Red Island It is composed of a brilliant formation of red sandstone which shows almost salmon colour in the opal light of the setting sun.'' The island's northeastern part supported a fishing population from the early 1800s, with local tradition identifying the first settlers as two Irishmen named McCarthy and Tobin, in 1811. The Census of 1836 records 83 residents, and for nearly a century numbers increased steadily. Lovell's 1871 directory listed Red Island as a prominent fishing settlement with ``the cod fishing... carried on in large boats'' (these boats were known as western boats and used primarily to fish the grounds off Cape St. Mary's) and serviced by a fortnightly packet boat. Family names of 1877 included Barry, Lamb, Ryan and Walsh. Other common names include Carroll, Corrigan, Doody, Dunphy, Kerrivan, Mulrooney, Norman, Reddy, Rose and Tobin. Residents who were children on Red Island around 1921, when the population peaked at 484, remember a life that combined fishing with subsistence farming and modest home industries. From the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. (http://enl.cuff.com/index.html)

Names in this file:

MCCARTHY, BARRY, ROSE, BARRON, KELLY, ENNIS

Much of the information in this file was gleaned from "A Red Island Family Tree" by Brian Hennessey of Paramus, NJ. Brian did a great job on this book and it helped me get information on my family and started me in my quest for more facts and branches of the tree. When I was younger we always had people dropping in for a cup of tea. It wasn't till later that I learned where all these names originated. Visitors were always named Walsh, Rose, Lamb, Houlihan or Maher and they spoke with somewhat of an Irish brogue which turned out to be a Newfoundland accent.

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Generation No 1
1. Descendants of Thomas McCarthy Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 MCCARTHY was born 1789 in County Cork Irleand, and died 1847 in Freshwater Newfoundland. He married MARY KELLY 1820.

Children of THOMAS MCCARTHY and MARY KELLY are:
• 2. i. PATRICK MCCARTHY drowned in his 20's Red Island
• 3. ii. ISABELL MCCARTHY
• 4. iii. WILLIAM MCCARTHY, died in childhood
• 5. iv. THOMAS MCCARTHY, b. 1828; d. 1870.
• 6. v. JEREMIAH MCCARTHY, b. 1839, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• 7. vi. JAMES MCCARTHY, b. 1847, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• 8. vii. ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, b. 1845, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• 9. viii. ELLEN MCCARTHY, b. 1837.
• ix. MARY MCCARTHY, b. 1839.
• x. DANIEL MCCARTHY, b. 1841, Red Island, Newfoundland; d. 1889.

Generation No. 2 2. ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY (THOMAS1) was born 1845 in Red Island, Newfoundland. She married JAMES BARRY 1872, son of MAURICE BARRY and ELLEN BARRON.

Children of ELIZABETH MCCARTHY and JAMES BARRY are:
• 7. i. MARY3 BARRY, b. 1874, Red Island, Newfoundland; d. Abt. 1905, Merasheen, Newfoundland.
• 8. ii. THOMAS BARRY, b. 1876, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• iii. ELLEN BARRY, b. 1878, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• iv. ISABELLA BARRY, b. 1880, Red Island, Newfoundland.

3. JEREMIAH2 MCCARTHY (THOMAS1) was born 1839 in Red Island, Newfoundland. He married MARGARET KELLY 1851.

Children of JEREMIAH MCCARTHY and MARGARET KELLY are:
• i. CATHERINE MARY3 MCCARTHY, b. 1860, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• ii. SARAH ANN MCCARTHY, b. 1861.
• iii. JOHN MCCARTHY, b. 1863.
• iv. ANNE MCCARTHY, b. 1865.
• v. THOMAS ALPHONSUS MCCARTHY, b. 1867.
• vi. JAMES FRANCES MCCARTHY, b. 1869.
• vii. MARY JOSEPH MCCARTHY, b. 1872.

4. JAMES2 MCCARTHY (THOMAS1) was born 1847 in Red Island, Newfoundland. He married SARAH CONNOR 1863.

Children of JAMES MCCARTHY and SARAH CONNOR are:
• 9. i. THOMAS VINCENT3 MCCARTHY, b. 1864, Red Island, Newfoundland; d. 1895.
• ii. CATHERINE MARY MCCARTHY, b. 1865; d. 1902; m. JAMES MCGRATH, 1889.
• iii. JULIANNA MCCARTHY, b. 1869.
• iv. DENIS MCCARTHY, b. 1866, Red Island, Newfoundland; d. 1960; m. (1) SARAH WITHERS, 1897; m. (2)

5. ELLEN2 MCCARTHY (THOMAS1) was born 1837. She married THOMAS ROSE 1862.

Children of ELLEN MCCARTHY and THOMAS ROSE are:
• 10. i. JEREMIAH3 ROSE, b. 1862, Red Island, Newfoundland; d. 1914.
• ii. MARY ROSE, b. 1864.
• iii. VERONICA ROSE, b. 1866.
• 11. iv. JAMES ALPHONSUS ROSE, b. 1870, Red Island, Newfoundland.
• v. AGNES ROSE, b. 1873.
• vi. WILLIAM ROSE, b. 1875.
• 12. vii. THOMAS J ROSE, b. 1868.

6. THOMAS2 MCCARTHY (THOMAS1) was born 1828, and died 1870. He married JANE REILLY.

Children of THOMAS MCCARTHY and JANE REILLY are:
• 13. i. MARY AGNES3 MCCARTHY, b. 1857.
• ii. ISABELLA MCCARTHY, b. 1861.
• iii. JOHN THOMAS MCCARTHY, b. 1865.
• 14. iv. JAMES A MCCARTHY, b. 1868.

Generation No. 3 7. MARY3 BARRY (ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1874 in Red Island, Newfoundland, and died Abt. 1905 in Merasheen, Newfoundland. She married JOHN ENNIS 1894, son of PATRICK ENNIS and ANNE HENNESSEY.

Children of MARY BARRY and JOHN ENNIS are:
• 15. i. LOUIS4 ENNIS, b. March 22, 1897, Merasheen, Newfoundland; d. December 19, 1982, Pittsburgh Pa.
• 16. ii. JAMES ENNIS, b. 1901, Merasheen, Newfoundland; d. 1989 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland
• 17. iii. ELIZABETH ANNE ENNIS, b. 1903. d. About 1922 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland.
• 18. iv. ALICE ENNIS, b. June 11, 1905, Merasheen, Newfoundland; d. June 24, 1962, Providence RI.

8. THOMAS3 BARRY (ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1876 in Red Island, Newfoundland. He married CATHERINE DUNPHY 1912, daughter of JOHN DUNPHY and CATHERINE RYAN.

Children of THOMAS BARRY and CATHERINE DUNPHY are:
• 18. i. JAMES4 BARRY,
• 19. ii. JOHN JOSEPH BARRY,

9. THOMAS VINCENT3 MCCARTHY (JAMES2, THOMAS1) was born 1864 in Red Island, Newfoundland, and died 1895. He married ANASTASIA FITZGERALD 1891.

Child of THOMAS MCCARTHY and ANASTASIA FITZGERALD is:
• i. JAMES V4 MCCARTHY, b. 1892;

10. JEREMIAH3 ROSE (ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1862 in Red Island, Newfoundland, and died 1914. He married ELIZABETH ENNIS 1889, daughter of LOUIS ENNIS and ELLEN BYRNE.

Children of JEREMIAH ROSE and ELIZABETH ENNIS are:
• i. LEO4 ROSE, b. 1889.,
• ii. ANGELA MARY ROSE,
• iii. JOHN ROSE, b. 1892,
• iv. LOUIS ROSE, b. 1894.

11. JAMES ALPHONSUS3 ROSE (ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1870 in Red Island, Newfoundland. He married CATHERINE ENNIS 1895 in Merasheen, daughter of LOUIS ENNIS and ELLEN BYRNE.

Children of JAMES ROSE and CATHERINE ENNIS are:
• i. JOHN4 ROSE, b. 1897; d. 1914.
• 20. ii. LOUIS ROSE, b. 1899, Merasheen, Newfoundland.
• 21. iii. MARY EDITH ROSE, b. 1902, Merasheen, Newfoundland,
• 22. iv. HAROLD FRANCIS ROSE, b. 1905, Merasheen, Newfoundland.
• v. ELLEN ROSE (SR. BONIFACE), b. 1907, Merasheen, Newfoundland.

12. THOMAS J3 ROSE (ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1868. He married ELLEN BYRNE.

Children of THOMAS ROSE and ELLEN BYRNE are:
• 23. i. PATRICK4 ROSE,
• ii. THOMAS ROSE,
• iii. MARY ELLEN ROSE,
• iv. CYRIL JOSEPH ROSE,
• v. ELIZABETH ROSE,
• vi. WILLIAM ROSE, b. 1910, Red Island, Newfoundland,

13. MARY AGNES3 MCCARTHY (THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1857. She married MICHAEL BARRY 1874, son of MAURICE BARRY and ELLEN BARRON.

Children of MARY MCCARTHY and MICHAEL BARRY are:
• i. MAURICE4 BARRY, b. 1877; d. 1893.
• ii. MARY JANE BARRY, b. 1880.
• iii. JULIA ELLEN BARRY, b. 1881; d. 1886.
• iv. THOMAS BARRY, b. 1883; d. 1926;
• v. PHILIP BARRY, b. 1885; d. 1887.
• vi. MICHAEL BARRY, b. 1891.
• vii. MAURICE BARRY, b. 1893.
• viii. ISABELLA BARRY, b. 1895.
• ix. MARY AGNES BARRY, b. 1900; d. 1910.

14. JAMES A3 MCCARTHY (THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1868, and died 1927. He married HONORAH NORMAN 1888.

Children of JAMES MCCARTHY and HONORAH NORMAN are:
• 24. i. ELIZABETH4 MCCARTHY, b. 1890, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• ii. THOMAS MCCARTHY, b. 1891, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• iii. GARRETT MCCARTHY, b. 1893, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• iv. CECILIA MCCARTHY, b. 1896, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• v. MARY JANE MCCARTHY, b. 1898, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• vi. JOHN THOMAS MCCARTHY, b. 1899, Red Island, Newfoundland,
• vii. JAMES FRANCES MCCARTHY, b. 1901, Red Island, Newfoundland,

Generation No. 4 15. LOUIS4 ENNIS (MARY3 BARRY, ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born March 22, 1897 in Merasheen, Newfoundland, and died December 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh Pa. He married MAUDE BARRON 1931, daughter of MICHAEL BARRON and BRIDGET GRIFFIN of Dunville, Placentia Bay.

Children of LOUIS ENNIS and MAUDE BARRON are:
• i. JOHN JOSEPH5 ENNIS, died in Fort Ord California Oct 04, 1953
• ii. WILLIAM VINCENT ENNIS, died in Gainsville FL May 30, 1979
• iii. ROBERT LOUIS ENNIS,
• iv. PATRICIA MARY ENNIS,

16. JAMES4 ENNIS (MARY3 BARRY, ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1901. He married MARY RYAN 1932, daughter of JEREMIAH RYAN and ELIZABETH WITHERS.

Children of JAMES ENNIS and MARY RYAN are:
• i. ANGELA5 ENNIS, died Sept 1997
• ii. TERESA ENNIS,
• iii. MARIE ENNIS, , died in 1971
• iv. ANNE ENNIS,

17. ALICE4 ENNIS (MARY3 BARRY, ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born June 11, 1905 in Merasheen, Newfoundland, and died June 24, 1962 in Providence RI. She married LEO HOULIHAN.

Children of ALICE ENNIS and LEO HOULIHAN are:
• i. ANGELA5 HOULIHAN, died April 1995
• ii. JOHN VINCENT HOULIHAN. (Brother Gabriel died in GrayMoor Garrison NY April 1980)

18. JAMES4 BARRY (THOMAS3, ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born April 1914 in Merasheen, Newfoundland. He married BRIDGET HIPDITCH 1932, daughter of AUGUSTINE HIPDITCH and LETITA CONNORS.

Children of JAMES BARRY and BRIDGET HIPDITCH are:
• i. THOMAS5 BARRY,
• ii. MARY BARRY,
• iii. GERALD JAMES BARRY,
• iv. EILEEN BARRY,
• v. REGINA CATHERINE BARRY,
• vi. RITA BARRY,
• vii. LEONARD BARRY,
• viii. THERESA BARRY,

19. JOHN JOSEPH4 BARRY (THOMAS3, ELIZABETH2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born June 1916 in Merasheen, Newfoundland. He married ANNE MOORE 1949, daughter of THOMAS MOORE and AMELIA HEFFERNAN.

Children of JOHN BARRY and ANNE MOORE are:
• i. MAUREEN5 BARRY,
• ii. GERALDINE MARY BARRY,
• iii. CARMELITA BARRY,
• iv. DOLORES MARY BARRY,
• v. JACQULINE MARIE BARRY.

20. LOUIS4 ROSE (JAMES ALPHONSUS3, ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1899 in Merasheen, Newfoundland. He married GERTRUDE MARY LAMBE, daughter of MICHAEL LAMBE and CATHERINE RYAN.

Children of LOUIS ROSE and GERTRUDE LAMBE are:
• i. CATHLEEN5 ROSE,
• ii. MICHAEL ROSE,

21. MARY EDITH4 ROSE (JAMES ALPHONSUS3, ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1902 in Merasheen, Newfoundland, and died 1966. She married MICHAEL CAHILL 1922.

Children of MARY ROSE and MICHAEL CAHILL are:
• i. HAROLD5 CAHILL,
• ii. ADRIAN CAHILL,
• iii. BERNARD CAHILL,

22. HAROLD FRANCIS4 ROSE (JAMES ALPHONSUS3, ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1905 in Merasheen, Newfoundland. He married BRIDGET RYAN 1942, daughter of DAVID RYAN and ISABELLA WEBBER.

Children of HAROLD ROSE and BRIDGET RYAN are:
• i. MADONNA5 ROSE,
• ii. NELLIE ROSE,
• iii. DAVID ROSE,
• iv. ANSELM ROSE,
• v. LOUIS JOSEPH ROSE,

23. PATRICK4 ROSE (THOMAS J3, ELLEN2 MCCARTHY, THOMAS1) was born 1900, and died 1959 in Brooklyn NY. He married MARY LAMBE 1923, daughter of MICHAEL LAMBE and CATHERINE RYAN.

Child of PATRICK ROSE and MARY LAMBE is:
• i. PATRICK JOSEPH5 ROSE.

24. ELIZABETH4 MCCARTHY (JAMES A3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born 1890 in Red Island, Newfoundland, and died 1909. She married WILLIAM ENNIS, son of PATRICK ENNIS and ANNE HENNESSEY.

Child of ELIZABETH MCCARTHY and WILLIAM ENNIS is:
• i. VINCENT5 ENNIS.

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