Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

      Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Living

      Sex: F

Spouses and Children

1. *Keith John Cameron ¹¹⁰⁸ 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Living

Living

      Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. Living
       Children:
                1. Mary Elizabeth Brooks

Mary Elizabeth Brooks

      Sex: F

Individual Information

     Birth Date: 14 Feb 1883 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ²⁵³⁹
    Christening: 
          Death: 26 Feb 1968 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ( at age 85) ²⁵³⁹
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Francis Edward Cantwell ²⁵⁴⁰ 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Francis Paul Cantwell

Ann Joliffe Broom

      Sex: F

Individual Information

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

Parents

         Father: John Broom ⁵⁹⁶
         Mother: Mary Joliffe

Spouses and Children

1. *Aaron Oliver Hogsett ⁵⁹⁶ 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Annie Henrietta Spurrier Hogsett

Christopher Joliffe Broom

      Sex: M

AKA: Christopher Joliff Broom ⁵¹¹

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 29 Nov 1819 - Stonehouse, Devonshire, England ⁵¹¹ Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Merchant, 11 Dec 1812, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: John Broom ⁵⁹⁶
         Mother: Mary Joliffe

Spouses and Children

1. *Jane Stiles Adams Hutchings ⁵¹¹ 
       Marriage:

Notes

General:

100418:
From the Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills collection (GN169) at The Rooms:

Vol. 8, Page 202

This document is different from those preceding in that it is not an indenture of any kind but rather a receipt. But what is much more remarkable is the sum for which the receipt is granted: £23,450 13 Shillings and 7 Pence! This would have been worth a king's ransom in those days. It was being paid by Christopher J. Broom, a prominent St. John's merchant, to Peter Weston Carter as Registrar of the Vice-Admiralty Court, but the reason for the payment is not made clear. If this was a form of payment of duty on goods imported then the value of those goods must have been staggering indeed. It is hard to imagine that the entire annual budget for the colony could have been much more than this amount at the time.

Receipt Peter W Carter from Christopher J Broom 11 Dec 1812

John Broom Jr.

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1788 ⁵⁹⁶ Christening: 5 May 1795 - Poole, Dorset, England ⁵⁹⁶ Death: Bef 25 Jul 1830 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Burial: 25 Jul 1830 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Practiced Law, After 1823, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Appointment: Appointed to Newfoundland Bar by Supreme Court, 3 Apr 1826, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

         Father: John Broom ⁵⁹⁶
         Mother: Mary Joliffe

Notes

General:

010312 from NGB Anglican Cathedral Burial Register:

July 25 1830 John BROOM, Junior 44 yrs (surname looked Bloom but should be Broom; son of John Broom (Chief Magistrate) & Mary Jolliffe, bap May 5 1795 Poole, Dorset

John Broom

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Sep 1756 - Poole, Dorset, England ⁵⁹⁶ Christening: Death: Bef 3 Feb 1836 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ ^,2541 Burial: 3 Feb 1836 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Cause of Death:

Events

• Occupation: Chief Magistrate of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. BROOM 1836,Feb.3, T
Died John Broom, Chief Magistrate aged 81 came as midshipman with Captain Cook; was appointed Magistrate 1762 at Placentia, Surrogate in 1800, Supreme Surrogate for the whole Island 1822. When a Chief Justice was later appointed here, only one of Broom's decisions was reversed by the Supreme Court.
.

• Membership: Inducted as an "old mason" - member of the Newfoundland Lodge, Freemasons, 29 Dec 1806, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John Broom
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:John Broom
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:14 Jul 1818
First Payment Year on Register:1818
Year Range:1813-1836
Profession:Merchant
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Folio Number:170
A Lodge Number:226A
B Lodge Number:159B.

• Occupation: Merchant, 29 Dec 1806, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Membership: Inducted as a member of the Newfoundland Lodge, Freemasons, 14 Jul 1818, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John Broom
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921
Name:John Broom
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:14 Jul 1818
First Payment Year on Register:1818
Year Range:1813-1836
Profession:Merchant
Lodge Location:Newfoundland
Folio Number:170
A Lodge Number:226A
B Lodge Number:159B.

• Occupation: Merchant, 14 Jul 1818, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Joliffe
       Marriage: 25 Aug 1780 - Poole, Dorset, England ⁵⁹⁶
Marriage Notes 



301216:

In an article entitled "The Newfoundland Connection to a Nobel Laureate" by James P. Feehan in the Newfoundland Advocate, Vol. 109 # 3 2016/2017, it is mooted that, whilst the marriage took place in Poole, there is reason to suspect that both the husband and wife were born in Newfoundland. This seems to be strictly speculative and is not in accord with other evidence. The speculation is based on the fact that John's father was based in St. John's at about the time of John's birth as the surgeon to the St. John's Garrison and Mary had a connection to Newfoundland because the Joliffe family was involved in the fishery there.

       Children:
                1. Ann Joliffe Broom
                2. Christopher Joliffe Broom
                3. Mary Spurrier Broom
                4. John Broom Jr.

Notes

General:

010312 from NGB Anglican Cathedral Burial Register:

Feb 3 1836 John BROOM, Esq 79 yrs, 5 mo many years Chief Magistrate of this town Corrected from what looked like John "Bloom". Married Aug 25 1780 Poole, Dorset to Mary Jolliff.

301216:

In an article entitled "The Newfoundland Connection to a Nobel Laureate" by James P. Feehan in the Newfoundland Advocate, Vol. 109 # 3 2016/2017, it is mooted that, whilst the marriage took place in Poole, there is reason to suspect that both the husband and wife were born in Newfoundland. This seems to be strictly speculative and is not in accord with other evidence. The speculation is based on the fact that John's father was based in St. John's at about the time of John's birth as the surgeon to the St. John's Garrison and Mary had a connection to Newfoundland because the Joliffe family was involved in the fishery there.

Mary Spurrier Broom

      Sex: F

AKA: Mary Spurrier Broom ⁵⁹⁶, Mary Spurrier Williams

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1783 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁶¹⁹ Christening: Death: Bef 29 Nov 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Burial: 29 Nov 1860 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁹⁶ Cause of Death:

Events

• Residence: Prescott St., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

• Alt. Birth: Cir 1780, Poole, Dorset, England.

Parents

         Father: John Broom ⁵⁹⁶
         Mother: Mary Joliffe

Spouses and Children

1. *Thomas Williams ¹²⁹²^,1464 
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Ann Spurrier Williams
                2. Julia Sarah Williams
                3. Louisa Broom Williams
                4. Caroline Broom Williams

Notes

General:

020312 from NGB Ang Cath Burial Redgister

Mary Spurrier WILLIAMS St Johns 80 yrs Nov 29 1860 Nee BROOM, dau of John Broom (Surrogate Judge), native of Poole, Dorset. Married Thomas Williams. Resided Prescott Street.

301216:
I have not seen the register record myself and the above abbreviated version made it appear that it was Mary Spurrier Williams who was the native of Poole, Dorset, when in fact it was her father who was from that port. Later evidence has shown that she was apparently born in St. John's in 1783.

Ann Brophy

      Sex: F

Individual Information

     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: Bef 25 Nov 2013 ⁴⁶⁵
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents

         Father: Living
         Mother: Living

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