Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

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Living

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1. *Hannah Satterley ⁴⁴⁴ Marriage:

Alan Goodridge JP

Sex: M
AKA: Allan Goodridge JP ⁶⁹
Individual Information

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1808 - Paignton, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ Christening: Death: 13 May 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 75) ²⁹⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1808, Paignton, Devon, England.
• Court: Member of officials at 7th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 10 Oct 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Court: King on the Prosecution of Alan Goodridge v James Sullivan at 7th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 11 Oct 1831 and 12 Oct 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Assault and battery. True Bill. Guilty. Sentence deferred to following day.

Fined 40 shillings and held in prison until fine paid.
• Court: Goodridge, Alan a.t.s of John Power 1832 Southern Circuit Court, Between 15 Sep 1832 and 19 Sep 1832, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover £6.3.9 balance balance due for services in the fishery. To be arbitrated by Wm. Wright. Held over to 11 July 1834 (Folio 324).
• Appointment: Grand Juror, Circuit Court, 17 Sep 1832, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Sworn in as Justice of the Peace by Robert Carter, JP, 7 Sep 1836, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Gardner, James a.t.s. Alan Goodridge at 1836 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 1 Nov 1836 and 10 Nov 1836, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover sum [illegible] Settled.
• Court: Lynch, Lewis v J. W. Saunders. at 1836 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 1 Nov 1836 and 10 Nov 1836, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Foreman)
• Court: Goodridge Alan v Andrew & James Shallow at 1838 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 31 Oct 1838 and 7 Nov 1838, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Continued till next term.
• Court: Goodridge Alan v John Walsh & William Kelly at 1838 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 31 Oct 1838 and 7 Nov 1838, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Continued till next term.
• Court: Brophy, John a.t.s Alan Goodridge at 1839 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 28 Oct 1839 and 8 Nov 1839, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover £4.4.0. Settled.
• Court: Goodridge Alan v Andrew & James Shallow at 1839 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 28 Oct 1839 and 8 Nov 1839, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Continued till next term.
• Court: Brothers, William a.t.s. Alan Goodridge at 1840 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 21 Oct 1840 and 31 Oct 1840, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In assumpsit to recover £6.3.10 Stg. Plaintiff by his attorney Mr. Clough (Henry G. Clowee). Defendant defaults. Judgement by Default.
• Court: Butler, William a.t.s. Alan Goodridge at 1840 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 21 Oct 1840 and 31 Oct 1840, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In assumpsit to recover £6.3.10 Stg. Plaintiff by his attorney Mr. Clough (Henry G. Clowee). Defendant defaults. Judgement by confession.
• Residence: Then moved to St. John's, 1841, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Goodridge, Alan v Michael & Peter Meagher at 1841 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 26 Oct 1841 and 3 Nov 1841, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Settled.
• Court: Goodridge, Alan v Ryan at 1841 sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 26 Oct 1841 and 3 Nov 1841, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Settled.
• Court: Appointment of Justices of the Peace in the Southern District, 1843, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, 23 Jul 1843, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, partner with brother in A&J Goodridge, Bef 1849, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John Goodridge departed Renews with his family when the partnership was dissolved in 1849 according to Robert Carter's Journal entry on the subject.
• Appointment: Member of Protestant School Board, 1852, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 6 Mar 1857, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Alan A. Goodridge
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Alan A. Goodridge
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:6 Mar 1857
First Payment Year on Register:1857
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:St Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:156.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Alan A Goodridge
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Alan A Goodridge
Gender:Male
First Payment Year on Register:1859
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns, Newfoundland ,
Lodge Number:1078
Folio Number:201.
• Occupation: GOODRIDGE, Alan and Sons, Ship's Brokers, 325 Water St., Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. GOODRIDGE
. Alan, house 35 Monkstown Road
. Alan & Sons, ships' Brokers, 325 Water St.
.
• Occupation: Merchants, Between 1864 and 1865, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. RENEWS

Goodridge, Alan & SonMerchants

.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Henry Goodridge ⁶⁶⁵ Mother: Catherine Goodridge ²⁹⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Grace Goodridge ¹⁰ ^,69 ^,295 Marriage: 7 Feb 1832 - Paignton, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ Children: 1. Henry Churchward Goodridge 2. Alan Avalon Goodridge 3. John William Goodridge 4. Rt. Hon. Augustus Frederick Goodridge 5. Susanna Catherine Goodridge 6. John Richard Goodridge 7. James McBride Goodridge 8. Sarah McBride Goodridge 9. Grace Catherine Goodridge 10. Elizabeth Viola Goodridge

Notes
General:

150815:

There is a wealth of information on the Goodridge family that can be found on Doug Goodridge's Ancestry Family Tree but I have only copied over selectively that which helps to understand their connection to the Carter family.

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170620:

According to Robert Carter's diaries, the occasion of William Morry Le Messurier's birth and Christening was marked by a big party at the Le Messurier house on Feb. 12, 1846 which brought in guests from far and wide (e.g. Robert, James and Mary Carter from Ferryland but also Miss Brashaw from Placentia and Alan Goodridge and his wife and J. W. Saunders from Renews). The guests, or many of them, were then unable to head home because of
a heavy gale, some of them staying in Caplin Bay and others making it as far as Ferryland the first day and then being detained again.

!DEATH: Gravestone, Old Anglican Cemetery, St. John's
In memory of Alan Goodridge who died 13 May 1884,aged 78 years.

He lived in Renews, having moved there from Paignton,Devon, and
his first 4 children were born there. Then he and his wife
moved to St. John's, where the younger children were born. His occupat ion is
listed as merchant and mariner.

Alan Avalon Goodridge

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1836 - Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: 17 Jun 1836 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 1860 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ( at age 24) Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Alan Goodridge JP ¹⁰ ^,4862 Mother: Grace Goodridge ¹⁰ ^,69 ^,295

Notes
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!BIRTH: Nf Archives, Vol.26B. Christening by Carrington.

Rt. Hon. Augustus Frederick Goodridge

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1839 - Paignton, Devon, England ¹⁰⁷⁶ Christening: Death: 16 Feb 1920 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 81) ¹⁰⁷⁶ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Augustus Frederick Goodridge
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Augustus Frederick Goodridge
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1864
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:202.
• Occupation: GOODRIDGE, Alan and Sons, Ship's Brokers, 325 Water St., Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. GOODRIDGE
. Alan, house 35 Monkstown Road
. Alan & Sons, ships' Brokers, 325 Water St.
.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 3 Oct 1864, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 7 Oct 1867, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 8 Oct 1868, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, Southern Circuit Court, 5 Oct 1869, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Election: MHA for Ferryland, 1880-1885, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Between Apr and Dec 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was a Conservative and took over from Premier Whiteway, a Liberal, who resigned even though he had a majority over the Conservative-loaded courts charging 15 of his members with corruption. Goodridge himself only served long enough to prorogue the House of Assembly.

Parents

Father: Alan Goodridge JP ¹⁰ ^,4862 Mother: Grace Goodridge ¹⁰ ^,69 ^,295

Spouses and Children

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201014 from Wikipedia:

Augustus Frederick Goodridge (1839 - February 16, 1920) was a Newfoundland merchant and politician. Born in Devon , Goodridge arrived in Newfoundland when he was 13 and worked in his father's business and later became a fish merchant in St. John's . A Conservative , he was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1880 becoming leader of the Conservatives in 1884. From 1885-1889 he served in the conservative Protestant Reform Party government of Sir Robert Thorburn . The Reform Party collapsed and Thorburn went into opposition as leader of the new Tory Party.

Goodridge's Tories lost the 1893 election to the Liberals led by Sir William Whiteway . However, the Tories complained that Whiteway's Liberals had promised jobs to Newfoundlanders who voted for him and filed petitions in the Supreme Court under the Corrupt Practices Act against fifteen Liberal members of the House alleging bribery and corruption. The members were tried and found guilty and their seats were declared vacant.

In April 1894, in the midsts of the trials, Whiteway attempted to dissolve the House of Assembly and call new elections. Instead, Governor Sir Arthur Murray refused Whiteway's requested and instead appointed Goodridge as the new Premier despite the fact that Goodridge's Tories were outnumbered by Liberals in the House of Assembly . In order to prevent the Tories from being defeated by a Motion of No Confidence , Murray repeatedly prorogued the House before a vote could be held. Regardless of this assistance by the governor, Goodridge's Tory Party government was short lived due to a mounting political and economic crisis and resigned on December 12, 1894 after the collapse of two banks.

Goodridge lost his seat in the 1904 election. A few years later he was appointed to the Legislative Council (Newfoundland's upper house ) by Prime Minister Edward Patrick Morris .

From the Canadian Encyclopedia:

Augustus F. Goodridge
Augustus Frederick Goodridge, businessman, politician (b at Paignton, Eng 1839; d at St John's 16 Feb 1920). First elected as a Conservative in 1880, Goodridge moved into Opposition in the mid-1880s and became leader in 1884-85.
Augustus Frederick Goodridge, businessman, politician (b at Paignton, Eng 1839; d at St John's 16 Feb 1920). First elected as a Conservative in 1880, Goodridge moved into Opposition in the mid-1880s and became leader in 1884-85. He was a member of the Reform Party government led by Sir Robert Thorburn 1885-89. He became premier of Newfoundland in April 1894 when William Whiteway 's government resigned after petitions alleging corrupt electoral practices against a majority of its members had been filed in the Supreme Court. Goodridge's Tory government clung to power for 8 months amidst growing political and financial chaos, resigning on December 12 after the collapse of the 2 local banks.

Catherine Goodridge

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1765 - Churston Ferrers, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ Christening: 13 Jun 1765 - Churston Ferrers, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Goodridge ²⁹⁵ Mother: Catherine ²⁹⁵

Spouses and Children

1. William Millman ²⁹⁵ Marriage: 25 Apr 1785 - Paignton, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ 2. *Henry Goodridge ⁶⁶⁵ Marriage: Aug 1795 - Paignton, Devon, England ²⁹⁵ Children: 1. Alan Goodridge JP

Elizabeth Viola Goodridge

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 May 1855 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁴³ Christening: Death: 2 Dec 1913 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 58) ⁵⁴³ ^,4864 Burial: After 2 Dec 1913 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁶⁴ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 1845, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: May 1855, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: At time of marriage, 22 Aug 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Property: Purchase of Mount Scio from Walter B. Grieve, 7 Jan 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 77 Rennie's Mill Rd., Cir 1903, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Jean notes that at the time of his brother Robert's death George and his wife were living at 77 Rennie's Mill Rd. with their three unmarried daughters and about that time Alan Carter and his family moved in with them as well. Mt. Scio Farm belonged to the Goodridges and came to the Carters through the marriage of George.

Parents

Father: Alan Goodridge JP ¹⁰ ^,4862 Mother: Grace Goodridge ¹⁰ ^,69 ^,295

Spouses and Children

1. *George John Carter ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,142 ^,983 ^,2955 Marriage: 22 Aug 1877 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁹ ^,142 ^,1429 ^,1865 ^,3061 ^,3062
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: W. M. Wood, Minister and Administrator, St. Thomas's, 22 Aug 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Assisted by Rev. A.C.F. Wood, MA.
• Witnesses: Hen. [?] Goodridge, S. C. Goodridge, J. C. Carter, P. M. LeMessurier, J. R. Goodridge, Robt. Carter, Mary Ann Carter, 22 Aug 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

150113:

22-Aug 1877 St Johns George John CARTER, bach, St Johns. [Bapt. May 4, 1850 at Ferryland, son of Robert and Mary Ann (Simms) Carter.] Elizabeth Viola GOODRIDGE, spinster, St Johns S.C. Goodridge, P.M. LeMessurier STTH Elizabeth Viola Goodridge was born May 2 1855 St Johns, the dau of Allan & Grace Goodridge. [Alan (originally of Paignton, Devon) and Grace Goodridge had lived at Renews before moving to St. John's]
Children: 1. Grace Goodridge Carter 2. Viola Mary Carter 3. Katie Emily Carter 4. Susanna Alice Carter 5. Gladys Irene Carter 6. Alan George Carter

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050812:

From Ancestry.com:

Elizabeth Viola Goodridge (1855 - 1913) Born in St Johns, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada on 2 May 1855. Elizabeth Viola married George John Carter and had 6 children. She passed away on 2 Dec 1913 in St Johns, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada.

150419:

I have just discovered the record in the Central District Court ROD files in which the purchase of Mount Scio farm is transacted and it turns out it was not George Carter who purchased it originally but his wife, Elizabeth Viola Goodridge. I'm sure how widely this is known in the family and I'm also not sure why it was she and not he who made the purchase (possibly to distance the purchase from potential vulnerability to his business creditors).

190819 from "A Gift of Hope":

MOUNT SCIO FARM
A small cottage was built on the site of Mount Scio Farm shortly after 1837, when the land was granted to Thomas Ambrose. About 1841 the property was sold to the celebrated Dr. Edward Kielley. It changed hands several times between the 1850s and 1880s. One of die owners was the father of Sir Edgar Bowring and it was on the farm that Sir Edgar was born. In 1837 Elizabeth Viola Carter bought the cottage and land from Walter Baine Grieve. It has been in the hands of the Carter family ever since.

Although the cottage has been renovated several times, the foundations, chimneys, windows, and interior folding doors from the original structure remain as part of the present building. It is also interesfing to note that the house faces east, indicating that, originally, access to it was from an old road connecting the communities of St. Philips and Middle Cove. Mount Scio Road was a later construction. The land surrounding the property is presently a savory farm, the produce of which is sold all over the world.

Architecturally, Mount Scio Cottage is typical of the many houses that were built, likely as summer residences, on the outskirts of the town about the middle of the nineteenth century. The medieval or Gothic details of the exterior were part of the architectural vocabulary of many of the local builder-architects of whom one, James T. Southcott, may well have designed Mount Scio.
!BIRTH/DEATH: Gravestone..Elizabeth Viola, beloved
wife of George J. Carter and youngest daughter of
the late Alan and Grace Goodridge, Born May 2 1855
Died Dec 2 1913. Old Anglican Cemetery,St. John's.

Living

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