Edward O'Neill (1835)

Born May 1835 in Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony

Descendants

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Biography

There seems to have been a single Edward O'Neill (or, variations thereof, including Neal, and Neill) in Harbour Grace around the years 1835-1867 --- when his son Edward was born. Birth and marriage records indicate the family was Catholic. Thus, he was likely to be the Edward Neil, laborer, mentioned in the 1871 Lovell's Directory^[1].

He was married to an Elizabeth (last name not known). In an account on the Harbour Grace Affray (1883; see the Harbour Grace page for a fuller account), they were mentioned as Edward, Elizabeth and James Neil of Harbour Grace. Presumably James was their eldest son---then 20 years old.^[2]

Residence 1921

Census of Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace.
Name Edward Neil
Event Type Census
Event Date 1921
Event Place Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Age 86
Relationship to Head of Household Father
Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
Birthplace Harbour Grace^[3]

Also in househould was James Neil Sr., Head, b. Aug 1863, age 58; Mary Neil (James' wife), b. Aug 1866 (age 55); and Violet Neil (their daughter), b. 1905 (age 16)

Death

Name Edward O'Neil
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Mar 1923
Event Place Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Gender Male
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1836^[4]

Cause, old age. Born and died in Harbour Grace. Age 87. Roman Catholic.

Sources

1. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. Lovell's 1871 Provincial Business Directory Harbor Grace Carla Woodworth-Lynas and Charles G. Strong, 2003. Accessed 2017.
2. ↑ Rootsweb message board post, "Newfoundland Book - 5", Thomas Hynes, 1998. citing Howard, Mildred. Undated. The "Harbour Grace Affray". Published by the author. 126 pp. Accessed 2017.
3. ↑ "Newfoundland Census, 1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-LHR5 : 20 March 2015), Edward Neil, Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada; citing p. 1, household ID 132, line 24, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; FHL microfilm 2,166,797.
4. ↑ "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-HGCD : 10 June 2015), Edward O'Neil, 1923.