Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Alexander Frederick Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1860 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶³ Christening: 23 Dec 1860 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶³ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: William Bremner Mother: Living

Alexander Hugh Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: 22 Oct 1935 - New York, New York, New York, United States of America ⁴⁸¹ Burial: 26 Oct 1935 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States of America ⁴⁸¹ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Alexander Warren Bremner Jr. ⁵ Mother: Tryphena Elizabeth Spencer Sweetland ⁵ ^,2464 Marriage Did Not Marry

Alexander Warren Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1873 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸¹ Christening: 12 Oct 1873 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁸¹ Death: 18 Apr 1902 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 28) ²⁴⁶⁵ Burial: After 18 Apr 1902 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁵⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Death: 1902, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Robert S. Bremner ²⁴⁶⁰ Mother: Living

Alexander Warren Bremner Jr.

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1828 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: 25 Sep 1828 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁹³ ^,2462 Death: 5 Oct 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 57) ¹⁰ ^,2460 Burial: 7 Oct 1885 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁰ ^,2459 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Bef 25 Sep 1828, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Member of Protestant School Board, 1852, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Appointment: Outport Road Commissioners, 1858, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Appointee)
• Occupation: Trader, 1871, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 21 Cathedral St., 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 220616:
According to a Bremner family tree found online (http://www.brebner.com/uploads/bre10912.pdf ) his residence at death was 21 Cathedral St.

Parents

Father: Alexander Bremner JP ⁴⁸¹ Mother: Ann White Lander ⁴⁸¹

Spouses and Children

1. *Tryphena Elizabeth Spencer Sweetland ⁵ ^,2464 Marriage: 2 Jun 1860 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁹³ ^,2466
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: Rev. Benj. Smith, 2 Jun 1860, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Benjamin Sweetland and Fred J. Wyatt, 2 Jun 1860, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Marriage: 2 Jun 1866, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

050318:

Transcript of church register on NGB:

This is to certify that ALEXANDER WARREN BREMNER, Bachelor, and TRYPHENA ELIZA SPENCER SWEETLAND, Spinster, both of Trinity, were married at Saint Paul's Church, Trinity, on this second day of June in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty, By me, Benjn Smith, Minister.

This marriage was solemnized between us, A. W. Bremner and Tryphena E. S. Sweetland, in the presence of us, Mary Sweetland, Fred? McGrath, Emma Jones, J? ?man, Ronald Bremner, J.? Steele?, His??? S. Sweetland, Fanny Kelson?, Annie ?
Children: 1. Alexander Hugh Bremner 2. Robert Sweetland Bremner 3. Helen Maria Isobel Bremner 4. Marion McKenzie Bremner 5. Ethel Grace Bremner

Notes
General:

170318:

Alexander Warren and Isobel Bremner were a twin.

Here is his will from a transcript on the NGB website by Judy Benson and Ivy Benoit:

Will of Alexander Warren Bremner from Newfoundland will books volume 5 pages17-19 probate year 1886

Last Will and Testament of
Alexander Warren Bremner late
of Trinity Merchant
I Alexander Warren Bremner of Trinity and St. John's in the island of Newfoundland make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills And for the due performance and execution of this I hereby appoint my wife executrix and my sons Robert Southland and Alexander Hugh my executors.

1st. I wish and direct that the sum of ten thousand pounds ( £10000) curry of Newfoundland being part of the balance now due me by Walter Grier and Company of St. John;s Newfland be invested in the mercantile trade or business to be continued and carried on in Trinity Newfland in common with the said Walter Grier & Co. for five years from the end of the year 1884 according to the terms of the Deed of Copartnership which said business is to be terminated at the end of the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine so far as my interest and my estate are concerned and the said Capital divided and paid as hereafter provided, it being arranged with my son Robert that he is to have one half of my share of the net profits of the Trinity Trade of Walter Grier & Co. Because during the time he is manager thereof and I direct that each said portion of my share of the profits be reserved to be paid to him from my estate before payment of residuary moneys named in article fifth (5)

I desire and direct that all other moneys and effects (except house and land hereafter devised) belonging to my estate at my death be realized and invested in Government or other good security approved of by my executrix and executors and the interest on all be paid annually to my wife for maintenance of herself and our children until the end of the year 1889 as soon after which as possible there shall be paid from the general funds of my estate the following legacies viz To my sisters Isobel and Jessie two hundred and fifty pounds (£ 250) currency each To my wife for her own sole use four thousand pounds currency (£ 4000). To my wife in trust for her maintenance during life and the maintenance of our unmarried daughters four thousand pounds currency, the interest annually for maintenance and the capital to be divided equally at her death between our surviving children and those deceased leaving issue, the issue of any deceased having the share of any deceased parent. To my sons Robert Southland and Alexander Hugh and to my daughters Helen Maria Isabel Marion and Ethel Grace one thousand five hundred pounds cy (£ 1500) each - the bequest for Alexander Hugh to be in trust and care of his mother until he attains the age of twenty one years.

3rd I give and devise to my wife for her use and the use of our unmarried daughters during her and their lives the leasehold dwelling house on Cathedral Street St. John's Nfd and the furniture therein at her and their death the House and furniture to be realized and divided equally between our children - the issue of any deceased to have between them the share of their deceased parent.

4th I give and devise to my sons Robert S. And Alexander Hugh in equal shares all my right and interest in landed property and premises in Catalina.

5th I give and bequeath all residuary moneys and other effects of my estate to my wife and our children or the issue of any deceased child said issue (if any) to have the share of the deceased parent - to be divided and paid them as soon as possible after the final realization of my estate in 1890 or as any remaining portion may be realized thereafter. (if so long delayed) in the following proportions vizt- One fourth each to my sons Robert S. And Alexander H. And the remaining two fourths to be equally divided between my wife and our three daughters or those surviving but the share of any deceased child to be divided between his or her issue if any

Dated and signed in duplicate at London this sixteenth day of March A.D. 1885 - A.W. Bremner - Signed and declared by the testator Alexander W. Bremner to be his last will and testament in our presence who in his presence and the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses this 16th day of March 1885.
Robert Lowrie of St. John's N.F.land -
Henry Hall Merchant 9 Grace Church Street London. Mews

11 April 1885 I wish fifty pounds cy to be paid towards the funds for building new Church of England in Trinity and twenty five pounds cy £ 25 paid to the Cathedral St. John's C. England Completion Fund. A.W. Bremner I confirm and ratify the foregoing will by my signature at St. John's Newfoundland this twenty fourth day of August 1885 - A.W. Bremner - Signed and declared by the testator Alexander W. Bremner as his last will and testament in our presence who in his presence and the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses this twenty fourth day of August 1885.
Arthur Milroy - Gilbert D. Sears.
I Certify the foregoing to be a correct copy. Prescott Emerson Registrar //

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010419:

There are three pages of Bremner land transactions, conveyances, mortgages and grants, contained in the collection of such in the Northern District Court Record books at the Registry of Deeds dating from 1843-1887, the large majority of which pertain to this Alexander and the remainder to his sons, primarily Alexander Warren and Robert and several grandchildren. They were deeply involved in land speculation, as well as other forms of business endeavours, such as the association with the fish business of Robert Slade of Poole. From this, most of them, especially Alexander, amassed a considerable fortune for those days, as evidenced by his will.

Because they are not blood relations, I am not bothering to copy these various documents.

Annie Bremner

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Cir 1909 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁵⁹ Burial: 1909 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁵⁹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Residence: Colemarsh, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Will: 22 Oct 1909, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Will of Annie Bremner
from Newfoundland will books volume 9 pages 69-71 probate year 1910
With the order of the wills in the ledger, we feel that the probate year should have been Dec 1909 not 1910

In re
Annie Bremner deceased.

This is the last will and Testament of me Annie Bremner of Trinity in the Island of Newfoundland, which I do make publish and declare as follows, being of sound mind and disposing memory.
I do give and bequeath four hundred dollars ($400) to each of my nieces Isabel, Margaret, and Jessie Annie Bremner daughters of my brother William and now residing at 575 Dundas Street London - Ontario Canada - or care of Malcolm G Bremner Free Press office London - Ont. Canada -
Four hundred ($400) to my niece Helen, Maria Isabel Dunfield wife of Canon Dunfield
Two hundred dollars ($200) each to my nieces Marian Bremner and Ethel Grace Cogan - daughters of my brother Alexander Warren Bremner -
Two hundred dollars to my sitter-in-law Emily Bremner widow of my brother John - and now residing at Open Hall Bonavista Bay -
Two hundred dollars each to my grand-niece Edith Sweetland Bremner and my grand nephew Edward Emerson Bremner children of my nephew Robert Sweetland Bremner
Fifty dollars to be expended in something for St. Pauls Church Trinity in memory of my brother-in-law & my sister. The Inscription to be To the Glory of God and in memory of Gilbert H and Isabel Cole -" I leave it to the Incumbent and the Rev. W. J. Lockyer of Port Morison, Cape Breton, to decide upon the form it will take -
Forty dollars for a plain white Marble Cross for my own grave this $40 to cover all the expenses. Rev. Canon Dunfield is to order it and see that it is put up just Annie Bremner died etc and some Text -
If there is sufficient money left I give to my brother Robert one hundred Dollars ($100)
I give and bequeath my shares in the consolidated Foundry Co. (for information inquire of Mr. J. J. McGrath Solicitor etc formerly of Whiteway & McGrath) who holds my scrip) - also the house in which I now reside called "Colemarsh" and the grounds on which it stands, together with all the garden grounds, out houses etc connected therewith also that piece of land situate round Tom Jones Pond and fronting on the waters of the north east arm of Trinity harbour measuring forty-nine acres - formerly known as Aubrey Crockers plantation, but more recently as the property of Thomas Holdsworth Brooking - See Diagram and Bill of Sale in Tin Box, and G. H. Cole's will - also my Piano, organ, and Piano stool my gold watch and Lady's short Albert Chain to my niece Isabella, Jessie Bremner - daughter of my brother Robert -
I give to my niece Helen, Maria Isabel Dunfield my sisters long gold chain and to my niece Margaret Bremner of 99 Military Road St. John's, my short neck chain and locket, and all my remaining Jewellery, Silver, wearing apparel, house hold goods & furniture
Mementoes to various friends etc etc I have disposed of in a private letter to my niece Isabella Jessie Bremner or Rev Canon Dunfield and I do hereby appoint Canon Dunfield and my brother Robert as executors to this my last will and Testament - Annie Bremner Signed acknowledged and declared by the said Annie Bremner as and for her last will and Testament in the presence of us who being present at the same time in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this Twenty-seventh day of October, nineteen hundred and nine Annie Bremner John B. Lockyer Charles Morris

Certified correct,
D. M. Browning
Registrar

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat
Dec 31/10
Johnson J.
Probate
Jan 19/10
granted to
Rev H.
Dunfield
and
Robert
Bremner
Estate
sworn
at $6500.00.

Parents

Father: Alexander Bremner JP ⁴⁸¹ Mother: Ann White Lander ⁴⁸¹

Notes
General:

220616 from NGB website:

Will of Annie Bremner from Newfoundland will books volume 9 pages 69-71 probate year 1910 With the order of the wills in the ledger, we feel that the probate year should have been Dec 1909 not 1910

In re Annie Bremner deceased. This is the last will and Testament of me Annie Bremner of Trinity in the Island of Newfoundland, which I do make publish and declare as follows, being of sound mind and disposing memory. I do give and bequeath four hundred dollars ($400) to each of my nieces Isabel, Margaret, and Jessie Annie Bremner daughters of my brother William and now residing at 575 Dundas Street London - Ontario Canada - or care of Malcolm G Bremner Free Press office London - Ont. Canada - Four hundred ($400) to my niece Helen, Maria Isabel Dunfield wife of Canon Dunfield Two hundred dollars ($200) each to my nieces Marian Bremner and Ethel Grace Cogan - daughters of my brother Alexander Warren Bremner - Two hundred dollars to my sitter-in-law Emily Bremner widow of my brother John - and now residing at Open Hall Bonavista Bay - Two hundred dollars each to my grand-niece Edith Sweetland Bremner and my grand nephew Edward Emerson Bremner children of my nephew Robert Sweetland Bremner Fifty dollars to be expended in something for St. Pauls Church Trinity in memory of my brother-in-law & my sister. The Inscription to be To the Glory of God and in memory of Gilbert H and Isabel Cole -" I leave it to the Incumbent and the Rev. W. J. Lockyer of Port Morison, Cape Breton, to decide upon the form it will take - Forty dollars for a plain white Marble Cross for my own grave this $40 to cover all the expenses. Rev. Canon Dunfield is to order it and see that it is put up just Annie Bremner died etc and some Text - If there is sufficient money left I give to my brother Robert one hundred Dollars ($100) I give and bequeath my shares in the consolidated Foundry Co. (for information inquire of Mr. J. J. McGrath Solicitor etc formerly of Whiteway & McGrath) who holds my scrip) - also the house in which I now reside called "Colemarsh" and the grounds on which it stands, together with all the garden grounds, out houses etc connected therewith also that piece of land situate round Tom Jones Pond and fronting on the waters of the north east arm of Trinity harbour measuring forty-nine acres - formerly known as Aubrey Crockers plantation, but more recently as the property of Thomas Holdsworth Brooking - See Diagram and Bill of Sale in Tin Box, and G. H. Cole's will - also my Piano, organ, and Piano stool my gold watch and Lady's short Albert Chain to my niece Isabella, Jessie Bremner - daughter of my brother Robert - I give to my niece Helen, Maria Isabel Dunfield my sisters long gold chain and to my niece Margaret Bremner of 99 Military Road St. John's, my short neck chain and locket, and all my remaining Jewellery, Silver, wearing apparel, house hold goods & furniture Mementoes to various friends etc etc I have disposed of in a private letter to my niece Isabella Jessie Bremner or Rev Canon Dunfield and I do hereby appoint Canon Dunfield and my brother Robert as executors to this my last will and Testament - Annie Bremner Signed acknowledged and declared by the said Annie Bremner as and for her last will and Testament in the presence of us who being present at the same time in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this Twenty-seventh day of October, nineteen hundred and nine Annie Bremner John B. Lockyer Charles Morris Certified correct, D. M. Browning Registrar (Listed in the margin next to this will the following) Fiat Dec 31/10 Johnson J. Probate Jan 19/10 granted to Rev H. Dunfield and Robert Bremner Estate sworn at $6500.00
Page Contributed by Judy Benson & Ivy F. Benoit
Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Wednesday February 20, 2013)

Archibald Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1849 - Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²³⁹⁶ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Printer, 1871, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Bremner Mother: Living

Archibald Guy Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1889 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶⁷ Christening: 23 Jun 1889 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶⁷ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Robert Sweetland Bremner ²⁴⁶⁷ Mother: Mary Emerson ²⁴⁶⁷

Arthur Sweetland Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1891 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶⁹ Christening: 19 Jul 1891 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶⁹ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Robert Sweetland Bremner ²⁴⁶⁷ Mother: Mary Emerson ²⁴⁶⁷

Dugald Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1830 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Christening: 3 May 1830 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵⁶⁰ ^,2470 Death: 24 Jan 1862 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 31) ²⁴⁷¹ Burial: After 24 Jan 1862 - Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁷¹ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Alexander Bremner JP ⁴⁸¹ Mother: Ann White Lander ⁴⁸¹

Spouses and Children

1. Living
Marriage Events
• Minister/Priest: William Netten, 26 Oct 1859, Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Witnesses: Robert Bremner, Benjamin Snelgrove, 26 Oct 1859, Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Notes
General:

170318:

It would appear that Dugald and John were a twin but it is possible the date entered in the transcript on NGB was actually a Christening date and not a date of Birth for the two to them

Dugald Bremner

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1854 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶³ Christening: 14 May 1854 - Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ²⁴⁶³ Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: William Bremner Mother: Living

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