Bridget "Bride" Saunders

1878 - 1946  (67 years)

• Name	Bridget Saunders
  Nickname	Bride
  Born	24 Nov 1878	St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  For reasons unknown, on Bride's death certificate,her sister, Margaret, stated her date of birth was Mar. 27, 1886
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	29 Nov 1878	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Record shows that couple were living on Theatre Hill in St. John's.
  Died	13 May 1946	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Cause: chronic degen. myocarditis
  Buried	17 May 1946	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Address: Holy Cross Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia
  Person ID	I6561	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Michael John Saunders,   b. Sept 1844, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1921  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Johanna Foley,   b. Abt 1852, Newfoundland ,   d. Bef 1911, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1873	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  The witnesses at this marriage were Thomas Maher and Anne Saunders.
  Residence	1885/86	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  John's residence was recorded as 239 Gower Street, St. John's. This was the same house address recorded as the residence of his father, William, in 1870/71.
  Residence	1890	St. John's, Newfoundland   [5]
  John's residence was recorded as 239 Gower Street, St. John's.
  Residence	1898	St. John's, Newfoundland   [6]
  McAlpine's 1898 Business Directory lists John Saunders, a shipwright, living at 12 Balsam St. St. John's. His son, Harry, also a shipwright , was living in the same residence.
  Census	1901	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [7]
  It appears the entire Saunders family moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1900. In this census, John's age was given as 53, and his birth was recorded as Feb 1848. Both John and his son Harry are listed as being carpenters. There were also five boarders living in the Saunders household.
  Census	1911	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [8]
  In the 1911 Canada Census, John Saunders, a widower born Feb 1846, was 65 years old. He and his daughters, Bride and Margaret, were living in an apartment at 124 Cornish Town Road, Cape Breton South. The house appears to have been owned and occupied by his daughter Josephine and son-in-law, Harris McGrath and their family.
  Census	1921	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [9]
  In the 1921 Canada Census, John was recorded as being 70 (only 5 years older than in 1911). His two daughters, Bride and Margaret, both single, were still living with him. The family was living at 26 Ferry St.
  Family ID	F2064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Nov 1878 - St. John's, Newfoundland Baptism - 29 Nov 1878 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Cause: chronic degen. myocarditis - 13 May 1946 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Buried - Address: Holy Cross Cemetery, Sydney, Nova Scotia - 17 May 1946 - Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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