Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: John Hayward Penney 1260
         Mother: Alice May Taylor 7497
Frederick Edward Penney 
      Sex: M
AKA: Fred Penney 801
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Jun 1874 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
    Christening: 7 Aug 1874 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
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•  Minister/Priest: W. F. Penney (lay reader?) Methodist, 7 Aug 1874, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 28 May 1914. 

•  Living: 21 Jan 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Railway Engineering staff, 21 Jan 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: James Penney 2011,2012
         Mother: Doris Butt 2011,2012
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Hannah Penney 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 12 Jul 1809 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
    Christening: 6 Oct 1809 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
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         Father: Living
         Mother: Mary Beston Sweetland 2058
James Penney 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2012
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          Death: Cir 1994 - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2012
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•  Arrival: 1939, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Doris Butt 2011,2012 
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Living 
      Sex: F
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         Father: Living
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John Penney 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 14 Jan 1808 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
    Christening: 20 Mar 1808 - English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 481
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         Father: Living
         Mother: Mary Beston Sweetland 2058
John Hayward Penney 
      Sex: M
AKA: John H. Penney 801
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 Mar 1877 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
    Christening: 4 Jun 1877 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1260
          Death: 12 May 1957 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 80) 7497
         Burial: After 12 May 1957 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7497
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•  Minister/Priest: J. Goodison (lay reader?) Methodist, 4 Jun 1877, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 28 May 1914. 

•  Living: 21 Jan 1929, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Spouses and Children 
1. *Alice May Taylor 7497 
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Josephine Penney 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1 Oct 1882 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7498
    Christening: 3 Jun 1883 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7498
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•  Minister/Priest: Rev. C. Ladner, Methodist, 3 Jun 1883, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Living: 28 May 1914, Camrose, Alberta, Canada. 

•  Living: 21 Jan 1929, Camrose, Alberta, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Josiah H. Penney 
      Sex: M
AKA: Joe Penney 801
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1892 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7499
    Christening: 
          Death: 1 Jul 1916 - Beaumont-Hamel, Picardie, France ( about age 24) 7499
         Burial: After 1 Jul 1916 - Beaumont-Hamel, Picardie, France 2003
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•  Living: 28 May 1914. 

•  Military: Private in the RNR, Regt. # 665 in "C" Company, Between 15 Dec 1914 and 1 Jul 1916. 

•  Occupation: Civil Engineer, 15 Dec 1914, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Physical Description: 5' 8", Fair complexion, Light straw hair, Blue eyes. 126 lbs., 15 Dec 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Josiah Henry Penney 801,4143
         Mother: Juliana Pike 4143
Notes
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There seems to be some confusion in online records pertaining to the parents of the Josiah H. Penney who died at Beaumont Hamel. His military records do not give their names because they were deceased at the time of his enlistment and death but they do mention his brother, Frederick E., and his sister, S. Grace, and therefore he could be no other than the son, "Joe" of Capt. Josiah H. Penney and his wife Juliana Pike. But in some online accounts the name of the father is correct but his mother's name is stated to be Anna. This seems to be because there was another Josiah Penny [sic] whose parents were Josiah and Anna Penny. Both were from Carbonear and in all liklihood they were cousins. Caution needs to be observed therefore in accepting information online that may be pertaining to one or the other of these two men.

Josiah was noted as having a heart murmur at the time of his attestation by Cluny MacPherson, the medical officer, declared him medically fit for service. Later, in February 1916, he was sent back to Wandsworth Hospital with a "valvular heart disease, not serious". He was returned to service the next month. One can only wonder if this health problem may have contributed in any way to his becoming a victim of the attack at Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916. He was not reported as "missing" to his family until July 31, 1916 and on November 23, 1916 the family received the letter sent to the families of all of the missing at the Battle of Beaumont Hamel informing them that these men were now considered victims of the battle and were no longer considered "missing" as this might lead to the false hope that they were taken prisoners of war (no Newfoundland soldier was taken prisoner of war at that battle).

A letter was sent to his brother-in-law, E. W. Taylor (Reid Nfld. Co.) on 10 Feb 1917, informing him that the personal effects, if any, as well as the contents of his account with the Regiment, would be forwarded in due course.

On July 9, 1917, a letter enclosing a cheque for $35.41 was sent to his sister, S. Grace Penney, though they mistakenly thought that she was his mother. Efforts were made to obtain a separation allowance for her as she had been totally dependent upon Josiah for her living after the death of her parents. These efforts were eventually successful, though it was observed that whilst she had moved into town to live with her sister and brother-in-law (E. W. Taylor) at 14 Gower St., the family was still maintaining the home in Carbonear and her brother-in-law was a senior officer with Reid Nfld. Co. to whom she should have been able to turn for some financial assistance. However by the time that the pension was approved she had moved to Canada to live with relatives who took her in.

Josiah's body never was recovered and his name therefore appears on the monument at Beaumont Hamel that records the names of those with no known graves.

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