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George (Capt.) Field
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Name George (Capt.) Field Gender Male Death Bef 1879 Person ID I1705 Field-Taylor Last Modified 7 Jan 2022
Father George Slade (Capt) Field, b. 1807, Wareham, Eng 
d. 18 May 1886, New Bonaventure, Nl (Age 79 years) Mother Elizabeth Newell Newhook, b. 5 Apr 1808 d. 1864 (Age 55 years) Marriage 27 Mar 1831 St Paul's Anglican Church, Trinity, Nl [1, 2] - Wedding register for Trinity North shows his birthplace as Poole, Dorset.
Witnesses at the wedding were Chas. Newhook and J. Carberry.
Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha Ivamy, b. 1836 d. 1879, St. John's, Nfld. (Age 43 years) Children 1. Jessie Ann Louisa Field d. Yes, date unknown 2. William Marshall Field d. Yes, date unknown 3. Sarah Elizabeth Field d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F496 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2004
- Wedding register for Trinity North shows his birthplace as Poole, Dorset.
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Notes - Proof of existance of this son is obtained in the will of Martha Field, his wife. See notes under Martha Field.
George is thought to have been lost at sea. Based on the listings of directories of the time, this probably happened sometime between 1864/65 and 1871. See below. This coincides with the recorded period that 3 of the ships he skippered were lost at sea, i.e. 1868, 1869 & 1870.
Hutchinson's Directory for 1864 - 1865 lists: Field, George, mariner
Lovell's Directory for 1871 lists: Field Mrs. Martha, wid George, 12 Dick's sq
McAlpine's 1870-71 Directory lists: Field Martha, wid George, h 12 Dick's square
- Proof of existance of this son is obtained in the will of Martha Field, his wife. See notes under Martha Field.
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