Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




William Reginald Gower Wenman 
      Sex: M
AKA: R. Wenman, Reg Wenman 2328
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 22 Aug 1903 - Souris, Manitoba, Canada 5387,8407
    Christening: 
          Death: 26 Feb 1988 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 84) 150
         Burial: After 26 Feb 1988 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 150
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1903, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. 

•  Census: Spruce Lawn, Grazier, 1911, Elham, Kent, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Education: St. Michael's University School, 1912-1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Residence: After 1912, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Teacher at St. MIchael's University School, 1925-1971, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Military: Canadian Scottish Regiment, Commando Instuctor, 1939-1945, Europe. 

•  Medical Condition: Tuberculosis, 1950, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Interesting: Wenman Pavilion at St. Michael's University School named after him, 1986, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: John Wenman 627
         Mother: Alice Cordelia Hilder 2328
Spouses and Children 
1. *Evelyn Margaret Lytton 149,1521 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
Notes
General:
210917:

He went by the name Reg according to his daughter, Joan (Joannie), whom I met at St. Luke's on Monday (Sept. 18, 2017).

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270917 from "Gone But Not Forgotten - A History of St. Luke's Churchyard", by Pam Gaudio and Bev Ellison. 2009. ISBN: 978-1-926747-49-1:

WENMAN, William Reginald Gower
Died September 1, 1988
Row H west, Plot 20
Born in Souris. Manitoba, but a Victoria resident
since 1912, W. Reginald G. Wenman went by the
nickname The Bird. Wenman, educated at University
School from 1912-1921. went on to become a teacher
at the same school and retired in 1971, after an im-
pressive 46-year career. He was a tough schoolmas-
ter, had sound values and a high standard of ethics.
He was involved in sports and taught and
coached rugby. Wenman inherited a love of cricket
from his father and eventually became the most pro-
lific Canadian cricket player of all time. He played
cricket for 40 years and scored a record 37 centuries,
including 3 centuries in four days at a 1929 Western
Canadian match played in Regina, Saskatchewan.
During World War II. Wenman took a comman-
do course, became the top trainee recruit, and served
with the Canadian Scottish Regiment.
In 1950, he contracted tuberculosis and took an
eighteen-month leave of absence from teaching to re-
cover in a Kamloops sanitarium.
Wenman who lived in Gordon Head, was a de-
voted father to his three children. He had an incred-
ible sense of humour, loved music and supported the
Victoria Symphony.
In 1986, the Wenman Pavilion at St. Michael's
University School was opened in his honour.

WENMAN, John
Died September 15,1950
Row H east, Plot 7
John Wenman emigrated from Kent, England, to
Ontario in 1870 and ten years later moved to Mani-
toba. In 1906, he returned to England with his wife
and son, Reginald. Their second son, John was born
in England.
Wenman and his family returned to Canada in
1912 and settled in Gordon Head, where he purchased
10-acres of farmland and had a house built that be-
came known as Acryse. As a gentleman farmer, he
grew strawberries, but later switched to daffodils.
Wenman had a keen interest in sports and played
cricket with the Incogs Cricket Club until well after
his 70th birthday. He continued to serve the club in
an official capacity after his retirement.
Wenman Drive located off Gordon Head Road is
named after this family.

121117:

In the 1911 England Census there was a mistake and a spurious third son was found. In fact they should only have shown two with William Reginald and Gower Wenman being the same child.

Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Maurice Kearney 14 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
Caroline West 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1864 1035
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1882 - Bromley, Kent, England ( about age 18) 1035
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William West 1035
         Mother: Caroline Daw 933
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Allan Windsor 7243 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Henry Arthur West 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 27 May 1886 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 8409
    Christening: 
          Death: 22 Apr 1962 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America ( at age 75) 8409
      Cremation: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Laura Julia Winsor 1157,7459 
       Marriage:
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lillian Rendell 480 
       Marriage:
Joseph West 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Ann Nichols 1035 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. William West

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