Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Albert Hutchings Le Messurier

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1876 - Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ Christening: Death: 20 Dec 1876 - Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: 1876.

• Alt. Death: 1876.

Parents

         Father: Peter Wilson Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Frances Mary Hutchings ²¹³

Notes

General:

Birth reported on 14 Oct. 1876 in: 1) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878

Death reported on 01 Jun 1877 in: 1) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878 2) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895 3) Morning Chronicle 1865-1881

Alexander Brown Le Messurier

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵¹¹ ^,6080 Christening: 13 Aug 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸⁰ Death: 21 Nov 1933 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 68) ⁶⁰⁸¹ Burial: 22 Nov 1933 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸¹ Cause of Death: Strangulation/Hanging - suicide

Events

• Alt. Birth: 1855.

• Occupation: Draper, 18 Feb 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Bookeeper, 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: Water St., 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Bookkeeper, Water St., 16 Jul 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Membership: First initiated into Freemason Avalon Lodge, 11 Jan 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name:Alexander Le Messerier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:28
Birth Year:abt 1866
Initiation Date:11 Jan 1894
First Payment Year on Register:1894
Year Range:1887-1909
Profession:Clerk
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:271

Passing: Feb 8 1894
Raising: April 12 1894

It appears he may have failed to keep up his dues and had to be reinitiated later.

• Occupation: Clerk, 11 Jan 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Accountant, 4 Feb 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: Pleasant St., 4 Feb 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: Catherine St., 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 44 Angel Place, 1 Oct 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 22 Angel St., 1915, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 1916, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Census: 1921 Newfoundland Census of household of Alex Le Messurier, McDougall St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name:Alex Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Age:56
Marital status:Married
Relation to Head:Head
Birth Date:1865
Birth Place:St John's, Newfoundland
Residence Year:1921
Residence Place:McDougall Street, St. John's East, Newfoundland, Canada
Household Members:
NameAge
Alex Le Messurier56
Philip Le Messurier24
Mary Le Messurier23
Ethel L Smith43
.

• Occupation: Accountant, HM Customs, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 11 Aug 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name:Alexander Bracon Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:56
Birth Year:abt 1865
Initiation Date:11 Aug 1921
First Payment Year on Register:1921
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:H. M. Customs
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:77.

• Occupation: H. M. Customs, 11 Aug 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name:Alexander Bracon Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:56
Birth Year:abt 1865
Initiation Date:11 Aug 1921
First Payment Year on Register:1921
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:H. M. Customs
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:77.

• Alt. Death: Event Description: Hanging - suicide, 20 Nov 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Enid had provided this information but we later learned (20 July 2019) that the date of the newspaper she read must have been recorded improperly.

• Occupation: Customs Official at Listing Room, KIng's Wharf, 1933, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Burial: After 5 Mar 1933.

• Will: Listing but not transcript found on Newfoundland's Grand Banks, 1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Newfoundland Wills "L"
from LDS FHC Microfilm
1830 - 1962.

Parents

         Father: George Hare Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Elizabeth Brown

Spouses and Children

1. *Fanny Susannah Sorsoleil ⁵¹¹ Marriage: 18 Feb 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹

Marriage Events

• Minister/Priest: Rev. E. Botwood, 18 Feb 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Marriage Notice: in multiple newspapers, 19 Feb 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Married Alex B., youngest son of George LeMessurier to Fanny S. Sorsoleil, both of St. John's on 1 8th at St. Mary's Church by Rev. E. Botwood.
1890, Feb. 19. G.T.C. . Marriage Notes

Reported 19 Feb 1890 in:

1) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936 2) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 3) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895 4) (Newfoundland) Colonist 1886-1892

Bride was the youngest daughter of P.H. Sorsoleil. Groom was the youngest son of George Lemessurier.

Children: 1. Harold George Alexander Le Messurier 2. Mildred Elizabeth Louise Helen Le Messurier 3. Lieut. Phillip Sorsoleil Le Messurier 4. Pvt. Wallace James Le Messurier

Notes

General:

130812 from Enid O'Brien:

Alexander B LeMessurier, 62 yrs, late residence Catherine St. Custom Official ended his own life . The body of Alexander B LeMessurier, Custom Surveyor, ended his life by hanging yesterday afternoon shortly after 10 o'clock last at the Listing Room, King's Wharf............... (Ref. ET 21/11/1921)

[NB: 20 July 2019 - they got his age completely wrong; he was 68. Enid recorded the date of the newspaper incorrectly leading me to believe initially that he had died in 1921 until I found his burial record at Forest Rd. at The Rooms]

161012:

Alex lost two of his children to childhood illness within days of one another in 1893 and another was lost in the war. In the 1921 Census he was indicated as "Separated ?" and living with his only remaining son, Philip. I suspect all of this tragedy in his life is what led him to take his own life later that year.

200719:

I have discovered that there is evidently an error in the earlier information pertaining to his death. It now appears that he did not die in 1921 as the above seems to indicate but rather in 1933. I found an entry for him in the Forest Rd. Cemetery ledger as follows:

125. Nov 21 [1933] King's Quay (Place of Death) Strangulation. Alexander le Messurier. Sec K Lot 2 No 17. 63 years old. Nov. 22 [1933] burial. St. Thomas's Parish. $6.50 fee paid. The officiating minister's signature is illegible (looks like K. S. Facey) but he is not one of those regularly found in the register so I think this may have had to do with the cause of death being suicide. This may in fact have been a police officer or funeral director rather than a minister.

Alfred Le Messurier

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸³ Christening: 26 Aug 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸⁴ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Residence: 90 Fortier St., St. Louis Ward, Montreal East, 2 Apr 1851, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Occupant)

• Census: 90 Fortier St., St. Louis Ward, Montréal East, 2 Apr 1871, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Household Member)

Parents

         Father: William Warner Le Messurier ⁷²⁸^,1292^,4264
         Mother: Priscilla Ann Morry ¹⁶⁸^,282

Alfred Williams Le Messurier

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1878 - Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ Christening: Death: Cir Dec 1878 - Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,213 Burial: Cause of Death: Diphtheria ³³⁰⁴

Events

• Medical Condition: Died at 10 months.

• Alt. Birth: 1878.

• Documentation: Birth announcement in newspapers, 30 Mar 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Born to the wife of Mr. LeMessurier a son at "Sea View Cottage'', Twillingate, March 3,
30 Mar.1878 C S.

• Obituary: In several newspapers, 24 Dec 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Alfred Wm. only surviving child of Peter and Fanny died of diphtheria age 10 months at Twillingate 24 Dec. 1878 G C S.

Parents

         Father: Peter Wilson Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Frances Mary Hutchings ²¹³

Notes

General:

Birth was reported 30 March 1878 in: 1) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878 2) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936

Death was reported 24 dec 1878 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878 3) Harbor Grace Standard ( also known as Standard and Conception Bay Advertiser) 1859-1936

Deceased was the only surviving child of Peter and Fanny Lemessurier.He was 10 months old at death.

Alma Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1919 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷⁸⁰ Christening: Death: 19 Feb 2020 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 100) ⁵⁷⁸⁰ Burial: 22 Feb 2020 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷⁸⁰ Cause of Death:

Events

• Education: Bishop Spencer College, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Furness Withy Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Birth: Oct 1915.

• Alt. Birth: Event Description: From 1921 Census, Oct 1919, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Birth: 26 Oct 1919, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Census: 30 Williams St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)

• Living: Tiffany Manor, 1 Jul 2016, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Met Alma while visiting Jean Carter Stirling with brother Glen and Enid O'Brien.

• Living: Tiffany Manor, 26 Oct 2019, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: Archibald Le Messurier ⁵^,146
         Mother: Isabella Herald ³⁴⁵^,2368

Spouses and Children

1. *Bruce Jeans ⁵ 
       Marriage: 24 Jul 1946 - St. Jacques, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵
Marriage Notes 



020716 from Enid O'Brien:

 wedding announcement appeared in the Evening Telegram on 20/7/1946-3.  The marriage of Alma, only dgt of Isabelle and the late Archibald LeMessurier to Bruce, son of Mrs Rose and the late Mr Jeans on Wed. July 24th at the Anglican Cathedral.  


       Children:
                1. Linda Diane Jeans
                2. Derek Bruce Jeans

Notes

General:

260606: Dates of birth of Cyril and Alma on the 1921 Census as reported by Enid O'Brien must be erroneous as they are separated by only 2 months.

010716:
Met Alma while visiting Jean Carter Stirling with brother Glen and Enid O'Brien

Follow up email from Enid:

Hi,

It was nice meeting with everyone this afternoon and fun to exchange stories.

I had a look at the info I had on Alma and I have a few things that you might be interested in. Her wedding announcement appeared in the Evening Telegram on 20/7/1946-3. The marriage of Alma, only dgt of Isabelle and the late Archibald LeMessurier to Bruce, son of Mrs Rose and the late Mr Jeans on Wed. July 24th at the Anglican Cathedral. She had two children, ie, Linda, born 6/6/1950-29/11/2015 md William Dunne. They had no children. The second child was a son, Derek Jeans, born 1950-31/1/2012 and he was single. Alma's father, Archibald, died on 26/8/1840 and was buried from his home on Williams Street (Ref. Evening Telegram Aug 20/1940. She only had one brother, Cyril Vincent, born Aug 1915-22/6/1995 md Daisy Peckford on 2/9/1940.

Chris, I hope you and Glen will enjoy the rest of your stay and if you get a chance drop by - just call and I can pick you up.

Take care,

Enid

150318:
In looking at the 1921 Census myself I can see how Enid misread the information. In fact, her date of birth was given as October 1919 and her age as 2.

Ann Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

     Birth Date: Cir 1809 ²¹³
    Christening: 
          Death: 4 Dec 1893 -  ( about age 84) ²¹³
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Jean Des Caches Le Messurier ²¹³^,279
         Mother: Mary Moullin ²¹³

Ann Frances Le Messurier

      Sex: F

AKA: Fanny Lemessurier ²¹³ ^,6086 ^,6087

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸³ ^,6085 Christening: 24 Aug 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁸⁵ Death: 14 Apr 1944 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ( at age 81) ²³ Burial: After 14 Apr 1944 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ²³ Cause of Death:

Events

• Residence: 90 Fortier St., St. Louis Ward, Montreal East, 2 Apr 1851, Montreal, Québec, Canada. (Occupant)

• Alt. Birth: 15 Aug 1872.

Parents

         Father: William Warner Le Messurier ⁷²⁸^,1292^,4264
         Mother: Priscilla Ann Morry ¹⁶⁸^,282
        Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes

General:

170810: It appears from Jean Carter Stirling's information that William Augustus Frederick LeMessurier and his sister Ann Frances were twins.

200216: Find a grave shows she was buried at Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal with her brother Thomas William and his wife.

100918 from NGB transcript of St. Mary's Anglican church, St. John's births/baptisms:

Pre-1891 Registration
Volume 27

St Mary's Anglican Church (South Side, St.

Baptisms
1859 - 1868

LEMESSURIERAnn Frances LEMESSURIERWilliam Warner & Priscilla Ann b Aug 10 1862 St Johnsbap Aug 24 1862agenttwin
LEMESSURIERAugustus Frederick LEMESSURIERWilliam Warner & Priscilla Ann b Aug 10 1862 St Johnsbap Aug 24 1862agenttwin

Living

      Sex: F

Parents

         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

Living

      Sex: F

Parents

         Father: Walter Smith Le Messurier ³⁹⁶
         Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

2. Living

Anne Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

     Birth Date: Guernsey, Channel Islands ²⁷⁹
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Jean Du Foulon Le Messurier ⁴¹³¹
         Mother: Jouanne Henry ⁷⁸^,279

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