Francis "Frank" Meaney

Abt 1794 - Abt 1841  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Francis Meaney
  Nickname	Frank
  Born	Abt 1794	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Francis was 6 years old when the 'Ferryland Census of 1800' was enumerated.
  Gender	Male
  Court Action	1835	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  In District Court at Ferryland, on February 23, 1835, Francis Maney (sic) (Jr.) is listed as a member of the petty jury in the Mahan vs. Connors case. The Jr. designation, if valid, indicates that there were still two Francis Meaneys living at Ferryland in that year.
  Voter	1840	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  In the 1840 voter's list for Ferryland, Francis Meaney, living on the 'North Side' of the harbour, was recorded as being an eligible voter. No evidence was found to clarify if he was Francis Meaney (Sr.) or (Jr.). However, based on typical marriage ages of Irish males, I estimated that Francis Meaney (Sr.) was likely born about 1760, so I am inclined to believe that the 1840 voter was more likely to be Francis Meaney Jr. The surviving voter's lists for 1840-1859 clearly indicate that 1840 was the only year that a Meaney voted at Ferryland, except for 1859. In that year, James Meaney, living on The Downs, was listed as an eligible voter. Generally if a person's name was removed from later voter's lists, it was due to one of several circumstances: 1/ the person died; 2/ the person moved out of the district; 3/ the person was no longer considered to be the male head of the household in which he resided. Regardless of the number of males in a household, who were over 21 years old, only the designated head of the household was eligible to vote. There is no way to determine which one of these circumstance explain why Francis' name was not in any of the later voter's lists in Ferryland District.
  Died	Abt 1841
  Buried	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I202	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis Meaney,   b. Abt 1760, Ireland? ,   d. Aft 1835, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1770, Ireland? ,   d. Aft 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Married	Abt 1790	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [4]
  Since Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Parish was officially established at Ferryland in 1789, it is likely that Francis and Elizabeth were married there.
  Census	1799/1800	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	????
  There is no evidence that Francis Meaney Jr. ever married. However, this question cannot be resolved since church records for Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, prior to 1870, have not survived.
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1794 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Court Action - 1835 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Voter - 1840 - Ferryland, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Ferryland Census of 1800, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1800/polepapers-1800-fer.shtml ) (Compiled at Ferryland under the supervision of Robert Carter - J.P., Presented to Governor Charles Morice Pole in August 1800). [S59] Ferryland Court Records - 18th, 19th & 20th Century, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/1fer-court-idx.shtml Online: Alphabetical index of court cases that were heard under various court jurisdictions at Ferryland). [S4] Newfoundland Voter's Lists, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/V1928/1dist-vl-idx.shtml, copyright © 1999-2015. Transcribed lists of eligible voters, by town and district, from 1832 onward). [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).