Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: John Francis Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Living
Janet Wilson Oliphant 
      Sex: F
AKA: Janet Wilson Coaker, Jane Elizabeth Oliphant 1157,2556, Janet Wilson Shaw
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1429
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Religion: Converted from Catholic to C of E at first Marriage. 

•  Residence: Topsail then Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: At time of marriage a spinster, Church Hill, 20 Dec 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Sales Clerk at Dick's & Co.,, 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: George Treacher Oliphant 1761
         Mother: Sarah Payne Winsor 168,5826
Spouses and Children 
1. John Shaw 1157 
       Marriage: 

2. *Jonah Kendle Coaker 3551 
       Marriage: 20 Dec 1881 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1429,2556,3560

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Arthur C. F. Wood, 20 Dec 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Fredk Collier, Olivia Winsor, 20 Dec 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




Notes for JOSEPH COAKER: Dec 2Oth, 1881; Announcement in the paper of a wedding. Joseph Kendle Coaker, age 25, bachelor, farmer, wed Janet Oliphant, age 27, spinster both of St. John's. Ceremony by: A. C.F. Wood in the presence of F.Collier & Olivia Winsor.

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I don't know where this notice appeared but it gives his name as Joseph when the name appears on the marriage certificate as both Jonas and Jonah but not Joseph.


       Children:
                1. Living
                2. George Lindsay Coaker
                3. Laura Isabel Oliphant Coaker
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's website 12/06/01: "3. JANET WILSON2 OLIPHANT (GEORGE TREECHER1) was born Abt. 1854. Shemarried JONAH KENDLE COAKER December 20, 1881 in St. John's Newfoundland. Notes for JANET WILSON OLIPHANT: Janet's first husband was a farmer, they had Coakers Farm. It was handed down from the family. Jonah her husband passed away. I don't know what from, or when. I heard Jonah was an MP, (Mounted Police) I have not confirmed it though. When he died Lindsey Oliphant put on his headstone " A good Christian". Janet later took a job in St. John's at Dick's & Co. on Water St. It was called the book binder. I assume that's what they did. She met a Norweigan man while working there. John Shaw or Shae, and eventually married him. They had two daughters, and lived in the Torbay area. It was told to me by Queen Maloney, that Janet had converted to Church of England when she married her first husband Jonah. And in her last day's herbrother tried to talk her into coming back to her church. Her currenthusband said "If thats what you decide, I'll not stop you", Queen said "Quote" She died as she lived, a member! (Church of England). Queensaid, "I remember her as being a very stately woman," I guess large in size."

NB:

The above information is mostly correct with the exception of the name of the person in question!!! It should have been Jane Elizabeth Oliphant. This was corrected in Anthony Oliphant's paper record of his FTM file sent to me on June 22, 2001. Here is the corrected information:

5. JANE ELIZABETH4 OLIPHANT (GEORGE TREACHER3, WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT2 SR., WILLIAM1 OLIPHANT) was born 1854 in Aquaforte, Nfld., and diedUnknown in Torbay, NFLD.. She married (I) JOSEPH Kendle COAKER December 20, 1881 in St. John's Newfoundland. He was born 1856. She married (2) JOHN SHAW OR SHEA 1888.

Notes for JANE ELIZABETH OLIPHANT: Jane's first husband Joseph was a farmer; he had Coaker's Farm in NFLD. It was handed down from his family. Apparently, after the death of their daughter Laura Isabel Oliphant Coaker in 1895, Joseph, Jane's husband passed away shortly there after. Jane went to Boston for a while, as her sister Mrs. Furlong was living there with her husband. Jane later returned to NFLD, and took a job in St. John's at Dick's & Co. on Water St. The business was called the bookbinder. There she met a Norwegian man, John Shaw or Shea. They eventually were married, and hadtwo daughters. The family lived in the Torbay area. It was told to me, when Jane married Joseph her first husband; she converted from Catholicism to Church of England. In her last days her brother Lindsey Oliphant tried to talk her into coming back to the Catholic Church. Her current husband Mr. Shaw or Shea said; "If this is what you decide, I will not stop you I,. It was said; "Quote " She died as she lived; a member! (Church of England). Jane was also called "Janet" She was described as being a stately woman. " the two daughters of John Shaw or Shea, had not been found at the time of this publication. I never found out their names.

Jane was also listed as a sponsor to a baptism in the RC records for Ferryland:

1871, Baptised- Roberta Caroline Condon -daughter of Robert Condon & Emily Jones, Spon by, William A. Morry & Jane Elizabeth Oliphant.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: John Francis Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Living
John Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1815 - Perthshire, Scotland
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1824 - London, Greater London, England ( about age 9)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Oliphant 718,3990
         Mother: Jane Cundell 2556
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Master Sgt. George Leonard Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Mary Theresa Roche 2556
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
John Francis Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 4 Jun 1925 - Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America 1157
    Christening: 
          Death: 31 Oct 1991 - Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America ( at age 66) 1157
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Cpl John Gordon Oliphant RNR 2556
         Mother: Julia Margaret French 2556
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file:

14. JOHN FRANCIS6 OLIPHANT (JOHN GORDON (JACK)5, GEORGE LINDSEY4, GEORGE TREACHER3, WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT2 SR., WILLIAM1 OLIPHANT) He married MARION MCCARTHY in Somerville, Mass.

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: John Francis Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Living
Cpl John Gordon Oliphant RNR 
      Sex: M
AKA: Jack Oliphant 2556, John J. Oliphant 7377, Cpl. John Joseph Oliphant RNR 7378
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 9 Feb 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3267
    Christening: 
          Death: Feb 1985 - Liverpool, Onondaga, New York, United States of America ( at age 95)
         Burial: Feb 1985 - Liverpool, Onondaga, New York, United States of America 2556
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Occupation: Professional Chef. 

•  Residence: 43 Williams St., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Occupant) 

•  Alt. Birth: 8 Feb 1900, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Education: St Patrick's and St. Bonaventure, Cir 1905-1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Military: Rank of Corporal in RNR Regt. #1701, Between 19 Jul 1915 and 28 Dec 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Reportedly badly wounded. 

•  Election: List of Electors in No. 3 Ward, 1919, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 6334 OLIPHANT, John J. Long's Hill.
Parents 
         Father: Sgt. George Lindsay Oliphant 1157
         Mother: Anastasia Maria Gough 2556
Spouses and Children 
1. *Julia Margaret French 2556 
       Marriage: 20 Aug 1918 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Marriage Events

•  Witnesses: Douglas French and Frances Dobbin, 20 Aug 1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 291022 from FamilySearch:

John Oliphant
Vital • Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949
View Record
NameJohn Oliphant
SexMale
Age18
Birth Year (Estimated)1900
Spouse's NameJulia French
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1893
Marriage Date20 Aug 1918
Marriage PlaceSt John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Event TypeMarriage
Entry Number15
VolumeVolume 08
John Oliphant's Spouses and Children
Julia French
Wife
NameJohn Oliphant
SexMale
Age18
Birth Year (Estimated)1900
Spouse's NameJulia French
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1893
Marriage Date20 Aug 1918
Marriage PlaceSt John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Event TypeMarriage
Entry Number15
VolumeVolume 08. 
Marriage Notes 




291022 from FamilySearch:

John Oliphant
Vital • Canada, Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949
View Record
NameJohn Oliphant
SexMale
Age18
Birth Year (Estimated)1900
Spouse's NameJulia French
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1893
Marriage Date20 Aug 1918
Marriage PlaceSt John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Event TypeMarriage
Entry Number15
VolumeVolume 08
John Oliphant's Spouses and Children
Julia French
Wife
NameJohn Oliphant
SexMale
Age18
Birth Year (Estimated)1900
Spouse's NameJulia French
Spouse's SexFemale
Spouse's Age25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1893
Marriage Date20 Aug 1918
Marriage PlaceSt John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Event TypeMarriage
Entry Number15
VolumeVolume 08


       Children:
                1. William Oliphant
                2. Douglas Francis Oliphant
                3. Margaret Mildred Oliphant
                4. Living
                5. Gertrude Marie Oliphant
                6. John Francis Oliphant
                7. Agnes Jacqueline Oliphant
                8. Living
                9. George Lindsey Oliphant

2. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file:

8. JOHN GORDON (JACK)5 OLIPHANT (GEORGE LINDSEY4, GEORGE TREACHER3, WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT2 SR., WILLIAM1 OLIPHANT) was born February 8, 1900 in St. John's, NFLD., and died February 1985 in Liverpool, NY.. He married 1) JULIA MARGARET FRENCH August 20, 1918 in St. John's NFLD., daughter of PATRICK FRENCH and CAROLINE BROWN. She was born February 26, 1898 in St. John's, NFLD., and died October 9, 1954 in Waltham,Mass.. He married 2) ROSE MARY DUVA.

More About JOHN GORDON (JACK) OLIPHANT: Occupation: Professional Chef

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John Oliphant - Excerpt from Forget-Me-Not: Fallen Boy Soldiers by Gary F. Browne, 2010, pages 31-32

Newfoundland Constabulary Sergeant George Oliphant and his wife like so many other parents, would suffer much grief while mourning the death of their son. and then, suddenly, be advised then-soldier boy was alive. The Oliphant family's ordeal was the subject of an article which appeared in a local St. John's newspaper dated March 17,1917:

Private Jack Oliphant Very Much Alive

It will be remembered that a few days ago Sergt. Oliphant of the Police Court, received two letters, both acquainting him of the death of his son, Private Jack Oliphant. The News at the time discredited the story because of no official information, and it now turns out that we were correct. Yesterday's casualty list conveys the information that Pt. Jack Oliphant is at the 3rd Clearing Station, suffering from muscular rheumatism, having been admitted on March 3rd. Naturally, the news was joyfully received by Sergeant and Mm. Oliphant, who had been mourning their son as dead.

Joshua P. Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 9 Sep 2020 7379
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Paul Douglas Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Douglas Francis Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Living

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