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Elisha West

Elisha West

Male 1885 - 1954  (69 years)

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  • Name Elisha West 
    Born 18 Jan 1885  Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Elisha West birth
    Elisha West birth
    Gender Male 
    Marriage Document(s) 1909 
    Elisha West & Maud Lush marriage register
    Elisha West & Maud Lush marriage register
    Residence 1913  12 Convent Square, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Source: 1913 City Directory 
    Residence 1915  [2
    fisherman, 22 Hutchings Street, St. John's 
    Residence 1919 
    8 Notre Dame Street
    Source: 1919 City Directory 
    8 Notre Dame Street, St. John's(on the left). This photo was taken before it was demolished on Jun 3, 1953. Elisha and Maud lived here in 1919 and presumably in 1918 as her brother Solomon lived here when he died in 1918.
    8 Notre Dame Street, St. John's(on the left). This photo was taken before it was demolished on Jun 3, 1953. Elisha and Maud lived here in 1919 and presumably in 1918 as her brother Solomon lived here when he died in 1918.
    Photo Credit: City of St. John's Archives, Photo #11-01-582
    Occupation 1924 
    Carpenter with Government Railway
    Source: 1924 city directory for St. John's 
    Residence 1924 - 1928 
    25 Stephen Street, St. John's, Newfoundland
    Source 1924 and 1928 City Directory for St. John's  
    Residence 1931  Dunford Street, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Telephone #2591R  
    Occupation 1932 
    Second Hand Dealer
    Source: 1932 St. John's City Directory 
    1932 St. John's City Directory
    1932 St. John's City Directory
    Residence 1932 
    Dunford Place
    Source 1932 St. John's City Directory 
    Residence 1935  5 Dunford Place, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St. John's West
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St. John's West
    Occupation 1936 
    Carpenter
    Source: 1936 City directory 
    Excerpt from 1936 City Directory for St John's
    Excerpt from 1936 City Directory for St John's
    Residence 1945 
    Empire Ave, St. John's 
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West
    Died 27 Oct 1954  St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Stomach Cancer 
    Elisha West's death certificate
    Death of Elisha West
    Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elisha West headstone
    Elisha West headstone
    Notes 
    • Address in 1913: 12 Convent Lane, St. John's. in 1921 they lived at 25 Tessier Place.
    Person ID I940  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Charles West,   b. abt. 1837, Cat Harbour, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1910, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Emily Goodyear,   b. Sep 1854, Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1920, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1874  Cat Harbour (Lumsden), Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Charles West and Emily Goodyear marriage
    Charles West and Emily Goodyear marriage
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Winnie Lewis,   b. 18 Feb 1908,   d. 14 Sep 1987, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Emma Lush,   b. 12 Apr 1888, Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1909  George Street United Church, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elisha West and Maud Lush marriage certificate, 1909
    Elisha West and Maud Lush marriage certificate, 1909
    Children 
     1. Thomas Gordon TOM Lush West,   b. 20 Apr 1908,   d. 12 Jun 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [Stepchild]  [Birth]
    +2. Peter James West,   b. 18 Feb 1913, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1971, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +3. Blanche Mabel West,   b. 11 Feb 1915, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1989, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +4. Dorothy Ellen West,   b. 17 Mar 1917, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2002  (Age 85 years)
    +5. Alexander E. West,   b. 24 Jan 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1977  (Age 58 years)
    +6. Mary Emma MOLLY West,   b. 5 Jan 1920, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2000  (Age 80 years)
    +7. Douglas George West,   b. 21 Mar 1922, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2008, Buffalo, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +8. Ronald Charles West,   b. 16 Aug 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1997, Buffalo, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +9. Beatrice Maud West,   b. 22 Jun 1926,   d. 17 Aug 1990, Monks Corner, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Documents
    Maud Lush & Elisha West marriage
    Maud Lush & Elisha West marriage
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2023 
    Family ID F297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1885 - Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Nov 1909 - George Street United Church, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Source: 1913 City Directory - 1913 - 12 Convent Square, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Telephone #2591R - 1931 - Dunford Street, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - 5 Dunford Place, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Stomach Cancer - 27 Oct 1954 - St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Maud and Elisha West
    Elisha and Winnie West

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 111 of 149 on microfilm.

      Fogo (Church of England)
      Birth 1860-1892, Vol. 82

    2. [S7] Newfoundland Directory.
      1915 McAlpine's Directory for Newfoundland

    3. [S7] Newfoundland Directory.
      McAlpine's Directory of Newfoundland

    4. [S4] Census of Newfoundland.
      1935 Census of Newfoundland