Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Francis Edward Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: 14 May 1929 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 60) ¹⁸⁶² Burial: 15 May 1929 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁸⁶² Cause of Death: Pleuro Pneumonia ¹⁸⁶²
Events
• Occupation: Owner of G & W Rendell Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 4 Nov 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Francis Edward Rendell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Francis Edward Rendell
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1904
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:204

AND

Francis Edward Rendell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Francis Edward Rendell
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:35
Birth Year:abt 1869
Initiation Date:4 Nov 1904
First Payment Year on Register:1905
Year Range:1887-1909
Profession:Merchant
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's New Foundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:226.
• Occupation: Merchant, 4 Nov 1904, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 25 Military Rd., 13 Mar 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 1910 Mar 15Rendell, Geo. Wm11 yrs Mar. 1325 Military Rd.
.
• Residence: 25 Military Rd., 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 21 Sep 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: Cir 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Military Rd., 14 May 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Hon. George Thomas F. Rendell ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168 ^,425 ^,6006 Mother: Mary Wix Wood ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168

Spouses and Children

1. *Lillian Maud Simms ⁴²⁵ ^,1913 Marriage: Cir 1895 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Children: 1. George William Rendell 2. Arthur Charles Rendell 3. Hubert Francis Rendell

Notes
General:

From Jean Caarter Stirling's family tree merged June 2021

!Gravestone:In family plot with parents' stone.
Married Lillian M. Simms; their son Hubert Francis RENDELL has gravest one in
OAS,St.John's, giving death 30 Oct 1938 at Edmonton, Alta Canada

Lieut Frederick George Augustus Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1893 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Military: Lieut. with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary in WWI.
• Departure: 2 May 1919, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Parents

Father: Frederick John Wood Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 Mother: Mary Bayley ¹⁰ ^,425 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

From Jean Carter Stirling's family tree merged June 2021

Marriage:to Mary Way

Frederick John Wood Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1859 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: 20 Sep 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 34) ⁴²⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 7 Nov 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Frederick John Wood Rendell
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:Frederick John Wood Rendell
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:25
Birth Year:abt 1859
Initiation Date:7 Nov 1884
First Payment Year on Register:1884
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Accountant
Lodge:St. Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns, Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579, 844
Folio Number:274.
• Occupation: Accountant, 7 Nov 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Hon. George Thomas F. Rendell ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168 ^,425 ^,6006 Mother: Mary Wix Wood ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Bayley ¹⁰ ^,425 Marriage: 3 Nov 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Children: 1. Edward Mortimer Rendell 2. Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Frederic Rendell CBE 3. Col. Walter Frederick Rendell 4. Nora Edith Rendell Mbe 5. Philip Bayly Rendell 6. Philip Bayley Rendell 7. Lieut Frederick George Augustus Rendell

Notes
General:

Will of Frederick John Wood Rendell from Newfoundland will books volume 6 pages 66-67 probate year 1893

Last Will and Testament of Frederick J. W. Rendell of St. John's Merchant deceased.

The last will and Testament of Frederick John Wood Rendell of St. John's Newfoundland I appoint my wife Mary Rendell and my brother Francis Edward Rendell Executrix and Executor of this my last will.

1 I give and bequeath to my executrix and executor the proceeds of those Life Insurance Policies in the Standard Equitable and Canada Life offices and whatever money is in my name in the Newfoundland Savings Bank upon trust to divide the same into three equal parts, to pay one third of the same to my wife Mary Rendell for her sole use and benefit and to invest the remaining two thirds as they may deem best for the benefit of our children share and share alike. And to pay the annual interest thereof to my said wife towards the support and education of our said children, and on each of them attaining the age of twenty one years to pay each his or her share provided that should either of my said children die before attaining that age, his or her share shall be divided equally between the survivors.

2. I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Rendell all my silver and plated goods in trust for her use, and then to be divided by her as she thinks best amongst our children

3. I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Rendell all my household furniture and effects money in the house at the time of my decease and money which may be due to me by W. & G. Rendell as partners in their business, or from any other source other than mentioned in above paragraph one for her sole use and benefit provided that all debts due by me or my estate are first paid therefrom. Dated at St. John's Newfoundland the second day of September 1892. (Sgd) F. J. W. Rendell. Signed by F. J. W. Rendell in our presence, who in his presence and in presence of each other affixed our signatures hereto. (Sgd) Margaret A. Rendell. (Sgd) Barbara M. Rendell.

I certify the foregoing to be a correct copy of the last will and Testament of Frederick J. W. Rendell deceased

Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat J. S. Winter J Probate granted to Mary Rendell & Frank E. Rendell the exors. Dated Oct 21: 1893 Estate sworn under $6,000.00

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George Arthur Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1861 ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: 10 Aug 1935 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ( about age 74) Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Hon. George Thomas F. Rendell ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168 ^,425 ^,6006 Mother: Mary Wix Wood ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168

Spouses and Children

1. *Edith Elizabeth Mutch ²³ Marriage: Cir 1888 ⁴²⁵ Children: 1. Jack Arthur Rendell 2. Marion Monahan ⁴²⁵ Marriage: Cir 1895 ⁴²⁵ Children: 1. John Mortimer Rendell

Notes
General:

From Jean Carter Stirling's family tree merged in June 2021

!MARRIAGE: George married twice, first Edith Mutch, then Marion Monaha n
This information is from Greg Ramstedt's decendency chart

George Mortimer Rendell

Sex: M
AKA: Mortimer Rendell
Individual Information

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1844 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death: 3 Aug 1844, Canada.
• Census: Ringmore, Saint Nicholas, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, 1851, Shaldon with Ringmore, Devon, England. (Household Member)
• Occupation: bookkeeper, 82 Water St. and probably 227 Water St. with Prowse at same time, Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. RENDELL
. Eli, ship carpenter, house:29 North St.
. George, bookkeeper, 227 Water
. George, merchant, 82 Water
. George M., bookkeeper, 82 Water
. John, 2nd tidewaiter, Custom House
. Mrs. Elias, 55 Rennie's Mill Rd.
. Patience, widow of William, 135 Gower
. Stephen, President St. John's Floating Dry Dock Co., 143 Water St.
. Thomas, seaman, 112 Gower
. William, merchant, 82 Water St.
. W & G, Commission merc. & Insurance Agents, 82 Water St

Note that there are several Rendell's on this list who cannot be conclusively linked to any of the family members in my family tree. There were probably several families of Rendells in St. John's at the time who were more distantly related or not related at all.

.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 10 May 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Student at Law, 10 May 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 20 Jul 1874, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Residence: 10 Mar 1877, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Parents

Father: John Mortimer Rendell ¹⁰ ^,425 Mother: Amelia Gregory ¹⁰ ^,481 ^,971 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

170420:

For unknown reasons, he was living with his grandfather, John Rendell, in Ringmore, Shaldon, at the time of the 1851 Census, then aged 6. No sign of either father or mother. It was noted that he was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, though FindMyPast counts this as "Canada" in their transcript.

Hon. George Thomas F. Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Oct 1826 - Shaldon with Ringmore, Devon, England ⁴²⁵ ^,1419 ^,3741 Christening: Death: 4 Jul 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 82) ⁴²⁵ ^,1419 ^,2558 ^,3741 ^,6006 Burial: 6 Jul 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Oct 1826, Ringmore, Shaldon, Devon, England.
• Immigration: To St. John's to work for Job Bros., Cir 1843, Ringmore, Shaldon, Devon, England.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury, 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of a Grand Jury, 20 Oct 1860, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Juror)
• Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Oct 1860, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant (William P. & George Rendell Ltd.); also property and insurance agents, 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Mortgage on property of Felix Dowsley, Druggist, Torbay Rd., 25 May 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Court: Grand Jurors, Central District, 20 Oct 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including

Peter G. Tessier, Merchant, Water St.
George Rendell, Merchant, Water St.
• Occupation: Merchant Water St., 20 Oct 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: merchant, 82 Water St., Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. RENDELL
. Eli, ship carpenter, house:29 North St.
. George, bookkeeper, 227 Water
. George, merchant, 82 Water
. George M., bookkeeper, 82 Water (w/Prowse)
. John, 2nd tidewaiter, Custom House
. Mrs. Elias, 55 Rennie's Mill Rd.
. Patience, widow of William, 135 Gower
. Stephen, President St. John's Floating Dry Dock Co., 143 Water St.
. Thomas, seaman, 112 Gower
. William, merchant, 82 Water St.
. W & G, Commission merc. & Insurance Agents, 82 Water St

Note that there are several Rendell's on this list who cannot be conclusively linked to any of the family members in my family tree. There were probably several families of Rendells in St. John's at the time who were more distantly related or not related at all.

.
• Court: Mortgage of lane between Gower St. and Freshwater Rd., 23 Mar 1864, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Court: Release of Mortgage on lane between Gower St. and Freshwater Rd., 6 Jan 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Witness)
• Court: Sarah Carter et al to James L. Noonan re property on Torbay Rd., 27 Oct 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Occupation: Partner in W& G Rendell Company, 27 Oct 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Partner)
• Residence: Building a large house at the head of Cochrane St., 10 Mar 1877, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Rendell-Shea House, Corner Cochrane St. and Military Rd., 82 Cochrane, Between 1879 and 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St.
• Court: Foreman of Grand Jury, 20 Nov 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Shown as a Water St. Merchant.
• Appointment: Legislative Council, 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Member of the Relief Committee following the Great Fire, 12 Jul 1892, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This according to a notice to the public "Published by Authority" in the first edition of The Royal Gazette published on July 12, 1902, 3 days after the fire.
• Occupation: Merchant, 11 Jan 1899, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Cochrane St., 4 Jul 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 1909 Jul 06Rendell, Geo. T82 yrs Jul. 04 Cochrane St.
.

Parents

Father: John Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 ^,459 Mother: Elizabeth Mortimer ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 ^,459

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Wix Wood ¹⁰ ^,141 ^,168 Marriage: 1 Jul 1857 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁷⁸ ^,481
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Edward Newfoundland (Bishop), 1 Jul 1857, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From original register on microfilm at The Rooms.
• Witnesses: Thos. M. Wood, Wm. Rendell, W. O. Bodden, J. Wood, M. Bannerman, A. Bannerman Tavernor, Fanny B. Rendell, Bertha Cooke, John Pearson, 1 Jul 1857, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From original register on microfilm at The Rooms.
• Alt. Marriage: 6 Jul 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 130916:
Register reads:
"N^o. 50 George Thomas Rendell, bachelor, and Mary Wix
Wood, spinster, both of this parish, were married in
this Cathedral Church, this first day of July, in
the yer of our Lord God, one thousand eight
hundred & fifty eight, by me
Edward Newfoundland
(Bishop)
This marriage was.
• Minister/Priest: Edward Newfoundland (Bishop Feild) and Archdeacon Lowre, 6 Jul 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Thos. Wood, Wm. Rendell, J. Wood, M. Bannerman, J. Bannerman (Governor), Fanny B. Rendell, Walter Cooke, John Pearson, One Other Illeg., 6 Jul 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Event Description: From original Cathedral register microfilm at The Rooms
Children: 1. Frederick John Wood Rendell 2. George Arthur Rendell 3. Margaret Alexandra Rendell 4. Margaraet Alexandra Rendell 5. Pvt. Charles Mortimer Rendell 15th Bn., Canadian Inf. 6. Francis Edward Rendell 7. Barbara Marion Rendell 8. Walter Hubert Rendell 9. Mary Elizabeth Rendell

Notes
General:

29/12/03:

RENDELL-SHEA HOUSE (see drawing in scrapbook)

In the 18th Century, an illiterate Englishman named Stripling came from Devon to Newfoundland where he established himself in a pub that quickly became a favourite gathering place of the military elite. Stripling used his influence with those in high places and was able to lay claim to a large tract of land in St. John's, covering most of the Eastside of Cochrane Street. In 1878, George Thomas Rendell, a 51 year old merchant from Ringmore, Devon, who had settled in Newfoundland, leased the lot on the east corner of Cochrane Street and Military Road from the Stripling Estate. Within a year work was begun on the house which stands on the property today. It is said to have been the first fashionable home in St. John's to have a ground floor kitchen. Victorian houses nearly all had their kitchens in the basement. Rendell purchased the land from the Stripling Estate in 1905 for the sum of £350. He died in 1909 and the property passed to his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter, Margaret, was the first Newfoundlander to becomea professional nurse. Born on Duckworth Street, nearly opposite King's Road in 1863, she graduated from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in 1897. In 1900 she married George Shea, who was Mayor of St. John's from 1902 to 1906. He was the son of the newspaper editor, Sir Edward D'Alton Shea, a brother of Sir Ambrose Shea. In 1929, the Rendell house was sold by auction to George Shea. On his death it passed to his wife, Margaret. In 1935, she conveyed it to her son, Captain Ambrose Shea, who was for eight years Private Secretary at Government House, and he lived there until 1972. During the Great Fire of 1892, which burned the east side of CochraneStreet, it was feared that if the Rendell house caught fire there would be no way of preventing the spread of the flames through the trees opposite to Government House. Under the direction of the Roman Catholic Prelate, Bishop Michael Howley, the smaller home of Mrs. Kelligrews just south of the Rendell house, and already on fire, was hauled down by a group of men with ropes. This action not only saved the present structure, but is credited with probably saving Government House, St. Thomas's Church, and several other buildings on Military Road, east of Cochrane Street.

Transcribed from: A Gift of Heritage. Historic Architecture of St. John's. Newfoundland Historic Trust. Robinson-Blackmore. St. John's, Newfoundland. 1975

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There is a problem with the above account. Nowhere else is George's wife reported to be named Elizabeth. In fact everywhere else she is named Mary Wix Wood. I suspect this is simply an error on the part of the person who researched and wrote this article and that George was not married to a woman named Elizabeth. I am therefore deleting her from the file today (061013)

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160108: They had a large family and much information is available on them in the family tree of William Johnston but I am not copying it over at this time as they are related to the Morrys in any way.

09070 - Note that all marriages for 1850-1859 that are registered as being at the Anglican Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist appear to have actually been performed at St. Thomas's. The Newspaper accounts of these weddings say they took place at St. Thomas's even though the church records show them as being "solemnized at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Baptist."

I believe that the actual date of this marriage was 1 July 1858. There seem to be errors on this in both the St. Thomas and Cathedral registers.

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The Rendells of Cochrane Street By Bert Riggs,

(an archivist with the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at Memorial University), whose column, A Backward Glance appears in the Telegram each Tuesday. Transcribed From the Telegram By: Barbara McGrath

Job Brothers and Company, the St. John's-based mercantile operation, brought a number of young men to Newfoundland during the 19th century. They were often indentured to the company for a number of years, learning various facets of the business. After their indenture was complete, many decided to remain in Newfoundland, some in the employ of Job Brothers. Others, such as George Thomas Rendell, struck out on their own.

Rendell was born in Ringmore, Devon, in 1826. At age 16, in 1843, he migrated to Newfoundland where he entered into service with Job Brothers. In 1861, he and his brother, William, established their own business, as general and commission merchants. They were also property and insurance agents.

The business flourished and George soon found time to become involved in local politics.

He was a supporter of Robert Thorburn's Reform Party, which won the general election held on Oct. 31, 1885. Thorburn appointed Rendell to the Legislative Council in 1888, where he would serve for 21 years. He was noted as a distinguished debater, whose opinion was sought by colleagues and friends from both government and business circles.

Rendell built a new house in 1879. Located on the northeast corner of Cochrane Street at Military Road, it was in the direct path of the fire that swept through the eastern part of St. John's on the night of July 8, 1892.

Spread of fire halted

Quick action on the part of firefighters, afraid that if Rendell's house caught, the fire would easily cross the street to the grounds of Government House, pulled down a nearby house before the blaze could ignite Rendell's, thereby saving not only the Rendell house, which still stands at 82 Cochrane St., but also preventing the fire from advancing along the eastern portion of Military Road.

Rendell's Water Street properties were not so fortunate; everything was destroyed, at great financial loss to the partners. Yet, Rendell agreed to serve on the relief committee established to assist the many thousands who were left homeless.

Rendell married Mary Wix Wood, eldest daughter of Mary Finch and Rev. Thomas M. Wood, rector of St. Thomas's Church of England Church, on July 6, 1858. They were the parents of several children, only two of whom survived childhood. Rendell died at St. John's on July 4, 1909.

Margaret Alexandra Rendell, the only daughter of George Rendell and Mary Wood to survive to adulthood, was born in St. John's in 1863.

Accomplished woman

As the daughter of a merchant family, she would have received the best education available in St. John's. She entered adulthood as an accomplished and talented young woman. She was quite proficient on the piano, which she probably learned from Adelaide Nutting, a teacher at Bishop Spencer College, in St. John's. In all likelihood, she would have played a major role in the social and cultural life of St. John's.

This lifestyle was not enough, however. She wanted to be of service. In 1895, with her parents' support and blessing, she enrolled in the nurses' training program at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. She may have selected this school because it was under the direction of Nutting, her former music teacher, who had trained under Dr. William Osler after she had left St. John's.

The program lasted two years, and in 1897 Margaret Rendell graduated as the first Newfoundland-born professionally trained nurse. After a short apprenticeship in the United States, she returned to St. John's, where on May 1, 1898, she was appointed matron of the General Hospital. Her salary was $480 per year.

Shortly after her return to St. John's, Margaret established a friendship with George Shea, a businessman she had probably known before leaving to attend Johns Hopkins. A widower, at 47, he was 12 years older than she was. Their relationship would certainly have put the tongues of upper-class circles into overdrive. They married in 1901.

It was still a time when women of Margaret Rendell's class did not work after marriage. She was forced to relinquish her position at the hospital, and did not work again.

Her life was far from empty. In 1902, her husband was elected to a four-year term as first mayor of St. John's. He was also an MHA (1904-1913) and a cabinet minister (1904-1909; 1919-1924). Success in those offices would have required the encouragement and participation of his wife.

Late birth

And just when the such an event seemed an impossibility, on March 24, 1908, at age 45, Margaret gave birth to a son, named Ambrose after his father's uncle, Sir Ambrose Shea.

Margaret Rendell Shea lived most of her life at 82 Cochrane St. After her father died, George Shea bought the property. Margaret lived there until 1935, when she moved into the Newfoundland Hotel, where she was in residence until her death.

In addition to being Newfoundland's first professionally trained nurse, Margaret Rendell Shea was one of the first, if not the first, women in Newfoundland to obtain a driver's licence.

She was notorious for the speed at which she manoeuvred her automobile through narrow St. John's streets, sending adults, children and animals scurrying for cover.

She died at St. John's on May 18, 1949, her accomplishments unrecognized by either of the city's newspapers, a forgotten pioneer of Newfoundland nursing.

Bert Riggs is an archivist with the Centre for Newfoundland Studies at Memorial University. ...

091114:

NL GENWEB
Transcribed by Judy Benson & Ivy Benoit. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors
Newfoundland will books volume 8 pages 598 to 601 probate year 1909

Will of George Thomas Rendell
In re: GEORGE THOMAS RENDELL. DECEASED

This is the last will and Testament of George Thomas Rendell of St. John's Newfoundland
1. I give and bequeath to my son Francis Edward Rendell all my share and interest in the business now carried on by him and me under the style of W & G. Rendell including the capital of said business and all other the assets and the goodwill thereof subject nevertheless to the following charges and conditions viz.
(1) The said F. E. Rendell shall during the lifetime of my wife Mary Wix Rendell pay to Mary Rendell widow of Frederick J. W. Rendell the yearly sum of Two Hundred Dollars.
(2) Upon the death of the said Mary Wix Rendell the said F. E. Rendell shall pay to the said Mary Rendell widow of said F. J. W. Rendell interest at the rate of six per cent pr. annum upon the sum of Five Thousand Dollars of the capital of the said business of W & G. Rendell during her lifetime and upon her death he shall pay (subject as hereinafter provided) to such of the said F. J. W. Rendells children as shall then be living the said sum of Five Thousand Dollars share and share alike out of the capital of said business provided that if a child of the said F. J. W Rendell shall die in the meantime leaving issue such issue shall take the parents share. Provided and I hereby direct that the said sum of Five thousand Dollars shall if the said F. E. Rendell wishes – remain in the said business until one year after the death of said Mary Rendell when my executor shall pay to each child who shall then be twenty one years of age his or her share and shall thereafter pay interest at the rate aforesaid on the shares of those who are not twenty one until they attain that age when each shall receive his or her share.
(3) all my share of the profits of the said business for the current year in which my death shall take place. I give and bequeath to my said wife Mary Wix Rendell and the same shall be at the end of the said current year paid to her.
2. Subject as hereinafter provided I give devise and bequeath the lands and premises situate on Water Street and now occupied by W & G. Rendell and their sub-tenants to my said wife Mary Wix Rendell to enjoy the rent and profit thereof during her lifetime and after her death to my children as tenants in common - Provided that if the said Francis E. Rendell (or any other of my sons or grandsons who shall carry on the business of W & G Rendell) shall so desire he or they shall be entitled and I hereby direct that he or they shall be granted a lease of the lands and premises now occupied by W & G. Rendell for a term not exceeding thirty years from the date of my death at the same rent as W & G. Rendell now pay and upon the same terms in other respects (save as to the length of terms) as those upon which W & G Rendell now hold
3 I give and bequeath my Dwelling houses and land on Cochrane Street and Military Road together with all the contents of my own Dwelling house to my said wife Mary Wix Rendell for and during her lifetime and upon her death I give and devise the said Dwelling houses and land to my children as tenants in common.
4. I give to my Executor all my other property money and estate in trust to receive the interest arising therefrom, and to pay the same to my said wife Mary Wix Rendell during her lifetime
5 Upon the death of my said wife Mary Wix Rendell I give and bequeath
(1) To my son George Arthur Rendell the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
(2) To my daughter Margaret A Shea the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
(3) To my son Charles M Rendell the sum of Five Thousand Dollars.
(4) To my daughter Barbara M White the sum of Five Thousand Dollars
(5) To my daughter in law Mary Rendell widow of F. J. W. Rendell the sum of Two Thousand Dollars
(6) To my son Francis E Rendell my Executor for his trouble in carrying out my will the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
(7) To David F. Hoskins the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars (to be paid within three months after my death)
6 all the residue of my Estate I give devise and bequeath after the death of my said wife Mary Wix Rendell to my children then living share and share alike and the children of any deceased child or children the children of a deceased child taking only their parents share and not per capita
7 I further direct that where more than one legacy is given to any one person or persons hereunder the same shall be paid in addition to that or those previously given to such person or persons.
8 I nominate my son Francis E Rendell Executor of this my will hereby revoking all former wills made by me at any time. Dated at St. John's Newfoundland the Twenty sixth day of August one Thousand nine hundred and seven. G. T. Rendell
$2000.00 of Debentures is to be paid after my death as follows.
$500 To the clergy widow & orphans Fund. The Secretary to use the principal when needed to prevent any reduction in the pensions or should the number of pensioners be reduced to fourteen it may be applied if deemed desirable to increasing each pension $10 interest meanwhile to be paid to annual income.
$500. To the church of England Asylum for widows & orphans to be used when required for repairs or painting of building - interest meanwhile to be paid to annual income.
$500. To be applied to the reduction of the debt on St. Thomas Curates house.
$250 To be paid to St. Thomas branch of Women's Home Mission Fund.
$250 To be paid towards erecting a substantial five foot paling fence by the Forest Road side of Church of England Cemetery - if that is not erected within twelve months after my death, the money is then to be applied to the repairs and painting of the east end School house. Interest of all until my death to be paid to the clergy widow & orphans Fund,
above $2000 is not included in the list of my property G. T. R. July 1. 1908
Certified correct, D. M. Browning Registrar
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat C.J. July 23/09 Probate July 27/09 granted to Francis E. Rendell Estate sworn at $91,860.14

George William Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1898 ⁴²⁵ ^,2558 Christening: Death: 13 Mar 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 11) ²⁵⁵⁸ Burial: 15 Mar 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: 25 Military Rd., 13 Mar 1909, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Occupant)
• Alt. Death: Cir 1910.

Parents

Father: Francis Edward Rendell ¹⁰ ^,168 ^,425 Mother: Lillian Maud Simms ⁴²⁵ ^,1913 Marriage Did Not Marry

Grace Helen Rendell

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1875 ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Rev. John Mortimer Rendell ¹⁰ ^,115 ^,142 Mother: Emily Wickenden ¹⁴²

Harold Henry Rendell

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶⁷¹ Christening: 24 May 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶⁷¹ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 30 Aug 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Christening: 24 May 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Arthur Stephen Rendell ⁴⁸⁰ Mother: Christina Lilla Matilda Stabb ⁴⁸⁰

Harriett Eliza Hoyles Rendell

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴²⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1860.
• Census: 1881 England Census Household of William Rendell, Retired Merchant, 1881, Islington, Middlesex, England. (Household Member)

Parents

Father: William Rendell ¹⁰ ^,115 ^,168 ^,983 Mother: Fanny Rendell Carter ¹⁰ ^,33 ^,141 ^,142 ^,278 ^,292 ^,728 ^,2511

Notes
General:

240212: Not mentioned on the Carter family tree. Her name was found only on the Southsides Families website list of descendants of Robert Carter and Sarah Rendell.

!BIRTH: NF Archives, St.John the Baptist Centre,
Registry Vol. 26A

JRSmallwood research:Harriet married Walter J Allt

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