father

James Walsh¹ b. c 1837

Mother

Catherine Flinn¹ b. c 1837

Birth

circa October 1866

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

18 October 1866

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Walter Joseph of James Walsh and Catherine Flinn (sic). Sponsors - John Rielley and Margaret Sullivan".; Witness=Margaret Sullivan¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/… : accessed 16 February 2016), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > Baptisms 1859-1877 > image 14 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Walter Joseph Walsh, October 18, 1865.

William Walsh¹

(say 1820 - )

Last Edited

Jan 16, 2017

Family

Johanna Shea b. s 1820

Marriage

Bride=Johanna Shea¹

Child

Elizabeth Walsh¹ (c Jun 1846 - )

Birth

say 1820

Marriage

Bride=Johanna Shea¹

Citations

[S1001] Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Microfilm: Film #2169242: Parish Registers of Saint Patrick's Parish, Burin, Newfoundland, Item 3 - Baptisms, 1833-1894. Listing for baptism of Elizabeth Walsh, 21 June 1846.

William Walsh¹

(circa December 1868 - 1953)

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2023

Father

Thomas Walsh¹ b. c 1831, d. 2 Sep 1905

Mother

Anora Tobin¹ b. c 1837, d. 25 Oct 1876

Birth

circa December 1868

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

20 December 1868

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "William of Thos. Walsh and Anorah Tobin. Sponsors Laurence Patterson and Mary Anna Shore."¹

Burial

1953

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "1868-1953
Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul."²

Photo 09/2022 by Patricia Balkcom

Death

1953

Not sure if this is the correct "William" but his gravestone gives 1868 as the birthdate.²

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 17 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for William Walsh, 20 December 1868.
[S431] Web site: NL Gen Web. Transcriptions of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland by Frank and Heather King, 2000. Accessed 14 Feb 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…

William Walsh¹

(say 1860 - )

Last Edited

Feb 4, 2023

Birth

say 1860

Newfoundland, Canada¹

(Witness) Marriage

12 September 1886

Point Verde, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "James Keefe of Great Barrisway to Mary Walsh (at Point Verde). Witnesses: William Walsh and Caroline Walsh."; Groom=James Keefe, Bride=Mary Walsh¹

(Witness) Marriage

19 January 1893

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "James Doyle to Mary Walsh. Witnesses: William Walsh and Bridget Broady."; Groom=James Doyle, Bride=Mary Walsh²

(Witness) Marriage

6 January 1895

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; "John Keeffe (sic) to Clara Walsh. Witnesses: William Walsh and Bridget Keeffe (sic)."; Groom=John Keefe, Bride=Clara Walsh³

(Witness) Baptism

4 November 1899

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; "Sarah Walsh born 3 Nov. 1899 in Placentia of Patrick Walsh and Mary St. Croix, baptized 4 Nov. 1899. Sponsors William Walsh and Maggie St. Croix." It also states that she was married in Holy Family Church, Hamilton, Ont., 2 April 1932.; Principal=Sarah Marie Walsh⁴

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-PZ5 : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 5 of 21; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Marriage Record for James Keefe and Mary Walsh, 12 September 1886.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-R77 : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 14 of 21; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Marriage Record for James Doyle and Mary Walsh, 19 January 1893.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-R77 : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 16 of 21; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Marriage Record for John Keefe and Clara Walsh, 06 January 1895.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-PTX : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 70 of 71; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Sarah Walsh, 04 November 1899.

William Walsh¹

(circa 1858 - 10 November 1914)

Last Edited

Apr 15, 2023

Family

Bridget Conway b. s 1870

Marriage

10 January 1891

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; "William Walsh to Bridget Conway. Witnesses: Thomas Kelly and Emma Rogers."; Bride=Bridget Conway^1,3

Children

Emelia Mary Walsh¹ (30 Oct 1891 - )
John Thomas Walsh⁵ (22 Jul 1895 - 15 Aug 1917)
Ellen Walsh⁶ (9 Jul 1898 - )

Birth

circa 1858

Marriage

10 January 1891

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "William Walsh to Bridget Conway. Witnesses: Thomas Kelly and Emma Rogers."; Bride=Bridget Conway^1,3

Death

10 November 1914

Point Verde, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Witness=Bridget Conway²

Burial

November 1914

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "Erected by Bridget Walsh in memory of Her beloved husband William, died at Point Verde, November 10th 1914, Aged 56 yrs. Also her son John Thomas, a soldier of the 26th Canadian Bat. who was killed in action somewhere in France, Aug. 15h, 1917. Aged 22 yrs."^2,4

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G1SP-T9H : 36 of 71; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Emelia Mary Walsh, 01 November 1891.
[S431] Web site: NL Gen Web. Transcriptions of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland by Frank and Heather King, 2000. Accessed 14 Feb 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91SP-5VX : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 12 of 21; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Marriage of William Walsh and Bridget Conway, 10 January 1891.
[S1545] William Walsh Gravestone, Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcriptions of Placentia Baptisms, 1894-1895, transcribed by Gordon Bennett, 2010. Baptism of John Thomas Walsh, July 1895.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcriptions of Placentia Baptisms, 1898-1899, p. 57, transcribed by Gordon Bennett, 2010. Baptism of Ellen Walsh, 13 July 1898.

William Walsh¹

(circa 1909 - 17 September 1929)

Last Edited

Feb 13, 2021

Birth

circa 1909

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Death

17 September 1929

Acc. Killed, age 20 years, erected by the family.¹

Burial

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Image of Gravestone of William Walsh, died 17 Sep 1929; accessed 07 February 2021 at http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/…

William Walsh¹

(circa 1903 - )

Last Edited

Feb 13, 2021

Family

Agnes (?) b. 10 Jul 1913, d. 17 Oct 2009

Marriage

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Agnes (?)¹

Child

Patrick Walsh² (s 1938 - b 2009)

Birth

circa 1903

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Marriage

Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Agnes (?)¹

Citations

[S1374] Newfoundland Census 1935, Placentia, Newfoundland; Section fro Patrick's Cove to Placentia Gut; Listing for William Walsh, p. 142.
[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Obituary for Agnes Walsh, died 17 October 2009. Accessed 2/13/2021 at http://www.inmemoriam.ca/…

William Walsh¹

(1915 - 1987)

Last Edited

Feb 15, 2021

Birth

1915

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Burial

1987

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Death

1987

Citations

[S431] Web site: NL Gen Web. Transcriptions of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland by Frank and Heather King, 2000. Accessed 14 Feb 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…

William Walsh¹

(circa 1884 - 27 August 1924)

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2023

Father

James Walsh² b. c 1837, d. 10 Nov 1908

Mother

Bridget Trimblett² b. Jan 1863

Family

Mary J. Tarrant b. c 1889, d. 8 Aug 1921

Marriage

10 July 1913

St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states William Walsh, 26, Catholic, of Placentia, married Mary J. Tarrant, 23, Catholic, of Lawn. Married by S. J. Maher in St. Lawrence. Witnesses Patrick Tarrant and M. E. Green.; Principal=Mary J. Tarrant^4,5

Children

Isadore Joseph Walsh+² (17 Sep 1914 - 18 Oct 2006)
James Walsh² (Jun 1916 - )
Beatrice Walsh² (Dec 1918 - )

Birth

circa 1884

Newfoundland, Canada; This date is based on the age of 40 inscribed on his gravestone, however, the 1921 Census states he was born in November 1885.³

Marriage

10 July 1913

St. Lawrence, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states William Walsh, 26, Catholic, of Placentia, married Mary J. Tarrant, 23, Catholic, of Lawn. Married by S. J. Maher in St. Lawrence. Witnesses Patrick Tarrant and M. E. Green.; Principal=Mary J. Tarrant^4,5

(Resident) Census

1921

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Family #93, "Bride Walsh", of Placentia, female, head, widow, born in Placentia, Jan. 1863, 58. Living with her is her widowed son and his three children who are all listed as English and Catholic. Listed next to Patrick and Mary Flynn.
William, son, widower, born Nov. 1885 in Placentia, 35, fisherman in cod fishery, employee.
Isadore, son, born in Placentia, Sept. 1904, 7.
James, son, born in Placentia, June 1916, 5.
Beatrice, daughter, born in Placentia, Dec. 1918, 2.; Principal=Bridget Trimblett²

(Witness) Death

8 August 1921

Principal=Mary J. Tarrant¹

Death

27 August 1924

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States; Drowned at Boston.¹

Burial

August 1924

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Single headstone for William Walsh who was drowned at Boston, Mass. Also his wife Mary who Died Aug. 8 1921, Aged 32 years. Time or distance cannot part, hearts united to the Sacred Heart. (Aged 40 years).¹

Photo 09/2022 by Patricia Balkcom

Citations

[S431] Web site: NL Gen Web. Transcriptions of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland by Frank and Heather King, 2000. Accessed 14 Feb 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…
[S409] NL Census 1921, online unknown url, Placentia; accessed at Ancestry 04 February 2021, p. 239; Ancestry Image #93 of 664. Listing for Bride Walsh and family.
[S1519] William and Mary Walsh Gravestone, Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, 1789-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Official Notice of Marriage, #005291, for Isadore Joseph Walsh and Margaret Evelyn Parker, married 01 December 1948, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Image accessed 02/05/2021 at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61511/…
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-2WTV-B : 4 June 2015), Marriages 1916-1916, Volume 07 > image 95 of 173; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Marriage of William Walsh and Mary J. Tarrant, St. Lawerence, Burin, Newfoundland, 10 July 1913.

William H. Walsh¹

(1885 - 25 November 1968)

Last Edited

Feb 15, 2021

Birth

1885

Death

25 November 1968

Burial

November 1968

Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Erected by his wife and 3 sons.¹

Citations

[S431] Web site: NL Gen Web. Transcriptions of gravestones in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Placentia, Newfoundland by Frank and Heather King, 2000. Accessed 14 Feb 2021 at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/…

William Joseph Walsh¹

(circa July 1868 - )

Last Edited

Mar 27, 2017

Father

Thomas Joseph Walsh¹ b. 1841, d. 10 Jan 1907

Mother

Mary Anne Collins¹ b. 1844, d. 22 Jun 1906

Birth

circa July 1868

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Baptism

19 July 1868

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; "William Joseph of Thos. Walsh and Mary Ann Collins. Sponsors William Green and Ruth Collins."¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 17 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for William Joseph Walsh, 19 July 1868.

Helen Marie Walton¹

(circa 1926 - )

Last Edited

Nov 1, 2020

Family

Raymond Michael Hanam b. 6 Nov 1923, d. 10 Oct 2006

Marriage

25 February 1944

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States; Portsmouth, Virgina Marriage Certifcate #25348 states: Raymond Michael Hanam, age 20, white, single, Platoon Sgt. in the US Marines, born Worcester, Mass., son of William Joseph Hanam and Martha Penny, living at the Norfolk Navy Yard married Helen Marie Walton, 18, white, single, born Salisbury, NC, daughter of Henry Jackson Walton & Fannie Earnhardt, living at 205 Henderson Street, East Spencer, NC. Married on February 25, 1944 by A.J. Olk, Catholic Priest in Portsmouth.; Principal=Raymond Michael Hanam¹

Name Variation

Hannem

Birth

circa 1926

Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States¹

Married Name

25 February 1944

Hanam¹

Marriage

25 February 1944

Portsmouth, Portsmouth County, Virginia, United States; Portsmouth, Virgina Marriage Certifcate #25348 states: Raymond Michael Hanam, age 20, white, single, Platoon Sgt. in the US Marines, born Worcester, Mass., son of William Joseph Hanam and Martha Penny, living at the Norfolk Navy Yard married Helen Marie Walton, 18, white, single, born Salisbury, NC, daughter of Henry Jackson Walton & Fannie Earnhardt, living at 205 Henderson Street, East Spencer, NC. Married on February 25, 1944 by A.J. Olk, Catholic Priest in Portsmouth.; Principal=Raymond Michael Hanam¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Listing for Raymond Michael Hanam. Certificate # 25348. Ancestry Image #414 of 434.

Catherine Ward¹

(March 1851 - 23 January 1939)

Last Edited

Jun 16, 2023

Family

Patrick Walsh b. c 1842, d. 1 Feb 1904

Marriage

9 November 1873

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Patrick Walsh, from Placentia & Catherine Ward, from Placentia.
Witnesses: William Reilly & Catherine Reilly.; Groom=Patrick Walsh^1,4

Children

John Patrick Walsh¹ (c Aug 1874 - )
Thomas Joseph Walsh+¹⁰ (c Dec 1876 - 24 Nov 1924)
Patrick Walsh+² (Mar 1879 - 12 Mar 1944)
Mary Theresa Walsh² (c 1880 - )
Martha Walsh² (6 Jan 1883 - 13 Apr 1907)
James Walsh¹¹ (c Oct 1886 - )
Michael Francis Walsh¹² (c Aug 1888 - 1 Jul 1916)

Name Variation

Old Kate Walsh; Known as "Old Kate".²

Birth

March 1851

Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; The 1921 Census states that she was born in March 1851, however, her death registration, stating she was 92 would indicate she was born c1846. The Census also states she was born in Placentia, death registration states it was St. Kyran's.^1,3

Residence

9 November 1873

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada⁴

Marriage

9 November 1873

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Placentia, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Patrick Walsh, from Placentia & Catherine Ward, from Placentia.
Witnesses: William Reilly & Catherine Reilly.; Groom=Patrick Walsh^1,4

Married Name

9 November 1873

Walsh^1,4

(Witness) Death

1 February 1904

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; No proof that this is the correct Patrick but the dates seem within in correct bounds. Register states he died of consumption at the age of 62 and that he was born, died, and was buried in Placentia; Catholic, attended to by Dr. McKendrick and Rev. V. Reardon.; Principal=Patrick Walsh^3,5

(Resident) Census

1921

(Witness) Death

24 November 1924

Census

1935

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Writing of her name is difficult to read - looks like Koli but I believe it is Kate.
"Kate Walsh", head of HH#31, owns her house, valued at $850 with 6 rooms, female, widowed, 85, born Newfoundland as well as parents, British, Catholic, cannot read or write, home maker in her home, income since June 1, 1934 was $240. Living with her are grandchildren who I believe to be the children of her son, Thomas and his wife, Rose.
John Walsh, grandson, single, 25, fisherman in the cod fishery, can read and write, earned $600 since June 1, 1934.
Frank Walsh, grandson, married, 23, fisherman in the cod fishery, can read and write, earned $100 since June 1, 1934.
Annie Walsh, married, granddaughter (she likely is Frank's wife), married, 19, housework in the home, can read and write, no earnings.
Michael Walsh, greatgrandson, age 4 days.; Resident=John Joseph Walsh, Resident=Francis Anthony Walsh, Resident=Annie (?)⁸

Death

23 January 1939

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada; Death Registration information: Died at Placentia of Influenza, female, age 92, born St. Kyran's, attended by Dr. L. J. Giovanetti, Catholic, buried in Placentia, registered by Wm. O'Flaherty.⁹

Burial

January 1939

Placentia, Newfoundland, Canada⁹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 41 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Patrick Walsh, 25 August 1874.
[S1304] My Heritage, online at www.myheritage.com, Family Tree of Rupert Mullins, g-grandson of Catherine (Ward) Walsh; accessed 04 February 2021 at https://www.myheritage.com/research/…
[S409] NL Census 1921, online unknown url, Placentia; accessed at Ancestry 04 February 2021, p. 239; Ancestry Image #74 of 664. Listing for Thomas Walsh and family. Catherine Walsh, his mother, is listed as a widow born in March 1851.
[S435] E-mail Message. From Kevin Roche to Patricia Balkcom, 01 February 2019.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Deaths 1902-1906, Volume 04. Death of Patk. Walsh, 01 February 1904, Placentia, Newfoundland.
[S409] NL Census 1921, online unknown url, Placentia; accessed at Ancestry 04 February 2021, p. 239; Ancestry Image #74 of 664. Listing for Thomas Walsh and family.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Death of Thomas Walsh, Placentia, Newfoundland, 24 November 1924. Accessed online at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/…
[S1373] Newfoundland Census 1935, Placentia, Newfoundland, p. 172.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Deaths 1938-1941. Death of Catherine Walsh, 28 January 1939, Placentia, Newfoundland.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SP-T4B : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 62 of 75; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Thomas Joseph Walsh, 03 December 1876.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-L3R : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 15 of 34; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for James Walsh, 26 October 1886.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1SP-L3R : 22 May 2014), Placentia > Catholic Sacred Heart > image 22 of 34; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. Baptismal Record for Michael Joseph Walsh, 15 August 1888.

Elizabeth Ward¹

(1862 - 17 October 1942)

Last Edited

Feb 26, 2016

Family 1

William Purnell

Child

John Ward³ (15 Dec 1885 - 1 Oct 1961)

Family 2

Patrick Bishop b. 1862, d. 15 May 1944

Marriage

Groom=Patrick Bishop¹

Children

Bridget Bishop¹ (29 Nov 1891 - )
Robert Paul Bishop+¹ (15 Jan 1894 - 4 Nov 1984)
Mary Frances Bishop¹ (24 Aug 1895 - )
Francis Bishop+¹ (4 Oct 1897 - 1980)
Annie Bishop⁴ (Apr 1902 - )
Elizabeth Bishop+⁴ (c 1905 - )

Birth

1862

Newfoundland, Canada; Date based on age at death listed on the gravestone.^1,2

Marriage

Groom=Patrick Bishop¹

Married Name

Bishop¹

Death

17 October 1942

Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Witness=Patrick Bishop²

Burial

October 1942

Old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, St. Mary's Bay, Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone transcription:
Bishop, Elizabeth Oct. 17, 1942
Bishop, Patrick May 15, 1944
Ward, John Oct. 1, 1961
(Ward was the maiden name of Elizabeth, and there is evidence to support that this was her out-of-wedlock son)²

Photo provided by Stonepics.com

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of Baptisms of the Catholic Assumptions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 1844-99, St. Mary's, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland. Contributed by Barbara Lawrence, October 2005.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of Gravestone markers for Old St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's, Newfoundland by Donald Ryan, June 2003. Listing for Patrick (d. 1944) and Elizabeth Bishop (d. 1942).
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12578-4502-4 : accessed 29 December 2015), Delayed Births 1885-1888, Box 11-12 > image 147 of 1451; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Birth record for John Ward, born 1885.
[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-40702-12339-5 : accessed 29 December 2015), Placentia-St. Mary's > image 502 of 664; Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Census Record for Patrick Bishop, Dwelling #18, Point La Haye.

James R. Ward¹

Last Edited

Nov 16, 2020

Family

Patricia Frances Martin b. 2 Feb 1935, d. 9 Oct 1979

Marriage

Principal=Patricia Frances Martin¹

Marriage

Principal=Patricia Frances Martin¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Listing for the gravesite of Patricia Ward, died 9 October 1979.

John Ward¹

(15 December 1885 - 1 October 1961)

Last Edited

Feb 26, 2016

Father

William Purnell¹

Mother

Elizabeth Ward¹ b. 1862, d. 17 Oct 1942

Birth

15 December 1885

Portugal Cove South, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada; The Delayed Registration of Birth states that John Ward was born on Dec. 15, 1885 in Portugal Cove, Trepassy District and that the father was William Pennell and the mother was Elizabeth Ward.
"I, David Mulloy of Peter's River in the District of Placentia & St. Mary's delcare that I know John Ward...and that his illegitimate father did not support him." Signed March 4, 1949.¹

Death

1 October 1961

Burial

October 1961

Photo provided by Stonepics.com

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12578-4502-4 : accessed 29 December 2015), Delayed Births 1885-1888, Box 11-12 > image 147 of 1451; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Birth record for John Ward, born 1885.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of Gravestone markers for Old St. Mary's Cemetery, St. Mary's, Newfoundland by Donald Ryan, June 2003. Listing for Patrick (d. 1944) and Elizabeth Bishop (d. 1942).

Mary Olive Ward^1,2,3

(31 March 1920 - 4 April 2009)

Last Edited

Oct 26, 2020

Family

Thomas Frederick St. Croix b. 5 Jul 1915, d. 14 Oct 2001

Marriage

say 1943

Also called Mamie.; Groom=Thomas Frederick St. Croix^1,4

Children

Hubert George St. Croix+¹ (c 1944 - 6 Jan 2004)
Joseph St. Croix² (c 1954 - 2 Jan 1955)
Roger St. Croix⁵

Name Variation

Mamie St. Croix³

Birth

31 March 1920

Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada; This is the date listed in the gravestone transcriptions.^1,2

Marriage

say 1943

Also called Mamie.; Groom=Thomas Frederick St. Croix^1,4

Married Name

St. Croix¹

(Resident) Census

1945

Drook, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada; Listed in the Drook, Ferryland District Census as " Thomas St. Croix", head, male, married, 30, born in Ferryland District. Other St. Croix families are living there also. Living with him:
Mary, wife, 25, born Ferryland
Hubert G., son, 11 months, born Ferryland
I imagine the birthplace is Ferryland District and not the town of Ferryland since the Census is taken from Drook.; Principal=Thomas Frederick St. Croix¹

(Witness) Death

2 January 1955

Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Principal=Joseph St. Croix²

(Witness) Death

14 October 2001

Principal=Thomas Frederick St. Croix²

Residence

Portugal Cove South, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada³

Burial

4 April 2009

Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Portugal Cove South, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada; Gravestone inscription states: Mary O. St. Croix, March 31, 1920 - April 4, 2009. (Buried with her husband.)²

Death

4 April 2009

St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada^2,3

Obituary

April 2009

Newfoundland, Canada; Mary (Mamie) Olive (nee Ward) St. Croix

Born In: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Passed in: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Passed on: April 4th, 2009

Passed peacefully away on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Clareâ€™s Mercy Hospital, St Johnâ€™s in the presence of her loving family, Mary Olive St. Croix of Portugal Cove South, age 89 years. Predeceased by her husband Thomas, sons: Hugh and Joseph, son-in-law Michael Myrick, daughter-in-law Sheila St. Croix and great-granddaughter Victoria Myrick. Leaving to mourn their sad loss four sons: Frank (Ingrid), Ajax, Ont., Thomas, Carbonear, Roger, St. Johnâ€™s, Reginald (Georgina), Edmonton, Alta. Three daughters: Kay Myrick, Trepassey, Shirley Bradbury (Robert), Mount Pearl, NL and Agnes Boye Doe (Alex), Amherst, Ohio, USA. Daughter-in-law Diane St. Croix, St. Johnâ€™s, NL. Twenty-four grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, one brother Patrick Ward, Goulds, NL, brother-in-law Francis Molloy, Trepassey, sister-in-law Viola St. Croix, St. Johnâ€™s; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and a large number of other relatives and friends. Also Gerald and Jean Fahey, Sharon Walsh, other staff and residents of Faheyâ€™s Personal Care Home, Fermeuse. Resting at Faheyâ€™s Funeral Home, Trepassey on Monday April 6 from 1-2 p.m. for (family only). Visitation on Monday, April 6 from 2-9 p.m. and Tuesday, April 7 from 12 noon-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, April 8 at 11 a.m. from Holy Redeemer Church, Trepassey. Interment to follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Portugal Cove South. To express condolences online and to sign the guest book please visit www.faheysfuneralhome.ca.³

Citations

[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of the 1945 Newfoundland Census online (transcribed by Pat Jack and Don Tate, 2002). Census for Drook, Ferryland District.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of gravestones for Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Portugal Cove South, Ferryland District. Transcribed by Craid Peterman, 2013, photos taken by Don Tate & Craig Peterman, 2009.
[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Obituary for Mary (Mamie) Olive (nee Ward) St. Croix, accessed 10/20/2020 at http://www.inmemoriam.ca/…
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Tree of username "Dawnlavigne62", tree named Jarvis Family Tree, her father is a descendant of George St. Croix, accessed 12 August 2017 at https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/82387603/…. Image of gravestone that states John J. St. Croix (Dec. 9, 1904 - Feb. 25, 1985) and Mary E. (May 25, 1915 - Mar. 17, 1988) married Jan. 13, 1945.
[S846] Newfoundland Grand Banks, online ngb.checucto.org, Transcription of obituaries for The Beacon, newspaper of Gander, January, 2004. Listing for Hubert George St. Croix.

Mary A. Warren¹

(circa 1899 - )

Last Edited

Nov 14, 2021

Family

John Hartson b. 1 Dec 1891

Marriage

16 November 1921

Burin, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states: John Hardstone, 30, bachelor, fisherman, Catholic, of Salt Pond, married Mary A. Warren, 22, spinster, Catholic, of Salt Pond. They were married in Burin by Father T.J. Bride and the witnesses were Thomas Wm. Keating and Rosanna Hardstone.; Principal=John Hartson, Witness=Roseanna Hartson¹

Child

Gertrude Hartson (c 1922 - 1999)

Name Variation

Hardstone

Name Variation

Hartson

Birth

circa 1899

Newfoundland, Canada¹

Married Name

16 November 1921

Hartson¹

Marriage

16 November 1921

St. Patrick Catholic Church, Burin, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada; Marriage Record states: John Hardstone, 30, bachelor, fisherman, Catholic, of Salt Pond, married Mary A. Warren, 22, spinster, Catholic, of Salt Pond. They were married in Burin by Father T.J. Bride and the witnesses were Thomas Wm. Keating and Rosanna Hardstone.; Principal=John Hartson, Witness=Roseanna Hartson¹

Death

Newfoundland, Canada; Witness=John Hartson

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10506-23087-76 : accessed 16 November 2015), Marriages 1920-1922, Volume 09 > image 279 of 304; Provincial Archives, St. John's. Marriage record for John Hardstone and Mary A. Warren, November 16, 1921.

Alice Watson

(circa 1925 - 26 December 2010)

Last Edited

Jan 13, 2022

Family

Clifford St. Croix b. c 1922, d. b 2011

Marriage

Principal=Clifford St. Croix

Children

Bernard Edward St. Croix+³ (2 Jun 1946 - 15 Dec 2019)
Edward St. Croix³ ( - b 2010)
Irene St. Croix¹

Birth

circa 1925

Married Name

St. Croix

Marriage

Principal=Clifford St. Croix

Death

26 December 2010

St. Vincent's (Holyrood), Placentia & St. Mary's District, Newfoundland, Canada¹

Obituary

Alice St. Croix
September 16, 1925 - December 26, 2010

ST. CROIX, Alice (nee Watson) - Entered into eternal rest on December 26, 2010, Alice St. Croix, of St. Vincent's, aged 85 years. Predeceased by her husband Clifford, parents Bernard and Mary A. Watson, son Ed and four other infant children, granddaughter Janine White, sisters Rose Stamp and Marion Ryan, brothers: Henry, Alex and Hilary, daughter-in-law Mary St. Croix and son-in-law Clayton Lewis. Leaving to mourn sons and daughters: Ben, Dan (Jose), Jean (John St. Croix), Irene (Arno Pennell), Marilyn (Tom Molloy), Karen (Bert White), Anna (Gerard Pennell), Bren (Daphne), Elaine (Gerard Ryan), Darrell (Valerie), Keith (Mavis), sisters Bride Martin and Pauline Fleming, sisters-in-law: Kay Watson, Peg Halleran, Carmel Howard and Jeanette Murphy, 25 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a large and loving circle of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family would like to express a sincere thank you to Dr. Tom McGarry, Barb O'Driscoll (lab technician), her daughter-in-law, Jose, who provided her with excellent care, Paramedics David Mandville and Nicole Ryan of Gibbons' Ambulance Service and her many special friends, including Gus Stamp. Resting at the Fr. Battcock Memorial Chapel, St. Vincent's, on Monday, December 27, from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday, December 28, 12-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial to take place on Wednesday, December 29, at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church, St. Vincent's. Burial to follow. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in her memory may be made to the Fr. Battcock Memorial Chapel or to a charity of one's choice. To express condolences online please visit our website at www.gibbonsfuneral.ca.
"God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best."^1,2

(Witness) Death

before 2011

Principal=Clifford St. Croix²

Citations

[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Obituary for Alice St. Croix, accessed 10/20/2020 at http://www.inmemoriam.ca/…
[S1460] Gibbons Funeral Home, December 26, 2010, Accessed online January 12, 2022 at https://www.gibbonsfuneral.ca/obituary/…
[S985] In Memoriam, online www.inmemoriam.ca, Transcription of The Telegram Obituaries, August 2011 (St. John's, Nfld. newspaper). Obituary of Bernard Joseph St. Croix.

Marie Jane Watson¹

(circa 1911 - )

Last Edited

Apr 1, 2021

Family

Gerald Joseph McGinnis b. 2 Apr 1919, d. 19 Jul 1974

Marriage

27 April 1937

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Principal=Gerald Joseph McGinnis¹

Birth

circa 1911

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States¹

Married Name

27 April 1937

McGinnis¹

Marriage

27 April 1937

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Principal=Gerald Joseph McGinnis¹

Citations

[S780] Family Search, online https://familysearch.org, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9KZ-6HF7 : 21 January 2016), 100548083 > image 1262 of 2068; Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria.

Walter Wellington Watts¹

(8 July 1901 - 28 April 1956)

Last Edited

Oct 12, 2015

Family

Maude Elvira Paul b. c 1903, d. 6 Apr 1995

Marriage

Principal=Maude Elvira Paul³

Birth

8 July 1901

Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada²

Marriage

Principal=Maude Elvira Paul³

Death

28 April 1956

Ancaster, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; Witness=Maude Elvira Paul¹

Obituary

30 April 1956

Hamilton Spectator Newspaper, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada; "Walter Wellington Watts, of 18 Centre Drive, Spring Valley Survey, Ancaster, died suddenly on Saturday. Born at Hagersville, 54 years ago, he had lived in Hamilton until moving to Ancaster in 1946. Mr. Watts spent four and a half years overseas with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in the Second World War. He was an employee of the Bell Telephone Company and a member of the Bell Pioneer Club. Surviving besides his wife, the former Maude Paul, are one daughter, Annette, at home; one brother, George, of Aldershot; and a sister, Mrs. Muriel Whitelaw of Ancaster. Funeral services will be held from the the Cattel Funeral Home, 53 Main Street, Dundas, at 2pm, Tuesday with burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens."¹

Citations

[S969] Hamilton Spec, 1955-6.
[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Original data: Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths – 1869-1913. MS 929, reels 1-245. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario.Archives of Ontario. Schedule A: Wentworth County, 1901, p. 481, birth of Watts, Walter Wellington, July 8, 1901.
[S968] Hamilton Spec, April 1995.

William Webster¹

Last Edited

Sep 2, 2020

Family

Dorothy St. Croix b. 26 Dec 1926, d. 12 Apr 2005

Marriage

Principal=Dorothy St. Croix¹

Marriage

Principal=Dorothy St. Croix¹

Citations

[S1404] "Mundy Pond" at Portugal Cove South Family History/Genealogy Facebook Group, "Descendants of William St. Croix."

John Welch¹

Last Edited

Jan 8, 2020

Family

Ann Priest b. 1751, d. Jan 1817

Marriage

5 November 1771

Bridport, South West England, England; Principal=Ann Priest¹

Marriage

5 November 1771

Bridport, Dorset County, South West England, England; Principal=Ann Priest¹

Citations

[S436] Ancestry.com, online at www.ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Listing (no image) of the marriage of Ann Priest to John Welch on 05 November 1771 in Bridport, Dorset, England. From FHL Film Number: 1279486.