Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Capt. William George Bradshaw 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 8 May 1839 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986,2317
    Christening: 8 May 1839 - Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2317
          Death: 18 May 1898 - Blaketown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 146,149,986,1787
         Burial: After 18 May 1898 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986,2376
 Cause of Death: Pneumonia 2377

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 8 May 1839, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1840, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William Geo Bradshaw
 in the Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949
Name:William Geo Bradshaw
Gender:Male
Death Age:58
Record Type:Death
Birth Date:1840
Death Date:17 May 1898
Death Place:Blaketown, Newfoundland, Canada. 

•  Religion: RC, 19 Feb 1843, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1845, Great Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Property: Land Grant Vol. 19 Folio 138, 28 Feb 1864, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Found at The Rooms in MG 83 - the Bradshaw Family Fonds, File 2. 

•  Occupation: Trader, W. & A. Bradshaw, 5 Mar 1869, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Property: Schooner "Frank" ,official number 71986, 47 tons, built in 1875 at Placentia, 1878, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. MUN, DAI, Merchantile Navy List, 1878, pg 284. 

•  Departure: Jan 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Arrival: 16 Jan 1886, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

•  Property: Bill of Sale - Hanora Sweetman to Wm. and A. Bradshaw, 13 Nov 1886, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. MG 83 (Bradshaw Family Fonds) File 4 at The Rooms. 

•  Occupation: H M Customs (per marriage record), 1887, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: HM Customs Preventive Officer Great Placentia, 1887, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Property: Schooner "Nimbus", official number 77847, 64 tons, built in 1877 at Placentia, 1892, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States of America. MUN, DAI, Merchantile Navy List, 1892, pg 568. 

•  Property: Schooner "W F MacCoy", official number 90680, 72 tons, built in 1886 Placentia, 1892, Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. MUN, DAI, Merchantile Navy List, 1892, pg 689. 

•  Will: Estate file for William George Bradshaw, 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 17 May 1898, Blaketown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. William Geo Bradshaw
 in the Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949

Name:William Geo Bradshaw
Gender:Male
Death Age:58
Record Type:Death
Birth Date:1840
Death Date:17 May 1898
Death Place:Blaketown, Newfoundland, Canada. 

•  Alt. Burial: After 18 May 1898, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 180717 from Shannon and John Wheeler's additions to the diary of Ethel Bradshaw:

William George Bradshaw - of Placentia Newfoundland died May 18, 1898. Buried - Old Anglican Church Cemetery at Placentia.  His headstone reads:
'His record is on High. Sacred to the memory of William George Bradshaw who departed this life May 18th, 1898. Aged 58 years. It matters little at what hour of the day the righteous fall asleep. Death cannot come to him untimely who is fit to die.' 
<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cannf/pbeast_cem_placentia_oldang.htm>. 

•  Documentation: Anecdote concerning 3 cousins meeting in English hospital in WWI, 1916, London, Greater London, England.  (Witness)
Parents 
         Father: William George Bradshaw JP 1218
         Mother: Hannah Power
Spouses and Children 
1. Living

Marriage Events

•  Alt. Marriage: At the residence of the bride's father, 29 Oct 1862, Lamaline, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




090620 from Gert Crosbie CD:

Name: Bradshaw, William
Sex: M
Spouse Name: Benning, Margaret Monahan
Event Address: Burin, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 10/29/1862
Reference Date: 11/181/1862
Cleric: Rev. Cullen
Source: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807-
2) Newfoundlander 1827-1884
3) Courier (Morning Courier & General Advertiser, Morning Courier) 1844-1878
Comment: Bride was eldest daughter of Clement Benning, J.P. at Lamaline. Groom was William Bradshaw, sub-collector of customs at Placentia.  Marriage performed at the  residence of the bride's father by Rev. Cullen, P.P.


       Children:
                1. Alice Bradshaw

2. *Sarah Payne Windsor 6,168,282,283 
       Marriage: 21 Feb 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 69,70,149,153,1218

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: A. L. F. Wood, M.A., 21 Feb 1887, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Henry Windsor, Mary Windsor, Henry Kelligrew, 21 Feb 1887, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




030816 from NGB transcript and notes by Jill Marshall and Kevin Reddigan:

21-Feb 1887 St Johns William George BRADSHAW, 42, bach, HM Customs, Gt. Placentia Sarah Jane WINDSOR, 27, spinster, Aquaforte Henry Windsor, Mary Windsor STTH Sarah Jane Windsor was the dau of Peter Winsor & Anna Jennings Winsor, the g-dau of Peter Winsor Sr & Sarah Payne, and the g-dau of Jacob Winsor & Anna Jennings.

Note the middle name she is shown to have. This is in discrepancy with every other record of her and was likely a transcription error in transferring the record to the NGB website.

Another version of the same record on NGB - same error repeated:

Feb 21 1887 St. Johns Wm George BRADSHAW 42 bach HM Customs Gt. Placentia Henry Windsor Sarah Jane WINDSOR 27 spinster Aquaforte Mary Windsor
  Sarah Jane Windsor was the dau of Peter Winsor & Anna Jennings Winsor, the g-dau of Peter Winsor Sr & Sarah Payne, and the g-dau of Jacob Winsor & Anna Jennings.

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090620:

From Gert Crosbie CD:

Name: Bradshaw, William G.
Sex: M
Residence Address: Placentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Spouse Name: Winsor, Sarah Payne
Event Type: Marriage
Reference Date: 02/21/1887
Church: St. Thomas
Cleric: Woods, Rev. A.C.F.
Source: 1) Gazette (Royal Newfoundland Gazette) 1807-
2) Times and General Commercial Gazette 1832-1895
3) Evening Telegram (Telegram) 1879-
Comment: Bride was the daughter of Peter Winsor of Aquaforte.  Groom was William G. Bradshaw, Collector of Customs at Placentia.



       Children:
                1. L/Sgt William George Bradshaw
                2. Daughter Bradshaw
                3. Ethel May Bradshaw
                4. Hannah Jennings Bradshaw RN
                5. Beatrice Eugene Bradshaw RN
                6. Florence Hilda Bradshaw
                7. Anne Bradshaw
                8. Henrietta Ash Bradshaw
                9. Madeleine Victoria Bradshaw
Notes
General:
Both previously unmarried.

150113:

21-Feb 1887 St Johns William George BRADSHAW, 42, bach, HM Customs, Gt. Placentia Sarah Jane WINDSOR, 27, spinster, Aquaforte Henry Windsor, Mary Windsor STTH Sarah Jane Windsor was the dau of Peter Winsor & Anna Jennings Winsor, the g-dau of Peter Winsor Sr & Sarah Payne, and the g-dau of Jacob Winsor & Anna Jennings.

L/Sgt William George Bradshaw 
      Sex: M
AKA: Will Bradshaw 2335, William Bradshaw 149,168
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 3 Mar 1888 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 146
    Christening: 
          Death: 19 Apr 1951 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 63) 2378,2379
         Burial: After 19 Apr 1951 - Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada 150
 Cause of Death: Cancer

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Name not given on announcement in newspaper, 3 Mar 1888, Great Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name: Bradshaw, Baby
Age:
Sex: M
Parents: Bradshaw, W.G.
Event Address: Great Placentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 0303/1888
Reference Date: 03/08/1888
Source: 1) Evening Mercury (then Evening Herald) 1882-1920. 

•  Alt. Birth: After 1896. 

•  Education: Attended St. Bishop Feild High School, Bef 1907, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Education: Attended school in Montreal during these years studying electrical, 1907-1909, Montreal, Québec, Canada. 

•  Immigration: from Newfoundland, 1907, Montreal, Québec, Canada. 

•  Departure: en route to Montreal, 24 Jul 1907, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Immigration: from Newfoundland, 1908, British Columbia, Canada.  (Witness) 

•  Arrival: from Montreal via Port Colborne, 30 May 1909, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Residence: 3701 Palo Alto Street in the Mount Tolmie area of Saanich, Cir 1910, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Bio of Beatrice Eugene Bradshaw and Hannah Jennings Bradshaw under the caption of those who served in WWI. They were both nurses. 

•  Census: Saanich Ward 1, Ward 6, Nanaimo District, 1911, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Albert and Sister in Law Sarah Bradshaw and her children. Clara McCoubrey and her son Alexander are shown on the same census form immediately after the Bradshaws. I suspect that they were all living in the same house, built by Albert. 

•  Occupation: Electrician - Surveyor - Govt. Land., 1911, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Forest Guard, B.C. Forestry Department, Bef 11 Mar 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Military: 48th Battalion then 3rd Pioneer Battalion; Regt. # 430434, Between 11 Mar 1915 and 31 Jan 1918, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Previously served with 50th Gordon Highlanders and The 5th R.G.A. (Royal Garrison Artillery) Field Artillery Regiment in Victoria.

Although variously listed at different ranks including PTE, CPL, L/Sgt and S/Sgt it appears his official final rank was L/Sgt (Lance Sergeant). 

•  Occupation: Rancher/Farmer, 11 Mar 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Physical Description: 11 Mar 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 5'6"; 37" chest; 3" expansion; Fresh complexion, Brown hair; Brown eyes. 

•  Military: 48th Battalion CEF leaves for Montreal on GRAMPIAN, 25 Jun 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. June 25   The 48th Battalion C.E.F. [served as the 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion], (my brother Will amongst them) left Victoria Friday, June 25th, 1915 enroute to England via Montreal, on the "Grampian" [From Diary of E. Bradshaw]. 

•  Medical Condition: Suffered from and was treated for syphilis in service, 1916, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. Also suffered from Influenza in 1915
. 

•  Departure: From England with the 3rd Canadian Pioneers, Mar 1916, France. 

•  Medical Condition: Shrapnel Wound to right shoulder; also was gassed and shell shocked, 12 Jun 1916, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Contracted syphilis overseas. 

•  Arrival: Returned from overseas due to wounds, 15 Aug 1917, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Illness: Apparently recouperating from wounds at Resthaven Convalescent Hosptital, 25 Dec 1917. Brought home a friend from Resthaven for Christmas. His sister Hettie worked there but could not make it home that Christmas. 

•  Military: Honourably discharged, medically unfit, 2 Feb 1918, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada. 

•  Living: 640 acre grant to servicemen, 29 Jan 1951, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. William George Bradshaw 146,149,168
         Mother: Sarah Payne Windsor 6,168,282,283
Spouses and Children 
1. *Josephine Ethel Hilborn 2328 
       Marriage: 3 Sep 1924 - Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada 2380
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. William George Bradshaw Jr.
Notes
General:
Email from Helen Steinke and Stella Stanger 27/02/03:

"William - I don't believe ever married"

180717 from Shannon and John Wheeler notes attached to Ethel Bradshaw Lytton diary:

1.William George Bradshaw (Will) - born March 3, 1888 - died April 19, 1951. Buried at Quesnel Pioneer Cemetery. Married Josephine Ethel Hilborn , Sept 3, 1924 in Quesnel BC
<http://geneofun.on.ca/names/photo/2178237>


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120817:
From an interview with his sister, Madeline, sent to me by Shannon Wheeler:

Will went to the war and he came back and he was in an office and he was awfully nervous (PTSD) He couldn't get over being confined. Our neighbor was a surveyor and he got a job from the Government surveying the land that they were going to give returning soldiers. Everybody got a ¼ section of land, so Will went with this neighbor, Williams, up into the interior and he loved it up there and he took up a ½ of a section of land near Quesnel and he built a little cabin.
Mother, Floss, Hettie and I went up to visit him on summer and stayed in the ranch with him. He had a cattle ranch and it was quite a success and he managed to ship carloads of cattle but then he married a nurse from Quesnel and family began to arrive. They had 2 boys and 2 girls and so he got a job in Quesnel running the business end of something. Did very well. Finally he died of cancer and then that left the 7 girls.
Medical:
Suffered from PTSD after WWI 2377

Wilson Bradshaw 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1843 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986,2375
    Christening: 
          Death: 26 Jun 1858 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 15) 153,986,2375
         Burial: After 26 Jun 1858 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986,1787,2375
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Obituary: Newfoundland Express, 3 Jul 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name: Bradshaw, Wilson
Age: 15:
Sex: M
Parents: Father, Bradshaw, W.G.
Event Address: Placentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Event Type: Death
Reference Date: 07/03/1858
Source: Express (Newfoundland Express) 1851-1856
Comment: Deceased was the youngest son of the late W.G. Bradshaw.
Parents 
         Father: William George Bradshaw JP 1218
         Mother: Hannah Power
Notes
General:
180717 from Rootsweb:

Bradshaw Wilson
son of William G.
26 June 1858
On same headstone as William G. Bradshaw. Also his son Wilson Bradshaw Died 26 June 1858 Aged 15 years.

090620 from Gert Crosbie CD:

Name: Bradshaw, Wilson
Age: 15:
Sex: M
Parents: Father, Bradshaw, W.G.
Event Address: Placentia, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Event Type: Death
Reference Date: 07/03/1858
Source: Express (Newfoundland Express) 1851-1856
Comment: Deceased was the youngest son of the late W.G. Bradshaw.

Wilson J. Bradshaw 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Bradshaw 2343
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1804 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986
    Christening: 
          Death: 22 Mar 1873 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 69) 986
         Burial: After 22 Mar 1873 - Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 986
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1807, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Religion: RC - Buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Bef 22 Mar 1875, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: 22 Mar 1875, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Dr. Francis Bradshaw JP 2338,2339
         Mother: Living
Notes
General:
110620:

Note that there is a serious error in the transcription of the gravestones in Mount Carmel cemetery as given in the NL GenWeb site. Wilson Bradshaw, the brother of Francis L. Bradshaw is shown as "William". If this were correct that would mean that he had a brother named William and another named William George, clearly incorrect.

The FHSNL transcripts of the same headstones correct this error and show this man as Wislon Bradshaw:

54WILSON J.BRADSHAW
1873/03/2269COMMEMORATED WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE

I am making the necessary corrections today.

Ada Elizabeth Bragg 
      Sex: F
AKA: Ada Bragg 514
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Between Apr and Jun 1878 - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England 2381
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1879, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. 

•  Census: Mill Rd., 1881, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.
Parents 
         Father: Walford Bragg 601
         Mother: Martha Dodwell 601
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Marriage Notes 




Name: Frederick William Ratley Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Age: 23 Spouse: Ada Elizabeth Bragg  Spouse Age: 21 Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 8 Aug 1899 Parish: St Stephen, Tredegar Road Borough: Tower Hamlets Father Name: William Ratley Spouse Father: Walford Bragg Register Type: Parish Register
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Fred H. Bragg 2382,2383
         Mother: Isabel Gibbons 2382
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
Beatrice Annie Bragg 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Between Jul and Sep 1881 - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England 2385
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1882, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. 

•  Residence: Bell Inn, 1906, East Molesey, Surrey, England. 

•  Residence: 5 Prospect Rd., 1911, Walthamstow, Essex, England.
Parents 
         Father: Walford Bragg 601
         Mother: Martha Dodwell 601
Spouses and Children 
1. *Edwin George Walford Gray 124,125,126,601,2386 
       Marriage: 2 Jun 1906 - East Molesey, Surrey, England 2387

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: J. Harrison, Vicar, Established Church, 2 Jun 1906, East Molesey, Surrey, England. 

•  Witnesses: John Henry Freeman and John Allen, 2 Jun 1906, East Molesey, Surrey, England. 
       Children:
                1. Edwin Walford George Gray
                2. Gladys Beatrice Gray
                3. Margery Gray
                4. Dorothy Sybil Gray
Notes
General:
250713 from Janet McIntyre on Ancestry.com:

Beatrice Annie Bragg was my grandmother, her mother was Martha Dodwell her father Walford not wilfred Bragg. Walford died in the smallpox epedemic in London at age 32. Beatrice married Edwin Gray they had four children Edwin, Gladys, Margarie and my mother Dorothy Sybil born 14 March 1919 at the Station Hotel Welling Kent. Married John William Ford June 1940. She died on 31st May 1982 at age 62. Janet McIntyre.

Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Fred H. Bragg 2382,2383
         Mother: Isabel Gibbons 2382
Spouses and Children 
1. Living

2. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
Living 
      Sex: F
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother: Living
Fred H. Bragg 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir 1989 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2382
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Isabel Gibbons 2382 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Stephen Edward Bragg

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