Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Herbert Arthur Ostler 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 14 Feb 1875 - South Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England 3734
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Charles Henry Ostler IV 3734
         Mother: Cordelia Copperwheat 3734
James Gordon Ostler 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 Mar 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 May 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413,7414
         Burial: 3 May 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 2 May 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1925.
Parents 
         Father: Leonard Cyril Charles Ostler 2327,3734,3737
         Mother: Jane Windsor Morry 5,282,493,745,2327
Notes
General:
240116:
According to the Ostler Family Tree and others that probably copied from it on Ancestry.com, these were twin brothers who died in infancy.

180517 from Barb Prescott, volunteer at St. Luke's where the two twin boys were buried:

Ostler, James Gordon and John Herbert

Death Registration from B.C. Archives
James Gordon Ostler & John Herbert Ostler
Lived at 3543 Doncaster Rd. They were born Mar 22, 1924 in Victoria and died May 2, 1924 at
age 6 weeks of pneumonia. Father: Leonard Charles Ostler, b. England and Mother Jane
Morry, b. Newfoundland.

Ostler - No obit advising of the boys' death.

Ostler - The funeral of the late James Gordon and John Herbert, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard C. Ostler, took place yesterday afternoon at 4:15 from the residence to St. Luke's
Church, where service was conducted by the Rev. W. Carroll in the presence of many friends.
The little casket was covered with many beautiful flowers. Interment was made in St. Luke's
cemetery. (Source: The Daily Colonist, Sun., May 4, 1924 p. 5)

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270917 from "Gone But Not Forgotten - A History of St. Luke's Churchyard", by Pam Gaudio and Bev Ellison. 2009. ISBN: 978-1-926747-49-1:

OSTLER, John Herbert
OSTLER, James Gordon
Died May 2, 1924
Row A, Plot 5
James G. and John H. Ostler, the twin boys of
Leonard and Jane Ostler of Doncaster Drive, both
died of pneumonia at age six weeks.

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Flying Officer Robert Victor Ostler 44
         Mother: Lorraine Cecilia Hall 44
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
John Ostler 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1851 - Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England 3975
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 1861 - Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: Household of John and Hannah Ostler, 1851, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Parents 
         Father: John Ostler 3734
         Mother: Hannah Crowfoot 3734
Notes
General:
060216:
I assume he died before the 1861 Census as his name does not appear there.

John Ostler 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1823 - Hilborough, Norfolk, England 3734
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1909 - Norwich, Norfolk, England ( about age 86) 3734
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: Household of John and Hannah Ostler, 1851, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England. 

•  Occupation: Paper Hanger, 1851, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England. 

•  Census: 1861 England Census for family of John and Hannah Ostler, 1861, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England. 

•  Occupation: Upholsterer, 1861, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Crowfoot 3734 
       Marriage: Cir 1847 - Norwich, Norfolk, England 3734
       Children:
                1. Charles Henry Ostler IV
                2. Hannah Ostler
                3. John Ostler
                4. Henry Ostler
                5. Elizabeth Ostler
                6. Catherine Ostler
John Herbert Ostler 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 Mar 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 May 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413,7414
         Burial: 3 May 1924 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7413,7414
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 2 May 1924, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Name: John Herbert Ostler Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1924 Death Age: 0 Death Date: 2 May 1924 Death Location: Saanich Registration Number: 1924-09-328755 BCA Number: B13124 GSU Number: 1927301
. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1925, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Leonard Cyril Charles Ostler 2327,3734,3737
         Mother: Jane Windsor Morry 5,282,493,745,2327
Notes
General:
240116:
According to the Ostler Family Tree and others that probably copied from it on Ancestry.com, these were twin brothers who died in infancy.

180517 from Barb Prescott, volunteer at St. Luke's where the two twin boys were buried:

Ostler, James Gordon and John Herbert

Death Registration from B.C. Archives
James Gordon Ostler & John Herbert Ostler
Lived at 3543 Doncaster Rd. They were born Mar 22, 1924 in Victoria and died May 2, 1924 at
age 6 weeks of pneumonia. Father: Leonard Charles Ostler, b. England and Mother Jane
Morry, b. Newfoundland.

Ostler '96 No obit advising of the boys' death.

Ostler '96 The funeral of the late James Gordon and John Herbert, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard C. Ostler, took place yesterday afternoon at 4:15 from the residence to St. Luke's
Church, where service was conducted by the Rev. W. Carroll in the presence of many friends.
The little casket was covered with many beautiful flowers. Interment was made in St. Luke's
cemetery. (Source: The Daily Colonist, Sun., May 4, 1924 p. 5)


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270917 from "Gone But Not Forgotten - A History of St. Luke's Churchyard", by Pam Gaudio and Bev Ellison. 2009. ISBN: 978-1-926747-49-1:

OSTLER, John Herbert
OSTLER, James Gordon
Died May 2, 1924
Row A, Plot 5
James G. and John H. Ostler, the twin boys of
Leonard and Jane Ostler of Doncaster Drive, both
died of pneumonia at age six weeks.

Joyce Olive Ostler 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 31 Mar 1922 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 44
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 May 2000 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 78) 44
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Leonard Cyril Charles Ostler 2327,3734,3737
         Mother: Jane Windsor Morry 5,282,493,745,2327
Spouses and Children 
1. *Robert Leslie Fletcher 44 
       Marriage: 1944 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 44
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Flying Officer Robert Victor Ostler 44
         Mother: Lorraine Cecilia Hall 44
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living

2. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Flying Officer Robert Victor Ostler 44
         Mother: Lorraine Cecilia Hall 44
Spouses and Children 
1. *William Klassen 44 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Leonard Cyril Charles Ostler 
      Sex: M
AKA: Leonard C. C. Ostler 3737
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 28 Nov 1882 - Forest Gate, Essex, England 3737
    Christening: 
          Death: 8 Oct 1969 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 86) 2559,7415
         Burial: After 8 Oct 1969 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 23
 Cause of Death: Old Age 7415

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Event Description: From Canadian Army attestation papers, 14 Nov 1882, London, Greater London, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: Essex Forest Gate according to 1891 Census, Cir 1883, London, Greater London, England. 

•  Alt. Birth: London E7, 1883, London, Greater London, England. 

•  Census: Apt. 18, 1 Livingstone St., 1891, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England. For reasons unknown, Charles and Cordelia were not home at the time of the census and the other family members were left in the care of Ernest who was then only 17. 

•  Physical Description: 5'4"; Light hair, blue eyes, scar on back, 1900, London, Greater London, England. 

•  Military: Royal Navy, underaged rating, Between 15 Aug 1900 and 13 Dec 1900, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. He served very briefly on one cruise of the ship the PRESIDENT apparently as a sort of steward or domestic servant and was then discharged as unfit for service at sea. Apparently the sea did not agree with his constitution. 

•  Census: Household of Charles Ostler, 10 New Court, King St., 1901, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. 

•  Occupation: House Decorator, 1901, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. 

•  Immigration: From England, Cir 1902, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Physical Description: 5'7", 132 lbs, Lt. Br. hair, Blue eyes, anchor tatoo L arm, scar on back, 1902, Norwich, Norfolk, England. 

•  Military: British Army; Royal Regiment of Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA), Between 24 Jan 1902 and 19 Feb 1903, Norwich, Norfolk, England. No. 9894
and prev. served with 3rd Batt., Norfolk Regt.

Courtmartialed for desertion in Bermuda on 19 Feb. 1903. Prior to that time frequent discipline problems related to drunkeness and going AWOL. 

•  Immigration: from England, Cir 1910, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Residence: Doncaster St., 26 Jun 1913, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Departure: From Liverpool on the CORSICAN, 19 Nov 1915, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Leonard Ostler (Painter) with his wife Jane W. and child Thelma. No idea why they would have been in England during the height of WWI in the first place. 

•  Arrival: From Liverpool on the CORSICAN, 29 Nov 1915, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 

•  Military: Canadian Army in WWI; 103rd Battalion, Regt. # 706186, Between 11 Dec 1915 and 1918, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Paper Hanger, 11 Dec 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Census: Household of Leonard Ostler, Doncaster Drive, 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The Census is for the Nanaimo region but the street address is in Saanich Municipality near Victoria. 

•  Occupation: House Painter; Doncaster Drive, 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Interesting: Pallbearer at funeral of Peter Frederick Morry, 8 Jan 1934, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Residence: 3335 Doncaster Drive, 1942, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 1969, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Charles Henry Ostler IV 3734
         Mother: Cordelia Copperwheat 3734
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Windsor Morry 5,282,493,745,2327 
       Marriage: 25 Jun 1913 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 6987,6988

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. Miller, St. Barnabas C of E, 25 Jun 1913, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Nora Morry (sister of bride), 25 Jun 1913, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Thelma Jean Ostler
                2. Lieut. William Leonard Ostler
                3. Mona Mary Ostler
                4. Flying Officer Robert Victor Ostler
                5. Joyce Olive Ostler
                6. John Herbert Ostler
                7. James Gordon Ostler
Notes
General:
040216:

Charles and his brothers John, Herbert and Victor all served in the Royal Army in the early 1900s. Charles deserted in Bermuda in 1903 and was courtmartialed.


Medical:
Name: Leonard Charles Ostler Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1883 Death Age: 86 Death Date: 8 Oct 1969 Death Location: Victoria Registration Number: 1969-09-013805 BCA Number: B13299 GSU Number: 2034110

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