Capt. James Aspell

Abt 1820 - 1871  (~ 47 years)

• Name	James Aspell
  Title	Capt.
  Born	Abt Oct 1820	Rider's Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	9 Oct 1820	King's Cove RC Parish, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Godparents were Michael Mullaly and Bridget Asbell.
  Occupation	1852 - 1861	Atlantic Ocean   [3]
  Sea Captain
  From several references to James, it appears he was mariner based out of St. John's. A "List of Captains" at Memorial University's Maritime History Archives shows him in command of several ocean-going vessels. Captain, Vessel, Year/Ref Aspel, James, George, 1852/024 Aspell, James, Margaret, 1856/056 Aspel, James, Undine, 1861/029 Aspell, James, Hopewell, 1861/037
  Residence	1864	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  1864-1865 Hutchinson's Directory - St. John's: Aspell, James planter
  Died	Between 1868 and 1871  [1]
  No reference to James' death is mentioned in the local newspapers at St. John's. However, in Lovell's 1871 Directory, Bridget, wid. of James is listed at 112 Water St. (West). Their last child was born at St. John's in 1868.
  Person ID	I5977	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick Aspell,   b. Abt 1792, Rider's Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 1823  (Age ~ 31 years)
  Mother	Mary Fanning,   b. Waterford, Ireland
  Married	14 Oct 1817	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [5]
  Family ID	F1877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget Byrne,   b. Abt 1826,   d. 25 Sep 1903, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1849	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [6]
  James surname recorded as Aspel in the marriage record. The record says he was from Trinity. Bridget's surname was spelled as Burns, but no hometown was given. Witnesses were Thomas Fleming and Ann Dunphy.
  Children	+ 1. Mary Anne Aspell,   b. Abt Nov 1850, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 14 May 1902, Bell Island, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 51 years) + 2. Patrick Joseph Aspell,   b. Abt Apr 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 11 Aug 1913, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 61 years)   3. Honorah Aspell,   b. Abt Nov 1853, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Jun 1914, Petty Harbour, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 60 years)   4. William Aspell,   b. Abt Sep 1855, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Timothy Aspell,   b. Abt Aug 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Bridget Joseph Aspell,   b. 29 Sep 1860, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. John Joseph Aspell,   b. 30 Jun 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 18 Sep 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 74 years) + 8. Michael Francis "Mike" Aspell,   b. 14 Oct 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft Sep 1936  (Age 72 years) + 9. James Joseph Aspell,   b. Abt Mar 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 17 Apr 1937, Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F1879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt Oct 1820 - Rider's Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 9 Oct 1820 - King's Cove RC Parish, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland Married - 10 Nov 1849 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Occupation - Sea Captain - 1852 - 1861 - Atlantic Ocean Residence - 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland  = 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). [S109] King's Cove RC Parish Records - 1815 to 1909, Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador, (Photocopied pages from original marriage and baptism registers). [S119] Maritime History Archives, (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Index to Newfoundland Captains: This index was compiled from data contained in the transcripts of the "Certificates of Vessel Registry for Newfoundland, 1820-1920". [S118] Hutchinson's Newfoundland Directory, Hutchinson, Thomas, (1864-65, Hutchinson's directory contains alphabetical listings for each place in Newfoundland, with a post office directory and an appendix of general social, economic and governmental information.). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91SL-GPY?cc=1939435&wc=M8JY-GZ9%3A241087701%2C241087702%2C241152301 : 22 May 2014), St. John's > Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist > image 73 of 99; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland. [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), Newfoundland Church Records, 1793-1945," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91SL-LTS?cc=1939435&wc=M8JY-GWG%3A241087701%2C241087702%2C241154601 : 22 May 2014), St. John's > Catholic Basilica of Saint John the Baptist > image 243 of 307; Catholic Church and Church of England parishes, Newfoundland.