John Conway (abt. 1875)

Born about 1875 in Turk's Cove, Newfoundland Colony

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Biography

Marriage

Name: John Conway
Event Date: 23 Apr 1900
Event Place: St John's, Newfoundland
Age: 28
Spouse's Name: Margaret Seaward
Spouse's Age: 26
Occupation: Seaman
Religion: Roman Catholic
Residence: St. John's
Witnesses: Matthew Seward & Mary Byrne^[1]

John was a survivor of the 1914 S.S. Newfoundland sealing disaster.^[2]

Residence 1921

Census of Turk's Cove, Newfoundland. In household:
John Conway Head Male 45 Turk's Cove
Margaret Conway Wife Female 45 Gooseberry Cove
Leo Conway Son Male 21 Turk's Cove
William Conway Son Male 18 Turk's Cove
Patric Conway Son Male 16 Turks Cove
Alice Conway Daughter Female 14 Turks Cove
Mary Conway Daughter Female 8 Turks Cove
Cecilia Conway Daughter Female 6 Turks Cove
Michael Conway Son Male 4 Turks Cove
Philip Conway Son Male 12 Turks Cove^[3]

Residence 1935

Census of Turk's Cove, Newfoundland. In household:
John Conway Head Male 60 New Foundland
Margaret Conway Wife Female 58 New Foundland
Leo Conway Son Male 35 New Foundland
William Conway Son Male 33 New Foundland
Philip Conway Son Male 27 New Foundland
Michael John Conway Son Male 18 New Foundland
Mary Frances Ryan Granddaughter Female 9 New Foundland^[4]

Residence 1945

Census of Turk's Cove, Newfoundland. In household:
John Conway Father Male 69 Trinity S
Margaret Conway Mother Female 68 Trinity North
Philip T Conway Son Male 37 Trinity S^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-6212 : 19 December 2020), John Conway and Margaret Seaward, 1900.
2. ↑ http://archive.homefromthesea.ca/memorial-list-1
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-RG4V : 16 March 2018), John Conway, Turk's Cove, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 586, household ID 9, line 30, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,637.
4. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-WY8M : 17 March 2018), John Conway, Turk's Cove, Trinity, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Trinity District, p. 671, household ID 2, reference ID , Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,826.
5. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Z-JN6T : 17 March 2018), John Conway, Turks Cove, Trinity South, Newfoundland, Canada; citing Trinity South District, p. 331, household ID 6, line 17, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,167,051.