West and Park Family History

Anne Victoria West
1. Anne Victoria West was born on 14 Apr 1872 in Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland; died in 1914. Family/Spouse: Alphaeus Barbour *. Alphaeus was born in 1871; died in 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Alphaeus Barbour West
was born on 26 Mar 1894 in Ragged Harbour, Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died in 1976.
Anne married Arthur Hicks on 19 Sep 1898 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Arthur (son of Joseph Hicks and Honor Mouland) was born in 1870 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Walter George Hicks
was born on 2 Jan 1903 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 1 Nov 1988 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. - 4. Hedley Hicks
was born on 6 Aug 1908 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 16 Apr 1967 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland. - 5. Ralph A. Hicks
was born on 19 Nov 1911 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 15 Nov 1984 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland.
- 2. Alphaeus Barbour West
Generation: 2
2.
Alphaeus Barbour West
(1.Anne1) was born on 26 Mar 1894 in Ragged Harbour, Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died in 1976. Notes:
Alphaeus was raised by John West of Carmanville.
Family/Spouse: Beatrice Ellsworth. Beatrice (daughter of Joseph Elsworth and Isadora Hicks) was born in 1895 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died in 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Pearl West
was born in 193?; died in 195?. - 7. Annie Elizabeth West
was born in 1913 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. - 8. Delilah West
was born in 1915 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. - 9. Olive Louise West
was born on 15 Feb 1919 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died on 6 Jun 2003; was buried on 9 Jun 2003 in Lumsden, Newfoundland. - 10. Ralph Hugh Weste
was born on 12 Jun 1921 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died on 15 Mar 2007 in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. - 11. Althea West
was born in 1922 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. - 12. Living
- 13. Private
- 6. Pearl West
3. Walter George Hicks
(1.Anne1) was born on 2 Jan 1903 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 1 Nov 1988 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Notes:
Name:
Walter worked with his father and brothers in the cod and lobster fisheries. He also worked at other jobs, including the lumberwoods, until he became lightkeeper on the Offer Wadham Island.
Walter was appointed lightkeeper on Offer Wadham Island in September 1938 and stayed for 22 years. A new Swedish Daylen battery light went into operation on November 8, 1960, and Walter came off the island on November 28, 1960. However, he continued to look after the light for another few years, going in and out from time to time whenever the light needed attention; he officially retired in November, 1967. His assistant for many years was his brother-in-law, Herbert Abbott. Walter was awarded the C.S.F. for services rendered during the 2nd World War.
SOURCE: Descendants of Joseph West, compiled by Rex Gibbons, 2010
Family/Spouse: Martha Tippett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Walter married Mary Rebecca Whiteway on 5 May 1929 in Salvation Army Citadel, Doting Cove, Newfoundland. Mary (daughter of John Whiteway and Fanny Keats) was born on 8 Mar 1908 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 18 Jan 1961 in Brookfield Cottage Hospital, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. William E. Hicks
was born on 9 Feb 1930 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 15 Dep 2009 in Gander, Newfoundland. - 15. Living
- 14. William E. Hicks
4. Hedley Hicks
(1.Anne1) was born on 6 Aug 1908 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 16 Apr 1967 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland. Family/Spouse: Ethel Maud Abbott. Ethel (daughter of Jonas Abbott and Adelaide West) was born on 27 May 1915 in Ragged Harbour, Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 24 Jan 1984 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Living
- 17. Living
- 18. Arthur Wilson Clyde Hicks
was born on 19 Oct 1938 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 19 Jun 1997 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. - 19. Living
- 16. Living
5. Ralph A. Hicks
(1.Anne1) was born on 19 Nov 1911 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 15 Nov 1984 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Ralph married Emma West in 29 Mar1943 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland. Emma (daughter of George Thomas Weste and Jemimah Chaulk) was born in Aug 1916 in Lumsden North, Newfoundland; died on 4 Mar 1995 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Myrtis Hicks
- 20. Myrtis Hicks
Generation: 3
6. Pearl West
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born in 193?; died in 195?. Notes:
Pearl died at the age of 20.
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Living
- 21. Living
7. Annie Elizabeth West
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born in 1913 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. Family/Spouse: Arthur Gordon Sheppard. Arthur (son of Mark Sheppard and Rachel West) was born on 5 Jul 1911 in Indian Islands, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland; died on 17 Mar 1978 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Verna Sheppard
- 23. Norma Sheppard
- 24. Ross Sheppard
- 25. Terrence "Terry" Sheppard
Annie married Thomas Wilson Rowsell in Nov 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Ruth Rowsell
- 27. Mary Rowsell
- 28. Dianne Rowsell
- 22. Verna Sheppard
8. Delilah West
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born in 1915 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. Family/Spouse: Bert Fassina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
9.
Olive Louise West
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born on 15 Feb 1919 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died on 6 Jun 2003; was buried on 9 Jun 2003 in Lumsden, Newfoundland. Olive married Martin "Wilson" Parsons on 11 Nov 1937 in Lumsden North, Newfoundland. Martin (son of Tobias Parsons and Sarah Gibbons) was born on 29 Jan 1913 in Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland; died on 6 Jun 2009 in St. John's, Newfoundland; was buried on 10 Jun 2009 in Lumsden, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 31. Lawrence Clifford Walwyn Parsons
was born on 4 Jun 1938 in Lumsden, Newfoundland; died on 31 Jan 2008 in off Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland.
- 31. Lawrence Clifford Walwyn Parsons
10. Ralph Hugh Weste
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born on 12 Jun 1921 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died on 15 Mar 2007 in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Ralph married Melissa "Melcie" Parsons on 24 Jan 1945. Melissa was born on 19 Feb 1926 in Carmanville, Newfoundland; died on 10 Dec 2011 in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
11. Althea West
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born in 1922 in Carmanville, Newfoundland. Althea married Frank Wheaton in Nov 1943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Living
- 34. Living
12. Living
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
13. Private
(2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Private married Private [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
14. William E. Hicks
(3.Walter2, 1.Anne1) was born on 9 Feb 1930 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 15 Dep 2009 in Gander, Newfoundland. William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
15. Living
(3.Walter2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Living
- 47. Living
16. Living
(4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Living
- 48. Living
17. Living
(4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
18. Arthur Wilson Clyde Hicks
(4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1) was born on 19 Oct 1938 in Doting Cove, Newfoundland; died on 19 Jun 1997 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. Family/Spouse: Joan Hicks. Joan (daughter of Maxwell Hicks and Alma Easton) was born in 1946 in Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 7 Nov 2000; was buried on 9 Nov 2000 in Salvation Army Cemetery, Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
19. Living
(4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
20. Myrtis Hicks
(5.Ralph2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
21. Living
(6.Pearl3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
22. Verna Sheppard
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Cecil Seviour. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
23. Norma Sheppard
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Eric Tippett. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
24. Ross Sheppard
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)25. Terrence "Terry" Sheppard
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)26. Ruth Rowsell
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Thomas Walsh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Mary Rowsell
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)28. Dianne Rowsell
(7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)29. Living
(8.Delilah3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)30. Living
(8.Delilah3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Lawrence Clifford Walwyn Parsons
(9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born on 4 Jun 1938 in Lumsden, Newfoundland; died on 31 Jan 2008 in off Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland. Notes:
Died:
PARSONS, Lawrence –
69 of Lumsden passed away tragically at sea on Thursday, January 31, 2008. Predeceased by mother; Olive Parsons and father-in-law; Charles White. Left to mourn with fond and loving memories are his wife, Elizabeth, sons, Glenn (Cyndy-Ann) of Mount Pearl, Merlin of Grande Prairie, AB., Adrian (Amanda) of Toronto, Ont., Wade (Carol Ann ) of Goose Bay, and Scott (Melanie) of Edmonton, AB; daughters, Laurie (Ed White) of San Diego, CA, USA, Ardella ( Dean Fowler) of Nanaimo, B.C., and Marquita (Dale Taylor) of Fort McMurray, AB; father, Wilson Parsons of Lumsden, mother- in-law; Myrtle White of Goose Bay, 12 grandchildren and a very large circle of family and friends. Funeral service took place from the United Church, Lumsden on February 4th with Rev. T. Bowman officiating. Interment followed from the United Church cemetery, Lumsden. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care of Kittiwake Funeral Home in Wesleyville/Musgrave Harbour. www.kittiwakefuneralhomes.ca
On the night of Thursday, January 31, 2008, the 15-metre steel tugboat, Checkmate III, sank about 12 kilometres north of Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland. Coast Guard search and rescue responded after receiving a garbled mayday call (probably from a cell phone). A Cormorant helicopter, a Hercules aircraft, and two vessels were dispatched immediately to the scene.
When they arrived, they found the two men (Lawrence Parsons and his colleague, Christopher Wade Oram), in the water wearing survival suits, and a liferaft was floating nearby, but there was no sign of the boat (it had sunk). Efforts to revive the men were unsuccessful, though there was some indication that they had been seen to wave their hands before being rescued. A spokesman for the Coast Guard, Kevin Barnes, is quoted in the St. John's Telegram as saying that "Both survival suits had considerable water inside, ... somehow water got in, which reduces the thermal ability of the suits to keep you alive". Autopsies conducted late Friday, February 1, in St. John's concluded that Parsons and Oram died from a combination of drowning and hypothermia.
SOURCE: Descendants of Joseph West, Compiled by Rex Gibbons, 2010Family/Spouse: Hazel Leona Hovde. Hazel was born on 25 Mar 1941; died on 5 May 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Wilcox White. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
32. Private
(10.Ralph3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Living
(10.Ralph3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
34. Living
(11.Althea3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 73. Living
- 73. Living
35. Living
(12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
36. Living
(12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
37. Living
(12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
38. Living
(12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
39. Living
(12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
40. Living
(13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
41. Living
(13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 91. Living
- 92. Charlee Tulk
was born on 9 Oct 1985 in St. John's, Newfoundland; died on 3 Jan 2023.
- 91. Living
42. Living
(13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
43. Living
(13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
44. Living
(14.William3, 3.Walter2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
45. Living
(14.William3, 3.Walter2, 1.Anne1)46. Living
(14.William3, 3.Walter2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
47. Living
(15.Private3, 3.Walter2, 1.Anne1)48. Living
(16.Private3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
49. Living
(17.Private3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)50. Living
(17.Private3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)51. Living
(17.Private3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)52. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 97. Living
- 97. Living
53. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)54. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)55. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)56. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 98. Jillian Hicks
was born about 1982; died on 20 Aug 2002 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
- 98. Jillian Hicks
57. Living
(18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)
Generation: 5
58. Living
(21.Private4, 6.Pearl3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)59. Living
(21.Private4, 6.Pearl3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)60. Living
(21.Private4, 6.Pearl3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)61. Living
(23.Norma4, 7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)62. Living
(23.Norma4, 7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)63. Living
(23.Norma4, 7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)64. Living
(23.Norma4, 7.Annie3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)65. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)66. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 99. Living
- 99. Living
67. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Private married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
68. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
69. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
70. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
71. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
72. Living
(31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
73. Living
(34.Private4, 11.Althea3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)74. Living
(35.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)75. Living
(35.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)76. Living
(35.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)77. Living
(35.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)78. Living
(36.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)79. Living
(36.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)80. Living
(37.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)81. Living
(37.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)82. Living
(38.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)83. Living
(38.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)84. Living
(38.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)85. Living
(38.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)86. Living
(39.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)87. Living
(39.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)88. Living
(39.Private4, 12.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)89. Living
(40.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)90. Living
(40.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)91. Living
(41.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
92. Charlee Tulk
(41.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1) was born on 9 Oct 1985 in St. John's, Newfoundland; died on 3 Jan 2023. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
93. Living
(42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
94. Living
(42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
95. Living
(43.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 106. Living
- 106. Living
96. Living
(43.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
97. Living
(52.Private4, 18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1)98. Jillian Hicks
(56.Private4, 18.Arthur3, 4.Hedley2, 1.Anne1) was born about 1982; died on 20 Aug 2002 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Generation: 6
99. Living
(66.Private5, 31.Lawrence4, 9.Olive3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)100. Living
(91.Private5, 41.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)101. Living
(91.Private5, 41.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)102. Living
(93.Private5, 42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)103. Living
(93.Private5, 42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)104. Living
(94.Private5, 42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)105. Living
(94.Private5, 42.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)106. Living
(95.Private5, 43.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)107. Living
(96.Private5, 43.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)108. Living
(96.Private5, 43.Private4, 13.Private3, 2.Alphaeus2, 1.Anne1)
