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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 Abt 1784 - Yes, date unknown
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Thomas Rossiter |
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Abt 1784 |
Co. Wexford, Ireland  |
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Male |
 Research Overview |
Caplin Bay, Newfoundland |
- Thomas Rossetter aged 21 born in Wexford, Ireland. Ship: HMS ConquerorRating/Rank: Able Seaman Service details HMS Conqueror Ship's pay book number: (SB 478) 31 May 1805 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman 1 June 1805 Sources used Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16250
There is no specific reference that could be found that clearly identifies the origin of the Rossiter family that settled at Caplin Bay in the early 1800s. It is assumed, without written proof, that they were Irish Rossiters probably from Co. Wexford where the surname Rossiter is quite common. Although there was a John Rossiter listed in the voters lists at Freshwater, Cape Broyle from 1840 to 1859, it appears that all of the Southern Shore Rossiter families originate from the Caplin Bay Rossiters. The name of the settlement of Caplin Bay was changed to Calvert in January 1922.
"I believe the first Rossiter in Calvert was Thomas, a shipbuilder. In the Great Britain Board of Trade Certificates of Ships Registry for 1751-1854 there is an entry about this Thomas. It states that he built "The Collector" for Robert and James Carter and Elias Rendell. It was a 32 ton sloop and the master was William Dullanty."
Research information provided by Ray Curran
"There was a very old man, John Rossitor, whose father fought with Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and he told me that his father told him, that when he came over here about 1805, the old stone house and stores, one of them which Bill now uses for a fish store, were old buildings then. No one knows when they were built. Rossiter went home to collect his prize money and was never heard of by his family afterwards. They thought he was probably murdered for the prize money."
Extract from a letter written by Howard Morry of Ferryland to Michael P. Murphy (a St. John's historian) on Jan 18, 1954 regarding the old stone house and premises at Ferryland bought by John Morry (Howard's grandfather) from Arthur Holdsworth in 1840. The John Rossiter mentioned, I assume, was Stutterin' Jack Rossiter.
"Yours is the first reference I've seen to a 'ship's carpenter', aside from our own family lore specifically, from my father but ours has a Tom Rossiter, born Wexford, Ireland, and serving as a ship's carpeneter on the H.M.S. RAMILLES, fighting against the forces of Napoleon at the time. Our family's oral history has this Tom arriving in Newfoundland's Southern Shore (Calvert, Cape Broyle) circa 1815, from whence sprung the Rossiter clan in Newfoundland. My father's story has never been fully confirmed but most of what he had to say about the family tree I have actually verified in local archive searches."
posting on genealogy.com byTom Rossiter St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
A Thomas Rossiter appears in the voters lists at Caplin Bay in 1840 (Beach) and 1842 (Cottage Hill) but is not mentioned afterwards in any of the voters lists. We can only speculate as to which Thomas this was, Thomas, the ship's carpenter/builder or possibly a son named Thomas. If we accept the family folklore as fairly accurate, it seems unlikely that the first Thomas Rossiter would have waited 37 years to collect his "prize" unless it was in the form of a pension that wasn't available to him until he reached a certain age.
- Thomas Rossetter aged 21 born in Wexford, Ireland. Ship: HMS ConquerorRating/Rank: Able Seaman Service details HMS Conqueror Ship's pay book number: (SB 478) 31 May 1805 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman 1 June 1805 Sources used Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16250
There is no specific reference that could be found that clearly identifies the origin of the Rossiter family that settled at Caplin Bay in the early 1800s. It is assumed, without written proof, that they were Irish Rossiters probably from Co. Wexford where the surname Rossiter is quite common. Although there was a John Rossiter listed in the voters lists at Freshwater, Cape Broyle from 1840 to 1859, it appears that all of the Southern Shore Rossiter families originate from the Caplin Bay Rossiters. The name of the settlement of Caplin Bay was changed to Calvert in January 1922.
"I believe the first Rossiter in Calvert was Thomas, a shipbuilder. In the Great Britain Board of Trade Certificates of Ships Registry for 1751-1854 there is an entry about this Thomas. It states that he built "The Collector" for Robert and James Carter and Elias Rendell. It was a 32 ton sloop and the master was William Dullanty."
Research information provided by Ray Curran
"There was a very old man, John Rossitor, whose father fought with Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and he told me that his father told him, that when he came over here about 1805, the old stone house and stores, one of them which Bill now uses for a fish store, were old buildings then. No one knows when they were built. Rossiter went home to collect his prize money and was never heard of by his family afterwards. They thought he was probably murdered for the prize money."
Extract from a letter written by Howard Morry of Ferryland to Michael P. Murphy (a St. John's historian) on Jan 18, 1954 regarding the old stone house and premises at Ferryland bought by John Morry (Howard's grandfather) from Arthur Holdsworth in 1840. The John Rossiter mentioned, I assume, was Stutterin' Jack Rossiter.
"Yours is the first reference I've seen to a 'ship's carpenter', aside from our own family lore specifically, from my father but ours has a Tom Rossiter, born Wexford, Ireland, and serving as a ship's carpeneter on the H.M.S. RAMILLES, fighting against the forces of Napoleon at the time. Our family's oral history has this Tom arriving in Newfoundland's Southern Shore (Calvert, Cape Broyle) circa 1815, from whence sprung the Rossiter clan in Newfoundland. My father's story has never been fully confirmed but most of what he had to say about the family tree I have actually verified in local archive searches."
posting on genealogy.com byTom Rossiter St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
A Thomas Rossiter appears in the voters lists at Caplin Bay in 1840 (Beach) and 1842 (Cottage Hill) but is not mentioned afterwards in any of the voters lists. We can only speculate as to which Thomas this was, Thomas, the ship's carpenter/builder or possibly a son named Thomas. If we accept the family folklore as fairly accurate, it seems unlikely that the first Thomas Rossiter would have waited 37 years to collect his "prize" unless it was in the form of a pension that wasn't available to him until he reached a certain age.
- Thomas Rossetter aged 21 born in Wexford, Ireland. Ship: HMS ConquerorRating/Rank: Able Seaman Service details HMS Conqueror Ship's pay book number: (SB 478) 31 May 1805 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman 1 June 1805 Sources used Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16250
There is no specific reference that could be found that clearly identifies the origin of the Rossiter family that settled at Caplin Bay in the early 1800s. It is assumed, without written proof, that they were Irish Rossiters probably from Co. Wexford where the surname Rossiter is quite common. Although there was a John Rossiter listed in the voters lists at Freshwater, Cape Broyle from 1840 to 1859, it appears that all of the Southern Shore Rossiter families originate from the Caplin Bay Rossiters. The name of the settlement of Caplin Bay was changed to Calvert in January 1922.
"I believe the first Rossiter in Calvert was Thomas, a shipbuilder. In the Great Britain Board of Trade Certificates of Ships Registry for 1751-1854 there is an entry about this Thomas. It states that he built "The Collector" for Robert and James Carter and Elias Rendell. It was a 32 ton sloop and the master was William Dullanty."
Research information provided by Ray Curran
"There was a very old man, John Rossitor, whose father fought with Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and he told me that his father told him, that when he came over here about 1805, the old stone house and stores, one of them which Bill now uses for a fish store, were old buildings then. No one knows when they were built. Rossiter went home to collect his prize money and was never heard of by his family afterwards. They thought he was probably murdered for the prize money."
Extract from a letter written by Howard Morry of Ferryland to Michael P. Murphy (a St. John's historian) on Jan 18, 1954 regarding the old stone house and premises at Ferryland bought by John Morry (Howard's grandfather) from Arthur Holdsworth in 1840. The John Rossiter mentioned, I assume, was Stutterin' Jack Rossiter.
"Yours is the first reference I've seen to a 'ship's carpenter', aside from our own family lore specifically, from my father but ours has a Tom Rossiter, born Wexford, Ireland, and serving as a ship's carpeneter on the H.M.S. RAMILLES, fighting against the forces of Napoleon at the time. Our family's oral history has this Tom arriving in Newfoundland's Southern Shore (Calvert, Cape Broyle) circa 1815, from whence sprung the Rossiter clan in Newfoundland. My father's story has never been fully confirmed but most of what he had to say about the family tree I have actually verified in local archive searches."
posting on genealogy.com byTom Rossiter St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
A Thomas Rossiter appears in the voters lists at Caplin Bay in 1840 (Beach) and 1842 (Cottage Hill) but is not mentioned afterwards in any of the voters lists. We can only speculate as to which Thomas this was, Thomas, the ship's carpenter/builder or possibly a son named Thomas. If we accept the family folklore as fairly accurate, it seems unlikely that the first Thomas Rossiter would have waited 37 years to collect his "prize" unless it was in the form of a pension that wasn't available to him until he reached a certain age.
- Thomas Rossetter aged 21 born in Wexford, Ireland.Ship: HMS ConquerorRating/Rank: Able Seaman Service details HMS Conqueror Ship's pay book number: (SB 478) 31 May 1805 Rank/rating: Ordinary Seaman 1 June 1805 Sources used Catalogue reference: ADM 36/16250
There is no specific reference that could be found that clearly identifies the origin of the Rossiter family that settled at Caplin Bay in the early 1800s. It is assumed, without written proof, that they were Irish Rossiters probably from Co. Wexford where the surname Rossiter is quite common. Although there was a John Rossiter listed in the voters lists at Freshwater, Cape Broyle from 1840 to 1859, it appears that all of the Southern Shore Rossiter families originate from the Caplin Bay Rossiters. The name of the settlement of Caplin Bay was changed to Calvert in January 1922.
"I believe the first Rossiter in Calvert was Thomas, a shipbuilder. In the Great Britain Board of Trade Certificates of Ships Registry for 1751-1854 there is an entry about this Thomas. It states that he built "The Collector" for Robert and James Carter and Elias Rendell. It was a 32 ton sloop and the master was William Dullanty."
Research information provided by Ray Curran
"There was a very old man, John Rossitor, whose father fought with Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar and he told me that his father told him, that when he came over here about 1805, the old stone house and stores, one of them which Bill now uses for a fish store, were old buildings then. No one knows when they were built. Rossiter went home to collect his prize money and was never heard of by his family afterwards. They thought he was probably murdered for the prize money."
Extract from a letter written by Howard Morry of Ferryland to Michael P. Murphy (a St. John's historian) on Jan 18, 1954 regarding the old stone house and premises at Ferryland bought by John Morry (Howard's grandfather) from Arthur Holdsworth in 1840. The John Rossiter mentioned, I assume, was Stutterin' Jack Rossiter.
"Yours is the first reference I've seen to a 'ship's carpenter', aside from our own family lore specifically, from my father but ours has a Tom Rossiter, born Wexford, Ireland, and serving as a ship's carpeneter on the H.M.S. RAMILLES, fighting against the forces of Napoleon at the time. Our family's oral history has this Tom arriving in Newfoundland's Southern Shore (Calvert, Cape Broyle) circa 1815, from whence sprung the Rossiter clan in Newfoundland. My father's story has never been fully confirmed but most of what he had to say about the family tree I have actually verified in local archive searches."
posting on genealogy.com byTom Rossiter St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
A Thomas Rossiter appears in the voters lists at Caplin Bay in 1840 (Beach) and 1842 (Cottage Hill) but is not mentioned afterwards in any of the voters lists. We can only speculate as to which Thomas this was, Thomas, the ship's carpenter/builder or possibly a son named Thomas. If we accept the family folklore as fairly accurate, it seems unlikely that the first Thomas Rossiter would have waited 37 years to collect his "prize" unless it was in the form of a pension that wasn't available to him until he reached a certain age.
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Yes, date unknown |
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I1459 |
Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2015 |
| Family |
Anne |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Rossiter, b. Caplin Bay, Newfoundland |
| | 2. Margaret Rossiter, b. Abt 1809, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 5 Apr 1884, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland (Age ~ 75 years) |
| | 3. Michael Rossiter, b. Abt 1809, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 5 Mar 1898, Fermeuse, Newfoundland (Age ~ 89 years) |
| + | 4. Ellen Rossiter, b. Abt 1816, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 15 May 1903, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland (Age ~ 87 years) |
| | 5. William Rossiter, b. Abt 1817, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 24 Feb 1891, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland (Age ~ 74 years) |
| + | 6. John "Jack" Rossiter, b. Abt 1819, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 30 May 1911, Ferryland, Newfoundland (Age ~ 92 years) |
| | 7. Anne Rossiter, b. Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. Abt 1859, Ferryland, Newfoundland |
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| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Family ID |
F372 |
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