Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Col. Monier Williams 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 23 Apr 1775 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1292,2562,8548
    Christening: 
          Death: 30 Nov 1823 - Bengal Presidency, East Indies, Bangladesh ( at age 48) 8549
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Military: Surveyor-general in the Bombay presidency, Royal Engineers, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 

•  Military: Lieutenant in the first nominal roll for the RNR St. John's Rd.,, 1795, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Military: Commissioned Officer in Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Between 25 Apr 1795 and 11 Apr 1798, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: Suffolk Green, Charing Cross, 11 Apr 1798, London, Greater London, England. 

•  Military: Captain in the H. C. (High Commission?) Military Service, 28 Dec 1811, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 

•  Residence: Letter to brother John in Newfoundland, 1 Jul 1814, Bharuch, Gujarεt, India. 

•  Alt. Death: After 1 Jul 1814, India. 

•  Occupation: Revenue Surveyor, British Government, 18 May 1820, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 

•  Alt. Death: After 18 May 1820, India. 

•  Will: Will of Monier Williams, 19 Oct 1822, Bengal Presidency, East Indies, Bangladesh. 

•  Probate: 6 Oct 1835, Bengal Presidency, East Indies, Bangladesh. British India Office Wills and Administrations Transcription

First name(s)Monier
Last nameWilliams
TitleLieutenant Colonel
Event year1835
PresidencyBengal
Death year-
Place-
Record typeAdministration
Archive referenceL-AG-34-29-3
Catalogue descriptionAdministrations - Bengal
Record setBritish India Office Wills & Probate
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryWills & probate
Collections fromUnited Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
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Parents 
         Father: Lt. Col. George Williams 481,1292,1463,2675
         Mother: Mary Monier 1292,6757
Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Sophia Brown 938 
       Marriage: 28 Dec 1811 - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 938
       Children:
                1. Charles Williams
                2. Mary Williams
                3. Sir Monier Monier-Williams M.A., K.C.I.E.,  D.C.L.L.L
                4. Hannah Williams
Notes
General:
210313:

In the nominal roll of the (Royal) Newfoundland Regiment as it was first established in 1795 under Col. Thomas Skinner, Monier Williams joined up as a Lieut.

030418:
He died in India while in the employ of the "Honourable East India Company" and was quite wealthy at the time, leaving a detailed will in which he left bequests to many relatives whilst also ensuring a trust would be there to support his widow and child(ren).

040418:
From the Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills Collection (GN169) at The Rooms:

Vol. 7, Page 196

Family tensions existed between the Williams and Skinner families when Col. Skinner's son, Lt. Col. William Thomas Skinner, married Anne Williams, daughter of Lt. Col. George Williams and Mary Monier, a daughter of Dr. John Monier. These distinguished families of early gentry in Newfoundland were for the most part initially associated by their common connection to military service in the British Army or Royal Navy, which inevitably led to intermarriages. Lt. Col. William Thomas Skinner was evidently as profligate with his money as his well known father had been. His unfortunate wife wound up dying young (around 26 years of age), but not before giving the Lt. Col. four children, the last of whom evidently cost her her life in childbirth (though that child afterwards wound up earning great honours as Sir Major Thomas Bridges Boucher Skinner, CMG, J.P.). But the document here indicates that the Williams family held a grudge against the Lt. Col. and wanted to make sure that none of the inheritance that would have come to their late sister from their father and mother fell into his hands and that it was secured for the benefit of her children only.

Will - Extract of Letter from Monier Williams 3 Oct 1815

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Nell Williams 
      Sex: F
AKA: Nellie Williams 68
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Apr 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 68
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Mary 987,988
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Harold Baxter Williams 53,239
         Mother: Madeline Mary Stanford 53,239
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Patrick Joseph Williams 
      Sex: M
AKA: Patrick J. Williams 17,227,8550
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 21 Nov 1888 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 267
    Christening: 21 Nov 1888 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 267
          Death: 1 Aug 1926 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 8550
         Burial: After 1 Aug 1926 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 8550
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1888, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Williams 17
         Mother: Living
Spouses and Children 
1. *Bridget 227 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Raymond A. Williams
                2. Living
                3. Herbert James Williams
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Herbert James Williams 269,270
         Mother: Helen Ann Harvey 491
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living

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