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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 1846 - 1932 (~ 85 years)
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| Name |
Frances [Aspell] |
| Nickname |
Fanny |
 Research Overview |
1846 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland  |
- This person was identified to me, by my mother, as Aunt Fanny Anthony. My understanding is that she was the sister of my great-grandmother Bridget (Aspell) O'Brien. Based on DNA tests in 2017, of one of Bridget's great granddaughters, Frances and Bridget were verified as being sisters. The surviving records, relative to her marriage to Abraham Anthony, and the subsequent baptisms of their children, appear to do little to clarify her maiden name. She is referred to in associated records as the "widow Aspell". This identification, used in this fashion, would generally indicate that Fanny had initially been married to an unnamed Aspell male before she married Abraham Anthony. However, if she was an Aspell to start with, then, of course, it was also her maiden name.
At Ferryland, in the Holy Trinity RC parish records, there is only one entry with her name recorded as Frances Aspwell [sic]. She is recorded as the godmother of Thomas Joseph Batcock of Brigus [South] who was baptised in Aug 1876. The godfather was Pat Scully [aka Scurrey] who would later marry Elizabeth Aspell, likely Fanny's first cousin. Fanny's mixed marriage to Abraham Anthony is recorded on Sep. 16, 1878 at St. Mary's Anglican Church on the South Side of St. John's. In the marriage register, she is recorded as Frances Aspell, widow.
The baptisms of their children indicates that there was a lack of agreement as to which religion their children would be raised. Although initially baptised in the Anglican faith, there are later records which show that all of their children were also baptised in the Roman Catholic faith. In the Anglican baptism records, where the inclusion of the mother's maiden name appears optional, Fanny/Frances is recorded as the "widow Aspell". In the Roman Catholic records she is usually identified as Frances Aspell.
In 1965, Fanny's youngest daughter,Mary, who was living in Somerville, Massachusetts requested an official copy of her birth certificate from the RC parish in St.John's, Newfoundland. On the certificate, her mother's name is recorded as "Fannie (Aspel) Anthony".
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| Born |
Nov 1846 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland [1] |
- The 1921 Newfoundland Census says she was born at Harbour Grace in Nov. 1846.
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| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
29 Apr 1932 |
Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland [2] |
| Cause: cardio vascular issues/old age |
- There are two entries for Frances in the Vital Statistic death records. One gives her age as 88, the other says her age was 86.
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| Buried |
Abt 1 May 1932 |
Kilbride, Newfoundland [3] |
| Person ID |
I3382 |
Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2021 |
| Father |
Andrew Aspell, b. Abt Sep 1819, Rider's Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland , d. 24 Feb 1887, Brigus South, Newfoundland (Age ~ 67 years) |
| Mother |
Mary, b. Abt 1826, d. 27 Jan 1894, Brigus South, Newfoundland (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Residence |
5 Nov 1847 |
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland |
| Family ID |
F344 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Abraham Anthony, b. Abt 1852, d. 14 Mar 1920, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
16 Sep 1878 |
St. Mary's Anglican Church, St. John's, Newfoundland [4] |
- Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Volume 27 - St. Mary's Anglican Church Southside, St. John's MARRIAGES 1859 - 1891 Sep. 16, 1878 - St. John's - Abraham ANTHONY, bach, St Johns Frances ASPELL, widow, St Johns. Witnesses: Selina Daly, Patrick Daly
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| Census |
1921 |
St. John's, Newfoundland [1] |
- In the Newfoundland Census of 1921, Frances was a widow living at Barters Hill with her grandson William (Sept 1902) and Mary - adopted daughter (Mar 1894). Both were born at St. John's
Newfoundland 1921 Census - St. John's West
Frances Anthony F Head Widow 1846 Nov 74 Hr Grace
Wm Anthony M Gr Son Single 1902 Sept 18 St Johns
Mary Anthony F Adp. Dau. Single 1894 Mar 26 St Johns
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| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Anthony, b. 20 Oct 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| | 2. Mary Julia Anthony, b. Abt Sep 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. 28 Feb 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age ~ 3 years) |
| | 3. John Anthony, b. 27 Mar 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. Aft 1945 (Age 62 years) |
| | 4. William James Anthony, b. 3 May 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. 26 Feb 1942 (Age 56 years) |
| | 5. Margaret Anthony, b. 26 Mar 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. 1 Apr 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 0 years) |
| | 6. Mary Elizabeth "Eliza" Anthony, b. 1 Jun 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. Elizabeth Mary "Mary" Anthony, b. 12 Mar 1896, St. John's, Newfoundland , d. Aft 1965 (Age 69 years) |
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| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2021 |
| Family ID |
F1063 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S30] 1921 Newfoundland Census, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed entries of nominal 1921 Newfoundland Census posted under "Census, Fishing Rooms and Planter Listings).
- [S41] Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Ferryland District - 1890 - 1940, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-fer-idx.shtml - Transcribed information posted under "Vital Statistics Records, Ferryland District).
- [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).
- [S13] Newfoundland Vital Records 1840-1949, FamilySearch™, (Online: FamilySearch website: http://FamilySearch.org. Index and images of births, delayed registrations of births, marriages, and deaths held by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Vital Statistics Division).
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