Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. John Bulley Ayre

George William Bulley Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1875 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰³ ^,1519 Christening: Death: Cir 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 70) ¹⁵⁰³ ^,1519 Burial: Cir 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵¹⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Barrister and Solicitor, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Interesting: President of St. George’s Society, Cir 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 24 Circular Rd., 16 Apr 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John Bulley Ayre ⁹²¹ Mother: Jane Guzwell ⁹²¹

Spouses and Children

1. *Jessie Rogerson Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ Marriage: 26 Sep 1906 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵²⁰ Marriage Notes

061118 from NGB:

Sept 26, 1906
Thornlea Waterford Bridge Rd
AYREGeo Wm B32BBarristerCh of EngCircular RdRev C HackettJno B Ayre
AYREJessie Rogerson23S MethThornlea S B Ayre
Children: 1. Blaikie Rogerson Ayre

Notes
General:

200418 from Larry Dohey's Archival Notes:

Archival Moment

April 23

Since 1936 their have been voices in Newfoundland suggesting that St. George's Day be called Shakespear's Day.
Since 1936 their have been voices in Newfoundland suggesting that St. George's Day be called Shakespear's Day.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, April 23, is St. George's Day celebrating our 'English ancestry'.

(The provincial holiday is held on April 24, the nearest Monday.)

St. George's Day has long been acknowledged as a significant date in Newfoundland and Labrador but it was not celebrated as a holiday until April 23, 1921.

Traditionally it was a day filled with pageantry and parading. Typically all of the English Protestant organizations including the Newfoundland British Society, Loyal Orange Association, Society of United Fishermen, Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Sons of England Benefit Society, lined up in honor of St. George parading through the streets of St. John's.

Throughout the town on St. George's Day all of the men would be sporting a red rose in their lapel, the national emblem and flower for England

April 23 is however not only about St. George it is also all about William Shakespeare.

In Newfoundland there have always been enthusiasts for William Shakespeare and on April 16, 1936, George W. Ayre, a lawyer from St. John's writing from his home at 24 Circular Road wrote to the local newspapers:

"Now, I should like to call your attention to the fact that the 23rd of April is far more important than its being St. George's Day and that is that it is also the day on which Shakespeare was born and died, his birthday and deathday, and Shakespeare is as far above St. George as the intellect is above the physique or something mental is above something physical.

St. George is more or less confined to Englishmen or the person of British Empire, as their Patron Saint but Shakespeare is the intellectual ocean into which the little tributaries of intellect flow. He is the myriad minded man, the greatest, mind, possibly, that ever was on earth, and as Englishmen, for he was an Englishman, as Britishers, for he was a Britisher, as men of intellect, as his was the greatest intellect, we should honour his birthday and deathday.

He is not only all these but he is the outstanding genius of the world, whose works are studied by schoolchildren, scholars, actors, and others, of all countries.

We could easily afford to drop the 23rd of April as just, St. George's Day.

We cannot afford to drop it as Shakespeare's Day.

Let us therefore honour Shakespeare on that day, (April 23) let there be Shakespearean recitals and performances; let there be dances, concerts, etc. all in honour of the greatest mind that was ever in the world."

There were those in St. John's who were not amused with the letter; in fact they were quite baffled. Mr. Ayre (the gentleman penning the letter) was the first President of the St. George's Society in St. John's. Ayre's loyalties were clearly suspect. One of his first acts as the president of the St. George's Society (founded on April 23, 1921) was to encourage theatrical groups in St. John's to present Shakespearean plays on April 23.

Many thought it was really a bit much for the President of St. George's Society, which was to advocate for their great patron St. George to write that:

"We could easily afford to drop the 23rd of April as just, St. George's Day."

Who was St. George? According to legend, St. George, a soldier of the Imperial Army, rescues a town in what is now Libya from the tyranny of a dragon. St. George overpowered the beast and then offered to kill it if the townspeople would convert to Christianity and be baptized. The story is that there were 15,000 conversions on the spot. Openly espousing Christianity was dangerous and eventually the authorities of Emperor Diocletian arrested George. He was martyred about 303 AD.

Many of us associate St. George with his flag. The standard, the Cross of St. George was flown in 1497 by John Cabot on his voyage to discover Newfoundland. In 1620 it was the flag that was flown on the foremast of the Mayflower (with the early Union Flag combining St. George's Cross of England with St. Andrew's Saltire of Scotland on the mainmast) when the Pilgrim arrived in Renews, Newfoundland to replenish their supplies before they went on their way to Plymouth, Massachusetts.

St George is the patron saint of England. He is the patron of soldiers and archers, cavalry and chivalry, of farmers and field workers, Boy Scouts and butchers, of horses, riders and saddlers.

He is also the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, Genoa, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Istanbul, Lithuania, Moscow, Palestine, and Portugal. But only in Newfoundland and Labrador have we declared this day a holiday!

Recommended Action: Wear a Red Rose in your lapel on April 23 just to remind people that you know why you have the day off. If you want to celebrate the birth and death of Shakespeare impress your friends by reciting a few lines from the bard.

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290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:
AYRE, GEORGE W.B. (1879 - 1945). Bom St. John's, son of John Bulley Ayre qv. Educated Bishop Feild College; Isle of Man; Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Besides operating a law practice in St. John's during most of his life, Ayre who was an avid sportsman, was a key figure in the development of sports in Newfoundland. Among his many achievements Ayre founded the Newfoundland Amateur Athletic Association in 1921 and became its first president in the same year; he also helped to found an organization known as the Old Boys' Association, the purpose of which was to encourage young people to become active in sports. It is reported that it was Ayre who suggested to Sir Cavendish Boyle that he establish the Boyle trophy for hockey competition in St. John's. In 1904 as President of the Terra Nova Hockey Club Ayre received that trophy. In the 1920s Ayre also helped to develop track and field sports in St. John's and raised funds to send Newfoundland athletes to compete in Canadian sports events. For his efforts in organizing sports on the island Ayre was posthumously inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame qv in 1976. Active in other areas as well, Ayre was a benefactor of Church of England education and was President of the Church of England Institute. He is credited with having been responsible for the establishment of St. George's Day and St. John's Day as holidays in Newfoundland. He died in St. John's. Blaike R. Ayre (interview, Dec. 1980), J.A. Clancy (1937), Frank Graham (interview, Dec. 1980), Centre for Newfoundland Studies (G.W.B. Ayre),DN (Mar. 12, 13, 1945). CFH

Lieut. Gerald Walter Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1891 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: 1 Jul 1916 - Beaumont-Hamel, Picardie, France ( at age 25) ¹⁵⁰⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁵ Mother: Mary Julia Pitts ¹⁵⁰⁵

Harold Cecil Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1883 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ ^,1517 Christening: Death: Cir 1945 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 62) ¹⁵⁰⁵ ^,1517 Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁵ Mother: Mary Julia Pitts ¹⁵⁰⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Agnes Marion Miller ¹⁰ ^,1513 ^,1517 ^,1518 Marriage: 10 Jun 1913 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵²¹ Children: 1. Lewis Haldane Miller Ayre OC 2. Fredrick W. Ayre 3. Frederick William Ayre 4. Janet Cecily Ayre

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁰ Mother: Doris Jill Harvey ¹⁰

James Stewart Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1881 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: Cir 1953 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 72) ¹⁵⁰⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁵ Mother: Mary Julia Pitts ¹⁵⁰⁵

Notes
General:

290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:

AYRE, JAMES STEWART (1881-1953). Businessman; politician. Born St. John's. Educated Methodist College, St. John's; Liverpool College and Upper School, England. Following completion of his education J.S. Ayre entered his family's business, Ayre and Sons Limited, in 1898 as an apprentice. In 1914 he became a director of the company and in 1937, following the death of the Hon. C.P. Ayre, he became the Chairman of the Board of Ayre and Sons, Limited and remained in that post until his death. He was also President of the Newfoundland Clothing Company. As well, Ayre served as a Minister without portfolio in the Hon. F.C. Alderdice's cabinets of 1928 and 1932-1934. During Worid War II he was an executive member of the Newfoundland Patriotic Association. He died in St. John's. S.J.R. Noel (1971), A.B. Perlin (1958?), The Canadian Who's Who 1949-1951 (1951), DN (Oct. 17, 1953), ET (Oct. 17, 1953), Who's Who in Canada 1953-54 (1954). CFH

Janet Cecily Ayre

Sex: F
AKA: Janet Cecil Ayre ¹⁵²²
Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1921 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Harold Cecil Ayre ¹⁰ ^,1505 ^,1517 Mother: Agnes Marion Miller ¹⁰ ^,1513 ^,1517 ^,1518

Spouses and Children

1. *Raphael Anthony Murphy U.S. Army ¹⁰ ^,1522 Marriage: 10 Nov 1942 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵²² Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Jessie Rogerson Ayre

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1883 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰³ Christening: Death: 31 Oct 1955 - ( about age 72) ¹⁵⁰³ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Bray Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ Mother: Sarah Blaikie Rogerson ¹⁵¹²

Spouses and Children

1. *George William Bulley Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ ^,1508 Marriage: 26 Sep 1906 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵²⁰ Marriage Notes

061118 from NGB:

Sept 26, 1906
Thornlea Waterford Bridge Rd
AYREGeo Wm B32BBarristerCh of EngCircular RdRev C HackettJno B Ayre
AYREJessie Rogerson23S MethThornlea S B Ayre
Children: 1. Blaikie Rogerson Ayre

John Bray Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1850 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰³ Christening: Death: 20 Apr 1915 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 64) ¹⁵⁰³ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Will: 27 Jun 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Probate: Sarah Blaikie Ayre, 4 Apr 1919, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Charles Robert Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ Mother: Mary Hannah Bray ¹⁵⁰³

Spouses and Children

1. *Sarah Blaikie Rogerson ¹⁵¹² Marriage: Children: 1. Margaret Ayre 2. Florence Emma Mary Ayre 3. Robert Rogerson Ayre 4. Emma Bray Ayre 5. Jessie Rogerson Ayre 6. Eugenie Blaikie Ayre 7. Ralph Chesley Ayre

Notes
General:

270816 from Newfoundland Will Books found on Ancestry:

Will of John Bray Ayre from Newfoundland will books vol 11 page 369 probate year 1919
This will was read, recorded and transcribed by JUDY BENSON
While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors
Will of John Bray Ayre of St. John's
In re
John Bray Ayre. deceased.
This is the last will and testament of me John Bray Ayre of St. John's in the Island of Newfoundland Merchant
1. I hereby appoint my dearly beloved wife Sarah Blaikie Ayre sole executrix of this my will.
2. I hereby confirm unto my said wife the monies due under the policies of life assurance made payable to her on my decease.
3. I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife absolutely all articles of domestic personal and household use belonging to me.
4. I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife for and during her lifetime the land and dwelling situate in the Western portion of St. John's and known as "Thornlea" and also the land and dwelling situate in the Western portion of St. John's known as "No. 1 Albany" My said wife shall be at liberty to sell Thornlea and invest the monies received therefor and use the income arising therefrom during her lifetime.
5. I give devise and bequeath the said "Thornlea" or the monies arising from the sale thereof, on the death of my said wife, unto my daughters Florence Emma Mary Knowling, Emma Bray Ayre, Jessie Rogerson Ayre share and share alike, the children of a deceased daughter to receive the parents share.
6. I give devise and bequeath the said "No. 1 Albany" on the death of my said wife, to my daughter Florence Emma Mary Knowling.
7. I give devise and bequeath the rest residue and remainder of my estate unto my said wife and my said daughters Florence Emma Mary Knowling Emma Bray Ayre, Jessie Rogerson Ayre share and share alike, the children of a deceased parent to receive the parents share. Dated at St. John's this twenty seventh day of June One thousand nine hundred and fourteen. John B. Ayre. Signed published and declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other [all present at the same time] have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Edward J. Kennedy. Angela Byrne.
Correct William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland.
(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat March 23/19
Horwood CJ.
Probate granted to
Sarah Blaikie
Ayre. April 4/19.
Estate sworn
at $119,600.00

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290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:
AYRE, HON. JOHN BRAY (1850- 1915). Businessman; politician. Bom St. John's to Mary Hannah Bray and Charles R. Ayre qv. Besides being a member of the House of Assembly for the district of Bay de Verde from 1894 to 1897 and a member of the Legislative Council from 1898 to 1915, Ayre was a member of the Newfoundland Board of Trade and a director of Ayre and Sons Limited, the firm his father founded. He died in St. John's in 1915.

John Bulley Ayre

Sex: M
AKA: John Bully Ayre
Individual Information

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1834 - Hants Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁹²¹ ^,1154 Christening: Death: 3 Jan 1912 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 77) ⁹²¹ ^,1154 Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Baker in his own store. Business failed., 1846, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Royal Navy, 1854-1857, Crimea, Ukraine.
• Occupation: Bakery in store co-owned with brother George, successful., 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Investor in sailing and whaling and other local enterprises, 1866, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John Bulley Ayre
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:John Bulley Ayre
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1880
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:St. John's Lodge
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Lodge Number:579
Folio Number:202.
• Occupation: President of Newfoundland Brewing Company, 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Jane Guzwell ⁹²¹ Marriage: 28 Oct 1863 - Charleston, Southern Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵²³ Children: 1. Victoria Mary Jane Ayre 2. George William Bulley Ayre

Notes
General:

280513 from Dictionary of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography:

AYRE, JOHN BULLEY (1834-1912). b Hant's Harbour 30 Sept; father of George W. B. Ayre; established business on own account 1866. 1872; d St. John's 3 Jan. About 1846 Ayre came (to St John's and worked for several years in Lash Brothers' bakery. In 1854 he joined the Royal Navy and saw action in the Crimean War. Discharged, Ayre worked in Boston before returning to St. John's in 1866 to start his own bakery. This business failed and he returned to Boston. Four years later Ayre again attempted to set up a baker in St John's, this rime in partnership with his brother George. This enterprise proved successful and Ayre began investing in sailing and whaling companies and various local industries. He was also president of the Newfoundland Brewery Co, formed in 1893. MB

280113:
I'm not entierly sure that this is the John Bully Ayre that married the daughter of James Johnston Rogerson. It may have been his son. The name John Bully Ayre was repeated through the generations. On one family tree on Mundia it shows that the John Bully Ayre who was described above married Jane Guzzell (or Guzzwell by today's spelling). Unless he married a second time, this is not the same man.

Will from NGB website:

Will of John Bulley Ayre from Newfoundland will books volume 9 page 393 probate year 1912
In re John Bulley Ayre deceased.
This is the Last will and Testament of me John Bulley Ayre of St. John's Newfoundland Brker. First: I revoke all former wills. Second I will devise and bequeath unto my daughter Victoria Mary Jane Baird the sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars, to be paid to her by my executor in annual instalments of twelve hundred dollars until the whole of the said sum is paid without interest. Third: I leave forty three shares in The Newfoundland Brewery to my son in law James C. Baird. Fourth I leave a suit of clothes to every man in my employment and a dress to every woman in my employment Fifth. I leave the following money legacies to persons in my employment: To John Young four hundred dollars: to John O'Neil two hundred dollars: to John March two hundred dollars: to Elias March two hundred dollars: to Mary Brace four hundred dollars: to Mary Adams three hundred dollars. To Hannah Savage formerly in my employment I leave three hundred dollars Sixth: I leave fifty dollars to the South side Church Seventh: all the rest residue and remainder of my estate I leave to my son George W. B. Ayre, whom I appoint Sole Executor of this my will. Dated at St. John's this 30^th day of November A.D. 1911 John Bulley Ayre Signed Published and Declared by the said Testator as and for his Last will and Testament in our presence who in his presence and at his request have hereunto subscribed and names as witnesses Herbert Knight Mary Hennessey Certified correct, D. M. Browning Registrar (Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat Jan 12/12 C. J. Probate Jan 12/12 granted to George W. B. Ayre Estate sworn at $71,457.11 Page Contributed by Judy Benson & Ivy F. Benoit

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290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:

AYRE, JOHN BULLEY (1834- 1912). Bom Hant's Harbour, Trinity Bay. Father of George W.B. Ayre qv. John B. Ayre moved from Trinity Bay to St. John's when he was twelve years old and remained in the town working in a bakery establishment until 1854, when he sailed to England to volunteer for service with the Royal Navy in the Crimean War. In 1857 he returned safely to England, where he was awarded the Baltic Medal for his service in the war. After working in various bakeries in St. John's and Boston Ayre began his own baking and confectionery store in St. John's in 1872. The business did well and less than eight years after its opening a branch store which sold chinaware was opened. As well, Ayre was involved in other Newfoundland businesses, including the Newfoundland Brewery Company, of which he became the president, and a number of local manufacturing firms. He died in St. John's. Blaike R. Ayre (interview, Jan. 1981), DN (Jan. 4, 1912), NQ (Sept. 1902), Yearbook (1880-1908 pas sim). CFH

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