Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Henry Shea 2253
         Mother: Living
Winnifred Shea 
      Sex: F
AKA: Winnifred F. McNamara 6598
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 8 Feb 1903 - Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 344
    Christening: 22 Feb 1903 - Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 344
          Death: 2 Oct 1980 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 77) 2832
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Residence: Rennie's Mill Rd.,, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: 29 Aug 1906, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Departure: From St. John's To NYC on SS NERISSA, 16 Aug 1928, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 16 Aug 1928, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Occupant) 

•  Occupation: Exclusive Agent For National Distillers, Cir 1939-1950, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. During and after WWII Win was the exclusive agent for National Distillers in NYC and was responsible for the purchase and distribution of all alcoholic beverages to every United States military base in the province, also the first woman in NL to have this type of career.
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•  Departure: to NYC on SS FORT AMHERST, 24 Aug 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Arrival: From St. John's on SS FORT AMHERST, 29 Aug 1945, New York, New York, New York, United States of America. 

•  Residence: 4 Park Place, Rennies Mill Rd., 22 Apr 1958, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Occupant) 

•  Appointment: Inducted into the NL Sport Hall of Fame, Nov 1983, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Shea 2832
         Mother: Catherine McNamara 5892
Spouses and Children 
1. *George Cornwall McNamara 5,344 
       Marriage: Bef 16 Aug 1928 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 6598
       Children:
                1. Dolorosa Marie McNamara
Notes
General:
Email from Andrea Tarvin 210207: After consulting with Marie Skiffington whose dates differed from those of Andrea this is the conclusion:

"Winnifred Shea McNamara - Born August 29, 1906 - Died October 2, 1980 She was 74 when she died and I am absolutely sure this is accurate...I lived with her my whole life and remember the day she died well.The census for Pouch Cove in 1921 also confirms this...but has the day of her birthday wrong."

Email from Andrea Tarvin 230207: "My grandmother Winnifred McNamara was the Exclusive Agent for National Distillers for the distribution of American liquors to all the military bases in the province...nice little stint. After they pulled outof here she retired early and went on to become the first woman in NLto be inducted into the NL Sports Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in golf and curling. I have attached a picture of the house we lived in until 1972. My grandparents bought that house for $20,000 and itis for sale now for $423,500. That is one house that wasn't allowed to fall down and is now deemed a heritage building. I will send a real picture later but for now it is a sketch and the address is 4 Park Place, Rennies Mill Road.

231117 from Andrea's Facebook Post:

This month 34 years ago!
Inducted into the NL Sport Hall of Fame November, 1983
Winifred 'Win' McNamara is the first female to be voted into the provincial hall of fame, after a remarkable career in golf and curling. She was provincial golf champion in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1977, she lived in Florida in 1973 and 1974. She was a member of the Newfoundland team at national amateur and senior competition for 15 years and a member of the Bally Haly team that won the gross score provincial tournaments from 1970 to 1979. She served as president of the provincial golf association and was an executive member for eight years and filled the important role of chairman of the organizing committee when the first national ladies golf championships were held in St. John's in 1979. In curling, she skipped many rinks from Bally Haly during the 1960's and 1970's and participated in many provincial and inter-town bonspiels. In 1965 she skipped the inter-town championship rink and headed rinks that won the Chalker Cup in 1968, the Landrigan Cup in 1979 and the Bally Haly Ladies Championship in 1980. Her last official duties for the C.L.G.A. was the role of Tournament Chairman for the National Amateur played at Bally Haly in 1979. The very first national golfing event ever played in Newfoundland was a proud moment for Win.
During and after WWII Win was the exclusive agent for National Distillers in NYC and was responsible for the purchase and distribution of all alcoholic beverages to every United States military base in the province, also the first woman in NL to have this type of career.
Win is missed not only for her talents on the rinks and courses of her province, but also for her ready wit and humour. Her humourous stories were a source of delight to her listeners and nobody could spin a Newfoundland joke any better than she did.

Ellen Stevens Shears 
      Sex: F
AKA: Ellen Stevens Kirby
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: in Open Hall-Red Cliffe, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 176
    Christening: 
          Death: in Kings Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 176
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Rev. William Kirby 176 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Rev. Hubert Frederick George Distin Kirby
                2. Alfred John Kirby
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Ellen Stevens Shears
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
                5. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Alexander Wylly
Agnes Sheehan 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cappahayden, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 665
    Christening: 
          Death: 3 Sep 1963 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5862
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Alt. Death: Cir Sep 1961, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Documentation: Peter and Agnes Kavanagh Biography, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Peter Kavanagh 665 
       Marriage: 23 Nov 1946 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5862
       Children:
                1. Maureen A. Williams
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
                5. Living
                6. Living
Ann Sheehan 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1798 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2223
    Christening: 
          Death: 1866 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 68) 2223
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Thomas Kavanagh 2223 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. John Kavanagh

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