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According to the 1884 census there were 117 inhabitants of Seal Cove. All were Church of England faith. There were twenty married males and twenty one families living in the community. Twenty one persons were occupied in the cathcing and curing of fish, while four were classified as farmers. The economy of the community would perhaps be best illustrated by examining some statistics for that year:
Quantity of cod cured: 186 qtls.
Quantity of oil produced: 147 gals.
Amount of cultivated and other
improved land 30 acres
Amount of hay cut 19 tons
Amount of potatoes grown 513 barrels
Number of cattle 9
Number of horses 10
Number of sheep 57

Notes for FANNIE NEE:
Date of death is actually date of burial at St. Peter's Cemetery, Upper Gullies.
No headstone.

Children of HENRY DAWE and FANNIE NEE are:
2. i. GEORGE HENRY2 DAWE, b. February 23, 1876.
ii. MARTHA PATIENCE DAWE, b. March 01, 1878.
3. iii. SAMUEL DAWE, b. August 13, 1880, Seal Cove, NL; d. December 19, 1972, Seal Cove, NL.
4. iv. ELIEZER DAWE, b. June 02, 1883, Seal Cove, NL.
5. v. JOSEPH DAWE, b. November 06, 1887, Seal Cove, NL; d. April 25, 1973, Seal Cove, NL.

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE HENRY2 DAWE (HENRY1) was born February 23, 1876. He married RACHEL LEAR 1906.

Notes for GEORGE HENRY DAWE:
1921 census for Seal cove shows a George H widower, born Jan 1876, aged 45.
Living with him were daughters Marie ( Jan 1908), and Susie (May 1912),
and sons Walter (Apr 1909), and George (June 1914)

Children of GEORGE DAWE and RACHEL LEAR are:
i. MARIE3 DAWE, b. January 1908.
ii. WALTER DAWE, b. April 1909.
iii. SUSIE DAWE, b. May 1912.
iv. GEORGE DAWE, b. June 1914.

3. SAMUEL2 DAWE (HENRY1) was born August 13, 1880 in Seal Cove, NL, and died December 19, 1972 in Seal Cove, NL. He married EDITH NEE.

Notes for SAMUEL DAWE:
1921 census lists 1881 as birth year for Samuel.

Children of SAMUEL DAWE and EDITH NEE are:
i. HENRY3 DAWE, b. April 1913, Seal Cove, NL; d. September 27, 1943, Seal Cove, NL.
ii. LAURA DAWE, b. 1916.

4. ELIEZER2 DAWE (HENRY1) was born June 02, 1883 in Seal Cove, NL. He married JESSIE.

Notes for ELIEZER DAWE:
In 1921 census for Seal Cove he is called Eli.
The info for children came from the 1921 census. I found an error early on with month listing in birth dates, so I just put year of birth for now.

Children of ELIEZER DAWE and JESSIE are:
i. MARY E.3 DAWE, b. 1908.
ii. HERBERT G. DAWE, b. 1909.
iii. LYDIA DAWE, b. 1911.
iv. LILLIAN DAWE, b. 1912.
v. ? DAWE, b. 1914.
vi. BESSIE DAWE, b. 1915.
vii. WM E DAWE, b. 1916.
viii. ROBERT DAWE, b. 1918.
ix. CHARLES DAWE, b. 1919.

5. JOSEPH2 DAWE (HENRY1) was born November 06, 1887 in Seal Cove, NL, and died April 25, 1973 in Seal Cove, NL. He married ELIZABETH PATIENCE DAWE December 20, 1910 in Upper Gullies, NL, daughter of PHILIP DAWE and EMMALITA MORGAN.

Notes for JOSEPH DAWE:
In the 1921 census, the info on Joseph's home is as follows:

Josephus m head married 1889 Mar 32 yrs seal cove
elizabeth f wife married 1896 Nov 24 yrs hopewell
fannie f mother widow 1843 Sep 78 yrs port de grave
bessie f dau single 1911 Mar 10 yrs seal cove
edward m son single 1913 Aug 8 yrs seal cove
andrew m son single 1918 Dec 3 yrs seal cove
dora f dau single 1921 Jan 11 months seal cove

Marriage Notes for JOSEPH DAWE and ELIZABETH DAWE:
The document of marraige i retrieved at the All Saints Church in Foxtrap,
NF states as follows:
#564
Dec 20, 1910
Joseph Dawe -age 23- bachelor- farmer-f rom Seal Cove, C.B.
Father's name: Henry Dawe - farmer
Elizabeth Patience -ag e 18- spintser from Hopewell, C.B.
daughter of Philip Dawe - farmer
Married i n Church of St. Peter's according to the Rites and Ceremonies of
the Church o f England in Newfoundland
This Marraige was solemnized between us, Joseph Dawe , Elizabeth Patience
Dawe, in the presence of us, Emily Morgan, Abraham Dawe , Samuel Dawe,
Martha Dawe, Philip Dawe

Children of JOSEPH DAWE and ELIZABETH DAWE are:
6. i. ELIZABETH3 DAWE, b. March 1911, Seal Cove, NL; d. April 07, 1995, Foxtrap, NL.
7. ii. EDWARD DAWE, b. August 31, 1913, Seal Cove, NL; d. October 12, 2000, Seal Cove, NL.
8. iii. ANDREW DAWE, b. December 1918, Seal Cove, NL; d. June 13, 1981, Seal Cove, NL.
9. iv. DORA DAWE, b. March 12, 1920, Seal Cove, NL; d. April 17, 1995, Bell Island, NL.
v. JOHN WILLIAM DAWE, b. Abt. 1923, Seal Cove, NL; d. February 24, 1952, Seal Cove, NL.
10. vi. HAROLD DAWE, b. November 06, 1926, Seal Cove, NL.

Generation No. 3

6. ELIZABETH3 DAWE (JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born March 1911 in Seal Cove, NL, and died April 07, 1995 in Foxtrap, NL. She married SAMUEL PETTEN.

Children of ELIZABETH DAWE and SAMUEL PETTEN are:
i. ROBERT CHESLEY4 PETTEN, b. Abt. 1928; d. Abt. 1930.
ii. EFFIE PETTEN, b. Abt. 1929; d. Abt. 1930.
iii. ERIC PETTEN, b. Abt. 1931.
iv. REGINALD PETTEN, b. Abt. 1934.
v. VIOLET PETTEN, b. Abt. 1936.
vi. MYRTLE PETTEN, b. Abt. 1939.
vii. FANNIE PETTEN, b. Abt. 1942.

7. EDWARD3 DAWE (JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born August 31, 1913 in Seal Cove, NL, and died October 12, 2000 in Seal Cove, NL. He married (1) OLIVE GERTRUDE HARRIS February 1939 in St. John's, NL. He married (2) JESSIE E WARFORD 1959. He married (3) MINNIE MORGAN July 1979.

Notes for EDWARD DAWE:
Eddie as he was always known, worked at the Bell Island mine before accepting a position with the U.S. military as a driver at their Fort Pepperell base in St. John's. While there, he won a driving rodeo for which he was always proud. At the age of 43, he was widowed with eight young children. All of the children, except Edward, lived with other relatives for a while. He later remarried and operated a grocery store in Long Pond. He retired in Seal Cove where he could look out across the bay. His was widowed again at the age of 64. He then married his first girlfriend, over 40 years later! Eddie enjoyed fishing, listening to his scanner, playing cards and telling jokes and stories.

Notes for JESSIE E WARFORD:
Jessie is buried beside Joseph and Elizabeth Dawe in St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Upper Gullies.

Children of EDWARD DAWE and OLIVE HARRIS are:
i. JEAN4 DAWE, b. Abt. 1939.
ii. HAYWARD DAWE, b. Abt. 1941.
iii. MARION BERNICE DAWE, b. May 31, 1943; d. May 13, 1944.

Notes for MARION BERNICE DAWE:
Marion has no grave marker. She is buried next to her uncle John William Dawe.
Cause of death : walking pneumonia

iv. EDWARD JOHN DAWE, b. Abt. 1944.
v. MARGERET DAWE, b. Abt. 1946.
vi. SHIRLEY DAWE, b. Abt. 1947.
vii. AUDREY DAWE, b. Abt. 1949.
viii. RALPH DAWE, b. Abt. 1951.
ix. LORRAINE DAWE, b. Abt. 1952.

8. ANDREW3 DAWE (JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born December 1918 in Seal Cove, NL, and died June 13, 1981 in Seal Cove, NL. He married SARAH MARY BUTLER April 08, 1941, daughter of JAMES BUTLER and EMILY PORTER.

Notes for ANDREW DAWE:
Andrew was a Royal Navy Seaman in WW II.

Marriage Notes for ANDREW DAWE and SARAH BUTLER:
Marriage witnessed by Robert Petten and Bessie Petten. Andrew is listed as a bachelor, age 22 yrs, and Sarah is listed as a spinster, age 22 yrs.

Children of ANDREW DAWE and SARAH BUTLER are:
i. LYMAN4 DAWE, b. Abt. 1945.
ii. DORA DAWE, b. Abt. 1946.
iii. PHYLLIS LORRAINE DAWE, b. September 07, 1949, Seal Cove, NL; d. May 17, 1950, Seal Cove, NL.
iv. EARL GEORGE DAWE, b. Abt. 1954; m. FLORANCE GAIL RIDEOUT.
v. RUBY DAWE, b. Abt. 1954.
vi. ROBERT LESTER DAWE, b. Abt. 1955; m. CAROL ANN SEARLE.
vii. DAVID DAWE, b. Abt. 1956.

9. DORA3 DAWE (JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born March 12, 1920 in Seal Cove, NL, and died April 17, 1995 in Bell Island, NL. She married JOHN KAVANAGH.

Notes for DORA DAWE:
Dora (25) and John's (36) young family, of John (5), Kevin (4), Madonna (3), William (2) and
Helen (1 mo) appear in the 1945 census as living in Town Square to East End, Bell Island.
This family has a good many more children yet to come.

Obituary from The Evening Telegram:
Kavanagh, Dora (Dawe) - Passed peacefully away at the Dr. Walter Templeman Hospital on April 17, 1995, in her 74th year, of Bell Island. Predeceased by husband John in 1968 and two sons Harold and Bernard. Leaving to mourn Jack (Carmel), Ontario; Kevin (Lean), Bell Island; Madonna (Mrs. Gerald Porter), Long Pond; Bill (Linda), Bell Island; Helen (Mrs. Ray Neville), Ontario; Andrew (Alice), St. John's; Hubert (Bev), Ontario; Bren (Kathleen), Bell Island; Rose (Mrs. Mike Tobin), Broad Cove; Marg (Mrs. Phil Dalton), Ontario; Debbie Fagan, Foxtrap; Philip, Bell Island; Carl (Liz), Ontario; Allen (Elaine), Ontario; fifty grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, two brothers Eddy and Harold, as well as a large circle of other relatives and friends. Resting at Pendergast's Funeral Home. Funeral Mass on Thursday, April 20th, 1995 at 11a.m. in The Immaculate Conception Church. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bell Island. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to a charity of one's choice.

Children of DORA DAWE and JOHN KAVANAGH are:
i. JOHN4 KAVANAGH, b. Abt. 1940; m. CARMEL NEE.
ii. KEVIN KAVANAGH, b. Abt. 1941; m. LEAN NEE.
iii. MADONNA KAVANAGH, b. Abt. 1942; m. GERALD PORTER.
iv. WILLIAM KAVANAGH, b. Abt. 1943; m. LINDA NEE.
v. HELEN KAVANAGH, b. Abt. 1945; m. RAY NEVILLE.
vi. HAROLD KAVANAGH.
vii. BERNARD KAVANAGH.
viii. ROSE KAVANAGH, m. MIKE TOBIN.
ix. ANDREW KAVANAGH, m. ALICE NEE.
x. HUBERT KAVANAGH, m. BEV NEE.
xi. BREN KAVANAGH, m. KATHLEEN NEE.
xii. MARG KAVANAGH, m. PHIL DALTOON.
xiii. DEBBIE KAVANAGH, m. UNKNOWN FAGAN.
xiv. CARL KAVANAGH, m. LIZ NEE.
xv. PHILIP KAVANAGH.
xvi. ALLEN KAVANAGH, m. ELAINE NEE.

10. HAROLD3 DAWE (JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born November 06, 1926 in Seal Cove, NL. He married (1) FRANCES WARFORD August 31, 1948 in Upper Gullies, NL, daughter of GEORGE WARFORD and SARAH BARNES. He married (2) GLORIA MORGAN October 31, 1986 in St. John's, NL.

Notes for FRANCES WARFORD:
Frances and Harold Swaffield were both cremated. Their remains are in the
Glenhaven Memorial Gardens, Kingston, ON

Children of HAROLD DAWE and FRANCES WARFORD are:
11. i. FRANCES4 DAWE.
ii. MONA JEAN DAWE.
iii. SARAH ELIZABETH DAWE.

Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH DAWE:
Sarah was named after both grandmothers.

12. iv. MARY DAWE, b. Upper Gullies, NL.
13. v. SUSAN PEARL DAWE, b. April 23, 1967, St. John's, NL.

Generation No. 4

11. FRANCES4 DAWE (HAROLD3, JOSEPH2, HENRY1). She married DAVID HENRY CABLE June 09, 1972 in Foxtrap, NL, son of JACOB CABLE and MILLICENT NEE.

Children of FRANCES DAWE and DAVID CABLE are:
i. FRANCES ANN5 CABLE.
ii. DAVID DEXTER CABLE.

12. MARY4 DAWE (HAROLD3, JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born in Upper Gullies, NL. She married ROBERT JOHN FOWLER July 17, 1971 in Upper Gullies, NL.

Notes for MARY DAWE:
Named after Mary Julia Barnes, great grandmother.

Children of MARY DAWE and ROBERT FOWLER are:
i. DONALD ROBERT5 FOWLER.
ii. DOUGLAS PHILLIP FOWLER.
iii. LISA MARY FOWLER, b. May 22, 1974, St. John's, NL; d. May 24, 1974, St. John's, NL.

13. SUSAN PEARL4 DAWE (HAROLD3, JOSEPH2, HENRY1) was born April 23, 1967 in St. John's, NL. She married TERRENCE JAMES LAWRENCE April 26, 1986 in Upper Gullies, NL, son of GARFIELD LAWRENCE and ANNE SNOW.

Notes for SUSAN PEARL DAWE:
Sources of my research....
family bible, church records in all saints' church and st. peter's.....volumes 37 and 38 in vital statistics at P.A.N.L., St. George's church, brigus

Children of SUSAN DAWE and TERRENCE LAWRENCE are:
i. CHARITY ANN5 LAWRENCE, b. January 04, 1987.
ii. HAROLD JEFFREY LAWRENCE, b. September 03, 1990.
iii. ROBERT TERRANCE LAWRENCE, b. October 08, 1993.