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Mary Emma Lush

Mary Emma Lush

Female 1888 - 1950  (61 years)

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  • Name Mary Emma Lush 
    Nickname MAUD 
    Born 12 Apr 1888  Brigus, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Marriage Document(s) 1909 
    Elisha West & Maud Lush marriage register
    Elisha West & Maud Lush marriage register
    Residence 1909  25 Tessier Place, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  [2
    Resided at 22 Hutchings Street, St John's 
    Residence 1919 
    8 Notre Dame Street, St. John's, Newfoundland
    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
    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 
    Residence 1935  5 Dunford Place, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St. John's West
    1935 Census of Newfoundland District of St. John's West
    Occupation 1936 
    Second Hand Goods dealer located at 96 George Street
    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, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West
    1945 Census, Empire Ave West
    Will 1950 
    Maud West's will
    Maud West's will
    Died 8 Apr 1950  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • West, Maud. At the Toronto General Hospital on Saturday Apr.8th,1950, Maud Lush beloved wife of Elisha West of Newfoundland. The mother of Blanche, Dorothy, Molly, Beatrice, Thomas, Peter, Alex, Douglas, and Ronald. And sister of Elizabeth(Mrs. C Gosse, also brother George Lush of St. John's Newfoundland. Resting at Jerrett Funeral Chapel 111 St. Clair Ave West At Dufferin. Service Tues @ 1PM. Burial at Prospect Cemetery.
    Maud (Lush) West statement of death
    Page 2 of Maud's certificate of death
    Buried 11 Apr 1950  Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Section 28, Lot 654, Prospect Cemetery
    Mary Emma Maud (Lush) West headstone
    Mary Emma Maud (Lush) West headstone
    Note: the year of birth was mistakenly added as 1886, should be 1888
    Notes 
    • Maud had a grade 2 education and worked as a clerk. She had a very poor upbringing and left home between 14 and 16 years of age to go to St John's to work when the company she worked for moved its business there.
    • Maud's biological father is unknown. On her death record and the records of her twin, Elizabeth, her father is listed as William Lush and they both had the last name Lush at the time of their marriages. No birth records have ever been found for them and DNA testing of numerous descendants shows no connection to any Lush family. There are many Sparkes family relations however, indicating that Martha, or at least a close relation of Martha, was Maud's mother.
    • Thomas Gordon (Lush) West's baptism registry implies Maud was married to John Lush when Thomas was born in 1908 and her name was previously Sparkes. I had previously assumed/believed she was using the name Lush after her mother married William Lush in 1897; no marriage records have been found for John Lush and Maud or death record for John. POSSIBLE theory: her step brother John Lush stood in as Thomas' father so he wouldn't be seen as illegitimate.
    Person ID I994  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2024 

    Mother Martha Ann Sparkes,   b. 22 Nov 1860, Bull Cove, Port de Grave, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisha West,   b. 18 Jan 1885, Ladle Cove, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1954, St. John's, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 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 - 12 Apr 1888 - Brigus, 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 - Telephone #2591R - 1931 - Dunford Street, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence - 1935 - 5 Dunford Place, St. John's, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 1950 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Apr 1950 - Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Maud and Elisha West
    Maud Lush West
    Maud West with some of her children taken 1936 or 1937
    Maud West and Ron West (grandson Harold Ronald Clyde West)
    E.J. Horwood store where it is thought Maud worked as a clerk

    Documents
    Maud West travel document to USA
    Maud West travel document to USA
    Maud West travel document to USA
    Maud West travel document to USA

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Death Records.
      Death Certificate

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

    3. [S7] Newfoundland Directory.
      1931 Telephone book for St. John's, page 136

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

    5. [S4] Census of Newfoundland.
      1945 Census of Newfoundland

    6. [S41] Death Records.
      death certificate