Cornelius
Kenneth
Ricketts
Born about in Smarts Island, Newfoundland
Son of James Ricketts
and Lucy (Ford) Ricketts
Brother of
John Ricketts and James Ricketts
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane (Stuckless) Ricketts
— married
4 Sep 1888 in White Bay, Newfoundland
Descendants 
Father of
Nathaniel Ricketts, Selina Jane Ricketts, Alexander William Ricketts, Thomas Ricketts, Albertha Ricketts, Moulton Juliann Ricketts and Prudence Lucy Ricketts
Died
at about age 49
in Sops Arm, Newfoundland
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
Name: Cornelius Ricketts
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 19 Jul 1856
Birthplace: Smarts Island, Bonavista, Newfoundland
Father's Name: James Ricketts
Mother's Name: Lucy[1]
Marriage
Name: Cornelius Ricketts
Age: 33
Spouse's Name: Elzabeth Stuckless
Spouse's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 04 Sep 1888
Marriage Place: Western Cove, White Bay, Newfoundland[2]
Bachelor and spinster. He was a resident of Baie Verte, she of Brown's cove.
Death
Name: Cornelius Ricketts
Sex: Male
Age: 48
Death Date: 27 May 1905
Death Place: Sops Arm, Newfoundland[3]
Cause: general debility. Born in Western Cove.
Research notes
Kenneth was killed in an ice cellar with dynamite at Sops Arm. (Family note Linda Ricketts, Stella (Ricketts) Brown)
Sources
- ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9T-Y4HZ : 23 February 2021), Cornelius Ricketts, 19 Jul 1856; citing Birth, Smarts Island, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
- ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Y-99WD : 23 February 2021), Cornelius Ricketts and Elzabeth Stuckless, 04 Sep 1888; citing Marriage, *stin Cove, White Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.
- ↑ "Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQF-7RXS : 2 March 2021), Cornelius Ricketts, 1905.
See also:
- Newfoundland 1921 Census, Jackson's Arm: http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1921/21-jacksons-arm-stb.shtml
- Book "The Stucklesses of Newfoundland : Our Story" by Tony Stuckless and Ross Stuckless, 2005
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