Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




Alexander Harvey Hamlyn 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Aug 1909 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5173,5174,5175,5176
    Christening: 
          Death: 13 Jul 1922 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 12) 5173
         Burial: Jul 1922 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: Household of Moses Hamlyn, Topsail Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Residence: Springdale Farm, Topsail Rd., 1922, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262
         Mother: Theresa Harnum
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
From the St. John's Daily News, July 13, 1922 as transcribed by Chris Shelley and John Baird for NLGS and distributed by email 241201:

"HAMLYN - Passed peacefully away after a short illness, Alexander Harry, aged 13 years, beloved son of Moses and Teresa HAMLYN. Funeral on Friday at 2 p.m. from his late residence, (Springdale Farm) Topsail Road . Friends will please accept this the only intimation."

Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother:
Alice Maudella Hamlyn 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1861 - Brookfield, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2008
    Christening: 
          Death: 26 Jun 1925 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 64) 19,2008
         Burial: After 26 Jun 1925 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19,2008
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Hamlyn 402
         Mother: Anne Bishop 401,402
Beatrice May Hamlyn 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1899 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Jun 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 17) 19,5177
         Burial: After 16 Jun 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19
 Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Parents 
         Father: Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262
         Mother: Theresa Harnum
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
190710:

The date of death on the stone is blurred and could be 1918 or 1916. I'm leaving it as 1916 for now pending other evidence.

210911: And here is the evidence:

City of St. John's death register for 1916:

June 16 Brookfield Heart disease HAMLYN Beatrice Church of England 17 Church of England Cemetery

This also clears up another mystery. I had noted that in the 1921 Census it gave the children's place of birth as Brookfield. I felt that was wrong and that it meant Brookfield in Bonavista Bay. I now realise that it was correct. This was a part of St. John's around Topsail Rd.

Eldest Sister Hamlyn 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Christening: 
          Death: Cir Sep 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5178
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis
Parents 
         Father: Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262
         Mother: Theresa Harnum
Notes
General:
06/12/04: According to Mom, she was to have been the bridesmaid at Nan and Daddy Jack's wedding but when they went to see her to make the arrangements she was dead and in her coffin.

190710:

She definitely died before 1921 because she is not shown on the census

George H. Hamlyn 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 24 Apr 1905 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2756,3889
    Christening: 
          Death: 6 Oct 1974 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 69) 3889
         Burial: After 6 Oct 1974 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3889
 Cause of Death: Committed suicide - hanged himself

Events

•  Census: Household of Moses Hamlyn, Topsail Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Baker, Browning's, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Moses S Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921
Name:Moses S Hamlyn
Gender:Male
Age:57
Marital Status:Married
Relation to Head:Head
Birth Date:1864
Birth Place:Topsail Road
Residence Year:1921
Residence Place:Topsail Rd, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Moses S Hamlyn57Head
Thresa Hamlyn
56Wife
Harry Hamlyn
19Son
Weston Hamlyn
18Son
George Hamlyn
16Son
Alexander Hamlyn
12Son
Victoria Hamlyn
15Daughter. 

•  Census: Household of Theresa Hamlyn (widow), Topsail Rd., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Farmer, General Farm, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Victoria Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Name:Victoria Hamlyn
Gender:Female
Age:29
Marital Status:Single
Relation to Head:Daughter
Birth Date:1906
Birth Place:Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Residence Year:1935
Residence Place:Topsail Road, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Theresa Hamlyn
70Head
Henry Hamlyn
33Son
Weston Hamlyn
32Son
George Hamlyn
30Son
Victoria Hamlyn29Daughter
Christianna Harnum
66Sister-in-law. 

•  Alt. Death: 1974, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262
         Mother: Theresa Harnum
Spouses and Children 
1. *Elizabeth Crewe 53 
       Marriage: After 1935 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3895
       Children:
                1. Living
Living 
      Sex: M
Parents 
         Father: Living
         Mother:
Henry Cowan Hamlyn 
      Sex: M
AKA: Harry Hamlyn 5175,5176, Henry Hamlyn 611
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Nov 1902 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5175,5176
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Census: Household of Moses Hamlyn, Topsail Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Gardner, Bowring Park, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Moses S Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921
Name:Moses S Hamlyn
Gender:Male
Age:57
Marital Status:Married
Relation to Head:Head
Birth Date:1864
Birth Place:Topsail Road
Residence Year:1921
Residence Place:Topsail Rd, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Moses S Hamlyn57Head
Thresa Hamlyn
56Wife
Harry Hamlyn
19Son
Weston Hamlyn
18Son
George Hamlyn
16Son
Alexander Hamlyn
12Son
Victoria Hamlyn
15Daughter. 

•  Census: Household of Theresa Hamlyn (widow), Topsail Rd., 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Gardner, Park, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Victoria Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1935

Name:Victoria Hamlyn
Gender:Female
Age:29
Marital Status:Single
Relation to Head:Daughter
Birth Date:1906
Birth Place:Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Canada
Residence Year:1935
Residence Place:Topsail Road, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Theresa Hamlyn
70Head
Henry Hamlyn
33Son
Weston Hamlyn
32Son
George Hamlyn
30Son
Victoria Hamlyn29Daughter
Christianna Harnum
66Sister-in-law. 

•  Residence: Living at home with mother, brothers and sister and still single, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Grounds keeper, Bowering Park, 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 19,1218,1262
         Mother: Theresa Harnum
Moses Samuel Harvey Hamlyn 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Jun 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3292
    Christening: 18 Sep 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3292
          Death: 28 Jun 1928 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 63) 19
         Burial: 30 Jun 1928 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1428
 Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Bowel 1428

Events

•  Occupation: Farmer, store owner and land owner on Topsail Rd., St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Master Gardner In Bowring, Bannerman & Victoria Park, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Alt. Birth: 1865, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. 

•  Occupation: Farmer, Topsail Rd., Between 1894 and 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Farmer, Topsail Rd., 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Census: Household of Moses Hamlyn, Topsail Rd., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Moses S Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921
Name:	Moses S Hamlyn
Gender:	Male
Age:	57
Marital Status:	Married
Relation to Head:	Head
Birth Date:	1864
Birth Place:	Topsail Road
Residence Year:	1921
Residence Place:	Topsail Rd, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household Members	Age	Relationship
Moses S Hamlyn	57	Head
Thresa Hamlyn
56	Wife
Harry Hamlyn
19	Son
Weston Hamlyn
18	Son
George Hamlyn
16	Son
Alexander Hamlyn
12	Son
Victoria Hamlyn
15	Daughter. 

•  Occupation: Farmer, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Moses S Hamlyn
in the Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921

Newfoundland, Canada, Census, 1921
Name:Moses S Hamlyn
Gender:Male
Age:57
Marital Status:Married
Relation to Head:Head
Birth Date:1864
Birth Place:Topsail Road
Residence Year:1921
Residence Place:Topsail Rd, St. John's West, Newfoundland, Canada
Household MembersAgeRelationship
Moses S Hamlyn57Head
Thresa Hamlyn
56Wife
Harry Hamlyn
19Son
Weston Hamlyn
18Son
George Hamlyn
16Son
Alexander Hamlyn
12Son
Victoria Hamlyn
15Daughter. 

•  Alt. Burial: After 28 Jun 1928, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: William Hamlyn 402
         Mother: Anne Bishop 401,402
Spouses and Children 
1. *Theresa Harnum
       Marriage: 14 Jan 1898 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 5179

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: G. Ross Godden, Curate, 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: Peter Cowan, Albert Langston, Adelaide Harmun, 14 Jan 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
Marriage Notes 




Both listed as previously unmarried at time of this marriage.


       Children:
                1. Eldest Sister Hamlyn
                2. Beatrice May Hamlyn
                3. Henry Cowan Hamlyn
                4. Weston Hamlyn
                5. George H. Hamlyn
                6. Victoria M. D. Hamlyn
                7. Alexander Harvey Hamlyn
Notes
General:
160710:

He signed the marriage record with an X. He was already in St. John's in 1898 as a farmer, which shoots down the old family lore that he was brought over from England to do the gardening during the construction of Bowering Park, since that wasn't constructed until 1910.

190710: And now to blow the whole ridiculous story out of the water! Moses Samuel Hamlyn was NOT born in England. I just found his birth record on NGB:

HAMLYNMoses Samuel HAMLYNWilliam & Anne b June 29 1864 Brookfieldbap Sep 18 1864not given

This was found in the register of births at St Mary's Anglican Church (South Side, St. John's). Brookfield was an area of St. John's along the Topsail Rd.

So much for another of the many false family legends in the Wheeler/Bishop family.

Here is the 1921 Census for St. John's West Boggy Hall area:

62 65 HAMLYN Moses S. M Head Married 1864 June 57 Topsail Road 62 65 HAMLYN Theresa F Wife Married 1865 May 56 Green Harbour 62 65 HAMLYN Harry M Son Single 1902 Nov 19 Brook Field TB 62 65 HAMLYN Weston M Son Single 1903 July 18 Brook Field TB 62 65 HAMLYN George M Son Single 1905 April 16 Brook Field TB 62 65 HAMLYN Alexander M Son Single 1909 Aug 12 Brook Field TB 62 65 HAMLYN Victoria F Daughter Single 1906 May 15 Brook Field TB

Note that it shows all their children born in Brook Field TB but Moses born on Topsail Rd. In fact this is wrong because his birthplace is shown on his birth record as Brookfield and it is not in Trinity Bay, but rather a part of St. John's. I suspect the census taker got the facts mixed up and had the mother's birthplace (Trinity Bay) interposed with that of the children! I presume they got Theresa's birthplace more or less right (It's actually Greens Harbour, not Green Harbour, TB)! I suspect that since he was already resident as a farmer on Topsail Rd. in 1894-97 his children were all born in St. John's and I am making it so today.

240810:

There is a will for Moses Hamlyn filed in 1928 according to NGB

Will of Moses Hamlyn from Newfoundland will books volume 14 page 280 probate year 1928

In re DECEASED. MOSES HAMLYN.

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me Moses Hamlyn, of Topsail Road in the island of Newfoundland, Farmer. First:- I hereby revoke all former wills and Testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretofore made. Second:- I appoint my wife Theresa Hamlyn sole executrix of this my will. Third:- I leave all my property of whatsoever kind and nature of which I die possessed to my said wife Theresa Hamlyn until she remarries or dies, if and when she remarries or dies I give devise and bequeath all the said property to my four children share and share alike. Dated this the 26th day of June A.D. 1923. MOSES HAMLYN. SIGNED by the testator in the presence of us both being present at the same time, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Mary Goodland. L. E. Emerson.

CORRECT William F. Lloyd Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat July 26/28 W. H. Horwood C. J. Probate granted Theresa Hamlyn on the 23rd day of July A.D. 1928 Value of Estate $950.00

010514: Name appears in the 1898 edition of McAlpine's Directory as a farmer on Topsail Rd. (seen on Ancestry.com)

Just saw a copy of the 1921 Census page sent to me by Don Tate of NGB. The letters were not TB but TR for Torbay Rd. and therefore a change will be made to the online transcription.

Susan Jane Hamlyn 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1845 2007
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Jul 1895 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 50) 2007
         Burial: After 16 Jul 1895 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 2007
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: William Hamlyn 402
         Mother: Anne Bishop 401,402
Spouses and Children 
1. *Abel Rolls 5180 
       Marriage:

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