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1. JOSEPH1 NIXON was born in Edinburgh. He married JANE SAWERS, daughter of REV WILLIAM SAWERS. She was born 1810, and died May 1884 in South Side.
William Sawers was also the father of Margaret Sawers who married Samuel Carson MD

Children of JOSEPH NIXON and JANE SAWERS are:
2. i. SUSANNA SAWERS2 NIXON.
ii. ISABELLE NIXON, m. AMBROSE SHEA, 09 Jun 1851; b. 17 Sep 1815, St John's; d. 30 Jul 1905, London, England.

Notes for AMBROSE SHEA:
"His death in 1905 was the occasion for St John’s, at least, to try to make amends. His remains were brought back from London, and there was a lying-in-state in the Legislative Council chamber and a state funeral. He was the first Newfoundlander to receive such elaborate obsequies, a sign of his fellow-countrymen’s pride in his achievements, but as well an expression of unease that one so talented had ended his life in self-imposed exile." - JK Hiller
Shea is considered one of the Fathers of the Canadian Confederation

More About AMBROSE SHEA:
Occupation: Member of the House of Assembly

Descendants of O'Shea Generation No. 1 1. O'SHEA1 Children of O'SHEA are: 2. i. HENRY2 O'SHEA, b. 1767, County Tipperary; d. 1830. 3. ii. WALTER O'SHEA, d. Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Generation No. 2 2. HENRY2 O'SHEA (O'SHEA1) was born 1767 in County Tipperary, and died 1830. He married ELEANOR RYAN. More About HENRY O'SHEA: Occupation: merchant Children of HENRY O'SHEA and ELEANOR RYAN are: i. AMBROSE3 SHEA, b. 17 Sep 1815, St John's; d. 30 Jul 1905, London, England; m. (1) ISABELLE NIXON, 09 Jun 1851; m. (2) LOUISA HART, Aft. 1851. More About AMBROSE SHEA: Occupation: member of the House of Assembly ii. ELLEN SHEA. iii. HENRY SHEA. iv. JOHN SHEA, d. 09 Oct 1858, Cork Ireland. More About JOHN SHEA: Occupation: Mayor of Cork v. MARY SHEA. vi. PATRICK SHEA. 4. vii. JOSEPH SHEA MD, b. 1801, St John's. 5. viii. EDWARD DALTON SHEA, b. 1820; d. 1913. ix. WILLIAM RICHARD SHEA. 3. WALTER2 O'SHEA (O'SHEA1) died in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Children of WALTER O'SHEA are: i. WALTER ALEXANDER3 SHAY, b. 01 May 1812. ii. MARY SHEA, b. 1807, Parrsboro. iii. THOMAS SHEA. iv. MAURICE SHEA. Generation No. 3 4. JOSEPH SHEA3 MD (HENRY2 O'SHEA, O'SHEA1) was born 1801 in St John's. He married MARGARET MCCLACHERTY CARSON, daughter of WILLIAM ESQ. and CATHERINE GILES. Notes for JOSEPH SHEA MD: -1837 left the colony as a result of fierce attacks on the society from "priests' party" Catholics and from the priests themselves. - duty was to examine anyone on board an incoming vessel whose health was suspect Notes for MARGARET MCCLACHERTY CARSON: Thursday, May 28, 1829 Married, on Saturday evening last, by Rev. Dr. Scallan, and immediately afterwards, by the Rev. F.H. Carrington, JOSEPH SHEA, Esq., M.D., to MARGARET, eldest daughter of WILLIAM CARSON, Esq.,M.D., all of this place. Children of JOSEPH MD and MARGARET CARSON are: 6. i. HENRY SHEA4 MD, d. Abt. 1918. ii. ISABELLA LANGRISHE SHEA. Notes for ISABELLA LANGRISHE SHEA: of Nazareth House Isleworth, England 5. EDWARD DALTON3 SHEA (HENRY2 O'SHEA, O'SHEA1) was born 1820, and died 1913. He married GERTRUDE CORBETT. Children of EDWARD SHEA and GERTRUDE CORBETT are: i. GEORGE SHEA4 MLC, b. 04 Jul 1851; d. 13 Sep 1932; m. (1) MARGARET RENDELL; m. (2) LOUISA CATHERINE PINSENT. Notes for MARGARET RENDELL: The first Newfoundlander to become a trained nurse as a graduate of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore ii. EDWARD SHEA. iii. MRS. WILLIAM TOBIN. iv. MADAM BAHEME. v. NELLIE SHEA. 7. vi. ISABELLE SHEA. 8. vii. LADY EMMA C SHEA. Generation No. 4 6. HENRY SHEA4 MD (JOSEPH SHEA3, HENRY2 O'SHEA, O'SHEA1) died Abt. 1918. Notes for HENRY SHEA MD: Dr. Henry Shea was a grandson of Dr. Carson, and was appointed Resident Physician in 1889. He is noted for his introduction of antiseptic/Aseptic surgery and in performing abdominal operations. He was very supportive of the Cowan Mission in its efforts to build the Victoria Wing. In the Nursing Archives/Museum the patients admission register for 1886 to 1892 show that the most common disease requiring hospitalization are; respiratory diseases, accidents, abscesses and ulcers, scrofula and nervous and brain diseases next. More About HENRY SHEA MD: Occupation: Physician and Surgeon Children of HENRY SHEA MD are: i. MAJOR HENRY F.5 SHEA. ii. MARY SHEA, m. NORMAN A. OUTERBRIDGE. 7. ISABELLE4 SHEA (EDWARD DALTON3, HENRY2 O'SHEA, O'SHEA1) She married ROBERT L. MARE. Child of ISABELLE SHEA and ROBERT MARE is: i. EMILY JACKSON5 MARE, b. 1895. 8. LADY EMMA C4 SHEA (EDWARD DALTON3, HENRY2 O'SHEA, O'SHEA1) She married HENRY JACKSON. Child of EMMA SHEA and HENRY JACKSON is: i. EDWARD GEORGE5 JACKSON, b. 1886.

iii. THOMAS NIXON, m. JANE HORAHIN, 25 Mar 1857, ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL1; b. 1810; d. 21 May 1889, South Side.
iv. ELIZABETH NIXON, d. 1846, At the home of her Uncle Samuel Carson.
3. v. CHARLES NIXON, b. 1810; d. 27 Nov 1882.

Generation No. 2

2. SUSANNA SAWERS2 NIXON (JOSEPH1) She married ANDREW MILROY 03 Nov 1842 in at the home of her uncle Samuel Carson.

Notes for ANDREW MILROY:
St. John's
Crown Land Grants
Jul 25/39 Milroy Andrew et al 2 143 Kings Bridge Rd.

Children of SUSANNA NIXON and ANDREW MILROY are:
4. i. SUSANNAH JANET3 MILROY, b. 26 Nov 1843.
ii. MARGARET ISABELLA MILROY, b. 1846.
iii. ANDREW JAMES MILROY, b. 16 Jun 1848.
iv. SAMUEL CARSON MILROY, b. 12 Jan 1850.
v. SOPHIA MILROY, b. 02 Nov 1851.
vi. HENRY MILROY, b. 17 Jun 1853.

3. CHARLES2 NIXON (JOSEPH1) was born 1810, and died 27 Nov 1882. He married ANN CROSSMAN 09 Jan 1836, daughter of JOHN CROSSMAN and MARY.

More About CHARLES NIXON:
Occupation: carpenter

Children of CHARLES NIXON and ANN CROSSMAN are:
5. i. WILLIAM THOMAS3 NIXON, b. 31 Oct 1836.
6. ii. MARY ANN NIXON, b. 01 Apr 1839.
7. iii. CHARLES NIXON, b. 02 May 1845.
iv. JOSEPH CHAPMAN NIXON, b. 08 Aug 1847.
8. v. MARIA JANE NIXON, b. 10 Aug 1848, South Side.
9. vi. HENRY NIXON, b. 10 Jul 1850.

Generation No. 3

4. SUSANNAH JANET3 MILROY (SUSANNA SAWERS2 NIXON, JOSEPH1) was born 26 Nov 1843. She married HON. SIR ROBERT THORBURN, son of ROBERT THORBURN and ALISON GRIEVE. He was born Mar 1836 in Peebleshire, Scotland, and died 12 Apr 1906.

Descendants of Robert Grieve Generation No. 1 1. ROBERT1 GRIEVE He married MARGARET JOHNSTON. Children of ROBERT GRIEVE and MARGARET JOHNSTON are : i. WILLIAM2 GRIEVE, m. JANE SIDNEY THANKS LEMESSURIER, 07 Jan 1852; b. 16 Aug 1820. 2. ii. ALISON GRIEVE, b. 20 Oct 1806, Killin, Perthshire, Scotland. 3. iii. WALTER GRIEVE, d. 1887, Greenock. 4. iv. JAMES JOHNSTONE GRIEVE. v. ROBERT GRIEVE. Generation No. 2 2. ALISON2 GRIEVE (ROBERT1) was born 20 Oct 1806 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland. She married ROBERT THORBURN. Children of ALISON GRIEVE and ROBERT THORBURN are: 5. i. HON. SIR ROBERT3 THORBURN, b. Mar 1836, Peebleshire, Scotland; d. 12 Apr 1906. ii. JOHN THORBORN, b. 1838. iii. ELIZABETH THORBORN. iv. MARGARET THORBURN. 3. WALTER2 GRIEVE (ROBERT1) died 1887 in Greenock. He married JANE RICHARDSON, daughter of JOHN RICHARDSON. Notes for WALTER GRIEVE: When Walter Baine, Jr. died in 1851, Walter and James Johnston Grieve acquired the business. (Baine Johnson & Co) Walter left in 1855 to form Walter Grieve and Company and, by 1861, was a partner in Grieve and Bremner and had purchased the Slade premises at Trinity. Over the next few years the partnership evolved, with members of the Grieve family acquiring greater interest in the firm. In 1863 the two firms, Baine, Johnston and Company and Walter Grieve and Company, combined to send the first steamers to the seal-fishery from St John’s -road commissioner in the late 1830s -justice of the peace -president of the Chamber of Commerce of St John’s for the years 1847–48, 1855–56, and 1857–58 -president of the Scottish Society -one of the four-member Board of Revenue in 1855 -director of the privately owned gas and water companies -made his entry into Newfoundland politics in 1869 when he joined Charles James Fox Bennett in his anti-confederation campaign. Child of WALTER GRIEVE and JANE RICHARDSON is: i. WALTER RICHARDSON3 GRIEVE, b. 1848, St John's. 4. JAMES JOHNSTONE2 GRIEVE (ROBERT1) He married (1) MARY JANE RICHARDSON, daughter of ANDREW RICHARDSON. (At Truro, N.S. on Wednesday, the 17th September last, EDWARD M. ARCHIBALD, Esq., son of the Hon. Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia, to CATHERINE, youngest daughter of ANDREW RICHARDSON, Esq., of Halifax) He married (2) ANN HILL. Children of JAMES GRIEVE and MARY RICHARDSON are: 6. i. ROBERT3 GRIEVE, b. 04 May 1835. ii. ELIZA ANNE GRIEVE, b. 31 Mar 1834. 7. iii. WALTER BAINE GRIEVE, ESQ. Children of JAMES GRIEVE and ANN HILL are: iv. JAMES GRIEVE3 JR, b. 1851. v. WALTER BAINE GRIEVE, ESQ, b. Abt. 1850. Generation No. 3 5. HON. SIR ROBERT3 THORBURN (ALISON2 GRIEVE, ROBERT1) was born Mar 1836 in Peebleshire, Scotland, and died 12 Apr 1906. He married SUSANNAH JANET MILROY, daughter of ANDREW MILROY and SUSANNA NIXON. She was born 26 Nov 1843. Notes for HON. SIR ROBERT THORBURN: More About HON. SIR ROBERT THORBURN: Occupation: Prime Minister of Newfoundland Children of ROBERT THORBURN and SUSANNAH MILROY are: 8. i. ALISON SUSANNA VICTORIA4 THORNBURN, b. 24 May 1867. ii. ANDREW JOHN THORBURN, b. 07 Jul 1868, St John's. More About ANDREW JOHN THORBURN: Occupation: ACCOUNTANT iii. ELEANOR LOUISE THORBURN. 9. iv. ROBERT MILROY THORBURN, b. 22 Apr 1866, St John's. v. WILLIAM ALBERT THORBURN, b. 03 Oct 1879; m. ANNIE S NEEDHAM. 6. ROBERT3 GRIEVE (JAMES JOHNSTONE2, ROBERT1) was born 04 May 1835. He married HENRIETTA POOLE. Children of ROBERT GRIEVE and HENRIETTA POOLE are: i. MARY ELIZABETH4 GRIEVE, b. 28 Apr 1862. ii. ELLEN HUNTER GRIEVE, b. 08 Nov 1863. iii. LILIAN HENRIETTA SARAH, b. 25 Dec 1864. iv. ANDREW RICHARDSON, b. 18 Jun 1866. v. ANNIE ISOBEL RICHARDSON, b. 08 Sep 1867. vi. HENRIETTA MARGARET ROBERTSON, b. 03 Apr 1869. vii. LUCY ALLISON ROBERTSON, b. 06 Jun 1870. viii. ISABEL CRAWLEY ROBERTSON, b. 18 Jun 1872. 7. WALTER BAINE3 GRIEVE, ESQ (JAMES JOHNSTONE2, ROBERT1) He married ELLEN MARION STONE, daughter of HENRY STONE. Children of WALTER GRIEVE and ELLEN STONE are: i. ANNIE CHARLOTTE4 GRIEVE, b. 1881. ii. HEBER CURLING GRIEVE, b. 13 Jun 1885. iii. ROBERT CECIL GRIEVE, b. 12 Mar 1883; d. 1920, at Mallock, Derbyshire. Notes for ROBERT CECIL GRIEVE: WOUNDED AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK AT BEAUMONT HAMEL, 1 JULY 1916 iv. HELEN CURLING GRIEVE, b. 13 Jun 1885. Generation No. 4 8. ALISON SUSANNA VICTORIA4 THORNBURN (ROBERT3 THORBURN, ALISON2 GRIEVE, ROBERT1) was born 24 May 1867. She married WILLIAM GRAHAM. Children of ALISON THORNBURN and WILLIAM GRAHAM are: i. ROBERT5 GRAHAM, b. Oct 1893, Jamaica. ii. JANETTA GRAHAM, b. May 1895, Jamaica. iii. WILLIAM GRAHAM, b. Nov 1887, Jamaica. iv. MELVILLE GRAHAM, b. Oct 1899, Jamaica; m. BERYL FACEY, Oct 1927, La Ceiba, Honduras. v. GUY GRAHAM, b. Nov 1900, Jamaica. vi. IAN GRAHAM, b. Mar 1904, Jamaica. vii. CYRIL GRAHAM, b. Mar 1904, Jamaica. 9. ROBERT MILROY4 THORBURN (ROBERT3, ALISON2 GRIEVE, ROBERT1) was born 22 Apr 1866 in St John's. He married (1) JANE ALLEN, daughter of EDWARD ALLEN and JANE MILLER. She was born 03 Aug 1863 in Topsail. He married (2) MARY A. S. MILROY 26 May 1909 in 32 Queen Street Halifax. More About ROBERT MILROY THORBURN: Occupation: accountant Thorburn & Tessier Notes for MARY A. S. MILROY: MILROY-THORBURN - At Halifax, May 26, at the residence of the bride's father, 32 Queen Street, by the Rev. H. W. WARING, Mary A. S. MILROY to Robert M. THORBURN, eldest son of the late Hon. Sir Robert THORBURN, K.C.M.G., formerly Premier of Newfoundland. Children of ROBERT THORBURN and JANE ALLEN are: i. SARAH URQUHART5 THORBURN, b. 23 May 1885, St John's. ii. ETHEL THORBURN, b. 1887, St John's. iii. WILLIAM EDWARD THORBURN, b. 29 Nov 1889, St John's.

Notes for HON. SIR ROBERT THORBURN:
upon his arrival in Newfoundland he worked for his uncles Walter and James Johnson Grieve.
Grieve had a business on the far eastern part of the Southside

More About HON. SIR ROBERT THORBURN:
Occupation: Prime Minister of Newfoundland

Children of SUSANNAH MILROY and ROBERT THORBURN are:
10. i. ALISON SUSANNA VICTORIA4 THORNBURN, b. 24 May 1867.
ii. ANDREW JOHN THORBURN, b. 07 Jul 1868, St John's.

More About ANDREW JOHN THORBURN:
Occupation: ACCOUNTANT

iii. ELEANOR LOUISE THORBURN.
11. iv. ROBERT MILROY THORBURN, b. 22 Apr 1866, St John's.
v. WILLIAM ALBERT THORBURN, b. 03 Oct 1879; m. ANNIE S NEEDHAM.

5. WILLIAM THOMAS3 NIXON (CHARLES2, JOSEPH1) was born 31 Oct 1836. He married SARAH.

More About WILLIAM THOMAS NIXON:
Occupation: cooper

Children of WILLIAM NIXON and SARAH are:
i. HENRY THOMAS4 NIXON, b. 01 Nov 1861.
ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM NIXON, b. 22 Sep 1863.
iii. MARY EMMA NIXON, b. 09 Aug 1866.

6. MARY ANN3 NIXON (CHARLES2, JOSEPH1) was born 01 Apr 1839. She married JOHN REED 09 Nov 1858 in Anglican Cathedral.

Notes for MARY ANN NIXON:
children baptised at St Mary's South Side

Children of MARY NIXON and JOHN REED are:
i. CHARLES4 REED, b. 13 Jan 1865; d. 15 Nov 1866.
ii. ALFRED REED, b. 08 Dec 1862; d. 15 Nov 1866.
iii. GEORGE HORWOOD REED, b. 1859.
iv. MARIA JANE REED, b. 04 Mar 1861.
v. JESSIE REED, b. 25 Dec 1869.
vi. CHARLES REED, b. 05 Nov 1872.
vii. ANN REED, b. 13 Sep 1875.
viii. JOHN CROSSMAN REED, b. 1881.

7. CHARLES3 NIXON (CHARLES2, JOSEPH1) was born 02 May 1845. He married ROSEANNA.

Children of CHARLES NIXON and ROSEANNA are:
i. HENRIETTA4 NIXON, b. 14 Feb 1875.
ii. GEORGE ALBERT NIXON, b. 11 Mar 1877; m. LILLIAN JANE WHITTEN; b. 04 May 1876.
iii. LAURA JANE NIXON, b. 20 Jul 1879.

8. MARIA JANE3 NIXON (CHARLES2, JOSEPH1) was born 10 Aug 1848 in South Side. She married WILLIAM HENRY JEWER 14 Jan 1874 in St Marys Ang Church SS. He was born in Exploits.

More About WILLIAM HENRY JEWER:
Occupation: seaman

Children of MARIA NIXON and WILLIAM JEWER are:
i. SELINA JANE4 JEWER, b. 25 Oct 1874.
ii. EMMA JANE JEWER, b. 27 May 1876.
iii. ARCHIBALD JEWER, b. 28 Feb 1879.
iv. JESSY JEWER, b. 17 Aug 1881.
v. JAMES HENRY JEWER, b. 08 Aug 1884.
vi. SIDNEY JEWER, b. 18 Feb 1888.

9. HENRY3 NIXON (CHARLES2, JOSEPH1) was born 10 Jul 1850. He married (1) CAROLINE ROBERTS 02 Nov 1871. He married (2) FANNY ELIZABETH PAYNE 05 Oct 18792.

More About HENRY NIXON:
Occupation: sailor

Children of HENRY NIXON and CAROLINE ROBERTS are:
i. WILLIAM ROBERT4 NIXON, b. 13 Jan 1872.
ii. HENRY CHARLES NIXON, b. 09 Sep 1874.
iii. MAUD NIXON, b. 14 Oct 1876.

Children of HENRY NIXON and FANNY PAYNE are:
iv. JOHN4 NIXON, b. 17 Feb 1880. v. ALICE PAYNE NIXON, b. 16 Feb 1882.
vi. CHARLES NIXON, b. 21 Mar 1883.
vii. ALICE MAUD NIXON, b. 14 Nov 1884.
viii. ERNEST PERRY NIXON, b. 20 Jan 1887.

More About ERNEST PERRY NIXON:
Occupation: stove fitter

ix. ROBERT ARTHUR NIXON, b. 20 Jul 1889.
x. EDWARD THOMAS NIXON, b. 27 Oct 1890.

Generation No. 4

10. ALISON SUSANNA VICTORIA4 THORNBURN (SUSANNAH JANET3 MILROY, SUSANNA SAWERS2 NIXON, JOSEPH1) was born 24 May 1867. She married WILLIAM GRAHAM.

Children of ALISON THORNBURN and WILLIAM GRAHAM are:
i. ROBERT5 GRAHAM, b. Oct 1893, Jamaica.
ii. JANETTA GRAHAM, b. May 1895, Jamaica.
iii. WILLIAM GRAHAM, b. Nov 1887, Jamaica.
iv. MELVILLE GRAHAM, b. Oct 1899, Jamaica; m. BERYL FACEY, Oct 1927, La Ceiba, Honduras.
v. GUY GRAHAM, b. Nov 1900, Jamaica.
vi. IAN GRAHAM, b. Mar 1904, Jamaica.
vii. CYRIL GRAHAM, b. Mar 1904, Jamaica.

11. ROBERT MILROY4 THORBURN (SUSANNAH JANET3 MILROY, SUSANNA SAWERS2 NIXON, JOSEPH1) was born 22 Apr 1866 in St John's. He married MARY A. S. MILROY 26 May 1909 in 32 Queen Street Halifax.

More About ROBERT MILROY THORBURN: Occupation: accountant Thorburn & Tessier

Notes for MARY A. S. MILROY: MILROY-THORBURN - At Halifax, May 26, at the residence of the bride's father, 32 Queen Street, by the Rev. H. W. WARING, Mary A. S. MILROY to Robert M. THORBURN, eldest son of the late Hon. Sir Robert THORBURN, K.C.M.G., formerly Premier of Newfoundland.

Endnotes

1. Ann Nixon, Charles Talbot witness
2. Maria Jane REED witnessed