Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Francis Joseph McNamara

      Sex: M

AKA: Joseph McNamara ⁵⁹⁶⁴

Individual Information

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1899 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Christening: Death: 10 Jun 1966 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 66) ³⁴⁴ Burial: After 10 Jun 1966 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Merchant on Queen St., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 32 Cochrane St., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: Lemarchant Rd., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Living: 11 Jun 1957, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Living: 7 May 1963.

Parents

         Father: Hon. Francis Michael McNamara ⁵^,344^,1894
         Mother: Victoria Eugenia Bearns ³⁴⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Isabel Kennedy ³⁴⁴ 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living

Hon. Francis Michael McNamara

      Sex: M

AKA: Frank McNamara ¹⁸⁹⁴

Individual Information

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Christening: Death: 19 May 1951 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 81) Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Education: St. Bonaventure's High School, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Owner: Commission Merchant, F. J. McNamara Ltd., After 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 15 Garrison Hill, 1908, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Election: Legislative Council, 1917-1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: Lemarchant Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Departure: on SS NEWFOUNDLAND bound for Halifax and onware on SS AUSONIA, 23 Feb 1931, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Appointment: Minister without Portfolio, 1932-1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Interesting: A plaintiff in the case against the Commission of Government, Dec 1948, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The case was brought because the question of a return to Responsible Government was not put to a plebicite or referendum, as called for by the last act of the outgoing government in 1932 when the Commission of Government was installed. The case was unsuccessful largely because all three Supreme Court Justices (Dunfield, Emerson and Winter) had been appointed by the Commission of Government.

Parents

         Father: Augustine McNamara ³⁴⁴
         Mother: Johanna Keefe ²⁸²

Spouses and Children

1. Victoria Eugenia Bearns ³⁴⁴ Marriage: 14 Sep 1896 - Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴

Marriage Events

• Witnesses: William And Alice Bearns, 14 Sep 1896, Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Villa Nova

Children: 1. Sister Victoria Mary McNamara 2. Dr. J. Arch McNamara 3. Francis Joseph McNamara 2. *Mary Kielly ³⁴⁴ Marriage: 5 Jul 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Children: 1. Living 2. Joseph F. McNamara 3. Louise McNamara 4. Eleanor Mary McNamara 5. Joan McNamara

Notes

General:

House servants were Ellen Codner and Lizzie Barron of Torbay according to Marie Skiffington.

110815:

A ship's manifest for the SS NEWFOUNDLAND leaving St. John's for Halifax on February 21, 1931 shows Frank McNamara travelling with his wife Mary. Their destination is not named but they are joining the SS AUSONIA for their onward travel so it is most likely the US, though it could be Europe.

190916:
Here is his bio by Edward Roberts in the memoir of Peter Cashin, "My Fight for Newfoundland":

McNamara, Frank (1870-1951)
McNamara, a commission merchant, was a Member of the Legislative
Council from 1917 to 1934 and served as a Minister without Portfolio in
the second Ministry (1932-34) of Frederick Alderdice, qv. His principal
holding was F.J. McNamara Limited, a wholesale grocery firm. He became
a strong supporter of the Responsible Government League during the 1948
Referenda campaigns and was a plaintiff in the proceeding brought against
the Commission of Government in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland in
December 1948. The case was heard by Brian Dunfield, qv, who dismissed
the claim. Dunfield's decision was upheld by his fellow judges Edward
Emerson and Harry Winter, qqv, on appeal. The decisions are reported in
Currie (Honourable John S.) et al. v. MacDonald (Sir Gordon, Governor of
Newfoundland) et al. (Newfoundland Law Reports 1947-1949 [Trial], 365-
399, and [Appeall, 399-423). He was the "middle-class general dealer" of
whom PJC spoke (176).

Frederick McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

     Birth Date: Mar 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Alfred McNamara ⁵^,344
         Mother: Mary Lynch ³⁴⁴

Notes

General:

Year of birth may be 1910

George Cornwall McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1903 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸³² Christening: Death: 6 Sep 1973 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 69) ²⁸³² Burial: Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Events

• Godfather: John Harris, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Godmother: Clara Carew, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Accountant, Job Bros. & Ayres, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Wholesaler on George St., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Birth: 2 Nov 1901, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Medical Condition: Nearly drowned in open water pipe trench, Cir 1910, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Residence: 16 Aug 1928, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Departure: To NYC on SS FORT AMHERST, 24 Aug 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Arrival: From St. John's on SS FORT AMHERST, 29 Aug 1945, New York, New York, New York, United States of America.

• Residence: 4 Park Place, Rennies Mill Rd., 22 Apr 1958, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Medical Condition: Died at summer home, 6 Sep 1973, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Death: 6 Sep 1980, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: John Thomas McNamara ⁵^,344
         Mother: Anne Josephine Carew ³⁷⁸^,2235

Spouses and Children

1. *Winnifred Shea ⁵^,344^,5892 
       Marriage: Bef 16 Aug 1928 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁵⁹⁸
       Children:
                1. Dolorosa Marie McNamara

Notes

General:

Enid O'Brien email 01/09/00:

"George married Winnifred Shea. They had a wholesale business on George Street for years."

Email from Andrea Tarvin 210207:

"George Cornwall McNamara - Born October 23, 1900 - Died September 6, 1973. There may be some discrepancy over the birthdate but not the death date because I was there that night and it was the night before my mother's birthday.

Just got off the phone with Marie Skiffington...I think she may be right and my grandfather was born in 1903, still October 23rd though."

110815:

There seems to be some evidence that George Cornwall McNamara and his wife and daughter lived in the US for a while and returned to Newfoundland. On the ship's manifest of the S.S. Ft. Amherst leaving St. John's August 24, 1945 it shows that their last permanent residence was in New York City. It is possible that this was an error and was their intended desination but the column seems to be correct for other travellers so it seems likely it is correct for them as well. Possibly he was assigned to work in the US temporarily as an agent for one of the St. John's merchants (Job Bros., Ayres) with whom he worked as an accountant. But it would have only been temporary as they spent most of their lives in St. John's and he and Winnifred died there.

Dr. J. Arch McNamara

      Sex: M

AKA: Dr. Arch McNamara ⁵⁹⁶⁴

Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 May 1899 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Medical Doctor.

• Living: 11 Jun 1957, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Living: 7 May 1963.

Parents

         Father: Hon. Francis Michael McNamara ⁵^,344^,1894
         Mother: Victoria Eugenia Bearns ³⁴⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Rose Peyton ³⁴⁴ 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
                5. Living
                6. Living

Notes

General:

The birth date is clearly in error and Marie Skiffington knows this but hasn't been able to correct it yet..

James McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

     Birth Date: Between 1790 and 1803
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Augustine McNamara ³⁴⁴
         Mother: Mary Forestal ³⁴⁴

James McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

     Birth Date: Bef 24 Feb 1871 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴
    Christening: 24 Feb 1871 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Augustine McNamara ³⁴⁴
         Mother: Johanna Keefe ²⁸²

Living

      Sex: M

Parents

         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

Father James J. McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Christening: Death: 4 Jun 1913 - Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 38) ³⁴⁴ Burial: After 4 Jun 1913 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death: Fatty Degenerative Heart Disease

Events

• Ordination: Catholic Priest, Witless Bay and Burin, Newfoundland, Sep 1902, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: Augustine McNamara ³⁴⁴
         Mother: Johanna Keefe ²⁸²

Notes

General:

Information from Enid O'Brien 130815:

He was stationed in Burin for the last 7 years before his death; however, he came to St. John's for medical advice and he died in the home of his brother, Alfred, on Robinson's Hill. Ref. Daily News June 4, 1913. Vital Stats for St. John's says that Father James McNamara was buried in Belvedere.

James John McNamara

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 16 Jul 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Christening: 16 Jul 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Death: 30 Nov 1966 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Burial: Dec 1966 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁴⁴ Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Events

• Godfather: Alex Wadden, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Godfather: Joseph Mullaly, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Medical Condition: Died at home, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Occupation: Accountant, Read And Son, Watson Leith, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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

Parents

         Father: John Thomas McNamara ⁵^,344
         Mother: Anne Josephine Carew ³⁷⁸^,2235
        Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes

General:

Enid O/Brien email 01/09/00: "James died young, quite suddenly, he was an accountant. He didn't marry."

According to 1935 Census his annual income was $1135.

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