The process of gathering information about the families of Calvert has been a long one. Starting with my own family about 1982, the scope of my curiosity has expanded to include the families of the entire community of Calvert, and beyond. Although I have gathered a lot of information on my own, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the fact that a number of other people have made significant contributions to the information included on this web site. In this regard, I feel it is appropriate to post acknowledgments for the contributions received thus far. The contributions that I have received, and used, to "flesh out" family profiles have come from a number of people; some with a lot to share, others with just a little to share. Regardless of the extent of the contribution, all information is appreciated.
The order in which I have listed acknowledgments below is random and does not necessarily represent the magnitude or importance of the information received. All visitors to the site are encouraged to comment on, critique, identify errors in, or debate the contents of, any information posted on this site. If I have missed anyone who has contributed, drop me an e-mail and I will set the record straight.
This page now includes a list of updates, starting in January 2005, that I have made to pages on this site as additional information is added, or corrections or improvements are made.
January 31, 2005: Family Surnames - Barry: added information re death of Michael Barry at St. John's in 1898.
February 28, 2005: Entire web site: All files transferred to Yahoo Geocities servers due to upgrades by Rogers Cable. URL address changed to relect new web site hosting location.
March 10, 2005: Family Trees - updated link address to web site The Morry Family of Newfoundland, ex. Devon.
March 11, 2005: Updates & acknowledgments: updated this page to remove all e-mail addresses (spam control) and to add this update list detailing recent changes made to pages on this web site.
March 11, 2005:Home Page: Updated to rename link Acknowledgments as Updates & Acknowledgments.
May 20, 2005:Various Pages: Updated pages to embed hardcoded "last updated" information due to limitations of Geocities Web Hosting.
October 30, 2005:Evoy: Updated page to show some recently discovered details re John Evoy's death at Caplin Bay in 1825. Added link to Supreme Court Estate Files under Land Transactions.
December 12, 2005:Wade: Updated page with additional information re this family, including death date of Johnny Wade.
February 10, 2006:Updated various pages to correct link problems created by transfer of site to Geocities.
August 30, 2006:Reddigan: Updated Reddigan page with additional information.
I would first like to acknowledge the contributions of two people, Chris Morry and Enid O'Brien who helped me gather, analyze, and evaluate information pertaining to the Morry and Sweetland families. Through our exchange of e-mails, and many debates over the interpretation of old documents and records, we have discovered settlement details about these two families that were previously unknown, or forgotten. This effort has been very encouraging and we hope to uncover more details in the future.
Unfortunately research on my own family started late, at a time when most of my immediate relatives had past on. However, I wish to acknowledge the valuable oral family history provided to me by my late uncle, Tom Reddigan (1914-1983). His recollection of the married surnames of Reddigan women, who had emigrated to the U.S. at the turn of the last century, enabled me in later years to exchange family details with a distant relative in that country. Gregg Armstrong, grandson of Catherine Francis (Reddigan) Armstrong, was kind enough to provide me with information re his family tree. Gregg also gleaned, from his aged aunts, the old address of my grandfather's sister, Alice (Reddigan) Pike. This address enabled me to access the U.S. Census Records for more details. In addition he was able to supply me with several old photos of the Pike family.
Information on my maternal relations, the O' Brien's of Calvert, has always been very vague and elusive. A cousin, Marian Norris has provided me with information that suggests possible links between the O'Brien family and other long gone families of Calvert, the Barrys and Mahers. Marian and Dorothy Agresti have also provided me with information about the Johnston families of Calvert and Ferryland.
Information on the Swains, and other families descended from Robert Swain of Stone Island, was provided from a number of sources. My main source and correspondent has been Don Lopes who married a descendant of Robert Swain of Stone Island. Dianne Butz, a Swain descendant, has contributed considerable information to Don, which he has shared with me. Mary Ellen (Ledwell) Kavanagh, another Swain descendant, has also been a good source of information regarding the Swain/Evoy/Ledwell branch of the family.
The late Ray Curran, who sadly passed away at the age of 54 in August 2002, was the main contributor of information on the Rossiter family. Other pieces of the Rossiter family history have been provided by Pat Rossiter, Pam Todd, Patrick McDonald and Tom Rossiter. Gerry Collins has provided me with information re the Geary's of Ferryland, whom I discovered were related to the Rossiters.
I was also very fortune to find a researcher who was willing to share information regarding the Stephenson family. Paul Furlong provided me with information re his family's connection to the Stephenson family. He also gave me permission to link to some of his research and use information from family letters which outline family tree information about the Stephensons.
Another family name long gone from Calvert is Healey. I would like to acknowledge the information regarding this family provided to me by Roberta and Richard Sullivan from their research of the Ferryland branch of the Healy family.
Although their stay at Calvert may have been brief, I decided to include the Badcock/Battcock family name in the families of Calvert. I have received information on this family from several sources. John Paul Bradford, who married a Battcock descendant, has been a good source of information on the Battcocks, from their arrival in Newfoundland to the present. Eileen "Bunny"Best, a Battcock descendant, has provided me with information on her branch of the family, many of whom became known as Babcock when they settled in the U.S. in the 1890s. Other Battcock descendants Liz Croft and Kay Svagdys have also been in contact me regarding family information.
........to be continued........
This page was last updated: Thursday August 30th, 2006