Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Eli Maxwell Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1923 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴³ Christening: Death: 14 Oct 1942 - Cabot Strait, Gulf Of St. Lawrence, Canada ( about age 19) ²⁰⁴³ Burial: After 14 Oct 1942 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴³ ^,2044 Cause of Death: Died in the sinking of the SS CARIBOU
Events
• Alt. Birth: 11 Feb 1923, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: Seaman, Royal Navy, LT/JX 315667 SMN, died in sinking of SS CARIBOU, Between 1939 and 1942, North Atlantic Ocean.

Parents

Father: William Bishop ²⁰³⁵ Mother: Emma Gertrude Wiltshire ²⁰³⁵ Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

110608: Notes from Jennifer Bishop's website: PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE:

I have no personal memories of Max, as he died before I was born, however, I recall the Memorial Poster commemorating the sinking of the Caribou, which hangs in my Grandparent's house (Walter & Violet). I also remember some of my Aunt's going through an old trunk in their house, which contained some of Max's personal items, including a uniform hat and other papers.

DEATH:

It's 1942, World War Two is well underway. The harbours in St. John's and Port aux Basques are busy spots, with merchant supply vessels loading and unloading their cargos and Naval Ships stopping to take on young men, eager to join the allied troops in their battles abroad. Newfoundland families are huddled inside their homes - waiting out the blackout restrictions and thinking about the War going on 'far away' in Europe. They don't sense the danger. The enemy is about. Newfoundland's waters would soon see their deadliest Nazi U-boat attack.

On October 14, 1942 at 7:00 PM Atlantic Standard Time, the Newfoundland Railway Ferry SS Caribou; carrying 238 passengers and crew, 51 head of cattle, and some 900 bags of mail; casts off from North Sydney, Nova Scotia for her regular run to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. As a precaution, she is escorted by the Navy's HMCS Grand-Mere.

At approximately 2:40 AM, in the Cabot Straight, not 40 miles from her destination, the SS Caribou is struck on the starboard side by a torpedo from the German submarine U-69. In less than five minutes, she is lost, taking 137 passengers and crew with her. The Grand-Mere tries to ram the U-boat, but is unsuccessful. The Royal Canadian Navy resuces 101 souls, including fifteen-month old Leonard Shiers, the only surviving child of the 15 who were on board.

Among the dead, is Eli Maxwell Bishop, a seaman in the Royal Navy, better known as Max, beloved son of William and Gertrude.

S.S. Caribou - Victims List

Crew Members (31 total): Captain Benjamin Taverner; Harold Taverner (Third Officer and Captain's son); Stanley Taverner (First Officer and Captain's son - All three from Channel - Port aux Basques); Israel Barrett; Llewellyn Carter; Elias Coffin; James Hubert Coffin; Howard Cutler; Richard Feltham; Miss Bride Fitzpatrick; Charles Ford; Maxwell French; George Gale; Jerome Gale; Clarence Hann; Harry Hann (Chief Steward); William Hogan; Charles Humphries; Victor Lomond; Thomas Moyst; Charley Pearcey; James Pike; James L. Prosper; Joseph Richards; William Samms; Israel Sheaves; John Skeard; Albert Strickland; Garfield Strickland; Arthur Thomas; George Thomas.

Army Personnel (11 total): C. R. Abelson, Pte. CDO; C. G. Cochrane, L/Sgt. RCA.; T. A. Currie, Cpl. PEI H.; P. Diamond, Pte, PEI H.; E. S. Francis, Cpl. PEI H.; L. A. MacIntyre, L/Bdr. RCA; J. C. B. McDonald, Sgt. PEI H.; H. R. Mills, Pte, Land W.; L. M. Sheppard, Cpl. PEI H.; A. A. Sullivan, Sgt. PEI H.; H. M. Tough, L/Sgt. Alg. Regt.

Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy Personnel (20 total): E. Barrett, L/Sea. RN; Eli Maxwell Bishop, Sea. RN; C. Creston, Oiler REA; William A. Glasgow, RCNVR; A. Marshall, PO Cook RCN; G. N. May, SPO. RCNR; J. R. Masson, RCNVR; A. Nash, Sea. RN; W. C. Poole, AB. RN; E. R. Quinlan, Sea. RN; G. W. Randall, Shpt. RCNVR; N. Rowe, Sea. RN; R. J. Skinner, AB. RCNR; R. Smith, Sea. RN; J. Tapper, AB. RCNR; W. J. Vey, Sea. RN; E. Warren, Sea. RN; R. White, AB. RN; Miss A. W. Wilkie, NSRCN; J. W. H. Windsor, Sea. RN

Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Personnel (18 total): J. H. Barrett, RCAF P. O.; R. Chatson, RCAF AC1; F. G. Coulson, RCAF AC1; T. H. Cummings, RCAF AC2; H. H. Elkin, RCAF Cpl.; D. C. Glover, RCAF AC2; W. P. Howse, RCAF Cpl.; A. W. Jones, RCAF LAC; L. E. Legge, RAF P. O.; C. M. McCaroon, RCAF LAC; D. L. Mitchell, RCAF LAC; M. N. Oiring, RCAF LAC; G. W. Parker, RCAF AC2; E. A. Thistle, RCAF AC2; L. William Truesdale, RCAF AC2; E. G. Walker, RCAF LAC; R. Watson, RCAF AC2; W. B. Wilson, RCAF AC2

U. S. Personnel (8 total): J. C. Abernathy, Major USA; E. T. Bothsa, Sea. 1st Class USN; J. M. Burns, CMM. USN; J. C. Elzer, Sea. 2nd Class USNR; E. Hand, 1st Lieut. USA; R. M. Penfield, C3rd. USA; E. G. Shultz, MM1C. USN; J. Waldman, PTR. USA

Civilians (49 total): Mrs. Ada Allan; Caroline Allan; Constance Allan; Claus Bang; Baby Girl Bernard; Mrs. Harriet Bernard; Charles Berry; Mrs. Pearl Beswick; Robert Butler; Albert Coombs; Preston Cowley; Harold Chislett; William Carteret Freeham; Louise Gagne; Mrs. Katherine Gardner; William H. Garth; Myrtle Gilbert; Hugh B. Gillis (superintendent of mines for Cape Breton's Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation); Gerald Hammond; Wilfred Hathaway; Mrs. Maggie Hedd; Miss Myrtle Kettle; Edgar Martin; Harold McCarthy; Kevin McCarthy; George Penham; George Pike; Mrs. Elizabeth Randell; John Ronan; Margaret Rose; William Ryan; John Sheppard; Mrs. Blanche Short; Basil Skinner; Mrs. Kathleen Skinner; Nancy Skinner; Mrs. Gertie Strickland; Holly Strickland; Myrtle Strickland; Nora Strickland; Donald Tapper; Mrs. Hazel Tapper; John W. Tapper; Lillian Tapper; Catherine Walsh; Patrick Walsh; Mrs. Helen Wightman; Mary Young.

On February 17, 1943, in the North Atlantic just east of Newfoundland at 50° 36' N, 41° 07' W, depth charges from the British destoryer, HMS Fame, put an end to the tyranny of the 500-ton U69, commanded by Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Gräf. Forty-six dead (all hands lost).

RELATED ARTICLES AND BOOKS:

1. Excerpt from the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador.

"Caribou, S.S. - Built by A. Goodwin-Hamilton S. Adamson Limited in Rotterdam, Holland, and owned and operated by the Newfoundland (Government) Railway, it carried freight and passengers between Port aux Basques and North Sydney, Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1942. The 2200 ton ship was 81 m (265 ft) long, 12 m (41 ft) wide, and able to carry four hundred passengers and fifty carloads of freight. It was designed for the ice conditions and heavy seas that occur in the North Atlantic. The S.S. Caribou was launched in June 1925, arrived in St. John's in October of that year and in the same month sailed to Port aux Basques to begin its ferry service across the Cabot Strait. The ship continued to operate during the early years of World War II. On October 14, 1942, however, while carrying 238 passengers and crew from North Sydney to Port aux Basques, it was attacked and sunk by a German submarine. The 101 people who survived the attack were rescued by ships of the Royal Canadian Navy; in memory of those who died a memorial was erected at Port aux Basques." (ENL © 1998 Harry Cuff Publications Limited)

2. "When Nazis Sailed the St. Lawrence" by Peter C. Newman in The National Post on October 30, 1999. Article provides an overview of the Battle of the St. Lawrence from Summer 1942 to Winter 1944.

3. "U-Boats Against Canada" by Michael Hadley, 1985, McGill - Queens University Press, Montreal - Kingston. ISBN 0773505849 or 0773508015.

4. "The Caribou Disaster and Other Short Stories" by Cassie Brown, ISBN: 0-9698-7673-4, Paperback. About $12.95 at WordPlay or Flanker Press.

BURIAL:

1. Per NGB's list of the index of Stonepics Database Version 4.0 for Surnames "Billett to Bradbury":

"NF111 : CAV02 BISHOP, E M (1942) - 1 photo" "NF111 : CAV02 BISHOP, Eli Max (1942) - 2 photos"

NF= Newfoundland, CAV = Cavendish

JLB, note there are two stones for Max, see parents notes for transcriptions.

(anchor etched on top of tall slender stone) In Loving Memory Of Eli Max. ACRN Son Of William and Gertrude BISHOP Lost His Life On S.S. Caribou Oct 14 1942 While Returning Home On Leave Age 19 Years 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Country

(anchor etched on top of smaller stone for same person as above stone) LT/JX 315667 SMN E.M. BISHOP RNPS S. S. Caribou 14 Oct 1942 (etching of cross) 'He Saw The Need He Heard The Call With Gallant Deed He Gave His All'

141017 from Archival Momements from The Rooms:
World War II came home to Newfoundland.
ARCHIVAL MOMENT
October 14, 1942
In the early morning hours of October 14, 1942 a lone German torpedo from the German submarine U69 hit the SS Caribou, the Sydney to Port aux Basques ferry on route to Newfoundland, under Captain Benjamin Tavernor. World War II came home to Newfoundland.
Immediately following the hit chaos ensued as passengers, thrown from their bunks by the explosion rushed topside to the lifeboat stations.
Of the 237 people aboard the Caribou when she left North Sydney, 136 had perished. Fifty-seven were military personnel and 49 were civilians. Of the 46-man crew, mostly Newfoundlanders, only 15 remained. Five families suffered particularly heavy losses: the Tappers (5 dead), the Toppers (4), the Allens (3), the Tavernors (the captain and his two sons), and the Skinners (3). The local press reported:
"Many Families [were] Wiped Out."
News of the sinking sparked much outrage as victims, friends and families, and the populace at large, condemned the Nazis for targeting a passenger ferry. An editorialist with The Royalist newspaper in St. John's wrote that the sinking:
"was such a useless crime from the point of view of warfare. It will have no effect upon the course of the war except to steel our resolve that the Nazi blot on humanity must be eliminated from our world."
The Channel/Port aux Basques area was the worst hit as many crew members of the Caribou were local men. A funeral on October 18 for six victims was attended by hundreds of mourners, and a procession that followed the bodies to the grave sites reportedly measured two kilometres long.

Elias Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1661 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Martha Bosie Marriage: 14 Mar 1687/88 - Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England Children: 1. Mary Bishop

Elias John Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1838 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴⁵ Christening: Death: Cir 1909 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 71) ²⁰⁴⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Fisherman.

Spouses and Children

1. *Esther Critch ²⁰⁴⁵ Marriage: Children: 1. Emily Jane Bishop 2. William Bishop 3. Walter Bishop

Elias John Bishop

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Nov 1911 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁰⁵ Christening: Death: 28 Dec 1999 - Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 88) ²⁰⁰⁵ Burial: After 28 Dec 1999 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁰⁵ ^,2046 Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: William Bishop ²⁰³⁵ Mother: Emma Gertrude Wiltshire ²⁰³⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Sarah Elizabeth George ²⁰⁰⁶ Marriage: Cir 1942 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁰⁶ Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Alma Rosalyn Bishop

Notes
General:

090608 Notes from jennifer Bishop's website; Elias John BISHOP [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3, 4, 5 in 1911 in Cavendish, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. He died 6, 7 on Dec 28 1999 in Carbonear General Hospital and was buried 8, 9 in Anglican Cemetery, Cavendish, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Elias married Sarah Elizabeth GEORGE about 1942.

DEATH:

1. From the December 30, 1999 issue of The Telegram:

"BISHOP, E. John (Jack) - A member of the Masonic Lodge, Heart`s Content #1275. Passed away suddenly at the Carbonear General Hospital on Tuesday, December 28, 1999, Jack Bishop of Cavendish in his 88th. year. Left to mourn his loving wife Elizabeth (Lizzie George) of 57 years; one son Max (Patsy); daughter Judy Smith (Howard); five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers; two sisters; a large circle of other relatives & many friends. Resting at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cavendish from where the funeral service will be held on Friday, December 31 at 2:00 p.m. Interment to follow Anglican Cemetery, Cavendish. No flowers by request. As expressions of sympathy donations in his memory gratefully accepted to the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cavendish. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Warren`s Funeral Home, Dildo."

BURIAL:

1. Per headstone in Anglican Cemetery, Cavendish, Trinity Bay, NF:

In Loving Memory BISHOP E. John S. Elizabeth 1911 - 1999 1920 - (living) Husband Wife

(large stone in double plot)

CENSUS:

1. The 1936 Census of Cavendish lists John Bishop as a fisherman. He was also a farmer and kept livestock. The 1921 Census of Cavendish says Jack was born in November 1912 in Heart's Delight. He was born in 1911.

REMEMBRANCE:

As children, my cousins and I would often be found on "Uncle Jack's field", this is a piece of land above "The Track" (the old railway line) where he kept his cattle and horses. When Uncle Jack didn't have one of his bulls on the field, we would be there. Once we didn't notice the Bull until we tried to leave. That was scary! In Summer, you would find us playing tag, picking wildflowers, and feeding hay to the horses and cows. In Winter, it was a favorite spot for sledding and skiing or going for sleigh rides.

Uncle Jack's farm, down on "The Pinch", was also a great spot for fun. The Pinch Road led all the way to "Round Pond", our swimming hole in Summer and skating rink in Winter. It was a good spot for fishing year round. Going down towards the pond, Jack's farm is on the left. Wild rose bushes and the scattered berry bush can be found all along the fence surrounding his farm. The right side of the Pinch Road is also a good spot for berry pickers, with blueberries, raspberries, partridge berries, and the little white 'minty' berries that look like 'Tic Tacs'. I don't know what they are actually called. Uncle Jack's farm has since been converted into a campground, where today, "townies" park their camper trailers when they come visiting for the summer.

TRAGEDY:

1. In 1972, Jack and Lizzie Bishop's shop and house destroyed by a fire.

BURIAL:

1. Per NGB's list of the index of Stonepics Database Version 4.0 for Surnames "Billett to Bradbury":

"NF111 : CAV02 BISHOP, E John (1999) & S Elizabeth - 1 photo"

NF= Newfoundland, CAV = Cavendish

Eliza Bishop

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1872 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴⁷ Christening: Death: 30 Aug 1963 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 91) ²⁰⁴⁷ Burial: After 30 Aug 1963 - Cavendish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

Children: 1. Edith Bishop

Notes
General:

150705:

1886, Hearts Delight, Bishop, Eliza, Edith, F, A. Watts, Au. 29, 1886, C of E.,____, DOB not recorded (NB: No father's name recorded. Probably born out of wedlock).

191213:
Lacking any information to support or refute the connection between these two and Mom's Bishop line, I am holding onto this information for now.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Elizabeth Bishop

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Oct 1864 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: 1864, Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 1921, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Spouses and Children

1. *Jacob Harnum ⁴³⁷ Marriage: 6 May 1886 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴⁸
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: C. Ernest Smith (Rector), 6 May 1886, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: John Crocker And Selina Harnum, 6 May 1886, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

May 6, 1886, Hearts Delight, Jacob Harnum, 24, Bachelor, Fisherman, Hearts Delight, and Elizabeth Bishop, 22, Spinster, ____, Hearts Delight, C. Ernest Smith, John Crocker and Selina Harnum
Children: 1. Jonas Harnum 2. Matthew Harnum 3. Hilda Harnum

Elizabeth Bishop

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1854 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁷ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *Edward Crocker ⁴³⁷ Marriage: 15 Jun 1881 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰⁴⁹
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Frederic R. Murray, 15 Jun 1881, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: William Bishop And Maria Bishop, 15 Jun 1881, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

June 15, 1881, Hearts Delight, Edward Crocker, 28, Bachelor, Fisherman, Hearts Delight and Elizabeth Bishop, 27, Spinster, _____, Hearts Delight, Frederic R. Murray (priest), William Bishop and Maria Bishop
Children: 1. Sarah Naomi Crocker 2. Jacob Crocker 3. Dianah Crocker 4. Leander Crocker

Notes
General:

011213:

There is insufficient information available at this time to establish if this couple and their four children are a part of the family tree of Bishops from which Mom descends. Therefore their information is being retained in the file but disconnected from that family until sufficient information exists to link them or to conclude they are not linked (highly unlikely).

Elizabeth Jane Bishop

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Jun 1896 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁰ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1896, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 1921, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Samuel Bishop ¹⁹⁹⁶ Mother: Emily Jane Jerrett ¹⁹⁹⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *Charles Fost ²⁰⁵¹ Marriage: Cir 1914 ¹⁸⁸ Children: 1. Arthur Fost 2. James Fost

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Hayward Bishop Mother:

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