Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




John Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1835 - Portugal Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 188,2312
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Clemens
       Marriage: 3 Nov 1859 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2312

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: G. M. Johnson, 3 Nov 1859, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Abraham and Ann Bradbury, 3 Nov 1859, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
John Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 20 Nov 1857 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017
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          Death: Cir 1935 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 78) 1017
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Parents 
         Father: Jacob Bradbury 1017
         Mother: Bridgett Cantwell 1017
John Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 15 Dec 1801 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017
    Christening: 15 Dec 1801 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2308
          Death: 5 Jul 1845 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2313
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         Father: Jonathan Bradbury 1017
         Mother: Hannah Cox 1017
Spouses and Children 
       Children:
                1. George Bradbury
                2. John Bradbury
John Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 5 Jul 1845 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2309
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         Father: John Bradbury 1017
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Jonathan Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1758 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017,1177
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          Death: 8 Jul 1845 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 87) 1177
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Events

•  Occupation: Fisherman, 1790-1808, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1845, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Literacy: Signed his will with an x, 8 Jul 1845, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Bradbury
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Cox 1017 
       Marriage: 23 Nov 1787 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017
       Children:
                1. Ellen Bradbury
                2. Johanna Bradbury
                3. Dorothy Bradbury
                4. Jonathan Bradbury
                5. John Bradbury
                6. Sarah Ann Bradbury
Notes
General:
Margaret HInes Murray contacted me as a result of a "hot match" on Genes Reunited on 16/03/09. She lives in Australia and is descended from Jonathan Bradbury of Torbay. He was the grandfather of Anastasia, who married Edward Albert Gosse, Mary Hannah's brother;

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From: Geoff Martin [mailto:geoffgmartin@shaw.ca] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:35 PM To: Chris Morry Subject: Jonathan Bradbury Hannah Cox and family

Jonathan born about 1758 and died 8 jul 1845 in Torbay Will is online Hannah born about 1767 and died 21 Jan 1847 St. John's Will is online

Ellen Bradbury born circa 1790 and died 22 Apr 1851 St. John's Will is online. Sarah Ann Bradbury born circa 1808 died 12 Sep 1886 St. John's married Lionel TR Chancey Dorothy, Jonathan and John no updates. Johanna - I haven't found any record of her

Geoff

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The Public Ledger Friday July 11, 1845 page 3

DIED

On Tuesday last, aged 87 years, Mr. JONATHAN BRADBURY, an old and respectable inhabitant of Torbay.

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From NGB website courtesy of Geoff Martin

Will of Jonathan Bradbury Senior from Newfoundland will books volume 1 page 485 probate year 1846 In re Jonathan Bradbury Senior deceased. In the name of God Amen. I Jonathan Bradbury Senior of Torbay in the Island of Newfoundland being at the time weak in body but sound in mind do hereby give & bequeath my houses, land, fishing rooms and all other property I may die possessed of in Torbay aforesaid to my beloved wife Anna Bradbury for her sole use during the term of her natural life and after her decease I do bequeath my fishing room in Greens Cove to my grandsons Jonathan Bradbury and Jacob Bradbury and my fishing room called Tilley's Room to George Bradbury and John Bradbury the sons of my late son John provided that my before mentioned grandsons Jonathan & Jacob shall have the use of Tilley's Room till George & John Bradbury arrive at the age of 21 years And the rest of my property I do hereby will to be divided into four equal portions one for my daughter Ellen Bradbury, another for my daughter Sarah Chancey a third for my grandsons the before mentioned Jonathan and Jacob Bradbury and the fourth share for my before named grandsons George & John, Jonathan & Jacob to have the use of the share bequeathed to George & John till they the said George & John arrive at the age of 21 years. And I do appoint Mr. John Brine Junr of St. John's the sole executor of this my last will & testament, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal at Torbay aforesaid this fifth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty five. Jonathan his x mark Bradbury (LS) Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us, Thomas F.H. Bridge. Mary her x mark Anthony. Certified Correct, D. M. Browning Registrar

Jonathan Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 18 Dec 1799 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017
    Christening: 18 Dec 1799 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2308
          Death: 11 Jan 1857 - Newington, Victoria, Australia ( at age 57) 1016
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Events

•  Marriage: Bef 1820, Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1857, Newington, Victoria, Australia.
Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Bradbury 1017
         Mother: Hannah Cox 1017
Spouses and Children 
       Children:
                1. Elizabeth Bradbury
                2. Jonathan Bradbury
                3. Jacob Bradbury
                4. Alice Bradbury
1. Elizabeth Haigh 1017 
       Marriage: 9 Aug 1836 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1017
Notes
General:
This information is found on the family tree placed on Genes Reunited by Margaret [Hines] Murray. She contacted me as a result of a "hot match" between our family trees on 16 March 2009. I am going to continue to pursue this relationship with her because there seem to be significant gaps in the proof of the identity of this person and hence the connection to the line that includes Mary Hannah Goss.

"Jonathan arrived in Sydney, Australia, in Jan 1836, on the "Beagle" with Charles Darwin , though we don't know where he boarded. (It is just possible that he jumped ship from an unhappy situation on board the "Rose", a whaler from Halifax, that was anchored near the "Beagle" in Auckland Harbour. There was much communication between both Captains as recorded in the "Beagle's" logs. Please note....this is just supposition). His death cert gives his birthplace as Newfoundland, and his age at death on 11 Jan 1857 as 57, so unless his birthday was in the first eleven days of the year, that would make 1799 his year of birth. According to stories passed down through the family, he ran away from home after an enormous fight with his father, and he never wanted to be found. One day when he saw a ship called the "Jonathan Bradbury" anchored in Sydney, he went into hiding, thinking his father had come looking for him. He was a ship builder/shipwright in Sydney who built and owned a boat or boats that took salt and other supplies up and down the Parramatta River. We know he had one called "Floreat", as his grandson, also Jonathan Bradbury, named his house after it. He married a convict, Elizabeth Haigh, a few months after arriving in Australia. He died of phthisis, an old word for TB, and he had rheumatism. He is buried in the old St John's Cemetery at Parramatta, now very near to a Westfield Shopping Centre. In fact it is a very beautiful and peaceful place. It is the oldest european cemetery in Australia, opening in 1790, just 2 years after the arrival of the First Fleet. It is surrounded by a high wall of handmade bricks which was built by convicts. It is a heritage site and has large shade trees, and lots of mown grass, as so many of the headstones no longer exist. His grave is just a few metres away from that of the first Surveyor General in Australia, who planned Sydney town."

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I remain unconvinced that the Jonathan Bradbury who married the convict Elizabeth Haigh in Sydney, Australia was the same man who was the son of Jonathan Bradbury and Hanna (or Anna) Cox in Torbay, Newfoundland. I've seen what evidence there is online and it is scant. The name is the same but I have yet to find any indication that the Jonathan who wound up in Australia came from Newfoundland. Margaret's story seems to be based on a great deal of family lore and suppostion. I will leave this marriage in the file for now and maybe at some future date the connection will be proved or disproved.

Jonathan Bradbury 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1825 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 13
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         Father: Jonathan Bradbury 1017
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Johanna Tapper 1017 
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Judy Bradbury 
      Sex: F
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          Death: Bef 22 Oct 2021 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 231
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         Father: Mart Bradbury 231
         Mother: Living
Margaret Bradbury 
      Sex: F
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Goss 168,437 
       Marriage: 17 Jun 1900 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2307
       Children:
                1. Samuel Joseph Gosse
                2. Walter Gosse
Margarete Bradbury 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1859 - Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1017
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Parents 
         Father: Jacob Bradbury 1017
         Mother: Joanna Dunphy 1017

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