Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Irene Chislett

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir Jul 1908 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³³⁴¹ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1908, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: Household of Robert James Chislett, 1921, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)

Parents

Father: James Robert Chislett ⁷⁷⁰ ^,1023 ^,2019 ^,3341 Mother: Adelaide Harnum ¹⁰²³ ^,2019

Isaac Chislett Sr.

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 9 Mar 1740/41 - Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England ³³⁷³ Christening: 9 Mar 1740/41 - Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England ³³⁷³ Death: Bef 18 Jan 1813 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁷⁴ Burial: 18 Jan 1813 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁷⁴ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1741, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
• Occupation: Wire Drawer, 1776, Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England.
• Residence: Ironmonger Row, Old Street, 1790-1795, Islington, Middlesex, England. Tenant:Isaac Chislett
Proprietor:Ironmongers Company
First Year of Section:1792
Civil Parish or Ward:St Luke, Old Street, England
Borough or County:Islington
Call Number:MR/PLT/2260.
• Residence: Newports Court, 1801, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Occupation: Chislett, Isaac and Son, Wiredrawers and Workers, 46 Old St., 1802, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Will: Included in the Probate information at Canterbury Court, 15 Apr 1802, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Residence: Hospital Land, Old St., 1804, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Residence: St. Bartholomews Hospital, Old St. (now W. Smithfield), 1805, Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England. Paid a rent of 14 (pounds or shillings not stated).
• Residence: Ironmonger Row, Old St., 1810, Islington, Middlesex, England. Paying 13 Shillings to the Ironomonger's Company.
• Residence: St. Bartholomew's Hospital, 1811, Islington, Middlesex, England. Paying rent of 16 shillings.
• Residence: Old St., 18 Jan 1813, Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England.
• Probate: St. Luke parish, 8 Apr 1813, Islington, Middlesex, England. Will and Probate record of Isaac Chislette. Heirs are his wife Jane and son Isaac Jr. No mention of other children including James, though his birth and baptism record do exist.

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Jane Shepherd ³³⁷⁵ Marriage: 14 Aug 1769 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁷⁵ ^,3376 ^,3377
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: John Davis, St. Luke's, 14 Aug 1769, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Witnesses: Thos. Walford and Margaret Keough [?], 14 Aug 1769, Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England. Marriage Notes

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England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription

First name(s)Isaac
Last nameChislett
Name note-
Marriage year1769
Marriage date14 Aug 1769
Marriage placeFinsbury
Spouse's first name(s)Jane
Spouse's last nameShepherd
CountyLondon
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

Name:Isaac Chislett
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:14 Aug 1769
Marriage Place:Saint Luke Old Street,Finsbury,London,England
Spouse:Jane Shepherd
FHL Film Number:585446, 585447, 585448

Name:Isaac Chislett
Gender:Male
Record Type:Marriage
Marriage Date:14 Aug 1769
Marriage Place:St Luke, Finsbury, Islington, England
Spouse:Jane Shepherd
Register Type:Parish Register
Children: 1. Isaac Chislett Jr. 2. James Henry Chislett

Isaac Chislett Jr.

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1774 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁷⁸ ^,3379 Christening: 7 Aug 1774 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁷⁸ ^,3379 Death: Bef 20 Feb 1851 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁸⁰ Burial: 20 Feb 1851 - Finsbury, London, Middlesex, England ³³⁸⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Chislett, Isaac and Son, Wiredrawers and Workers, 46 Old St., 1802, Islington, Middlesex, England. (Witness)
• Will: Included in the Probate information at Canterbury Court, 15 Apr 1802, Islington, Middlesex, England. (Heir)
• Residence: 3 Cresent, Hackney Road, 1811, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
• Living: 8 Apr 1813, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Occupation: Wire Drawer, 8 Apr 1813, Islington, Middlesex, England.
• Probate: St. Luke parish, 8 Apr 1813, Islington, Middlesex, England. (Witness)

Parents

Father: Isaac Chislett Sr. ⁷¹⁷ ^,718 Mother: Jane Shepherd ³³⁷⁵

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. George Slaton Chislett

Living

Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Isaac Chislett Sr.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Eliol Chislett ³³⁴⁴ Mother: Hannah Louise Jackson ³³⁴⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Eric Parsons ³³⁸¹ Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Allan Harold Jackson ²¹³² Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Jacob Chislett

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1874 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰²³ Christening: Death: 22 Jan 1945 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 71) ¹⁰²³ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Samuel Chislett ¹⁶⁸ Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. *Louisa Jackson ¹⁰²³ Marriage: 8 Dec 1899 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰²³ Children: 1. William Chislett 2. Gladys Rhoda Chislett

Living

Sex: M

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary ¹⁰⁰³ Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Clayton R. Chislett

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Elias Chislett ⁴³⁷ Mother: Susannah Sooley ⁴³⁷

James Chislett

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1872 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁷ ^,3382 Christening: Death: 5 Dec 1925 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 53) ³³⁸² Burial: After 5 Dec 1925 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³³⁸² Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Fisherman, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Chislett ¹⁰²³ ^,1024 Mother: Susannah Sooley ¹⁶⁸ ^,3359

Spouses and Children

1. *Hannah Chislett ⁴³⁷ ^,1023 Marriage: 23 Jul 1892 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴³⁷
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Henry C.H. Johnson, 23 Jul 1892, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Mary Chislett And Augustus Bryant, 23 Jul 1892, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

July 23, 1892, Hearts Delight, James Chislett, 21, Bachelor, Fisherman, Island Cove, and Hannah Chislett, 20, Spinster, ___, Island Cove, Henry C.H. Johnson, Mary Chislett and Augustus Bryant (NB I wonder if Hannah Chislett's surname is correct. It seems odd to see two people ofthe same surname marrying as they must have been very closely relatedto have lived together in tiny Island Cove. Perhaps this entry was mixed up with the previous marriage, which also involved a Hannah Chislett)
Children: 1. Living

Notes
General:

260515:

It appears they did indeed share a common surname before marriage but were not that closely related as he was from Heart's Delight and she from Island Cove (Islington).

James Chislett

Sex: M
AKA: James Henry Chislett ¹⁶⁸ ^,749 ^,3383
Individual Information

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1824 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰²³ ^,1024 ^,3350 ^,3371 ^,3384 Christening: 16 Oct 1827 - Hants Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰²³ ^,1024 ^,3371 Death: 7 Jan 1876 - Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 51) ³³⁵⁰ ^,3364 ^,3385 Burial: After 7 Jan 1876 - Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³³⁶⁴ ^,3386 Cause of Death:
Events
• Minister/Priest: John Tompkins, 16 Oct 1827, Hants Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Religion: Wesleyan Methodist, 16 Oct 1827, Hants Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Death: 7 Jan 1879, Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Henry Chislett ¹⁶⁸ ^,575 ^,749 ^,1020 ^,1021 Mother: Mary ¹⁶⁸ ^,1018

Spouses and Children

1. *Susannah Sooley ¹⁶⁸ ^,3359 Marriage: Children: 1. John Chislett 2. Willis Chislett 3. Noah Chislett 4. Elias Chislett 5. William Chislett 6. Jane Chislett 7. James Chislett

Notes
General:

230212:

I have no idea how I came up with the notion that this man never married and had no children. If it were not for this notation, not attributed to any source, I would have to say that this is one and the same person who is presently shown as being the father of my great grandmother, Jane Chislett. The two men have the same birth date. The fact that this James Chislett was Christened at the Wesleyan Methodist church in Hants Harbour does not diminish the possibility that he was indeed the James who was the father of Jane because I have no idea in which church, if any, she was Christened.

270810 copied from NGB website:

Excerpt from Dr. Seary's, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, MUN 1977.

CHISLETT, a surname of England, from the English place name Chislet (Kent)- the gravel place or stream. (Ekwall, Bardsley).

In Newfoundland:

Early instances: James, planter of Island Cove (now Islington), 1819, of Heart's Delight, 1823 (DPHW 59A, 64B); Charles, of Bonne Bay (Fortune B.), 1835 (DPHW 30); John, of Round Harbour (Burin district), 1836 (DPHW 106); John, fisherman of Seal Island (Burgeo district), 1846 (DPHW 101); Richard Chislet, of Harbour Le Cou, 1858 (DPHW 98); Charles Chislett, planter of Garia, 1871 (Lovell); John Jr., of West Point (Burgeo district), 1871 (Lovell).

Modern status: Scattered, especially at St. John's and in the Trinity South, Burgeo-La Poile districts.

Notes: 1. DPHW: DPHW volumes of the "Black Books" are now known as the registers of Vital Statistics. From Genealogical Sources at PANL . Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador (http://www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/panl/gen_src.html): Civil Registration started in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1891. Beginning at that time, all clergy were required to register with the government, every baptisms, marriage and burial conducted within their jurisdiction. Prior to 1891, no such central registry existed, so the only record of baptism, marriage or burial was the one held by the church. During the Commission of Government in the 1930's and 1940's, Sir John Charles Puddester was the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health and Welfare. In the early 1940's, Sir John was apparently disturbed by the fact that the original parish registers held by some churches were in a fragile condition and that the records of some other churches had already been lost through fire. To prevent any further loss of records and so that the government could have some record of vital statistics prior to the start of the 1891 system of registration, he initiated a program to have churches transcribe these pre 1891 records. The Department of Public Health and Welfare offered ten cents a name as compensation for those clergy who arranged for the transcription of the baptism and marriage records of their parishes. Burial records were not requested, although a few churches did submit a number of these records. These volumes which came to be referred to as the DPHW volumes of the "Black Books" are now known as the registers of Vital Statistics.

N.B. This sets to rest the old family controversy which had the Chisletts as being from Northern Ireland.

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111211: Just to clarify my level of certainty as to the parentage of Jane Chislett, the names of her parents but not her siblings are recorded in the family bible of Jacob Bishop which is in the possession of John Wheeler. There it indicates that Jacob was married to Jane Chislett "of James an [sic] Susannah". What little I know about the family beyond that came from my mother and she was not at all either communicative about them or knowledgable. I had the impression that the Chisletts were looked down upon by the Bishops and that they (the Bishops) had little or nothing to do with the Chisletts after the marriage between Jane and Jacob. As I indicated above, the names of her parents do not appear in full in any family bible or other written documentation so I do not know the surname of Susannah.Mom did not know her surname or had forgotten it by the time of my enquiries late in her life.

I have further identified Jane's parents as James "Henry" Chislett and Susannah (?) based upon accounts by others, primarily David Chislett. But I suspect that his information was somewhat tentative and may not be 100% trustworthy so the middle name Henry is a bit suspect. David also was the one who suggested the names of the parents of James Henry, but there again that is also very tentative.

230112: There is another James Chislett who is shown as being born on the same date as this man and whose parents have the same name as his. I have not yet merged the two because of the fact that the other James Chislett was christened at the Weslyan Methodist church in Hants Harbour and I have no evidence to support the contention that Jane Chislett's father and family were of this religion at any point in time.

250814: NB: They have now been merged.

260615:
I have discussed the question of the validity of the middle name Henry for James Chislett born between 1790 and 1800 as well as for his son, also known as James (or James Henry) born 1824 with Paul Cohen. There is no solid evidence to support the middle name and it may be apocryphal.

270615:
In his 2004 article in the Newfoundland Ancestor, Eldred Chislett noted that he was unable to find the name of the spouse of James Chislett II.

He also notes that information on the early years is scant because of a fire at the Anglican Church in Heart's Content that destroyed the church register which contained information on baptisms, marriages and burials in the Islington (and Cavendish) areas. That may well be true but the reality is that there were no parish churches in this area much before 1900 except in Green's Harbour. Here is the list of the churches in the parish from the Heart's Delight Parish website:

St. Matthew's Church, Heart's Delight-Islington (since 1893)
Church of the Good Shepherd, Cavendish (since ca. 1906)
St. George's Church, Whiteway (since 1913)
St. Matthew's Church, Green's Harbour (since 1880)
So it seems possible that many of the BMD events never were recorded in a church register until late in the 1800s. Eldred gives the date as 1879 in fact.

Also Eldred has many more children and their spouses attributed to the family of James Chislett II. Since he does not even know the name of his spouse, I seriously doubt that he can connect any of the additional children he links to James. Here is what he has just for the record but I am not adding this information into the family tree until someone else with source information backs it up.

2 James No 2 Chislett (b.24 Sep 1824 - Islington Nfld; d.7 Jan 1876)
Sp UNKNOWN
3.James No 3 Chislett (b. Abt 1845 Islington, Nfld. Bef 1884) sp. UNKNOWN
3 Diana Chislett (b. 1848 Islington; d. 1926) sp Elias Jerrett (b. 1846
Cavendish, NL)
3.Noah Chislett (b.1851 Islington Nfld, d.15 Jan 1899) sp: Mrs. Chislett (married name)
3.John Chislett (b. 1855 -Islington Nfld, d.2 1 Aug 1942)
sp: Naomi Reid (b. 1856 - Hearts Delight Nfld; d.4 Feb 1932)
sp: Daughter X Chislett (b. Abt 1864 Islington Nfld; m. did not marry; d. Abt 1880)
i. Willis Chislett (b. 1857 - Islington Nfld; d.30 Mar 1949)
sp: Sarah Bishop (b. 1852 -Hearts Delight Nfld;d.28 Feb 1909)
sp: Maria Crocker (b. 1858 -Hearts Delight Nfld; m.15 Apr 1912;d.2t) Jan 1930)
3. William Chislett (b. 1859 - Islington Nfld)
sp: Sarah Naomi Legge (b. 1863-Hearts Delight Nfld)
sp: Aseneth Hall (b. 1867-Hearts Content Nfld)
3. Jane Chislett (b.1863 Islington Nfld)
sp: Jacob Bishop (U. l853 Islington Nfld; m.6 Dec 1881)
3. Liza Chislett

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