Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Sarah Gertrude Oliphant 
      Sex: F
AKA: Gertrude Maria Oliphant 7380
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 2 Sep 1901 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 2 Sep 1901 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
          Death: 12 Apr 1925 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7381
         Burial: After 12 Apr 1925 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
 Cause of Death: Pulm. Tuberculosis

Events

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

•  Alt. Death: Event Description: Pulm. Tuberculosis, 14 Apr 1925, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Sgt. George Lindsay Oliphant 1157
         Mother: Anastasia Maria Gough 2556
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
More About SARAH GERTRUDE OLIPHANT from Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file: Baptism: September 2, 1901, Wit. William Gough & Lucy Savage Cause of Death: Pulm. Tuberculosis

Sarah Mary Oliphant 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 16 Jan 1859 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Emigration: After 1882, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Parents 
         Father: George Treacher Oliphant 1761
         Mother: Sarah Payne Winsor 168,5826
Spouses and Children 
1. *Henry Furlong 2556 
       Marriage: 20 Oct 1882
       Children:
                1. Willie Henry Furlong
                2. Cora Furlong
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file:

viii. SARAH MARY OLIPHANT, b. January 16,1859; m. HENRY FURLONG, October 20, 1882.

Notes for SARAH MARY OLIPHANT: Sarah Mary Oliphant was a sponsor at several Baptisms listed in the RC Ferryland Parish records:

July 18th, 1873, Mary Emily - daughter of Edward Jones & Mary Windsor, Spon by Sarah Mary Oliphant.

August 15th, 1878 George Thomas of Charles Jones, Spon by John Jones& Sarah Mary Oliphant.

December 6th, 1880, Catherine Mary of Patrick Gordon & Annie Condon, Spon by, Sam Cose & Sarah Mary Oliphant.

" Some time after Sarah married Henry Furlong, they moved to Boston.I don't know if /they ever came back to Newfoundland.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Master Sgt. George Leonard Oliphant 2556
         Mother: Mary Theresa Roche 2556
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jeffrey Stephen Wilson 2556 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
William Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Burned to death as a child
Parents 
         Father: Cpl John Gordon Oliphant RNR 2556
         Mother: Julia Margaret French 2556
Notes
General:


Notes for WILLIAM OLIPHANT from Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file: Young William Oliphant, died in a house fire. As the story was told to me the two youngest of John Gordon Oliphant's children were at homewith the maid. All the other children had gone to a movie, and upon their return the house was on fire and one of the children was standingoutside. The maid had brought one of the children out and apparently went back in for William. It was believed that she was overcome by smoke and neither of them made it out. I was told the fire had been started by a gas stove that had been turned on, " possibly by one of the children. " The actual cause, which ignited the fire was undetermined."

William Oliphant 
      Sex: M
AKA: Col. William Gordon Oliphant 2556
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1782 - Bonnington Park, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 4448
    Christening: 
          Death: 27 Jul 1836 - Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ( about age 54) 4448
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Military: Attained Rank Of Colonel. 

•  Occupation: Esquire, 26 Nov 1810, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
Parents 
         Father: William Oliphant 2556,4448
         Mother: Ann Gordon 2556
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Cundell 2556 
       Marriage: 16 Nov 1810 - South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 3991

Marriage Events

•  Alt. Marriage: 26 Nov 1810, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. 
Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription
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First name(s) William
Last name Oliphant
Marriage year 1810
Marriage date 16 Nov 1810
Spouse's first name(s) Jane
Spouse's last name Cundell
Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Cundell
Place South Leith
County Midlothian
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from United Kingdom, Scotland

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl. 
       Children:
                1. Col. William Gordon Oliphant
                2. Jane Oliphant
                3. John Oliphant
                4. Eliza Brintiny Oliphant
                5. Margaret Jamieson Oliphant
                6. Robert Cassells Oliphant
                7. George Treacher Oliphant
                8. George Lindsay Oliphant
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file June 2001:

i. WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT2 SR., b. 1782, Perthshire, Scotland; d. July 27, 1836, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

2. WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT2 SR. (WILLIAM1 OLIPHANT) was born 1782 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died July 27, 1836 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He married JANE CUNDELL November 16, 1810 in South Leith Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. Jane Cundell Oliphant died June 2, 1835 in Charlottetown, PEI.

Notes for WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT SR:

William G. Oliphant's Obituary read;

Col. William Gordon Oliphant, of Bonnington Park near Edinburgh, died at 54 yrs of age, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, The son of William Oliphant, Former H M Customs Officer at Leith, Scotland.

There is a problem with his year of birth and that of his mother because this would make her 54 at the time of his birth. Probably she was not 65 at the time of her death as reported in her death notice.

William Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1702 - Scotland
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Apr 1791 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ( about age 89)
         Burial: 6 Apr 1791 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
 Cause of Death: Died of a decay of nature 2556

Events

•  Occupation: Bulking Master on the shore at Bonnington Park, 1761, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. 

•  Occupation: HM Customs, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ann Gordon 2556 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Willilmina Oliphant
                2. William Oliphant
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM file, June 2001:

1. WILLIAM1 OLIPHANT was born in 1702, and died April 6, 1791 in Leith, Scotland. He married ANN GORDON. She died March 7, 1793 in Leith, Scotland. They are both buried in the South Leith Church Yard.

Notes for WILLIAM OLIPHANT:

William Oliphant was the Bulking Master on the Shore at Bonnington Park, Leith near Edinburgh, Scotland. It was told to me a prestige's position of the time, appointed by the Crown. As I understand it, you either had to be politically well connected, or related to have a position of this stature. However, he was also listed as a Book Seller in several documents found in the South Leith Parish Records.

William's death notice was listed in the South Leith Parish records, Edinburgh it read:

April 5, 1791, William Oliphant, Seat Bulker in Leith from Chambers Clofs Edin, Died of a decay of nature, Buried 8 yards North from the NW corner of Wilson the porter Dealers ground and 3 yards in from the E side of the walk. Aged 89 years.

More About WILLIAM OLIPHANT: Burial: April 6, 1791, Buried 8 yards N from the NW corner of Wilson the Porter Dealers ground and 3 yards in from the E side of the Walk. Occupation: Abt. 1761, Bulking Master on the Shore, at Leith Scotland; Port of Edinburgh, near Barnie's Nook, also a Book Seller.

William Oliphant 
      Sex: M
AKA: Willie Oliphant 1615
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 10 Dec 1884 - Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1615,3683
    Christening: 
          Death: 10 Dec 1884 - Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1615,3683
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Typhoid
Parents 
         Father: Sgt. George Lindsay Oliphant 1157
         Mother: Alice Mary Joseph Strapp 2556
        Marriage Did Not Marry 3683
Col. William Gordon Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1811 - Perthshire, Scotland
    Christening: 
          Death: 1831 - Singapore ( about age 20)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Military: Colonel In Leith Vounteers.
Parents 
         Father: William Oliphant 718,3990
         Mother: Jane Cundell 2556
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file June 2001:

1. WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANTJ JR., b. 1811, Perthshire, Scotland; d. 1831, Singapore India. [Presumably means East Indies. CM]

Notes for WILLIAM GORDON OLIPHANT JR.: William Gordon Oliphant Jr. Was a Colonel in the Leith Volunteers until they were disbanded after the battle of Waterloo.

William Peter Oliphant 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1858 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Nov 1877 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 19)
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Drowned in Aquaforte Harbour 2556
Parents 
         Father: George Treacher Oliphant 1761
         Mother: Sarah Payne Winsor 168,5826
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
From Anthony Oliphant's FTM paper file:

vii. WILLIAM PETER OLIPHANT, b. 1858, Aquaforte, Nfld.; d November 3,1877, Aquaforte, Nfld..

Notes for WILLIAM PETER OLIPHANT: William Peter Oliphant, Died November 3, 1877. He drowned at sea.

William P. Oliphant was listed in the RC records of Baptisms & Birthsof Ferryland as a sponsor to several Baptisms:

Sept 4th, 1871, Paul son of Mathew Croft & Elizabeth Fender, Spon by William Peter Oliphant & Agnes Cose.

June 25th, 1876, Catherine of Henry White & Margaret Odriscoll, Spon by William Peter Oliphant & Annie Odriscoll.

101119:

Tony wrote this on Facebook in response to a posting by Edward Chafe that I reposted:

I found a Henry Chafe who left William Peter Oliphant as his power of attorney. He had quite the estate. Land in England, Australia, and Nfld. My great grandfather had a brother William Peter Oliphant who supposedly drowned in Aquaforte Nov 3, 1877. Oddly there was never a death notice or burial that I could find. However, not to long after, William Peter Oliphant married a Morrissey in St. John's and subsequently left for Auckland. Interestingly when the ship arrived at Auckland, she wasn't with him. He was a barrister of some kind. My thought was he might have had a falling out with the family over religion or something. You know how Peter Winsor and the rest of them were when they converted to Catholicism. The reason I bring this up is I'm curious if your friend Chafe is aware of this. I have copies of all the legal doc if interested.


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