William WILL Kirby

1903 - 1979  (75 years)

• Name	William WILL Kirby
  Birth	Sep 1903	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jul 1979	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Burial	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland
  	Plot 11477 B
  Notes	Obituary: KIRBY - Died suddenly July 18, 1979, William Kirby, retired Cooper, age 76 years. Leaving to mourn his loving wife Sarah; two sons, Francis and William of St. John's; five daughters, Teresa (Mrs. Michael Brennan) London, Ont., Regina (Mrs Walter Andrews), St. John's, Lucy (Mrs Donald McKinley) Moncton, NB, Carol (Mrs John Burke) Petrolia, Ont., and Margeurite (Mrs, James Sheridan) Montreal, Que.; 16 grandchildren; three brothers: John and Philip at St. John's, Patrick at Sydney, Nova Scotia; five sisters: Elizabeth and Florence at St. John's; Margaret, Bride and Marie in Ontario and also a large circle of other relatives and friends. Remains resting at Caul's Funeral Home. William was a cooper, the occupation being learned from his father, and he operated a cooperage out of his backyard on Pearce Avenue. From conversation between Margie Sheridan, daughter of Will and Sarah, and Natalie Park on Feb 4, 2022: [paraphrased by Natalie] When Mom was 17 years old, she and her sister went to St. John's from Marystown and she went to work for a lawyer to take care of his children. She met Will and they were going out when she went to Boston with the family for 2-3 years. While she was gone, Will collected wood from the ships that came into the harbour and left wood on the wharf [from unloading cargo] and built their house on Pearce Avenue. Will, being a cooper and very handy, he removed the back of his car and turned it into a truck so he could collect the wood. Sarah returned to St John's around the time of the tsunami. They married when she returned and took a horse and buggy to Holyrood for their honeymoon.
  Person ID	I1063	West & Park Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2022

  
  

  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   [1]
  	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	Sarah Patricia Coady,   b. 17 Mar 1902, Marystown, Newfoundland d. 28 Feb 1988, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Teresa Veronica "Tease" Kirby,   b. 1930, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 22 May 2019, London, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years) + 2. Francis Gregory "Hank" Kirby,   b. 1931, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 2 Jul 2002, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 71 years) + 3. Regina Marie Kirby,   b. 15 Sep 1934, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 26 May 2023, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 88 years)   4. Lucy Kirby   5. Carol Kirby + 6. Marguerite Phillipa "Margie" Kirby + 7. William Pius "Bill" Kirby,   b. 23 Nov 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland d. 18 Aug 2014, St. John's, Newfoundland (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Sep 1903 - St. John's, Newfoundland Death - 18 Jul 1979 - St. John's, Newfoundland Burial - - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		1921 Census Pearce Avenue

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] NL BMD, 75 of 294 of microfilm. Births Marriages and Death 1850-1949. Marriages 1896-1898, Volume 3