West & Park Family History
James Davis
1905 -1. James Davis was born in Aug 1905 (son of Edward Peckingham Davis and Alice May Brake).
2. Edward Peckingham Davis was born in Apr 1858 in Carbonear, Newfoundland (son of George Richard Davis and Mary Jane POLLY Nicholl); died on 14 May 1923 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland. Edward married Alice May Brake on 11 Dec 1883 in Ch. of St. Mary the Virgin, Curling, Newfoundland. Alice (daughter of Edward Matthews Brake and Caroline Humber) was born on 4 May 1860; died on 17 Sep 1947 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alice May Brake was born on 4 May 1860 (daughter of Edward Matthews Brake and Caroline Humber); died on 17 Sep 1947 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland. Children:
- Anna Belle Davis was born on 29 Nov 1884 in Humber Sound, Newfoundland; was christened on 1 Feb 1885.
- Jane Davis was born on 26 Dec 1885 in Humber Sound, Newfoundland; died on 22 Nov 1960 in Gillams, Newfoundland.
- George Edward Davis was born on 4 Oct 1887 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was christened on 10 Dec 1887.
- Arthur Ingram Davis was born on 27 Apr 1891 in Humber Sound, Newfoundland; was christened on 31 May 1891.
- Clara Flossie Davis was born on 2 Dec 1899 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was christened on 19 Feb 1900.
- 1. James Davis was born in Aug 1905.
- James Falkner Brake was born on 20 Aug 1905 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was christened on 10 Sep 1905.
Generation: 3
4. George Richard Davis was born in 1826 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 23 Jun 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland (son of George Packingham Davis Jr. and Susanna King); died on 25 Dec 1906 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. George married Mary Jane POLLY Nicholl on 20 Feb 1857 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. Mary (daughter of Captain John Nicholl and Diana Wagg) was born in Aug 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 12 Dec 1833 in Carbonear South, Newfoundland; died on 30 Jan 1913 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Jane POLLY Nicholl was born in Aug 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 12 Dec 1833 in Carbonear South, Newfoundland (daughter of Captain John Nicholl and Diana Wagg); died on 30 Jan 1913 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. Children:
- John Davis
- Florence P. Davis
- 2. Edward Peckingham Davis was born in Apr 1858 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; died on 14 May 1923 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Susannah King Davis was born on 3 Jun 1861 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 19 Nov 1861 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- James Faulkner Davis was born on 31 Aug 1873 in Summerside, Newfoundland; was christened on 15 Jul 1878; died on 13 Dec 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
6. Edward Matthews Brake was born on 28 Jul 1837 in Meadows, Newfoundland (son of John Matthews Brake and Elizabeth Blanchard); died on 11 Jul 1911 in Meadows, Newfoundland. Edward married Caroline Humber on 7 Aug 1859 in Lark Harbour, Newfoundland. Caroline (daughter of William Humber and Charlotte Payne) was born about 1837; died on 26 Oct 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Caroline Humber was born about 1837 (daughter of William Humber and Charlotte Payne); died on 26 Oct 1910. Children:
- 3. Alice May Brake was born on 4 May 1860; died on 17 Sep 1947 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Cornelius Brake was born on 15 Apr 1862 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 12 Mar 1929 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Elizabeth Jane Brake was born on 28 Sep 1864 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 28 Jan 1868 in Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Albert Edward Brake was born on 1 Apr 1867 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; died on 6 Feb 1959 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Meadows, Newfoundland.
- John William Brake was born on 24 Jun 1869 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; died on 15 Jun 1959 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Joseph Henry Brake was born on 11 Mar 1872 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 3 Jul 1943 in Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Jeremiah Brake was born on 13 Dec 1874 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 24 Feb 1969 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Walter James Brake was born on 13 Dec 1874 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 19 Jun 1932 in Meadows, Newfoundland.
- Hubert Thomas Brake was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 23 Feb 1956 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Emily Jane Brake was born on 27 Feb 1882 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was christened on 12 Mar 1882 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Alfred Francis Brake was born on 27 Oct 1885 in Meadows, Newfoundland; was christened on 9 Dec 1885; died on 7 Apr 1948 in Meadows, Newfoundland.
Generation: 4
8. George Packingham Davis Jr. was born about 1788 in Carbonear, Newfoundland (son of George Davis and Mary Polly Branscomb); died on 5 Nov 1842 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. George married Susanna King. Susanna was born in 1800; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Susanna King was born in 1800; died in 1893. Children:
- 4. George Richard Davis was born in 1826 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 23 Jun 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; died on 25 Dec 1906 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Amelia Jane Davis was christened on 9 Aug 1830 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Mary Elizabeth Davis was born in 1824? in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 23 Jun 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Leonora Sophia Davis was born in 1828? in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 23 Jun 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Edward Packingham Davis was born on 4 Mar 1835 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 8 May 1838 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Frederick Reuben Davis was born on 18 Aug 1837 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 8 May 1838 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
10. Captain John Nicholl was born about 1801 in Carbonear, Newfoundland (son of John Nicholl, Sr. and Mary Kennedy); died on 19 Feb 1872 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. John married Diana Wagg on 8 Dec 1825 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Diana Wagg Children:
- Amelia Nicholl was christened on 10 Jun 1827 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- 5. Mary Jane POLLY Nicholl was born in Aug 1833 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 12 Dec 1833 in Carbonear South, Newfoundland; died on 30 Jan 1913 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Louisa Sophia Nicholl was born on 12 Feb 1836 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; died in 1920.
- Moses Clark Nicholl was born in 1838.
- John Nicholl was born in 1840; died in 1842.
- James Faulkner Nicholl was born on 5 Mar 1843 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was christened on 4 Jun 1843 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Hannah Nicholl was born on 28 Jan 1847 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- John Nicholl was born in 1849; died in 1871 in At sea.
12. John Matthews Brake was born about 1795 (son of Ralph Brake and Jane Matthews). John married Elizabeth Blanchard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elizabeth Blanchard (daughter of William Blanchard and Elizabeth Joe). Children:
- 6. Edward Matthews Brake was born on 28 Jul 1837 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 11 Jul 1911 in Meadows, Newfoundland.
14. William Humber was born on 28 Sep 1808 in Chetnole, Dorset, England (son of John Humber and Sarah (Humber)); died on 23 Feb 1855 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland. William married Charlotte Payne on 19 Feb 1841 in Yetminster, Dorset, England. Charlotte (daughter of John Paine and Sarah Cross Singleton) was born in 1809 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Charlotte Payne was born in 1809 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland (daughter of John Paine and Sarah Cross Singleton); died on 14 Sep 1855 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland. Children:
- Andrew Humber was born in 1835.
- James Humber was born in 1836.
- 7. Caroline Humber was born about 1837; died on 26 Oct 1910.
- Sarah Humber was born in 1839.
Generation: 5
16. George Davis died in 1789 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. George married Mary Polly Branscomb on 15 Jul 1782 in Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland. Mary (daughter of Arthur Branscomb and Elizabeth) was born in 1753 in St. John's, Newfoundland; was christened on 7 Jul 1753 in Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland; died in 1836. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Mary Polly Branscomb was born in 1753 in St. John's, Newfoundland; was christened on 7 Jul 1753 in Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland (daughter of Arthur Branscomb and Elizabeth); died in 1836. Children:
- 8. George Packingham Davis Jr. was born about 1788 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; died on 5 Nov 1842 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
20. John Nicholl, Sr. was born in 1773; died on 3 May 1848 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; was buried in Bethany United Church Cemetery, Carbonear, Newfoundland. John married Mary Kennedy on 23 Dec 1797 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. Mary (daughter of Edward Kennedy and Florence McCarthy) was born about 1776 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland; died about 1853 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Mary Kennedy was born about 1776 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland (daughter of Edward Kennedy and Florence McCarthy); died about 1853 in Carbonear, Newfoundland. Children:
- 10. Captain John Nicholl was born about 1801 in Carbonear, Newfoundland; died on 19 Feb 1872 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
- Nicholas Penny (Kennedy?) Nicholl was christened on 25 Feb 1810 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
24. Ralph Brake was born on 30 Mar 1760 in Yetminster, Dorset, England (son of Ralph Brake and Sarah Shave); died on 4 May 1842 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland. Ralph married Jane Matthews. Jane was born on 3 Apr 1773 in Burgeo, Newfoundland; died on 23 Aug 1819 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Jane Matthews was born on 3 Apr 1773 in Burgeo, Newfoundland; died on 23 Aug 1819 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Children:
- William Matthews Brake
- James Matthews Brake
- Robert Matthews Brake was born about 1788; died on 25 Dec 1855.
- Jane Matthews Brake was born in 1793 in Meadows, Newfoundland; died on 21 Jul 1873.
- 12. John Matthews Brake was born about 1795.
- Edward Matthews Brake was born in 1801; died on 18 Sep 1855 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Ralph Matthews Brake was born about 1804; died about 1866.
- Elizabeth Matthews Brake was born in 1805 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland; died on 27 Feb 1891 in Winter House Brook, Newfoundland.
- Joseph Matthews Brake was born about 1812; died on 1 Aug 1850.
26. William Blanchard was born in 1768 in England (son of William Blanchard and Catharine Burt); died on 24 Aug 1850 in Gillams, Newfoundland; was buried in Gillams, Newfoundland. William married Elizabeth Joe in 1803. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Joe and Mary Frances Cabish) was born in 1780; died in 1841; was buried in Gillams, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Elizabeth Joe was born in 1780 (daughter of Thomas Joe and Mary Frances Cabish); died in 1841; was buried in Gillams, Newfoundland. Children:
- 13. Elizabeth Blanchard
- Thomas Blanchard
- Catherine Blanchard
- William Blanchard
- John Blanchard
- Susan (Susannah) Blanchard was born about 1823; was christened in 1835 in Bay of Islands, Newfoundland.
- Joseph Blanchard was born in 1824; died on 8 Apr 1892 in Gillams, Newfoundland; was buried in Gillams Old Graveyard, Gillams, Newfoundland.
- Eliza Blanchard was born about 1829.
28. John Humber (son of John Humber and Mary Loder). John married Sarah (Humber). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Sarah (Humber) Children:
- 14. William Humber was born on 28 Sep 1808 in Chetnole, Dorset, England; died on 23 Feb 1855 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland.
- Jesse Humber was born on 14 Feb 1810 in Chetnole, Dorset, England.
- Elizabeth Humber was born on 6 Mar 1812 in Chetnole, Dorset, England; died in 1869 in Sherbourne, England.
30. John Paine was born in 1781 in Jersey, Channel Islands, England; died on 15 Apr 1869 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland. John married Sarah Cross Singleton on 13 Sep 1809 in St. Thomas Anglican, St. John's, Newfoundland. Sarah (daughter of Richard Cross, Jr and Jane Cox) was born on 8 Jul 1780 in Suffolk, England; died on 22 Nov 1867 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Sarah Cross Singleton was born on 8 Jul 1780 in Suffolk, England (daughter of Richard Cross, Jr and Jane Cox); died on 22 Nov 1867 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland. Children:
- 15. Charlotte Payne was born in 1809 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland.
- Elizabeth Paine was born in 1810; died on 2 Apr 1897 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland.
- Sophia Paine was born on 16 May 1816 in Little Bay, Bonne Bay, Newfoundland; died on 16 Jul 1879 in Lobster Cove, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland.
Generation: 6
34. Arthur Branscomb was born in 1718 (son of Arthur Branscomb and Elizabeth Callard); died in 1771. Arthur married Elizabeth. Elizabeth died on 8 Sep 1800 in St. John's, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Elizabeth died on 8 Sep 1800 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Children:
- 17. Mary Polly Branscomb was born in 1753 in St. John's, Newfoundland; was christened on 7 Jul 1753 in Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland; died in 1836.
- William Roberts Branscomb was christened on 3 Mar 1757 in Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland; died on 20 Jan 1839 in St. John's, Newfoundland.
42. Edward Kennedy was born in 1730 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland; died on 21 Jul 1796 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland. Edward married Florence McCarthy in 1755 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland. Florence (daughter of Felix McCarthy and Mary McCready) was born in 1735 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland; died in 1798 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
43. Florence McCarthy was born in 1735 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland (daughter of Felix McCarthy and Mary McCready); died in 1798 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland. Children:
- 21. Mary Kennedy was born about 1776 in Crocker's Cove, Newfoundland; died about 1853 in Carbonear, Newfoundland.
48. Ralph Brake was born in 1705 (son of Ralph Brake and Elizabeth Rendall); died in 1761. Ralph married Sarah Shave. Sarah (daughter of James Shave and Mary Bragirton) was born in 1726; was christened on 27 Feb 1726; died in 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
49. Sarah Shave was born in 1726; was christened on 27 Feb 1726 (daughter of James Shave and Mary Bragirton); died in 1808. Children:
- 24. Ralph Brake was born on 30 Mar 1760 in Yetminster, Dorset, England; died on 4 May 1842 in Bonne Bay, Newfoundland.
52. William Blanchard was born in Feb 1747 in Upper Cerne, Dorset, England (son of Sir Richard Blanchard and Mary Bayley); died in in Gillams, Newfoundland. William married Catharine Burt on 19 Dec 1763 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. Catharine (daughter of Thomas Burt and Alice Marks) was born about 1748 in Horton, Dorset, England; died on 20 Jun 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
53. Catharine Burt was born about 1748 in Horton, Dorset, England (daughter of Thomas Burt and Alice Marks); died on 20 Jun 1799. Children:
- Alice Blanchard was christened on 10 May 1767 in Dorset, England.
- 26. William Blanchard was born in 1768 in England; died on 24 Aug 1850 in Gillams, Newfoundland; was buried in Gillams, Newfoundland.
- Catherine Blanchard was christened on 13 May 1770 in Dorset, England.
54. Thomas Joe (son of Peter Joe). Thomas married Mary Frances Cabish. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
55. Mary Frances Cabish Children:
- 27. Elizabeth Joe was born in 1780; died in 1841; was buried in Gillams, Newfoundland.
56. John Humber was born on 12 Mar 1740 in Catistock, Dorset, England; died on 2 Oct 1833 in Thornford, Dorset, England. John married Mary Loder. Mary was born on 4 Mar 1755 in Stourton Caundle, Dorset, England; died on 28 Jan 1827 in Chetnole, Dorset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
57. Mary Loder was born on 4 Mar 1755 in Stourton Caundle, Dorset, England; died on 28 Jan 1827 in Chetnole, Dorset, England. Children:
- 28. John Humber
62. Richard Cross, Jr was born in 1755 in Suffolk, England (son of Richard Cross, Sr. and Patsey Christian); died in Jul 1837 in Whitney, Oxfordshire, England. Richard married Jane Cox in Sep 1780 in Shipton, England. Jane was born about 1760 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
63. Jane Cox was born about 1760 in England. Children:
- Richard Cross died in 1809 in Cow Head, Newfoundland.
- 31. Sarah Cross Singleton was born on 8 Jul 1780 in Suffolk, England; died on 22 Nov 1867 in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland; was buried in St. Matthews Anglican Cemetery, Rocky Harbour, West Coast, Newfoundland.