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Philip Bannister
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1.5 cm of textual records
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Biographical history
Philip Bannister was born in 1860 or 1861 in Rockland, New Brunswick. He was the son of Jeremiah Bannister, born 1818 at Sackville, N.B., and Jane Lounsbury. Jeremiah apparently worked as a constable and as a ship's carpenter. Philip's younger brother, Jonas, born around 1865, died 13 October 1882 of massive injuries after falling from the upper main topsail. He was buried at sea that evening.
Philip was a cook and steward on board a number of sailing vessels, most of which were either built in Saint John or in Saint Martin's, N.B: "Frederica", "Daphne", "Cricket", "Orontes", "Maiden City", and the "Katahdin". He married Elizabeth R. Boutilier of Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on 6 October 1887. They had two daughters, Sarah, and Bell, and a son, Robbie.
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"Heads of Households of Cities, Towns, Villages, and Settlements of New Brunswick", 1865-1866; Marriage Register 1857-1888, Westmorland County; and Census 1871, 1891, Westmorland County
Custodial history
This fonds may have been included with a collection of material originally accessioned by the museum as "shipping documents re the Turner family of Albert County, the Brown family of St. Martins, charter party agreements collected by Gordon Carvill, and miscellaneous items". It is certain that both the collection described above and this fonds were purchased from Harold Lister.
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This fonds consists of personal correspondence of Philip Bannister, seaman's papers, a telegram, and a receipt.
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Purchase from Harold Lister, 1995
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