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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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Abt 1828 - 1898 (~ 70 years)
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Thomas Maher |
- This surname sometimes recorded as Meagher.
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Born |
Abt 1828 |
Conception Bay, Newfoundland [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Research Overview |
Caplin Bay, Newfoundland |
- Although Maher is a fairly widespread surname in Ferryland District, according to his death record Thomas Maher, who settled at Caplin Bay in the mid 1850s, was from Conception Bay. His wife, Bridget Barry, was born at Caplin Bay about 1815, according to her Vital Statistic death record. Thomas and Bridget had at least two sons, James and John. James appears to have left Caplin Bay between 1894 and 1898. John Maher, who was married with several children, also left Caplin Bay between 1904 and 1908. In the Newfoundland 1921 Census, John is shown living in St. John's West, having married for the second time.
We now know for sure that the Maher and Barry family were related but there also appears to have been a fairly close relationship, if not kinship, between these two families and (O')Briens of Caplin Bay. However, no evidence has been found that indicates the (O')Brien family were related.
Nonetheless, two O'Briens are shown as godparents at the baptism of two of John Maher's children and John Meagher is shown as the godfather of one of Michael and Bridget (O')Brien daughters in 1880. According to the late Pauline (O')Brien) Norris, at least one member of the Maher family used to visit her family's home at Calvert, long after they left there.
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Residence |
1855 - 1897 |
Caplin Bay, Newfoundland [2, 3, 4] |
- Thomas is shown at Caplin Bay in the voters Lists of 1855 to 1859. He is also listed at Caplin Bay in Lovell's 1871 Directory and McAlpine's 1894-97 Directory.
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Died |
25 May 1898 |
Caplin Bay, Newfoundland [5] |
Cause: debility |
Buried |
Abt 27 May 1898 |
Holy Trinity RC Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada [1] |
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No Headstone/Marker - Ferryland - Holy Trinity RC Cemetery Individuals for whom no headstone or marker is visible. |
Person ID |
I828 |
Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland |
Last Modified |
29 Jan 2021 |
Family |
Bridget Barry, b. Abt 1815, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 31 Dec 1891, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland (Age ~ 76 years) |
Married |
Abt 1855 [1] |
Children |
| 1. John Maher, b. Abt 1860, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. Aft 1921 (Age ~ 62 years) |
+ | 2. James Maher, b. Abt 1867, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland , d. 27 Feb 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age ~ 54 years) |
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Last Modified |
30 Jan 2021 |
Family ID |
F115 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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).
- [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).
- [S26] McAlpine's Directory - 1894-97, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/M1894/index.shtml).
- [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).
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