Sheet Harbour Families
Phoebe Purcell [Parents] was born 1, 2 on 22 Aug 1859 in Sheet Harbour, NS.
According to Kim Stevens she was a domestic in 1891 and lived with Joseph Mason in 1901 (census).
Her daughter Mary was surnamed Purcell at birth but given as Mary Murphy in 1901 census.
Sheet Harbour Families - Purcell - Robert Kim StevensCensus: In the 1881 census all of the following people were listed (pages 10 and 11) as in the same family. The enumerator's margin note reads: "Thomas Purcell and Patrick Quillinan families make one."
Census: Dwelling 36
Thomas Purcell, age 36, born NS, RC, Irish origin, labourer
Sarah Purcell, age 77
Edward Purcell, age 42, labourer
Phebe Purcell, age 22
Patrick Quillinan, age 32, RC, labourer, married
Sarah Quillinan, age 33, married
Cecilia G. Quillinan, age 4
John P. Quillinan, age 2A Phoebe Lawlor was born, a twin with Amilia Teresa, in 1859. James Purcell was listed as witness/sponsor in the St. Peter's Baptismal Register, as follows:
87 LAWLER (LAWLOR) Amilia Teresa 4 weeks old Sheet Harbour ____________ Catharine Lawler 17 Sept 1859
Edward Quillinan Ellen Murphy
88 (LAWLOR) (LAWLER) Phoebia 4 weeks old Sheet Harbour ______________ Catharine Lawler Sept 17 1859
James Purcell Honora Bridgit PaceThe listing in the 1901 census (Shoal Bay [Tangier]) shows Phoebe Purcell living in dwelling # 124, which was also occupied by James Mason and his three children - Samuel, Vivian and Mary. She was listed as head of household 135.
Purcell, Phoebe, F, Head, b. 22 Aug, 1859, age 41
Murphy, Mary, F, Daughter, b. 23 April, 1889, age 11
Murphy, Tressa, F, Daughter, b. 30 Nov, 1895, age 5
She had the following children:
F i Mary Murphy was born 1, 2 on 23 Apr 1889. F ii Theresa Etta Murphy was born 1 on 30 Nov 1895 in Tangier, NS. She was christened on 22 Oct 1898 in Tangier, NS.
BIRTH: 44
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BIRTH: Purcell, Teresa Etta
Nov 30, 1895
Tangier
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Phoebe Purcell
Oct 22, 1898
Mary Webb
Wellington Francis Coolen [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 1 Jun 1892. He died 2 on 16 Jul 1950 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was buried 3 on 19 Jul 1950 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS. He married 4 Ella McQueen Fraser on 22 Aug 1912 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Wellie Coolen served in the First World War and was mustard gassed. He enlisted on October 16, 1915 - 85th Battalion.
His enlistment papers indicate that he was a Locomotive Fireman by trade ,that he lived at 36 Sullivan St., Halifax at the time if enlistment ,married to Ella May Coolen.
His height was listed as 5"11'', his weight, 140 lbs of fair complexion, blue eyes and flaxen hair.
He was listed as a member of the Church of England.
He died of a tuberculosis like disease. The family believes as a resultof the gassing.
Ella McQueen Fraser [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 about 1895 in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. She died on 6 Oct 1972 in Weir's Nursing Home, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was buried 2 on 7 Oct 1972 in Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax, NS. She married 3 Wellington Francis Coolen on 22 Aug 1912 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
They had the following children:
F i Martha Elizabeth Coolen F ii Mary Coolen
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living
Donald Kenneth MacDonald [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 6 Jun 1913. He died on 2 Feb 1994. He married Mary A. MacDougall.
Other marriages:Wirth, Margaret Lillian
Mary A. MacDougall [Parents] [scrapbook] was born in 1908. She died in 1950. She married Donald Kenneth MacDonald.
They had the following children:
F i Living F ii Living F iii Living M iv Living F v Living F vi Living
Donald Kenneth MacDonald [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 6 Jun 1913. He died on 2 Feb 1994. He married Margaret Lillian Wirth.
Other marriages:MacDougall, Mary A.
Margaret Lillian Wirth [Parents] was born in 1913 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She died on 12 Aug 1999 in Inverness, Cape Breton, Nova Sctia, Canada. She married Donald Kenneth MacDonald.
Other marriages:Living
Funeral August 14, 1999 in Immaculate Conception Church, West LakeAinslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Alexander MacDonald [Parents] was born about 1873 in West Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He died 1 on 14 May 1939 in West Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He married Mary Anne MacDougall.
1881 Census
Census Place: West Lake Ainslie, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Source: FHL Film 1375801 NAC C-13165 Dist 4 SubDist I Page 10 Family 35
Sex Marr Age Origin Birthplace
Angus MCDONALD M M 48 Scottish Nova Scotia
Occ: Farmer Religion: Catholic
Flora MCDONALD F M 33 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
Mary MCDONALD F 11 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
John MCDONALD M 9 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
Alexander MCDONALD M 7 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
Angus MCDONALD M 5 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
Angus R MCDONALD M 3 Scottish Nova Scotia
Religion: Catholic
Donald MCDONALD M <1 Scottish Nova
Mary Anne MacDougall was born in 1880. She died 1 in 1965. She married Alexander MacDonald.
They had the following children:
M i Angus Arthur MacDonald was born on 2 Aug 1910. He died 1 on 5 Dec 1977. M ii Donald Kenneth MacDonald F iii Living M iv Joseph H. MacDonald was born in 1914. He died 1 in 1995. F v Living F vi Living F vii Living M viii Ronald N MacDonald died 1 in 1917 in West Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. M ix John B MacDonald was born in 1918 in West Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He died 1 in 1925 in West Lake Ainslie, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Mary MacFarlane [Parents] was born 1 on 22 Dec 1887 in Upper Margaree, NS. She married Living.
They had the following children:
F i Mary A. MacDougall
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Living M ii Living F iii Living F iv Living
