Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Wilfred Costello ⁶⁶⁵ Mother: Mary Sullivan ⁶⁶⁵

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Wilfred Costello ⁶⁶⁵ Mother: Mary Sullivan ⁶⁶⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *William Joseph Williams ³⁴²⁴ Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Thomas Costello ⁶⁶⁵ Mother: Mary Maciver ⁶⁶⁵

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Mother: Bernadette Costello ⁵

Eliza Costello

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 12 Jan 1942 - Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland ²⁵⁶ Burial: After 12 Jan 1942 - Grawn, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland ²⁵⁶ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Bridget ²⁵⁴

Elizabeth Costello S. R. N.

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 26 Jul 2005 - Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland ²⁵⁵ Burial: After 26 Jul 2005 - Grawn, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland ²⁵⁵ Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: State Registered Nurse (SRN), Ireland.

Parents

Father: James Costello ²⁵⁵ Mother: Nora Cleary ²⁵⁵

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Esther A. Costello

Sex: F
AKA: Essie Costello ³⁰¹⁰
Individual Information

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1916 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵ ^,3786 Christening: Death: 3 Feb 1978 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 61) ⁸¹¹ ^,3786 Burial: After 3 Feb 1978 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸¹¹ ^,3786 Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: Household of Michael and Catherine White, 1845, Ferryland, Newfoundland. (Household Member)
• Alt. Birth: Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Apr 1917, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: John William Costello ⁵ Mother: Clara Isabella Carew ⁵ ^,2235

Spouses and Children

1. *Hugh James Henry White ⁵ ^,42 ^,811 Marriage: 1936 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴² Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living 8. Living 9. Living 10. Maureen Roberta White 11. Living 12. Michael Robert Joseph White

Notes
General:

From: Enid O'Brien [mailto:enidobrien@yahoo.com] Sent: March 16, 2002 11:00 PM To: Chris Morry Subject: Esther White

Dear Chris:

Since my last email I have confirmed with Ida that April 12, 1916 is the correct birth day for her mother.

Regards - Enid

Frederick Joseph Costello

Sex: M
AKA: Fred Costello ⁶⁶⁵
Individual Information

Birth Date: Bef 19 Jul 1874 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹³⁵ ^,3787 ^,3788 Christening: 19 Jul 1874 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁷⁸⁸ Death: 26 May 1963 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹³⁵ ^,3787 Burial: After 26 May 1963 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁷⁸⁷ Cause of Death:
Events
• Godfather: Rev M.A. Clancy, 19 Jul 1874, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Godmother: Esther Burke, 19 Jul 1874, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 1945 Newfoundland Census of Household of Frederick Costello, 1945, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Downloaded from FamilySearch and corrected so that right and left pages match

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• Occupation: Manager of business, 1945, Calvert, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Medical Condition: Had a stroke a few days before and is confined to bed, 11 Feb 1959, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Medical Condition: Dad Morry visited all the old folks in Ferryland and gave a run down of their health conditions, 29 Dec 1960, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 29.Another beautiful day but looking for
weather so I took advantage of the fine day
to visit some of my old friends who can't go out.
Fred Costello, 82, has been bed ridden for two
years but is smart & quick in memory.
Nothing wrong with that. Had a yarn,
long chat with him. From there to Clara
Costello's who is crippled with Arthritis. She was
always a good neighbour & a friend in need to
everyone. Always ready to help anyone in need.
Her good deeds will be a head of her.
Then to Mike White, another real good friend
of the old days. He is still pretty good
but failing fast. & so they old friends go.
We talked of old days of fishing & hunting,
parties & dances, etc., friends we knew &
who are passed on.
From that to Kate Williams, 82, another old
friend & neighbour who is also not so good.
She said to me, Howard, with us now it's
not when we die it's how we die.
Then to Mike Kinsella's. At 78, he too
was unwell with a bad cold for two
or three days past. So we did not have
much to say as he was feeling unwell.

Parents

Father: William Costello ⁸¹¹ Mother: Ann Williams ¹³⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Bridget M. Sullivan ⁶⁶⁵ ^,3785 Marriage: Children: 1. Mary J. Costello 2. Cyril Robert Costello

Gerald Costello

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: After 1921 - Ferryland, Newfoundland ²⁹⁰⁰ ^,3790 Christening: Death: Bef 5 Nov 2007 ⁵³ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Lake Boats and fishing at home in Newfoundland; also work in NS, 1945-1950, Ontario, Canada.
• Occupation: Fisherman with his own crew, Cir 1955, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Caretaker at Baltimore High School, Cir 1960, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Operator of The Downs Inn for son, Gerard, Cir 1988-2006, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William J. Costello ⁶⁶⁵ ^,3791 Mother: Mary Martha Devereaux ⁶⁶⁵ ^,1502

Spouses and Children

1. *Joan Sullivan ⁵³ Marriage: Cir 1950 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁷⁹² Children: 1. Living 2. Patricia Costello 3. Robin Costello 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living

Notes
General:

190116:

An excerpt from Joan Edwards book "This is Our Place, This is Our Home." (Breakwater Books Ltd. 2006)

When ! met Joan Costello at The Downs Inn in Ferryland, she had just returned from a trip to Ireland with her husband, Gerald. On one occasion they were sitting in a pub in Galway, having a pint and chatting with The locals. "And where are you from?" asked one. "We're from Newfoundland," answered Joan. " Aw, go on with you," came the reply, "I can tell. You just came from Cork!" Gerald was wearing his green leather jacket and a cap identical to that worn in Ireland. With his Irish accent and his clothes he could easily pass as an authentic Irishman, and he and Joan had been taken as such by these Irish folk.
Many of the people of Ferryland and the surrounding countryside have descended from Irish immigrants, and their delightful Irish accent has never faded. Joan's great-grandfather, Joe Sullivan, came from County Wexford in the early 1800s and settled in Calvert, which was a thriving fishing village at the time. Her father, Patrick Sullivan, was born and raised there. Her mother, Ellen Ryan, also grew up in Calvert, her people also having come from Ireland. Gerald was born and raised in Ferry land, his ancestors having come from County Mayo. With such a background, it is any wonder that Joan and Gerald would be taken for authentic Irish folk?
Joan was the youngest in a family of ten. Her mother died when she was seven, and her oldest sister (twenty-one at the time) took charge of the family. Her father, a fisherman, also helped greatly to make up for their loss: "He acted as a father and a mother," said Joan. "he was a fine man, a hard-workin' man."
Joan attended school in Calvert, "received the average education to grade eleven and then took a business course at St. Brides College Littledale in St. John's. I was seventeen or eighteen then." Joan then worked for her father. "He fished, and also dealt with the fishing schooners that came in to Calvert from Lunenburg and Grand Bank, supplying bait (caplin), and ice to keep the bait fresh. The ice was stored in ice houses on shore. I kept the books and cooked for a crew of six to eight, my father and brothers, each evening." Her early life prepared her for what she would do later.
She met Gerald Costello in 1945, when she was twenty, and they married five years later. He worked in Halifax at the time, on the lake boats on Lake Ontario, and back at home fishing, "You had to go lookin' for work then, too," commented Joan, "same as is happening now." Gerald had also suffered loss in childhood. His mother died ar thirty-eight when he was five, leaving behind her nine boys and one little girl, who died young. Then his father died when he was seven or eight. ''Gerald had a sad life," commented Joan, The fishing that he had done with his father during the summers he now began to do with his older brothers. Later he became caretaker in Baltimore High School during the winters, fished during the summers and, still later, had his own boat and his own family to fish with him. Together. Joan and Gerald brought up seven children; five boys and two girls. After their own difficult childhoods, they have seen their family move on to satisfying and successful livelihoods.
Joan's activity, apart from that within the family, has been extensive. When the museum opened in Ferryland in 1974, she worked there as supervisor for two years during the summer. "I had to do almost everything," she said, "supervise the four or five students who were taken on, look after the artefacts, and so on." The museum included the histories of Ferryland and of different families, artefacts from Ferryland and other areas, and artefacts from shipwrecks that had happened nearby. Now the museum has been modernized and enlarged and displays findings from the archaeological dig that began in 1990: all manner of old day pipes, pieces of pottery (some jugs and plates have been restored to their original state), nails, keys, cannon balls of various sizes and periods, and maps and history of the early 1600s settlement onwards. It is a fascinating tour and story.
Joan's next venture was the convent. The two prominent buildings standing side by side on a hillside in Ferryland are the Holy Trinity Church (Catholic, built in 1865, and the only remaining stone church in Newfoundland), and the convent next to it. The convent was first built in 1900, burned down, and the present building erected in 1914. Between the convent and the church, a school was built in the early 1900s, where the Sisters taught the primary and elementary grades. It was taken down in 1986 when the primary and elementary schools were combined in the new Baltimore High School. From 1980 to 1986 Joan worked in the convent, preparing and serving meals to the Sisters. Later still she served meals when the convent became The Downs Inn, and her cooking has become legendary.
The opening of The Downs Inn is a story in itself. In 1988 Joan and Gerald opened the first bed and breakfast in Ferryland. "That was when I was retired." said Joan, "I tried to retire!'' Their son, Gerard, had bought a beautiful red house on The Downs, and they decided to call their establishment The Downs Inn. The previous owner of the house had a gallon of "fire tug red" paint left over in his basement, and when he sold the house it was with the stipulation that the colour always be maintained. His wish has been kept, and that red house remains a glorious spot amidst its surroundings. It was closed as a bed and breakfast in 1990, but has been rented out for various purposes since. For in 1990 Joan and Gerald took over the convent (also bought by Gerard in 1989), renovated it, ("there were not too many alterations - there are rules and regulations to be abided by") and renamed it The Downs Inn. With its wonderful view over the waterfront and The Downs, and its magnificent meals, it is a favourite spot for those visiting the area. That is reinforced by the fine atmosphere provided by the Inn's energetic and genial host, Junior O'Brien (Joan and Gerald's son-in-law), and wife, Patricia, who are always catering to the Inn's needs. While I was there I heard a beautiful folk trio, Colcannon, in concert one evening; met three charming young doctors from Switzerland, travelling around Newfoundland on bicycles in the rain!, a television producer from Ireland, a couple from Ontario who have a photo-library business, three professional university women from Quebec, and charming people from St. John's and elsewhere...
Joan and Gerald, aided by their family, have created a fine and unusual inn out of an institution of the past. Like the house, their own life has been a constant evolution.

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