James Sullivan

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• Name	James Sullivan
  	to Newfoundland — Fisherman
  Birth	—	Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland   [1]
  General Information	James was prominent in the establishment and growth of the fishing industry of King's Cove in the late 1sth and early 19th centuries, recording Fishing Room 34 in Bonavista Bay in 1785.  [1]
  Immigration	1780  [1]
  He was an Irish settler from Clonmel County Tipperary, Ireland.
  Residence	After 1780	King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador   [1]
  After immigration, he settled in King's Cove, Newfoundland.
  Person ID, Branch	I9760	Sullivan Line
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Catherine Aylward,   c. 8 Apr 1789, Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 18 Sep 1816, King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1803	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador   [2, 3]
  	Marriage Record of Catherine Aylward and James Sullivan
  Age at Marriage	He : ?? - She : 14 years and 4 months.
  Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. Florence Michael Sullivan,   c. 24 Sep 1814, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador d. 12 Jan 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (Age ~ 55 years) ▻ Anne Hanlon  m. 1839 >   2. Ellen Sullivan,   b. 1815, Ireland d. 7 Feb 1873, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 58 years) ▻ Bartholomew Murphy     3. Jeremiah Sullivan,   b. 1815   d. 4 Jan 1858, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 43 years)     4. William Sullivan,   b. 1815
  Family ID	F6834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - — - Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland Residence - After 1780 - King's Cove, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Marriage - 10 Aug 1803 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2214] Anonymous, Inspector General Newfoundland Constabulary, (unknown). 🟢 [S2214] Anonymous, Inspector General Newfoundland Constabulary, . 🟢 [S2142] Ancestry.com, Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017), Marriage Record of Catherine Aylward and James Sullivan .