Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

      Sex: F

Parents

         Father: Herbert Stanley Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Alice Juliet Bjarnason ¹⁷⁶

Edith Jane Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1878 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³ ^,93 Christening: 9 Feb 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁹³ Death: 4 Jan 1938 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 59) ⁵³ Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Matron for the hospital for mental and nervous diseases (The Waterford), St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Documentation: Birth announcement in newspapers, 21 Dec 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Born to wife of P. F. LeMessurier a daughter of l 4^th
21 Dec. 1878.

Parents

         Father: Peter Frederick Le Messurier ²¹³^,279
         Mother: Emma Mary Seraphina Long ⁹³^,213
        Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes

General:

Email from Enid O'Brien 250606:

"Daily News, Jan 4, 1938 Edith Le Messurier eld dgt of Emma and the late P.Fred LeMessurier, leaving mother, one sister, 2 brothers. Funeral from 8 Field Street.

(My note: the brothers were Herbert who died May 14, 1945 at Montreal and Archibald who died 26/8/1940 in St. John's [Ref. Evening Telegram] and her sister was Isabelle who died 2/4/1970 in St John's [Ref. Evening Telegram]."

30715:

Cyril Vincent Le Mesurier's son C.R. (Craig) Le Messurier prepared a family history and tree sometime in the 1980s which is on file at The Rooms as MG 929.120 among the family history series. I had seen it before this year and even photographed several pages previously but wound up doing the same thing again this year because the information had not been recorded in my family tree the last time I did so. I intend to make sure that this is rectified now.

Here is part of what Craig had to say about this family:
Edith Jane did not marry. She was the matron for the hospital for mental and nervous diseases in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Living

      Sex: M

Parents

         Father: John Le Messurier ¹⁴³¹
         Mother: Elizabeth Vibert ¹⁴³¹

Living

      Sex: M

Parents

         Father: Francis Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Belle Carter ²¹³

Edwin Martin Le Messurier

      Sex: M

AKA: Edward M. Le Messurier ¹⁴¹

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1858 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁶²⁷ Christening: Death: Between Apr and Jun 1950 - Lancaster, Lancashire, England ¹¹⁶¹ ^,2627 Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 10 Mar 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Edwin M La Messurier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Edwin M La Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:23
Birth Year:abt 1859
Initiation Date:10 Mar 1882
First Payment Year on Register:1882
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Accountant
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newofundland
Lodge Number:776, 1078
Folio Number:82.

• Occupation: Accountant, 10 Mar 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 8 Jul 1908, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Edwin M Le Messurier
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Edwin M Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1882
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's, Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:68.

• Census: 113 Gower St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: Capt. James Le Messurier ¹⁴¹
         Mother: Anna Martin ⁵⁹⁴^,2627

Spouses and Children

1. *Annie M. Long ⁵³ Marriage: 26 Jun 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹

Marriage Events

• Minister/Priest: Rev. T. G. Netten, 26 Jun 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Marriage Notice: 27 Jun 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Edwin M. eldest son of the late Capt. James LeMessurier of Guernsey, married Annie M. Long 5th daughter of Thos. Long of the Surveyor General's Dept at St. Mary's by Rev. Netten
27 June, 1885 Tsn M. Marriage Notes

180806: According to BDM:

Bride was the fifth daughter of Thomas Long of the Surveyor General's Department. Groom was the eldest son of the late Capt. James Lemessurier of Guernesy, Channel Islands. [His first name was also recorded as Edwin M.]

Marriage reported on 27 june 1885 in: 1) Twillingate Sun 1880-1953 2) Evening Mercury (then Evening Herald) 1882-1920

Children: 1. Le Messurier 2. Frederick Long Le Messurier 3. Ralph Huie Le Messurier 4. Gerald Le Messurier

Notes

General:

140817 from NGB website 1921 Census:

113 GOWER ST
32 37 Edwin LE MESSURIER M HEAD Married 1861 Aug 60 St John's City
Annie LE MESSURIER F Wife Married 1865 Aug 56 St John's City
Gerald LE MESSURIER M Son Single 1904 Mar 17 St John's City
Ralph LE MESSURIER M Son Single 1898 May 23 St John's City
⁶⁰⁹⁵

Elfrida Ellen Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir Mar 1856 ²⁷¹⁴ Christening: Death: 29 Jun 1865 - Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 9) ¹⁴¹ ^,213 Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Obituary: 6 Sep 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Elfreda Ellen, youngest dau. George, th died at Twillingate age 9 years 6 mths, August 2 9, 6/9/1865 P Chr
.

Parents

         Father: George Hare Le Messurier ²¹³
         Mother: Elizabeth Brown
        Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes

General:

180806:

According to BDM:

Deceased was the youngest daughter of George Lemessurier.

Death was announced on 06 Sept 1865 in: 1) Patriot and Terra Nova Herald 1833-1890 2) Morning Chronicle 1865-1881

Eliza Anne Le Messurier

      Sex: F

AKA: Eliza Ann Noel ⁶⁰⁹⁶

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1844 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1688 ^,2360 ^,6097 Christening: 14 Nov 1844 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1688 ^,2360 ^,6098 Death: 8 Sep 1924 - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 79) ²³ ^,78 ^,279 Burial: After 8 Sep 1924 - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: 1844, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Minister/Priest: W. J. Hoyles performed the baptism at St. Luke's, 14 Nov 1844, Ferryland, Newfoundland.

• Minister/Priest: W. J. Hoyles, 14 Nov 1844, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Godmother: Eliza Anne LeMessurier was the godmother of her cousin Matthew Morry, son of Robert, 15 Jul 1860, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Interesting: Letter from Eliza A. Le Messurier to Vic (Maria Victoria Matilda [Winsor] Morry, 11 Jun 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: at time of marriage, St. Thomas's Parish, 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Death: 3 Sep 1875.

• Alt. Death: After 1884.

Parents

         Father: Peter Paint Le Messurier ⁷⁸^,213^,279
         Mother: Mary Morry ¹⁶⁸^,278^,728^,983

Spouses and Children

1. *Rev. Canon John Monk Noel ⁷⁸ ^,142 ^,213 ^,278 ^,279 Marriage: 9 Jan 1868 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁷⁸ ^,1429

Marriage Events

• Minister/Priest: James Kelly, D.D., Coadjutor Bishop of Newfoundland, 9 Jan 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Witnesses: Mary Jane Le Messurier, P. P. Le Messurier, W. M. Le Messurier and Theophilus G. Netten, 9 Jan 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Marriage Notice: 14 Jan 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Eliza, eldest daughter Peter LeMessurier of this place, married Rev. John Monk Noel, by Co-Adj. Bishop of Nfld at Cathedral
14 Jan 1868, C T PL Chr
. Marriage Notes

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to BDM: Bride was the eldest daughter of Peter Le Messurier of St. John's. Groom was Rev. John Monk Noel. Marriage performed by Coadjutor Bishop of Newfoundland.
was announced on 14 Jan 1865 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895 3) Patriot and Terra Nova Herald 1833-1890 4) Public Ledger 1820-1882 (issues available begin 1827) 5) Morning Chronicle 1865-1881
Cathedral register record reads:
^{o.^{54 John Monk Noel, Clerk, ^ ^{Bachelor^{and Eliza Ann [sic] Le Messurier,
the former of Island Cove, and the latter of
Parish were married in this Cathedral Church this
day of January in the year of our Lord one
Eight hundred and Sixty Eight by me
\\ul James Kelly D. D.
\\ulnone Coadjutor [?] Bishop of Newfoundland
marriage was solemnized { J\\ul ohn M\\ulnone . \\ul Noel\\ulnone
us { Eliza Anne [sic] Le Messurier
the presence of us
P. Le Messurier
M. Le Messurier
Jane Le Messurier
G. Netten
\
}}}}}

Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Alice Rosa Noel 6. Living 7. Living 8. Frank Noel 9. Florence Noel

Notes

General:

040715:

According to Craig Le Messurier's family tree notes: "Eliza married the Rev. Canon J. Noel, They had six chikdren."

Eliza Shirley Hutchings Le Messurier

      Sex: F

AKA: Elizabeth Le Messurier ¹⁴¹, Eliza H. Morry ⁶⁰⁹⁹

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1809 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²¹³ Christening: Death: 28 Nov 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 83) ²¹³ ^,6100 ^,6101 Burial: 30 Nov 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ ^,6100 Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: 1809, Guernsey, Channel Islands.

• Property: Transfer in trust to Peter Weston Carter - Marsh Meadow west end of Duckworth St., 21 Dec 1820, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)

• Property: Sale of part of George Hutchings estate on New Gower St., 19 Feb 1865, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)

• Property: $800 Loan from Lewis Tessier against Eliza's 1/6th of 1/8th of George Hutchings Estate, 9 Mar 1870, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)

• Property: Sale to Campbell Macpherson of property Topsail Rd. as Administrix of Thomas G. Morry, 29 Dec 1882, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Property: Sale of Mundy Pond Island to Thomas W. Spry as Administrix for Thomas G. Morry, 13 Mar 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Probate: Letters of Administration requested by widow, Eliza Hutchings Morey [sic], 23 Dec 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Executor)

• Alt. Death: 1892.

• Residence: 112 Harvey Rd., 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Death: 28 Nov 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: Pierre Broom Le Messurier ⁷⁸^,213^,279^,1292
         Mother: Eliza Coke Hutchings ⁷⁸^,213^,279^,1292

Spouses and Children

1. *Thomas Graham Morry II ¹⁰⁹ ^,168 ^,213 Marriage: 25 Nov 1840 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁷⁸ ^,585 ^,1865 ^,3037 ^,3288 ^,6102

Marriage Events

• Minister/Priest: William Bullock, Dan of Trinity, 25 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Minister/Priest: William Newhook, Dean of Trinity, 25 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Witnesses: From Jean Carter Stirling's transcript, 25 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Thomas B. Smith, N. Richards, Monier Williams Hutchings, James LeMessurier, Ann Hogsett, George LeMessurier, H.W. LeMessurier
.

• Witnesses: Jane And George Le Messurier, 25 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Witnesses: Tho. B. Smith, W. Richard, H. Le Messurier, Monier Wm. Hutchings, James S. F. Le Messurier, Jane H. S. Hogsett, Geo. Le Messurier, W. W. Le Messurier, 25 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Marriage Notice: 26 Nov 1840, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. LEMESSURIER, Elizabeth, eldest dau Peter LeMessurier th married Thomas G. Morry.
26 Nov 1840 ??
. Marriage Notes

29/08/01 at Maritime History Archive Gert Crosbie records: Morry, Thomas G., and LeMessurier, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of late Peter LeMessurier, were married. Nov. 26/40 (Newfoundlander)

Apparent discrepancy in dates in Gert Crosbie's records probably related to the fact that she uses the date of the newspaper and this is seldom the date of the event, which was recorded as the 25th in the Church (see below).

From Nfld. Genweb site, April 5, 2004:

Nov. 25, 1840, St. John's, Thomas Graham Morey [sic], bach. Ferryland, Eliza Shirley LeMessurier, spin. St. John's, Jane LeMessurier, George LeMessurier [witnesses were her brother and sister]

These notes appear on the Genweb site:

Avalon South Region Vital Statistics Volume 26D ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHNS THE BAPTIST, St Johns, Newfoundland MARRIAGES 1835 - 1849

The information was transcribed by JILL MARSHALL While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors.

PLEASE NOTE: the Vital Statistics are copies made by ministers in the1940s at the request of the Nfld Government, to provide a copy of vital records up to the year 1891 (after which govt records had been kept). There were copying errors made, and as well at times information that is in the original registers was not copied into the Vital Statistics, such as name of father of bride and groom if given, extra witnesses beyond 2, and with particular reference to this volume, I know of at least one instance where the original registers gave the groom's place of origin in England, but the Vital Stats version only states St Johns NF.Readers would be well advised to consult the original parish records if possible.

180806:

BDM CD-ROM repeats the brides name as Elizabeth and that she is the eldest daughter of the late "Peter" Lemessurier

Marriage announcement 26 Nov. 1840 in: 1) Newfoundlander 1827-1884 Bride was the eldest daughter of the late Peter LeMessurier.

I am still perplexed that this marriage is much later than the child Esther Morry's birth. Do I have the right Thomas as her father? [NO!]

281107 from NGB Website:

15 Nov 1840St. JohnsThomas Graham MOREY bach, FerrylandEliza Shirley LeMESSURIER spin, St JohnsJane LeMessurier, George LeMessurier

150113:

Kevin Rediggan's transcript:

25-Nov 1840 St. Johns Thomas Graham MOREY, bach, Ferryland. [Thomas Graham was born at Caplin Bay in 1812, the son of Matthew Morry (II) and Anne Saunders.] Eliza Shirley LeMESSURIER, spin, St Johns. [eldest daughter of the late Peter LeMessurier.] Jane LeMessurier, George LeMessurier STJB [Family spelled surname MORRY. Thomas Graham Morry died at St. Johns in Jan. 1879; Eliza died there in Nov. 1892.]

From Gert Crosbie's listings:
Morry, Thomas G., and LeMessurier, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of late Peter LeMessurier, were married. Nov. 26/40 (Newfoundlander)

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200616 Here is one more with more conflicts, a transcript by Nimshi Crewe found in his MG281 Fonds:

"From the Royal Gazette, St. John's, Tuesday, 1 December 1840
Married. On Wednesday evening last, at St. John's Church, by the Reverand Mr. Bullock. Mr. Thomas C. Morry to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Peter Lemessurier, Esq., merchant of this town."
N.C. Crewe, 23 August 1968.

It is incredible that these newspapers conflicted with each other factually to such an extent.

150916:
Here is the definitive version, from the original Cathedral register:
"No. 101
Thomas Grama Morry Bachelor of Ferryland in the province [?] of Avalon
Eliza Shirley [overwritten - appears to be the second name] Lemessurier Spinster of this place
were married in this Church this twenty fifth day of November in the
year One thousand eight hundred and forty
by me William Bullock
Dean of Trinity
This marriage was solemnized { Thos. G. Morry
by us { Eliza S. LeMessurier

In Presence of us { Tho. B. Smith
{ W. Richard
{ H. LeMessurier
{ Monier W^m. Hutchings
{ James S. H. LeMessurier
{ Jane H. S. Hogsett
{ Geo. Le Messurier
{ W. W. Le Messurier

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090621 from Jean Carter Stirling's transcript:

Box 3
Marriages
p. 56, #10 - MOREY
1840, 25 Nov - Thomas Graham Morey, bachelor of Ferryland married Eliza LeMessurier of St. John's
Witnesses: Thomas B. Smith, N. Richards, Monier Williams Hutchings, James LeMessurier, Ann Hogsett, George LeMessurier, H.W. LeMessurier

Children: 1. Annie Hutchings Morry

Notes

General:

Information on this marriage and the resulting progeny came from the Descendants of Michel LeMessurier on the Family Tree Maker Homepage ofClive LeMessurier, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.

310. ELIZA14 LeMessurier (PIERRE13, NICOLAS (DES CACHES)12, NICOLAS (DE HAUT)11, THOMAS (DE HAUT)10, NICOLAS (DE HAUT)9, JEAN (JUSTICIER)8,LEONARD (DES PREVOST)7, NICOLAS6, JEAN (DU FOULON)5, PIERRE (DES PREVOST)4, PIERRE (DES PREVOST)3, PIERRES2, MICHEL1) was born 1809, and died 1892. She married THOMAS G MORRY.

Child of ELIZA LeMessurier and THOMAS MORRY is: i. ANNIE15 MORRY.

15/9/99 Additional information, including the middle name, date of birth, marriage (ref. Gazette) death and residence at time of death of Eliza (ref. Evening Telegram) came from Enid O'Brien. She also indicated that Eliza died a widow, giving at least a clue to the year of death of her husband.

301216:

At the time of the death (9 Jan 1890) of Marianne Spurrier [Williams] Vicars it was reported in the obituary in the Evening Telegram that four Newfoundlanders attended her funeral in England including a "Mrs. Morrey". This would have been the wife of Thomas Graham Morry, Eliza Shirley Hutchings Le Messurier. The latter was her first cousin, once removed. Also attending was her nephew, Mr. Justice Pinsent, later Sir Robert Pinsent. Another attendee was her niece Mrs Henry (Louisa Mary Blackman) Alsop and the latter's brother, the Reverend Dr. Thomas Blackman. There is no accounting for why all these Newfoundlanders happened to be in England for the funeral; some were clearly resident there but it is possible the funeral was delayed for the arrival of some of the others, though it would have taken 10 days to travel from Newfoundland to England in those days.

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180419:

During his lifetime, Thomas Graham Morry's name appears on dozens of indentures pertaining to purchases and sales of properties mainly in St. John's which appear in the ledgers of the Central District Court retained at the Registry of Deeds. I have copies of all of these but did not put them in the family tree or on the family website because I suspect that the majority pertained either to his work as the agent for Newman's in St. John's (though indeed that company's name does not appear in this indentures) or possibly later in his capacity as an inusurance agent acting on behalf of clients. But this is just an assumption on my part and he may have been deeply involved in land speculation in his own right.

After his death, his wife's name, given as Eliza H. Morry without any initial for the second name Shirley which I had previously been told was part of her full name, appears on a number of indentures as his Administrix. These few indentures are clearly related to properties he or they owned jointly:

CDC Vol 29 Fol 162-163 Eliza H Admx Thomas G. Morry to Campbell Macpherson 29-12-1882

CDC Vol 29 Fol 418-419 Eliza H Admx Thomas G Morry to Thomas W Spry 13-03-1883

The latter one is particularly interesting. She sold the island in Mundy Pond (here called Monday's Pond) for only $30. Thomas had obtained the right to the island, presumably by Grant, from Her Majesty. Now that is certainly a little known fact in St. John's, if it is even known at all!

Elizabeth Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

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

Parents

         Father: Nicolas Le Messurier ⁷⁸^,279^,4131
         Mother: Loranche Henry ⁷⁸^,279

Elizabeth Le Messurier

      Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1762 ²¹³ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1762.

Parents

         Father: Capt. Nicolas Des Caches Le Messurier ⁷⁸^,213^,279
         Mother: Judith Corbin ⁷⁸^,213^,279

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