Who's Who at Saint John Meeting Room, NB

Leadership

• J. Stewart +1878-1879+
• J. Hammond +1889+
• W.J. Davidson +1889+, +1901+
• Andrew Nesbitt +1894-1906+ (b. 1844 Belfast, Ireland - d. 1906 St. John, NB)
• Frederick G. Godard +1891-1916+ (1852-1916)
• Thaddeus Joseph Scribner +1908-1930+ (1861-1930)
• William Austin Coles +1901-1905+; +1944+ (1869-1944)
• William Henry Barlow +1908-1911+ (1859-1934)
• R. Cunningham +1914-1933+
• William Frederick Godard +1916-1917+; +1933-1951+ (1877-1960)
• Walter Wilson William Galbraith +1944-1960+ (1892-1960)
• William James Anderson +1944-1973+
• Herbert Pilch Attoe +1962-1974+ (1901-1974+)
• William Maguire, Jr. +1962-1989+ (1914-1989)
• Richard Dyson Thomas +1985+ (1918-1999)

Early Families

Anderson family

• William James Anderson +1944-1973+

Attoe family

• Herbert Pilch Attoe +1962-1974+ (1901-1974+)

Barlow family

• William Henry Barlow +1908-1911+ (1859-1934)

Campbell family

Entire family Methodist by 1911, except Hattie who married a Presby.

• John Wright Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1857 P.E.I.); 1891 @ Wellington, St. John;
• Adela McLean Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1858 N.B. - d. 1920 Northumberland, N.B.)
  • Harriet Irene "Hattie" Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1884 N.B.); m. Watson J. Touchie (b. 1881 N.B.)
  • Ethel May Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1887 N.B.)
  • Arthur George Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1888 N.B.)
  • Frederick William "Fred" Campbell +1891-1901+ (b. 1890 N.B.)
  • Marguerite Adela Campbell Cox 1894-1901+ (b. 1894 N.B. - d. 1991 Edmonton, AB)

Coles family

• Conrad Younker Coles +1891+ (b. 1842 Milton, Queens, P.E.I. - d. 1931 St. John, N.B.)
• Rachel Dalzell Coles +1891+ (1831-1916 St. John, N.B.)
  • Maude Helena Coles Whipple +1891+ (1867-1952 St. John, N.B.)
  • William Austin Coles +1892+, +1901-1905+, 1944 (1869-1944 St. John, N.B.)); blacksmith @ 1892, Traveling Salesman @ Maritime Nail Co., then Canada Nail & Wire Co. 1st wife 1892: Mary Elizabeth (b. 1870); 2nd wife: Edith A. (Godard) Coles (1876-1946);
  • Frederick George Coles +1891+ (b. 1871 - d. 1935 St. John, N.B.)
  • Alice May Coles Foster +1891+ (b. 1873 St. John, N.B.); artist; m. Menard Groves Foster;
  • Ida "Belle" Coles Boddington +1891+ (1875-1940+ St. John, N.B.)

Cunningham family

• R. Cunningham +1914-1933+

Davidson family

William James Davidson was a grandson of William Davidson (b. 1780 Wales, U.K. - d. 1844 NB) & Janet McCallum Davidson (1784-1809 NB), married 1809 @ New Castle, Northumberland, NB. The elder William is credited as a timber expert and merchant of Miramichi, and a pioneer of New Brunswick.

Mary Willis Davidson's husband Rupert, as per his obit was an "internationally-known aeronautical engineer and inventor". As per a biographical paragraph on FindAGrave, he was credited for building the first Canadian wind tunnel in 1902 in his private lab in Rothesay where he had also collaborated with Alexander Graham Bell and J.H. Parkin. He is also said to have invented the first variable-pitch propeller, tested in 1927, then licensed worldwide. Said propeller is apparently on display at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa.

In 1899, Rupert's father, W.W. Turnbull, founded the Turnbull Nursing Home in St. John within what was once the first hospital in New Brunswick. W.W.'s wife Julia Turnbull's father, Calvin Luther Hathaway (1786-1865), was a land surveyor who assisted in a dispute over the NB/ME boundary, in favor of the British. In 1846, he wrote a history of New Brunswick. In 1871, Julia's brother George Luther Hathaway (1813-1872) helped depose the gov't of Conservative Premier George E. King, becoming its new Premier until he died after jumping off a moving train, as per FindAGrave.

Calvin was a descendant of Arthur Hathaway (b. Eng. - d. 1711 Dartmouth, Bristol, MA) who was among the early descendants of Dartmouth, MA as per Arthur Hathaway and his immediate descendants. His wife Sarah Cooke Hathaway (b. 1635 Plymouth, MA - d. 1715 Dartmouth, MA) was a daughter of John Soule Cooke (b. 1607 Leyden, Neth. - d. 1695 Dartmouth, MA) & Sarah Anne Warren Cooke (b. 1614 Kent, Eng. - d. 1669 Plymouth, MA) who immigrated to the U.S. on the Mayflower along with their respective parents. John's parents were Francis Cooke (b. 1581 Romford, Essex, Eng. - d. 1663 Plymouth, MA) & Hester Le Mahieu Cooke (b. 1587 Leiden, Neth. - d. 1666 Plymouth, MA). Sarah's parents were Richard Warren (b. 1580 Hertfordshire, Eng. - d. 1628 Plymouth, MA) & Elizabeth Walker Warren (b. 1583 Eng. - d. 1673 Plymouth, MA). In Vol. 3 of The Great Migration Begins, Bradford indicated that Richard Warren was on the Mayflower, but his wife and children came later on the Anne.

As per FindAGrave, John Willis Davidson's father-in-law was James Domville whose father was in command of the Royal Artillery in Barbados in 1858, where James operated as a merchant. He settled in St. John in 1866, purchasing the iron works at Moosepath, served as president of Maritime Bank, was a fellow of the Royal Canadian Institute, chairman representing St. John at the Dominion Board of Trade in 1871, and elected to Parliament from 1872-1882, then 1896-1900, and appointed to the Senate in 1903.

• William James Davidson +1881-1902 (1841-1902 St. John, NB), son of William Davidson (b. 1811 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB - d. 1883 St. John, NB) & Mary Anne Cooke Davidson (b. 1820 Halifax, NS - d. 1889 St. John, NB). In 1871, William Sr. was employed in St. John as a lumber merchant.
• Avis Willis-Davidson +1881+ (b. 1850 St. John, NB - d. 1935 Rothesay, Kings, NB), daughter of John Willis (b. 1815 - d. 1865 St. John, NB) & Mary Vickery Willis (b. 1824 Ire. - d. 1871 NB). By 1891, Avis and all of their children were CoE which she remained. By 1911, she had relocated to Rothesay.
  • John Livingstone Willis +1881+ (b. 1862 St. John, NB - d. 1934 Yeun Kong, Ch.). Wife (1885 @ Toronto, ON): Anna Frances Boulton Willis (b. 1859 Ailsa Craig, Luxembourg - d. 1929 Yeun Kong, Ch.) By 1885 when John & Anna were married, they were both residing in Toronto, in fellowship with the Toronto meeting room, then by 1891 they were residing in Port Hope, Ontario where John was managing a Royal Bank branch until 1906 when they returned to Toronto until 1919.
    • George Christopher Willis (1889-1973 Toronto, ON), a well-known laboring brother in Asia and the editor of The Steward devotional, previously edited by his father. See BrethrenArchive.org & BTP for more detail on his life, and some of his writings.
    • John Somerville Willis (b. 1891 Port Hope, Durham, ON).
  • Mary Willis Davidson Turnbull +1881+ (1872-1962 St. John, NB). Husband: Wallace Rupert Turnbull (1870-1962 St. John, NB), son of William Wallace Turnbull (b. 1828 Bear River, Digby, NS - d. 1899 St. John, NB) & Julia Caroline Hathaway/Hatheway Turnbull (b. 1828 Sheffield, NB - d. 1906 St. John, NB).
  • William Davidson +1881+ (b. 1874 St. John, NB - d. 1937 Rothesay, NB). Retired banker with the head office of the Bank of Montreal. Relocated to Rothesay in 1934 to reside with sisters Gertrude & Alice. His obit describes him as having been held in "highest esteem for his sterling qualities" by the general public and "those connected with banking institutions throughout Canada", and in his close friendships "were specially appreciative of the quiet, courtesy and thoughtfulness which were his outstanding characteristics." Devout CoE.
  • Gertrude J. Davidson +1881+ (b. 1875 St. John, NB - d. 1945 Rothesay, NB). Gertrude practiced nursing in the U.S. for a number of years, including from 1896-1900+ @ Sloane Hospital for Women in Manhattan, NYC founded in 1886. She was also employed in this city in 1925-1930 as the YWCA hotel housekeeper at 14 E. 16th, Flatiron near Union Square, which was known as the Margaret Louisa Home as a temp home ($0.60/night) for self-supporting women. The hotel was open until the mid-1950's, and is currently occupied by the Sidney Hillman Health Center, and NYU's NYC Free Clinic. Gertrude's obit indicated her to be a "woman of sterling character" and "actively interested in the various undertakings of St. Paul's Anglican" as well of the Rothesay Red Cross and other community organizations.
  • Alice Vesey Davidson (b. 1883 St. John, NB - d. 1964 Rothesay, NB). As per her obit, Alice was an organist, "music teacher and choir director at Rothesay Collegiate School", a school preparing boys for the Royal Military College of Canada.
  • John Willis Davidson (b. 1885 St. John, NB - d. 1950 Rothesay, NB). Wife: Elizabeth "Bessie" Ann Domville Davidson (1881-1956 Rothesay, NB), daughter of James Gow Domville (b. 1842 Belize - d. 1921 Rothesay, NB) & Anne Isabel Scovil Domville (b. 1846 St. John, NB; m. 1867; d. 1937 Rothesay, NB).
  • Duncan Cameron Davidson (b. 1887 Rothesay, NB - d. 1957 Shediac, Westmorland, NB). Wife (1913 @ York Co., NB): Kathleen Hodge Davidson (b. 1889 Fredericton, York, NB - d. 1976 Shediac, NB), daughter of George William Hodge (1861-1949 Fredericton, NB) & Jane "Jenny" Maria Edwards Hodge (1860-1941 Fredericton, NB).

Galbraith family

• Walter Wilson William Galbraith +1944-1960+ (1892-1960)

Godard family

• Frederick G. Godard +1891-1916+ (1852-1916)
  • William Frederick Godard +1916-1917+; +1933-1951+ (1877-1960)

Hammond family

• J. Hammond +1889+

Knapp family

• Arthur William Dickson Knapp +1891+ (b. 1854 N.B. - d. 1925 Boston, MA)
• Margaret J. "Maggie" Dean Knapp +1891+ (b. 1862 N.B. - d. 1932 Arlington, MA)
  • Robert Walter Knapp +1891+ (b. 1880 N.B.)
  • Harriet Eliza Cameron Knapp Bond +1891+ (b. 1881 N.B.)
  • William Titus Knapp +1891+ (b. 1883 N.B.)
  • Ellen M. Cameron Knapp Hamilton +1891+ (b. 1887 P.E.I.); m. 1915 Bronx, NYC, N.Y.: Harry Bernard Hamilton (b. 1892 N.S.); born Episcopal;

Maguire family

• William Maguire, Jr. +1962-1989+ (1914-1989)

Nesbitt family

• Andrew Nesbitt +1894-1906+ (b. 1844 Belfast, Ireland - d. 1906 St. John, NB)

Scribner family

• Thaddeus Joseph Scribner +1908-1930+ (1861-1930)

Thomas family

• Richard Dyson Thomas +1985+ (1918-1999)

Stewart family

• J. Stewart +1878-1879