Sapper Pte. William Sweetland MORRY ^{192,1002,2174,3455}

   Cause of his death was Lung Cancer/Gassed in WWI.³⁴⁵⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 26 Aug 1891, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁵⁹

2. Alt. Birth, 1898, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁰⁰²

3. Census, 1901, British Columbia, Canada. ¹⁸¹⁹

4. Census: Census of Canada - Peter Morry household, 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ²¹⁸² Canada Census 1901 Transcription
First name(s)Last nameSexBirth yearBirth placeRelationship to head of household
PeterMorryMale1860NewfoundlandHead Transcription
BridgetMorryFemale1871NewfoundlandWife Transcription
JanetMorryFemale1893NewfoundlandDaughter Transcription
NoraMorryFemale1893NewfoundlandDaughter Transcription
EstherMorryFemale1895NewfoundlandDaughter Transcription
WilliamMorryMale1897NewfoundlandSon Hint Transcription
VioletMorryFemale1899NewfoundlandDaughter Transcription
Census details
First name(s)William
Last nameMorry
SexMale
Age4
Birth year1897
Birth date26 Aug 1897
Birth placeNewfoundland
Race or TribeEnglish
Marital statusSingle
Relationship to head of householdSon
Year1901
Family number228
Division11
Subdistrict nameVictoria (City)
Subdistrict numberD
District nameVictoria
District number4
ProvinceBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
FilmT-6430
Page number21
Image sourceImage at Library and Archives Canada
Record setCanada Census 1901
CategoryCensus, Land & Substitutes
SubcategoryCensus
Collections fromCanada, Americas
© MyHeritage This event was shared from Peter Frederick MORRY who also shared it with Bridget Mary COADY (Household Member), Esther Graham MORRY (Household Member), Honora MORRY (Household Member), Jane Windsor MORRY (Household Member), and Violet MORRY (Household Member).

5. Census: Census of Canada, 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ¹⁶⁹²

6. Residence, 1901, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ²¹⁷⁴

7. Emigration: From Newfoundland, 1904, British Columbia, Canada. ²¹⁸⁰

8. Immigration: From Newfoundland, 1904, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁴⁵⁸

9. Religion: Church Of England, 1915. ³⁵⁹

10. Medical Condition, 1 Nov 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ¹²⁸⁵ Chest 37 in.; range of expansion 4 ins.; complexion - fair; eyes - blue. Appendectomy scar

11. Military: Sapper In Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force; 67th Western Scots Regiment, Between 1 Nov 1915 and 22 May 1919, Europe. ^{359,3455,3457,3459} Formerly 50th Gordon's #103241

Served overseas with 124th and 10th Battalions

12. Occupation: Apprentice Plumber, 1 Nov 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁵⁹

13. Residence: 121 South Turner St, 1 Nov 1916, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁵⁹

14. Arrival: Returning from war out of Southampton on board OLYMPIC, 13 Jun 1919, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ⁶⁴⁵

15. Census: 1921 Census - Doncaster Drive, 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁴⁶⁰

16. Occupation: House Plumber, 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁴³

17. Religion: C of E, 1921, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ²¹⁸⁰ This event was shared from Peter Frederick MORRY who also shared it with Emma Windsor MORRY (Member), Esther Graham MORRY (Member), Honora MORRY (Member), Jane Windsor MORRY (Member), Marjorie Mary MORRY (Member), Pte. Ernest Victor MORRY Cdn. Scottish Rgt. (Member), Victoria May MORRY (Member), and Violet MORRY (Member).

18. Residence: Doncaster Drive, Ward 1, 1921, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. ³⁴³

19. Residence: 3337 Richmond St, Bef 28 May 1948, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ²⁵⁶⁴

William married Jessie Darling HENDERSON, daughter of William HENDERSON and Margaret WATERS, on 4 Mar 1921 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.³³⁶ (Jessie Darling HENDERSON was born on 19 Mar 1902 in Denny, Stirling, Scotland,³⁴⁶¹ died circa 1998 in British Columbia, Canada ¹³⁹ and was buried circa 1998 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ²¹⁷⁷.)