John Thomas "Thomas" Rossiter

1902 - 1947  (44 years)

• Name	John Thomas Rossiter
  Nickname	Thomas
  Born	23 Jun 1902	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	28 Jun 1902	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Died	9 Jan 1947	Atlantic Ocean
  Notes	Passenger List for the SS Digby - Leaving St. John's on 29 May 1923, arriving in Boston on 4 June 1923. ROSSITER,THOMAS, 20, MALE, SINGLE, FISHERMAN, NFLD ENGLISH CAPE BROYLE Born: CAPLIN BAY 5'4" FRESH, DARK, BLUE. UNCLE - JOSEPH PRENDERGAST, CAPE BROYLE: SISTER - MISS GERTRUDE ROSSITER, 233 FRANKLIN ST., NEWTON, MASS. Out of Gloucester website: Lost - Thomas Rossiter, age 44, father of three children. The 113 foot Boston beam trawler Belle had been fishing on the Western bank of Nova Scotia and was on her way into port with sixty thousand pounds of fresh fish aboard including haddock and cod with a worth of six thousand dollars. The captain, Peter Linekin, stated by radio telephone that he was about 100 miles east of Boston and that the craft was having trouble and assistance was required. Then the radio silenced. The Belle, along with her crew of seventeen men, were never heard from again.
  Person ID	I1208	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	James Rossiter,   b. Abt May 1858, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Jun 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Ellen Morrissey,   b. Abt 1862, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Oct 1904, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1896  [2]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	mrsrossiter
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jun 1902 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 28 Jun 1902 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - 9 Jan 1947 - Atlantic Ocean  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Baptisms 1870 -1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District). [S8] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Marriages 1870 - 1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District).