William Power

Abt 1866 - 1940  (~ 74 years)

• Name	William Power
  Born	Abt 1866	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  The 1921 Census says William was born at Caplin Bay in May 1875. However, no baptism record was found for this individual indicating he was likely born before 1870.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1898 - 1904	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  In the Business Directories from 1898 to 1904, William's names appears at Caplin Bay. Since his name was unique in that settlement, no effort was made to identify his father's name in any of the entries. Likewise in the Voters Lists of 1900 and 1908, he is listed without any references to father's name.
  Died	5 Apr 1940	Calvert, Newfoundland   [1]
  Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
  This William Power was recorded in the 1935 Newfoundland Census. His age in that census was given as 65 (born abt. 1870). However a Vital Statistic death record for a William Power in 1940 gives his age as 74 (born abt. 1866). His wife Alice is recorded as a widow in the 1945 Newfoundland Census.
  Buried	Abt 7 Apr 1940	Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [2]
  	No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible.
  Person ID	I643	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	James Power,   b. Abt 1834, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 9 Nov 1902, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Mary Hearne,   b. Abt 1841, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 17 Jan 1910, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	Bef 1870	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Kavanagh,   b. Jul 1895, Grand Falls, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1945, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1919	St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, St. John's, Newfoundland   [3, 4]
  Evening Telegram St. John's - Nov 25 1919 Married on 13th at St Patrick's, Miss Alice Kavanagh of St. John's & Mr William Power of Caplin Bay. FamilySearch.org - Nov 18, 1919 at St Patrick's - William Power (46) Caplin Bay & Alice Kavanagh (26) Grand Falls both single & RC - witnesses: Thomas Power and Anna Farlane. These two entries, although containing some differences /errors still indicate that William Power was from Caplin Bay.
  Children	1. Mary-Margaret Power,   b. Abt 1922, Calvert, Newfoundland ,   d. 19 Feb 2010, Fermeuse, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 88 years)   2. Leo Joseph Power,   b. 1925, Corner Brook, Newfoundland ,   d. 1984, Calvert, Newfoundland  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1866 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Residence - 1898 - 1904 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Married - 18 Nov 1919 - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Cause: cerebral hemorrhage - 5 Apr 1940 - Calvert, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 7 Apr 1940 - 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

  [S25] 1935 Newfoundland Census, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed entries of nominal 1935 Newfoundland Census posted under "Census, Fishing Rooms and Planter Listings). [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). [S2] The (Evening) Telegram - St. John's, Newfoundland, (Newspaper published daily, except Sundays and holidays - distributed in the St. Johns area and eastern parts of the province). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-XWT2 : accessed 1 February 2016), William Power and Alice Kavanagh, 1919.