Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Capt. William Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1808 - Torquay, Devon, England ²⁶³² Christening: 19 Feb 1808 - Torquay, Devon, England ⁴⁷⁹ Death: 25 Aug 1886 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 78) ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1228 ^,7955 ^,8132 Burial: 28 Aug 1886 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹²²⁸ ^,2632 ^,8132 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 1808, Torquay, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Sailor, 9 Dec 1839, Torquay, Devon, England. William Stabb in 1839
Devon Marriages And Banns
Torquay, Tormoham, Devon, England
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First name(s) William
Spouse's age Of Full Age
Last name Stabb
Spouse's residence Torquay
Birth year -
Spouse's father's first name(s) George
Age Of Full Age
Spouse's father's last name Mabin
Marriage year 1839
County Devon
Marriage date 09 Dec 1839
Country England
Place Torquay, Tormoham
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Denomination Anglican
Archive reference 2189A/PR/1/10
Residence Torquay
Record set Devon Marriages And Banns
Father's first name William
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Father's last name Stabb
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Spouse's first name(s) Marianne
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Spouse's last name Mabin

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• Residence: At time of marriage to Jane Barter, 20 Sep 1842, Torquay, Devon, England.
• Occupation: Master Mariner, 2 Sep 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Away at sea at time of Census, 1851, Sunderland, Durham, England. Jane Stabb in 1851
1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Moor Gate Street, Sunderland, Durham, England
Household members (3 people)
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JaneStabbWifeMarriedFemale351816Master mariners wifeSunderland, Durham, England
WilliamStabbSon-Male51846-Sunderland, Durham, England
SarahCrouchSisterMarriedFemale321819Mariners wifeSunderland, Durham, England
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First name(s) Jane
County Durham
Last name Stabb
Division of county North
Relationship Wife
Country England
Marital status Married
Parliamentary borough or division Sunderland
Sex Female
Municipal borough or ward Sunderland
Age 35
Registration district Sunderland
Birth year 1816
Sub district Sunderland East
Birth town Sunderland
Enumeration district 6
Birth town as transcribed Sunderland
Archive reference HO107
Birth county Durham
Piece number 2397
Birth county as transcribed Durham
Folio 262
Birth place England
Page 20
Occupation Master mariners wife
Schedule 92
Full address Moor Gate Street, Sunderland, Durham, England
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Street Moor Gate Street
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Town Sunderland
Subcategory Census
Parish Sunderland
Collections from Great Britain, England
City Sunderland

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• Census: At sea, Master of the JANO at time of Census with wife Jane on board, 1861, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. William Stabb in 1861
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Shipping At Sea and in Ports Abroad, Ships and Overseas Establishments
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First name(s) William
Sub district -
Last name Stabb
Enumeration district -
Relationship -
Vessel name Jano
Marital status Married
Vessel number 20
Sex Male
Vessel port London
Age 53
Vessel description Barge Foreign Trade
Birth year 1808
Vessel tonnage 258
Birth town Torquay
Vessel position Latitude 49-50 Longitude 14 W
Birth town as transcribed TORQUAY
Family member last name Stabb
Birth county Devon
Family member first name(s) William
Birth county as transcribed DEVON
Archive reference RG09
Birth place other England
Piece number 4448
Occupation Master
Folio 46
Full address Shipping At Sea and in Ports Abroad, Ships and Overseas Establishments
Page 1
Street -
Schedule 1
Parish -
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
County Shipping At Sea and in Ports Abroad
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Country Ships and Overseas Establishments
Subcategory Census
Registration district Shipping At Sea and in Ports Abroad
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
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• Occupation: Master Mariner, 109 New Gower, Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. STABB, Ewen, merchant, 443 Water St. house: 41 Cochrane
. Henry H., M.D. Waterford Hospital
. Henry J. Broker
. Nicholas, Commission Merchant,113 Water. house,123 Water
. Nicholas S. Comm. Merchant, 113 Water St. house,19 Gower
. Stabb, Rowe and Holmwood, merchants, rear 315 Water
. Thomas W. Comm. Merchant, 113 Water. house, 21 Gower
. William, master mariner, 109 New Gower
. William B., rear 315 Water.
.
• Religion: Anglican, Contributor of £1 to St. Mary the Virgin, Southside, 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Burial: Aug 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Caledonia Cottage, Forest Rd., 25 Aug 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William STABB, Forest Road, Aug 25 1886, Aug 28, age 78 (supposedly son of Thomas, per online tree by unknown, who does not give mother, and sibling of several others who came to NL.
Captain/mariner, married (1) 1842 to Jane Barter who died 1867, and (2) married Sarah Elizabeth Scaplin 1871. Died at Caledonia Cottage, St Johns. Born Torquay, Devon)
.
• Will: Administration of Estate granted to James Howe and Charles W. H. Tessier, 1 May 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Another administrator not seen on all related orders was Arthur S. Kendall.

Parents

Father: John Stabb ⁴⁷⁹ Mother: Elizabeth ⁴⁷⁹

Spouses and Children

1. *Jane Barter ¹²²⁷ ^,1228 Marriage: 20 Sep 1842 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸¹ ^,1228 ^,1781
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Thomas J. H. Bridge, M.A., 20 Sep 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: James Barter, John Morry ?, 20 Sep 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. There was hesitancy on the part of the transcriber of the record as seen on the NGB website as to whether the second witness was John Morry or not. I have only seen the vital statistic version and have not seen the register so cannot say one way or the other. On the vital statistics record it certainly does appear to be John Morry.

But it is noted that Thomas Morry was an executor of the will of Jonas Barter so there seems to be a family connection, at least via business. Marriage Notes

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Pre-1891 Registration
Volume 26D

Anglican Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, St. John's

Marriages
1835 - 1844

Sep 20 1842St. JohnsWilliam STABB bach, Torquay, DevonJane BARTER spin, St JohnsJames Barter, John Morry?
Children: 1. William Jonas Barter Stabb 2. Sarah Elizabeth Scaplin ⁴⁸⁰ ^,6111 Marriage: 10 Jan 1871 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁹⁵⁶ ^,7957
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Cir 1871, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Edward Botwood, St. Mary the Virgin, 10 Jan 1871, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William Stabb & Sarah Elizabeth Scaplin Marriage St Mary the Virgin St John's Jan 10 1871.
• Witnesses: J. Howe and William B. Stabb, 10 Jan 1871, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Event Description: St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church

Transcribed by Jill Marshall May 2002,
from the microfilm on loan from the LDS library, Utah USA.

Notes
General:

061207 The marriage to Jane Barter is found in the Anglican Cathedral Records. I'm not sure of the authenticity of the other marriage to Sarah Elizabeth ? because I found that on a family tree website of a person whose information may not be verified. Therefore I am making the marriage to Jane Barter the preferred one. [NB: changed today (231221 because the second marriage is now certain and resulted in the birth of his only child).

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Jean Carter Stirling's notes

Birth and death on tombstone. Died age 78.

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231221 from NGB website:

William Stabb
1888

Estate of William Stabb 1888
From LDS microfilm #2057543

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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ST. JOHN'S
To Wit I do swear that I believe that William Stabb, late of St. John's, Master Mariner, deceased died with [NB should read without] a Will; and that I will well and truly administer all and every the Goods of the said deceased, and pay his Debts so far as his Goods will extend; and that I will exhibit a true, full, and perfect Inventory of the Goods of the deceased, and render a true account of my Administration into the Registry of the said Court, within six months from the date hereof, or when I shall be thereunto lawfully required; and that the whole of the Goods, Rights, Chattels, Assets, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, which he died possessed of, within the jurisdiction of this Court, do not, according to the best of my knowledge, judgment and belief, amount to the value of Three Hundred and Sixty dollars.

Sworn before me, at St. John's, the
first day of May, in the year J. Howe
of our Lord One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Eighty-eight.
Prescott Emerson
Commissioner of Affidavits

1888

Estate of William Stabb
late of St. John's
in the Central District,
Master Mariner, deceased.

Dated May 1st 1888

Admin d.b.n. granted to
James Howe of St. John's
and Charles W. H. Tessier.

Estate sworn under $360.00

Supreme Court of Newfoundland
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Be it Remembered, That on this first day of May in the 51st Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c, and in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-eight personally appeared James Howe of St. John's, Merchant, Arthur S. Kendell and Charles W. H. Tessier, also of St. John's, Merchants, and did acknowledge themselves to be held and firmly bound to our said Lady the Queen, her Heirs and Successors, in the penal Sum of Seven Hundred and Twenty Dollars, to be had, made and levied on their Goods, Chattels and Effects, jointly and severally, if Default is made in any of the conditions following:--

NOW THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That if the above bounden James Howe, as Administrator de bonis non of the Estate and Effects of William Stabb, late of St. John's, Master Mariner, deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a just, true, and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the hands, possession, or knowledge of him the said James Howe as such Administrator or to the hands or possession of any other person, or persons, for him and the same so made do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited, in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, at or before the first day of November next ensuing the date hereof; and the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, and all other the Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects of the said deceased, at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards shall come into the hands or possession of him the said James Howe or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him shall well and truly administer according to Law, and further shall make, or cause to be made, a just and true account of his said Administration, on or before the first day of May which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-nine and afterwards from time to time as he shall be lawfully required. And all the rest, residue, and remainder of the said Goods, Chattels, Credits and Effects, which shall be found remaining upon the said Administration Account, the same being examined and allowed by the said Supreme Court of Newfoundland, shall and do pay and dispose of in due course of Administration, or in such a manner as the said Court shall direct; then this obligation to be void and of no effect, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.

Signed and Sealed J. Howe (Seal)
in presence of A. S. Kendall (Seal)
O. Emerson Chas. W. H. Tessier (Seal)
Commissioner

To the Honorable the Supreme Court
of Newfoundland.

The Petition of James Howe of St. John's in the said Island, Merchant

Humbly Sheweth

That William Stabb, late of St. John's aforesaid, Master Mariner, departed this life about the twenty fifth day of August Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Six, intestate, leaving him surviving his widow, Sarah Elizabeth Stabb and one son, William J. B. Stabb.
That the said deceased was entitled to recover certain interests and rents amounting in the value? to between two and twelve pounds per annum (equal to forty and forty eight dollars) during the life time of one George Baxter who is now about sixty three years of age.
That Letters of Administration to the Estate of the deceased was granted to his said widow who died on or about the first day of December Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and Eighty Seven.
That at the time of his decease, the said William Stabb was and stilll? his Estate is indebted to your Petitioner in a sum of upwards of seventy dollars for board & lodging and money paid by your Petitioner for the use of the deceased.
That after the decease of the said William Stabb, his said widow continued to ???? with your Petitioner and at the time of her decease was indebted to your Petitioner in the sum of two hundred dollars and upwards for board and lodging and

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money paid by him for her use and that Petitioner paid the funeral expenses of the said widow amounting to upwards of seventy dollars.
That the Grand Daughter of the said William Stabb and daughter of the said William J. B. Stabb has been maintained by your Petitioner since her infancy and is still being maintained and educated by your Petitioner.
That the said William J. B.Stabb is indebted to your Petitioner in a large sum of currency for the maintenance and education of his said daughter.
That to collect and receive the said interest and rents it is necessary that Letters of Administration de bonis non to the said Estate of William Stabb be entered.
Your Petitioner therefore

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humbly prays that Letters of Administration de bonis non to the Estate of the said William Stabb be granted to your Petitioner upon his giving the usual security and as in duty bound will ever pray.

St. John's, Nfld J. Howe
23rd April 1888.

Newfoundland
St. John's to wit

In the Supreme Court
In the matter of the Estate of
William Stabb, deceased.

James Howe of St. John's in the Island of Newfoundland, Merchant, maketh oath and saith that he is the Petitioner named in the foregoing petition and that the matters and things therein contained are just and true.
Sworn before me at St. John's aforesaid J. Howe
Geo. J. Adams, Commissioner, S.C.

Supreme Court

In re Estate of
William Stabb,
deceased.

Petition for Letters
of Administration
de bonis non.

Fiat
Apl 27/88 R. J. Pinsen, A.J.

Filed 28 April 1888

Notice

After three days from this date application to the Supreme Court or one of the Honorable Judges thereof will be made for Letters of Administration de bonis non of the Estate of William Stabb, late of St. John's, Master Mariner, deceased, to be granted to James Howe of St. John's, Merchant.
The twenty *fourth of April 1888.
Whiteway & Johnson
Proctors for Applicant.

*Initials GJA in left margin.

I certify that the notice on the other side written was duly posted up in the Clerk's Office on the day of its date and has since that date remained so posted & further that no caveat has been entered thereto.
April 28, 1888
Geo. J. Adams
A.C., S.C.

I William James Baxter Stabb of St. John's Newfoundland, Accountant, do hereby request that James Howe of the same place, Merchant, a creditor of the Estate of my late father William Stabb, late of the same place, Master Mariner, deceased to obtain Letters of Administration de bonis non to the Estate of the said William Stabb.
St. John's, Nfd, 26th day of April 1888
Witness Wm J. B. Stabb
W. V. Whiteway

Supreme Court

In re: Estate of William Stabb
of St. John's, Newfoundland,
Master Mariner, deceased.

Newfoundland
St. John's
To wit
Sir William V. Whiteway of St. John's aforesaid, K.C.M .G, maketh oath and saith that he was present and did see William James Baxter Stabb of St. John's aforesaid, accountant, sign the request, a paper witting on the other side written.
Sworn before me
this day of April W. V. Whiteway
A.D. 1888 at St. John's
aforesaid.
(No signature)

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231221:
I am a little hesitant to state as certain that his parents are John Stabb and Elizabeth as shown on the baptism record I found on FMP because it turns out there was another mariner of Torquay by the same name for which two marriages can be found in the records of that parish. The latter man was probably born in 1806 as there is another birth/baptism record for a child of this name in that year.

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: William Henry Stabb ¹⁰ ^,142 ^,283 ^,480 ^,3142 Mother: Living

William Chislett Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1871 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ Christening: Death: Bef 21 Feb 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Burial: 21 Feb 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Nicholas Sparke Stabb ¹⁰ ^,481 ^,1429 ^,8133 Mother: Annie Rebecca Smith ⁴⁸⁰

Notes
General:

080312 from NGB Ang Cath Bur Reg:

William Chislett STABB 2 yrs, 4 mo Feb 21 1874 Son of Nicholas Sparke(s) Stabb & Annie Rebecca Smith.

William Emerson Stabb

Sex: M
AKA: Willie E. Stabb ³¹²⁹
Individual Information

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,573 ^,720 ^,4458 Christening: 25 Jun 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷³ ^,720 ^,4458 Death: 27 Apr 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 8) ³⁹² ^,480 ^,573 Burial: After 27 Apr 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³¹²⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Thomas Martin Wood, 25 Jun 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Jonas Barter Stabb ⁷²⁰ ^,1782 ^,1783 Mother: Henrietta Caroline Hoyles Emerson ⁴⁸⁰ Marriage Did Not Marry

William Henry Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1831 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸³ ^,480 ^,1620 ^,1688 ^,3004 Christening: 5 Jun 1831 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1688 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 1831, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 5 Jan 1831.
• Minister/Priest: James Robertson, Missionary, 5 Jun 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 3 Feb 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William Henry Stalb
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:William Henry Stalb
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:3 Feb 1854
First Payment Year on Register:1854
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:The Saint John's Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:152.
• Occupation: Colonial Merchant, 1861, Tormoham, Newton Abbott, Devon, England.
• Residence: 1861, Tormoham, Newton Abbott, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Ewen Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 ^,7157 Mother: Anne Carter Tessier ¹⁰ ^,292

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 2. Ellen Curling ⁵ Marriage: 16 Sep 1862 ⁵

Notes
General:

061106:

All of the information pertaining to a supposed wife named Henderson and children by her comes from the Carter Family Tree. Neither I nor Enid have anything on this marriage from any other source. In fact, Enid provided a different wife for William from Gert Crosbie. I havce added this as second marriage.

!BIRTH:Vol 31, Petty Hr.Records, Archives, Nfld

According to J.R.,Smallwood's research for the Carter family, 1937,
May have married Handerson, and/or Curling....
With children named William; Arthur; Madeline; Norah; and Charles.
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William Jonas Barter Stabb

Sex: M
AKA: William B. Stabb ⁴⁸⁰, William James Baxter Stabb ⁸¹³⁴
Individual Information

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1846 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,1783 ^,8135 Christening: 2 Sep 1846 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁷⁸³ ^,8136 Death: 1 Jun 1915 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ( at age 69) ⁴⁸⁰ ^,720 Burial: 9 Jun 1915 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⁴⁸⁰ ^,720 Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: Rear, 315 Water, Between 1864 and 1865, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William B., rear 315 Water.
William, master mariner, 109 New Gower
.
• Religion: Anglican, Contributor of £1 to St. Mary the Virgin, Southside, 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Working as an accountant, Cir 1870-1875, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Rennie's Mill Rd., 1875, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Documentation: Wrote a romance novel entitled "Florimel Jones" under pseudonym T. U., 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Florimel Jones by William B Stabb at CNS-DAI

http://lib-lespaul.library.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/FlorimelJones.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1dgyOfwAJIpwdK8nxj2u3Bl4LHLC1Xz-OqiWUutFbr4luswznPGTilbFw
.
• Interesting: Reputed to be Newfoundland's first published novelist, 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Novel named Florimel Jones published anonymously by "TU."
• Occupation: Merchant and Chief Clerk, 25 Jun 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Accountant, 16 Mar 1879, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Documentation: Self Published two books: Hard Hit; a Newfoundland Story; and Wreaths of Smoke, 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Accountant, 25 Aug 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Cir 1888, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Will: Administration of Estate granted to James Howe and Charles W. H. Tessier, 1 May 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Heir)
• Occupation: Accountant for Canadian Pacific Railway, Cir 1889, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Emigration: From Montreal, 1896, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Census: 1900 US Census - Household of William Stabb, Accountant, 20 Bennett St., 1900, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America. William Stabb in 1900
US Census 1900
Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Household members (2 people)
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WilliamStabbSelfMarriedMale541846Newfoundland
Margaret JStabbWifeMarriedFemale541846Canada-Eng
Transcript of William's record
Copy to clipboard
First name(s) William
Spouse's last name Stabb
Last name Stabb
Spouse's birth place Canada-Eng
Relationship Self
Head of household's first name(s) William
Marital status Married
Head of household's last name Stabb
Gender Male
Father's birth place England
Age 54
City/township Boston
Birth year 1846
County Suffolk
Birth place Newfoundland
State Massachusetts
Marriage year (estimated) 1889
NARA series 1240678
Ethnicity American
Record set Us Census 1900
Race White
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Immigration year 1885
Subcategory Census
Spouse's first name(s) Margaret J
Collections from Americas, United States
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl.
• Documentation: Published "A Story of Many Colours: Romance in a Lodging Hourse, 1903, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America. Dickerman Press of Boston and New York. Appears this company only lasted one year. Graham Skanes believes that Margaret and William operated the boarding house in which they appeared on the 1900 Census and that the odd menagerie of characters who lived there with them formed the basis of this novella.
• Arrival: 1908, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Occupant)
• Occupation: Accountant, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Parents

Father: Capt. William Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 ^,481 Mother: Jane Barter ¹²²⁷ ^,1228

Spouses and Children

1. Henrietta Caroline Hoyles Emerson ⁴⁸⁰ Marriage: 6 Jul 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁸⁵ ^,4457
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Mr. Lockwood, St. Mary's Anglican Church, Southside, 6 Jul 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: George Reed and Jno. W. West, 6 Jul 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Marriage: 10 Jul 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 070615:

From a letter written on July 20 1874 by Sarah Rendell Carter to her niece Ada Augusta Dawson Rendell, transcribed by Jean Carter [Fox] Stirling and a copy given to me in 2014:

"We had a sort of a run away match here again last week. William Stabb, son of old Captain Stabb, was married to Miss Henrietta Emerson (unknown to their parents) at the Southside Church by Mr. Lockwood. They then went to Topsail to spend a week and are now at the old Mr. Emerson's. He is twenty-eight and she is thirty-eight. Ten years on the wrong side is rather too much." Marriage Notes

Event Description: St. Mary the Virgin, Southside

I suspect that the date 10 July 1874 came from when the newspaper announcement appeared.
Children: 1. William Emerson Stabb 2. Melina Stabb 2. *Margaret Jane Copping ⁷²⁰ Marriage: 24 Jan 1889 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ⁷²⁰

Notes
General:

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At the time of his father's and mother's deaths, he was forced to concede that whatever value there was in their estates was rightfully the property of a St. John's merchant named James Howe who had not only maintained his widowed mother after her husband's death, but to whom William owed a great deal of money and including the cost of maintenance of his daughter, Melina from the time of her birth:

"That after the decease of the said William Stabb, his said widow continued to ???? with your Petitioner and at the time of her decease was indebted to your Petitioner in the sum of two hundred dollars and upwards for board and lodging and money paid by him for her use and that Petitioner paid the funeral expenses of the said widow amounting to upwards of seventy dollars.
That the Grand Daughter of the said William Stabb and daughter of the said William J. B. Stabb has been maintained by your Petitioner since her infancy and is still being maintained and educated by your Petitioner.
That the said William J. B. Stabb is indebted to your Petitioner in a large sum of currency for the maintenance and education of his said daughter."

Other than being the landlord of his mother and the financial supporter of his daughter, I have no idea what, if any, relationship existed between Howe and Stabb.

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In the winter 2021/22 edition of the Newfoundland Quarterly (Volume 114 No. 3) Graham Skanes has published the results of his research on this interesting person. I am copying that article for the media folder because it is too long to transcribe here.Graham believes that this Stabb was likely unrelated to the other Stabbs who were merchants in St. John's at the time even though they too hailed from Torquay originally. ⁸¹³⁴

William Sparke Stabb

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Apr 1868 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ Christening: Death: Bef 8 Aug 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ Burial: 8 Aug 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵³¹ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Dr. Henry Hunt Stabb ¹⁰ ^,480 Mother: Fanny Ernestine Elise ⁵⁹⁴ Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

080312 from NGB Ang Cath Bur Reg:

William Sparke STABB St Johns 8 yr, 4 mo Aug 8 1876 Son of Dr Henry Hunt & Fanny E. Stabb.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Madeline Stack

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1920 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³⁹ Christening: Death: 12 Aug 2003 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 82) ²³⁹ Burial: After 12 Aug 2003 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸¹³⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Had a small grocery story on Brazil Square, moved to Topsail Road, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: After 17 Jul 2003, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Thomas Augustus Stanford ⁵³ ^,239 Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Notes
General:

151111 from David Wells:

STANFORD, Madeline - Passed peacefully away at St. Clare`s Mercy Hospital on Tuesday, August 12, 2003, Madeline Stanford, age 82 years. Predeceased by loving husband Thomas (Harry) Stanford on July 17, 2003. Left with fond and loving memories are one daughter Marilyn Zinck (Andrew); one grandson Nicholas Zinck; one son James and special friend Margie; sisters: Lucy Morey, Rita McDonald, Stella Laidley; nieces, nephews, other family, friends and neighbours. Cremation has taken place. There will be no visitation. Funeral Mass to take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2003 from Mary Queen of the World Church, Topsail Road, Mount Pearl. Following the inurnment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, the family will be receiving relatives and friends at Mary Queen of the World Meeting Room. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Spina Bifida Association or to a charity of one`s choice. Arrangements entrusted to Barrett`s Funeral Home. Please visit www.barretts.ca <http://www.barretts.ca> to sign the memorial guest book. August 13, 2003

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living

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