Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




William Morey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1848 - Brixham, Devon, England 513,514
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: 1881, Brixham, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Fisherman, 1881, Brixham, Devon, England. 

•  Census: 1891, Brixham, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Smack Owner, 1891, Brixham, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Furzeham,, 1901, Brixham, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Self-Employed Fisherman, 1901, Brixham, Devon, England.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth 513,514 
       Marriage: Cir 1869 - Brixham, Devon, England 188
       Children:
                1. Francis William Morey
                2. William Morey
                3. Elizabeth Morey
                4. Alfred Morey
                5. Olive Morey
                6. Lizzie E. Morey
                7. Hilda Morey
                8. Ethel M. Morey
Notes
General:
231007: Children Francis, William and Elizabeth (1877) do not appear on the 1891 Census. For the two boys this probably means they had already left home. But in the case of Elizabeth, a new Lizzie, born in about 1887, appears along with several other new children since the 1881 census.I take it this means the first Lizzie died before 1887.

010114:
I had included this family because of the surname, often used by members of my family line, and the fact that they resided not far from where my Morrys set out when they came to Newfoundland. But I have no reason to believe that they may be related. They are just retained as a separate line in case something should come up that might connect them to my main Morry line.

William Henry Morey 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Henry Morrey 4761,4767
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1825 - At Sea 1256,4765
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 1871 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 6814
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Typhoid and pneumonia 6815

Events

•  Residence: Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1825, At Sea. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1825, Devonshire, England. 

•  Census: Ritson, Harberton, 1841, Halwell, Devonshire, England. Cannot swear tha this is the same William Morey of course. This person is in the employ of a 40 year old farmer named Edmund Whiteway whose property is known as Ritson. 

•  Occupation: Labourer, 4 Aug 1848, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Court: Arrested and jailed for theft, 14 May 1850, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 160217:

It seems quite likely that it was this William Morey who was put in jail on the 14th of May 1850 for theft at Stoke Gabriel. There may have been other William Moreys in that little village at that time but if so I do not know of them. This information comes from the Devon Archive online Catalogue, Devon Quarter Sessions:

Repository 
 Devon Heritage Centre 
Reference number 
 QS/32/1850/General 
Alternative reference number 
 QS/32/193 
Description 
 LIST OF PRISONERS FOR TRIAL

William Morey, 25, theft at Stoke Gabriel
. 

•  Census: William shown as Farm Labourer but living in the village, not on a farm, 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Farm Labourer, 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Census: 1861 UK Census Household of William Henry Morey Stoke Gabriel, 1861, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. Growing family includes, wife Jane, children Sarah, James, Ellen and Richard but not William Henry who presumably is working elsewhere at the time. 

•  Alt. Death: Event Description: Recorded at Totnes, but this was only the location of the registry not the place of death, Between Jul and Sep 1865, Devonshire, England. 

•  Occupation: Labourer, 24 Jan 1869, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Death: 25 Dec 1885.
Parents 
         Father: William Henry Morey 497,1255
         Mother: Wife 513
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Gagg 445,1859,4762 
       Marriage: 27 Oct 1847 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 4767

Marriage Events

•  Marriage Banns: At St. Gabriel Anglican Church, Stoke Gabriel, Between Sep 1827 and 10 Oct 1847, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 
       Children:
                1. Gnr. William Henry Morey
                2. Sarah Ann Morey
                3. James Martin Morey
                4. Mary Jane Morey
                5. Ellen Morey
                6. Richard Morey
                7. John Morey
Notes
General:
101106:

I don't know where this family fits into our family tree but I am sure that it does since they are a remnant of the family still living inthe Stoke Gabriel area several generations after our closest ancestors left there for Dartmouth. Strangely, there are no records of Moreys or Morrys in the church of St. Gabriel at the time that this family was living there nor for several generations previous to that. It would appear that they must have attended another church nearby, possibly in Cornworthy.

I also do not know what the annotation (WRI) signifies in terms of the birth of William while at sea.

Head: MOREY, William H. NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace William H. MOREYHeadM26MFarm Lab--- (WRI)-At Sea Jane MOREYWifeM21F---Stoke Gabriel-DEV William H. MOREYSon-3M---Stoke Gabriel-DEV Sarah Ann MOREYDaur-1F---Stoke Gabriel-DEV Address:Village, Totnes Census Place:Stoke Gabriel Totnes, Devonshire PRO Reference:HO/107/1873Folio:137Page:13FHL Film:0221021

221007: Bachelor at time of marriage according to marriage certicate

160217:

It seems quite likely that it was this William Morey who was put in jail on the 14th of may 1850 for theft at Stoke Gabriel. There may have been other William Moreys in that little village at that time but if so I do not know of them. This information comes from the Devon Archive online Catalogue, Devon Quarter Sessions:

Repository
Devon Heritage Centre
Reference number
QS/32/1850/General
Alternative reference number
QS/32/193
Description
LIST OF PRISONERS FOR TRIAL

William Morey, 25, theft at Stoke Gabriel

Further to this however, the William Morey convicted was sentenced to transportation to Virginia. It is possible, if it was this William, that he received a reprieve due to family considerations, since it is evident he lived on and died in Stoke Gabriel:

DEVON QUARTER SESSIONS
TRANSPORTATION OF FELONS
Bond and Contract for transport of Ann Dolton, John Knowling, William Morey, Edward Foster, William Syms, Thomas Ware, Elizabeth Sheppard and John Milford, Edward Cheek, William Cudmore and John Couch (convicted at Assizes) to Virginia. 1750
Repository Devon Heritage Centre
Reference number QS/129/50
Description Thomas Kenney, Bideford, merchant and John Lovering, Tawstock, mariner to Justices.
Date 1750
Access status Open
Level File

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May 27, 2019 (Marietta's 75th Birthday!)

Laurence Spicer posted this comment on the UK-Devon Roots Web in 2007:

[DEV] william henry morey born at sea WRI 1825
spicers
10/28/2007, 10:16:06 AM

I'm not convinced it definitatly looks like an L after the first two letters
.Part Image attached for others to see (source census 1851) I still think
its WrI or NRI

William Henry Morey b1825 at sea marries a Jane Gagg in stoke Gabriel they
appear on the 1851 and 1861 census in stoke gabriel . William dies and Jane
remarries and becomes Jane Nelder in 1871. He is an agriculturial labourer.
It is possible he is in Halwell Devon on the 1841census.

They have several children all born at Stoke Gabriel.
There are many examples of Morey/mory/morry/morley etc families in the area
including some from the stoke gabriel much later according to Church of
later day saints. So there is a possiblity that his father originaly came
from the area. Of course if his father was a fisherman and been baptised
anywhere along the english coast!
On william henry moreys b1825 at sea marriage certificate it lists his
father as William Henry morey deceased.
Interesting this appears to be a family name as I can trace 5 generations
who have a son called william henry morey up to 1911!

Laurence spicer

and then:

[DEV] william henry morey born at sea WRI 1825
spicers
10/30/2007, 4:35:31 PM

I have had another contact (John Avery) suggust that WRI could stand for Without
Registration Identity as the shipping lines were normally required to check that all
persons on board were covered by passports before accepting them aboard.

Gnr. William Henry Morey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 17 Mar 1848 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 459,497,1859,2219
    Christening: 4 Aug 1848 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 459,1256
          Death: 3 May 1914 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England ( at age 66) 497,513
         Burial: 7 May 1914 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 3431
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1848, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Minister/Priest: Robert Bowden, Vicar, 4 Aug 1848, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Census: 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Census: William shown as Farm Labourer but living in the village, not on a farm, 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Residence: 1851, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Mariner on the ship CORNWALL, 1861, Kent, England. 

•  Residence: On board the CORNWALL, 7 Apr 1861, Kent, England. 

•  Census: Aish, 1871, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, Aish, 1871, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Military: Gunner, British Army or Royal Navy, Picklecombe Fort, 1 Jun 1881, Plymouth, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: Picklecombe Fort, 1 Jun 1881, Plymouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Farm Labourer, 1891, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: 1891, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Living: 1914, Totnes, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Death: This is just the location of the registration, Between Apr and Jun 1914, Totnes, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: After 3 May 1914, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Alt. Burial: After 3 May 1914, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: William Henry Morey 513,1256
         Mother: Jane Gagg 445,1859,4762
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lila Laura Janette Chick 31,513,3333 
       Marriage: 1 Jun 1881 - Plymouth, Devon, England 107,497,1799,2219,3334

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Arthur William's, Curate, St. John's Anglican Church, Sutton on Plym, 1 Jun 1881, Plymouth, Devon, England. 

•  Witnesses: John and Bessy Blatchford, Lila's sister, 1 Jun 1881, Plymouth, Devon, England. St. John Parish, Sutton on Plym. 
Marriage Notes 




051221 from FMP:

Devon Marriages Transcription
First name(s)William Henry
Last nameMorey
Marriage year1881
Marriage date01 Jun 1881
Spouse's first name(s)Lila Laura Jenette
Spouse's last nameChick
PlaceSutton on Plym, St John
ParishSt John
City or townSutton-on-plym, Plymouth
DenominationAnglican
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
ArchivePlymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record setDevon Marriages And Banns
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Devon Family History Society

Transcriptions Β© Devon Family History Society

AND

Devon Marriages Transcription
First name(s)William Henry
Last nameMorey
Birth year-
Age-
Year1881
Marriage date01 Jun 1881
PlaceSutton on Plym, St John
DenominationAnglican
Spouse's first name(s)Lila Laura Jenelle
Spouse's last nameChick
Father's first name(s)William
Father's last nameMorey
Spouse's father's first name(s)John
Spouse's father's last nameChick
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
ArchivePlymouth & West Devon Record Office
Record setDevon Marriages And Banns
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Devon Family History Society

Transcriptions Β© Devon Family History Society

AND

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription
First name(s)William Henry
Last nameMorey
Marriage quarter2
Marriage year1881
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™William Henry Morey married one of these people
Sarah Martin, Lila Laura Chick
DistrictPlymouth
District number-
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
Volume5B
Volume as transcribed5B
Page number442
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England
Β© brightsolid online publishing ltd


       Children:
                1. Bessie Morey
                2. Maud Morey
                3. Sarah Morey
                4. Laura Morey
                5. Emma Elizabeth Alice Morey
                6. William Henry Morey
                7. Frederick Morey
                8. John James Morey
                9. Alfred Morey
                10. Edith Alice Morey
                11. Samuel Oxworthy Morey
                12. Ernest Morey
                13. Maud Morey
                14. Richard Morey
                15. Augusta Morey
                16. Olive May Morey
Notes
General:
211007: The census information recorded in the Morey database is dubious at best, There are three children's names duplicated with separate birth years, meaning either the original children thus named died and another was given their name or the census records of their dates of birth were wrong. The latter seems more likely. To support this, there are also three sons shown born in 1889. Unless they were triplets this is impossible. More likely another error.

231007: Additional information provided by Laurence Spicer confirms that there is something wrong in the Morey database. It would appear that there are two families merged. It seems that there were two couples in which the husband's name was William and in one case the wife was Elizabeth ? and in the other case her name was Lila Chick. This requires more research to sort out.

William Henry Morey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1888 - Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England 3333
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1889, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Census: 1891, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: 1891, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Gnr. William Henry Morey 31,397,399,497,1799,2219,3333
         Mother: Lila Laura Janette Chick 31,513,3333
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Notes
General:
170108 - Information from Geoffrey Williams:

William Henry Morey Born: 1888-2Q St Caths 5b 163 Census 1891 in Stoke Gabriel, DEV, ENG Married 1923-3Q St Caths 5b 79 Phyllis Langdon Prob Ind SC 5b 44 1926 aged 38 Did he have any children?

William Henry Morey 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1800 188
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 1847 513
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Occupation: Labourer, 27 Oct 1847. 

•  Alt. Death: After 27 Oct 1847, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. Apparently still living at time of marriage of his son of the same name though the church register may not indicate that he was then living.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Wife 513 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. William Henry Morey
Notes
General:
020114:

I have retained and even built upon the family line of William Morey over the years simply because of the fact that he hails (or at least it appears that he hails) from Stoke Gabriel. But there is a gap of a century between when my Morry line ceased to live in that location and this line first appeared there. So it is more than likely that they are a different family altogether and only share a similar surname. I am still reluctant to delete all the information on this line at this time because I harbour a hope that at some point down the road connections between the two lines will be found.

William Sparke Morey 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Sparke Moreey 6787, William Sparkes Morey 497
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 28 Jul 1793 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 4321
    Christening: 28 Jul 1793 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England 497,4321
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Christening: Cir 1793, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: George Street Morry 743,2180,5658
         Mother: Thomasin Mortimore 500
Winnifred Morey 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 14 Feb 1903 - Paignton, Devon, England 2219
    Christening: 
          Death: 1934 -  ( at age 31) 2219
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: John Morey 497
         Mother: Sarah Jane Holding 497
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Agnes Morgan 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1913 - Illinois, United States of America 3318
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: 1123 9th St., 7 Jan 1920, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: Edward Morgan 1140,3317,3318
         Mother: Marion Charlton 3312
Alexander James Morgan 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 24 May 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1035
    Christening: 
          Death: 4 Dec 1889 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 2) 1035
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: James Morgan 1035
         Mother: Emily Daw 933,1035

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