Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 20 Sep 1789 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁵ Christening: 20 Sep 1789 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁵ Death: Bef 15 Dec 1791 - Denbury, Devon, England ¹⁷⁴⁷ Burial: 15 Dec 1791 - Denbury, Devon, England ¹⁷⁴⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Bef 15 Dec 1791, Denbury, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Thomas Winsor ¹⁷⁴⁷ ^,1748 Mother: Susanna Coker ¹⁷⁴⁷ ^,3611

Notes
General:

171018:

At this time I have no idea how this Elizabeth and her parents Thomas and Susanna Winser fit into the Winser family tree of Denbury but I am adding them now and will connect them later when this is clarified.

171018 from FindMyPast:

Devon Burials Transcription

First name(s)Elizabeth
Last nameWinser
Age-
Birth year-
Death year1791
Burial year1791
Burial date15 Dec 1791
Burial placeDenbury
DenominationAnglican
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
Archive reference2396A/PR/1/2
ArchiveSouth West Heritage Trust
Record setDevon Burials
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Burials
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
© Findmypast ¹⁷⁴⁷

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 25 May 1793 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁸ Christening: 25 May 1793 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁸ Death: Bef 6 Feb 1800 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁷ Burial: 6 Feb 1800 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶¹⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Bef 6 Feb 1800.

Parents

Father: Thomas Winsor ¹⁷⁴⁷ ^,1748 Mother: Susanna Coker ¹⁷⁴⁷ ^,3611

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 3 Apr 1696 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁹⁵¹ Christening: 3 Apr 1696 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁹⁵¹ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: John Winsor ⁴⁶¹ Mother: Living

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1901 - Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland ⁴⁶²⁶ Christening: Death: 13 Mar 1970 - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada ( at age 68) ⁴⁶²⁶ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: William Menchinton Winsor JP ⁴⁶²⁵ Mother: Eliza Isabella Foote ⁷⁰

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1860 - Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Christening: 16 Sep 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Death: 27 Sep 1861 - Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 1) ⁶⁶³⁹ Burial: After 27 Sep 1861 - Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁶³⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Burial:
• Alt. Birth: 18 Jun 1860, Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: Bef 1904, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Thomas Avery Winsor ¹⁴¹ ^,1218 Mother: Louisa Menchinton ¹⁴¹ ^,4087

Elizabeth Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 6 Sep 1816 - Torbryan, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁰⁴ Christening: 6 Sep 1816 - Torbryan, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁰⁴ Death: After 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰¹⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: 125 Military Rd. St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, After 1869.

Parents

Father: Anthony Winsor ¹⁶⁸ ^,1486 ^,1487 Mother: Ann Avery ¹⁶⁰

Elizabeth Hill Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Christening: 16 Jul 1865 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Death: 10 Sep 1898 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America ( at age 33) ³²⁸⁶ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death: 10 Oct 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Princes St.

Parents

Father: Capt. Washington Hill Winsor ¹⁶⁸ ^,282 ^,283 ^,3287 Mother: Harriet Allen Chafe ⁵

Spouses and Children

1. Living 2. *Capt. Joseph Ephraim Chase ⁷⁰ Marriage: 9 Sep 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁸⁵ ^,3324
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Cir 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Harriet Allen Winsor & Jesse Whiteway, 9 dep 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Rev. E. Botwood, Rural Dean, 9 Sep 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

170616:

Notes taken by Nimshi Crewe (found in MG281 at The Rooms) from the Terra Nova Advocate, St. John's, NL, Saturday 13th Sept. 1884:

"Married on Tuesday evening, at St. Mary's Church, by the Rev. E. Botwood, Rural Dean. Mr. Joseph E. Chase, of Bath, England, to Miss Elizabeth Hill, second daughter of the late Captain Washington Windsor."

He forwarded this note to Vic LeMessurier Badcock to see if she recognised these people.

170919:

Anna Elton Morris reported from an interview with their granddaughter Elizabeth (Betty) Cousins on October 1 1985 that this couple separated or divorced, though that was unusual in those days. He returned to England with one daughter, Florence, and left the younger daughter with "Mr. & Mrs. Lyons" who raised her because her mother, Elizabeth, ran off to live with her sister Annie in Oradel, New Jersey. Betty also reported that Elizabeth remarried there to James Morris of Brooklyn, New York but that would seemingly be a bigamous marriage. She then died at 33 on Sept 10 1898. The date does not quite correspond with the one I have and I suspect that what I have is actually the date the death was reported in the St. John's newspapers. Sisters Annie and Alice were both nurses and ran a nursing home in Oradel, New Jersey.

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Elizabeth Hill Winsor
Canada, Newfoundland Vital Statistics, 1753-1893

Name:
Joseph Ephraim Chase
•
Sex:
Male
Age:
23
Birth Year (Estimated):
1861
Spouse's Name:
Elizabeth Hill Winsor
•
Spouse's Sex:
Female
Spouse's Age:
19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):
1865
Marriage Date:
08 Sep 1884
•
Marriage Place:
St John's, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
•
Marriage Place (Original):
St John's

Children: 1. Florence Mary Jane Chase 2. Ethel Blanche Chase

Notes
General:

Newfoundland Grand Banks Website 24/09/03:

Elizabeth Hill WINSER (WINSOR) Washington Hill & Harriet Allen CHAFEb June 18 1865 Prince's Street bap July 16 1865 seaman Married 1862. Elizabeth Hill Winsor died Oct 10 1898: she married 1884 St Marys Ang to Joseph Ephraim CHASE of Bath. Mother Harriet Allen CHAFE was thedau of Jacob CHAFE & Harriet CHAFE and thru Harriet, the granddaughter of Samuel CHAFE & Mary MARSHALL. Washington Hill Winsor was the sonof Henry WINSOR & Ann COULMAN. After his death, Harriet married his brother Peter Winsor.

Elizabeth Sarah Winsor

Sex: F
AKA: Elizabeth Sarah Winser ³⁰⁴⁷
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 1 Nov 1857 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,283 ^,3047 Christening: 28 Sep 1864 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Death: 1 Oct 1920 - Topsail, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Burial: After 1 Oct 1920 - Topsail, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Christening: 1 Nov 1857, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 100116:
I'm really not sure where the baptism took place. I don't know whether there was a church in Aquaforte that long ago. According to the book "This is our Place This is our Home" by Joan Edward (Breakwater Books), the bible was donated to the St. Philip's on May 24, 1859 and it is thought by locals that the church was first dedicated about two years before that. I'm fairly confident that St. Luke's existed in Ferryland from about the early 1830s onward and it may be that all Aquaforte families travelled there for baptisms, marriages and funerals.
• Minister/Priest: A. E. C. Bayley, 1 Nov 1857, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1859.
• Minister/Priest: A. C. Bayley, 28 Sep 1864, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: 1 Aug 1906, Topsail, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Heir)
• Alt. Burial: Topsail United, Conception Bay South, 1 Oct 1920, Harbour Main, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Canadian Headstones Index Transcription

First name(s)Elizabeth
Last nameButler
Year1920
Death date1920/10/01
PlaceTopsail United, Conception Bay South
CountyHarbour Main
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
CountryCanada
Record setCanadian Headstones Index
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials
Collections fromAmericas, Canada
Index copyright CanadianHeadstones.com.

Parents

Father: Capt. Daniel Henry Winsor ¹⁶⁰ Mother: Caroline Winsor ⁶ ^,168 ^,282 ^,283

Spouses and Children

1. *John Jabez Butler ⁶ ^,70 Marriage: 11 Jan 1899 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹²¹⁸
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Henry Dunfield, 10 Feb 1899, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Jacob Winsor and Annie W. Butler, 10 Feb 1899, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

Marriage record viewed 160703 indicates he was a widower and she was a spinster.
Children: 1. Living 2. Jabez Henry Butler

Notes
General:

140813: No way of knowing when the actual birth took place as it was not recorded on the birth/baptismal record as transcribed on NGB website. What is given here is an error on another transcript which took the baptismal date as the birth date. Also no way of knowing whether the christening took place at St. Phillip's in Aquaforte or St. Luke's in Ferryland as this information was not recorded on the register at Petty Harbour. The Christening date in 1864 must be an error on my part as there is no way there would be such a gap between birth and baptism.

Elizabeth Sarah Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1827 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,283 ^,1688 ^,4490 Christening: 5 Nov 1827 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,1688 ^,4490 Death: 13 Feb 1879 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 51) ¹⁴¹ ^,316 ^,2908 ^,2958 ^,8714 Burial: 16 Feb 1879 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁸² ^,316 ^,2962 ^,3197 Cause of Death: Diphtheria
Events
• Residence: House on the beach below the convent, Cir 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In a letter to Dad Morry believed to be from his aunt Florence giving details of the family history she said that her mother was born in this house, which was once the house of Dr. Brand.
• Alt. Birth: 8 Apr 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 28 Sep 1827, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: P. Pering, Minister, 5 Nov 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Christening: 25 Mar 1829, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: P. Pering, 25 Mar 1829, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Action by Constable Samuel Cose against Anne Winsor, Peter Winsor Jr. and Elizabeth Morry, Between 22 Jun 1849 and 23 Jun 1849, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Party)
• Alt. Death: 13 Feb 1873, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 16 Feb 1879, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Ambrose Hygate, 16 Feb 1879, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Capt. Henry Winsor ³⁰⁰⁰ ^,3825 Mother: Ann Coulman

Spouses and Children

1. *John Henry Morry ¹⁶⁸ Marriage: 12 Dec 1848 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹¹⁰⁸ ^,2511 ^,7007
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Caplin Bay, 12 Dec 1848, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: H. H. Hamilton, 12 Dec 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Henry Winsor Sr., Anne Winsor, Matthew Morry, Henry Winsor Jr., 12 Dec 1848, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. I assume the Matthew Morry acting as witness was his father, Matthew Morry II, just as the two men who signed as Henry Winsor were more than likely her father and her brother and Anne Winser was likewise Ann Coulman, her mother. Marriage Notes

280621:

Jean Carter Stirling's family history notes indicate that they were married in Aquaforte. This is actually possible because although St. Luke's existed at the time in Ferryland, there were long periods of time when no minister was resident there. That said, the parish register shows the marriage taking place in Ferryland.
Children: 1. Pte. Thomas Graham Morry III 2. Agnes Frederica Morry 3. Alice Maud Morry 4. Clara Isabella Morry 5. John Howard Morry 6. Florence B. Morry 7. Mary Le Messurier Morry 8. Alice Wylly Morry 9. Augusta Winsor Morry 10. Emily Frances Victoria Morry R. N. 11. Jane Josephine Morry

Notes
General:

Date of birth shows as 1828 on Aunt Jean's photocopied records but 1827 in her LDS records. Needs to be verified.

According to Roberta Sullivan's transcribed notes (Nfld. Genealogical Society), her headstone in the Ferryland Anglican Cemetery reads:

"Elizabeth Sarah, wife of John Morry, died 13 February 1879 ages 51 years. Also, Augusta Windsor, died 17 June 1873 aged 15 years 7 months "

The date of death is off by a couple of days from Aunt Jean's records but assuming it was copied down accurately from the headstone it is the right one. Note that date of daughter's death is way off from our records of her birth (20 June, 1862) and death (21 January, 1878).

Add to this the following information in an email from Enid O'Brien 07/08/00:

"Re: Augusta Windsor Morry. The Petty Harbour Church of England Records state the birth 20/6/1862 and date of death as 21 Jan 1878. However, Elizabeth Sarah's date of buriel is listed as 16 February 1878, age 51 years. (She probably died on the 13th as on the headstone but I would think the year on the headstone is wrong, because I don't think they would list her as dead in the records a year before she died)."

All in all I've decided to stay with Aunt Jean's figures for now as there is too much confusion to decide one way or the other and these dates at least make sense from the age quoted (51 years).

P. Pering was Minister at Christening

April 5, 2004: Church of England Ferryland Burial Record on Newfoundland's Grand Banks website: February 16, 1879Morry, Elizabeth SarahFerryland51Ambrose Hygate

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180806: BDM reports death notice appeared on 25 Feb 1879 in: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807- 2) Newfoundlander 1827-1884

Deceased was the wife of John Morry, postmaster. "Montreal papers copy."

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130313: Geoff Martin provided the announcement in the Newfoundlander from th Google newspaper archive:

At Ferryland, on the 13th inst., Elizabeth Sarah, the beloved wife of John Morry, Esq., Postmaster, aged 51 years. -- [Montreal papers please copy.]

From this I assume some near relative or relatives lived in Montreal but I have no idea who that may be.

Witnesses to wedding were Henry Winsor, Anne Winsor, Matthew Morry, Henry Winsor(Elizabeth's father and brother both name Henry) H.H. Hamilton Minister - from NLGS electronic copy of C of E Ferryland records of marriages.

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300112: In the NGB transcript of the church record the dates of burial are sometimes mistakenly given as the date of death. It is not known if this is one of those cases.

030713: Dates in family bible are frequently at odds with dates found elsewhere and in most such instances are found to be incorrect.

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070517:

Tracy Winsor, a distant relative descended from the Winsor's who went to the Exploits area, sent me the photo of a sampler which is in the media folder along with this explanation:

While collecting information, I learned of a gentleman who worked with the CBC many years ago (now deceased) that acquired many items from William Winsor's home in Exploits when it was falling into disrepair. It was reputed that the Winsor's family bible, and I very much wanted to see that bible and hopefully acquire it. After about six months, I tracked down the heir to his estate, who was very gracious and met with me, and showed me numerous items that came from the family home and permitted me to photograph them as they were not for sale (I think of the pieces frequently and still hold out hope he may allow me to purchase them at some point). Unfortunately the bible had gone missing with several boxes of documents, but he did tell me it had belonged to my Great Aunt Bessie and that it had been in dreadful water damaged condition. He then proceeded to show me a framed embroidered sampler made by Elizabeth Winsor, 1827 that was acquired from the house. There are many Elizabeth's in my family tree but the date 1827 did not match to any of them. Who made the sampler and how to came to be in the family home was a mystery, until I searched Elizabeth Winsor 1827 and came across your Great Great Grandmother. I was provided the opportunity to purchase the sampler, but I declined as the connection was too distant and although I have a healthy and ever growing collection of antiques, it wasn't something I was interested in. I've attached a picture of the sampler below (my apologies for the poor image quality, it was snapped quickly with my phone camera).

I researched English samplers, and learned the name of the embroiderer was often followed by the age of the "artist" when they finished the piece and the year of their birth. It is confusing as people assume the year indicates the year the sampler was made. In the case of this Elizabeth's sampler, she would have been eleven when she completed the sampler, and 1827 would have been the year of her birth.

I'm not sure how this piece ended up on Exploits island in the possession of my family, but I do know that they travelled to St. John's for business and Thomas Avery Winsor's wife was from St. John's, so it is entirely possible they visited with cousins in Aquaforte. Perhaps the sampler was given as a gift?

I am presently attempting to find out if the sampler is still for sale. If it is, I will buy it, regarless of whether it can be 100% proven that it belonged to my 2nd great grandmother.
Medical:

I am not certain of the cause of death but it took place in the middle of the diphtheria epidemic that nearly wiped out the family of Robert Morry, her brother-in-law ³¹⁹⁷

Elizabeth Sarah Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1815 - Dartmouth, Devon, England ³⁶⁸³ Christening: 2 Apr 1815 - Denbury, Devon, England ³⁶⁸³ ^,8715 Death: 2 Jun 1822 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 7) Burial: Cause of Death: Burned to death at age 7
Events
• Alt. Christening: 21 Feb 1815, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: Bef 2 Apr 1815, Denbury, Devon, England.
• Baptism: 2 Apr 1815, Denbury, Devon, England. "Privately baptized April 2nd 1815 according to the rites of the church of England by Walter Kitson, Curate."
• Received into Church: 28 Feb 1816, Denbury, Devon, England.

Parents

Father: Capt. Hon. Peter Ford Winsor JP MHA ⁶ ^,168 ^,508 ^,7477 Mother: Sarah E. Payne ¹⁶⁸ ^,1157

Notes
General:

021218:

In the register of St. Mary the Virgin in Denbury, Devon, the notes on her being received into the church following an earlier private baptism read:

"No. 42 Feby. 28th [1816] received into the Church, Elizabeth Sarah daughter of Peter & Sarah Winser Denbury, Seaman, H. Taylor [Curate]

Privately baptized April 2nd 1815 according to the rites of the church of England by Walter Kitson, Curate."

Other instances of this kind have been presumed to have indicated a difficult birth with a potential for the child not surviving. Thus the infant is baptized privately, often by a family member, shortly after birth. If this is the case in this instance it would seem that this child was born on or slightly before April 2 1815.

Yet there is contradictory unsourced information from another unnamed researcher on Ancestry that gives the date of Christening as 21 February, 1815 and hence the birth prior to that date. I do not know where he or she got this information but if it was from a family source this may imply that the child was actually born much earlier, possibly on 21 February 1815, and not baptized privately until 2 April 1815. This would indeed be unusual, if true. ⁸⁷¹⁵

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