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The Bemisters of Carbonear
continue to discover their extended family, which leads to
family
gatherings of varying size. The first reunion
in Corfe Mullen (from where the family emigrated in
England) was held in the summer of 2004. Three
family
events were organized in 2003. A dinner in 2002
in
Vancouver followed the first
Newfoundland reunion
in 1999 in Carbonear, Newfoundland, where the
descendants of
John and Mary Bemister initially settled. The first major
gathering was
held in 1998
in Toronto. The family originates from Corfe Mullen near Poole in Dorset, England, and through the 79 grandchildren of John and Mary, hundreds of descendants now live throughout North America, and other locations. Bemister descendant lines gives an outline of the first three generations. Ships associated with the Bemister family is a nautical page about schooners, brigs and brigantines, owned or captained by family members. |
George Bartlett Bemister, known as Bart, was a
brother of Emma
Jane
Bemister (1855-1933). With the opening up of Western
Canada
by the railway, he left Newfoundland and
headed west, where he found work as a surveyor.
Christmas
portrait from 1915 shows the family of George
Bartlett
Bemister and Mary Elizabeth McPhillips of Winnipeg,
Manitoba. The couple had nine sons, and
four daughters
and thus, the Bemister name became well established in
Western Canada. |
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