Reopening the Blackmore Search

ADDENDUM 2
3/13/14: I have found a record for Annie Blackmore who died in Sydney River, NS in 1940. Very possibly our Annie. We know she worked in North Sydney in 1937.
ADDENDUM 1
2/10/14: The boy in the middle in the checkered shirt is believed to be John Amey, brother of Hilda on the right. This leaves the girl on the far left the only person unidentified in this photo.

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As some of you may know, it took me a couple of years to find out what happened to the youngest child (Rosanna/Rosie) of Albert Edward Buttery and "Lizzie" Lomond and I posted my findings here:
http://newfieroots.blogspot.com/2013/01/final-buttery-mystery-solved.html

AND on my Mysteries Page, I have had this photo posted of the Scott family with a bunch of kids--the 3 youngest unknown.

I'm happy to say the youngest child has been identified as Hilda Amey! A few days ago, I finally made contact with her descendants in the Niagara Falls area. Hilda was the youngest child of Maud Buttery--sister to my great grandmother Eliza Buttery Scott. I have many more posts on the blog relating to my research on Maud and her family.

We think this photo was taken around 1925 when Maud and Hilda* lived with the Scotts. Maybe 1924. Rosanna died in 1923 and the thought crossed my mind that maybe the 2 children on the left are hers. As I have not yet tracked down Rosanna's descendants, I don't have a lot of info on the family, but it seems she had two children--John and Annie. I'm a little doubtful that these are the kids in the photo, however. I think Annie was born around 1920--same year as Hilda. John was born in 1916, so this boy seems a little young and the girl too old.

I would still like to find out what happened to Rosanna's family. Rosanna married Fredrick Blackmore 20 May 1914 in Channel. I believe the Blackmores had family in Nova Scotia and most likely settled there. I have record of John Blackmore, a seaman, visiting a George Blackmore in Halifax, 1937.

Facts

• Annie Blackmore worked as a domestic on King Street in North Sydney, NS in 1937.
• Fred Blackmore remarried Elosure Patience Crocker.
• In the 1934 census, the family is still living in Channel-PAB.

*It appears Maud's son John lived with husband Philip in the 1925 census. Maud and Philip were estranged. Maud died in 1929.

Tour Canada!

A couple of weeks ago I was helping some friends move in Atlanta, GA. When I first arrived at their apartment, I was greeted with a u-Haul and THIS graphic plastered on the side.

Needless to say, I got a HUGE grin on my face! I couldn't believe it! You never hear mention of Newfoundland--or even Canada--here in America, and I think it is such a tragedy. Sadly, I have never been to Canada, but I have studied it on a grand scale. I really don't see a need to travel to Europe when everything is in this country--mountains, sea, small villages, and people with British and French accents!

I don't know what is the bigger draw to Canada--the physical beauty or the inner beauty of its people. Of all of my friends on Facebook, Canadians seem the most jolly, the most happy-go-lucky, the most content. They never complain. I love these people!

Another movie filmed in Jersey, Channel Islands

Our Butteries came from Jersey, and u can again see its beauty in Under the Greenwood Tree. (See previous post on miniseries Lillie.)

Photos of Welsh Butteries

Thank you cousin Martin for sending photos of the Welsh Butteries! They are a handsome bunch! First, here's a recap of the lineage.

William Buttery of Jersey, Channel Islands, had 10 children with Alega "Ety" Haywood. The 8th child, Albert Edward Buttery settled in Newfoundland (my branch.) The 4th child, Joseph Henry Buttery, Sr. settled in Wales and fathered Joseph Henry Buttery, Jr. and Jenny Buttery. Joseph Jr.'s family is the subject of these photos. His children were as follows:

1. Enis May (1909-1956)
2. Leslie John Henry (1911-1966)
3. Iris Ena (1915-1996)
4. Vera Maude (1921-2000)
5. Joseph "Kenny" Kenneth Buttery (1923-1992)

Remember to click on these photos to enlarge

Joseph  Buttery, Jr. circa 1916
Seated left to right: Enis, Leslie, Janette, Iris

Janette circa 1917
Children left to right: Leslie, Iris, Enis

Iris Buttery Wedding (to Jim Howells) circa 1935
Back row: 3rd from left, Leslie Buttery; far right, Ken Buttery; 3rd from right, Joseph Buttery
Front row: far left, Vera Buttery; far right, Janette Buttery; next right, Enis Buttery

Leslie, Janette and Ken "Kenny" Buttery
Harbour Village, Goodwick, Wales circa 1950

Joseph and Janette Buttery with daughters in Harbour Village, Goodwick, circa late 1940s
Daughters left to right: Iris, Vera

James Richard Scott

I've discovered another Scott branch in America which is always exciting. In looking over my great grandfather William's obituary, I noticed he had a brother James in Medford, MA (1938.) James Richard Scott was the 7th child of Thomas and Sarah Scott. He was born 27 Oct 1875 in Little Bay East, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, and married Phoebe Hannah Pittman on 30 Nov 1900 at Pool's Cove. Phoebe was born in 1880 at LBE. They had three children all born in LBE. 

James Scott and his family arrived in the U.S. around 1914/1915 and there is record of them living in Medford (Ellsworth St.) from 1920-1940. His brother Andrew also lived in Medford (1938.) I have not located any further info past the 1940 census. The info. I have obtained on their children is as follows:

1. Clarence Scott born 31 August 1901
2. Ada Scott born 15 November 1904 
3. James Scott born 1913

1. Clarence was an Engineer and married Lucy Isabel Wishman in 1926. At the time of their marriage, they lived at 33 Leighton St., Medford, MA. The following article contains info about the wedding with a photo of his bride. They had a son Richard.

2. Ada married Stanley Buffett (born in Fortune Bay) and had 2 boys. I have info on them living in the Boston area in 1940, Salem in the 1950s and both died in New Hampshire. This is the info on their sons:

Neal T. Buffett, born about 1930 and married Janet M Gerrish. They lived in Sunapee, N.H and Winter Harbor, ME.

 Gerald James Buffett (1931-1989) was a sheet metal mechanic and former co-owner of B&J Auto Body Shop. He lived in Salem, MA, in the 1950s, then in Tampa, FL from the 1960s to his death in 1989. I believe his first wife and mother of his 3 children was named Margaret, but not totally sure. His second wife was Barbara. Gerald's children are recorded in his obituary as follows: a son, John, Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Patty Smith, Virginia Beach, Va., and Rowena Buffett, California.

3. James Scott

James Scott was a fireman and didn't marry as far as I can tell. He lived in Medford, Mass

The Amey Family: Sad End to a Long Search

Addendum 8/4/13: Found 1925 census. Maud Amey and daughter Hilda lived with her sister Eliza Buttery Scott in Rochester.

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To recap previous findings, Maud Buttery Amey (1893–1929) was the daughter of Albert Edward Buttery of Grand Bay, Newfoundland, and her older sister was my great grandmother Eliza Buttery Scott. She married Philip Amey and they had 3 children--all born in North Sydney.

Maud sent this postcard to her older sister, and on the back she casually scribbled a note about the death of her first child, also named Eliza, who died of influenza at age 4 in North Sydney, NS.



postcard sent circa 1919

Maud, Eliza, Eliza Buttery Scott--circa 1916

It took me awhile to decipher the handwriting and identification of the people in this next photo, but thanks to an Amey relation, we succeeded in identifying Maud and her two youngest children here around 1922. This postcard seems to have been written to Philip who was already living and working in Niagara Falls, NY. The family officially relocated there in 1924.

Hilda, Maud, John, and "Mrs. Dawe"



Sadly, Maud developed heart disease right before the move and died in 1929. It is curious that she died in Dayton, OH, and had been living there for about 2 years while the family stayed on in Niagara. I had documented Hilda's descendents--they seem to still be in the area, but could find nothing on John after 1937...until my recent discoveries.

New Findings

I was very sad to learn sweet John died at age 19. I have found evidence of his schooling and the fact that he sang (from local news sources). His obit did not contain any details, so I obtained his death certificate from the cemetery. The reason cited was "gangrenous appendicitis." Sad enough? Apparently, his father and sister loved him VERY much. I found the following tributes to him through the years. Heartbreaking. 



Factoids

• Both Philip and Maud (Buttery) Amey grew up in Newfoundland in the late 1890s, and their fathers were born in Jersey, Channel Islands.
• I believe Maud and Philip probably met in North Sydney as Maud's oldest brothers worked there as miners for a time.
• The Ameys lived in Newfoundland, but relocated to Sydney to be miners around 1905. Philip's brother Arthur died in 1911 at age 20 in the worst mining disaster in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
• John was born "Philip John", but never used the official name.
• Philip and John are buried in the famous Oakwood Cemetery where individuals who have attempted to go over the falls, or have jumped to their death are buried. It is quite historic and I would love to visit the area.
• In 1930, Philip and Hilda lived with his sister Mildred Geering and her family in Niagara.
• Philip remarried Elsie and died in 1962. Hilda Jane Castricone died in 1998.
• I have a sketchy chart of Hilda's descendents for those interested. I also have some high school photos of two of her 3 kids.

Final Buttery Mystery Solved

Today I found the fate of the 6th and youngest child of Albert Edward Buttery and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lomond.

Rosie "Rosanna" Hannah Buttery died at the exact same age and from the same illness as her brother Walter. Rosanna died in 1923 at the age of 27 from tuberculosis. Her husband Frederick Blackmore remarried just a few months later widow Elosure Patience Crocker. When Fred died, she married Arthur Blackmore.

Poor "Lizzie". She lived through the death of her husband, twin infant sons, three adult children, and probably a few grandkids before passing in 1949. Sad, but probably typical.

If you have the patience to go through a lot of records, Newfoundland vitals can be found here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1790939

New Newfoundland Tourism Video

Mystery Solved - CASE CLOSED!

Well, I was doing a search today and accidentally found the answer to my biggest mystery--the death of Walter Frederick Buttery! He died in 1916 of tuberculosis. Maybe this is why there doesn't seem to be a grave.

I happened to find the info on a site I spent countless hours on: Newfoundland Grand Bay. The page was added late 2011...which was probably after I had exhausted my search of this website.
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/death-reg-bk-7-1915-1916-p-390-396-blp.shtml

Whewww. Aren't you relieved?! HA This goes to show you have to revisit your sources because new stuff is always going up. RIP, grand uncle Walter.



Back to Grand Bay Research

This new year I am happily in touch with the brother of the Buttery brothers who tragically drowned in 1963.

The other day, he sent me this photo of Buttery brothers John Edward and William. This is the oldest photo I've seen of "Bill." (he is much younger in the other photos I have seen)

 

I was looking for the info I had previously posted on the two siblings who remain a mystery to me and had a hard time finding the info, so I am reposting again. They are Walter Frederick Buttery and Rosie (Rose) Hannah Buttery. This is the info. I have on them.

 

Walter Frederick Buttery 

• Born in 1888
• Married Annie Leriche Buttery Anderson (1890–1972) who remarried Hubert Anderson and had 1) Gordon, 2) Mary 3) Jane Purchase
• Had these 3 children:

1. Hannah Buttery Pike Kettle Bragg (1909-1939), adopted by Charles & (grandmother) Elizabeth Pike in 1909, divorced Arthur Kettle (1902-)
2. Rebecca M. Buttery (1912-1970), married Philip G. Francis (1907-1991), both buried in PAB
3. Eliza Beatrice Buttery (1914-1990), lived in North Sydney, NS, Married Ralph Frederick Bond (1912-1953) in 1934 and Job Sturge (1920-1991)

 Rosie (Rose) Hannah Buttery (24 Oct 1896-before 1935)

• Married Fredrick Blackmore (1892-?)
• Had 2 children. (1) John Blackmore (1916-?) Was a seaman. Visited George Blackmore in Halifax, 1937. (2) Annie Blackmore (1920-?) Worked as a domestic on King Street in North Sydney, NS, 1937.
• 1921 census shows them all together living in Channel.
• In 1922, Fred traveled to North Sydney, NS from St. John's with John and Annie.
• 1935 census shows everyone but Rose in channel. There is a new wife named "Eloshia P." (1881-1966) She is buried at Mt. Patricia Cemetery (Anglican) Bay St. George's District next to Arthur Blackmore.
• 1945 census has Eloshia married to Arthur



Mystery Photos

Can anyone identify the people in these photos?

Could this be Rose (right)with Eliza (left)?



These were all in the possession of Eliza

Who is the young girl on the left? I have figured on the middle two belonged to Maude Buttery. Location: Rochester, NY?

More Photos, Please!

I love photos, so send anything you have and PLEASE help preserve the memory and record of those who have passed! Someday it will be you.