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Halifax Explosion
December 6th 1917
| The following is a listing of Newfoundland victims of the Halifax explosion of December 6th 1917. Several sources were used, but primarily Church Records and Vital Statistics. |
| DECEASED | AGE | BIRTH PLACE | PARENTS/SPOUSE | OCCUPATION | RELIGION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anne (Coady) Arnold | 34 | Bay Bulls, Nfld. | James Robert Arnold | R.C. | |
| Fred Bailey | 25 | Port Rexton, Nfld. | wife Minnie Randall Peter & Mary Bailey | labourer | Anglican |
| George Bedgood | 58 | Fortune, Nfld. | Joseph Bedgood & Elizabeth Ayres | stone mason | Methodist |
| James Arthur Bennett | 34 | Carbonear, Nfld. | Samuel Bennett & Laura Day | motorman | Anglican |
| George H. Brushett | 76 | Burin, Nfld. | wife Martha | carpenter | Anglican |
| Parmenas Brushett | 53 | Burin, Nfld. | son of George Brushett | fireman | Methodist |
| Alfreda Cook | 49 | St. John's, Nfld. | Henry & Elizabeth Whitten | Methodist | |
| Elizabeth Croucher | 1 | St. John's, Nfld. | Thomas & Annie Croucher | Anglican | |
| Joseph Dibbon | 72 | Burin, Nfld. | widowed | carpenter | Methodist |
| Mary (Walsh) Elliott | 44 | Nfld. | widow of James J. Elliott Michael Walsh & Ellen Grace |
R.C. | |
| Thomas Fewer | 42 | Holyrood, Nfld. | wife Mary Lee Walter Fewer & Sarah Walsh |
stevedore | R.C. |
| Emily (Brenton) Hann | 65 | Nfld. | widow of William Hann | Anglican | |
| John Thomas James | 36 | Burgeo, Nfld. | Mary Catherine Power | stevedore | R.C. |
| Job William Keeping | 26 | Burnt Island, Nfld. | Job & Annie Keeping | stevedore | Anglican |
| Walter Norman Kirby | 39 | Burin | William Wagg Kirby and Elizabeth Sarah Abbott, married Elizabeth Ellen Shave |
watchman at the Sugar Refinery | Methodist |
| Samuel Kirby | 50 | Burin | wife's name was Annie [?] | stevedore, Furness Withy | |
| Minnie Lillington | 19 | Isle au Mort, Nfld. | Isreal Lillington & Sarah Currie | bookbinder | |
| Goward Lomond | 23 | Port aux Basques | married Charlotte Jewell Solomon & Jane Lomond |
S.S. Stella Maris | R.C. |
| William Marshall | 48 | Carl's Cove, Labrador | married Annie McDonald William Marshall & Catherine Lynch |
stevedore | R.C. |
| Robert Edward Mercer | 43 | Bay Roberts, Nfld. | married Susie Paul | machinist | Methodist |
| Maitland Mercer | 21 | Bay Roberts, Nfld. | single | car conductor | Anglican |
| Nellie Nickerson | 60 | Nfld. | married Joshua Nickerson | Presbyterian | |
| William O’Toole | 55 | Nfld. | wife Elizabeth Finn | stevedore | R.C. |
| Robert Percy | 38 | Brigus, Nfld. | S.S. Stella Maris | ||
| Mary Ann (Hartnell) Prendergast | 80 | Nfld. | widow of Patrick Prendergast | R.C. | |
| Edward Pieroway | 16 | St. George's, Nfld. | Alfred & Josephine Pieroway | steward | Anglican |
| Bertha Gladys Poole | 17 | Burnt Island, Nfld. | James Poole & Elizabeth Keeping | maid | Anglican |
| William Power | 48 | Nfld. | wife Annie Malloy James & Mary Power |
stevedore | R.C. |
| Ernest Pike | 30 | Burin, Nfld. | wife Annie Farwell John & Jane Pike |
labourer | Anglican |
| William N. Quinton | 35 | Nfld. | wife Minnie in Nfld. wife Jane in N.S. | stevedore | |
| Annie (Duff) Redmond | 53 | St. John's, Nfld. | husband John Redmond | R.C. | |
| Matilda (Banfield) Ridgley | 29 | Nfld. | husband George Ridgley | Methodist | |
| Richard Squires | 35 | Nfld. | mother Ellen (Mallard) Redmond | checker | R.C. |
| Sam Tibbo | 35 | Nfld. | single | ||
| Monica Tobin | 3 | Nfld. | Peter Tobin & Margaret Burke | R.C. | |
| Patrick Tobin | 48 | Nfld. | wife Mary Ryan | cooper | R.C. |
| Thomas Walsh | 56 | Torbay, Nfld. | mother Elizabeth Doyle | cooper | R.C. |
| Bessie (Reid) Wasson | 46 | Nfld. | married John Wasson | Presbyterian | |
| Levi West | 28 | Fogo, Nfld. | married Margaret Blackler | stevedore | Anglican |
| Lizzie (Paul) Westhaver | 42 | Bonavista, Nfld. | married Albert Westhaver William & Julia Paul |
Anglican | |
| Thomas Patrick Whiteway | 52 | Nfld. | married Ann Hiscock | plasterer | R.C. |
| Mary (Bradbury) Zwicker | 25 | St. John's, Nfld. | married Hanford Zwicker John & Ann Bradbury |
Presbyterian |
Contributed and Transcribed by Edward-Vincent Chafe (2015 12)
Kirby names contributed by Jacqueline Coulson Clements (2018 01)
Page last updated January 20, 2018 (Craig Peterman)
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