West and Park Family History
Elizabeth Rose "Bessie" Kirby
1901 - 1980 (78 years)-
Name Elizabeth Rose "Bessie" Kirby [1] Birth 29 Dec 1901 St. John's, Newfoundland 
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Elizabeth Kirby birth certificate Christening 2 Jan 1902 St. John's, Newfoundland [3] 
Gender Female Religion Roman Catholic Death 31 Aug 1980 St. John's, Newfoundland [4] 
Burial Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland - Marker number K1573b, Section D Plot 98
Elizabeth Snook headstone Notes - Natalie's Memories of Nanny:
I used to drink tea with her, I remember sitting at the coffee table in the living room while she rocked in her rocking chair. She would have black tea in a china cup and saucer and she would pour a little bit of tea in the saucer to cool to let me drink from it.
I shared a room with her for a while when I was a child. I slept in her double bed with her. I remember almost falling out of bed one night while sleeping and she caught me by my pajamas and hauled me back up on the bed.
She loved Bingo and would go often. I remember she would wear her fur coat to the Star Hall for Bingo. Sometimes we would go pick her up after and sometimes I would be in bed when she got home. I always knew she was home because I could smell the cigarette smoke from her coat. She didn't smoke, but the other Bingo players did.
Person ID I1042 West & Park Genealogy Last Modified 8 Mar 2025
Father Philip Kirby, b. Oct 1873, Western Bay, Newfoundland d. 16 Apr 1930, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 56 years) Mother Catherine Bridget Flood, b. Feb 1876, Holyrood, Newfoundland d. 21 Feb 1944, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 68 years) Marriage 7 Feb 1900 Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, St. John's, Newfoundland [5] - By Rev C H O'Neill in St. John's, witnesses by John Flood
Documents 
Philip Kirby and Catherine Flood marriage announcement- Evening Telegram, 9 Feb 1900 
KIRBY FLOOD marriage 1900-02-07 Family ID F312 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Joseph "Jack" Snook, b. 7 Jul 1897, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 16 May 1956, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 58 years) Marriage 14 Aug 1924 St. Patrick's Church, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Children + 1. George Pius Snook, b. 30 May 1925, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 4 Jan 1995, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 69 years)+ 2. Madonna Regina Snook, b. 1 Aug 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 21 Jun 2009, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)+ 3. Susan Girthruth Snook, b. 31 Mar 1928, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 19 May 1949, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 21 years)+ 4. Edward "Patrick" Snook, b. 2 Apr 1930, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 5 Jan 2008, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 77 years)+ 5. Phillip Patrick Snook, b. 17 Mar 1932, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 18 Dec 2012, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 80 years)+ 6. James "Jim" Snook + 7. Catherine "Loretta" Snook 8. Shirley Ann Snook, b. 18 Jul 1937, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 23 Feb 1938, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 0 years)+ 9. Elizabeth Teresa "Betty" Snook, b. 28 Sep 1938, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 29 Apr 2021, North Bay, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)+ 10. Bridget Marie "Bridgie" Snook, b. 10 Mar 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 1 Dec 2024, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)11. John J Snook, b. 29 Dec 1941, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 7 May 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 3 years)+ 12. Genevieve "Catherine" Snook 13. Marie Antoinette Snook, b. 11 Jul 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 30 Nov 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 0 years)Documents 
Newspaper announcement of Elizabeth Kirby and John Snook's marriage Elizabeth Kirby and John Snook marriage Family ID F310 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Sep 2022
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Birth - 29 Dec 1901 - St. John's, Newfoundland 
Christening - 2 Jan 1902 - St. John's, Newfoundland 
Marriage - 14 Aug 1924 - St. Patrick's Church, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Death - 31 Aug 1980 - St. John's, Newfoundland 
Burial - - Mount Carmel Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S24] Catherine (Snook) West.
Personal knowledge of the person - [S1] Parish Records.
Baptismal certificate from St. Patrick's Church - [S1] Parish Records, 8 Mar 2023 (Reliability: 3).
Baptism certificate issued 22 Feb 2021 - [S41] Death Records.
Death Certificate - [S20] NL BMD, 75 of 294 of microfilm.
Births Marriages and Death 1850-1949. Marriages 1896-1898, Volume 3
- [S24] Catherine (Snook) West.
