James Sullivan
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Last Edited=21 Mar 2026
James Sullivan was born at Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.1 He immigrated in 1780 to Newfoundland and Labrador from Clonmel County Tipperary, Ireland. After immigration, he settled in King's Cove, Newfoundland.1 James was prominent in the establishment and growth of the fishing industry of King's Cove in the late 1st and early 19th centuries, recording Fishing Room 34 in Bonavista Bay in 1785.1
James Sullivan married Catherine Aylward, age 14 , daughter of James Robert Aylward and Mary Forestal, on 10 August 1803 at the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.2,1
Compeller's Notes:
Full review completed: 21 March 2026.
James Sullivan married Catherine Aylward, age 14 , daughter of James Robert Aylward and Mary Forestal, on 10 August 1803 at the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.2,1
Compeller's Notes:
Childrens Births: There is minimal information on this family. The 1815 date of birth for four of the children is highly suspect.
Full review completed: 21 March 2026.
Children of James Sullivan and Catherine Aylward
- Florence Michael Sullivan+ (24 Sep 1814 - 12 Jan 1870)
- Ellen Sullivan3 (1815 - 7 Feb 1873)
- James Sullivan3 (1815 - 1860)
- Jeremiah Sullivan3 (1815 - 4 Jan 1858)
- William Sullivan3 (1815 - )
Citations
- [Unknown author]. Inspector General Newfoundland Constabulary. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.
- Ancestry.com. Newfoundland, Church Records, 1793-1899. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2017.
- Ancestry.com. Ancestry Member Trees - Use with Caution. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations.