Catherine CURTIS-EVELEIGH
Abt 1831 - 1919 (~ 88 years)-
Name Catherine CURTIS-EVELEIGH [1, 2, 3] Born Abt 1831 Twillingate, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland 
[4, 5] Gender Female AFN PGF Died 21 Jan 1919 Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland [6, 7] Cause: Old Age Buried Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland [8] Person ID I1300 King Gardner Genealogy Last Modified 17 Jan 2022
Father John CURTIS, b. Abt 1800, d. 24 Jun 1875, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 75 years) Relationship natural Mother Lydia UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1807, Tizzard's Harbour, District of Twilligate, Newfoundland , d. 19 Sep 1897, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 90 years) Relationship natural Married UNKNOWN Family ID F775 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Phillip WISEMAN, b. Abt 1829, Twillingate, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 18 Jan 1900, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 71 years) Married Bef 1854 [9] Children + 1. John WISEMAN, b. 22 Feb 1854, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 12 Dec 1937, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age 83 years) [natural]+ 2. George WISEMAN, b. Dec 1855, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 15 Dec 1921, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 66 years) [natural]3. Elizabeth WISEMAN, b. Abt Jun 1857, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 1 Sep 1904, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 47 years) [natural]+ 4. Alfred WISEMAN, b. 24 Aug 1859, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 12 May 1936, Howley, District of St. George's, Newfoundland (Age 76 years) [natural]5. Elias WISEMAN, b. 11 Dec 1861, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. UNKNOWN [natural]+ 6. Mary WISEMAN, b. Abt 1863, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 17 Oct 1912, Boot Harbour, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age ~ 49 years) [natural]+ 7. Dorcas WISEMAN, b. 20 Jan 1867, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 10 Nov 1945, Badger, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age 78 years) [natural]+ 8. Martha WISEMAN, b. 14 Oct 1869, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 19 Sep 1938, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age 68 years) [natural]+ 9. Fannie WISEMAN, b. 24 Feb 1873, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 21 Sep 1897, Pilley's Island, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (Age 24 years) [natural]+ 10. Walter William WISEMAN, b. 20 Jan 1875, Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland , d. 1957 (Age 81 years) [natural]Last Modified 17 Jan 2022 Family ID F563 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - There are (at least) two possibilities for the maiden surname of Catherine, wife of Phillip Wiseman; namely, Curtis and Eveleigh.
Curtis
Bill Pritchett's email to me dated January 1 2001 states Catherine's maiden surname is Curtis (i.e. "George Wiseman's parents were Philip Wiseman and Catherine Curtis"). In a subsequent email dated January 15 2001, Bill states "All bapt,births ,marriages come from parish records at the Provincial Archives". There is no known evidence in the existing parish records for Catherine Wiseman's maiden surname. Possibly, Bill's source for Catherine's maiden surname was oral family history, but he does not state in his emails this is his source.
Rupert Wiseman's email dated April 23 2002 (in Rootsweb Archiver) states:
I do not have proof that her [Catherine, wife of Phillip Wiseman] surname was CURTIS; it was reported to me by my father, her grandson and next door neighbour for almost 30 years. She was born abt 1831 in the Twillingate area and d. 1919 at Little Bay Islands. In the next cemetery plot to that with the headstones of Philip and Catherine WISEMAN, is the headstone marking the Grave of William Curtis "Born at Dorset, England, 31 Mar 1810, died 21 Jan 1899 at Little Bay Islands”.
Beth Whitehorn's email dated January 13 2003 (in Ancestry) states:
May I ask your source for Curtis as Catherine's maiden name? My source is Rupert Wiseman, whose father Frederick Newton Wiseman lived next door to Catherine; but Rupert told me he's also spoken with other sources who identify Catherine as an Eveleigh or a Pottle.
The Newfoundland's Grand Bank's website contains Jill Marshall's May 2005 transcription of the Little Bay Islands Methodist Baptisms 1865-1891 (Vital Statistics Volume 91). In the transcription of Walter William Wiseman's baptism, Jill records Catherine's Maiden Name as Curtis, and Jill's Research Notes column states "Maiden Name from Amalie Tuffin".
Eveleigh
Catherine Byrne's email of March 7 2012 (in Ancestry) states:
… my grandfather was walter wiseman son of philip wiseman and Catherine eveligh not sure if this is the correct spelling , but my mom always told us this, on the grand bank site they say she was a curtis , but that is wrong my grandfather walter lived with my mom and dad until his death , my dad was Donald Wiseman he pass 20 years ago
Mary (Wiseman) Johnson emailed me a Family Tree Chart containing both typed and handwriiten information on September 18, 2015. This Family Tree Chart originated from Nellie (Wiseman) Simms, daughter of Willis Wiseman and Lydia Ledrew, It was submitted to Mary (Wiseman) Johnson's Facebook page "The Wiseman's of Little Bay Islands" by Nellie (Wiseman) Simms' daughter Ruth (Simms) Churchill.
This Family Tree Chart records the maiden surname of Catherine, wife of Phillip Wiseman, as Eveleigh.
Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Digital Archives Initiative contains the Register for Rooms at Twillingate, 1806 to 1828. This Register records the following entry (Page 5; Images 16-17 of 71):
Name and Description: Benj. Curtis’s Room, 1 Stage, Flakes, 2 Houses, 80 yds waterside, 70 yds inwards …
What Harbour or Cove: Twillingate North side
Nature of Claim: By Building
Built, sold, or leased at time of entry: Built
Date of Entry: September 18 1811
This Benjamin Curtis is the only Curtis recorded in the 1806-1828 Register.
Catherine Curtis-Eveleigh, wife of Phillip Wiseman, was born about 1831. It seems unlikely this Benjamin Curtis is the father of Catherine Curtis-Eveleigh, wife of Phillip Wiseman. Benjamin Curtis’ wife (assuming he was married) was likely near or beyond the end of her child-bearing years 20 years after the year of entry for this property in 1811.
Catherine Curtis-Eveleigh, wife of Phillip Wiseman, could be the granddaughter of this Benjamin Curtis.
The Register for Rooms at Twillingate, 1806 to 1828 does not record an Eveleigh.
There is evidence of an Evely family in Deadman's Bay in the early 1830's. FamilySearch's Newfoundland Vital Statistics 1753-1893 records baptisms of the following children, all born in Deadman's Bay, of William and Sarah Evely at Greenspond Church of England.
1. Johanna age 7 on August 14 1832
2. Mary Anne age 5 on August 14 1832
3. Nathaniel age 3 on August 14 1832
4. William age 15 months on September 6 1834
Catherine may be the daughter of this William and Sarah Evely. But, if so, why wasn't she also baptized on August 14 1832 if she was born about 1831?
Catherine may be both a Curtis and an Eveleigh if she was previously married and widowed. But Catherine was born about 1831 and likely married Phillip Wiseman in 1852-1853 (1-2 years prior to the birth of their first known child John). She was likely about age 21-22 when she married Phillip Wiseman, leaving little time for a previous marriage.
I have chosen to identify Phillip Wiseman's wife Catherine as Curtis-Eveleigh until (hopefully) her maiden surname can be proven.
Catherine Wiseman's Tombstone in Little Bay Islands reads:
In Memory Of
Catherine
Beloved Wife Of
Philip Wiseman
Who Died January 21 1919
Aged 87 Years
Blessed Are The Dead
Which Die In The Lord
- There are (at least) two possibilities for the maiden surname of Catherine, wife of Phillip Wiseman; namely, Curtis and Eveleigh.
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Sources - [S876] Twillingate Methodist Church, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (PRC).
Baptism of George age 8 months, son of Philip and Catherine Wiseman of Little Bay Islands. Source for first name - [S935] Correspondence with Bill Pritchett (2001).
States George Wiseman's mother is Catherine Curtis. See Notes for Catherine Curtis-Eveleigh, wife of Phillip Wiseman, for further information. Source for maiden surname - [S1128] Correspondence with Ruth (Simms) Churchill, Nellie (Wiseman) Simms.
See Notes for Catherine Curtis-Eveleigh, wife of Phillip Wiseman, for further information. Source for maiden surname - [S655] Little Bay Islands Cemetery, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland, (Name: Stonepics; Location: CD# NF010 LBI04 and LBI05;).
Tombstone for Catherine age 87, wife of Philip Wiseman. Source for approximate year of birth - [S388] Death Registration (Newfoundland) for Wiseman, Catherine (Curtis-Eveleigh), (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Newfoundland, Vital Records, 1840-1949;), Deaths 1920-1922, Certificate Number 325343-331787 - Image 71 of 236 - Page 326, No. 13.
Death of Catherine Wiseman age 87 born Twillingate, died and buried Little Bay Islands. Source for approximate year and place of birth - [S655] Little Bay Islands Cemetery, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland, (Name: Stonepics; Location: CD# NF010 LBI04 and LBI05;).
Tombstone for Catherine age 87, wife of Philip Wiseman. Source for date of death - [S388] Death Registration (Newfoundland) for Wiseman, Catherine (Curtis-Eveleigh), (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Newfoundland, Vital Records, 1840-1949;), Deaths 1920-1922, Certificate Number 325343-331787 - Image 71 of 236 - Page 326, No. 13.
Death of Catherine Wiseman age 87 born Twillingate, died and buried Little Bay Islands. Source for date and place of death - [S655] Little Bay Islands Cemetery, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland, (Name: Stonepics; Location: CD# NF010 LBI04 and LBI05;).
Tombstone for Catherine age 87, wife of Philip Wiseman. Source for place of burial - [S175] 1921 Census of Little Bay Islands, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland, (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Newfoundland Census, 1921;), Twillingate Image 0493 of 1033.
Records John Wiseman age 67 born 1854 Feb Little Bay Island Carpenter, wife Phoebe age 66 born 1855 June Tizzard Hr, and daughter Annette age 20 born 1901 Jun Little Bay Island. Marriage assumed before birth of first known child John. Source for approximate year of marriage
- [S876] Twillingate Methodist Church, District of Twillingate, Newfoundland (PRC).