1. Alfred Canning "Fred" was born 1 in Dec 1865 in Ferryland, NF. He died 2 on 19 Nov 1923 in Calvert, NF. He was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery.
There is no clear indication as to which Canning family in Ferryland Alfred was descended from. In MacAlpine's 1894-1897 Directory, there is also a William Canning listed at Caplin Bay but we don't know if he was Alfred's brother. In the 1921 Census, there is a William Canning listed at Aquaforte who was born at Ferryland in 1853. This may or may not be the same individual.
Alfred married 1 Mary Swain "Molly" daughter of Joseph Swain and Anne Power on 26 Nov 1892 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. Mary was born 2 in Jun 1864 in Caplin Bay, NF. She died 3 on 23 Jan 1929 in Calvert, NF. She was buried 4 in Ferryland RC Cemetery.
They had the following children:
2 M i Private Charles Augustus Canning "Charley" was born on 18 Oct 1893 in Caplin Bay, NF. He was christened 1 on 23 Oct 1893 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. He died 2 on 13 Apr 1918 in Bailleul, France. The cause of death was war wounds. He was buried in Bailleul, France.
#3466 - Royal Newfoundland Regiment - Charles death is noted on his father's headstone; it says he was killed in action in WW I.
Daily News - St. John's, NF - Tue. Dec 31, 1918 - The Year's Heroic Dead.
CANNING, Charles, Caplin Cove, Ferryland, died at Bailleul, prisoner of war, April 13, 1918.
Bailleul is a town in the north of France near the Belgium border.3 F ii Mary Valetta Canning was born on 14 Feb 1896 in Caplin Bay, NF. She was christened 1 on 18 Feb 1896 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. She died 2 on 13 Sep 1896 in Caplin Bay, NF. The cause of death was convulsions. She was buried 3 in Ferryland RC Cemetery.
Her headstone says that she died on Sept. 10 1896; Vital Statistics recorded the death as Sept. 13, 1896.4 M iii Leonard Joseph Canning "Len" was born on 16 Sep 1897 in Caplin Bay, NF. He was christened 1 on 21 Sep 1897 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. He died 2 on 12 Sep 1984 in Calvert, NF. He was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery. Leonard married Marcella Clancy daughter of James Clancy and Mary Rossiter in 1925. Marcella was born on 16 Jun 1898 in Caplin Bay, NF. She was christened 1 on 18 Jun 1898 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. She died 2 on 19 Oct 1989 in Calvert, NF. She was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery. 5 F iv Mary Evelin Canning "Evelin" was born on 22 Apr 1899 in Caplin Bay, NF. She was christened 1 on 25 Apr 1899 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. She died 2 in Apr 1952 in Calvert, NF. She was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery. Mary married John Joseph Swain "Jack" son of Peter Swain and Bridget Jones. John was born on 13 Jan 1892 in Caplin Bay, NF. He was christened 1 on 16 Jan 1892 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. He died 2 in Dec 1982 in Calvert, NF. He was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery. 6 M v John Canning 7 F vi Mary Canning was born on 27 Sep 1904 in Caplin Bay, NF. She was christened 1 on 29 Sep 1904 in Holy Trinity Parish, Ferryland, NF. She died 2 on 5 Jan 1909 in Caplin Bay, NF. She was buried in Ferryland RC Cemetery.