Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Margaret Halliday

Bridget Halloran

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1840 - Clare, Munser, Ireland ³⁶³⁷ Christening: Death: 10 Jun 1927 - Drumellihy, Clare, Munster, Ireland ( about age 87) ³⁶³⁷ Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Martin Shallue ³⁶³⁵ Marriage: Children: 1. Elenor Shallue

Martha Hallwood

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1866 - Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England ⁵¹⁵¹ Christening: 7 Nov 1869 - Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England ¹³⁸⁹ Death: 11 Oct 1937 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 71) ⁵¹⁵¹ ^,5152 Burial: After 11 Oct 1937 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ⁵¹⁵¹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Emigration: From England, Cir 1890, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Witness)
• Residence: 702 Lampson St., Bef 11 Oct 1937, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: 1131 Burdett Ave, 1916, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Occupant)

Spouses and Children

1. *Peter Shandley ⁵¹⁵⁰ Marriage: Children: 1. Infant Shandley 2. Infant Shandley 3. Horace Charles Shandley 4. Francis Mouat Shandley 5. Dr. Frederick Sleigh Shandley

Edna Lambert Halstead

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1624 - Halifax, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England ⁵⁸⁹ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Nathan Halstead ⁵⁸⁹ Mother: Isabel ⁵⁸⁹

Spouses and Children

1. Richard Bayley ⁵⁸⁹ Marriage: Children: 1. Joseph Bailey 2. Frances Bailey 2. *Ezekiel Northend ⁵⁸⁹ Marriage: 15 Sep 1649 - Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America ⁵⁸⁹

Nathan Halstead

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Isabel ⁵⁸⁹ Marriage: Children: 1. Edna Lambert Halstead

Alexander Aylmer Haly

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1818 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ Christening: Death: Bef 5 Aug 1819 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Burial: 5 Aug 1819 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Lt. Col. Charles Dominic William Haly ⁵⁹⁶ Mother: Ann Hutchings ¹¹⁴

Notes
General:

010312 from NGB: Aylmer Alexander HALY infant Aug 5 1819 Baptized as Alexander Aylmer, son of Lieut. Col. C.D. William Haly & Ann Hutchings, born Aug 4 1818.

Amelia Harriet Haly

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1811 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ Christening: 15 Apr 1812 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵¹⁵⁵ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Christening: Anglican Cathedral of St. John The Baptist, Apr 1812, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
140916:

Christening record in Cathedral register reads:

"Amelia Harriet Daughter of Major William Haly by Anne his
wife born on the 28th of January 1811 & christened the ?
of April 1812 & registered by me David Rowland Missionary

NB: The day.

Parents

Father: Lt. Col. Charles Dominic William Haly ⁵⁹⁶ Mother: Ann Hutchings ¹¹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Anastasia Emma Haly

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1814 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ ^,5155 Christening: 23 Oct 1814 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵¹⁵⁵ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Lt. Col. Charles Dominic William Haly ⁵⁹⁶ Mother: Ann Hutchings ¹¹⁴

Ann Teresa Elizabeth Haly

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1807 ¹¹⁴ Christening: Death: Cir 1874 - ( about age 67) ¹¹⁴ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1806.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1873.

Parents

Father: Lt. Col. Charles Dominic William Haly ⁵⁹⁶ Mother: Ann Hutchings ¹¹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Sir Richard James Cochrane ¹¹⁴ Marriage: 15 Sep 1829 - London, Greater London, England ¹¹⁴

Lt. Col. Charles Dominic William Haly

Sex: M
AKA: Major W. Haly ⁵¹⁵⁶, Major William Haly ⁵¹⁵⁷
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1771 - Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland ¹¹⁴ ^,596 Christening: Death: Bef 17 Sep 1835 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ ^,5158 Burial: 17 Sep 1835 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Lt. Governor of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Major in His Majesty's Nova Scotia Regiment of Fencible Infantry, Bef 11 Sep 1808, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Lt. Col. of Fifth Regiment of the Irish Brigade, After 11 Sep 1808, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Gentleman Farmer, Baly Haly, 1835, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Richard Haly ⁵⁹⁶ Mother: Anastasia Amaranthe Naveteur ⁵⁹⁶

Spouses and Children

1. Harriet Reddish ⁵⁹⁶ Marriage: Cir 1796 - Cork, Cork, Munster, Ireland ⁵⁹⁶ 2. *Ann Hutchings ¹¹⁴ Marriage: 6 Jan 1801 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁴ ^,278 ^,596
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: John Harries, 6 Jan 1801, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: General Smith, Geo. Hutchings, Sarah Bulley, 6 Jan 1801, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

140916:
Transcript of the Cathedral register, though marriage was likely performed at the Garrison Church (St. Thomas's):

"127 [?]
Jany. 6 Major William Haly and Miss Ann Hutchings
were married by me John Harries

Witnesses present
General Smith
Geo. Hutchings
Hannah Bulley X
1801
Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Richard John Skinnett Haly 4. Ann Teresa Elizabeth Haly 5. George Thomas Haly 6. Jane Lucy Haly 7. Amelia Harriet Haly 8. James Standish Haly 9. Anastasia Emma Haly 10. Lt. Col. Charles William Robert Haly 11. Alexander Aylmer Haly 12. William O'grady Haly

Notes
General:

010312 from NGB Ang/ Cath. Reg. of Burials:

Sep 17 1835 The Hon'ble William HALY 64 yrs A member of HM Council and many years Lieut. Colonel of the Nova Scotia Regiment. Married Jan 6 1801 St Johns Ang Cathedral to Ann Hutchings (bap 1777 St Johns, dau of George Hutchings & Jane Adams); he was first married 1796 Co Cork, Ireland to Harriet Reddish. Son of Richard Haly and Anastatia Amaranthe Naveteur, his full name was Charles Dominic William.

From Southside Families desdendants of Hutchings pages:

of Charles William Haley from Newfoundland will books volume 1 pages 211 to 213 probate year 1835. This name is spelled Haley and Haly in the will book, and Haley in the will index. In re Charles W. Haley deceased. In the Name of God Amen. I Charles William Haley Major in His Majesty's Nova Scotia Regiment of Fencible Infantry and Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's Army at present residing at Saint John's in the Island of Newfoundland but about to proceed from hence to Canada do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, vizt. Reposing full confidence in the maternal affection and good sense of my dearly beloved wife Ann Haly I give unto her during her natural life (should she remain a widow) the use benefit and advantage of all my property and effects of whatsoever nature of which I may die possessed of in this island or elsewhere. But in the event of my said wife marrying again then I will and direct that my said wife shall only receive out of my property estate and effects for her sole use and benefit the sum of Five hundred pounds sterling or thirty pounds stg per annum during her natural life as may be most convenient to my estate. And by her last will should she remain a widow she shall have it in her power to give or devise to any or either of my children whom she may think most deserving or stand in greater need than the rest the sum of One thousand pounds sterling or sixty pounds stg per annum as may be most convenient as aforesaid, which said sum of one thousand pounds sterling or sixty pounds stg per annum shall be raised levied and paid out of my estate property and effects. But in the event of my said wife's marrying again then and in that case I will and devise that she shall only have the power by her last will and testament to give and devise the sum of Five hundred pounds sterling or thirty pounds stg per annum as may be most convenient as aforesaid to my any or either of my children whom she may think most deserving or stand most need thereof which said sum shall be raised and levied out of my estate as aforesaid. This last sum of five hundred pounds or Thirty pounds per annum is over and above the sum of Five hundred pounds stg or Thirty pounds per annum to be paid to my said wife in the event of her marrying again. And I do further will and devise that on the decease of my wife or on her marrying again, that all the rest and residue of my property of every description shall be divided among my children share and share alike. And for the purpose of ascertaining the true statement of my affairs at the time of my decease it is my will and I do hereby direct that a particular Inventory be taken of my estate and effects a copy of which shall be sent to my brother Aylmer Haly of Harefield Grove near Uxbridge, Middlesex, another to my wife and one recorded in the Book of the Probate of Wills Newfoundland. And I do further will and devise that it shall not be lawful for my said wife to sell transfer mortgage or lease any part of the property of my said estate without the consent and with the signature of my said brother Aylmer Haly or of his attorney duly authorized and empowered by him for that purpose. Or in case of his death, without the consent of the Chief Justice of the Island of Newfoundland for the time being. And I do hereby nominate and appoint my said wife Ann Haly to be executrix and my brother Aylmer Haly and the Chief Justice of the Island of Newfoundland for the time being Trustees to this my last will and testament for all property that I may die possessed of in this Island to take care of and see the same perform acceding to the true intent and meaning thereof And for all property and effects of what nature soever I may die possessed of or be entitled unto in any other part of the world. I hereby appoint my said wife Ann Haly executrix and my said brother Aylmer Haly or his executors or administrators to be executors to this my last will and testament. And I do hereby make null and void all and every other or former wills or testaments by me made and do declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Saint John's in the Island of Newfoundland this fifteenth day of June in the fifty fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. C. Wm. Haly (LS) Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Charles William Haly to be as and for his last will and testament in presence of us, Thos. Stabb (of St. John's Merchant) John Terrington, Ordnance Storekeeper. James Blaikle, Noy Pub. Con'l. As I am not likely to die in as good circumstances as I had a right to expect when I made this will I must restrict the power herein given to my wife of devising the sum of One thousand pounds to Five hundred only recommending more particularly to her care her unmarried daughter, besides which in case of my effecting the sale of my Commission it is my desire that the sum of Three hundred pounds be settled on each of my four daughters to be paid on the day of their marriage or on the death of their mother their receiving only the yearly interest of the same from the day of their coming of age up to that period this sum to be paid them besides and above what may be their due proportion in the division of the property. Given under my hand at Ballyhaly near St. John's Newfoundland this 17th day of June 1826. Wm. Haly.

In 1800, a cell of the Society of United Irishmen was uncovered in the St. John's Garrison, making Newfoundland one of the few places outside Ireland in which the United Irish rising had political effects. Even at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, political activism rooted in Irish agrarian movements manifested themselves in Newfoundland, in such forms such as the Caravats (who wore French 'cravates' or ties), and the Shanavests (literally, the 'old vests'), as noted by Judge Prowse at the end of the 19th century. Indeed, no other expatriate Irish community outside Ireland can claim such extensive and persistent ethnic, cultural, political, and religious forms as similar to those of Ireland. In the early years of the 19th century, St. John's had a large Irish population with some members of affluence. It was a town with growing influence, and was the cradle of growing cultural and political ferment. Several Irish Protestants, such as Colonel William Haly who had retired after British military service, owned farms on the outskirts St. John's. Many of these Irish both saw social needs which were not being met by government, and desired to belong to a fraternal, gentlemanly organization. In 1806, under Bishop O'Donel's patronage, they founded the Benevolent Irish Society (the BIS) as a charitable, non-profit, non-sectarian society for Irish-born men under the motto "He who gives to the poor lends to the Lord." In 1823 the BIS collected a subscription and opened a non-sectarian school in St. John's, the Orphan Asylum, for the education of the Irish poor. By the late 1820s the BIS had gradually become de facto a Roman Catholic society, and was the most powerful and influential fraternal society in Newfoundland. ©2001, John Edward FitzGerald

…….The land chosen had once belonged to a man of Irish decent who served in the British Army, Lieutenant Colonel William Haly who was president of the Council of Newfoundland and had passed away here in 1835. Colonel Haly was a "gentleman farmer" and after his death the property became a summer retreat for people who wanted to get out into the country for a while. Guests actually boarded at the estate. Some time later, in the 1890's, the property was managed by a magistrate who called himself Haly Hutton. He also had a military background and "mocked up" Bally Haly as a military establishment, installing firing trenches in order to repel any restless breed which might approach it. This military camp was displayed with some pride as tours were conducted showing off a knowledge of military strategy and tactics. The only thing is, the guns wer made of wood. At one point apparently, these same people had crowds going round and round on Signal Hill to give the French the idea St. John's was much more heavily fortified than it actually was at that particular period. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/Members/tom.paterson/ogrady1.htm

100418 from the Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills Collection (GN169) at The Rooms:

Vol. 9, Page 90

This is a slightly different form of transaction than those seen previously. It pertains to the distribution of the estate of the late George and Jane Hutchings. Can there be anything more acrimonious than the settling of ownership of lands and property after the death of a parent who is negligent enough to not stipulate in his or her will (if indeed one was written) the distribution of these prized assets amongst their children. This situation generally breaks families apart and makes worst enemies out of siblings who should be best friends. In this case, the heirs tried everything in their power to reason with the person (George Hutchings Jr.) who apparently initially seized all of the assets after the death of the father and then the mother, but to no avail, so an umpire was appointed to make sense of the whole mess. And it was a huge estate comprised of extremely valuable waterside promises in the prime real estate part of St. John's. There was more than enough property to go around. But greed is a common trait of humans unfortunately. In the end, what appears to be a reasonably resolution was recommended by the umpire and accepted by most, but apparently not all of the heirs. I suspect the war went on in this family and may have lead to an inter-generational feud the bad blood of which may exist to this day.

A second document is found which relates to George Hutchings. Apparently, in addition to being a Planter, he was a merchant, and whether in that capacity or otherwise, he acted as an agent for several absentee landlords in England who issued him a Power of Attorney to act on their behalf in the management of their properties. After his death, his widow, Jane, wrote to these absentee landlords and requested that they turn over these properties to her. Oddly enough, they agreed to do so. It seems there must have been some confusion over the eventual ownership of the properties in question. Also, the correspondent (a lawyer?) who wrote to Jane confirming the agreement of the two couples who had been represented by her late husband to relinquish their claim on the properties, mentioned that her children in England were all well but that some of them had expressed a wish that they had seen a copy of their father's will. There appears to have been some concern on their part that, in their absence from Newfoundland, their mother may have been taking advantage of and claiming all of their father's assets. This explains how Jane wound up with a goodly portion of the prime waterfront properties in St. John's.

One interesting side note is that the acquisitive Judge William Carter involved himself in the settlement. This may have been because one of his daughters married a grandson of George and Jane Hutchings. Any excuse, I suspect, to potentially get his hands on another valuable piece of real estate.

The parties accepting the proposed division were:

William Carter Esq. attorney to Capt. Stiles (Husband of daughter Jane Hutchings)
Major Wm. Haly for himself (i.e. he was the husband of daughter Ann Hutchings)
John Stewart Esq. Attr. to W. Bruere (James Bruere was husband of daughter Mary Adams Hutchings)
Jno. Williams Esq. attr. for Lieut. McKillop (Husband of daughter Hannah Hutchings)
George Hutchings Esq. attr. for Thos. Hutchings and others
Mrs. Elias Rowe for herself (Most likely Elizabeth Hutchings who married Capt. Penson but may have remarried)

Capt. Thomas Skinner's name (the son of Col. Thomas Skinner seen often in other documents here) appears at the end of the list for reasons unknown. He does not share in the distribution and was not married to any of the daughters. Note that all of the female heirs but one are not mentioned. Their husband's are assumed to be the heirs on their behalf, typical of the time. Mrs. Elias Rowe, whoever she was, must have been a widow.

Another interesting side note is the mention of a "Mrs. Morey" as an adjacent landowner to property eventually ceded by mutual agreement to George Hutchings Jr. I believe this spelling is correct and this person was in fact not a Morry from Ferryland. There was a gentleman of that name in St. John's who was a coal merchant for many years. By pure coincidence his Christian name was Matthew. He was in no way related to the Morrys of Ferryland.

One final note. While the original document itself was dated 21 Oct. 1809, it was not registered in the Supreme Court Records until 8 Nov. 1815. I suspect that it had been registered previously but that the record of that registration was being renewed because of an ongoing dispute.

Dist of Estate Geo & Jane Hutchings 21 Oct 1809

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