Martin Ryan

Yes, date unknown - Aft 1880

• Name	Martin Ryan
  Born	Yes, date unknown	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Research Overview	Aft 1874	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Even though this individual was born at Caplin Bay, specific details of his parentage and his ongoing life there are sparse.The first mention of Martin in any records was when he married Mary Tobin, of Witless Bay, at St. John's in 1874. In 1876, he received a Crown Land grant for some property on the southwest side of the main road at Caplin Bay, opposite the Old Woman's Pond. It is not clear if his home was located on this property since there is a steep hill rising up along its southwestern boundary. The location of this property suggested to me that he was the son of Thomas Ryan who lived in that same general area. I figured that if he was a son of Patrick Ryan, he would have applied for a land grant adjacent to Patrick's property on the North Side of Caplin Bay. The Holy Trinity Parish baptisms show that Martin and Mary (Tobin) Ryan had two children, Martin (Jr.) born in 1878, and Mary Margaret born in 1880. After that, this family's presence was not linked to any other parish records, business directories, voters lists, etc. in the area. Searching farther afield, I found an 1890 baptism record for Sarah Ann Ryan, the daughter of Martin Ryan and Mary J. Tobin in St. Patrick's Church, in the west end of St. John's city. However, this record does not have enough detail to determine if this was the same couple who had lived at Caplin Bay.
  Land	1876	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Crown Land Registry: #3772 - Ryan, Martin - Caplin Bay - 1876.
  Died	Aft 1880  [3]
  Buried	Aft 1880  [3]
  Person ID	I1218	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Ryan,   b. Aft 1800, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1858, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Julia Barry,   b. Abt 1814, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 18 Aug 1898, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1840	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  No marriage record was found in any of the surviving documents. It is likely they were married in Ferryland RC Parish.
  Family ID	F267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Tobin,   b. Abt 1856, Witless Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1880, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1874	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  Children	1. Martin Joseph Ryan,   b. Abt Sep 1878, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Margaret Ryan,   b. Abt Mar 1880, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Ann Ryan,   b. 11 Jun 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Yes, date unknown - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 28 Nov 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland Research Overview - Aft 1874 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Land - 1876 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Individual Sources Notes., Reddigan, Kevin, (Information from various notes, comments, and observations recorded during research or provided in e-mails from other researchers). [S115] Crown Land Registery, (Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S24] Southern Shore RC Marriages at St. John's 1793 - 1890, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Selected marriage records transcribed by the late Ray Curran & Cindy (Morrisson) Curran).