Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1925 - Marylebone, Middlesex, England ²⁵⁴ ^,1859 ^,4858 ^,6002 ^,6003 Christening: Death: 19 Jun 2006 - Penticton, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 80) ²⁵⁴ ^,331 Cremation: 22 Jun 2006 - Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Cause of Death:

Events

• Census: 1939 Register of John Kortan and wife, 55 Bartholomew Rd., King's Cross, Camden, 1939, London, Greater London, England. (Household Member)

• Census: Boarding at 52 Lemsford Rd., 1939, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

• Military: British Intelligence during WWII, 1939-1945, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Key secret installations included:

Glenalmond House (King Harry Lane): This was the base for the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) Section V, part of MI6. Staff here gathered intelligence on German spies and their networks. In 1943, the site was converted into a training centre for around 120 French resistance workers in preparation for the D-Day landings, where they learned skills like handling weapons, map reading, and enemy recognition.
Station XI (Gorhambury House): The Special Operations Executive (SOE) used Gorhambury House and the surrounding estate as a secret radio transmission station. Coded messages were broadcast from here to resistance movements in occupied Europe.

• Residence: 55 Barthlomew Rd. Household of John Kortan, 1946, St. Pancras, Greater London, England. (Occupant)

• Immigration: Aboard the SCYTHIA from Liverpool to Halifax destined for Newfoundland, Mar 1946, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

• Residence: 55 Bartholomew Rd., Kentishtown, NW5, Mar 1946, London, Greater London, England.

• Departure: Aboard the SCYTHIA from Liverpool to Halifax destined for Newfoundland, 18 Mar 1946, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

• Arrival: Aboard the SCYTHIA from Liverpool to Halifax destined for Newfoundland, 24 Mar 1946, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

• Arrival: From Halifax to St. John's on SS Fort Amerst, 26 Mar 1946, St. John's, Newfoundland.

• Departure: Returning to England with Cheryl, Cir 30 Aug 1947, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Medical Condition: Hospitalised but cause not given, Oct 1949, London, Greater London, England.

• Departure: on board the LIBERTÉ, 16 Feb 1951, Southampton, Hampshire, England.

• Arrival: on board the LIBERTÉ, 22 Feb 1951, New York, New York, New York, United States of America.

1. *CPO Reginald James Morry Royal Navy ¹⁶⁸ ^,867 ^,6004 Marriage: 11 Jul 1945 - Marylebone, Middlesex, England ¹¹⁰⁸ ^,6005

Marriage Events

• Alt. Marriage: 12 Jul 1945. From Dad Morry's diary on the 11th of July 1945:
Had a cable from Reg. He is getting married tomorrow. I hope they will be very happy. Too bad Bill was not there to stand up with him. Marriage Notes

190318 from FindMyPast:

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription
First name(s)REGINALD J
Last nameMORRY
Marriage quarter3
Marriage year1945
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™REGINALD J MORRY married
Gladys J Horton
Spouse's last nameHorton
DistrictPancras
District number-
CountyLondon
CountryEngland
Volume1B
Volume as transcribed1B
Page number209
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromGreat Britain, England
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Children: 1. Cheryl Johanna Morry 2. Living 3. Living

Birth Date: 4 May 1892 - Vienna, Wien, Austria ⁵⁷²³ ^,6008 Christening: Death: 8 Mar 1968 - Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England ( at age 75) ¹⁵¹⁶ Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: Cir 1893.

• Census: Household of John Kortan, 3/4 Saville St., Marylebone, 1921, London, Greater London, England. John Kortan in 1921
1921 Census Of England & Wales
3 /4 Saville Street, St Marylebone, London & Middlesex, England
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Household members (2 people)
First name(s)Last nameRelationship to headSexBirth yearAge in yearsBirth placeOccupationEmployer
JohnKortanHead
Male189229Vienna, AustriaHead WaiterAuqust Wyrs Helretia Club
JohannaKortanWife
Female189229SwitzerlandHome DutiesAt Home
Transcript of John's record
First name(s) John
Address 3 /4 Saville Street
Last name Kortan
Full address as transcribed 3/4 Saville St
Sex Male
Parish St Marylebone
Birth year 1892
Registration district St Marylebone
Census date 19 June 1921
Registration district number 7
Age in years 29
Sub-district All Souls
Age in months 3
Sub-district number 1
Age as transcribed 29 y 3 m
Enumeration district number 14
Relationship to head Head
County London, Middlesex
Marital status Married
Country England
Birth place Vienna, Austria
Ward of borough or urban district No 8 Langham
Birth town Vienna
Borough, urban or rural district St Marylebone MB
Birth country Austria
Parliamentary borough or division St Marylebone PB
Transcribed birth place Fienna, Austria Croicho Tlovak
Archive The National Archives
Occupation Head Waiter
Archive series RG 15
Occupation code 916
Piece number 00566
Occupation code with suffix 916/6
Schedule number 313
Employer Auqust Wyrs Helretia Club
District reference RD 7 RS 1 ED 14
Employer code 776
Schedule type code E
Place of work 1 Gerrard Place, Shaftesbury Old
Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries
Number of minor dependants 0
Other household member's first name(s) Johanna
Language used to complete form English
Other household member's last name Kortan
Person making return Mr Korton
Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales
House number 3
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
House number suffix /4
Subcategory Census
Street Saville Street
Collections from Great Britain, England

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• Nationality: 1921, Czechoslovakia.

• Occupation: Head Waiter, August Wyzz Helvetia Club, 1921, London, Greater London, England. John Kortan in 1921
1921 Census Of England & Wales
3 /4 Saville Street, St Marylebone, London & Middlesex, England
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Household members (2 people)
First name(s)Last nameRelationship to headSexBirth yearAge in yearsBirth placeOccupationEmployer
JohnKortanHead
Male189229Vienna, AustriaHead WaiterAuqust Wyrs Helretia Club
JohannaKortanWife
Female189229SwitzerlandHome DutiesAt Home
Transcript of John's record
First name(s) John
Address 3 /4 Saville Street
Last name Kortan
Full address as transcribed 3/4 Saville St
Sex Male
Parish St Marylebone
Birth year 1892
Registration district St Marylebone
Census date 19 June 1921
Registration district number 7
Age in years 29
Sub-district All Souls
Age in months 3
Sub-district number 1
Age as transcribed 29 y 3 m
Enumeration district number 14
Relationship to head Head
County London, Middlesex
Marital status Married
Country England
Birth place Vienna, Austria
Ward of borough or urban district No 8 Langham
Birth town Vienna
Borough, urban or rural district St Marylebone MB
Birth country Austria
Parliamentary borough or division St Marylebone PB
Transcribed birth place Fienna, Austria Croicho Tlovak
Archive The National Archives
Occupation Head Waiter
Archive series RG 15
Occupation code 916
Piece number 00566
Occupation code with suffix 916/6
Schedule number 313
Employer Auqust Wyrs Helretia Club
District reference RD 7 RS 1 ED 14
Employer code 776
Schedule type code E
Place of work 1 Gerrard Place, Shaftesbury Old
Schedule type England household, single page, 10 entries
Number of minor dependants 0
Other household member's first name(s) Johanna
Language used to complete form English
Other household member's last name Kortan
Person making return Mr Korton
Record set 1921 Census Of England & Wales
House number 3
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
House number suffix /4
Subcategory Census
Street Saville Street
Collections from Great Britain, England

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• Residence: 3/4 Saville, St., Marylebone, 1921, London, Greater London, England.

• Residence: 55 Bartholomew Rd., 1937, St. Pancras, Greater London, England.

• Census: 1939 Register of John Kortan and wife, 55 Bartholomew Rd., King's Cross, Camden, 1939, London, Greater London, England. Note that the line where Gladys's name would appear is blacked out and marked "This record is officially closed". I believe that this was done for anyone who later enlisted and served in a sensitive position.

• Occupation: Restaurant Supervisor, 1939, London, Greater London, England.

• Residence: 1939, St. Pancras, Greater London, England.

• Residence: 55 Bartholomew Rd., 1945-1965, St. Pancras, Greater London, England.

• Residence: 55 Barthlomew Rd. Household of John Kortan, 1946, St. Pancras, Greater London, England. John and Jeanne Kortan and Reginald and Gladys Morry.

• Alt. Death: Cir Mar 1968, Southend On Sea, Essex, England. 050817 from FindMyPast:
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
First name(s) JOHN A
Last name KORTAN
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1893
Age 75
Death quarter 1
Death year 1968
District Southend on Sea
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 1358
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from United Kingdom, England
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• Residence: 89 Southborne Grove, 8 Mar 1968, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England.

• Probate: 28 May 1968, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Transcription
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First name(s) John Adolph
Last name Kortan
Death year 1968
Death date 08 Mar 1968
Probate year 1968
Probate date 28 May 1968
Residence town -
Registry Ipswich
County Essex
Country England
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019.

1. *Johanna Kruger ⁵⁹⁹⁸ ^,5999 Marriage: Dec 1919 - St. Giles, London, Greater London, England ⁶⁰⁰⁹ ^,6010 Marriage Notes

050817 from FindMyPast:
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription
First name(s) JOHANNA
Last name KRUGER
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1919
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JOHANNA KRUGER married Johann A Kortan
Spouse's last name Kortan
District St. Giles
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1B
Page 1290
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from United Kingdom, England
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Children: 1. John A. Kortan 2. Gladys Joyce Kortan 3. Living

Birth Date: Between Jul and Sep 1921 - Rochford, Essex, England ⁶⁰¹¹ Christening: Death: Sep 1931 - Billericay, Essex, England ⁶⁰¹² Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Residence: 55 Bartholomew Rd., 1937, St. Pancras, Greater London, England. (Occupant)

• Residence: 55 Barthlomew Rd. Household of John Kortan, 1946, St. Pancras, Greater London, England. (Occupant)

1. *Nick Fundytus ¹⁴⁷⁸ Marriage: Children: 1. John Fundytus 2. Mike Fundytus 3. Ed Fundytus 4. Peter Fundytus 5. Anne Fundytus 6. Living 7. Angeline Fundytus

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