Shirley Joan Morry
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1927 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1267,3723,3845 Christening: Death: 4 Jul 1999 - Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America ( at age 72) 1267 Burial: After 4 Jul 1999 - Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 23,3846 Cause of Death:Events
Residence: 2426 Camino Park CT, 95608-5107, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Alt. Birth: Cir 1923, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Census: Household of William and Jessie Morry & Family, Doncaster Drive, 1931, South Saanich, Nanaimo District, British Columbia, Canada. (Household Member)
Residence: 3337 Richmond St., Bef 28 May 1948, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Immigration: Destined to Burlingame, California, USA, 28 May 1948, Oroville, Okanogan, Washington, United States of America.
Social Security Number: Bef 1951, California, United States of America. 572-40-0696
. Naturalization: 542, 166th Ave., N.E., Bellevue, Washington, USA, 6 Apr 1961, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.
Residence: 542, 166th Ave., N.E., Bellevue, Washington, USA, 6 Apr 1961, Bellevue, King, Washington, United States of America.
Residence: 4440 Morpheus La S, 1972, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Residence: 6012 Van Alstine Ave., 95608-5329; 916-488-2009, 1993-1994, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Telephone: 916-971-4623, 1995-1999, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Residence: 4019 Triplett CT, 95608-6627, 1996, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Residence: 95608, 4 Jul 1999, Carmichael, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Alt. Death: Event Description: Information found on Rootsweb Obits, 6 Jul 1999, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Alt. Death: Bef 2004, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States of America.
Parents
Father: Sapper Pte. William Sweetland Morry 745,2233,2559,3534 Mother: Jessie Darling Henderson 2327
Spouses and Children
1. *Samuel Arthur Coulthard 44,3723 Marriage: 22 May 1948 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 44,3845 Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living
Notes
General:
090116 from Social Security Application viewed on Ancestry.com:
Name: Shirley Joan Coulthard
[Shirley J Coulthard]
[Shirley Joan Morry]
SSN: 572400696
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1927
Birth Place: Victoria Bc, Canada
Father Name: William S Morry
Mother Name: Jessie D Henderson
Death Date: 4 Jul 1999
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Sep 1948: Name listed as SHIRLEY JOAN COULTHARD; 06 Aug 1999: Name listed as SHIRLEY J COULTHARD
Living
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Living Mother: LivingSusan Morry
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: 3 Nov 2015 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 625 Burial: Cause of Death: Cancer 625Events
Living: 12 Feb 2012.
Living: 20 Dec 2013.
Parents
Father: Manuel Morry 624,625 Mother: Freda Naomi Kliman 625
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. Living
Notes
General:
170716 from Winnipeg Free Press:
SUSAN MORRY With profound sadness, the family of Susan Morry announces her passing on November 3, 2015 in Toronto, after a valiant battle with cancer. Creator of the game, "If You Had To Choose? A fantasy game about priorities", artist, photographer, and teacher, Susan was known for her maverick spirit and her joyful embrace of life. She is survived by her beautiful daughter, Talia; her sisters, Lynne and Sheryl and their families, and wonderful friends. Susan was predeceased by her parents, Manuel and Freda Naomi Morry. Donations can be made as a tribute in memory of Susan for Sarcoma Research Fund to the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, (416) 946-6560 Option1; www.thepmcf.ca
As published in the Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 21, 2015 625
Living
Sex: F
Parents
Father: Robert Joseph Morry 42 Mother: Jean Agnes Kavanagh 3515
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. LivingLiving
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Living Mother: LivingPte. Thomas Graham Morry III
Sex: MAKA: Foxy Tom 7079, Thomas Morey 6852, Thomas Graham Morrey 1688
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1849 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,283,1688,2274,3059,3835 Christening: 9 Feb 1850 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,1688,3059,3835 Death: 24 Jul 1935 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 85) 745,7080,7081 Burial: 27 Jul 1935 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3531 Cause of Death:Events
Interesting: He did not smoke or drink.
Religion: Church of England.
Minister/Priest: H. H. Hamilton, 9 Feb 1850, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Residence: According to his statement on immigration form in 1930, Between Jun 1872 and Jun 1876, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Military: Private # 716, Provisional Battalion of Rifles (PBR), Company 4, Between 12 Sep 1872 and 17 Nov 1874, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Sent to Fort Garry, Northwest Territory (formerly), Canada as part of Infantry of Active Militia in the Red River Expeditionary Force (RREF).
Documentation: Montreal to Fort Garry: Journal of a Private in Third Expedition, 1874, Fort Garry, Manitoba, Canada. This book was written by Thomas Graham Morry and published in small numbers in Fort Garry (now Winnipeg) in 1874 at the end of his enlistment. His original copy was given to me in 2010 by Mary Morry McKenzie, who had received it from her father, Bert (Albert Graham Morry) a son of T. G. Morry. In turn I donated it to the National Archives in 2011 where it was meticulously restored and is now preserved for posterity.
Property: Bounty Warrant # 1193 for 160 Acres, 17 Nov 1874, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This was the Bounty Warrant for 160 acres of prime farm land in Manitoba that the government in Ottawa was still dicking around over in 1887. He never did get the land grant to which he was entitled.
Court: Grand Jury for Southern Circuit of Supreme Court, 3 Oct 1876, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Posted on Newfoundlanders and Genealogy Facebook by Edward Chafe on Feb. 19, 2021.
Residence: House in Ferryland built for him by a Swain from Calvert, Cir 1877, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Laura mentions the article by Jean Edwards Stacey in the Telegram on February 25, 1997 that outlined the view of how this house came into the possession of John Henry Morry according to his family members. But she says the house was built in 1870. That is impossible as that would be before he departed for Montreal and Fort Garry.
Occupation: Trader, Jun 1881, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Occupation: Trader, 9 Jun 1881, Ferryland, Newfoundland.
Property: Deed in Trust to Holdsworth property from Ann Coulman Winsor, 15 Dec 1881, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Property: V-41, F-55 -- The Morry Farm, 29 Aug 1890, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Interesting: Lost his fortune and most of his business, 10 Dec 1894, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.
Occupation: Postmaster for Ferryland, Between 1896 and 1919, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He was actually the Postmaster for many years. This is just one record of the fact. He had even built an extension to his house to serve as a post office.
Honors: Canada General Service Medal, 1899, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Although he was entitled to this medal (see conditions below), I do not know if he ever applied for or received it. Dad Morry never showed us such a medal but he may have taken it with him to BC.
His name does not appear in the complete list of those who received this honour on the LAC website:
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/military-medals-1812-1969/Pages/search.aspx
Those who served during the Red River Rebellion were awarded the Canada General Service Medal; references can be found in our Military Medals, Honours and Awards, 1812\endash 1969 database. That database also includes references to those who served in the Fenian Raids (1866,1870).
Information about the Canada General Service Medal (1866, 1870):
General Order 22: Canada General Service Medal
Only those still alive in 1899 were eligible to apply for the medal.
These medal registers (RG9 IIA5) include the names of Canadian and British military personnel who served in Canada in the Fenian Raids and the Red River Expedition. There is also another list of the British officers who served in 1866 and 1870 (MG29 E26); that list was not indexed in this database.
"Army Order (7) of Ist January, 1899, is published for general information.
" Canada General Service Midal. \emdash 1. Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of a medal being granted to all officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Regular and Colonial Forces who were employed in repelling the Fenian raids on the Canadian frontier in lb66 and 1870, or who were engaged in the Red River Expedition in 1870.
2. The medal will be issued to all survivors who, during the operations specified in paragraph 1, per- formed under orders from competent authority, \emdash
(i.) Active service in the field : or
(ii. ) Served as guards at any point where an attach
from the enemy was expected ; or (iii.) Who were detailed for some specific or special
service or duty.
3. Clasps inscribed " Fenian Raid 1866," " Fenian Raid 1870," and " Red River 1870," respectively, will also be issued to those who are entitled to the medal under paragraphs I and 2." Occupation: Commissioner of Oaths, Between 1903 and 1917, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Occupation: Farmer and Merchant, as declared on son Howard's marriage registration, 2 Jun 1915, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Census: Household of Thomas Morrey [sic], 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Of the four family members shown, he is the only one shown as C of E, the rest are all RC. But Catherine is shown as being of English, not Irish, descent.
Occupation: Farmer according to census, 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Will: Will of Thomas Graham Morry, 13 Jun 1930, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Departure: On board the SS ROSALIND with sister Frances, 14 Jun 1930, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Arrival: En route to British Columbia, 18 Jun 1930, Montreal, Quιbec, Canada.
Immigration: From Newfoundland to Canada, 18 Jun 1930, Montreal, Quιbec, Canada.
Census: Household of Thomas Graham and Clara Isabelle Morry, 1931, South Saanich, Nanaimo District, British Columbia, Canada. They are shown to be on Kisber Ave. but no house number is given. They are also renting the 6 room house.
Residence: Palo Alta Drive at Kisber Rd., Jan 1934, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. (Occupant)
Residence: Palo Alta Drive at Kisber Rd., Jan 1934, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
Will: Codicil to Will of Thomas Graham Morry III, 23 May 1935, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Residence: 1339 Stanley Ave., 18 Jul 1935, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Last letter sent to Phyllis Morry by her grandfather was from this address and his obituary gave it as his last known address. It was
the home of his son, Bert. Obituary: Obituary of Thomas Graham Morry in Times Colonist, 25 Jul 1935, Victoria, Australia. Rebellion Riel Veteran
in the Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name:Rebellion Riel Veteran
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Newfoundland
Residence Place:1339 Stanley Avenue
Death Date:Abt 1935
Obituary Date:25 Jul 1935
Obituary Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Newspaper Title:Times Colonist
Child:
Thomas G. Morry
Howard L. Morry
John Morry
Albert G Morry
Glovanetti. Obituary: Denise Spencer-Ingram posted this on Facebook today (161025), 5 Aug 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland. From the Daily News.
Property: Sale of John Henry Morry II property to Thomas Grant, 12 Jun 1936, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
Documentation: Laura's fictional account about how her father received her grandfather's house, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 071219:
Laura's latest book, self-published in 2019, is entitled "On The Edge". It is essentially a collection of biographical notes including excerpts from her daily diary.
In one of the first pages she explains her version of how her father wound up getting the house built by his father, Thomas Graham Morry. Since she was not alive at the time she can be excused somewhat for getting the facts wrong, but she should have had access to her grandfather's will, since that is how her father actually did wind up owning the house, and that tells a completely different story than the fiction she has created in her own mind or has been told by other family members:
"When grandfather, in his later years, wished to sell the house
and move to Alberta [should be British Columbia], he knew he would have difficulty getting a buyer because of the house's size [he had no intention of selling the house; he had left it to my father in his will, written shortly before leaving Newfoundland]. He approached my father, who had recently built a two storey house at the end of the lane, close to the road [actually John had built that house years before when he first married].
Grandfather felt it would be easier to sell a new house so he arranged with my father to swap the old homestead and land in exchange for his dwelling [absolutley untrue].
Grandmother Morry, nee White, from the south side of Ferryland, had been deceased then. After the house exchange, Grandfather sold the newer house to Tommy Grant who was married to Philomena Barnable, the daughter of Jim Barnable, my mother's first cousin [this all took place after John had convinced his father to change the will and leave the house to him; Tom had a codicil to this effect made out in Victoria and the transfer of the house and sale of John's old house took place after his death and was faciliated by William Gray acting as his executor].
Following the deaths of Tommy and his wife, the house became the property of their niece, Sheila, daughter of Philomena's brother, Henry. After moving away, Grandfather Morry married a woman he had known from his childhood. His second wife had been married twice before.
My brother, Robert, was a baby when the family moved down the lane into the big house, around 1935 [only this part of the story is correct as the timing coincided with the death of her grandfather, not his move to BC]. Robert married a Calvert girl, Jeanie Kavanagh, in the 1970's, and they spent the rest of their days in the old homestead raising their two girls, Shelly and Susan."
The above story bears only a slight resemblance to the story told to a Telegram reporter years ago by Shelly and Susan about the history of the house and how they came to be living there. That story was a fiction as well. Documentation: The Oldest Home Still Standing in Ferryland, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book
The author is not given but is probably Shelly or Susan Morry and it contains the same errors in fact that an earlier Telegram article from interviews with them contained pertaining to how their grandfather came to own their great grandfather's house.
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Parents
Father: John Henry Morry 168 Mother: Elizabeth Sarah Winsor 168,282,283
Spouses and Children
1. *Catherine Frances White 42,168,6855,6856,6857,6858,6859,6860 Marriage: 1 Jun 1880 - Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 918,1719,2908,7082,7083Marriage Events
Minister/Priest: Rev. M.A. Clancey, P.P., 1 Jun 1880, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Witnesses: Florence Morry and Alfred White, 1 Jun 1880, Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes
Name: Thomas G. MorryChildren: 1. Reginald John Morry 2. BQMS Albert Graham Morry 3. Pte. Howard Leopold Morry RNR 4. Gnr. Thomas Graham Morry IV 5. Beatrice Mary Morry 6. John Henry Morry 2. Clara Isabelle Windsor 23,168,6488,6489 Marriage: 24 Jun 1930 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7084
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1880
Marriage Place: Renews, Newfoundland
Spouse : Katie F. White
Cleric 1 Name: Rev. M.A. Clancey
Reference Date 1: 15 Jun 1880
Source: Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807-; Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895; Evening Telegram (Telegram) 1879-
Notes: Marriage performed by Rev. M.A. Clancey, P.P.
No one seems to know why they would have married in Renews. I'm guessing it was because it was a mixed marriage and that would have caused problems in Ferryland in terms of which church in which to get married.
240216:
These are Nimshi Crewe's notes:
Morry
From the Public Ledger, St. John's
11 June 1880
Married at Renews, June 1st, by
the Rev. M. A. Clancy, P.P. Thomas
T.G. Morry to Katie F. daughter
of John White Esq., Ferryland
My note They were Howard Morry's
parents, both residents of
Ferryland, Groom was Anglican
Bride R.C. and Howard recently
told me they were married at
Renews because the R.C. priest at
Ferryland refused to marry
them because the groom would
not consent to having all
children of the marriage reared
as R.C.s. Howard was reared
an Anglican and N. C. Crewe
only embraced Catholicism 23/3/1965
when about 21 to please his mother
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250416:
Both Dad Morry and Aunt Jean had the notion, based on what information I do not know, that they were married in 1872. Nimshi Crewe's partial family tree (In MG281 at The Rooms) based on Dad Morry's information uses this date for example. There is absolutely no evidence to support this earlier date and every reason to believe it is not correct.
290120 from NLGenweb:
1Jun 1880 MARRY [sic], Thomas WHITE, Catherine Renews MA Clancy Alfred White Florence Marry [sic] Marriage Events
Minister/Priest: S. Ryall, St. Luke's Rectory, 24 Jun 1930, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Witnesses: Emily Frances Victoria Morry and Sarah Bradshaw, 24 Jun 1930, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Marrirage took place at St. Luke's Anglican Church, Mt. Tolmie.
Marriage Fact: Registration Number 30-09-366419, 12 Nov 1963, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Apparently this copy of the marriage certificate was obtained directly by Aunt Jean as part of her research given the date, which was when she was most actively researching. Marriage Notes
030217:
Clara and Thomas were reputed to have been childhood sweethearts, but when the spirit of adventure took Tom out west to fight the Mιtis in the Northwest Rebellion she was not about to sit around pining for him till he came home three years later, so she married his cousin and was promptly widowed by the tragedy of his loss at sea.
I have only since learned that the dates do not bear out this romantic tale. She married William three years after Thomas returned from the west, so if they were star crossed lovers there was ample time for them to have married one another. Even after William had died, they could have married one another as Thomas remained single until 1880, but she went on to marry a St. John's merchant named McCoubrey and live a comfortable enough life in town. So much for old romantic tales!
Notes
General:
NB: The following information is not specific enough to judge whether it refers to this Thomas Morry or his uncle (both were alive at the time). It may be sorted out by determining when this Thomas Morry moved to British Columbia (before or after 1871).
[03/02/01 - Actually no help on that front. He didn't go to BC until some time after his first wife died in1927]
[250814 - This was his uncle. Our TG never lived in St. John's]
[Brψderbund Family Archive #118, Ed. 1, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s - 1900s, Date of Import: Jul 26, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.118.1.61990.8]
Individual: Morry, Thomas G. Event: Living Year: 1871 Place: St John's
Province of record source: Newfoundland County of record source: St John's
Comments: Broker.
Source: Newfoundland Directory for 1871. Publisher: The Genealogical Research Library Publication place: Toronto Publication year: 1984
Volume/Page(s): 97
Please note: The province and county are associated with the locationof the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.
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In the 1921 Census for Ferryland (Caplin Bay) these names are mentioned (note misspelling of surname):
MORREY, Thomas M Head Married 1849 Dec 71 Ferryland MORREY, Chatrine F Wife Married 1852 Aug 69 Ferryland MORREY, Beatrice F Dau Single 1889 Sept 31 Ferryland MORREY, Ghrame M Son Single 1887 Jun 34 Ferryland
MORREY, Howard M Head Married 1885 Jul 36 Ferryland MORREY, Fredris F Wife Married 1895 Apr 26 Edinburgh, Scotland MORREY, Phylis F Dau Single 1916 mar 5 St. John?s MORREY, William M Son Single 1918 Feb 3 Ferryland MORREY, Thomas M Son Single 1919 Dec 1 Ferryland MORREY, Reginald M Son Single 1921 Aug 1mos Ferryland
Some of the dates aren't exactly correct and "Chatrine" is evidently Catherine and "Ghrame" is evidently Thomas Graham.
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16/08/00 Received requested photocopies:
In the National Archives, details of Private Thomas Morry's discharge papers and land warrant are available: Reference RG15, Interior, Series D-11-1, Volume 232, Reel T-12180 File: 2823, Access code: 90 (Open- records are available for consultation without restriction). Outside Dates 1874-1886; Finding Aid number: 15-5 15-6.
"Active Militia Certificate of Discharge This Certifies that No. 714, Private Thomas Morry of Montrιal, County of Hochelaga, Province of Quιbec, Dominion of Canada, aged Twenty Four years, served continuously in the Provisional Battalion of Infantry of Active Militia of Canada, from the 12th day of September 1872, to the 17th day of November 1874, and is now discharged therefrom on cessation of service. Dated at Winnipeg the 17th day of November 1874. Signed by Captain McDonald (?) Commanding Provisional Battalion of Infantry, Lieut. Colonel ? Smith (?) Commanding Dominion Forces in North West."
On the 2nd of February 1875 he wrote to the Minister of Marine to request his assistance in obtaining the land warrant to which he was entitled as a consequence of his military service:
"Point Douglas Feb. 2nd 1875
Sir
Having received my discharge in the late reduction of the Forces serving in the North West I respectfully apply for my land Warrant as I interested to locate and settle on it. I have written to the Minister of Militia and defence and have no doubt he will place it at your disposal. Please acknowledge the Receipt of this as I will enclose my discharge. If it is allowed I would like to have my discharge back with the warrant.
I remain Your Obedient Servant
Thomas Morry, Winnipeg Manitoba
(marginal note) Address - To be left till called for."
There is a letter eventually written by the Deputy Minister of Marineto the Deputy Minister of the Interior on 25th August 1886 seeking assistance in the matter:
"Deputy Minister of Marine Ottawa 25th August 1886
A.M. Burgess Esq. Deputy Minister of the Interior Ottawa
Dear Mr. Burgess
I enclosed you a letter which I received from Mr. Thomas G. Morry of Ferryland Newfoundland, asking me to obtain certain information for him relative to a grant of land which was made to him in 1875 on his discharge from the Active Militia Force in Manitoba and I would feel much obliged if you will Kindly give me the information asked for and return me the enclosed documents after you have perused them.
Yours truly, Wm. Smith"
There is a file cover that indicates certain actions were taken but the writing on the latter is virtually illegible and it is not clear that the land warrant was ever issued and received by Thomas Graham Morry.
The file is labelled:
"Department of Interior, 1875 Dominion Lands Branch
Pt. Thomas Morry Point Douglas, Man. 2nd. Feb 20 "
"Action See Lt. from by D.M. of Militia Defence w. Morry's Warrant Ref. 2832 [NOTE the docket number is 2823, so this Ref may be an error] . Warrant forwarded to W. Morey 20/2/75 see letter"
On the other side of the file folder are a series of dated actions taken, starting with:
"5/8/86 Deputy Minister Marine Enc. ?? from Thomas G. Morry for information re grant of land made to him in 1875 on his discharge from Active Militia Ref. 126519"
"18/2/87 Wm. Smith Deputy Minister of Marine Returns papers re claim of Thomas G. Morry for land under land warrant issued in Jan. 1875 and asks for a speedy settlement. Ref 140315"
"22/2/87 To Shane (?): - Returning Morry's Warrant also papers enclosed with letter enclosing copy of ?? let & explaining the nature of Mil. Bounty Warrants."
"28/9/87 D M of Interior Dept. ?? to DM Marine stating Warrant of Thos. G. Morry has been ?? ?? cannot be duplicated. Ref. 12711."
"28/4/87 Wm. Smith Deputy Minister. Enclose a lr from Thos. G Morry with his land warrant & his papers realting to same and also for the issue of ?? therefor. Ref. 146505."
There is then on the corner of the page the word "Over" indicating ther were more notes but the other side wasn't photocopied so no idea what information these notes may have contained.
It appears this file folder was been opened on Feb 2, 1875, the day that Thomas Morry wrote his letter
Needs further research...
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Helen Steinke email 29/06/00:
"THOMAS GRAHAM MORRY, son of Thomas Graham Morry - you have his second wife the same person as his father's 2nd wife. CLARA ISABELLE WINSOR, and CLARA ISABELLE McCOUBRY whatever, are one andthe same person. Clara Isabelle was married 3 times. 1st husband: William Sweetland Morry - lost at sea. 2nd husband: McCoubrey, from whom she had a son, Alex McCoubry. 3rd marriage Thomas Graham Morry. They had been childhood sweethearts, and she was a bridesmaid for Chatherine White, Thomas's 1st marriage. They were in their 80's when they married."
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Geoffrey Williams' email 366 of 10/08/00 refers:
"Their (John Henry and Elizabeth Sarah's ) son married Catherine Frances White:
1849Thomas Graham MORRY M B 04 Dec 1849 John Henry MORRY Elizabeth Sara WINDSOR Catharine Frances WHITE Ferryland NFD CAN Notebook 01 KLN Gabriel Morey Forum"
H. H. Hamilton was Minister at Christening
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Email from Kevin Reddigan March 28, 2002, providing details on Morry deeds and land transactions reported in the Confederation Building forthe Southern District - 1825-1888:
Vol. 5 - Folio 67 - Dec. 5 1872 (30 pounds)
The sale of the old Sweetland property at Caplin Bay was actually in 1872 between Thomas Graham Morry of St. John's and John Keough of Caplin Bay. It mentions that the property is near the Old Woman's Pond, and is bounded by the area known as the Pigs Meadow, Ryan and Flannigan's plantation and property belonging to the estate of the late Matthew Morry. I could find no information in the Southern District records to indicate how Thomas Graham Morry came into possession of the property.
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280703: Just to note for this file that Thomas Graham Morry was quite a small man, as demonstrated by the size of his military tunic now on display in the Ferryland museum. As children we tried to put it on and could not because it was too small. This fact stands in contradiction of the long-held belief that all the Morry men were always tall and big. Others in earlier generations for which we have evidence from military records indicate that 5 ft. 8. in. was about the norm for the larger of the Morry men. This may have seemed large in comparison to others in their generation. It appears likely that the tallness gene only expressed itself in generations born in the 20th century for some reason.
July 2004: Uncle Bill reported that his grandfather (Thomas Graham Morry) had suffered at least two bankruptcies (in 1919 and 1929). Before that he was very wealthy and had three servants in the house at all times.
111208: The following information from Dad Morry's 1965 memoirs clarifies when and how T. G. Morry suffered financial ruin. It was actually much earlier than Uncle Bill had thought: "Well, back again to the family and things I remember. My father, Thomas Graham Morry had a good business and imported a lot of his goods direct from England, until the bank crash in 1892. That came in November or early December, I remember we were out sliding when the news cane. My father had, as he always did, waited till he got all his money in for debts, and all his fish before he went to St. John's each fall and then go down and pay his debts and bring home his winter's supplies. This fall as usual, he went down. But that night he was told the banks were closing tomorrow and he did not do what lots of folks did - go around to the small shops and buy and get change in silver. He was too honest for that.
So when the banks opened next day he got five cents on the dollar for his commercial notes and 28 cents for the union notes. Well, he had it. He came home an awful looking old man. I never remember anyone changing so much in a few days. Well, we were young, I was eight, my brother eleven. And so we had had it. My mother paid off the two maids and dad his winter man. Next fall he was trying to get back on his feet again, and sent 4000 quintals of fish by schooner to St. John's. To save money he did not insure it and to finish him completely, the schooner ran into a gale and foundered."
111208 from NGB website, source unknown but compiled by Daniel Breen:
"Pte. Thomas Graham Morry, born abt 4 Dec 1849, son of John Henry Morry and Elizabeth Sarah Winsor. Thomas served in the Provisional Battalion of Infantry of Active Militia of Canada, from 1872 - 1874. While serving, he was sent to Manitoba, as part of an expedition force, to suppress the so-called "Red River Rebellion". Died 24 Jul 1935, buried in St. Luke's Anglican Cemetery, Cedar Hill Crossroad, Victoria, British Columbia."
T G Morry and his sister Frances arrived in Montrιal from St. John's on board the Rosalind en route to BC. Among the facts revealed was the fact that he had previously been in Canada from June 1872 to June 1876 (when he was in the Northwest Regiment in Fort Garry). They both indicated that they would be hosted by Albert Graham Morry at 1339 Stanley Ave., Victoria, BC and used their sister Mrs. W. N. Gray as their next of kin.
080116:
I have added St. Luke's as the place of Christening of the children in this family because it is most logical since the events were recorded at Petty Harbour C of E registry, not at the Cathedral in St. John's.
030816:
He was known as "Foxy Tom" because of his red hair, which he passed on to Aunt Phyl and Uncle Reg (and their sister Priscilla). Helena Morry Le Messurier mentioned this to Nimshi Crewe in an interview on March 16, 1960 in which amongst many other facts she listed the members of the Morry family whom she recalled having red hair. Funnily enough, she did not mention "Red Matt".
190916:
Peter Cashin, in his memoirs, "My Fight for Canada", expressed surprise and disappointment that "Howard Morey [sic]", who had been a Cashin supporter voting for Sir Michael, his father, as did Howard's father, "Thomas Graham Morey [sic]", would no longer support him in the 1928 election and afterwards. He attributed it to an explanation. He said that, at Dad Morry's request, he had sent down a bull to Ferryland to inseminate the livestock in the area but that the bull proved to unruly to perform and had to be destroyed. This "cock and bull" story seems highly unlikely to be the cause, which was more likely emnity carried over from Cashin's role as an officer in WWI or the belief by some people on the shore that Cashin was not the man his father was and was not worthy of their vote.
Edward Roberts, who edited the memoirs, also misspelled Dad Morry's name in the brief entry in his appendix identifying people mentioned by Cashin. He says:
Morey [sic], Howard (1885-1972)
A member of a well-known family that operated a fishery supply and export
business in Ferryland. He was son of Thomas Morey [sic]. PJC describes
Thomas Morey [sic] as "a real old gentleman ... [and] certainly a noble character.
He was a great personal friend of my father" (My Life and Times, 175).
Active in the 1928 election campaign.
111016:
I visited the grave of my great grandfather for the first time earlier this month (6 October 2016) while on a visit to Vancouver Island and photographed my second cousin, Cat Neilon at the graveside, in much the same way that her grandfather was photographed back in 1935 at the time of Thomas's death and burial in St. Luke's Anglican Churchyard on Cedar Hill Crossroad in Saanich.
211016:
I am today including in the media gallery all four of the Indentures pertaining to the purchase and sale of the Holdsworth property so that it will be clear to the reader what actually transpired. In the first indenture, John Morry and his business partner and brother-in-law Peter Paint Le Messurier purchased the property from Arthur William Olive Holdsworth, grandson of the original owner. In the second Indenture, John Morry and Peter Paint Le Messurier "sold" the property to John's mother-in-law, Ann Coulman Winsor, though he and her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth continued to occupy the house and lands. This was quite probably a matter of security whereby she gave money to her daughter and husband, whose business interests seemed to be flaging, and also became the de facto owner to head off any claims by potential creditors. Later John also "sold" her his household furnishings, livestock and farming implements, once again almost certainly to head off creditors. Finally she "sold" the property to her grandson, Thomas Graham Morry, on condition he allow his maiden sisters to occupy it whilst they remained single, which turned out to be the rest of their lives (and they outlived him). So the house fell into ruins and was demolished to make way for Dad Morry's new house after the war.
010317:
A transcript of T.G. Morry III's obituary as it appeared in the Evening Telegram and was originally copied for Aunt Elsie by Aunt Jean:
DEATH CLAIMS RIEL VETERAN
Thomas G. Morry dies at advanced age - Funeral Services on Saturday.
Vivid tales of the few years immediately preceding the Riel Rebellion, when Riel was inciting the Indians to rise against the paleface, were recalled yesterday in the death here of Thomas G. Morry, eighty-six, the last remaining member of the third Red River Expedition in 1872.
Mr. Morry died in St. Joseph's Hospital. He had resided here in the past five years and made his home at 1339 Stanley Ave.
Joins Expedition
Mr. Morry was born in Newfoundland and spent his early life there. Indians were giving whites considerable trouble at that time with Riel trying desperately to incite them to rebellion. Various expeditions were formed in the East prior to 1872 but in that year Mr. Morry joined the third expedition.
The company travelled from Montreal to Prince Arthur's Landing now Port Arthur, by train and marched from there to the then Fort Garry, the present site of Winnipeg. Mr. Morry would often recall the hectic times & hardships which the expedition faced. Men were obliged to remain with the main band of the expedition or be scalped. After remaining in Fort Garry for five years, he returned to Newfoundland and became engaged in the importing and exporting business until his retirement to Victoria five years ago.
Those who survive
He is survived by four sons, Thomas G. Morry in Medford, Mass., Howard L. Morry and John Morry of Ferryland, Nfld., and Albert G. Morry, of Victoria, one daughter, Mrs. Giovannetti, Placentia, Newfoundland; five sisters in Newfoundland and twenty-four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at St. Luke's Church, Cedar Hill, by Rev. S. Ryall at 10:30 A.M. Saturday. Interment will be made in the family plot in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The Cortege will leave _________Mortuary Chapel at 10:00 A.M.
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170119:
On the baptismal records of all of his childen in the alphabetical listing of the RC Register found at The Rooms his name always appears as "Thomas Morey (Protestant)".
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071219:
Laura's latest book, self-published in 2019, is entitled "On The Edge". It is essentially a collection of biographical notes including excerpts from her daily diary.
In one of the first pages she explains her version of how her father wound up getting the house built by his father, Thomas Graham Morry. Since she was not alive at the time she can be excused somewhat for getting the facts wrong, but she should have had access to her grandfather's will, since that is how her father actually did wind up owning the house, and that tells a completely different story than the fiction she has created in her own mind or has been told by other family members:
"When grandfather, in his later years, wished to sell the house
and move to Alberta [should be British Columbia], he knew he would have difficulty getting a buyer because of the house's size [he had no intention of selling the house; he had left it to my father in his will, written shortly before leaving Newfoundland]. He approached my father, who had recently built a two storey house at the end of the lane, close to the road [actually John had built that house years before when he first married].
Grandfather felt it would be easier to sell a new house so he arranged with my father to swap the old homestead and land in exchange for his dwelling [absolutley untrue].
Grandmother Morry, nee White, from the south side of Ferryland, had been deceased then. After the house exchange, Grandfather sold the newer house to Tommy Grant who was married to Philomena Barnable, the daughter of Jim Barnable, my mother's first cousin [this all took place after John had convinced his father to change the will and leave the house to him; Tom had a codicil to this effect made out in Victoria and the transfer of the house and sale of John's old house took place after his death and was faciliated by William Gray acting as his executor].
Following the deaths of Tommy and his wife, the house became the property of their niece, Sheila, daughter of Philomena's brother, Henry. After moving away, Grandfather Morry married a woman he
had known from his childhood. His second wife had been married twice before.
My brother, Robert, was a baby when the family moved down the lane into the big house, around 1935 [only this part of the story is correct as the timing coincided with the death of her grandfather, not his move to BC]. Robert married a Calvert girl, Jeanie Kavanagh, in the 1970's, and they spent the rest of their days in the old homestead raising their two girls, Shelly and Susan."
The above story bears only a slight resemblance to the story in the Telegram, February 25, 1997 by Jean Edwards Stacey as told to her by Laura about the history of the house and how they came to be living there. That story was a fiction as well.
Thomas Graham Morry V
Sex: MAKA: TG Morry, Tom Morry
Individual Information
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1919 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 867,2148,6695 Christening: 9 Dec 1919 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7085 Death: 1 May 2008 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ( at age 88) 2148 Burial: 5 May 2008 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Events
Religion: Catholic.
Census: Household of Howard Morrey [sic], 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
Census: Howard Morry and family (2 pages), 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Census: Howard Morry and family (2 pages), 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
Education: T. G. Morry's school leaving certificate/letter of reference for entry into US College, 24 Sep 1937, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Indicates that he completed 4 years of highschool starting with Grade VIII and then had to spend two additional years at Grade XI taking additional courses (mostly by correspondence as the nuns did not have the capacity to teach these courses) because there was no other place to take higher education at home. In total he would have attended school from age 5 to 17.
Immigration: United States of America Department of Labor Immigrant Identification Card, 15 Oct 1937, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Issued by the Consul General of the USA in St. John's, Harold B. Quarton.
Non-Quota Immigration Visa No. 128 Issued under Section 4 (C). Departure: Travelling to USA on SS Nova Scotia arriving in Boston, Bef 21 Oct 1937, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Arrival: en route to Pittsburgh, 21 Oct 1937, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Immigration: To US on the "NOVA SCOTIA", 21 Oct 1937, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Residence: Home of Dr. Stanley Brookes, 6359 Morrowfield Ave., After 21 Oct 1937, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Social Security Number: First registration number 171-14-8909, 6359 Morrowfield Ave., 20 Nov 1937, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Address given is that of Dr. Stanley Brooks, his sponsor.
Occupation not stated but employer was Forward Avenue Bowling Alleys and he was known to have been a pin boy. Social Security Number: 2nd application; 173-16-8666, 16 Sep 1938, USA. Not known what address he gave at this time.
It also isn't clear if he had left the country between his 1st and 2nd applications or simply lost his card. Membership: International Building Service Employees Union, Local B.A.B. & R. 188, 1939-1940, USA.
Civil: Member of Air Raid Precautions Volunteers; address 96 Springdale St., Cir 1940-1945. Gave his sister Phyllis's address as his at this time.
Arrival: From Pittsburgh, 7 Apr 1940, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. April 6 1940:
Had a letter from Tom. He is coming home. Sunday. Employment: 1941 Directory and Newfoundland Civil Service Certificate, Between 17 Jul 1940 and 28 Mar 1949, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Department of Comptroller General & Auditor General (Commission of Government), Clerk, Grade III
These were issued as Newfoundland was about to become part of Canada on March 31 1949 at the stroke of Midnight so that all Civil Servants then employed with the Commission of Government would be able to claim employment with the new government, federal or provincial. Occupation: Public Servant, 17 Jul 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Offer of employment with Auditor General Department in the Commission of Government, Newfoundland, reporting to Nimshi Crewe.
Occupation: Shorthand-typist in Dept of Comptroller and Auditor General, 1941, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Civil: Civil Defence Registration - Newfoundland, Between 9 Dec 1942 and 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Signed by Howard Morry as Deputy Registrar and then formalised in St. John's on Dec 23 1942 by Snowdon Pike.
Census: 34 William St., East End, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note that all the pages in the 1945 Census are jumbled with the right and left pages not matching one another, You have to search nearby to find the matching page. The left page will be stamped with a page number and the corresponding right page will have that page number written in in handwriting.
Occupation: Accountant - Government, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Thomas Graham Morry Salary $2500
Evelyn [Wheeler] Morry Salary $1890
This despite the fact that she had many more years of experience working in the department. Residence: 34 William St., 1945-1946, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Occupation: Auditor in charge of Contol and Supply, Bef 1947, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Occupation: Auditor in Auditor General's department, 1947-1949, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. assigned to calculate Newfoundland costs of new Gander Airport.
Residence: 1947-1948, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
Occupation: District Auditor, Unemployment Insurance Commission and National Emplyment Office, 1949-1953, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is found in public directories in this post from 1949 to 1953.
Residence: 62 LeMarchant Rd., 1949-1951, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Confirmed from an envelope sent to Dad at this address from Finland
Also, this was the address given on the Christmas photo of Tommie and Lanny for that year. Nationality: 1 Apr 1949.
Occupation: District Auditor, Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1951, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Unemployment Insurance Commission:
J. G. O'Grady, Manager ... 4106
T. G. Morry, Dist. Auditor ....... 4107
L. Coombs ... 4108. Residence: 3 Millbank St., 1951-1953, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Tel. 5652A.
Occupation: Chief Enforcement Officer, Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1953-1956, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Residence: 835 Archibald St., Apartment number unknown, 1953-1954, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Residence: 16 Fern Ave,, 1954-2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: Director of Enforcement, Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1956-1958, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: Director of Personnel, Unemployment Insurance Commission, 1958-1960, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: Director of Personnel and Administrative Services, Unemplyment Services Commission, 1960-1965, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Occupation: Director of Personnel Administration Programme, Public Service Commission, 1965-1967, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Appointment: Assistant Deputy Minister, Manpower (then later Personnel), Department of National Defence, 5 Oct 1967, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Retirement: 4 Dec 1984, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Living: 1996, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Will: Lawyer James More, 1998, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Documentation: Bill and Pat Morry Biography, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents
Father: Pte. Howard Leopold Morry RNR 23,168,6693 Mother: Fredris Marion Powdrell Minty 23,109,168,673,1251,6685,6686
Spouses and Children
1. *Evelyn Mary Wheeler 168,868,1051,1108,2145,2146,2147,2148,2149 Marriage: 6 Sep 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7087Marriage Events
Engagement: First weekend visit to Ferryland, 24 Jun 1943, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is not known if they were formally engaged at this time but it is the first time that they visited Ferryland together for the weekend according to Dad Morry's diary for this day:
"Tom & Ev came yesterday afternoon to spend
the week end with us. We were very glad to see
them." Engagement: Announced their planned wedding to Mom and Dad Morry, 28 Aug 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Jack came up yesterday for Jean and brought down Tom & Ev who came up to announce their wedding on the 6th of Sept. All the boys except Howard will then be married.
Marriage Fact: Tom's parents were in attendance, 6 Sep 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Fredris & I went to St. John's to attend Tom's Wedding at St. Pat's. We had a very nice time at the wedding, which was held at the Cochrane Hotel. They received many valuable presents & left for Corner Brook after the wedding supper.
Minister/Priest: Rt. Rev. Monsignor Murphy, 6 Sep 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Witnesses: John Funkhouser and Mary Foley, 6 Sep 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes
Although the marriage certificate states that the marriage took place in St. Patrick's Parish, while that may be true, in point of fact family lore says that it took place in the chapel at the Mercy Convent because as a mixed marriage it could not be celebrated at the church itself in those days. This is what I was told by Mom. I have not seen it recorded as a fact anywhere else. And Dad Morry's diary contradicts this:Children: 1. Living 2. Thomas Graham Morry VI 3. Living 4. Living
Fredris & I went to St. John's to attend Tom's Wedding at St. Pat's. WE had a very nice time at the wedding, which was held at the Cochrane Hotel. They received many valuable presents & left for Corner Brook after the wedding supper.Bob Moss account in Evening Telegram of Tom Morry's Life and Career: 8 Mar 1968, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Newfoundlander ranks high in federal civil service
By BOB MOSS
Telegram Staff Writer
OTTAWA-Thomas Graham Morry, 48, assistant deputy minister-personnel, department of national defence.
Former fisherman and farmer. Leave out his ambitions and you couldn't say much more about this self-made man. Allow for them, and you have a great success story, taking him from his native Ferryland, Newfoundland, to a notch below the highest position in Canada's departmental civil service.
Said John J. Carson, chairman of the Public Service Commission of Canada: "He has helped to make the personnel community in the public service one of the most progressive and vital in Canada and has pioneered new dimensions in the whole concept of staffing of the public service." The concept was advanced by the Glassco Commission on civil service operations.
Last year Morry was nominated for the highly-prized Cushman award, given annually by the eastern region of the public personnel association-to someone who has made a significant contribution to personnel work. Morry has a basic high school education.
His top government status is shared in Ottawa by just one other Newfoundland-born civil servant-Gordon Howell, customs.
Sizing up Morry, one gets the feeling that destiny has a hand in moulding his frame for the job. He looks the part. Contrasting grey hair through the heavy black gives an executive touch. His six-foot one inch, 200 pound build is overpowering. His crooked-stem pipe and tinge of colorful Southern Shore Irish accent are also becoming.
But if the fanning and fishing environment shaped him for the job, the rest was up to him.
He was born at Ferryland, the son of Howard Morry, who, now at 83, spends much of his time in Scotland, where his late wife came from.
When young Morry was born, the father worked a 40-acre farm, fished and operated a small general store. The lad was soon keeping up his part in daily chores.
16 he completed high school and sought greener pastures. These did not come easy. It was 1936. The dirty thirties were at their worst. Morry headed for Pittsburg, U.SA. Gripped by depression, Pittsburg was no promised land.
Somehow or another, though, he managed to swing jobs-from a construction worker to a furniture mover and bowling alley pin boy. Between work shifts, he attended school learning electrical engineering and later public administration. This latter "fascinated" him.
In 1939 the world was plunged into war. Morry returned home the following year to find that two brothers-Reg and Bill (Bill is now president of the Newfoundland Federation of Fishermen) had already left for overseas. He looked for a job and got one-in the auditor general's office. He became an auditor and then an accountant in the department of supply. By 1947 he was in charge of control and supply.
On invitation, he went back to the auditor general's office. Newfoundland had a deficit-sharing agreement with Britain in the operation of Gander airport. Britain wanted a reasonable accounting basis on which to pay its share of the deficit. Morry was to act in the matter on behalf of the Newfoundland government. He was sent to Gander.
In 1949, Confederation year, he returned to St. John's with the hope of joining Canada's federal civil service, which just came into existence in Newfoundland. After replying to an ad, he landed a job as district auditor for the Unemployment Insurance Commission and National Employment Office. He was to see that employees obeyed UIC regulations.
Morry was transferred to Ottawa in 1953 to join the standards and methods division of UIC. He studied fraud and determined methods of detecting it In 1953 he was appointed to re-organize UIC enforcement operations, becoming, director of that division in January, 1956. That work entailed recruiting and training investigators. In 1960, he became director of personnel and administrative services at UIC.
He entered the Public Service Commission in January, 1965, as director of the personnel administration staffing program. His appointment to the position of director of personnel and administrative staffing programs followed.
On Oct. 5, 1967, John T. Carson, chairman of the Public Service Commission of Canada, announced that Morry was appointed assistant deputy-minister-personnel, department of national defence.
Carson pointed out that in his announcement that Morry for two-and-one half years had been responsible for carrying out the Glasco Commission recommendation that personnel administration in the public service be revitalized.
He helped recruit, train and develop personnel administrators for all levels. He took untrained men and within months successfully converted them into personnel administrators.
When the government accepted the principle of collective bargaining and a preparatory committee recommended that the classification system be overhauled, Morry was the spark in setting up a program to provide a large number of classification officers in the shortest time possible.
So far in his latest position, Morry has visited 53 places in Canada-where defence operations are located-from St. John's to Esquimalt, B.C. Accompanied by his wife-the former Evelyn Wheeler of St. John's, whom he married in 1945, he goes to England, Belgium and Germany this spring.
Morry is in demand here for university lecturing. That and his job (he has also undertaken extensive training in departmental courses and seminars) keeps him away from home a great deal. He has a daughter and three sons. "His job is first," said Mrs. Morry. When asked if this meant she was second choice, it brought a chuckle.
Daughter Lanny interjected to put the record straight: "Mom," she chided gently, "I think we are all getting a good deal." Mrs. Morry was the first to agree.
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071009:Medical:
From Ancestry.com
Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 about Graham Morry Name:Graham Morry Arrival Date: 21 Oct 1937 Age: 17 Years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920 Gender: Male Ethnic Background: English Port of Departure: St Johns, Newfoundland Ship Name: Nova Scotia Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts Friend's Name: Stanley Brookes Last Residence: Newfoundland Birthplace: Ferryland, Newfoundland Microfilm Roll Number: 431
Note the connection to Dr. Stanley Brookes rather than uncle Graham Morry in Medford. Brookes is listed as his "foster father"! 6359 Morrow Field Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. His immigration record notes it was his intention to become a US citizen. At the time, in 1937 he was only 5'8"
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130512 obituary found on Rootsweb was placed there by Georgina Hussey who is researching the Carters, among others.
Ottawa Citizen, May 4, 2008 MORRY, Thomas Graham Suddenly, taken peacefully in his sleep on Thursday May 1st, 2008 in his 89th year. Tom is survived by his wife Evelyn Wheeler Morry, his beloved children Lanny, Chris (Jamie), Glen (Randi), daugher-in-law Marietta (Retek), grandchildren Mike, Nicola, Peter, Emily, Gillian, Bryan, Lauren, Will and Holly and great-granddaughter Oonagh. Predeceased by his son Thomas Graham VI and grandson Ian. He is survived by his brothers Reg and Howard, and his sisters Elsie and Catherine. Predeceased by Phyllis, Bill, Jean and Priscilla. Tom came from a small fishing village in Newfoundland, and for the rest of his life he was extremely proud of his heritage. He devoted his working life to the Public Service, from which he retired as a Senior Executive after 42 years. But even in retirement, he continued working as a consultant on anti-discrimination cases - right up to the day before he passed away. Tom's wit, charm and joie-de-vivre will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Friends may call at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes 403 Richmond Road (at Roosevelt), Ottawa on Sunday, May 4, 2008 from 2 to 4 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until service time in the Chapel at 11 a.m. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com.
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Hard to believe that he started out as a shorthand-typist, neither of which skills he possessed!
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230623:
This is an article that Dad keep a copy of in his memorabilia. It was written by Bob Moss, a reporter with the Evening Telegram, and published on March 8 1868. But it was based to a very large extent on Dad's own summary of the significant events of his life and therefore bears special interest:
Newfoundlander ranks high in federal civil service
By BOB MOSS
Telegram Staff Writer
OTTAWA-Thomas Graham Morry, 48, assistant deputy minister-personnel, department of national defence.
Former fisherman and farmer. Leave out his ambitions and you couldn't say much more about this self-made man. Allow for them, and you have a great success story, taking him from his native Ferryland, Newfoundland, to a notch below the highest position in Canada's departmental civil service.
Said John J. Carson, chairman of the Public Service Commission of Canada: "He has helped to make the personnel community in the public service one of the most progressive and vital in Canada and has pioneered new dimensions in the whole concept of staffing of the public service." The concept was advanced by the Glassco Commission on civil service operations.
Last year Morry was nominated for the highly-prized Cushman award, given annually by the eastern region of the public personnel association-to someone who has made a significant contribution to personnel work. Morry has a basic high school education.
His top government status is shared in Ottawa by just one other Newfoundland-born civil servant-Gordon Howell, customs.
Sizing up Morry, one gets the feeling that destiny has a hand in moulding his frame for the job. He looks the part. Contrasting grey hair through the heavy black gives an executive touch. His six-foot one inch, 200 pound build is overpowering. His crooked-stem pipe and tinge of colorful Southern Shore Irish accent are also becoming.
But if the fanning and fishing environment shaped him for the job, the rest was up to him.
He was born at Ferryland, the son of Howard Morry, who, now at 83, spends much of his time in Scotland, where his late wife came from.
When young Morry was born, the father worked a 40-acre farm, fished and operated a small general store. The lad was soon keeping up his part in daily chores.
16 he completed high school and sought greener pastures. These did not come easy. It was 1936. The dirty thirties were at their worst. Morry headed for Pittsburg, U.SA. Gripped by depression, Pittsburg was no promised land.
Somehow or another, though, he managed to swing jobs-from a construction worker to a furniture mover and bowling alley pin boy. Between work shifts, he attended school learning electrical engineering and later public administration. This latter "fascinated" him.
In 1939 the world was plunged into war. Morry returned home the following year to find that two brothers-Reg and Bill (Bill is now president of the Newfoundland Federation of Fishermen) had already left for overseas. He looked for a job and got one-in the auditor general's office. He became an auditor and then an accountant in the department of supply. By 1947 he was in charge of control and supply.
On invitation, he went back to the auditor general's office. Newfoundland had a deficit-sharing agreement with Britain in the operation of Gander airport. Britain wanted a reasonable accounting basis on which to pay its share of the deficit. Morry was to act in the matter on behalf of the Newfoundland government. He was sent to Gander.
In 1949, Confederation year, he returned to St. John's with the hope of joining Canada's federal civil service, which just came into existence in Newfoundland. After replying to an ad, he landed a job as district auditor for the Unemployment Insurance Commission and National Employment Office. He was to see that employees obeyed UIC regulations.
Morry was transferred to Ottawa in 1953 to join the standards and methods division of UIC. He studied fraud and determined methods of detecting it In 1953 he was appointed to re-organize UIC enforcement operations, becoming, director of that division in January, 1956. That work entailed recruiting and training investigators. In 1960, he became director of personnel and administrative services at UIC.
He entered the Public Service Commission in January, 1965, as director of the personnel administration staffing program. His appointment to the position of director of personnel and administrative staffing programs followed.
On Oct. 5, 1967, John T. Carson, chairman of the Public Service Commission of Canada, announced that Morry was appointed assistant deputy-minister-personnel, department of national defence.
Carson pointed out that in his announcement that Morry for two-and-one half years had been responsible for carrying out the Glasco Commission recommendation that personnel administration in the public service be revitalized.
He helped recruit, train and develop personnel administrators for all levels. He took untrained men and within months successfully converted them into personnel administrators.
When the government accepted the principle of collective bargaining and a preparatory committee recommended that the classification system be overhauled, Morry was the spark in setting up a program to provide a large number of classification officers in the shortest time possible.
So far in his latest position, Morry has visited 53 places in Canada-where defence operations are located-from St. John's to Esquimalt, B.C. Accompanied by his wife-the former Evelyn Wheeler of St. John's, whom he married in 1945, he goes to England, Belgium and Germany this spring.
Morry is in demand here for university lecturing. That and his job (he has also undertaken extensive training in departmental courses and seminars) keeps him away from home a great deal. He has a daughter and three sons. "His job is first," said Mrs. Morry. When asked if this meant she was second choice, it brought a chuckle.
Daughter Lanny interjected to put the record straight: "Mom," she chided gently, "I think we are all getting a good deal." Mrs. Morry was the first to agree.
High Blood Pressure, Gout
Thomas Graham Morry I
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Bef 27 Oct 1786 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 109 Christening: 27 Oct 1786 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 109,497,7088 Death: Cir 1807 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 7089 Burial: Cause of Death:Events
Alt. Death: Bef 1837.
Parents
Father: Capt. Matthew Morry 78,109,168,2962,2970 Mother: Mary Graham 78,109,168
Notes
General:
200216:
I have a suspicion that Thomas Graham Morry may have been a crewman on the vessel ALEXANDER and may have died in the same skirmish that I believe claimed the life of his brother John, who was Master of that vessel.
In his Answer to the Complaint of John Foale Morry, John Morry's only child, as to what became of his inheritance, the 3% Consolidated Bank Aunnuities left to John Foale Morry by his parents, Walter Prideaux says: "the Sum of ten Pounds ten Shillings and eight Pence was for the Administration granted to the said Matthew Morry of the Goods Rights and Credits of his Son Thomas Graham Morry".
This places the death of Thomas Graham Morry in the same time frame as that of John Morry senior and suggests a link between the two.
Thomas Graham Morry II
Sex: MAKA: Thomas Graham Morey 1865,3037
Individual Information
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1812 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 109,493 Christening: Death: 16 Jan 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 66) 7090 Burial: 18 Jan 1879 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 596 Cause of Death:Events
Living: Caplin Bay at the time, 1840, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Occupation: Newman's Port Agent and Broker and Insurance Agent, Cir 1841-1850, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Appointment: Treasurer of Native's Society, 1845, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Membership: Member of the Committee to establish the Native Hall, 1845, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Member)
Court: Depositions to Supreme Court regarding lunacy of Elizabeth Hutchings, Nov 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Monier Hutchings petition for control of estate of Elizabeth Hutchings supported by depositions from Thomas Graham Morry, merchant, Robert Prowse, gentleman and Samuel Carson, Doctor of Physic.
Residence: Commisioned the construction of Newman House, Corner Water and Springdale St., 1847, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Resided here for several years even after his health caused him to leave the employ of Newman's.
Occupation: Part owner of the St. John's Athaenium, 1852, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Property: Sale of Timber Cove Fishing Room, 28 Sep 1856, Brigus South, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Trustee)
Court: St. John's Petty Jury and Grand Jury Lists, 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Uploaded to Newfoundlanders and Genealogy Facebook by Edward Chafe, July 2020.
Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Court: Grand Jurors, Central District, 21 Apr 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including Thomas G. Morry, Merchant, Water St.
Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 21 Apr 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Probate: Probate of Will of Matthew Morry II granted to Thomas Graham Morry and Peter Paint Le Messurier, 31 May 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Petitioner)
Occupation: Insurance Broker, Imperial Fire of London. 442 Water St., 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Note that even though he was now independently employed as an insurance agent he was still living in the building that he had constructed for the Newman company as their St. John's HQ at 442 Water St.
Occupation: Merchant and Insurance Agent, 442 Water St., Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. MORRY
. Thomas G. merchant & Insurance Agent, 442 Water
. William, master mariner James', Monkstown
Note that even though TG Morry was now independently employed as an insurance agent he was still living in the building that he had constructed for the Newman company as their St. John's HQ at 442 Water St.
. Property: Sale of part of George Hutchings estate on New Gower St., 19 Feb 1865, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The wive's of Thomas Graham Morry and James Shannon Clift, Eliza Shirley Hutchings Le Messurier and Jane Sydney Shanks Le Messurier were sisters and partial heirs to the vast George Hutchings estate in St. John's. This indenture involved the sale of one of these properties on New Gower St. to Master Mariner William Woodward.
Occupation: Insurance Agent, 202 Gower St., Between 1870 and 1871, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Residence: General Broker, 202 Gower St.,, Between 1870 and 1871, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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.
Property: Letter from Robert to Thomas Graham Morry re sale of Sweetland Property, 22 Sep 1871, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Trustee)
Alt. Death: Bef 18 Jan 1879, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Alt. Death: 21 Jan 1879, 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. Found by Edward Chafe and sent to me on 030122.
Parents
Father: Matthew Morry II, JP 78,105,109,168 Mother: Ann Sanders
Spouses and Children
1. *Eliza Shirley Hutchings Le Messurier 93,213 Marriage: 25 Nov 1840 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 278,585,1865,3037,3288,6102Marriage 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)Children: 1. Annie Hutchings Morry
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. Johns Thomas Graham MOREY bach, Ferryland Eliza Shirley LeMESSURIER spin, St Johns Jane 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 Wm. 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
Notes
General:
29/08/01:
Gert Crosbie:
Morry, Thomas G., and LeMessurier, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of late Peter LeMessurier, were married. Nov. 26/40 (Newfoundlander)
24/09/03: In NGB record of church subscriptions dated June 28, 1866 it is noted that he contributed 2 pounds. At the same time William Warner LeMessurier contributed 1 pound 10 shillings and Washington Hill Winsor contributed 5 shillings. The Bowring Bros. contributed 15 pounds each and the Governor 30 pounds. This is an indication of their relative economic station.
29/12/03: NEWMAN BUILDING (see drawing in scrapbook)
The simple Georgian style building which stands at the corner of Water and Springdale Streets, in the west end of the city, has been linked for over a hundred years with the importation of the famous Newman's port wine. Legend has it that in the autumn of 1679 a vessel from Portugal laden with port and sailing for London was sighted by French privateers. Inthe attempt to outrun her pursuers, the vessel was driven off course,damaged by storms and subsequently put into St. John's for the winter. In the spring she sailed for London and on arrival it was found that the winter in St. John's had added pleasant new dimensions to the wine. Since that time the Newman company has exported port wine to Newfoundland for aging. In the 18th and 19th centuries the firm had mercantile premises and wharves in St. John's. Plans for the present building were drawn up in 1847 and it became the residence of Mr. Morry [ed. note: Thomas Graham Morry II], the company agent. It was later the home of Lewis Tessier, a partner with his brother in the large mercantile firm of Tessiers. In the latter half of the 19th century the building served as offices for various factors, including Baine, Johnston and Co., the present importers of Newman's port. In the 1890's it was rented to the People's Club and subsequently served as an outlet for the Board of Liquor Control, and in recent years as headquarters for the Newfoundland & Labrador Press Club. The warehouse directly behind is one of the oldest buildings in the west end of St. John's and housed the Newman wine vaults. It was in these vaults that the port wine was matured. An iron marker initialled RLN, for Robert L. Newman, and cast in the 1890's is in the sidewalk just west of the building. A wrought iron fence of interesting design surrounds the front of the house.
Transcribed from: A Gift of Heritage. Historic Architecture of St. John's. Newfoundland Historic Trust. Robinson-Blackmore. St. John's, Newfoundland. 1975
260104: Thomas G. Morry Event:Living Year: 1871 Place: St John's
Province of record source:Newfoundland County of record source: St John's
Comments: Broker.
Source: Newfoundland Directory for 1871, The Genealogical Research Library, Toronto, 1984.
Volume/Page(s): 97
Please note: The province and county are associated with the locationof the record source and in some cases may not be the same as the place where the event occurred.
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BDM reports that notice of death appeared on 21 Jan 1879 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Newfoundlander 1827-1884
020312 from NGB from NGB Ang Cath Burial Register
Thomas G. MORRY St Johns 76 yrs Jan 18 1879 Thomas Graham Morry, married 1840 to Elizabeth LeMessurier, oldest dau of Peter LeMessurier & Eliza Coke Hutchings.
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151015:
The MUN Digital Archives Initiative continues to grow and many articles from the past hitherto unknown have become readily available. One example is "Cap. X. An act to incorporate the shareholders of the St. John's Athenζum". This meeting hall was constituted under law passed 14 June 1952 and one of the shareholders in the new incorporated enterprise was Thos. G. Morry.
160916:
According to a letter written to him by his brother Robert on Sept. 22, 1871, Thomas was acting as the agent for the sale of the Sweetland properties in Caplin Bay. I'm not sure if this was a financial arrangement on his part or if he was doing it as a favour to the family of his uncle by marriage, William Sweetland, who had died in 1864. A copy of the letter is found in his Media Gallery.
Here is a transcript of the letter:
Letter from Robert to Thomas Graham Morry Sept. 22 1871 re Sale of Sweetland Property
(The Rooms - MG 955 Box 18 File 26)260718: Caplin Bay Septr 22/71
Dear Thos.Revd. Jno Conway has
been to me about Sweetland' s
House, wishing to purchase
it, and part of the Ground
to build a Chapel upon and
I have agreed to join him and
purchase the remaining por-
-tion of the ground, that is we
will buy the lot between us -
and he has requested me to
write you and know the lowest
figure you will let it go for.
Andrew Keough has also been
to me about purchasing the
House and has told me
that if Pastor Conway fails'
(which I think is not likely)
he will buy what Father Conway
is in trusty [?] for. - Don' t make
any bargain or offer respecting
the sale of the House & Ground
without first acquainting me
as the Keoughs and others who
may be interested to purchase
might think by applying
to you they would squeeze
out a better bargain. - I would
wish that whoever may be
the purchaser the sale may
be conditional through me
as your agent. - Write as
soon as convenient.-We are all well here and
with love to Eliza & Annie.I remain your affectionate Brother Robert Morry
This from George Lee whom I met at The Rooms this year and last and who is doing a detailed review of the Newman papers on microfilm:
Reel 139, Pg. 346, Nov. 12th, 1864
Mr. Morry had to resign because of ill health and Mrss' J & W Stewart succeeded him.
Chris , I mentioned this to you when we met in the Rooms a short while ago. Is this your Morry? Have a good day> George Lee
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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 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!
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MG237, Box 1, File 1 \endash Receipt of Probate Papers in the Estate of Matthew Morry 31 May 1862:
Registrar's Office
Supreme Court, St. John's
The Estate of the Late
Matthew Morry Esquire deceased
To the Chief Clerk and Registrar Do
Probate Papers in the
above Estate £1.19.2 Stg.
= £2.5.2 Cy.
Paid
June 12th 1862
May 31st by Thos. Wood
1862 Pro C. C. & Reg.
Thomas Graham Morry VI
Sex: MAKA: Tom Morry
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1948 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2148,7091 Christening: 8 Jan 1948 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7091 Death: 31 Mar 1998 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ( at age 50) 2148 Cremation: Apr 1998 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death: Colon cancer which metasystised to liverEvents
Residence: 1947-1948, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
Minister/Priest: G. J. Murphy at St. Patrick's Church, 8 Jan 1948, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Sponsors: John Ralph and Mary Foley, 8 Jan 1948, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Residence: 62 LeMarchant Rd., 1949-1951, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
Residence: 62 LeMarchant Rd., 1949, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Confirmed from an envelope sent to Dad at this address from Finland.
Residence: 3 Millbank St., 1951, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Tel. 5652A.
Residence: 835 Archibald St., Apartment number unknown, 1953-1954, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Occupant)
First Communion: St. Augustine's Parish, Cir 1954-1955, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Graduation: B.A. (Cum Laude), University Of Ottawa, 26 May 1968, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Degree: D.P.A., Carleton University, 1969, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Degree: M.A., Carleton University, 1970, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Cremation: Pinecrest Crematorium, Apr 1998, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Parents
Father: Thomas Graham Morry V 168,867,2148,6695 Mother: Evelyn Mary Wheeler 168,868,1051,1108,2145,2146,2147,2148,2149
Spouses and Children
1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living
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