Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Gnr. Thomas Graham Morry IV

Sex: M
AKA: Thomas Graham Morey ⁶⁸⁴⁹ ^,7092, Graham Morry ¹⁸³⁰
Individual Information

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1887 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³³⁰ ^,1148 ^,1443 ^,1830 ^,1832 ^,1833 ^,1834 ^,1835 ^,1836 ^,1837 Christening: 3 Jul 1887 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁹¹⁸ ^,6849 ^,7092 Death: 31 Jul 1967 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America ( at age 80) ¹⁴⁴³ ^,1835 ^,6215 Burial: After 31 Jul 1967 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America Cause of Death:
Events
• Godfather: Thomas O'Driscoll, 3 Jul 1887, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Godmother: Elizabeth White, 3 Jul 1887, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: R. Tierney, 3 Jul 1887, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1890, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Emigration: From Newfoundland, 1911, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: 1914, Port Essington, British Columbia, Canada.
• Occupation: Carpenter, 1918, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Religion: Roman Catholic, 1918.
• Military: Gunner In Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, Reg't. # 2138801, Between 31 Jan 1918 and 26 Dec 1918, Canada.
• Residence: 31 Jan 1918, Port Essington, British Columbia, Canada.
• Interesting: He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Albert Bradshaw, Cir 13 May 1919, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Arrival: From Victoria, 19 Dec 1919, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Thomas Morrey [sic], 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Fisherman, 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Arrival: From Newfoundland, 1923, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Naturalization: Declaration of Intention, 30 Nov 1923, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Social Security Number: Issued In: Massachusetts; Last ZIP: 02155, After 1923, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Arrival: Entering the US with Aunt Mrs. A. White as sponsor and destination Methuen, Mar 1924, Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Immigration: From Yarmouth, NS, Mar 1924, United States of America. Note that this information is incomplete. He actually entered the year before for the first time.
• Occupation: Carpenter, 16 Jun 1924, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: 24 South St., 16 Jun 1924, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: 543 Middle St., 1926, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America. Note that the birth announcement of their twin girls incorrectly gave the address as 43 Middle St., an address that does not exist.
• Naturalization: Petition for Naturalisation, 31 Jan 1929, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Citizenship: 6 May 1929, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Census: Census of Thomas Graham Morry and family, 1930, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Found on Ancestry.com.
• Occupation: Carpenter, House, 1930, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: 196 Valley St. (Ext.), Between 1930 and 1942, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: 204 Forest Street, 1930, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: 196 Forest St.; Owned, Value $4500, 1935-1940, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Census: Household of Thomas G. Morry, 1940, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Thomas G Morry
United States Census, 1940
Name:Thomas G Morry
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1940
Event Place:Ward 3, Medford, Medford City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Sex:Male
Age:52
Marital Status:Married
Race (Original):White
Race:White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Birthplace:Canada
Birth Year (Estimated):1888
Last Place of Residence:Same House
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Thomas G MorryHeadMale52Canada
Esther M MorryWifeFemale48Canada
Mary R MorryDaughterFemale13Massachusetts

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• Occupation: Carpenter, Contractor; worked 35 weeks; wages $1500, 1940, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Military: WWII US Draft Registration, 1942, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Thomas Graham Morry
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NameThomas Graham Morry
SexMale
Birth Date30 Jun 1887
Residence PlaceMedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
EmployerThomas Graham/Morry
Event TypeDraft Registration
Event Date1942
Event PlaceMedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Event Place (Original)Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliate Publication NumberM2090
Affiliate Publication TitleWorld War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Massachusetts
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• Occupation: Carpenter, Switzer Contracting, Warren St., 1942, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Residence: US Draft, 1942, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Thomas Graham Morry
United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
NameThomas Graham Morry
Event TypeDraft Registration
Event Date1942
Event PlaceMedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Residence PlaceMedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
GenderMale
EmployerThomas Graham/Morry
Birth Date30 Jun 1887.
• Arrival: From USA, 10 Aug 1947, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Visiting for the first time in 24 years

A Garden Party at Cape Broyle.
Mom & I went down to meet Graham,
who had just come from the States after
being away twenty four years.
He looked fine. Mom seemed
very good after her trip down there
so I hope she is on the mending again.
• Social Security Number: Social Security #: 010-09-7927 MA, 1951, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Medical Condition: Operated on for perforated ulcers, 30 Aug 1958, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America. 30.Wind N. E. Cold. Heard from Elsie. She
got a baby boy. And Uncle Graham was operated
on for perforated Ulcers. He is pretty bad.
Fish scarce to day.
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• Residence: 21 Benview Dr., 1967, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Alt. Death: Jul 1967, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Parents

Father: Pte. Thomas Graham Morry III ¹⁶⁸ ^,282 ^,283 ^,749 ^,2274 ^,6854 Mother: Catherine Frances White ⁴² ^,168 ^,6855 ^,6856 ^,6857 ^,6858 ^,6859 ^,6860

Spouses and Children

1. *Esther Maud Mary Battcock ³³ ^,168 ^,327 ^,1064 ^,1827 ^,1828 ^,1829 ^,1830 Marriage: 16 Jun 1924 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America ⁵ ^,1816 ^,1838
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Father William J. Foley, St. Francis RC Church, 16 Jun 1924, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Witnesses: Gordon White and Helena Battcock, 16 Jun 1924, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America. Marriage Notes

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First name(s)Thomas G
Last nameMorry
SexMale
Age36
Birth year1888
Marriage year1924
Event date16 Jun 1924
PlaceMedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
City-
Father's first name(s)Thomas G
Father's last name-
Mother's first name(s)Catherine F
Mother's last nameWhite
Spouse's first name(s)Esther M
Spouse's last nameBattcock
Spouse's age32
Spouse's genderFemale
Spouse's birth year1892
Spouse's father's first name(s)Martin
Spouse's father's last name-
Spouse's mother's first name(s)Margaret M
Spouse's mother's last nameFitzerald
StateMassachusetts
CountryUnited States
Record setUnited States Marriages
Batch LocalityMassachusetts, United States
Film Number574840
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromAmericas, United States
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Note that there is an error in the transcript above. Esther's mother's middle initial is given as T not M on the marriage certificate.
Children: 1. Bernice Mary Morry 2. Mary Bernadette Morry 3. L. Cdr. Mary Rosella Morry

Notes
General:

[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jan 31, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.112.6.25462.55]

Individual: Morry, Thomas Social Security #: 010-09-7927 Issued in: Massachusetts

Birth date: Jun 30, 1887 Death date: Jul 1967

Residence code: Massachusetts

ZIP Code of last known residence: 02155 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Medford, Massachusetts

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NB: There is erroneous information in Aunt Jean's LDS database that this Thomas Graham had a second wife named "Clara Isabelle McCoubrey Sweetland" whom he married on 24 June 1930. The name of this woman is actually a composite of the married names (three times married) of the second wife of this Thomas Graham's father, also named Thomas Graham. The marriage date in 1930 is indeed that of his father, who married for the second time to his childhood sweetheart at age 81! She was by then the widow of his cousin, William Sweetland Morry.

Richard Sullivan email 24/05/01 shows a different birthdate (3 July 1887). This is actually the date of baptism. See NGB transcript of HolyTrinity Church records (in which his surname and that of his father are misspelled):

21/02/02 MOREY, Thomas Graham; Baptised 3-Jul 1887; Father - Thomas Morey; Mother - Kate White; Witnesses - Thomas Driscoll and Elizabeth White. Elizabeth White was Catherine's sister and Thomas "Driscoll" should beThomas O'Driscoll, who married Elizabeth in 1876. Surprising to see Elizabeth listed by her maiden name.

02/03/03: Drafted in Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, Reg't. # 2138801 on Jan. 31, 1918; Formerly served 13 months R.C.G.A. Military Service Act. letter and number 166621. (National Archives website).

110807: In the 1930 Census both his and Maud's ages are either given or calculated incorrectly. It shows him as 40 and her as 36, yet the years they have been married (34 and 30 respectively) would be correct if these ages were correct (which they aren't). One Wonders if there was a reason why they both wished to appear younger than they were.

In the US Immigration record of his departure from Yarmouth in March 1924 his age is given more or less correctly as 36. Interestingly, in that record he is recorded as Graham Morry, which is how he preferred to be known later in life, yet in the 1830 Census he was listed as Thomas G.

270208: Viewed original military records at National Archives:

Proceedings on discharge No. - 2138801 Rank - Gunner Name - Thomas Graham Morry Corps - Depot Company #6 Artillery Depot Date of Discharge December 26th 1918 Place of Discharge - Halifax, N.S. Description: Age 31 years 6 months Height 5 ft. 9 1/4 in Complexion - Fair Eyese - Grey Hair - Brown Trade - Carpenter Intended Place of Residence - 2306 Shakespeare St., Victoria, BC Conduct and character while in the service - Very Good

According to his medical case history sheet, when he was admitted for minor complaints (cough, papilliform rash, eczyma, conjunctivitis) in Camp Hospital, Willows Camp, Victoria, BC his uncle had TB. I wonder which uncle this was?

His dental records showed that most of his teeth had been extracted including all of his upper teeth and all but the front few on the bottom. Of those remaining several had cavities.

211108: He was shipwrecked on the BRUCE on his way from Port Au Basques to North Sydney heading to BC for the first time (see transcript of story from The Alphabet Fleet in his "Picture Gallery"

171009: Name: Thomas Graham Morry [Graham Morry] Age: 41 Birth Date: abt 1882 Children: Mary Issue Date: 30 Nov 1923 Order of Admission: May 6, 1929 State: Massachusetts Locality, Court: District of Masssachusetts, District Court Title: Index to Naturalization Petitions and Records of the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911, for the District of Massachusetts Description: Monb to Moseley Series: M1545

020610: This was the summary of his ""Declaration of Intention" to become a US Citizen on 1923-11-30. Copied from WorldVitalRecords.com

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1923

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

and his "Petition for Naturalisation" on 1929-01-31:

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1929

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

and finally his "Oath of Allegiance" on 1929-05-06:

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1929

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

Copies of all of the above documents can be found on the Footnotes website but there is a membership fee.

Email from Enid O'Brien 29/05/02:

ET June 24, 1924

At Medford, Mass on June 16th, Miss Esther Maude Battcock, dgt of late Martin and Mrs. Battcock of Brigus South was marred to Mr Thomas Graham Morry of Ferryland. The bride was given away by her brother-in-law, Maurice M. Devine. The best man was Gordon White, cousin of the groom. Bridesmaid was Miss Helena R Battcock, sister of the bride. The flower girls were Margaret Battcock and Susie Fitzgerald. Mrs Morry is a graduate nurse of Symes Hospital, Arlington, Mass. They will make their home at Fall River, Mass.

MORRY, THOMAS Birth Date: 30 Jun 1887 (Historical Events) Death Date: Jul 1967 (Historical Events) Issuing State: MA Residence at Death: MEDFORD, MIDDLESEX, MA 02155 SSN: 010-09-7927

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1923

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1929

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

Graham Morry

Surname: Morry Given Name: Graham Year: 1929

Home Country: Newfoundland Immigration Year: 1923

Publisher: NARA Publication No.: M1368 Publication Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929

Description on Attestation papers:

Chest 38 in.; range of expansion 3 ins.; actual height 5 ft. 9 1/4 in.

His dental records showed that most of his teeth had been extracted including all of his upper teeth and all but the front few on the bottom. Of those remaining several had cavities.

140816:
Graham had written his story about his trip to Victoria in 1911 in a letter which I have not yet found. I think it may have been written to Dad Morry at his request so that he could pass it along to Michael Harrington, a reporter at the Evening Telegram for publication. In any event, I know that the part of the story pertaining to the shipwreck of the BRUCE did appear in an article over Michael Harrington's by-line some time in the 1960s because I have discovered a copy of a follow on article written later which gives the rest of the story and which refers to both the earlier article and the letter on which it was based. Here is a transcript of the second article (an image of the newspaper article is contained in the media gallery):

From St. John's to Victoria, B.C. in 1911
Offbeat history

Several months ago, actually on Monday March 9 and 16 of this year, this column contained parts one and two of "The wreck of the Brace", seventy years earlier (March 24,1911) on a reef near Louisburg, Nova Scotia The Brace, the first to bear that name (there was a later Brace) was one of eight ships built by the Reid interests to fulfill the contract made with the Newfoundland Government in 1898 Because these ships were given Scottish names, starting with "A" and going through to "H", they were dubbed "The Alphabet Fleet", also because they had the graceful lines of a sailing ship, they were sometimes referred to as "Reid's Yachts"
The story of the wreck of the Brace was an eyewitness account written in the early 1960s by Graham Morry, then a resident of Medford, Massachusetts. Morry was a native of Ferryland, who left home in the winter of 1911 to go to the whale fishery in British Columbia. Having joined the "express" passenger train in St. John's which took him and his companions to Port aux Basques, they sailed on the Brace only to be wrecked a few hours later at Scatteries [sic]. Providentially, only one, some accounts say two per sons lost their lives.
I ended the story of the disaster at the point where the passengers and crew of the ill-fated steamer were being hospitably received in Louisburg, and promised that, at a later date, I would complete the odyssey of the Ferryland youth, namely the transcontinental train journey across Canada from Halifax to Victoria in the spring of 1911. I thought this time might be appropriate now that such a big outcry has been raised about the reduction in passenger train services operated by Via Rail in different parts of Canada.
Morry and his buddies, who left St. John's, Sunday, March 19,1911, reached Port aux Basques on Thursday, March 23, and sailed that night for Nova Scotia. After they were rescued from the wreck early Friday morning, a train was sent from Sydney to take the passengers on their journey across Canada. It was nearly dark when the train arrived to take them to Sydney to connect with the regular express, but their jinx was still working against them. A mile out of Sydney the train was derailed, and they had to pick up their suitcases and walk to the railroad station to get aboard.
Because they were all very tired most of them got a good night's sleep. However, Morry woke up not because of the noise of the train but the lack of it. He heard people moving about outside the train and heard voices and looked out the window to find that the train was stopped but still was moving - across water. They were on a ferry crossing the Strait of Canso; the train had been broken into three sections. This was long before the Canso Causeway was built. After the ferry ride was over they went back to sleep and woke to daylight in New Brunswick.
They found the scenery in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick very much like Newfoundland, and looked forward with excitement to Montreal the largest city any of them had ever seen. The sight of Montreal recalled some personal family history to Graham Morry who, I forgot to say in the earlier columns, was a brother of the late well-known Howard Morry of Ferryland Their father had enlisted in the Canadian forces that were sent out to Fort Garry, Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the first Riel Rebellion in 1870; They had to make their way on foot or by batteaux [sic] and canoes. At the time Morry senior was In Winnipeg the city consisted of eight barracks and other buildings and a dozen or so wigwams Graham Morry wondered if his father was the only Newfoundlander who was involved in the Riel Rebellion as a soldier. Perhaps he was- however the famous Dr. Thomas Roddick of Harbour Grace, was the officer in charge of the medical services of the expedition of 1885 under General Middleton.
Graham Morry described the varied countryside that the train went through between Montreal and the Western Provinces which fundamentally has not changed in the intervening years. He was particularly taken by the splendor of the Rockies, and noted the heavy avalanche shelters to protect the trains from falling snow, rock and other debris. There was also the remarkable Rogers Tunnel, fifteen miles long bored through the mountains in corkscrew fashion, and emerging 1,500 feet above where it
entered.
Finally they reached Vancouver and eventually went aboard the CPR steamer Princess Mary that was to take them to Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gang of Newfoundlanders heading for the whale fishery Included Mike Carroll, Jack Walsh, Ned Dav [sic], Eugene O'Dea, Jim Thompson and Luke Evans from St. John's; Pat Emberley, Thomas Whelan of Placentia; Tom Turner from St. Brendan's, Bonavista Bay; Ned Powers, Bob Fitzgerald, Paddy Fowlow, Ike Pumphrey from Conception Bay; Ambrose Williams, Jack Kavanagh, and Graham Morry from Ferryland. There were others but he could not recall their names. It's hardly possible that any of those men are still alive, but it would be interesting to hear from any of their relatives and descendants.
It was March 31 when they reached Victoria, which Morry thought was the "most beautiful city in North America". They had been twelve days en route, not too bad, when it's considered they were in two train derailments (one in Newfoundland, one in Nova Scotia, not to mention the shipwreck). Nowadays the journey by air takes one-tenth that time.
Morry was luckier than most of the other men. His brother Bert lived and worked in Victoria though he missed the arrival of the Princess Mary with Graham and his buddies on board. When the Newfoundlanders, to the number of 44, signed up with Job Brothers in St. John's, Morry had been unable to get a job as the quota had been filled. However, he decided to go with them anyway, because he had a relative in Victoria.
The man in charge of the whaling contingent was Mike Carroll, one of Job Brothers staff in St. John's. When the gang of whalers went to the office in Victoria to be assigned to the different whaling stations on Vancouver Island, Carroll spoke to the company manager who offered Morry job [sic]. But Bert Morry persuaded his younger brother to stay with him in Victoria, so he was separated from his friends.
Occasionally some of them would get a vacation in Victoria and they would get together with the Morrys and have a lot of fun and talk about home and family. The men had signed on for two years, but many of them stayed on for several years more, some permanently. I believe Graham Morry stayed in British Columbia for eight years (including a winter in Alaska). He enlisted in the 5th Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery in Prince Rupert and trained in Esquimault Naval Base in Victoria, where he attained the rank of gunner. His brother Bert was a sergeant-major in the same outfit. The letter doesn't say if he saw any war service; his brother Howard, as many readers know, served with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the Great War (1914-1918) and was a survivor of the First of July Drive at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme, 1916. Graham returned to Newfoundland December 19, 1919, and sometime after went to the United States where he settled down like so many other Newfoundlanders.
Graham Morry's account of his journey from St. John's to Victoria by train, boat, train, ferry and boat again in 1911, is very well written, and shows an observer's keen eye for the beauties of nature and the works of man. As the train rolled through Winnipeg, he tried to visualize what part of the city had been occupied by Fort Garry when his father soldiered there during the Riel Rebellion in the late 19th century. He was very impressed by Winnipeg, which in 1911 had a population of about 150,000, and many fine buildings on the banks of the Red River.
Their next stop was Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, and he noted the " same, old prairie" his father talked about. The snow was fast disappearing as they entered Regina, headquarters of the Royal Northwest Mounted Pol Police (RCMP). After that the train pulled into Medicine Hat, which he thought was a rather funny (i.e. strange) name. The name originated, he was told, because the hill nearby was shaped like a soft hat, and was surrounded by natural gas that seeped from the ground. The Indians didn't know what kind of gas it was, or if it had a name, but soon found out how to use it for medicinal and cooking purposes. It was ten o'clock in the morning when the train stopped in Medicine Hat, and all the houses and streets were still fully lighted. The Newfoundlanders thought that was odd, but the conductor of the train told them it cost more to turn them off and than [sic] to let them burn (from the gas presumably).
That about covers the fascinating journey of Graham Morry from St. John's to Victoria, B.C. seventy years ago, and some of his subsequent adventures and life story. I wonder if his family, including the Morrys still in Ferryland, have any other records of this member of the Morry brigade, a very interesting group of Newfoundlanders of the old stock.
MICHAEL HARRINGTON

Tony Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1914 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ¹¹⁴⁶ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: Jewish.
• Residence: 789 Redwood Ave., Between Jul 1919 and 1921, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Parents

Father: Harry Morry ¹¹⁴⁷ ^,1148 Mother: Sarah ¹¹⁴⁶

Notes
General:

030314:

I cannot read this name on the Census form, This is as close as I can get to the actual spelling and I disagree with what the transcript on Ancestry gives for it.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Gerald Francis Morry ³⁴³ Mother: Barbara Grover ³⁴³

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Unk Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1947 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰⁹³ Christening: Death: 3 Nov 1947 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰⁹³ Burial: Cause of Death: Still Birth ⁷⁰⁹³

Parents

Father: Sgt. William Minty Morry Royal Artillery ¹⁶⁸ ^,867 ^,868 ^,869 Mother: Mary Sutherland Sparks ⁷⁰¹¹

Ursula Marie Morry

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 26 May 1936 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴² Christening: Death: 7 Apr 2014 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 77) ⁷⁰⁹⁴ Cremation: 17 Aug 2014 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰⁹⁵ ^,7096 Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: John Henry Morry family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Religion: RC, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Member)
• Residence: House valued at $2000. This was the house originally willed to my father., 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Departure: For Calgary, 15 Nov 1958, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 28 Feb 1997, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• Residence: Bef Jun 2000, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Notes that she moved "home" permanently in June 2000.
• Medical Condition: Aortic valve replacement and 5 bypasses, 2005, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Cremation: Fahey's Funeral Home, 12 Apr 2014, Fermeuse, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John Henry Morry ¹⁶⁸ ^,316 Mother: Mary Elizabeth Sesk ⁹¹⁹

Spouses and Children

1. *Daniel James Kieley ⁵⁹⁵⁹ Marriage: Children: 1. Katrina Marie Kieley 2. Living 3. Living

Notes
General:

Ursula (married Daniel James Kieley) was living in Ottawa in 1997 according to an email from Rick Morry (her nephew) to Glen on 07/03/97.

120414 from David Wells:

Ursula Kieley
Passed on: April 7th, 2014
Passed peacefully away at the Health Science Complex,St John,s on Monday April 7, 2014, aged 77 yrs. Ursula Kieley. Predecased by her husband Dan & her daughter Katrina. Ursula leaves 2 sons: Sean (Christina), Jeff (Nandi), 2 grandchildren, Fergus & Henry; 3 sisters: Margaret Bulko (Joe), Laura Williams, Sheila Morry, 1 brother Jack (Margaret), and a large number of relatives and friends. Cremation will Kieley take place at Cauls Funeral Home. A date for a Christian burial will be announced. To express condolences on-line please visit www.faheysfuneralhomes.ca <http://www.faheysfuneralhomes.ca>. Arrangements by Faheys Funeral Home

Version on Fahey's website:

Faheys Funeral Homes

Ursula Marie Kieley
(May 25, 1936 - April 7, 2014)
Kieley. Passed away at the Health Sciences Complex, on April 7, 2014, Ursula Morry Kieley, aged 77 years. Predeceased by her husband, Dan, and her daughter, Katrina, Ursula leaves to mourn two sons: Sean (Christina), Jeff (Nandi), and two grandchildren, Fergus and Henry; three sisters: Margaret Bulko (Joe), Laura Williams, Sheila Morry, one brother, Jack (Margaret), and a large number of relatives and friends. Cremation will take place on Saturday and the date for a Christian Burial will be announced later.To express condolences on-line please visit www.faheysfuneralhomes.ca <http://www.faheysfuneralhomes.ca>.

160814 from Telegram, courtesy David Wells:

Ursula Morry Kieley - The cremated remains of Ursula Morry Kieley will be laid to rest in the Holy Trinity cemetery, Ferryland, on Sunday, August 17, at 12:15 p.m. Immediately following the committal, a gathering for Ursula's family and friends will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion building,Branch 34, Ferryland.

Victoria May Morry

Sex: F
AKA: May Morry ³⁸⁴²
Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1901 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ⁴⁴ ^,7097 Christening: Death: 14 Jun 1995 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 93) ⁴⁴ Burial: After 14 Jun 1995 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ²³ ^,7098 Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: C of E, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Member)
• Residence: 423 Luxton Ave., Residence of Peter Frederick Morry, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Occupation: Elevator Operator, 21 Jun 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Religion: Church of England, 21 Jun 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: 423 Luxton St., 21 Jun 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Parents

Father: Peter Frederick Morry ⁵ ^,1216 ^,2233 Mother: Bridget Mary Coady ⁵ ^,745 ^,2233

Spouses and Children

1. *Peter Robertson Campbell ⁵ ^,2327 Marriage: 21 Jun 1921 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ²³ ^,2768
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Herbert T. Archibald (C of E), 434 Quebec St., 21 Jun 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Witnesses: Violet Morry and James Campbell, 21 Jun 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Children: 1. Pilot Officer Kenneth Peter Campbell RCAF 2. Doreen Mary Campbell 3. Patricia May Campbell 4. Terry David Campbell 2. Living

Notes
General:

Email from Enid O'Brien 29/08/00

I was corresponding with an elderly lady in BC, Doris Stephenson (who was born in June 1908 and whose grandfather was Wm Morry) and she gave me the names of their other children (who were probably born in BC)- May (md a Campbell), Emma Windsor (I don't know by the letter if Emma is married to a Windsor or if her name is Emma Windsor Morry); Mona (md to an Elder), and two other names which I THINK are children but the way it was put in the letter I am not 100% sure - Douglas and Violet (Cathcart). I am not sure of the order of the children in her letter.

27/09/01 MRI records in Victoria, BC: Groom Name: PETER ROBERTSON CAMPBELL Bride Name: VICTORIA MAY MORRY Event Date: 1921 6 21 (Yr/Mo/Day) Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1921-09-230534 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B12906 GSU Microfilm Number: 2032869

280208:

Vital Event Birth Registration

Name: Victoria May Morry

Event Date: 1901 8 23 (Yr/Mo/Day) Gender: female Event Place: Victoria

Reg. Number: 1901-09-905025 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13817 GSU Microfilm Number: 2134887

Violet Morry

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1899 - Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,283 ^,493 ^,2993 Christening: 22 Oct 1899 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵ ^,2993 Death: 25 Oct 2000 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 101) ⁴⁴ Burial: After 25 Oct 2000 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ³²⁶⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Christening: 27 Jul 1899, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: L. Wilson, 27 Jul 1899, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: L. Wilson, 22 Oct 1899, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Emigration: From Newfoundland, 1900, British Columbia, Canada.
• Census: 1901, British Columbia, Canada.
• Census: Census of Canada - Peter Morry household, 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Household Member)
• Census: Census of Canada, 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Occupation: Bookeeper, grocery; $720, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Religion: C of E, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Member)
• Residence: 423 Luxton Ave., Residence of Peter Frederick Morry, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: 423 Luxton St., 21 Jun 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.

Parents

Father: Peter Frederick Morry ⁵ ^,1216 ^,2233 Mother: Bridget Mary Coady ⁵ ^,745 ^,2233

Spouses and Children

1. *John Cathcart ²³²⁷ ^,2559 Marriage: 6 Sep 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ³²⁶¹ ^,3262
Marriage Events
• Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fairfax, 6 Sep 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Marriage Notes

250717:

It was noted that participants at the wedding feast at the home of the mother of the bride (then a widow) included Mr. & Mrs. Cathcart (parents of the groom) of Chemainus, BC; Mr. & Mrs. William Morry of Port Essington, BC; Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Shandley and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fairfax of Seattle, Washington.

These latter two couples were common visitors with the Morrys of BC because the wives were both sisters of the bride. Living in Seattle, they became familiar with the family of George Morry, the Klondike gold miner, and socialised with them frequently.
Children: 1. Viola Mary Cathcart 2. Arthur Veitch Cathcart

Notes
General:

27/09/01 MRI record, Victoria, BC: Groom Name: JOHN CATHCART Bride Name: VIOLET MORRY Event Date: 1924 9 6 (Yr/Mo/Day) Event Place: VICTORIA Reg. Number: 1924-09-269275 B.C. Archives Microfilm Number: B13747 GSU Microfilm Number: 2074317

Email from Enid O'Brien dated 29/04/02: "Violet (b. July 27, 1899 was baptised Oct 22, 1899. Peter was listedas farmer and as living in Caplin Bay."

03/11/02: BC Census of 1901: Morry, Violet B: 27 Jul 1899, NFD 1901 CEN Location: Victoria City T-6430-11-21-40-227 daughter

140813: Several baptismal records are found at the end of a transcript on NGB with the notation that they did not appear on the original document but no explanation of where they were found. There is no way of knowing how accurate these may be. Several of them seem to be in conflict with information on other transcripts of presumably the same church register also on NGB.

Virginia Lois Morry

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1925 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ⁴⁴ ^,53 Christening: Death: 4 Oct 2004 - Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 79) ⁵³ ^,1298 Burial: 10 Oct 2004 - Birch Island, Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada ²³ ^,53 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: Canyon Creek Ranch,, Birch Island, Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada.
• Census: Household of William and Jessie Morry & Family, Doncaster Drive, 1931, South Saanich, Nanaimo District, British Columbia, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Teacher, 1944, Birch Island, Clearwater, British Columbia, Canada.

Parents

Father: Sapper Pte. William Sweetland Morry ⁷⁴⁵ ^,2233 ^,2559 ^,3534 Mother: Jessie Darling Henderson ²³²⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *George William Moss ⁴⁴ ^,53 ^,1298 ^,1299 Marriage: 15 Feb 1947 - Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada ⁵³ ^,1298 ^,7099
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Morrison, 17 Feb 1947, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. Marriage Notes

Times Colonist

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada · Monday, February 17, 1947
Marriage
Virginia Lois & George W. Moss
Name
Virginia Lois
Spouse
George W. Moss
Parents
Mrs. W. S. Morry, Mr. G. O. Moss, Mrs. Moss
Wedding Date
February 15, 1947
Marriage Place
Kamloops
Officiant
Rev. Morrison
Other Details
Parent Residences
3337 Richmond Road, Birch Island. B.C
Children: 1. Living 2. Dennis George William Moss

Notes
General:

Found on the web by Lanny 101104:

Virginia (Lois) Moss passed away peacefully on Oct. 4, 2004 in Birch Island. Lois was born in Victoria, B.C. on July 26, 1925, to Jessie Darling Morry (d. 1998) and William Sweetland Morry (d. 1952). Lois was predeceased by her husband Geordie (d. 1994), her sister and brother-in-law Shirley and Sam Couthard (d. 1999), and her son Dennis (d. 2004). Lois is survived and lovingly remembered by her son Danny (Marilynn), daughter-in-law Linda, grandchildren Curtis, Michael, Kelly and Bobbi (Richard), brothers Bill (Jean) Morry and Mike (Val) Morry. Great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law and her many friends will feel the loss of this great lady. Lois came to Birch Island to teach school in 1944. She met and married Geordie in 1947. Except for a short time in the early 1950s, they raised their family and resided on Canyon Creek Ranch in Birch Island. Lois loved her many community activities, teaching, volunteering, school board, hospital board, WI, church, square dancing, drama, arts and creative writing. Quote from Lois "I Love the Ranch as I loved the Rancher, and I cannot now imagine any life that would be better than this one I've lived in the North Thompson Valley, with my family and the company of good friends.... " In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the little church in Birch Island (St. Paul and St. John Anglican Church). Memorial service was held at Moss's Pond on Canyon Creek Ranch, 1552 McCracken Road, Birch Island

160116:
Burial:
Birch Island Cemetery
Birch Island
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
British Columbia, Canada
Created by: Anne Krawec
Record added: Mar 23, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50113799

William Morry

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: in Shaldon with Ringmore, Devon, England ¹⁰⁰⁹ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary ¹⁰⁰⁹ Marriage: Children: 1. Mary Morry

Notes
General:

050811:

I found this birth in the photocopy of the register of St. Nicholas Church, Shaldon, at MHA today. The name seems to be clearly spelled Morry, but the name of the father is only abbreviated and appears to be Wm for William. The mother is also named Mary. None of this fits with existing information that I have on Morrys so I have put it in as an unconnected record for now.

William Morry

Sex: M
AKA: William Morey ⁴⁹⁷
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 21 Nov 1762 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁷ Christening: 21 Nov 1762 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁴⁹⁷ ^,5655 Death: Bef 1 Feb 1763 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁰ Burial: 1 Feb 1763 - Dartmouth, Devon, England Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Capt. George Morry ¹⁶¹ ^,477 ^,743 ^,5654 ^,5655 ^,5656 Mother: Ann Hunt ¹⁶¹ ^,497

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