was born September 27, 1838 in Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, the son of Thomas Critch, and died July 24, 1929 in St. Johns, Newfoundland. He married (1) CAROLINE HUDSON EVANS, daughter of JOHN EVANS and CAROLINE HUDSON. She was born October 30, 1849.

Their children were:

JOANNA CRITCH, b. August 08, 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland. Baptised: October 02, 1870, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )

CHARLOTTE MARIA CRITCH, b. February 18, 1873, Long's Lane, Quidi Vidi, St. John's. Baptised: February 18, 1873, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )

JOHN THOMAS CRITCH, b. September 25, 1874, St. Johns, Newfoundland; d. June 05, 1957, St. Johns, Newfoundland;
m. (1) ANNIE REED; b. September 20, 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland; d. July 11, 1967, St. John's, Newfoundland; m.
(2) ANNIE GILLINGHAM; b. 1879; d. August 27, 1906, St. Johns, Newfoundland.
More About JOHN THOMAS CRITCH:
Baptised: October 04, 1874, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )
Burial: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery--St. Johns, Newfoundland ( family plot)
Occupation 1: 1894, Was a cooper ( per McAlpines Directory)
Occupation 2: 1913, Cooper- Laymans Cooper Shop- Fogo, Newfoundland
Residence 1: 1908, Was a Cooper( Living On North Southside)
Residence 2: 1894, 39 Moore Road, St. John,s, Newfoundland (with father)
Residence 3: 1916, 24 Brine Street, St. Johns, Newfoundland(per church record)
Residence 4: 1921, 115Cabot Street, St. John's West (per Census record)(P. 166-200 Part A)
More About ANNIE REED (Reid),/a>:
Baptised: September 29, 1883, St. Marys Anglican Church-- South Side- St. Johns, Newfoundland
The daughter of George Reid Burial: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery--St. Johns, Newfoundland ( family plot)
Thomas Critch and Annie were the parents of
Maxwell Critch
Irene Critch married Cornelius Walters and moved to Edmonton
George Critch
Jean Critch married William Patrick Ennis
Wallace Critch
Grace May Critch married Cecil Critch
Marjorie Critch married Walter F. Learning
(per Paul)

More About ANNIE GILLINGHAM:
Cause of Death: Complication of childbirth

EMILY JANE CRITCH, b. November 10, 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland. Baptised: December 10, 1876, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )

ELIZA JANE CRITCH , b. August 22, 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland. Baptised: September 01, 1878, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )

ROSANNA CRITCH b. September 06, 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland; d. United States of America. Baptised: November 28, 1880, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 )
Residence: September 1880, James Street, St. John's, Newfoundland

AMBROSE ARTHUR CRITCH , b. December 29, 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland. Baptised: January 14, 1883, St. Thomas Anglican Church St. John's ( Vol. 28 ) Residence: December 1882, Carters Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland

When Ambrose gave up fishing, he went to work with Baine Johnston and Company ,a merchant and importer and exporter company, located at 205 Water Street, St. John's. Among other things, they had a floating dock large enough to support the wooden ships. There were no steamers in those days. When he became to old for manual work, Baine Johnston kept him on the payroll by giving him a job as a watchman. They also gave him a house nearby. His grandson George Critch visited there often. He had to give up his job, when he fell through the pier one day. Some workman doing repairs failed to cover a hole. Soon after this incident, he passed away at 115 Cabot Street St. John's( This was his son John Thomas Critch residence.)

. Per 1921 Census record- Reel M-8031 Pt. 4 page 505 Ambrose was living at Ft. Amherest with his wife Flora, daughter Jessie, and stepson Stephen French and his wife Johanna. ( I believe this is the concrete house his grandaughter Margorie Critch Learning spoke of on South Side

Per August 1897 marriage record to Flora, Ambrose was age 48 which made his birthday 1848. Per 1921 Census record Ambrose was 80 years old which would make his bithdate 1841. Per his death on July 1929 it gives his age as 92 which makes his birthdate 1838.

Robert Baine & Co., from Greenock, Scotland began business in Port de Grave, 1780, with Robert, Archibald, & Walter Baine as partners, later James Lang entered the partnershipm which became, Lang, Baine, & Co., 1817. The firm transfered to St. John's, to become Baine, Johnston & co., after the introduction of William Johnston, by 1817.

August 12, 1897 in Harbour Grace Anglican Christ Church--Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, daughter of JACOB SHEPPARD and SARAH HUNT. She was born August 04, 1869 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, and died February 10, 1948 in Salvation Army Nursing Home (Hull House) on Gower Street, St. Johns, Newfoundland. She was the 2nd wife of Ambrose Critch - married August 12, 1897, Harbour Grace Anglican Christ Church--Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Witnessed By: Jessie Bussell, Tobias Sheppard, Lilly French, George Sheppard

Flora was placed in a nursing home run by the Salvation Army. One fall morning, a fire broke out and just about everyone perished. Flora's grandson, George, had to go to the morgue to identify the body. George was really her step grandson, but she was the only grandmother he knew and as a child visited her and his grandfather often. According to The Anglican Cemetery Records at Forest Road, in St. John's, Newfoundland " Florence" died at Hull House on Gower Street in St. Johns and was 76 years old. Her attending physician was G.C. Sharpe. According to Marjorie Critch Learning, while Nanny Critch lived in the nursing home Annie Critch (Marjorie's mother) used to cook a nice dinner twice a week for Nanny and the girls used to take it to the home.

More About FLORA HUNT SHEPPARD:
Baptised: September 04, 1870, St. Pauls Anglican Church, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland
Burial: Anglican Cemetery Forest Road, St. Johns, Newfoundland
Cause of Death: Died in Nursing Home fire--St. Johns, Newfoundland( Asphyxia)
Medical Information: Buried @ Anglican Cemetery , Forest Road from St. Mary's by F.M. Toope-- St. Johns Newfoundland( Cost $6.50 )--February 12,1848 per Anglican Records
Residence: 1922, SS St Johns- Ft Amherst ( concrete house)

Ambrose and Flora had one child

JESSIE CRITCH , b. October 24, 1898, St. Johns , Newfoundland; d. December 07, 1980, Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Hospital. Worked as a nursemaid on Stanwich Road, Greenwich, Conn. for the Rothchild Family when she came to the United States.

Worked as a nursemaid on Stanwich Road, Greenwich, Conn. for the Rothchild Family when she came to the United States.

More About JESSIE CRITCH:
Cause of Death: Sepsis--Rt. arm removed -gangarine
Cremation: December 09, 1980, Ferncliff Creamatory-- Greenberg ,NY.-
Embalmed: Fred D. Knapp and Son Funeral Home-- Greenwich, Connecticutt
Emigration: November 28, 1921, arrived USA--Ellis Island-Red Cross Line- Ship Rosalind-Departed from St. Johns via Halifax, Nova Scotia then Saint John, New Brunswick
Fact: To USA by Ship after WW I
Occupation: Cook- For the Rothschild,s family- White Plains, New York
More About JESSIE CRITCH: Cause of Death: Sepsis--Rt. arm removed -gangarine Cremation: December 09, 1980, Ferncliff Creamatory-- Greenberg ,NY.- Embalmed: Fred D. Knapp and Son Funeral Home-- Greenwich, Connecticutt Emigration: November 28, 1921, arrived USA--Ellis Island-Red Cross Line- Ship Rosalind-Departed from St. Johns via Halifax, Nova Scotia then Saint John, New Brunswick Fact: To USA by Ship after WW I Occupation: Cook- For the Rothschild,s family- White Plains, New York

She married ) FERDINANDO "FERDINAND" COTRONE, March 02, 1922, Greenwich, Conn.; b. February 10, 1894, Bisignano, Italy; d. July 06, 1968, Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Hospital (Ct. file#13527).