Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Christopher Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1826 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶⁰ ^,743 ^,4751 ^,4935 ^,4946 Christening: 15 Feb 1826 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶⁰ ^,743 ^,4751 ^,4937 ^,4947 ^,4948 Death: Between Jan and Mar 1898 - Camberwell, Greater London, England ⁴⁹⁴⁸ ^,4949 Burial: 4 Feb 1898 - Southwark, London, England Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1826, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Census: Christopher Graham living alone in Clifton, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Tailor (in some cases it looks like sailor but on balance it must be tailor), 1841-1891, Southwark, London, England.
• Occupation: Tailor; 11 Red Lion Passage, Red Lion Square, 1845, Holborn, Camden, Middlesex, England.
• Residence: 11 Red Lion Passage; Tailor, 1845, London, Greater London, England.
• Census: St. John's Parish, 1851, Southwark, London, England.
• Census: Household of Christopher Graham, 9, Brunswick Terrace, Rotherhithe, London & Surrey, England, 1861, Rotherhithe, Southwark, London, England.
• Census: St. Olav Southwark/St. James, 6 Alderminster Rd., 1871, Southwark, London, England.
• Census: Household of Christopher Graham, 24, Ruby Street, Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, 1881, Camberwell, Greater London, England.
• Census: Christopher Graham Household 16, Ruby Street, Camberwell, London & Surrey, England, 1891, Camberwell, Greater London, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Thomas Francis Graham ⁴⁴⁴ Mother: Hannah Satterley ⁴⁴⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Emily Tulley ⁴⁵⁹⁷ Marriage: 28 Mar 1855 - Bermondsey, Greater London, England ⁴⁹⁵⁰
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1855. Marriage Notes

Event Description: Marriage of Christopher Graham and Emily Tulley
Children: 1. William S. Graham 2. Christopher Graham 3. Emily Graham 4. Frederick C. Graham 5. Annie Graham 6. Frank Graham 7. Henry Graham 8. Sydney Graham

Notes
General:

211009: From The Deanery of Totnes GRAHAM Christopher 15 02 1826 St. Saviours Thomas Hannah Mariner Born 31 Jan

Christopher Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1798 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁴⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Probate: Probate of Will of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, 23 Jul 1844, Dartmouth, Devon, England. (Beneficiary) Christopher Graham, Grand Nephew of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, (by her deceased brother, John Graham) was left a bequest of 19 Guineas in her will.

Parents

Father: Captain John Graham ¹⁰⁹ ^,168 Mother: Eed Heath ⁴⁹³¹

Notes
General:

060725:

I had listed this Christopher Graham as a son of Francis Graham based on my understanding of where he stood on the family tree from the family tree of Furneaux.

But I now believe that he was the son of the deceased brother of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis from the wording in her will and and I have therefore moved him into that family today.

Capt. Christopher Graham Jr.

Sex: M
AKA: Christopher Graham Churchwill ¹⁰⁹ ^,168
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 14 Dec 1743 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ Christening: 14 Dec 1743 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,4952 ^,4953 Death: 14 Mar 1800 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁹ ^,444 Burial: 20 Mar 1800 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England ³⁴³¹ ^,4954 Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Master of the BONETTA to Newfoundland, Between Apr 0001 and 15 May 1776, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: 1744, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Literacy: Both husband and wife signed the marriage register with strong, steady hand, 29 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Mariner, 29 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE -- Coasting, Between 28 Apr 1770 and 13 Dec 1771, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid reads:
St. George-- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- Coasting -- 28-04-1770 -- 26-01-1771 -- Fol 204 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.
• Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, Between 29 Apr 1771 and 22 Mar 1772, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding aid reads:
St. George -- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- Nfld -- 29-04-1771 -- 22-03-1772 -- Fol 137 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.
• Occupation: Master of ST. GEORGE from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, Between 1 May 1772 and 3 Apr 1773, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid Reads;
St. George - Christian [sic] Graham -- Dartmouth -- NFLD -- 1-05-1772 -- 03-04-1773 -- Fol 73 -- Reel 7-9-2-4

Despite the misspelling of the name there is no doubt that this is the same Christopher Graham who was Master of this vessel on other voyages.
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• Occupation: Master of the ST. GEORGE from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, Between 15 Jul 1773 and 2 Jan 1774, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid Reads:
St. George -- Christopher Graham -- Dartmouth -- NFLD -- 15.02.1773 -- 2.01.1774 -- Fol 18 -- Reel 7-9-2-4.
• Owner: Said to be the owner of the ship MARY on which John Graham sailed to Newfoundland, Cir 1775, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Information from brother John's widow's application for a pension from Trinity House.

This may or may not be the same vessel that Matthew Morry was shown to be the owner of in various Lloyd's records, so it may be that Christopher Graham and Matthew Morry were de facto partners.
• Occupation: Master of BONETTA from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, Between 6 Apr 1775 and 5 Jun 1775, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Finding Aid Reads:
Bonetta -- Christopher Morry -- Dartmouth/Newfoundland -- 06-04-1775 -- 05-06-1775 -- Fol 36 -- Reel 7-9-3-4. It is curous that the coasting in Newfoundland and the return to Dartmouth were under a different master, Samuel Fox. Was Christopher Graham incapacitated for some reason?.
• Court: Sued James Shortall in Ferryland District Court, 10 May 1798, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Sued James Shortall in Ferryland District Court, 30 Oct 1798, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Interesting: Mr. Christopher Graham taken prisoner on "Jersey" 18 days from Newfoundland, Feb 1800, Atlantic Ocean. It would seem very probable that he died during this encounter or was released and then died shortly afterwards due to his injuries.

Parents

Father: Capt. Christopher Graham ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454 Mother: Mary Churchwill ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Penhey ¹⁶¹ ^,4614 Marriage: 29 Mar 1769 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶¹ ^,743 ^,4614 ^,4955 ^,4956 ^,4957
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 2 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 281007 From Dartmouth Family Archive website: 29/3/1769: Christopher GRAHAM, Mariner & Mary PENHEY, by Licence.

Both sign. Wits; John Penhey & Ric. Weekes.

Note the Weekes name is already associated with the Grahams and later the Morrys. John Penhey is likely Mary's brother.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 211009: From The deanery of Totnes CD CHRISTOPHER 29 03 1769 N PENHEY MARY.
• Minister/Priest: John Nosworthy [sic], Vicar, 29 Mar 1769, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Witnesses: John Penhey & Ric. Weekes, 29 Mar 1769, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Marriage Notes

070412 from DRO transcript of St. Saviour marriages: 29/3/1769. Christopher Graham [sic] & Mary Penhey [sic], by Licence Both sign. Wits; John Penhey & Ric. Weekes

Note that the name Churchwill does not appear on this version of the marriage record. He assumed that name because he was born out of wedlock it seems he later took his father's name when his parents were married.

250417 from FindMyPast:

Devon Marriages Transcription
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Graham
Marriage year 1769
Marriage date 29 Mar 1769
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Penhey
Denomination Anglican
Parish St Saviour
City or town Dartmouth
Place Dartmouth, St Saviour
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from United Kingdom
Devon Family History Society
Transcriptions © Devon Family History Society
URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS/M/51413
0043/1&hintId=838a2a95-abef-4612-99b7-40acfbb1a3ae&hintsRequestId=8aa7
fc48-64ab-412f-b6d0-078fc90f0f97&fulfillmentTypeKey=8636

Children: 1. Christopher Graham 2. James Graham 3. Christian Graham 4. Mary Graham 5. Sarah Graham

Notes
General:

011106: Gravestone (Number 51, near that of Mary Graham Morry) in churchyard of St. Saviours reads:

In Memory of CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM who died March 14th 1800, Aged 56. _____________RICHARD FURNEAUX WEEKES who died May 17th 1817. Aged 19 Months. ____________ MARY GRAHAM who died April 10th 1825. Aged 80
____________ RICHARD WEEKES who died October 10 1832. Aged 47.
____________ JOHN GRAHAM died at sea April 3 1848. Aged 42.
____________ RICHARD FURNEAUX WEEKES died in India June 2 1854 Aged 29

230212:

His actual name according to Aunt Jean's Ancestral File was Christopher Graham Churchwill because he was born long before his parents married.

151015:

There is a website called www.gravestonephotos.com which contains a photo of this family's memorial in St. Saviour's Churchyard. This is the information on those commemorated that they give:

Details on the monument for grave number 284419
All the legible names shown on the grave monument
(GPR grave number 284419 - image name 10)
St Saviour's Church Cemetery Dartmouth Devon England
full name age birth year burial year relationship
Christopher Graham 56 1744 1800
Richard Furneaux Weekes 1 1816 1817 not given of Christopher Graham Son of Richard Weekes. d. 1832 and his wife Sarah Graham d. 1874
Mary Graham 80 1745 1825 not given of Christopher Graham Wife of Christopher Graham, d. 1800. Mother of Sarah (Graham) Weekes, d. 1874. Grandmother of Richard Furneaux Weekes, d. 1817 and his brother Richard Furneaux Weekes, d. 1851.
Richard Weekes 47 1785 1832 not given of Christopher Graham Son of Richard Weekes and Ester Graham. Grandson of Wiliam Weekes and Ann Furneaux. Nephew of Nicholas Weekes of Dartmouth and his wife Mary Ann Hele of Diptford. Husband of Sarah Graham Weekes, d. 1874. Father of Richard Furneaux Weekes, d. 1817 and Richard Furneaux Weekes, d. 1851.
John Graham 42 1806 1848 not given of Christopher Graham Capt. John Graham died at sea 3rd April, 1848, ship Thomas Lowry. Voyage Sydney to London. Will for a John Graham, Master Mariner, Dartmouth, proved? dated 27 July, 1848
Richard Furneaux Weekes 29 1825 1854 not given of Christopher Graham Son of Richard Weekes, d. 1832 and Sarah Graham Weekes, d. 1874. Brother of Richard Furneaux Weekes, d.1817. 2nd. cousin of Nicholas Weekes, born Surrey who married Margaret Fitzgibbon , Saint Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia. 1855. Nicholas Weekes Mayor of Manly, N.S.W. Grand Secretary Masonic Lodge N.S.W. 8 years. Died in office, Sydney. 1887. Buried Waverley Cemetery, Sydney, N.S.W. Australia.

There is only one person given here whose relationship is unclear. Capt. John Graham could be a grandson of Christopher Graham by any one of three sons for which I presently lack family details.

250716:

I had originally given Matthew Morry's father-in-law, Christopher Graham, credit for being the Captain of all of the vessels mentioned in the Dartmouth Muster Rolls and it may still be true. But it is equally possible that the Captain of these vessels was his son of the same name. There is probably no way to sort this out. In terms of age they could both qualify. But on balance, I now think that captaining a vessel was not a task likely given to a man over 50 in those days and that a younger man would have been favoured for the job.

010317:
I finally sorted it out. From the application for a pension from Trinity House submitted by his widow on 13 Sept. 1810 it is clear from her stated age that this could only be Christopher Jr. who was the Master of these vessels. Therefore I am removing these "Occupation" facts from Christopher Sr. today. See notes below that I have just recorded on his widow, Mary's page:

010317:
In aunt Jean's notes sent to me by Karen in 2002, I came upon some pages Karen had personally copied from a book according to her marginal notes. I assume she was in Britain at either the National Archives or the Devon Archives in Exeter. These pages record the successful application made on behalf of Mary Graham, widow of Christopher Graham, for a pension from Trinity House. These pensions were evidently intended for mariners widows and families left destitute by their death at sea. That said, whilst the petition was submitted in 1810, it was not approved by the board, which included members by the name of Robert Holdsworth and William Newman and two others not so obviously associated with the Newfoundland trade, William Drake and ???. The petition notes that Christopher Graham was the "Master on board the ST. GEORGE sailing from Dartmouth to Newfoundland and abroad. Left 5 Children." It seems odd that she would have waited so long after his death to apply for a pension and even odder that his five children should have been taken into account as a just cause for granting a pension given that they were all adults by 1815. Curiously, his days as the Master of the ST. GEORGE were long since past by then, having taken place in the early 1770s.

Apparently Mary removed a few years from her age and reported she was 62 when she applied for the pension. According to her gravestone, she would have been 65

040317:

Here is another version of the gravestone/memorial listing for Christopher Graham and many family members from the Dartmouth Archives website:

51 Graham Furneaux Weekes Graham Weekes Graham Furneaux Weekes Christopher Richard Mary Richard John Richard 14/03/1800 27/05/1817 10/04/1825 10/10/1832 03/04/1848 28/06/1851 Aged 56 Aged 19 months Aged 80 Aged 47 Aged 42 Aged 29, died in India XXX

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I250818:

To clarify the issue of his baptism, this record is found in the register at St. Saviour's and the name as shown there was Christopher Graham Churchwill because his parents were not married at the time of his birth. But it does appear that once they were married, Christopher reverted to using his father's surname in lieu of that of his mother.

Also interestingly, once his parents were married (again at St. Saviour's) they changed churches and their subsequent children were baptised at the Presbyerian (dissenters) church.

060725:
In the will of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, she refers to this Christopher Graham as her "reputed" brother, suggesting that at least in the family there was still some lingering doubt about his actual parentage.

Clara E. Graham

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1856 - Torquay, Devon, England ³¹ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: 1861 Census of Thomas Francis Graham, Master Mariner, household, 1861, Tormoham, Newton Abbott, Devon, England. (Household Member)
• Residence: Exmoor Cottage, 1861, Tormoham, Newton Abbott, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Thomas Francis Graham ³¹ ^,444 Mother: Susan Lethbridge Simkins ¹⁰⁷ ^,4441

Notes
General:

Database online. DATA TEXT Record for Thomas F Graham _FOOT Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Net

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Constance Graham

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 10 Oct 1857 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸³ ^,3047 Christening: 10 Oct 1857 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1688 ^,3047 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: A.E. C. Bayley, 10 Oct 1857, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Capt. John Graham ¹²¹ ^,4934 Mother: Anne Coulman Winser ¹⁶⁰ ^,168 ^,282

Notes
General:

140813: No way of knowing when the actual birth took place as it was not recorded on the birth/baptismal record as transcribed on NGB website. What is given here is an error on another transcript which took the baptismal date as the birth date. Also no way of knowing whether the christening took place at St. Phillip's in Aquaforte or St. Luke's in Ferryland as this information was not recorded on the register at Petty Harbour.

Living

Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Donald V. Graham

Sex: M
AKA: Don Graham ²²⁷
Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1944 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷¹² Christening: Death: 11 Jan 2019 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 74) ⁷¹² Burial: 15 Jan 2019 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷¹² Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: Household of Vivian V. Graham, 1945, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Living: 22 Mar 2008.
• Living: 6 Jan 2016, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 28 Feb 2018.
• Election: Mayor of Aquaforte and Community Leader, Bef 2019, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Taxi driver, truck driver, fish plant owner (Aqua Fisheries), Bef 2019, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Vivian Vincent Graham ⁷¹¹ ^,715 Mother: Isabelle ⁷¹¹ ^,712

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living

Notes
General:

120119 from David Wells:

From - The Telegram, St. John's, Newfoundland. January 12, 2019
GRAHAM Donald - (June 18, 1944 - January 11, 2019) - Passed peacefully away after a short illness, Donald V. Graham of Aquaforte. Long time Mayor and Community Leader, Taxi driver, Truck driver, Fish plant Owner (Aqua Fisheries), and our Super Hero. Beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Noonan) who has been by his side for 51 years and will carry on with so many treasured memories. He also leaves to celebrate a life well loved and lived, five sons, all of whom he was incredibly proud, Donny (Debbie), Johnny (Jennifer), Barry (Tara), Billy and Scott (Mavis). Survived by his cherished sisters Edna (Maurice, deceased), Viola (Vince, deceased), Madeline (Arnold "Dolly", deceased) and Joan (Charles), brothers Gerald (Hilda), John (Carol). Already greeted with open arms by his Mom Isabelle (1953) and his Dad Vivian (1986) and his Sister Shirley (Al), 2016. Poppy will be sadly missed but he left us with so many thoughts of happy adventures, fun, and love by grandchildren Dustin (Crystal), Devon, Bradley, Rachel, Dylan, Jaxon, Brogan and Aila. Thank you to the incredible Medical and support staff of 4 South A in the Health Sciences Centre and Palliative Care Unit at The L.A. Miller Centre. Truly Angels on earth. To Dad and Mom's friends and family, thank you. As Dad said early this week when Scott told him again how he had so many great friends that care deeply for him, he said "in order to have great friends, you first have to be one." Visitation at Fahey's Funeral Home in Fermeuse on Sunday, January 13 from 2-9 pm and Monday, January 14 from 2-9 pm. Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, January 15 at 10 am from Holy Trinity Church in Ferryland. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to Heavenly Creatures in his name.
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Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Donald V. Graham ⁷¹² Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Vivian Vincent Graham ⁷¹¹ ^,715 Mother: Isabelle ⁷¹¹ ^,712

Spouses and Children

1. *Maurice Breen ²²⁷ Marriage:
Marriage Events
• Marriage Banns: 1st publication, 15 Jan 1956, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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