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Charles West

Charles West

Male 1913 - 2004  (90 years)

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  • Name Charles West 
    • Charlie was still living at Lumsden North in 1946. The Wests lived well out towards the Queen's Head, and on the morning of Friday, December 17, 1946, Charlie was up long before daylight to see if it was a good morning for a bird. Charlie was known as a "great hand fer the gun" (Raymond W. Guy's book "From the Straight Shore".) It was a real winter's morning, the wind on the land with snow and blowing snow. The snow eased up a bit and Charlie saw what he thought was the morning star. But the star seemed to be swaying and, as the snow lightened a bit more, he saw other lights below the star and realized they were the lights on a ship.

      The SS Thackery was bound for Botwood for a load of newsprint from the paper mill at Grand Falls. After she passed Cat Harbour Island (Norther Island), she was caught in a gale on the land and slowly drifted ashore on Queen's Head. Efforts to take the crew off by boats failed, but a line was gotten ashore, a bosun's chair was rigged, and after four hours, all were safely landed. The ship spent the winter grounded on Queen's Head but did not suffer much damage. On the first high tide of the Spring, she was refloated and went to St. John's for repairs. (All this info came from Raymond Guy's book.)

      Source: Descendants of Joseph West, Rex Gibbons 2010
    Born Sep 1913  Lumsden North, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Mar 2004  Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I198  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2024 

    Father George Thomas Weste,   b. 5 May 1876, Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Jemimah Chaulk,   b. May 1880, Deadman's Bay, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1951  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1904  Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Marriage of George West and Jemima Chalk
    Marriage of George West and Jemima Chalk
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mamie Head 
    Children 
    +1. Eric West,   b. 7 Oct 1943, Lumsden, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 2013, Gull Pond, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Phillip West,   b. 1944,   d. 1944  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep 1913 - Lumsden North, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 2004 - Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Descendants of Joseph West, Rex Gibbons, 8.