Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Thomas Winsor

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1600 - Devonshire, England ⁷⁶⁵ Christening: Death: Bef 9 Feb 1647/48 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁴⁴⁶⁶ Burial: 9 Feb 1647/48 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁴⁴⁶⁶ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Marryn Endell ⁴⁴⁶³ Marriage: 31 Jan 1618/19 - Stokeinteignhead, Devonshire, England ⁴⁴⁶³ Marriage Notes

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription

First name(s)Thomas
Last nameWinsor
Name note-
Marriage year1619
Marriage date31 Jan 1619
Marriage placeStoke in Teignhead
Spouse's first name(s)Marryn
Spouse's last nameEndell
CountyDevon
CountryEngland
Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryParish Marriages
Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
Children: 1. Emanuell Winsor 2. Rose Winser 3. Thomas Winsor 4. Thomas Winsor 5. Henry Winsor 6. James Winsor

Notes
General:

171018:

This is purely a guess as to his Chrisitan name and the fact that he was the father of Thomas and Henry. Much more research needs to be done on this and even then it may never be possible to prove. I am basing this on the fact that his burial record appears in the Denbury register on February 9th 1647-48 as a widower, a time which would make him an appropriate candidate for these two Winsors who appear in the Denbury register as children beginning in the 1650s.

Thomas Avery Winsor

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 14 Dec 1828 - Torbryan, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁰⁴ Christening: 14 Dec 1828 - Torbryan, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁰⁴ Death: 29 Jun 1909 - Burnt Island, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁶⁴¹ Burial: 1 Jul 1909 - Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁶⁴¹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Merchant and Ship Builder, Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1828, Torbryan, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: 1830.
• Residence: At time of marriage, 25 Dec 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Master Cooper / Merchant, Between 1858 and 1909, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Information from baptismal record of daughter Ann Avery Winsor at St. Thomas's in St. John's.
• Residence: House in Lion Square built by Mr. Hamelin Fleming., After 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Property: Purchase of waterside premises, house etc., 1 Jan 1876, Burnt Island, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This sale is notable not only because it shows that Thomas Avery Winsor was in the Burnt Island area as early as 1876, contrary to other evidence suggesting he was resident in St. John's until 1885 but also because the JP who witnessed the sale was James Jennings Winsor, meaning he resided in the area then too.
• Occupation: Merchant, 19 Aug 1880, Burnt Island, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: seaman, 1881, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Lime Kiln Hill, Jan 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: Between 1904 and 1909, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: Fiat Sept. 11, 1909; Probate Sept. 14, 1909, 7 Jun 1904, Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William Menchinton Winsor Executor.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Louisa Menchinton ¹⁴¹ ^,4087 Marriage: 25 Dec 1856 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴¹ ^,4087
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Thomas Wood, Minister of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, 25 Dec 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: John Menchinton, A. Murphy, James Jennings Winsor, 25 Dec 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Ann Avery Winsor 2. Grace Dalton Winsor 3. Elizabeth Winsor 4. William Menchinton Winsor JP 5. Mary Menchinton Winsor 6. Louisa Winsor 7. James Winsor 8. Amelia Winsor 9. Agnes Winsor

Notes
General:

070703: I don't know how exactly to connect this Winsor with the others but it seems likely he is the brother or cousin of James Jennings Winsor, who was a witness at the wedding.

130112 from NGB:

Will of Thomas Avery Winsor from Newfoundland will books volume 9 pages 15 to 18 probate year 1909

In re Thomas Avery Winsor deceased.

This is the last will and testament of me Thomas Avery Winsor, of Exploits, in the District of Twillingate, Merchant. First. I hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time made and declare this to be my true last will and testament. Second. I appoint my son William Menchinton Winsor sole executor of this my will. Third. I direct that all my funeral and testamentary expenses shall be first paid by my said executor out of my estate. Fourth. I give and bequeath to my wife Louisa Winsor absolutely (1) the sum of two thousand dollars, which I desire to be paid to her out of the proceeds of my life insurance (2) all monies which shall be in her own workbox (of which she keeps the key) at the time of my death and (3) all the household goods, furniture and effects of every description belonging to me and contained in the house at Exploits now occupied by me. Fifth. I give and bequeath to my daughter Grace Dalton Parnell absolutely the sum of five hundred dollars out of the proceeds of my life insurance. Sixth. I give and bequeath to my said executor the sum of three hundred dollars out of the proceeds of my life insurance In trust for my grandson William Parnell, and I direct that my said executor shall invest the said sum of three hundred dollars in Newfoundland Government Debentures or shall deposit it in the Newfoundland Savings Bank, and shall pay the interest thereof to the said William Parnell or towards his maintenance and education until he shall attain the age of twenty three years, when the principal amount shall be paid to him for his own use and benefit. Seventh. I give and bequeath to my said grandson William Parnell my watch and gold Albert chain. Eighth. I do not bequeath anything to my grandson Thomas Parnell for the reason that I expect my wife will provide for him as much as she is able. Ninth. I give and bequeath to my said wife the remainder of the proceeds of my life insurance for the purpose of providing suitable mourning for my said wife, for my said daughter, Grace Parnell and for the three children of my said daughter, namely, Phyllis, Grace and Mary Parnell, provided that they are unmarried at the time of my death. Tenth. I give, devise and bequeath to my daughter Grace Parnell for her own use and benefit the dwelling house now occupied by my said son William Menchinton, together with the garden and meadow attached thereto but not the waterside premises in front thereof To hold the same to the said Grace Parnell subject to the condition that if at any time the said Grace Parnell shall fail to occupy and reside in the said dwelling house continuously for the space of two years, then the said dwelling house, garden and meadow shall thereupon immediately vest in and become the property of my said son William Menchinton absolutely. Should the said Grace Parnell continue to occupy and reside in the said dwelling house during her natural life the said house, garden and meadow shall be held to have vested in her absolutely from the date of my decease. Eleventh. I give and bequeath to my said son William Menchinton Winsor for his own use and benefit all monies which shall be in my private cash box at the time of my death, subject to the condition that my said son shall erect and pay for a suitable headstone to his mother's grave and mine, it being my desire that only one headstone be provided for both graves. Twelfth. I give, devise and bequeath to my said son William Menchinton Winsor for his own use and benefit for ever all the rest, residue and remainder of my lands, goods, monies, chattels, estate and effects of every description of which I shall die possessed subject to the following conditions, that is to say (1) I desire that my said son William after my decease shall occupy the house I now live in in order that he may be nearer to his business (2) should my said wife after my decease decide to live with my said daughter Grace instead of remaining in the house with my said son William, it is my wish and desire and I hereby direct that my said son shall pay to my wife the sum of five dollars per month towards her support and maintenance for and during her natural life and (3) that my said son shall out of the residue of my estate hereby bequeathed to him pay all lawful debts which shall be due by me at the time of my death. Witness my hand at Saint John's this seventh day of June Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and four Thomas A Winsor Signed Published and Declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence who in the presence of the testator and of each other all present at the same time here hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, the word "they" having first been interlined on the second page and the word "absolutely" stricken out on same page D Morison F.W. Knight Certified correct, D. M. Browning Registrar (Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat Sept 11/09 Emerson J. Probate Sept 14/09 granted to William M. Winsor Estate sworn at $8000.00 Page Contributed by Judy Benson & Ivy F. Benoit Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Thursday May 29, 2008)

290114 from Bob Hopkins:

Similarly, Thomas Avery Winsor, a prosperous merchant in Exploits, is named after his uncle Thomas Avery a business man who operated out of St. John's and Portsmouth England in the eighteen hundreds.

Thomas Avery Winsor

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰⁵¹ ^,1052 Christening: 3 Mar 1893 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰⁵¹ ^,1052 Death: 16 Nov 1894 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 1) Burial: After 16 Nov 1894 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Cause of Death: Marasmus
Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Arthur C.F. Wood, M.A., 3 Mar 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Winsor ¹⁰⁵⁰ Mother: Mary Emma ¹⁰⁴⁹

Notes
General:

020419:

The official death register gives his age as 22 in the years column. It leaves out the word "months"

Here is the NGB transcript of this correction the error:

Thomas Avery WINSORd Nov 16 1894Barters Hill, St Johnsmarasmus22 years (months)CE
(from St Johns District) St JohnsCE Cemetery, St JohnsNOTES: related to the Winsors of Exploits; Thomas Avery Winsor was b Jan 26 1893, the son of James & Mary Emma Winsor.

Thomas Seymour Winsor

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1876 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷³ ^,1218 Christening: 7 Feb 1877 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁷³ ^,1218 Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick George Winsor ²⁸² ^,283 ^,1157 Mother: Mary Ann Whelan ¹²¹⁸ ^,8489

Notes
General:

260710:

Notation on the baptismal record: "Admitted with the ???? Feb 17, '78" Don't know what this means

Thomasin Winsor

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 3 Nov 1661 - Denbury, Devon, England ²⁶⁸⁵ Christening: 3 Nov 1661 - Denbury, Devon, England ²⁶⁸⁵ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Henry Winsor ²⁶⁸⁰ Mother: Joan Butchers ²⁶⁷⁹

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living

Washington Hill Winsor

Sex: M
AKA: Washington Winsor ⁵
Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1903 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Christening: Death: 1 Jan 1980 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 76) ²³ Burial: After 1 Jan 1980 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Feb 1903, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 1921 Newfoundland Census, Household of Howard Winsor, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Census: 21 Blackmarsh Rd., Boggy Hall, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Household of Washington and Elizabeth Winsor.
• Occupation: Track Railway Labourer, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Burial: Cir 1986, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 1986, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Cedric Howard Winsor ⁹³ ^,1157 Mother: Marion Jefford ⁵⁷⁸²

Spouses and Children

1. *Elizabeth Ann Mercer ²³ Marriage: Children: 1. Cedric Howard Winsor 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living 8. Living 9. Living 10. Living 11. Living 12. Living

Capt. Washington Hill Winsor

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1840 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹²¹ ^,283 Christening: 30 Dec 1840 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰⁹ ^,282 ^,1001 ^,1688 Death: Cir 1882 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 42) ⁵ ^,5803 Burial: Cause of Death: Drowned at Sea on the BRUNETTE ⁶⁹²¹
Events
• Occupation: Seaman / Mariner, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 9 Mar 1840, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 22 Sep 1840, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 8 Oct 1840, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 030713:

The dates in the family bible almost all conflict with dates for the same event found elsewhere and are not to be trusted.
• Minister/Priest: William Bowman, Minister, 30 Dec 1840, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Mariner, 19 Apr 1862, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Received Masters Certificate #13, 3 Aug 1876, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Harriet Allen Chafe ⁵ Marriage: 21 Apr 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ ^,1539 ^,1865 ^,3288
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. John Pearson, St. Mary the Virgin, 21 Apr 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Matilda Chafe, Sarah Mary Ball Winser, 21 Apr 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Southside. Marriage Notes

From NGB website:

Apr 21 1862 St. Johns Washington Hill WINSER (WINSOR), bach, St Johns Harriet Allen CHAFE, spin, St Johns Matilda Chafe, Sarah Mary Ball Winser. He was b 1840 Aquaforte, the son of Henry WINSOR & Ann COULMAN; she was the dau of Jacob CHAFE & Harriet CHAFE, the g-dau of Samuel CHAFE & Mary MARSHALL, and the g-gd of David & Amy Marshall.

Kevin Reddigan's version:

21-Apr 1862 St Johns Washington Hill WINSER (WINSOR), bach, St Johns Harriet Allen CHAFE, spin, St Johns Matilda Chafe, Sarah Mary Ball Winser STMY He was b 1840 Aquaforte, the son of Henry WINSOR & Ann COULMAN; she was the dau of Jacob CHAFE & Harriet CHAFE, the g-dau of Samuel CHAFE & Mary MARSHALL, and the g-gd of David & Amy Marshall.
Children: 1. Olivia Winsor 2. Elizabeth Hill Winsor 3. Capt. Charles Augustus Allen Winsor 4. John Gillard Winsor 5. Alice Allen Maud Winsor 6. Ann Coleman Winsor 7. Cedric Howard Winsor

Notes
General:

Harriet Chafe first married Washington Hill Windsor, bore 5 children by him and then on his death married his brother Peter and had 2 more children by him. This according to the Windsor Family Tree provided by Anthony Oliphant in June 2001.

24/09/03: In NGB record of church subscriptions dated June 28, 1866 it is noted that he contributed 5 shillings. At the same time William Warner LeMessurier contributed 1 pound 10 shillings and Thomas Graham Morry contributed 2 pounds. The Bowring Bros. contributed 15 pounds each and the Governor 30 pounds. This is an indication of their relative economic station.

280919:

Both Enid O'Brien and Anna Elton Morris report that he was enamoured of Miss Lizzie Morry and that either she rejected his advances or the family would not permit first cousins to marry. It is also said that he jumped into the harbour with her in his arms to try and kill the two of them when she rejected him but that they were saved. Anna suggests he married on the rebound but never got over his first love from Lizzie and that he frequently anchored his schooner in Morry's Cove leading to much talk in the village. There is a letter that he wrote to his sister, Vic, that seems to suggest this is more than rumour. ⁵⁸⁰³

William Menchinton Winsor JP

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁷⁷³ ^,8774 Christening: 27 Jul 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁷⁷³ ^,8774 Death: 13 Jul 1941 - Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 79) ⁷⁰ Burial: 15 Jul 1941 - Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Appointment: Justice of the Peace and Post Master, Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Merchant and Ship Builder, Exploits Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: After 1904.

Parents

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

Spouses and Children

1. *Eliza Isabella Foote ⁷⁰ Marriage: 26 Jun 1901 - Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁰ Children: 1. Elizabeth Winsor 2. James Winsor JP 3. John Foote Winsor 4. Harold Winsor 5. Anthony Winsor 6. Mary Louise Winsor

Agnes Winsore

Sex: F
AKA: Agnes Winsor ⁵⁰⁹⁹
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1595 - Devonshire, England ¹⁸⁸ ^,5099 Christening: Death: Bef 10 May 1660 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁷⁵ Burial: 10 May 1660 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁸⁷⁷⁵ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Marmaduke Hacker ¹² ^,5099 ^,5100 Marriage: 5 Jan 1614/15 - Denbury, Devon, England ⁵⁰⁹⁹ Children: 1. Margaret Hacker 2. Mary Hacker 3. Agnes Hacker 4. Marmaduke Hacker

Notes
General:

191018:

I have no way of knowing how or even if this person was related to the Winsors of Denbury who settled in Aquaforte. That may become clearer as I go through the registers of Denbury parish or it may always remain a mystery. One thing is clear; she is the first person using this surname that I was able to discern from the oldest register, which however is virtually illegible for its first few decades before this.

The fact that there are none of her kin (or namesakes) appearing in this register until we find a man named Thomas Winser marrying Jane Symons on Feburary 21st 1655/56 over forty years later suggests that she was not from this parish and that the family was only very gradually moving to or visiting Denbury at least for the sacraments.

301018:

For the reasons given above I am tentatively assigning her to the same family as Jospeh, Richard, Thomas and John Winsor, all of whom begin to appear in the Denbury registers at about the same time that she does.

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