James Henry Saunders

1865 - 1950  (84 years)

• Name	James Henry Saunders
  Born	31 Jul 1865	St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	1 Aug 1865	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Military	o3 May 1916	Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force
  John Henry Saunders, a widower, joined the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force at Truro, NS on 03 May 1916. He gave his birth date as 31 July 1871 (six years younger than his actual age). His address at that time was 56 Ashby Road, Sydney, NS, the home of his uncle, John Saunders. He stated he was a ships carpenter.
  Census	1921	St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  In the 1921 Newfoundland Census, there is a James Saunders, aged 54, Roman Catholic, widowed, who was a boarder at a location in St John's West. He gave his occupation as a ship carpenter. [3]
  Died	1950	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  There are two conflicting headstones dates recorded, 1968 on his military monument and 1950 on a family headstone??
  Buried	1950	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Address: Belvedere Cemetery
  Person ID	I6574	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Peter Joseph Saunders,   b. Abt Apr 1836, Newfoundland ,   d. 26 Jun 1917, Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Anastasia Barry,   b. Abt 1830, Waterford, Ireland ,   d. 3 Jan 1903, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1862	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [5]
  Witnesses were John Meagher and Maria Kenny.
  Residence	1870/71	St. John's, Newfoundland   [6, 7]
  Both Lovell's and McAlpine's Business Directories list: Saunders Peter, shipwright, Carter's Hill
  Residence	1885	St. John's, Newfoundland   [8]
  The family address in 1885/86 was 25 Cookstown Road, St. John's.
  Residence	1898	St. John's, Newfoundland   [9]
  McAlpine's 1898 Directory listed Peter's home as 1 Saunders Place, Carter's Hill. It shows Peter, a shipwright, as the owner and his son, William, also a shipwright, as a boarder in the residence.
  Family ID	F2065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Coady,   b. Abt 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 18 Sep 1905, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1891	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland   [1]
  Children	1. Peter Joseph Saunders,   b. 7 May 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft May 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 0 years)   2. James Saunders,   b. 24 Jan 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Apr 1948, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 54 years)   3. Ann Frances "Annie" Saunders,   b. 7 Mar 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 14 Jul 1896, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 1 years)   4. William Nicholas Saunders,   b. 14 Mar 1897, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 15 May 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 1 years)   5. Augustus Saunders,   b. 24 Jun 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Sep 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 0 years)   6. Peter Saunders,   b. Abt 1900, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 5 Dec 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 36 years)   7. Nicholas Saunders,   b. 1902, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 1976, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 74 years)   8. John Thomas Saunders,   b. 6 Jun 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Feb 1986  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	7 May 2020
  Family ID	F2068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jul 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland Baptism - 1 Aug 1865 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Married - 29 Oct 1891 - St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland Military - Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force - o3 May 1916 - Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada Census - 1921 - St. John's, Newfoundland Died - 1950 - St. John's, Newfoundland Buried - Address: Belvedere Cemetery - 1950 - St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. . [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 8659 - 51 Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. . [S30] 1921 Newfoundland Census, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed entries of nominal 1921 Newfoundland Census posted under "Census, Fishing Rooms and Planter Listings). [S29] FamilySearch™ - LDS, ([online database] copyright (c) 2008, Intellectual Reserve, Inc.), Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. . [S33] Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers 1810-1890, Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, 2004. A fully searchable CD containing more than 40,000 transcribed entries for births, deaths and marriages). [S3] Lovell's Province of Newfoundland Directory - 1871, Lovell, John, (Montreal, QC: John Lovell (Firm), 1871). [S6] McAlpine's 1870/71 Directory of Newfoundland, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (David McAlpine; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: 1871, Online: transcribed entries for Newfoundland districts. http://ngb.chebucto.org/M1870/index.shtml ). [S140] Sharps Directory 1885/86 , (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/S1885/85-st-johns-s-sje.shtml). [S55] McAlpine's 1898 Directory of Newfoundland, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (http://ngb.chebucto.org/M1898/index.shtml).