Thomas "Tom" Condon

Abt 1825 - 1911  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Thomas Condon
  Nickname	Tom
  Born	Abt 1825	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  The Vital Statistics death record states that Thomas was born in Caplin Bay. However in the Newfoundland Census - 1935, Ernest Condon stated that his father was born in Ireland. This is contrary to family tradition which claims that Tom Condon was the first male child born on the north side of Caplin Bay. It is likely that Ernest's reference to Ireland was for his grandfather's birthplace, not that of his father, Thomas.
  Gender	Male
  Research Overview	1825	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  In family lore Tom Condon, although a fisherman, is portrayed as an educated man, but the level of his education is unclear. It appears that Thomas Condon was at Mobile in 1847, and some family lore suggests he was employed there as a schoolmaster. That assertion may have some merit, since we know that Thomas was very literate and likely competent to teach school at the level required at that time. According to the late Ray Condon, his great-grandfather's home at Caplin Bay had a collection of "leather bound works of Sir Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Burns, Tennyson, etc." This is rather curious since such collections were rare, especially in the homes of fishermen. When my great-great grandfather, Richard Reddigan, was dying in 1872, he had his will drawn up by Tom Condon (his next door neighbour) and/or Andrew Keough. Both of their names are signed as witnesses at the bottom of his will. In later generations, descendants of Thomas Condon produced at least two Rhodes scholars, so maybe genetics predisposed some of them with superior scholarly abilities down through the generations. (Kevin Reddigan)
  Deed	13 Feb 1847	Mobile, Newfoundland   [2]
  Crown Land Grant #D373 - Thomas Condon - 6 acres and 37 perches. This was likely the Thomas Condon who was born at Caplin Bay in 1825.
  Voter	1852-1859	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [3]
  Although Thomas would have been eligible to vote about 1846, it was not until 1852 that his name first appeared on the Voter's List for Caplin Bay. He and his mother still had a presence at Caplin Bay in 1847 where their plantation had been under lease from Robert Carter of Ferryland since 1830. It is possible that Thomas was splitting his time by fishing at Caplin Bay during the summer, and teaching at Mobile during the winter, in an effort to regain ownership of the property.
  Residence	1871	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [4]
  Died	18 Apr 1911	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [5]
  Cause: old age
  His headstone transcription says he was 86 when he died April 17 1911. Thomas' Vital Statistics record stated that his death was one day later, on April 18, 1911.
  Buried	Abt 20 Apr 1911	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [6]
  	Anne (Swain) Condon Thomas Condon
  Person ID	I38	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick Condon,   b. Abt 1793, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland ,   d. Mar 1840, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Catherine Walsh,   b. Abt 1803, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland ,   d. 6 Jul 1847  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1822	St. John's, Newfoundland   [7]
  In October 1822, the St. John's RC Parish marriages recorded an entry that has been interpreted by some researchers as that of Patrick Condon and Catherine Walsh. Parts of the entry are hard to decipher (Fr. Whitty's penmanship wasn't great and his spellings questionable at times), but it appears to read as follows: Oct 6, 1822 - married Patrick Con(ston?) of Mo[o]ncoin, Co. Kilkenny & Catherine Walsh, St. Mary's, Ross, Co. Wexford - Present: Francis Delaney, Mary Rice. Although I have some reservations as to the interpretation of this record, the groom's name may indeed read Condon. Unfortunately the record gives no indication as to where this couple had settled in Newfoundland, so eventually placing them at Caplin Bay is speculative, but it is entirely possible.
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Swain,   b. Abt 1827, Stone Island, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Sep 1908, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	Abt 1856
  Children	1. Robert Luke "Bob" Condon,   b. Abt Oct 1857, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 18 Sep 1927, Bishop Mountain, Kingston, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Catherine "Kate" Condon,   b. Abt 1859, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 10 Jan 1919, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 60 years)   3. Agnes Condon,   b. Abt Jan 1861, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Jan 1944, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 83 years)   4. Mary Condon,   b. Apr 1863, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 27 Apr 1934, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 71 years)   5. Anne "Annie" Condon,   b. Nov 1866, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 5 Aug 1929, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)   6. Amelia "Millie" Condon,   b. Sep 1867, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 5 Feb 1950, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 82 years)   7. James Ernest "Ernest" Condon,   b. Abt Oct 1872, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 13 May 1936, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1825 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Research Overview - 1825 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Deed - 13 Feb 1847 - Mobile, Newfoundland Voter - 1852-1859 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Residence - 1871 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Died - Cause: old age - 18 Apr 1911 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 20 Apr 1911 - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S115] Crown Land Registery, (Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). [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). [S3] Lovell's Province of Newfoundland Directory - 1871, Lovell, John, (Montreal, QC: John Lovell (Firm), 1871). [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). [S7] Headstones - Ferryland RC Cemetery, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online database: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/cem-ferryland-rc-fer.shtml). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch: accessed 10 May 2015), St. John's > Catholic Basilica of St. John the Baptist > Marriages with index 1821-1885 > image 19 of 307; Newfoundland. (Reliability: 3).