Peter Gavin (abt. 1810)

Born about 1810 in Ireland

Biography

"A report written long after the one published in 1899 states that he [John Gavin Sr.] came to Sea Cow Pond in 1818, a year after his arrival at New London, P.E.I. This report tells us that he married Mary (Sally) Kinole and that her children were Peter, Fergus, Catherine, Margaret, Timothy, Mary Ellen, John Jr., Michael, Mary, James, and Martin. The latter three were born on Prince Edward Island and all others in Ireland. Mary is known to have been baptized at Miscouche, P.E.I., no doubt because the family was on its way to Sea Cow Pond from New London in 1818. "^[1]

Research Notes

1841 Census results missing for Lot 1. No Peter Gavin in the 1861 Census of Canada. Not a father in the PEI Baptismal Index in the expected time period.

PEI did not have a nominal census until 1881. Civil registrations of births and deaths would not begin until the early 1900s, until then there are spotty church records of baptisms and burials. Marriage registers started in 1832.

Sources

1. ↑ Tignish Tellings, transcribed on the Island Register

Acknowledgements

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