Thomas Aylward 1
Birth Name | Thomas Aylward |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 91 years, 7 months, 17 days |
Narrative
Thomas Aylward was a ship carpenter in Five Islands, Colchester
County, Nova Scotia. His sons Frederick, Philip, and Clarence were seamen,
and his son Robert was a ship captain. His son-in-law Thomas Morrison (Mary Angeline's husband) was also a seaman.
The 1891 Census, as posted online, said that Thomas and Rebecca were
members of the Church of England. He was a ship carpenter and an
employer. They both could read and write. The information said that
his father was born in Ireland and his mother in the USA. Her parents
were said to have been born in Nova Scotia.
The Aylwards' house is on the map of Five Islands drawn up by A. F.
Church & Co., Granville St., Halifax, dated 24 Mar 1864. The house is
near the center of town, next to the Presbyterian Church.
Thomas was among the signers of a petition in 1840 requesting the
Legislature in Halifax to allow Five Islands to become part of
Colchester County.He is on a list of those who did road work in
the East River District in 1858. and is head of a household on the
Index of the 1861 Census of Colchester County. He is mentioned as a
witness in a case brought by his brother Edward against their brother
John. See Thomas' father's family file or the case file for details.
Thomas is on the revised list of electors for Five Islands District
No. 19, in 1906. Information on rootsweb.com says he died 1 Apr
1916 and is buried in Five Islands Presbyterian Cemetery.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | August 15, 1824 | Nova Scotia, Canada | 2 | |
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Death | April 1, 1916 | Five Islands, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada | 3 | |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | James Aylward | December 8, 1829 | ||
Mother | Mary Polly | 1779 | November 29, 1869 | |
Sister | Eleanor Aylward | August 2, 1803 | August 2, 1874 | |
Brother | John Aylward | about 1806 | between 1888 and 1889 | |
Brother | James Aylward | about 1806 | after 1880 | |
Sister | Mary Agnes Aylward | 1808 | after 1873 | |
Sister | Margaret Aylward | June 2, 1814 | July 1877 | |
Sister | Rebecca Aylward | about 1816 | ||
Brother | William Aylward | May 1, 1817 | July 6, 1884 | |
Sister | Keziah Aylward | April 21, 1821 | June 26, 1912 | |
Brother | Edward Aylward | 1823 | after 1891 | |
Thomas Aylward | August 15, 1824 | April 1, 1916 |
Families
Family of Thomas Aylward and Rebecca Jane McCallum |
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Married | Wife | Rebecca Jane McCallum ( b. June 15, 1832 d. between 1901 and 1911 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Elizabeth Jane “Jennie” Aylward | April 28, 1866 | November 23, 1907 |
James Robert Aylward | October 9, 1851 | |
Mary Angeline Aylward | October 2, 1852 | January 26, 1908 |
Philip Aylward | October 9, 1855 | after 1901 |
Frederick Aylward | October 26, 1859 | April 5, 1928 |
Josephine Aylward | between 1861 and 1862 | |
Clarence Aylward | between 1863 and 1864 | |
Leanna Aylward | May 27, 1868 | |
Edith Aylward | August 13, 1875 | after 1901 |
Smith Aylward | January 27, 1857 | April 5, 1858 |