Aggie Wenceslaus White
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir Sep 1881 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 42 Christening: Death: 26 Feb 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 5) 42 Burial: Cause of Death: Spinal Meningitis
Parents
Father: Phillip D. White 42,109,168,2943 Mother: Catherine Carroll 109,2443 Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
Email from Richard Sullivan 24/05/0:
Aggie Wenselaus White youngest Dau of Phillip & Kate White died Feb 26 1887 age 5yrs 6mo
Living
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. Janine WhiteAlfred White
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 13 Jun 1889 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 784,785 Christening: 13 Jun 1889 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 784,785,2505 Death: 26 Dec 1932 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 784 Burial: After 26 Dec 1932 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 784 Cause of Death:Events
• Sponsors: Thomas Canning and Sarah Ryan, 13 Jun 1889, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Royal Naval Reserve #534X, Between 1914 and 1918.
Parents
Father: Alfred A. White 2943 Mother: Mary Ellen White 785
Spouses and Children
1. *Josephine 783 Marriage:
Notes
General:
300410: I had no information on this person before and never even knew he existed before I found this on the NGB website today under the heading of Royal Naval Reserve volunteers from Ferryland district: Service No.534X Name White, Alfred Address at Enlistment Aquaforte Date of Death 26-Dec-1932 Buried (or commerated) at Aquaforte RC Cemetery Notes b. abt. Jun. 13, 1889, son of Alfred and (Fanny James?) White.
It appears he may have been born prior to his parents' marriage, which did not take place until the 27th of January 1890 according to the marriage record on the NGB website. This may be why his name did not appear on the list of children I received from Richard and Roberta Sullivan years ago.
101213:
In the NGB transcript of Ferryland Baptisms it shows Alfred White's parents as Alfred White and Mary Ellen White. It is possible tha the transcript is erroneous. It is also possible that the mother was indeed someone named Mary Ellen White and that she and Alfred White were not married. The very next entry in the alphabetical listing of baptisms is that of John Stanislaus White, and he is shown as being the son of Alfred White and Fanny James as expected. At this time I am going to continue to show Fanny James as the mother of Alfred Jr., but am reserving judgement as to who the real mother may have been until I have better information.
110818 from FHSNL transcript of grave they number 32:
"Erected by Josephine in memory of beloved husband Alfred White ex RNR No. 534X, d Dec 6 1932"
Alfred A. White
Sex: MAKA: Alfred White 109,168,8492
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1849 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 617 Christening: Death: 28 Dec 1920 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 71) 53 Burial: Cause of Death:Events
• Occupation: Business owner, Southside, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Ferryland south side on the site now known as the Gentleman's Garden, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1860, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Indenture conveying all his personal property to brother Alfred, 15 Jan 1879, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Probate: Probate Petititon by son Alfred, 25 Nov 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland. (Executor)
• Alt. Death: 19 Dec 1919, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents
Father: John William White J. P. 33,168,618 Mother: Catherine O'Sullivan 33,42,168,1108
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ellen White 785 Marriage: Children: 1. Alfred White 2. Frances James 42,109,3546 Marriage: 27 Jan 1890 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 109,5769Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. L. K. Vereker, 27 Jan 1890, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: William Carter And Ann Hackett, 27 Jan 1890, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes
290120 from NLGenweb:Children: 1. John Stanislaus White 2. William James White 3. Gordon Terence White 4. Louisa Mary White 5. Vincent Joseph White
27Jan 1890 WHITE, Alfred JAMES, Frances LK Vereker William Carter Anne Hackett
Notes
General:
Email from Roberta and Richard Sullivan 24/05/01:
Notes for ALFRED WHITE: Alfred & his family moved from Ferryland in the 1920's.....left the food on the table and went to Massachusetts. House torn down and a Government monument and park was made. Located on the left side of the road to the pool. In 1998, a "Gentlemans Garden" was being built on the site. In the 1980's we met Calvin White grandson, he lived in Bridgewater, Ma. We sent him some family tree stuff but he never responded. The photo of the 1900 's view of the road to the pool shows the house of Alf White, formerly his fathers home.
Children of ALFRED WHITE and FRANCES JAMES are: i. WILLIAM JAMES4 WHITE, b. December 10, 1891, Ferryland, Nfld. ii. GORDON FRANCIS WHITE, b. June 13, 1893, Ferryland, Nfld; d. CT., USA. 12. iii. LOUISA LULU WHITE, b. July 21, 1895, Ferryland, Nfld; d. August 13, 1960, Lawrence, Mass. 13. iv. JOHN WHITE, b. 1896, Ferryland; d. 1926, Lawrence, Mass. v. VINCENT WHITE, b. January 06, 1898, Ferryland, Nfld; d. April 25, 1902, Ferryland.
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2/03/02:
I mistakenly took the above to mean that Alfred moved to the States. In reality he died in Ferryland and his family moved to the states. See email below from his grandson Cal White of Bridgewater, Massachusetts:
From: bigcal2001@aol.com [mailto:bigcal2001@aol.com] Sent: March 2, 2002 4:35 PM To: chris.morry@sympatico.ca Subject: (no subject)
Hi Chris I have been going over all the material you have sent to Roberta and myself. Your father sure is a wealth of information ! I got very little from Bill, I'm not sure he knew who I was. He said he would be on line shortly and I hope I get a chance to talk with him some more.
To ans. some of your questions, Nana White was my grandmother, Alfred's wife, also known as Fanny; My gandfather died in Ferryland, I think it was 1920, my father and Aunt Lulu [Louise] came to this country prior to that, they then brought Nana, Bill, and Gordon to the states. My father married Mary Mulrooney in 1923 and died in 1926
You say the family had some money, but I have found there was a mortgage on the Ferryland house that was never paid off and I was given to understand that the bank had forclosed and sold off some of the furniture, plus gave the land back to the state? Does that make any sense to you? I couldn't figure out why they put a park on top of land
Yes we are still in Bridgewater, and I will try to give you some dates-- Alfred 1849-1920; Fanny 1865-1950; Bill 1890- abt 1960; Gordon 1893-abt 1970; Lulu 1894- abt 1968; Aunt Lulu married Arthur Reough, Gloria was their daughter, she is still living and living inMalden Ma.- no dates for them - Mary Roach Mulrooney was my mother, from Red Island born 1896, died 1989, My mother married John White, then after his death she married James Roach and we moved to Canton Ma. I'm getting tired so I will get back to you later - see what else you can find out from your father O.K. see ya Cal
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271103:
Information from Cal White's Family Timeline: "1879 - Richard H. White & wife Margaret sell their complete homestead (land, house, and furnishings) to younger brother Alfred for $1.00. This property is situated on the north side of Ferryland. This is 3 years after their marriage and no reason was given. 1900 This same year Alfred White is appointed to the board of Education in Ferryland by the Colonial board. 1919 On December 19 of this year Alfred White died. He was the youngest son of John William White. He leaves a wife Frances (Fanny), three sons John, William, and Gordon, and one daughter Louise (later known as Lulu)"
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291103:
Email from Richard and Roberta Sullivan: Plus this is what I have for notes on Alf & Fanny= Alfred's death was noted in the Evening Telegram as Dec 28 1920, youngest son of John White, leaving a wife one dau and 3 sons. (American & Can papers please copy) Ferryland Bapt records for his children:
WHITE John Stanislaus 20-Oct 1890 of Alfred White & Fanny James sp= L.K. Vereker & Ann Hacket WHITE William James b-Dec 7, 1891 bap-10-Dec1891 of Alfred White & Fanny James sp= Alfred White Gertrude Sevior WHITE Gordon Terence b- June 13, 1893 bap-14-Jun1893 of Alfred White & Fanny James Richard Sullivan Maud White WHITE Louisa Mary b- Jul 15, 1895 bap-21-Jul 1895 of Alfred White & Fanny James Joseph Pomery Maggie O'Mara WHITE Vincent Joseph b-Dec 17, 1897 bap-6-Jan 1898 of Alfred White & Fanny James sp= John Driscoll Johanna White
"Alfred's family moved from Ferryland in the 1920's.....left the food on the table and went to Massachusetts." Fanny was still in Ferryland in 1921 and Alfred already dead I believe that only son John and his sister Lulu were first to move to Massachusetts. Lulu & John's brothers Will & Gordon went to USA at a later time as did their mother Fanny. Dau Lulu was in Lawrence when she died in 1960. She had married a Reough and had a dau Gloria. In 1978 we met Calvin White, son of John & Mary (Mullrooney), he lived in Bridgewater Ma. We sent him some family tree stuff but he never responded. We recently reconnected with him and he has been to NF and is very interested in family history. Alfred's house was torn down in Ferryland and a Government monument and park was made. Located on the left side of the road to the pool. In 1998, a "Gentlemans Garden" was being built on the site. The photo of the 1920 's view of the road to the pool shows the house of Alf White formerly his father John's home.
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240913 from Kevin Reddigan:
1890/01/27White Alfred James Fanny William Carter Ann Hackett L.K. Vereker
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210225:
It is noteworthy the the application for probate submitted by son Alfred does not contain the same list of living siblings as I had mainly from Roberta Sullivan. I suspect that Roberta may have made some assumptions concerning the extra named members of the family based largely upon their common surname. This will require more research to set straight since Roberta is now deceased and no one is carrying on her Sullivan research.
Here is the full wording contained on both pages of the application:
"To the Honourable the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland or to one of the Honorable
the Judges thereof.
The Petition of Alfred White of Ferryland
in the Southern District of the Island of
Newfoundland Planter
Humbly Sheweth
That John White of Ferryland aforesaid
Planter died at Ferryland on the twenty fifth
day of October one thousand Eight Hundred
and ninety three having previously made
his last will and testament.
That the said John White at the time of his death
was possessed of property within the jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland of the
probable value of about Six thousand dollars.
That the said John White left him surviving the
following children namely Philip D. White
residing at Newfoundland [crossed out] St. John's, in Newfoundland
aforesaid, Henry White and your petitioner
Alfred White residing at Ferryland aforesaid, Kate
now the wife of Thomas G. Morry residing at Ferryland
aforesaid, Matilda now the wife of Richard Prior
residing at Liverpool in England, Anne now
the wife of William Craig residing at Montreal
in the Dominion of Canada and Elizabeth
now the wife of Thomas O'Driscoll residing at
Mobile in Newfoundland aforesaid.
That under the said last will and testament of the..."
SECOND PAGE
"said John White no executors or executor were
nominated or appointed.
That no probate of the said will and no letters of
administration to the estate of the said John
White have been granted forth of this Honorable
Court.
That your Petititioner is a son of the said John
White and is a legatee under his last will
and testament.
Your Petitioner therefore prays that this
Honorable Court will be pleased to grant to
him letters of administration with the will
annexed to the estate and effects of the
said John White and as in duty bound
Your Petitioner will ever pray, &c. &c. &c.
Dated at St. John's this 25th Day of November 1893
Alfred A. White [his signature] "
THIRD PAGE
"In the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland
In the Matter of the Estate of John White
late of Ferryland Planter deceased.
Newfoundland }
St. John's }
I Alfred White of Ferryland
aforesaid Planter make oath and say that
I am the petitioner in the above written petition
named and that the several matters and
things therein contained are just correct
and true to the best of my Knowledge and
belief.
Sworn before me at }
St. John's this 25th day } Alfred A. White [his signature]
of November 1893 }
Geo. A. Adams [his signature]
Commissioner of Affidavits of the
Supreme Court of Newfoundland."
The list of names provided to me by Roberta Sullivan included:
Richard Henry White ca. 1843-1895
Philip D. White 1844-1894
George G. White 1845-1886
John William White 1848-1868
Alfred White 1849-1920
Elizabeth Mary White 1850- Bef. 1923
Maude White Unk- After 1850
Anne Irene Mary White 1851-1930
Catherine Frances White 1852-1927
Matilda F. White Ca. 1866-Unk
of these 10, 7 are mentioned in the application for probate. It appears that George G., John William Jr. and Maude were all deceased at that time.
Alice White
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir 1892 557 Christening: Death: Cir 1980 - ( about age 88) 557 Burial: Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Archibald Roy Kendall 97 Marriage: Children: 1. LivingLiving
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Living Mother: LivingSister M. Bernard Anne O'Driscoll White
Sex: FAKA: Sister Bernard 7345, Sister Mary Bernard 8493, Anne O'driscoll White 785, Annie White 42
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 6 Sep 1874 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 785,2505 Christening: 6 Sep 1874 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 785,2505 Death: 17 Dec 1926 - Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 8494 Burial: After 17 Dec 1926 - Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 8494 Cause of Death:Events
• Sponsors: Alfred White and Elizabeth Foristal, 6 Sep 1874, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Ordination: Roman Catholic Nun, Holy Trinity Convent, 2 Feb 1890, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents
Father: Richard Henry White 42,168,665 Mother: Margaret O'Driscoll 5,109 Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
111213:
I could not recall where I got the information on Anne O'Driscoll White becoming a nun. When I read about her in Laura Morry William' book Over The Fence and she made no mention of her becoming a nun I was left wondering if I had made a mistake in the past in recording this as a fact. So I enlisted the support of my usual authoritative source, Enid O'Brien. This is what she told me:
From: Enid O'Brien [mailto:enidobrien@yahoo.com]
Sent: December 11, 2013 9:45 AM
To: Chris Morry
Subject: Re: Fact checking
Hi Chris,
The only thing I have on Ann O'Driscoll was that she was baptised 6/9/1874 (FD Records) to Henry White/ Margaret O'Driscoll, sps. Alfred White/Elizabeth Forristall.
What I have from folklore is that she joined the convent and was known in religious life as Rev. Sister Mary Bernard and was stationed at Witless Bay. (I am not sure if Witless Bay Convent is run by Mercy or Presentation order). The story goes that the Mother Superior of the Convent was an alcoholic and drank the altar wine. When this happened she sometimes locked the younger Sisters out of the convent. After one such event Annie was locked out and came down with a cold which turned in to pneumonia and progessed to TB. She died from complications of the disease.
I haven't tried to confirm the folklore.
Christmas is progressing favourably although Barry and his girlfriend will be the only two here.
Talk to you later.
Enid
I am therefore still no closer to having a definitive source for this belief. In fact, on the Newfoundland's Grand Banks website they give burial information on all Presentation and Mercy sisters and, though there are a number of Sister Mary Bernards, none of them bore the birth name of White. I am inclined to believe the story may be apocryphal but will retain her status as a nun for now pending further information coming forward.
131213:
Now I have my answer from two sources. Enid's original source was Ida White Michael and in a message relayed to me by our mutual friend and distant relation, Jean Carter Fox Strirling, here is what she had to say about it:
"Her [Ida's] Grandfather Mike White and her Uncle Ronald between them told her that Annie joined the Convent at Witless Bay (Presentation) that she was called Sister Bernard, that she died there and is buried (though neither of her informants ever visited the grave) behind that convent where there is an old cemetery.
All the rest you mentioned she thinks is hearsay that has by now become folklore, and none had any facts to back it all up as far as she knows."
Also, Larry Dohey at The Rooms used to be the archivist at the RC Cathedral and had a friend who keeps the records for the Presentation Order (Wanita Bates). This is what she had to say on the matter:
"Josephine (White) Williams and Mother M. Bernard White were the daughters of Henry White (Ferryland) and Margaret O'Driscoll. Mother M. Bernard White entered Religious Life on February 2, 1890, received on October 15, 1890 (age 16 Years) and professed on October 11, 1892 in the Chapel at Holy Trinity Convent by Bishop Thomas Power D.D (relatives of Reverend P. & Stephen O'Driscoll). There is no record that Josephine White entered the Presentation Congregation. Hearsay among relatives states that she did enter, but left after three days. As Josephine was neither received or professed in the Congregation, I can understand why she isn't recorded in our Annals."
070914:
I am not convinced that I have gotten to the bottom of this as the stories are not complementary. In fact they are contradictory. And in addition, references to Mother Bernard in Witless Bay online refer to her as O'Donnell, not White. There is a Sister Bernard White buried in the same cemetery with Mother Bernard O'Donnell and I'm 99% sure this is our person so I am making the appropriate corrections today and "demoting" her from "Mother" to "Sister".
Annie White
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir 1889 - Tipperary, Munster, Ireland 900 Christening: Death: After 1911 900 Burial: Cause of Death:Events
• Census: 1901 Census - Household of Michael Whyte [sic], 1901, Behamore Smith, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland. (Household Member)
• Census: 1911, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland.
• Census: 1911, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland. (Household Member)
• Literacy: Read and Write English and Irish, 1911, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland.
• Occupation: Farmer's Daughter, 1911, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland.
• Religion: Roman Catholic, 1911, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland.
Parents
Father: Michael White 2086 Mother: Margaret Quinlisk 900,2086,4138
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. Michael Ryan
Notes
General:
040607:
Annie is 22 and unmarried at the time of census. The next name on the list of those present at the time of census is an infant boy named Michael Ryan, who is listed as a grandson of Micheal and Margaret. I have made the assumption that this is Annie's illegitimate son since there are no married daughters listed. But it could just be that the grandparents were taking care of this child for their eldest daughter Ellen who does not appear on the census and must have been living elsewhere and quite possibly married to someone named Ryan.
Annie Irene Mary White
Sex: FAKA: Anne White 2515, Annie Irene White 3854, Irene White 42,109,168, Irene Annie White 8495
Individual Information
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1851 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3854 Christening: Death: 19 Apr 1930 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ( at age 78) 3855 Burial: 2 May 1930 - Montreal, Québec, Canada 3855 Cause of Death: Pneumonia 3855Events
• Alt. Birth: 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 1872, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Census: St. Antoine Ward; Family of William Craig and Annie Irene White, 1891, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Household Member)
• Religion: Presbyterian, 1891, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Member)
• Census: Hochelaga, 1901, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Household Member)
• Witnesses: Witnesses to Burial: J. W. Craig, Douglas Morry, W.D. Reid, Minister, 2 May 1930, Montreal, Québec, Canada. Annie Irene White Craig
in the Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968
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Name:Annie Irene White Craig
Event Type:Enterrement (Burial)
Death Date:1930
Burial Date:1930
Burial Place:Montreal, Québec, Canada
Burial Church:Stanley; Montréal
Place of Worship or Institution:Presbyterian Stanley
Religion:Presbyterian.
Parents
Father: John William White J. P. 33,168,618 Mother: Catherine O'Sullivan 33,42,168,1108
Spouses and Children
1. *William Charles Craig 3854 Marriage: 30 Jul 1872 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 109Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev John Conway P.P, 30 Jul 1872, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Robert Templeton and Clara Winsor [sic], 30 Jul 1872, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes
MUN Books= William Craig of Kilmarnock Scotland marr- Irene White, Eldest daughter of John White J.P. of Ferryland at bride's father's residence by Rev John Conway P.P. July 30 1872 Went to Montreal QuebecChildren: 1. Catherine Louise Mary Craig 2. Harriet R. Craig 3. John W. Craig 4. Irene Anne Craig 5. Ethel M. Craig 6. Mabel Gertrude Craig
290120:
There is some uncertainty as to the name of the bride. The transcript on NLGenweb has her as Anne:
30Jul 1872 CRAIG, William Scotland WHITE, Anne J Conway Robert Templeton Clara Winsor
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141022:
Note that, while the marriage took place at the Catholic church in keeping with her religion, on the 1891 Census in Montreal they and their six children are all shown as Presbyterian.
Notes
General:
From Richard and Roberta Sullivan email 24/05/01:
i. IRENE "ANNIE"3 WHITE, b. Ferryland, Nfld; m. WILLIAM CRAIG, July 30, 1872, Ferryland, Nfld.
Notes for IRENE "ANNIE" WHITE: MUN Books= William Craig of Kilmarnock Scotland marr- Irene White, Eldest daughter of John White J.P. of Ferryland at brides fathers residence by Rev John Conway P.P. July 30 1872 Went to Montreal Quebec
Note that my records show her to be the second daughter of John White after Maude, not the first, and always referred to as Annie. But I accept on this record that Annie was a nickname and am changing my records in that regard.
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141022:
It is interesting that one of the witnesses to her burial was named Douglas Morry. There are only two known persons of this name, a son of John Henry Morry of Ferryland, who would be too young to have been there, and Douglas Windsor Morry of Victoria, the son of William George Morry and Anna Jennings Windsor. He was of the right age to have participated but it is hard to believe he would have travelled all the way from BC to do so. They were just not that closely related. In fact, there was no blood relationship between them.
Arthur Augustus White
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Cir Jul 1881 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 42 Christening: Death: 27 Sep 1881 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 42 Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: George G. White 42,109,168 Mother: Catherine Power 109
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