Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Herbert Gardner Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1886 - Brixham, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Christening: Death: Bef 25 Jul 1889 - Brixham, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Burial: 25 Jul 1889 - Brixham, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Gardner Norris ⁴⁵⁵ Mother: Charlotte Ann Skigel Guest ⁴⁵⁵

Notes
General:

Source given as LDS

James Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Waterford, Waterford, Munster, Ireland ³⁶⁹⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: in Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁶ Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: Roman Catholic.

Spouses and Children

1. *Catherine Dollard ³⁶⁹⁴ Marriage: Children: 1. Edward Norris 2. David Norris 3. James Norris

Notes
General:

08/11/01:

On the Newfoundland's Grand Banks website there is an account of Three Arms island and the cemetery that was dedicated primarily to the family of James Norris. It quotes "Coastal Cruising Newfoundland" 1993, by Rob Mills:

"At one time this was the headquarters of the merchant James Norris, whose vessels traded throughout the bay...Norris was a Roman Catholic and had a small chapel built here for the use of his family (still standing in 1992)..."

Many of the facts from tombstones are incorporated here in the notes on each individual.

An article entitled "Moments in Time - A Cultural Portrait of Green Bay, Newfoundland", prepared by the Green Bay Economic Development Association in 1994 (Newfoundland Provincial Library Reference 971.8 M73 NC H (Ref) NC) contains a chapter on Three Arms. A few excerpts relateto James Norris and family:

"After Three Arms was settled, a man by the name of James Norris, originally from Waterford, Ireland, moved in from Petty Harbour - also toget involved in the fishery. He became a familiar large scale merchant....

When the business of Mr. Wells [John Wells, the first merchant to start up a business in the bay at Three Arms] died out, James Norris, an Irishman, took over the merchant requirements in the bay. He expanded,and had much larger and far reaching results. "

See more notes on the Norris family from this source in the Notes page of son James Jr.

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300904: From NGB Website, information contributed by Barbara Penderson:

Three Arms Island is located near Little Bay, Green Bay, in western Notre Dame Bay, and "...was a thriving community but... after Confederation... many of the buildings were floated to such places as Harry's Harbour... At one time this was the headquarters of the merchant James Norris, whose vessels traded throughout the bay... Norris was a Roman Catholic and had a small chapel built here for the use of his family (still standing in 1992)..." [From "Coastal Cruising Newfoundland" (1993) by Rob Mills]

Here follows the inscriptions from the cemetery of James Norris at Three Arms Island, which I visited in 1996:

Lieut. Stephen C. Norris who was killed at Gueudecourt, France Oct. 11, 1916 aged 24 years ------ Catherine Dollard wife of James Norris died May 17, 1891 aged 76 years -------- In memory of James Norris a native of Waterford, Ireland aged 73 years [no date] -------- Walter F. darling child of James and Mary Norris died april 13, 1903 aged 3 yrs. 5 mos. ----- James, beloved son of James and Mary Norris died at St. John's June 11, 1905 aged 10 yrs. & 9 mos. -------- William T. Norris died July 13, 1906 aged 11-/2 years ------- Mary Ann Dower wife of James Norris born at Conche March 19, 1854 died Montreal June 21, 1950 --------- Erected by Mary A. Norris in memory of her bleoved husband James Norris died St. John's Dec. 6, 1924 aged 73 years ---------- Elizabeth wife of David Norris died 10 June 1887 aged 31 years --------- David Norris died 5th Oct. 1888 aged 47 years --------- Helen wife of David Norris died 24 Oct. 1880 aged 32 years

McAlpine's Directory 1898 for Three Arms: NORRIS Edw schooner holder NORRIS Edw, jr clerk NORRIS James general dealer

James Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1851 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁶ ^,3694 ^,7233 Christening: Death: 6 Dec 1924 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 73) ⁵⁰⁶ Burial: Dec 1924 - Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁶ Cause of Death:
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• Occupation: Trader, 1871, Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Between 1871 and 1898, Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: General Dealer, Between 1894 and 1898, Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Merchant.
• Occupation: General Dealer, 1898, Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Interesting: He had a small stake (2 shares) in the Cabot Steam Whaling Co. Ltd., 1900, Snook's Arm, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: General Dealer & Sawmill (?), 1904, Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 16 Dec 1924, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Norris ³⁶⁹⁴ Mother: Catherine Dollard ³⁶⁹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Ann Dower ⁵⁰⁶ ^,3694 Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. John J. Norris 4. Nell Norris 5. Lieut. Stephen Casimir Norris 6. James E. Norris 7. William Norris 8. Walter F. Norris 9. Agnes Predham 10. Willie Predham

Notes
General:

091101:

An article entitled "Moments in Time - A Cultural Portrait of Green Bay, Newfoundland", prepared by the Green Bay Economic Development Association in 1994 (Newfoundland Provincial Library Reference 971.8 M73 NC H (Ref) NC) contains a chapter on Three Arms. A few excerpts relate to James Norris and family. Some are recorded on the notes page of James Sr. Those references applicable to James Jr. are recorded here:

"Later, after passing the business over to his son, James Norris Jr.,branch businesses were set up all over Green Bay and White Bay. At the time Mr. Norris' operation was the only local one. Ships came from all over the bay to trade fish for goods.

He also had many ships built which were used in his business. Mr. Norris would send local ships, including his own, to St. John's with loads of fish, having them return with freight for his business. Also, ships would come from St. John's and other ports with shipments of freight to trade for fish. Fish was even exported all the way to Oporto, Portugal, by Mr. Norris.

When the Wells business died out, James Norris, son of the original James Norris, the Irishman, started a merchant and boat building business. With headquarters at Three Arms, he set up other branch businesses all around White Bay. He operated a fleet of fishing and trading vessels that were built at Three Arms. The first schooner was a 40 tonner, the Mary, built by a man by the name of Con Lake.

There were 24 boats built for Mr. Norris with such picturesque names as Irish Lass, Alright, Ready and Go, Ellie in the Bay, Bonanza, Rover's Bride, Merry Heart, and Fuchsia. In the year of Halley's Comet, 1910, Mr. Norris had three boats built at 16 tons each. He had one constructed for himself, named the Comet, one for the Stempleton family in Bonavista, named the Planet, and one for a Father Tickle, the Catholic priest in Conche, named the Mission.

These vessels were produced by Charlie and Thomas King of Harry's Harbour. They were also fitted with marine engines. The last schooner to be built at Three Arms for Mr. Norris was the Nell, produced by Abraham Rideout in 1916."

121101: Family photo caption by Joan Wheeler with parenthetic notes by Chris Morry []:

"My great-grandparents Norris [James Norris and Mary Ann Dower] & their children [5 of the 8-10; exact number is not certain]. My grandfather [John Norris] is directly behind his father. Son in uniform [Stephen C. Norris] was killed in World War I, I think."

[In fact Stephen C. Norris was indeed killed in WWI, on October 11, 1916, at Guedecourt France, having survived the terrible ballte of Beaumont Hamel in the Somme on July 1 of that year. Other people shown areAmbrose and Bernard - not sure which is which - and Nell. Other children died in childhood including Walter, James and William.]

300904: Transcription of gravestone on NGB website by Barbara Pederson: Erected by Mary A. Norris in memory of her bleoved husband James Norris died St. John's Dec. 6, 1924 aged 73 years

The 1921 Census for Three Arms lists the following Norrises:

NORRIS; Cecelia; TA; hd; Jul 1891; Burlington; RC; Private Income;; wid; NORRIS; James P; TA; son; Nov 1913; TA; RC; sch; son of Cecelia Norris, TA;; NORRIS; Annie C; TA; dau; May 1915; TA; RC; sch; dau of Cecelia Norris, TA;; NORRIS; Mary J; TA; dau; Jul 1917; TA; RC;; dau of Cecelia Norris, TA;; NORRIS; Bridget F; TA; dau; Aug 1920; TA; RC;; dau of Cecelia Norris,TA;;

NORRIS; James; TA; hd; Nov 1851; St. John's; RC; General Dealer;;; NORRIS; Mary Ann; TA; wife; Mar 1858; Conche; RC;; m to James Norris,TA;; PREDHAM; Agnes; TA; ad; Aug 1905; Petty Hr; RC; sch; adopted by James Norris, TA;; PREDHAM; Willie; TA; ad; Oct 1908; Petty Hr; RC; sch; adopted by James Norris, TA;;

The first family are almost certainly the daughter-in-law and grandchildren of James and Mary Ann but by which deceased son? Also note that James and Mary Ann adopted two children after their own family was grown up and departed for other places. I never knew this before.

He is listed among those with intestate wills on NGB website:

NAME YEAR FOLIO NUMBER. ADDRESS LETTERS VOLUME REMARKS Norris James 1925-238 Three Arms, Twillingate Admin 8

Twillingate District 1894 McAlpine's Directory: NORRIS J gen m'cht Three Arms NORRIS E, sr fisherman Three Arms NORRIS Edward fisherman Three Arms

From Twillingate Sun July-August 1894 on NGB website: "A large skiff belonging to Mr. James NORRIS, of Three Arms, while beating in Little Bay Bight yesterday, upset by a heavy squall of wind. There were two men and a boy in it at the time, but they all managed to get on the bottom of the skiff and remained there till rescued by Mr. FINLAY, and brought safely to shore. The names of the men were WEBBER and BOWERS, and the boy is a son of Mr. NORRIS." No idea of which son this referred unfortunately.

James E. Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Sep 1894 - Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁶ ^,3694 Christening: Death: 13 Jun 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 10) ⁵⁰⁶ ^,3694 Burial: After 13 Jun 1905 - Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁰⁶ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: James Norris ³⁶⁹⁴ Mother: Mary Ann Dower ⁵⁰⁶ ^,3694 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

300904: As transcribed from tombstone and recorded on NGB website by Barbara Penderson: James, beloved son of James and Mary Norris died at St. John's June 11, 1905 aged 10 yrs. & 9 mos.

Note slight discrepancy on the date of death given by John Wheeler (June 13). I believe John's date may have been the date of burial.

James Michael Norris

Sex: M
AKA: Jim Norris
Individual Information

Birth Date: Sep 1913 - Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ ^,3694 Christening: Death: 1964 - ( at age 51) ³⁶⁹⁴ ^,3696 Burial: 1964 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States of America ³⁶⁹⁶ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Nov 1912, Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John J. Norris ²⁰ Mother: Mary Stapleton ³⁶⁹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Connolly ³⁶⁹⁴ Marriage: Cir 1944 Children: 1. Living 2. Frances Norris

Jean Carter Norris

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1910 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁷³⁷ Christening: 1 May 1910 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁷³⁷ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. H. Uphill, 1 May 1910, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Henry Charles Norris ¹⁷⁴⁰ ^,1741 Mother: Mary Ann Westcott ¹⁷⁴⁰

John Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Sep 1904 - Three Arms, Fogo And Twillingate District, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Edward Norris ²⁰ ^,158 Mother: Anne ²⁰

John Archibald Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴ Christening: 5 Oct 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: Battery Rd., 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Norris ¹⁷³⁹ Mother: Maria Barnes ¹⁷³⁷

John Bernard Norris

Sex: M
AKA: Jack Norris
Individual Information

Birth Date: Dec 1908 - Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ ^,3694 Christening: Death: Cir 1999 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 91) ³⁶⁹⁴ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Dec 1911, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John J. Norris ²⁰ Mother: Mary Stapleton ³⁶⁹⁴ Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

Never married according to Joan Wheeler in email 17/11/01

John Gardner Norris

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 17 May 1849 - Slapton, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Christening: 1 Jul 1849 - Slapton, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Death: Bef 20 Mar 1925 - Brixham, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Burial: 20 Mar 1925 - Brixham, Devon, England ⁴⁵⁵ Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Charlotte Ann Skigel Guest ⁴⁵⁵ Marriage: Children: 1. Rosina Alice Gardner Norris 2. Frederick George Guest Norris 3. Joseph Henry Norris 4. Frances Annie Norris 5. Mary Catherine Norris 6. Sylvia Helen Norris 7. Reuben John Norris 8. William Gerald Norris 9. Herbert Gardner Norris 10. Charlotte Winifred Norris 11. Edwin Frank Norris

Notes
General:

James McKeeman gives his source as the LDS

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