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''Great Grandfather Wm. Willis Bemister''
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| Title | ''Great Grandfather Wm. Willis Bemister'' |
| Subjects | Bemister, William Willis, 1789-1863. |
| Physical Description | 1 drawing : sepia toned ; 14 x 10.5 cm |
| Collectors | Rorke family |
| Date | [ca. 1840] |
| Location No. | PF-314.01.021 |
| Biography / Administrative History | William Willis Bemister (1789-1863), second son of John Bemister and Mary (Willis) Bemister, was born at Corfe Mullen, Dorsetshire, England on 7 May 1789. He came to Newfoundland in 1803 as a clerk with the firm of George & James Kemp. He married Ann Howell at Carbonear on 25 November 1810 and had 9 children including Mary (Bemister) Forward (wife of Capt. Mark Forward), William, Hon. John, Capt. Willis and Sarah Jane (Bemister) Pike. He later operated the firm of W. Bemister & Co. at Carbonear. He died at Carbonear on 30 December 1863. |
| Scope and content | William Willis Bemister |
| Donor | Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Rorke, 1999 |
| Collection | Rorke Family fonds |
| Language | eng |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | Image/jpeg |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part of this site or its contents is prohibited without the expressed written permission of the Maritime History Archive. |
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