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Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 5 Jul 2011 8:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen
My Father, Michael Cyril Phillips Family Research>>>Michael Cyril Phillips - DOB: October 23, 1922; DOD: January 12, 1985; married Carmel Frances (Whelan) Phillips on July 25, 1955...Carmel Frances - DOB: February 4, 1930; DOD: October 21, 1985...My Grandfather John Phillips - DOB: October ?, 1881(2); DOD: ???? at Colliers, NL; Grandmother Margaret (Power) Phillips - DOB: February ?, 1882 (?); DOD: ???? at Colliers, NL.>>>My GGrandfather John Phillips - DOB: February ?, 1852; DOD: ????; married Ellen (McGrath) Phillips on November, 27, 1878; her DOB: March ?, 1851.>>>My GGrandfather Patrick Power, of Conception Harbour, NL - DOB: ????; DOD: ????; my GGrandmother's name I'm not sure if it was Honora or a Johanna Cullen, [I did find a Johanna Cullen married to a Patrick Power on November 29, 1871 by Rev. Patrick O'Donnell, witnesses were Patrick St. John and Anne Gushue]. They would be from Conception Harbour/Kitchuses/Bacon Cove. **As a young girl my father would talk to me about relatives, both close & distantly, related. He told me that our Phillips family is related to the Phillips' in the Whitbourne/Markland area, if anyone has further info/details that would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Nora Phillips, Colliers, NL.

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 12:48PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have uncovered a Cyril Philips m. to a Carmel Whelan in my family tree (very distant relations) - but I don't have any dates yet. I don't have much on the Philips line going back - but I do have some connections on the Whelan side. I will research some more and see what I can link up. For now, I have Carmel Whelan's parents as John Whelan and Margaret Philips. They also had children: Beatrice, David and Kevin. It's confusing when the families keep marrying each other! Ha Ha.

Sharon Connelly (Cole)
Deptford, NJ, USA

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 2:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
I also found the following: 1935 NFLD Census - Colliers
Phillips, John - Head - 53
Phillips, Margaret - Wife - 53
Phillips, Gregory - Son - 26
Phillips, Patrick - Son - 23
Phillips, John - Son - 20
Phillips, Mary - Dgtr - 17
Phillips, Bernard - Son - 15
Phillips, Cyril - Son - 12
Phillips, Florence - Dgtr - 9

Is this the family of your John Phillips and Margaret Power?

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 5:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Fitzgeral, Whelan, Murrin, Gushue
Hi, this is my Grandfather, John Phillips, & Grandmother, Margaret (Power). My father is Michael Cyril and he married my mother, Carmel Frances (Whelan) in Colliers, NL on July 20th, 1955..they would've celebrated their 56th Anniv. yesterday.. I am the second youngest of 12. On my mother's side: my Grandfather, John Whelan married my Grandmother, Helen (Fitzgerald) in Cape Breton, NS on April 29th, 1924. My Grandfather Whelan was married before but his first wife died and they had a daughter, Nora. My mother's siblings are: Lawrence; Bridget, David and Kevin - all are deceased.

Thank you for forwarding the information, I appreciate your help and I hope you will continue! Nora Phillips :)

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 6:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Fitzgeral, Whelan, Murrin, Gushue
Hi Sharon...thanks for sharing your info...by the way, you mentioned being "distant cousins", how so?? I see your maiden name as "Cole", would you have any "Cole" relatives in Colliers, NL or this area?? And your married name "Connelly", would you have relatives in the "Brigus" and/or "Cupids" areas??

I sent you a previous message with more accurate details about my family, so I hope this helps with your research! Take care, Nora :)

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 8:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
If I have this correct here is how we are related.

Margaret Walsh - mother of David Whelan and Nicholas Whelan

You come from the David Whelan Line
I come from the Nicholas Whelan Line

David Whelan - father of John Patrick Whelan
John Patrick Whelan - Father of Carmel Frances Whelan
Carmel Frances Whelan - Mother of Nora (you)

Nicholas Whelan - father of Margaret Philomena Whelan
Margaret Philomena Whelan - mother of Mary Carol Keating
Mary Carol Keating - mother of Sharon Marie Cole (me)


my father is John Joseph Cole -- born on Bell Island - one of 16 children. I have quite alot of information on both my father's and mother's ancestry.
I can send you a pdf file if you want.
do you have a family tree on ancestry.com? if you do please invite me to view it and don't forget to click so I can see living people.

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 8:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
I think I forgot to mention that ancestry.com says we are third cousins!

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 29 Mar 2014 10:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Phillips709
I have McGrath's in my family but I don't have any married to a Phillips. But I do have a Charlie Cahill married to a Mary Ann Phillips. Charlie was still living with his parents at age 22 during the 1921 census so he must have married Mary Ann Phillips shortly after because they had 2 children a son and daughter born between 1921 and 1935 and she died before 1936 because Charlie remarried my grandmother Martha Cole in 1937 and they had 11 more children. I have no information on parents of Mary Ann Phillips but she died in Avondale and Charlie was born in Avondale and ded on Bell Island.
I have three other Phillips in my files and they are as follows: Jim Phillips married to Janice Fitzgerald. I have no information on Jim but I do have some information on his wife Janice's parents. Jim and Janice had a daughter Jeannine and a son Justin. No further info on them.

As for McGrath my ggrandmother was Anastasia McGrath from Colliers but I don't have a Ellen McGrath in my files yet. I also have a Annie Cullen born 1884 Turk's Gut died 1974 she married John McGrath, he was my ggrandmother Anastasia's brother, they had 6 children, she was the daughter of Thomas Cullen and Johanna Mahoney married in 1877 and they had 5 other children: Thomas, Patrick, Christopher, Mary and Johanna.
Don't know if any of that will help you but I hope so, good luck with your research.
Tish

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 4:25AM GMT
Classification: Query
Tish - William McGrath is my ggrandfather. Patrick McGrath and Mary (Emily?) Bishop were his parents. I think William and Anastasia are siblings.

Sharon

Re: Family Research - Phillips, Power, McGrath, Cullen,

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 12:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Sharon I don't have a sibling William for my ggrandmother Anastasia but that doesn't mean that he not her sibling. I just haven't got a lot of information on my mom's side of the family because I've been searching more on my dad's side. But I would love to share what I have on Anastasia's side with you in exchange for what you have on William's side. You can email me at pmmbyrne@shaw.ca Thank you.
Tish
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