Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Colin William Sesk 708
         Mother: Living
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Colin William Sesk 708
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Colin William Sesk 708
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
William Sesk 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Sisk 2515
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1861 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,2519
    Christening: 
          Death: 11 Jan 1912 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 51) 282,2519
         Burial: After 11 Jan 1912 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1062,2519
 Cause of Death: Accidently from fall from steamer while disembarking
Parents 
         Father: John Sisk 708
         Mother: Julia Evans 158
Spouses and Children 
1. *Agnes Brien 100,343 
       Marriage: 14 Sep 1882 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 918

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: M. A. Clancy, 14 Sep 1882, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Joseph Hewitt & Elizabeth Brien, 14 Sep 1882, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




290120 from NL Genweb:

14Sep1882SISK, William FerrylandO'BRIEN, Agnes  MA ClancyJoseph HewettElizabeth O'Brien


       Children:
                1. Nellie Sesk
                2. Mary Joseph Sesk
                3. Patrick James Sesk
                4. Catherine Joseph Sesk
                5. John Joseph Sesk
                6. Maude Joseph Sesk
                7. Mary Ellen Sesk
                8. Mary Emma Sesk
                9. William Joseph Sesk
                10. Mary Elizabeth Sesk
                11. William Anthony Sesk
Notes
General:
Marriage record shows Name as Sisk but believe this is man know as William Sesk.

Marriage record shows Witnesses as Joseph Hewitt and Elizabeth Brien. Priest was M.A. Clancy. Ferryland Records show age as 51 however Vital Stats shows 65. Needs Checking!

040523:

From the MUN DAI, Evening Telegram for January 25 1912 - two separate articles on the death of William Sesk.

That Accident on the Portia.
From Capt. Fitzpatrick of the Portia we learn particulars of the death of the man Sesk which occurred at Ferryland on Thursday the 11th inst. The man was a passenger on the ship for Ferryland and had a skiff load of freight on board. He sent two friends who were on the ship ashore in the mail boat to call his sons and tell them to come with a skiff to take the freight and at 7 a.m. they loaded their skiff by the ship's side. The man's sons were in the skiff and Sesk was on the deck. The second mate told the men to drop the skiff along to the ladder so that the man might get into the skiff safely. Instead Sesk caught a rope hanging over the ship's side and as he went to drop into the boat lost his hold and fell striking the gunwhale with great force. The mate called Capt. Fitzpatrick and told him the man's head was badly cut and bleeding profusely. The man was not unconscious. He was taken from the boat and brought into the ship's music room and Dr. Thompson of Hermitage Bay who was a passenger on board and Rev. Monsighor Walsh of Renews attended to him. He was then wrapped up in rugs and quilts and sent ashore in the skiff. Neither the doctor nor the priest thought the man seriously hurt as he was conscioiiSj but he died shortly after and before he reached his home.

Sad Fate of Wm. Sesk.
On the morning of the 11th inst. a sad and lamentable occurrence happened at Ferryland, when a fine sturdy fisherman, while trying to get his goods from on board the S. S. Portia, received serious injury and a chill, which resulted a few hours later in his death. The accident happened as he was letting himself down by a rope from the steamer's deck to his own boat, which lay alongside, partly loaded with freight, and just as he let himself over the ship's rail, the rope suddenly gave way, precipating him into the icy waters, his head striking the gunwhale of the boat in the descent. He was immediately pulled out in a half unconscious condition by the men in his boat. A storm, with intense cold, was raging off shore at the time, and the Portia, being further off in the harbor than usual, considerable delay occurred before he was got on shore to warmth and medical treatment. In fact, poor Sesk was chilled to the heart, and in as much danger from the chill as from his injury when they got him to his home. Captain Fitzpatrick is blamed for the delay in the landing of the unfortunate man, and the fishermen of this place are so aroused over the state of affairs in general, which led indirectly to the untimely death of their comrade, that a public meeting was held here on the 15th, when the following resolutions were drawn up and unanimously adopted:\emdash BE IT RESOLVED that we, the fishermen of Ferryland, deeply deplore the sad fate of William Sesk, one of our most industrious and sober fishermen, who died a few hours after receiving serious injury and a chill while trying to get his goods from the S. S. Portia on the morning of the 11th inst.; BE IT RESOLVED, we claim that the late William Sesk was not under the influence of liquor when the fatal accident occurred; BE IT RESOLVED, that we condemn the unikindness of Captain Fitzpatrick, who refused, when asked by Sesk's son to move the ship near Messrs. Goodrdige & Sons' wharf, to admit of his father being speedily landed to receive medical attendance as there was a storm raging off shore and the men in Sesk's boat feared they would not be able to reach land without a lot of time being lost, they realizing, and rightly so, that delay under the weather conditions then prevailing, would possibly prove fatal to the injured man; BE IT RESOLVED, that we deeply sympathize with his widow and orphans in the loss of their breadwinner, a good husband and a kind father; BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that we deeply deplore the want of a public wharf here and take this opportunity of calling upon our representatives to take this matter in hand during the coming season of the House of Assembly; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these resolutions be sent to the press for publication. Signed on behalf of the fishermen of Ferryland: \emdash Patrick Farrell, Chairman; Joseph Kinsella, Henry Johnston, John Costello, William Barnable, John Sullivan, Richard Barnable, Wm. J. Costello. Secretary. Ferryland, Jan. 18. 1912.

And the following day the rejoinder by the Captain of the Portia:
Capt. Fitzpatrick on the Ferryland Resolutions.
Dear Sir,\emdash Your issue of yesterday contains a set of resolutions over the signatures of a number of Ferryland men about which I feel called upon to give an explanation. The deceased man, William Sesk, was a passenger from St. John's, and on arriving at Ferryland sent two other passengers ashore in our mail-boat to wake up his sons and bring off a skiff to take his freight. They got off alongside about 7.30 a.m., and about an hour later were ready to leave. The skiif was loaded at the forward gangway on the starboard side. The second mate, who had charge of the deck at the time, told the deceased, who was now the only one to board the skiff to "drop her to the accommodation ladder and get aboard." Unfortunately, however, instead of taking the mate's advice, he swung himself over the side by a rope that was not belayed and striking his head against the gunwhale of the skiff caused his death. As quickly as possible he was taken up and carried to the Social Hall, where he received the attention of Dr. E. Thomson, of Hermitage Bay. and Very Rev. John Walsh, Parish Priest of Renews. I consulted Father Walsh and Dr. Thompson about the injured man, both of whom advised me to wrap him in blankets and send him ashore as quickly as possible, which I did accordingly. The resolutions condemn me as being unkind because I did not move the ship up to Winsor's wharf and effect a speedy landing. Why did they not resolve about who should pay for the skiff load of freight alongside, which would surely upset whilst doing so? And why did they not further resolve that the skiff should have gone leeward instead o! windward, when the injured man would be on shore and housed in ten minutes? When the skiff left the ship's side she was within fifty or sixty yards of the shore. Had she then gone before the gale instead of against it and landed in the eastern end of the harbor, matters may be very different. I sympathize sincerely with the friends and relations of the deceased man and I am heartily sorry that such a dire calamity should happen them or any one else, more particularly in connection with my ship; but I defy the resoluters with their charge of "unkindness" believing that I did my whole duty in the matter. I may also add that it is a monument of disgrace to the people of Placentia, St. Mary's, Trepassey and Ferryland and those who represented them in the House of Assembly for the last twenty years at least, to have no coastal wharves in those places. I am. Yours truly, THOS. FITZPATRICK. Master s.s. Portia. "The Lilacs", Carter's Hill, St. John's. Jan. 1912.

William Anthony Sesk 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Sesk 1062
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 1 Jul 1905 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 919
    Christening: 1 Jul 1905 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 919
          Death: 27 Mar 1915 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 282,7975
         Burial: After 27 Mar 1915 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 7975
 Cause of Death: Bright's Disease

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1905, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 27 Mar 1925, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: William Sesk 135,2500
         Mother: Agnes Brien 100,343
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
The date of death originally given to me as part of the records of David Wells in Summer 2001 is in error based on the date and age at death on the gravestone recorded by NLGS in 1990 which are in accord with one another.

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Colin William Sesk 708
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
William Joseph Sesk 
      Sex: M
AKA: Willie Sesk 665
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 9 Feb 1912 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 708,6548
    Christening: 
          Death: 18 Jul 1991 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 79) 708,6548
         Burial: After 18 Jul 1991 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 6548
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Military: Newfoundland Forestry Unit, Camp Outhill, Between 1939 and 1945, Carrbridge, Inverness, Scotland. 

•  Documentation: Profiles of World War II Veterans in the 2019 Come Home Year Book, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book
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Parents 
         Father: Patrick James Sesk 919
         Mother: Mary F. Brennan
Spouses and Children 
1. *Julia Sheila McKay 708 
       Marriage: 18 Oct 1944 - Inverness, Inverness, Scotland 708
       Children:
                1. Flora Sesk
                2. Patrick Sesk
                3. John Alistair Sesk
                4. Colin William Sesk
                5. Living
                6. Rhoda M. Sesk
                7. Living
Notes
General:
William served with theNewfoundland Forestry Overseas Unit in Scotland in World War II.

William Joseph Sesk 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 16 Oct 1897 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 19 Oct 1897 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 919
          Death: 27 Oct 1897 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 437
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Convulsions

Events

•  Sponsors: Augustine Keefe & Sarah Mary Williams, 19 Oct 1897, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: William Sesk 135,2500
         Mother: Agnes Brien 100,343
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Alfred Severn 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Aug 1913 - Port De Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 342
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: 1921, South River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member)
Parents 
         Father: Rev. Frank Severn 45,6218
         Mother: Florence Emily Lewis 6218
Claudine Severn 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: May 1907 - Brooklyn, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 342
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: 1921, South River, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member)
Parents 
         Father: Rev. Frank Severn 45,6218
         Mother: Florence Emily Lewis 6218

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