Hi @markheal, I have a fairly complete tree of all the Mortimer siblings and the generations above and below, please PM to discuss further!
John Cawood was likely a foreman in the CorK trade, not Corn trade, in Bristol. (Later censuses had him as a "Cork Cutter").
Siblings were born in a mix of Twillingate and St Johns it seems. John Snr was a merchant out there.
John and Emma Mortimer (née Churchwood) moved to St John's Newfoundland in 1855.
- John was born 29 June 1823 in Exeter, Devon
- Emma was born 1831 in Shaldon, Devon
- They were married in 27 Feb 1855 in Bristol (and headed straight to Newfoundland)
The following children were then born in Newfoundland:
- Elizabeth Lash, born St John's 29 Nov 1855, baptised 31 Dec 1855
- Frank Fox, born St John's 17 Jun 1858, baptised 26 Aug 1858
- Sidney Rae, born St John's 16 Aug 1859, baptised 31 Dec 1859
- John Cawood, born St John's 22 Jan 1861, baptised 31 Dec 1861
- Maud Mary, born Twillingate 12 May 1862, baptised Twillingate 2 Feb 1865
- Harry Middleton Ford, born Twillingate 18 Sep 1864, baptised Twillingate 2 Feb 1865, died St John's (?) 8 Dec 1865
- Emma Churchwood, born St John's 31 Mar 1866, baptised May 1866
- Laura Gertrude Ayre, born Twillingate 2 Dec 1867, baptised Twillingate 14 May 1868.
What's particular strange is that Twillingate was a remote fishing port yet we have baptism records in _Feburary_ out there. Very few people except officials remained over winter there.
Two more children were born in Bristol upon their return in 1869/70 - Mary and Alfred. Mary is the only one I've not worked out what happened to.