Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

James Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 25 Dec 1759 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,4966 Christening: 25 Dec 1759 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,4966 Death: Bef 10 Jun 1764 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁶⁷ Burial: 10 Jun 1764 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁶⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death: Bef 10 Jun 1768, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Burial: 10 Jun 1768, Dartmouth, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Christopher Graham ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454 Mother: Mary Churchwill ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

301006:

Curious that this name does not appear among the children of this marriage in Leonard Furneaux's Rootsweb family tree even though he has all the others and their dates of birth, including one who died as an infant.

250818:

This child is questionable at the moment. The baptism record evidently accepted by Aunt Jean as for James Graham actually says:

"1759 Decr. 25 James son of Mr. Gaime"

How she came to the conclusion that this actually referred to Christopher Graham is not clear.

I am including the record of baptism here nevertheless pending further proof one way or the other.

It is a fact that there was a James Graham in Dartmouth as his burial record is found in the St. Saviour's register

James Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 2 Mar 1774 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁶⁸ Christening: 2 Mar 1774 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁶⁸ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1774, Dartmouth, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Jr. Mother: Mary Penhey ¹⁶¹ ^,4614

Notes
General:

060725:

I may have James wrongly positioned as a son of Christopher Graham. He is not mentioned in the will of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, even though his brother and two sisters are named there. Needs more research. It is also possible that he had died before 1844 when Elizabeth died.

James Ellis Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1806 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁴⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Capt. Francis Graham ¹⁰⁹ ^,168 ^,444 ^,743 Mother: Mary ⁴⁴⁴ ^,999

James Masters Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1824 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶⁰ ^,743 Christening: 10 Nov 1824 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶⁰ ^,743 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1824, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Census: Household of Thomas and Julia Graham, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. (Household Member)
• Residence: St. Saviours, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Thomas Graham ⁴⁴⁴ ^,445 ^,521 ^,528 Mother: Julia Pinson Masters ¹⁰⁹ ^,444 ^,445 ^,4932

Notes
General:

211009: From The Deanery of Totnes CD GRAHAM James Masters 10 11 1824 St. Saviours Thomas Julia Shoemaker Born 26 Oct

Jane Graham

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1804 - 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) Jane Sweetland, Niece of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis,a spinster at the time of the latter's death, was left a bequest of £50 in her will.

Parents

Father: Capt. Francis Graham ¹⁰⁹ ^,168 ^,444 ^,743 Mother: Mary ⁴⁴⁴ ^,999 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

050811:

There is a very scant record in the register of the independent parish in Dartmouth which I found at the MHA in St. John's. I believe the transcript made by Keith Matthews may be abbreviated and there may be more details in the original. What Keith has transcribed is as follows:

Baptism: 1752(I'm going on the date of the person above as this space is left blank in the transcript) Surname: Graham Christian Name: Francis Father/Mother: Chris

That's all there is. It seems likely that this refers to Francis Graham, brother-in-law of Matthew Morry.

I think the children would have been christened in the "dissenter" church because, being of Scottish ancestry, the family was most likely Presbyterian to begin with and would have preferred not to attend one of the Anglican parishes in town.

Jemima Graham

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 May 1815 - Bermondsey, Greater London, England ⁴⁹⁴³ Christening: 28 May 1815 - Southwark, London, England Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: King St., St. Saviour, Southwark, 28 May 1815, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)
• Residence: Snows Fields, St. John Horsleydown, 14 May 1820, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)

Parents

Father: Christopher Graham ⁴⁴⁴ ^,4938 Mother: Mary Neill ⁴⁹³⁹

Jennett Graham

Sex: F
AKA: Jane Graham ⁴⁹⁶⁹, Jannett Graham ⁴⁴⁴ ^,4970
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 10 Jul 1757 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,161 ^,444 ^,4971 Christening: 10 Jul 1757 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁰⁹ ^,758 ^,4959 ^,4971 Death: 25 Dec 1835 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁹ ^,161 Burial: 31 Dec 1835 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ¹⁶¹ ^,4969 Cause of Death:
Events
• Will: Each of three surviving daughters left a share of the estate in the Will of their mother, 25 Jun 1817, Dartmouth, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Christopher Graham ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454 Mother: Mary Churchwill ⁷⁸ ^,109 ^,168 ^,454 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

081106: She apparently died a spinster as she was buried as Jane Graham (or Jannet as it says on her gravestone, seen at St. Saviour in 2006). I do not know the identity of the woman also memorialised on that stone or her relationship, if any to Jennett. I suspect they were simply "companions", as females living together were known in those days.

110114:

This is supported by her mother's Will, in which she is named as a spinster.

090725:
Correction to the above notation dated 081106: The woman who is buried with her is her sister, Elizabeth, who was married to James Ellis of Bideford. At this time it is still not known where he is buried or when he died but Elizabeth was a widow at the time of her death and was childless.

The stone reads:
SACRED
to the Memory of
Jannett Graham who
Died Dec^r 25 1835 Aged 78
also Eliz^th Ellis who died June
18^th 1844 Aged 76

Living

Sex: F

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. Living

John Graham

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 19 Jan 1807 - Bermondsey, Greater London, England ⁴¹⁵⁵ Christening: 19 Jan 1807 - Bermondsey, Greater London, England ⁴¹⁵⁵ Death: 3 Apr 1848 - At Sea ⁴⁹⁴¹ Burial: Cause of Death: Drowned at Sea ⁴⁹⁷²
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1806, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Residence: King Street, 24 Feb 1813, Southwark, London, England. (Occupant)
• Residence: Saint Saviours Church Yard, 12 Sep 1813, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)
• Residence: Saint Saviours Church Yard, 12 Sep 1813, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)
• Residence: Snows Fields, St. John Horsleydown, 14 May 1820, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)
• Residence: King St., St. Saviour, Southwark, 28 May 1815, Bermondsey, Greater London, England. (Occupant)
• Occupation: Mariner, 1843, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Will: A subsequent Codicil made later, 18 Nov 1843, Dartmouth, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Christopher Graham ⁴⁴⁴ ^,4938 Mother: Mary Neill ⁴⁹³⁹

Notes
General:

250417:

It took several years to piece together the relationship of this person to the rest of the Graham family. He is mentioned on the family memorial in St. Saviour's churchyard but his date of death and age did not immediately assist in identifying his parents. It was not until I downloaded a copy of his Will from the National Archives website today (it is virtually illegible and I have requested a better copy) that I discovered he was the son of a Christopher Graham and his sister was Mary Graham (unmarried). Considering his age, that Christopher Graham could only be the one born ca 1772 for whom I had never previously had a spouse or children.

Note that Noah Clift was his executor and trustee. Noah was the son of George Clift and Sarah Graham, John's aunt.

220517:

Today I received a much clearer copy of the Will from the National Archives with their apologies as to the quality of the first scan. I was able to make a transcript (copy in the Media folder) without any errors I believe. It contains a great deal of information on the family but does not explain how he became so wealthy. I wonder if he may have been a privateer and did not want to profess this as his occupation.

Living

Sex: M

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. Living

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