Richard Westaway(Roger Dart WESTAWAY)
b. 1819, England, m. 05-DEC-1852, in Sturgeon, P.E.I.,
Mary Creed, b. 30 JUN 1826) (daughter of Joseph Bennett
Creed(Mayflower Descendant) and Catherine Morrison)
d. 17-AUG-1908, buried: Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery).
Richard died 30 JAN 1896 , buried: Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery).
Mary died 10 August, 1908.
Richard emigrated to PEI 1820 on brig Plymouth Dock Hero to Charlottetown
with his parents.
Richard and Mary are listed as living in French Village at the time of
Lewis John, Joseph Bennett and William's baptism
Text from Charlottetown Patriot 17 MAR 1896 : From Albion Bay time
of his death. He (Richard) built a vessel with his brother L.J. Westaway
using their own resources. He afterward buit quite a number of vessels
and made several voyages across the ocean to his native land. Richard
and Mary had 12 children, 8 sons and 4 daughters. Of these eight
survived, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Member of the English Church at
Georgetown.
All of these children were said to be over six feet tall, including the girls
Children:
i
Pauline 'Paul'
Westaway m. Victor E. Stafford, M.D.
ii
Roger Dart Westaway
b. 24 DEC 1851, d. 05 SEP 1933 m. Sarah K. Martin
iii
Joseph Bennett Westaway,
Captain b. 11-JUN-1854, French Village, Sturgeon. bapt: 04-JUL-1856, Partner in shipping company in NYC named McIntosh, Terrio & Co. Married A. M. 'Maggie' Aitken Twin
iv
Louis John 'Jack' Westaway, Captain b. 11-JUN-1854, French Village, Sturgeon, P.E.I., bapt:04-JUL-1856, d. 04-SEP-1884, Montague, P.E.I., buried: Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery). Twin.
William Westaway
b. 16-MAR-1856, French Village, Sturgeon, bapt: 04-JUL-1856,. m. Mary Jane Sencabaugh
vi
Damaris Westaway
b. 10-SEP-1857, m. George W. Aitken
vii
Nathaniel Westaway
b. 02-APR-1859, French Village, Sturgeon, P.E.I., d. 18-FEB-1860,
buried: 20-FEB-1860, Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery)
viii
Nathaniel Westaway
b. 08-FEB-1861. m. Elizabeth Ann 'Annie' Llewellyn
ix
Richard Westaway
b. 04-OCT-1862, French Village, Lot 59, bapt: 19-AUG-1864,
d. 11-JUL-1884, buried: 13-JUL-1884, Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican
Cemetery). Burial record identifies him as Richard Westaway,
Jr., of Albion Bay, Sturgeon. Reverend and school teacher.
x
Catherine 'Kate' Westaway
b. 19-MAR-1864. m. William Leith Poole
xi
James Westaway,
Captain, b. 25-JAN-1866, Three Rivers, P.E.I., bapt: 17-JUL-1867. Married and had one son.
xii
Mary Ann Westaway
b. ca. 1868,1 bapt: 12-AUG-1869, d. 14-SEP-1869, buried:
Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery).
xiii
Mary Ann Westaway
b. 03-DEC-1869, Sturgeon, P.E.I.,10 bapt: 18-AUG-1872.7
Second child in this family named Mary Ann. Probably the Mary Westaway
buried in Georgetown Anglican Cemetery, died 13 July 1949, age 79.
Nathaniel Westaway (Roger Dart WESTAWAY) b. 2 JUN 1825,
m. (1) 13-AUG-1850, Mary Ann Smith, b. ca. 1831,1 d.
23-FEB-1863, buried: Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery), m.
(2) Mary McKinnon, b. ca. 1839, d. 27-JUL-1919, buried:
Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery). Nathaniel died 04-JUN-1873,
buried: 06-JUN-1873, Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery) Mary: Marriage
records give groom's place of residence as Three Rivers, bride's as Lot
49. Marriage license was issued 2 August 1850. At the time of Richard William Westaway baptism in February of 1863 Nathaniel’s occupation given as "ferryman," residence as Georgetown.
Children by Mary Ann Smith:
i
Philip Roger Westaway
m. Kate Porter of Mount Stewart.
ii
Lewis John Westaway
b. 07-DEC-1853, St. Andrew's Point, bapt: 06-AUG-1854, d. 07-SEP-1884.
Burial record gives his age as 31. Ship Captain on the Great Lakes. Married Catherine 'Kate' Gordon on 19 NOV 1876.
iii
Damaris Watts Westaway b.
15-JAN-1856, Georgetown, P.E.I., bapt: 02-MAR-1856, m. (1) Richard Collings (2) m. J. C.
Manuel, b. 1856, d. 1925, buried: Georgetown, P.E.I. (Baptist
Cemetery).
iv
Anne Maria Westaway b. 14-FEB-1859. Married Henry Young
v
Neil Westaway b. ca.
1863, d. 26-OCT-1872, buried: 29-OCT-1872, Georgetown, P.E.I.
(Anglican Cemetery).
vi
Richard William Westaway b. 15 MAR 1861 d. 18 JUL 184 at age 23, m. Ida Hood. Steamer ship captain on the Great Lakes out of Duluth, MI
vii
Elizabeth Westaway, m. Will Thompson
viii
Roger William Westaway b.14-JAN-1852,7 d. 11-JUN-1860, buried: 12-JUN-1860, Georgetown, P.E.I. (Anglican Cemetery).
Children by Mary
Mc(ac)Kinnon:
ix
Mary Westaway b. ca. 1869, Three Rivers, P.E.I., bapt: 06-MAY-1869 twin?
x
Fanny Westaway b. ca. 1869, Three Rivers, P.E.I., bapt: 06-MAY-1869. m. Norman Currie
Three Rivers, P.E.I.,12 bapt: 06-MAY-1869. twin?
xi
Nellie Westaway b. 6 May 1873, d. 15 September 1956, m. Maynard McDonald b. 3 July 1876, d. 14 April 1968.
George Richard Moore b. 1851 baptized January 31, 1852 at Milton, died May 13, 1913. Married Mary Ann
Barrett, daughter of William Barrett, on December 24, 1874.
ii
Albert Stephen Moore baptized March 22, 1854 and died May 20, 1858 at 4 years old.
iii
Louis John Westaway Moore baptized June 16, 1855, died December 27, 1940 at Lot 40, Milburn, P.E.I. 1st
married Isabella Copp June 21, 1882 at Milton, 2nd married Margaret Jane Robbins on July 13, 1910.
iv
Philly James Moore (possibly a nickname for Phillip although the gravestone is Philly) died July 3, 1860 at 3
months.
