John Henry MORRY ^1,126

   Another name for John was John Henry MOREY ⁶⁶.^,400

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Godfather: Michael White, 12 Mar 1896, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰¹

2. Godmother: Maud White, 12 Mar 1896, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰¹

3. Minister/Priest: L. K. Vereker, 12 Mar 1896, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^400,401

4. Census: Household of Agnes Sesk, widow, 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^14,400 John Morrey [sic] and his wife and first child are living with her as well as one of her sons. This event was shared from Agnes BRIEN who also shared it with John Joseph SESK (Household Member), Lillian Josephine MORRY (Household Member), and Mary Elizabeth SESK (Household Member).

5. Census: Living with wife and 1st child at home of mother in law, 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰²

6. Occupation: Cod Fisherman, 1921, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰³

7. Census: Household of John Henry Morry in 1935 Newfoundland Census, 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹³⁴ John Morry
Newfoundland Census, 1935
Name:John Morry
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1935
Event Place:Ferryland, Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada
Gender:Male
Age:39
Marital Status:Married
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Birth Year (Estimated):1896
Birthplace:Newfoundland
Page:119
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
John MorryHeadMale39Newfoundland
Elizabeth MorryWifeFemale35Newfoundland
Lillian MorryDaughterFemale14Newfoundland
William MorrySonMale12Newfoundland
Douglas MorrySonMale11Newfoundland
Graham MorrySonMale10Newfoundland
Gerald MorrySonMale8Newfoundland
Mary MorryDaughterFemale6Newfoundland
Edgar MorrySonMale4Newfoundland
Margaret MorryDaughterFemale3Newfoundland
Robert MorrySonMale1Newfoundland This event was shared with Douglas Joseph MORRY, Gerald Francis MORRY, Graham Joseph MORRY, John Edgar MORRY, Lillian Josephine MORRY, Margaret Mary MORRY, Mary Elizabeth SESK, Mary Louise MORRY, Robert Joseph MORRY, and William Anthony MORRY.

8. Occupation: Fisherman, Cod Fishery, 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹³⁴ Declared earnings of $1200 in this year places him well above other fishermen because he had more than one crew and was also involved in selling the processed fish.

9. Residence: Ferryland; Fisherman, 1936, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰

10. Property: Sale of John Henry Morry II property to Thomas Grant, 12 Jun 1936, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁹ Registry of Deeds. Vol. 137. Folio 136-138
Registered 12^th of June 1936 at 12:00 Noon
This is the official sale of John Morry's old house and lands at the junction of the Barkhouse Meadow Rd. (back lane) and the Main Highway (Hwy 10). He was required to give this up for sale by the executor of the will of his father, Thomas Graham Morry III, in return for receiving the house and lands of the latter left conditionally in his Will This event was shared from Pte. Howard Leopold MORRY RNR who also shared it with Pte. Thomas Graham MORRY III (Party), Tommy GRANT (Party), and William Nichols GRAY (Executor).

11. Military: Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Corps in WWII, Jan 1940 to 1945, United Kingdom. ^91,404 Laura Morry Williams in On the Edge says he and the others left Newfoundland in January 1940

12. Census: John Henry Morry family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴² Found on FamilySearch, 141018

Sheet corrected to make right and left sides match May 2020 This event was shared with Beatrice Mary MORRY, Douglas Joseph MORRY, Gerald Francis MORRY, John Edgar MORRY, John Henry MORRY, Margaret Mary MORRY, Mary Agnes MORRY, Mary Elizabeth SESK, Mary Louise MORRY, Robert Joseph MORRY, Sheila Marie MORRY, Ursula Marie MORRY, and William Anthony MORRY.

13. Occupation: Fisherman, Cod Fishery, $3000 pa, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^142,405

14. Religion: RC, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴² This event was shared with Beatrice Mary MORRY, Douglas Joseph MORRY, Gerald Francis MORRY, John Edgar MORRY, John Henry MORRY, Margaret Mary MORRY, Mary Agnes MORRY, Mary Elizabeth SESK, Mary Louise MORRY, Robert Joseph MORRY, Sheila Marie MORRY, Ursula Marie MORRY, and William Anthony MORRY.

15. Residence: House valued at $2000. This was the house originally willed to my father, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁴² This event was shared with Beatrice Mary MORRY, Douglas Joseph MORRY, Gerald Francis MORRY, John Edgar MORRY, John Henry MORRY, Margaret Mary MORRY, Mary Agnes MORRY, Mary Elizabeth SESK, Mary Louise MORRY, Robert Joseph MORRY, Sheila Marie MORRY, Ursula Marie MORRY, and William Anthony MORRY.

16. Documentation: Profiles of World War II Veterans in the 2019 Come Home Year Book, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁹¹ From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book

John married Mary Elizabeth SESK, daughter of William SESK and Agnes BRIEN, on 29 Apr 1920 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.³⁹⁸ (Mary Elizabeth SESK was born on 6 Oct 1900 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁰⁶, christened on 9 Oct 1900 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^63,407 died on 12 Apr 1979 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^131,406 and was buried after 12 Apr 1979 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ^6,406.)