Crosbie Family of Newfoundland - Person Sheet
Crosbie Family of Newfoundland - Person Sheet
NameGEORGE GRAHAM CROSBIE 
, -1.0
, -1.0Birth1836, County of Dumfries, Scotland
DeathMarch 11, 1895, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
BurialGeneral Protestant Cemetary
OccupationProprietor of Crosbie's Hotel
FatherTHOMAS CROSBIE , -2.0 (1796-)
MotherMARGARET HADLEY , -2.0S (1791-1867)
Spouses
1MARTHA ELLEN CHALKER , -1.0S
, -1.0SDeathNovember 26, 1924
MarriageJuly 30, 1862, Dartmouth, England 
ChildrenJOHN C , 0.0 (1876-1932)
ROBERT OSWALD , 0.2 (1879-1924)
Notes for GEORGE GRAHAM CROSBIE
Bio notes: Brigus and St. John's
Parents:
Thomas Crosbie of the County of Dumfries, Scotland in 1796.
Margaret
Spouse:
July 30, 1862 he married Martha Ellen Chalker
Children:
-- Margaret Crosbie m. Charles Rogers, the second
son of the Hon. Benjamin Rogers of Alberton, P.E.I.
-- Thomas Crosbie
-- Martha Ellen Crosbie
-- Jennie C. Crosbie, m. Thomas Bartholomew Woodman, b. Alberton, P.E.I.
-- Walter Crosbie
-- George Lamont Crosbie
-- John Chalker Crosbie
-- Robert, the last child born in 1879.
The Moidart History Group - clippings from PEI newspapers
CROSBIE - GEORGE GRAHAM
TWS Note: The details of the family of George Graham Crosbie are taken from the book RARE AMBITION by Michael Harris, 1992.
Thomas Crosbie, the father of George Graham, was born in the County of Dumfries in 1796.
In 1840, forty-nine year old Margaret Crosbie, wife of Thomas, left Scotland with her three sons - James, thirteen, John, eleven, and George Graham, five years old. Their father, Thomas, apparently did not come with them, at least there is no record of his arrival with his wife. By 1843, however, he was with his family in New Brunswick.
George Crosbie left New Brunswick for Newfoundland in 1858. He first went to Harbour Grace and then to Brigus. On Saturday, July 30, 1862 he married Martha Ellen Chalker, whose father was a cooper in Brigus. The ceremony was conducted by the Methodist Missionary at Harbour Grace, Rev. E. Brettle and was reported in the Harbour Grace Standard. George & Martha set up house in Brigus, which was one of the more prosperous outports in Conception Bay. The town featured large, comfortable houses built at odd angles to take advantage of the marvellous scenery that set off one of the finest natural harbours on the island.
... the Crosbies shared a duplex called "Lakeside" with William and Mary Bartlett. The duplex had been converted from an unused granary.
George did very well and in 1871 the Newfoundland Directory listed his name in capital letters as a dealer in dry goods, groceries, provisions, crockery, boots and shoes. He also operated a small sawmill. By 1875 a ship, the Kersage was owned by the budding businessman.
CROSBIE, GEORGE GRAHAM - Death of:
The Evening Telegram, Monday, March 11, 1895
In this city, on Sunday, 10th inst. at 9 o'clock, p. m., George Graham Crosbie, proprietor of Central Hotel, aged 59 years; a native of Dumfries, Scotland. Funeral on Wednesday, 13th inst., at 2.30 p.m.: friends and acquaintances please attend without further notice.
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE G. CROSBIE
A Tribute from the Sympathic Pen Of Mr. Murray
DEAR SIR,-- I was exceedingly sorry to hear to-day of the almost sudden death of an old friend in the person of Mr. George G. Crosbie, proprietor of Crosbie's Hotel. It was only one day last week that I met Mr. Crosbie on Water Street when collecting for the Athenaeum Library, and with the goodness of heart for which he was proverbial, and which made him so popular with all
classes, he subscribed $5, saying pleasantly, "It will go hard with me if I can't help you to that extent." Although resident now for many years in St. John's where he came to take over the late "Knight's Home," Mr. Crosbie spent most of his life in Brigus, where at one time he did a large business in the general trade of the country, than which I know of nothing more trying to a Man's resources, nor calculated to make greater inroads upon his physical vitality. I well remember when preparing my pamphlet on the supplying trade being indebted to Mr. Crosbie for a ......... Mr. Crosbie was himself of most charitable disposition. It is very sad that he should have been cut down just as he was on the point of blossoming into a new and more comfortable position, and one in which his many friends would have rejoiced to see him. Now that he is gone, alas!, we can all appreciate his worth........
Yours truly, JAMES MURRAY.
St. John's, March 11, 1895.
Burial:
General Protestant Cemetery
St. John's
Avalon Peninsula Census Division
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Created by: Jean Colson
Record added: Aug 12, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 150638052
Parents:
Thomas Crosbie of the County of Dumfries, Scotland in 1796.
Margaret
Spouse:
July 30, 1862 he married Martha Ellen Chalker
Children:
-- Margaret Crosbie m. Charles Rogers, the second
son of the Hon. Benjamin Rogers of Alberton, P.E.I.
-- Thomas Crosbie
-- Martha Ellen Crosbie
-- Jennie C. Crosbie, m. Thomas Bartholomew Woodman, b. Alberton, P.E.I.
-- Walter Crosbie
-- George Lamont Crosbie
-- John Chalker Crosbie
-- Robert, the last child born in 1879.
The Moidart History Group - clippings from PEI newspapers
CROSBIE - GEORGE GRAHAM
TWS Note: The details of the family of George Graham Crosbie are taken from the book RARE AMBITION by Michael Harris, 1992.
Thomas Crosbie, the father of George Graham, was born in the County of Dumfries in 1796.
In 1840, forty-nine year old Margaret Crosbie, wife of Thomas, left Scotland with her three sons - James, thirteen, John, eleven, and George Graham, five years old. Their father, Thomas, apparently did not come with them, at least there is no record of his arrival with his wife. By 1843, however, he was with his family in New Brunswick.
George Crosbie left New Brunswick for Newfoundland in 1858. He first went to Harbour Grace and then to Brigus. On Saturday, July 30, 1862 he married Martha Ellen Chalker, whose father was a cooper in Brigus. The ceremony was conducted by the Methodist Missionary at Harbour Grace, Rev. E. Brettle and was reported in the Harbour Grace Standard. George & Martha set up house in Brigus, which was one of the more prosperous outports in Conception Bay. The town featured large, comfortable houses built at odd angles to take advantage of the marvellous scenery that set off one of the finest natural harbours on the island.
... the Crosbies shared a duplex called "Lakeside" with William and Mary Bartlett. The duplex had been converted from an unused granary.
George did very well and in 1871 the Newfoundland Directory listed his name in capital letters as a dealer in dry goods, groceries, provisions, crockery, boots and shoes. He also operated a small sawmill. By 1875 a ship, the Kersage was owned by the budding businessman.
CROSBIE, GEORGE GRAHAM - Death of:
The Evening Telegram, Monday, March 11, 1895
In this city, on Sunday, 10th inst. at 9 o'clock, p. m., George Graham Crosbie, proprietor of Central Hotel, aged 59 years; a native of Dumfries, Scotland. Funeral on Wednesday, 13th inst., at 2.30 p.m.: friends and acquaintances please attend without further notice.
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE G. CROSBIE
A Tribute from the Sympathic Pen Of Mr. Murray
DEAR SIR,-- I was exceedingly sorry to hear to-day of the almost sudden death of an old friend in the person of Mr. George G. Crosbie, proprietor of Crosbie's Hotel. It was only one day last week that I met Mr. Crosbie on Water Street when collecting for the Athenaeum Library, and with the goodness of heart for which he was proverbial, and which made him so popular with all
classes, he subscribed $5, saying pleasantly, "It will go hard with me if I can't help you to that extent." Although resident now for many years in St. John's where he came to take over the late "Knight's Home," Mr. Crosbie spent most of his life in Brigus, where at one time he did a large business in the general trade of the country, than which I know of nothing more trying to a Man's resources, nor calculated to make greater inroads upon his physical vitality. I well remember when preparing my pamphlet on the supplying trade being indebted to Mr. Crosbie for a ......... Mr. Crosbie was himself of most charitable disposition. It is very sad that he should have been cut down just as he was on the point of blossoming into a new and more comfortable position, and one in which his many friends would have rejoiced to see him. Now that he is gone, alas!, we can all appreciate his worth........
Yours truly, JAMES MURRAY.
St. John's, March 11, 1895.
Burial:
General Protestant Cemetery
St. John's
Avalon Peninsula Census Division
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Created by: Jean Colson
Record added: Aug 12, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 150638052