Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Living

Sex: M

Spouses and Children

Children: 1. Living 2. Charles Robert Ayre

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁰ Mother: Doris Jill Harvey ¹⁰

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Anthony Green Ayre OBE

Sex: M
AKA: Anthony Green
Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Honors: OBE, 1976, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: James Garfield Green ¹⁵⁰⁴ Mother: Living

Notes
General:

290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:

AYRE, ANTHONY GREEN (1916- ). Farmer; soldier; businessman. Bom St. John's. Son of James Garfield and Carlotta P. (nee Glassey) Green. (His stepfather was Hon. CP. Ayre qv). Educated Holloway School and Prince of Wales College, St. John's; Caldecot Preparatory and Leys Public Schools, England; McGill University, Montreal. Soon after completing his education at McGill, Ayre moved back to St. John's where he began a dairy farm in 1937 and became one of the first farmers in Newfoundland to produce cottage cheese. He continued to operate his farm until the outbreak of World War II, when he joined the Royal Canadian Navy, serving in the Atlantic and Pacific from 1941 to 1945. Following the war he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and became the Commanding Officer of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Naval Training Division.

In 1950 he became Chief of Naval Staff in Newfoundland and continued in that post until 1952. From then untill 1955 he served as area officer of the Sea Cadets of Newfoundland. During the late 1950s Ayre became interested in business affairs and in 1959 became the executive manager of the Newfoundland Board of Trade. He remained in that post until 1970, when he became General Manager of the St. John's Board of Trade qv. In 1971 he founded Anthony G. Ayre Associates, a public relations firm which he continued to direct in 1980. Since 1965 Ayre has also been the consul for Belgium and the Netherlands in Newfoundland.

Among other positions, Ayre was Secretary of the St. John's Shipping Association Limited from 1959 to 1978, and Executive Secretary of the Newfoundland Real Estate Board from 1973 to 1975; he has also served as director of the John Howard Society, as a member of the Newfoundland Labour Relations Board, and as Chairman of the Public Libraries Board of Newfoundland. Ayre is also a writer, freelance broadcaster and member of ACTRA. Awarded OBE, 1976. A.G. Ayre (interview, Dec. 1980), Canadian Who's Who (1979; 19S0), Newfoundland and Labrador Who's Who Centennial Edition (1968). CFH

Arthur William Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1887 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: Cir 1951 - Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America ( about age 64) ¹⁵⁰⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁵ Mother: Mary Julia Pitts ¹⁵⁰⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Charlotte Miller ¹⁵⁰⁵ Marriage:

Capt. Bernard Pitts Ayre RNR

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1892 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: Death: 1 Jul 1916 - Beaumont-Hamel, Picardie, France ( at age 23) Burial: After 1 Jul 1916 - Somme, Centre, France Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Robert Chesley Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁶ Mother: Living

Blaikie Rogerson Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1902 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁷ Christening: Death: 1983 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 81) ¹⁵⁰⁷ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: George William Bulley Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ ^,1508 Mother: Jessie Rogerson Ayre ¹⁵⁰³

Hon. Charles Pascoe Ayre MBE

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1864 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: 1937 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 73) ¹⁵⁰⁴ ^,1505 Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 12 Feb 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Save Print Share
Charles Pascoe Ayre
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:Charles Pascoe Ayre
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:1885
First Payment Year on Register:1910
Year Range:1910-1921
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St John's, Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:68

AND

Charles Pascoe Ayre
in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

ViewEngland, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921

Name:Charles Pascoe Ayre
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:21
Birth Year:abt 1864
Initiation Date:12 Feb 1885
Year Range:1863-1887
Profession:Accountant
Lodge:The Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newofundland
Lodge Number:776, 1078
Folio Number:82.
• Occupation: Accountant, 12 Feb 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: Waterford Bridge Rd., 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Charles Robert Ayre ¹⁵⁰³ Mother: Mary Hannah Bray ¹⁵⁰³

Spouses and Children

1. Diana Agnes Stevenson ¹⁵⁰⁵ Marriage: 9 Jul 1888 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ¹⁵⁰⁵ Children: 1. Mary Isabelle Ayre 2. Dorothy Stevenson Ayre 3. 2nd Lieut. Wilfred Douglas Ayre 4. Capt. Ronald Henderson Ayre 2. Living

Notes
General:

290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:

AYRE, HON. CHARLES PASCOE (1861-1937). Businessman; politician. Bom St. John's. Son of Mary and Charles R. Ayre qv. Married Diana Stevenson; Carlotta P. {nee Glassey) Green. C.P. Ayre entered the business world in 1889 when he became a director of his father's firm, Ayre and Sons. In 1932 he became Chairman of the Board of that company. While he directed his company Ayre became active in public affairs and served as a member of the St. John's Commission of Govemment from 1914 to 1921 and as a member of the Legislative Council from 1925 to 1934. Ayre also served as Chairman of the Board of Govemors of the Methodist College (later Prince of Wales College qv) and, as well, donated to the United Church in St. John's a field to be used as a play ground and a building to be used as an orphanage. Awarded M.B.E. following World War I. CP. Ayre (interview, Dec. 1980), J.A. Cochrane (1937), E.B. Foran (1937), Kay Murphy (interview, Dec. 1980), R.A. Parsons (1937), A.B. Perlin (1958?), ET (Dec. 18, 1931), JLC (1 & 2, 28, 1933), NQ (July 1925) Yearbook (1926-1932).

Capt. Charles Robert Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁰⁵ Christening: Death: Cir 1955 - ( about age 70) ¹⁵⁰⁵ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Military: Promoted to Lieutenant, 24 Sep 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Military: RNR in WWI, Between 24 Sep 1914 and 7 Jun 1917. Granted Commission, Lieutenant, Sept. 24, 1914. Captain, July 28, 1915; Returned to Newfoundland and attached for duty to depot, May 8 1916; Retired, St. John's, medically unfit, June 7, 1917.
• Military: Promotion to Captain, 28 Jul 1915, Scotland.
• Illness: Medical Discharge - Pains in Feet and Knees -- Rheumatism?, 7 Jun 1917, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Frederick William Ayre ¹⁵⁰⁵ Mother: Mary Julia Pitts ¹⁵⁰⁵

Spouses and Children

1. *Shelley E. L. Lewis ¹⁵⁰⁵ Marriage:

Notes
General:

1307117:

The Newfoundland Legion's book "Lest We Forget Vol 14" has this brief note about him: "AYRE, Charles Robert Capt,Royal Newfoundland Regiment Born: St. John's Deceased"

Charles Robert Ayre

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1819 - Exeter, Devon, England ¹⁵⁰⁹ Christening: 2 Jan 1820 - Exeter, Devon, England ¹⁵⁰³ Death: 12 Apr 1899 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 79) ¹⁵⁰³ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1819, Exeter, Devon, England.
• Alt. Birth: Bef 2 Jan 1820, Exeter, Devon, England.
• Emigration: Emigrated to work for Benjamin Bowering, 18 Apr 1833, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Selected for Grand Jury, 21 Nov 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From Edward Chafe on Facebook (Newfoundlanders and Genealogy) 050620.
• Occupation: Shopkeeper, Water St., 21 Nov 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Court: Member of Grand Jury - Central Circuit of Supreme Court, 20 Apr 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Shopkeeper, Water St., 20 Apr 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Living Mother:

Spouses and Children

1. *Mary Hannah Bray ¹⁵⁰³ Marriage: Cir 1844 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵¹⁰ Children: 1. John Bray Ayre 2. Frederick William Ayre 3. Robert Chesley Ayre 4. Mary Hannah Ayre 5. Hon. Charles Pascoe Ayre MBE

Notes
General:

290618 from Encyclopedia of NL:

AYRE, CHARLES ROBERT (1819-1889). Businessman; politician. Bom Exeter. Ayre arrived in Newfoundland in 1832 to work in the business of Benjamin Bowring qv in St. John's. Later he left the Bowring Company to establish a business with John Steer, the resulting partnership lasting until 1858. One year later he opened a store on Water Street with a second partner, Alexander Marshall. When the latter Charles R. Ayre resigned in 1884 Ayre engaged three of his sons to enter into business with him, thus creating Ayre and Sons, the forerunner of the modem-day Ayre Group of Companies qv, which is owned and operated by his descendents. As well, Ayre served as a Member of the House of Assembly for the District of Burin from 1873 to 1878, as a member of the Executive Council in Robert Thorburn's qv administration of 1885 to 1888, and as Member ofthe Legislative Council from 1979 to Ayre's death in 1889. Active in the Methodist Church as well, Ayre is remembered also for having donated $15,000 toward the building of a Methodist orphanage in St. John's. H.Y. Mott (1894), A.B. Perlin (1958?), D.W. Prowse (1896), Evening Mercury (Apr. 12, 1889),JHA (1874-1879), 7LC (1879- 1889). CFH

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