FAMILY TREES

The following is a collection of family trees for some of the families of Calvert. This information was assembled based on an overall analysis of documented records, family records, living recollections of community residents and family lore passed down through the generations. In the absence of relevant records, the process of elimination may have been used to try to establish possible kinship where no other method was possible. The main effort has been to identify family structures up to about the time that Caplin Bay became Calvert i.e. 1922. Towards that end, the Newfoundland Census of 1921 has been used as the starting point to launch research backwards towards the earlier years of settlement at Calvert.

Like most family trees, many are far from complete. The loss of parish records and the absence of vital statistics have made it very difficult to accurately reconstruct families earlier than the 1870s. However, looking on the bright side, Ferryland District has been blessed with quite a lot of secondary documents, some of which have survived from the late 1700s. It is also hoped that the publication of these family trees may also bring to light additional resource information that individuals are holding privately or the existence of which I have not yet been made aware.

The software that produces these family trees has been manipulated to record mainly the male descendants of the family surname. In most instances, female descendants are included in the family tree of the surname into which they married. This approach reduces duplication, tree size, and complexity that may evolve as later generations, descended from the same ancestors, inter-marry. The software has also been optioned to protect the privacy of living individuals by "hiding" detailed information concerning these individuals. For this reason, it may appear that some details have been omitted for some descendants named in the family trees.

Family Trees of Calvert, Newfoundland
An insight into the kinship and structure of Calvert (Caplin Bay) families.

• The Canning Family of Ferryland and Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A branch of the family tree of the Cannings from Ferryland who moved to Calvert (Caplin Bay) and settled there in the 1890s.
• The Clancy Family of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Clancys who settled at Caplin Bay in the early 1800s.
• The Evoy Family of Ferryland and Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Evoys who settled at Ferryland in the 1780s. The family later moved to Calvert (Caplin Bay) after their father died and their mother married James Walsh.
• The Meaney Family of Ferryland and Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Meaneys who settled at Ferryland before 1800. James Meaney, believed to be from this family, was one of the early settlers at Stone Island, Calvert (Caplin Bay) in the 1830s.
• The Morry Family of Dartmouth, Devon, England and Calvert (Caplin Bay) & Ferryland, Newfoundland.
  A well established site, full of family trees, photos and other interesting information pertaining to the Morrys and other related families. If you wish to explore just the Newfoundland presence of the Morry family, visit this site directly The Morry Family of Newfoundland, ex. Devon.
• The Reddigan Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Reddigans of Co. Kilkenny, Ireland who came to Aquaforte and Fermeuse, Newfoundland and eventually settled at Calvert (Caplin Bay).
• The Stephenson Family of Poole, Dorset, England and Burin, Calvert (Caplin Bay) and Ferryland, Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Stephenson family of Poole, Dorset, England who settled initially at Burin, Newfoundland. A son from this family, John Stephenson, eventually settled at Calvert (Caplin Bay) and Ferryland, Newfoundland.
• The Sullivan Family of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Sullivans of Calvert (Caplin Bay). This family tree shows descendants of Joseph Sullivan, of Co. Wexford, Ireland and Eliza Swain, the eldest daughter of Robert and Betsty Swain, one of the earliest families to settle at Stone Island. It also includes partial branches showing the Costello (of Ferryland) connection, and the Condon (of Aquaforte, St. John's, and Admiral's Cove, Cape Broyle) connection.
• The Swain Family of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland. - The Stone Island Generation.
  A family tree of Robert Swain, one of the earliest settlers at Stone Island, Calvert (Caplin Bay). This family tree shows only the Stone Island generation. The family trees of Robert's sons are shown in separate Swain family trees. Descendants of his daughters are included within the family trees of the Sullivan, Condon and Walsh families.
• The Sweetland Family of Devon, England and Ferryland & Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Sweetland family of Devon, England who settled at Ferryland in the 1770s. Some members of the Ferryland family settled in Devon, England and Calvert (Caplin Bay) before later moving to Bonavista and Trinity, Newfoundland and Brooklyn, New York.
• The Wade Family of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Wades who settled at Stone Island, Calvert (Caplin Bay).
• The Whelan Family of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland.
  A family tree of the Whelans who settled at Calvert (Caplin Bay).

This page was last updated: Friday 10th February, 2006