Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Rev. Theodore Wood Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 24 Dec 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 572,573,574
    Christening: 24 Dec 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 573,574
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Rev. Thomas Martin Wood, Minister of St. Thomas, 24 Dec 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Theodore Clift 572
         Mother: Selina Sophia Bayly 572,620
Spouses and Children 
1. *Emma M. 572 
       Marriage:
Notes
General:
260710:

Actual date of birth not given on baptiosmal record.

Thomas Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 19 Aug 1818 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 278,531,572
    Christening: 19 Aug 1818 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 278,728
          Death: 17 Nov 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 531
         Burial: 19 Nov 1884 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 531
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Appointment: Member of Grand Jury, 23 Apr 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 23 Apr 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Selected as Grand Juror for Supreme Court term, 28 Nov 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Member of Grand Jury, 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Nov 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Thomas Clift
 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:Thomas Clift
Gender:Male
First Payment Year on Register:1859
Year Range:1837-1862
Profession:Merchant
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns, Newfoundland ,
Lodge Number:1078
Folio Number:201. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Grand Jurors, Central District, 20 Nov 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Including 

Thomas Clift, Foreman - Merchant, Water St. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, Water St., 20 Nov 1862, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: At time of marriage, 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: Rennie's Mill Rd., Mar 1880, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Death: Cir 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: Rennies Mill Rd., Nov 1884, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
Spouses and Children 
1. *Eliza Lavinia Bayly 622 
       Marriage: 19 Nov 1867 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 278,481,1429

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: Edward Newfoundland, Bishop, 19 Nov 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Jas B Wood, G Mortimer Rendell, Jane Clift, Sophia Wood, Henrietta Emerson, CN Clift, FBT Carter, Thos M Wood, 19 Nov 1867, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




160112:

Marriage performed at St. Thomas's but also recorded at Cathedral

150916:

Here is a transcript of the entry in the Cathedral register:

"No. 52 Thomas Clift, bachelor & Eliza [note absence of second name]
Bayly, spinster, both of this Parish
were married in this Cathedral Church this nine-
-teenth day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred & sixty-seven by me
                                   Edward Newfoundland
                                              Bishop

This marriage was          { Thomas Clift
solemnized between us  {  Eliza Lavinia Bayly

In the presence of us              { Henrietta Emerson
Jas. B. Wood                           {  C. N. Clift
G. Mortimer Rendell                {  F. B. T. Carter
Jane Clift                                 {  Thos. M. Wood
Sophia Wood

NB: Where these entries say "in this Cathedral Church" that implies at St. Thomas's


       Children:
                1. Thomas Bayly Clift
                2. James Cawley Clift
                3. Lavinia Florence Clift
                4. Jane Clara Mildred Clift
Notes
General:
111109 from NGB: Thomas CLIFT James & Flora SHANNAN bap Aug 19 1818

090312 from NGB Ang Cath Bur reg:

Thomas CLIFT Rennies Mill Road Nov 17 1884 Nov 19 1884 66 yrs Married 1867 to Lavinia Eliza Bayley, dau of James; son of James Clift & Flora Shannon.

171012: Signed a petition against confederation with Canada in 1866 according to story in Newfoundland Ancestor this month by Lynn Fogwill.

Thomas Bayly Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1870 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 572
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Mar 1929 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 59) 1862
         Burial: 18 Mar 1929 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1862,3509
 Cause of Death: Diabetes 1862

Events

•  Residence: 64 Le Marchant Rd., 16 Mar 1929, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Clift 278,572,728
         Mother: Eliza Lavinia Bayly 622
William Bartlett Clift 
      Sex: M
AKA: William Clift 444,445
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 10 Oct 1843 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 1802,1859
    Christening: 3 Nov 1843 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 459,1802
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1844, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Resident) 

•  Residence: 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
William Wallace Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 6 Aug 1827 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
    Christening: 6 Aug 1828 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
          Death: Bef 25 Mar 1837 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
         Burial: 25 Mar 1837 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 596
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
111109 from NGB: William Wallace CLIFT James & Flora SHANNAN b Aug 6 1827 bap Aug 6 1828 merchant

010312 from NGB Ang. Cath. Bur. Register:

Mar 25 1837 William Wallace CLIFT 9 yrs, 6 mo born Aug 6 1827, son of James Clift & Flora Shannon

Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Dennis Cloonan 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1855 - Ireland
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Immigration: S.S. Palmyra To Boston, With Dennis and Johanna Quinlisk, 23 Apr 1873, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mary Quinlisk 681 
       Marriage: 13 Jan 1878 - Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America
Susan Clough 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *William G. Bailey 589 
       Marriage: 15 Dec 1841 589
Living 
      Sex: F
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Spouses and Children 
1. Living

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