Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry




John Graham Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 26 May 1847 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 397,444,445
    Christening: 26 May 1847 - St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England 160
          Death: 
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Events

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Witness) 

•  Residence: 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Inland Master Mariner, New Rd., St. Saviour, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Residence: 1871, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
John Shannan Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1846 1870
    Christening: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: Hon. James Shannan Clift 572,1870,2286
         Mother: Elizabeth Liddell 596,1870
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
300114:

The spelling of his forename name as well as the forenames and middle names of others in the Clift and Le Messurier family are variously spelled Shannon and Shannan. This difference appears to have originated with the arrival of Jesse and Flora in Newfoundland from Greenock and the fact that Jesse seemed to go by the spelling Shannon while Flora went by Shannan. It is possible they were not literate despite coming from a merchant class family in Scotland.

250715:

In the file MG 400 at The Rooms, a box containing a small amount of papers belonging to the Stabb family, there is a family tree of the descendants of Archibald Liddell which seems to have been there to assist in the division of the assets of an estate. In this very long family tree (about 6-7 feet in length) there is a limited bit of information on the Elizabeth Liddell who married James Shannan Clift. It indicates for example that their only surviving son John died without marrying.Also her parents were John Liddell and Harriet Cleveland and her grandfather was the aforementioned Archibald Liddell.

Lavinia Florence Clift 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Cir 1874 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 572
    Christening: 
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Parents 
         Father: Thomas Clift 278,572,728
         Mother: Eliza Lavinia Bayly 622
Marina Bartlett Clift 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 14 Apr 1837 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,397
    Christening: 14 Apr 1837 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,459,3505
          Death: 16 May 1924 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 1516,2403
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1839, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Inland Master Mariner, New Rd., St. Saviour, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: School Assistant, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: 1871, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Probate: 28 Jun 1924, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
Notes
General:
220108: The transcript of this birth by the Dartmouth Family History Society in their 2007 booklet incorrecly identifies mother and daughter by thename "Mauna" 211009: As does information on The Deanery of Totnes CD: CLIFT Mauna Bartlett 14 04 1837 Townstal Christopher Graham Mauna Master Mariner

Noah Clift Esq. 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 28 Mar 1798 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 32,444,718
    Christening: 28 Mar 1798 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 459,718
          Death: 30 Jun 1865 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 3506
         Burial: 8 Jul 1865 - St. Clement Townstal, Dartmouth, Devon, England 3431,3507
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Court: Henry Studdy v. John W. Saunders, Third Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 3 Oct 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Power of Attorney) 

•  Court: Noah Clift v. Richard Ireland, Third Sitting of the Southern Circuit Court, 3 Oct 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover £6.9.8 The Defendant did not appear and Judgement was by default. 

•  Court: Convicted of Raping an Employee, Ellen Delahunty, 3 Nov 1827, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Juror) 

•  Court: Member of officials at 4th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 4 Nov 1828, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Witness) 

•  Court: Member of officials at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, Between 26 Oct 1830 and 6 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Juror) 

•  Court: Noah Clift v John Aylward at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 26 Oct 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover £17.10.9 Settled. 

•  Court: Noah Clift v Peter Winsor at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 1 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Action to recover £4.0.4. Referred to Robert Carter and William Richards. Found for Plaintiff. 

•  Court: Benjamin Sweetland & Co v various at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 4 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Arbitrator) 

•  Court: William Kydd Trustee of Estate of William Coryear v Noah Clift at 6th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 6 Nov 1830, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Party) 

•  Court: Member of officials at 7th sitting of Southern Circuit Court, 10 Oct 1831, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Juror) 

•  Appointment: Grand Juror, Circuit Court, 17 Sep 1832, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Election: Member of Dartmouth Council, 1839, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Witness) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner, "Somerset", sailing vessel, Schooner, 1839, Fuge, Dartmouth, Devonshire, England. Market Square

'Somerset' 27, sailing vessel, schooner, built at Bristol in 1827. Certificate cancelled and vessel registered anew in 1839. Title owned by Noah Clift, Christopher Graham Clift. 

•  Census: Household of Noah Clift, Market Square, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 
1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Market Square, Townstal, Totnes, Devon, England

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Computed relationship First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place  
HEAD Noah Clift Male 40 1801 Devon, England 
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SON Noah Clift Male 10 1831 Devon, England 
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- Ann Sweetland Female 20 1821 Devon, England 
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- Priscilla Sweetland Female 20 1821 Devon, England 
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- Mary Sweetland Female 15 1826 Devon, England 
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First name(s) Noah
Last name Clift
Sex Male
Age 40
Birth year 1801
Birth county Devon
Birth county as transcribed DEVON
Birth place other England
Occupation -
Full address Market Square, Townstal, Totnes, Devon, England
Street Market Square
Parish or township Townstal
County Devon
Country England
Registration district Totnes
Sub district Dartmouth
Family member first name(s) Noah, Pricilla, Mary, Ann
Family member last name Clift, Sweetland
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 213
Book number 9
Folio number 11
Page number 17
Schedule 940
Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Subcategory Census
Collections from United Kingdom, England

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•  Occupation: Ship Owner, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Probate: Probate of Will of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, 23 Jul 1844, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Executor) Noah Clife, in his capacity as executor of his aunt, Elizabeth [Graham] Elllis's will, was to receive (after the death of his cousin, Easter [sic] Graham Morry (who was to first benefit from it during her lifetime):
"I give & beneath the same unto my Nephew Noah Clift of Dartmouth (Son of my deceased Sister Sarah Clift, his Heirs Admons & Assigns upon her demise [?] thereafter to sell & dispose of the
same either by Public Auction or Private Contract & to pay the Money to arise from such sale after
deducting all expences attending the same" to three others of her relatives named in the will in 1/3 shares.

Finally, the Will concluded with the following Bequest and Assignment:
"All the residue & rest of my Monies Securities for money real & Personal Estate I give devise and bequeath unto my said Nephew Noah Clift his Heirs Extor & Admons subject to the said Legacies and Anns and I do hereby nominate & appoint the said Noah Cleft sole Extor of this my last Will & Testament"

•  Occupation: Ship Owner, "Queen of Dart", Schooner, 1848, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 'Somerset' 27, sailing vessel, schooner, built at Bristol in 1827. Certificate cancelled and vessel registered anew in 1839. Title owned by Noah Clift, Christopher Graham Clift. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, Ford, 1850, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Ford, New Road, Townstal; 53; Alderman and Shipowner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England. Note that Anne Sweetland, the daughter of Priscilla Ann Morry (deceased) and William Sweetland, was living with him as his housekeeper but listed as a cousin.


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Ford, New Road, Townstal, Totnes, Devon, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation  
Noah Clift Head Unmarried Male 53 1798 Dartmouth, Devon, England Aldermas Shipowner 
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Anne Sweetland Cousin Unmarried Female 34 1817 Dartmouth, Devon, England Housekeeper 
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Charlotte Wallace Servant Unmarried Female 19 1832 Dartmouth, Devon, England House Servant 
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First name(s) Noah
Last name Clift
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Sex Male
Age 53
Birth year 1798
Birth town Dartmouth
Birth town as transcribed Dartmouth
Birth county Devon
Birth county as transcribed -
Birth place England
Occupation Aldermas Shipowner
Full address Ford, New Road, Townstal, Totnes, Devon, England
House name Ford
Street New Road
Parish Townstal
City Dartmouth
County Devon
Division of county Devon Southern
Country England
Parliamentary borough or division Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Municipal borough or ward Clifton Dartmouth Hardness
Registration district Totnes
Sub district Dartmouth
Enumeration district 4B
Archive reference HO107
Piece number 1873
Folio 505
Page 20
Schedule 67
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
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•  Owner: "Salacia", sailing vessel - Brig, 1854, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachussets, United States of America. 'Salacia' 5, sailing vessel, brig, built at Whitby in 1827. Vessel registered anew at Dartmouth in 1854. Title owned by Noah Clift, Christopher Graham Clift, John Armstrong Cuthbertson, Henry Mitchell Baker, Thomas Bartlett Codner, Gilbert Butland Foale. 

•  Occupation: Magistrate, Ford, 1857, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Residence: Ford, 1857, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Ford; 63; Magistrate and Fund Holder, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 
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Ford, Townstall, Totnes, Devon, England

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Noah Clift Head Unmarried Male 63 1798 Dartmouth, Devon, England Magistrate And Fundholder 
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Anne Sweetland Relative Unmarried Female 44 1817 Dartmouth, Devon, England - 
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Anne M Sweetland Relative Unmarried Female 20 1841 Whitechapel, Middlesex, England - 
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Rosina Thompson Servant Unmarried Female 26 1835 Dartmouth, Devon, England House Servant 
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Census details
First name(s) Noah
Last name Clift
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Sex Male
Age 63
Birth year 1798
Birth town Dartmouth
Birth town as transcribed DARTMOUTH
Birth county Devon
Birth place other England
Occupation Magistrate And Fundholder
Full address Ford, Townstall, Totnes, Devon, England
Street Ford
Town Dartmouth
Parish Townstall
City or borough Dartmouth
County Devon
Country England
Registration district Totnes
Sub district 3 Dartmouth
Enumeration district C
Parliamentary borough or division Dartmouth
Family member last name Thompson, Sweetland, Clift
Family member first name(s) Rosina, Anne, Noah
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 1416
Folio 135
Page 2
Schedule 10
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
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•  Alt. Death: Between Jul and Sep 1865, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Probate: 26 Jul 1865, Exeter, Devon, England. 
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First name(s) Noah
Last name Clift
Death year 1865
Death date 30 Jun 1865
Probate year 1865
Probate date 26 Jul 1865
Residence town Dartmouth
Registry Exeter
County Devon
Linked persons Christopher Graham Clift
Country England
Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
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Parents 
         Father: George Clift 444
         Mother: Sarah Graham 109,168
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
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210623:

I never realised before this evening that Noah Clift, who was involved in so many litigations in the Ferryland court system, was actually the son Sarah Graham, sister of Matthew Morry I's wife. And not only that, his brother, Christopher Graham Clift, was the executor and sole heir to the estate of Matthew's spinster daughter, Esther Graham Morry.

There doesn't seem to be any indication on paper of any animosity over these things but that may simply be reflective of the lack of written materials that have come down to us from the Morry family and their businesses. Those papers, if the still existed, were kept and presumably destroyed by Leonard and Marcella Canning when they orchestrated the will of Miss Lizzie Morry in their favour so that they inherited the property of Matthew Morry III and all of his papers and other belongings.

in 1841 he had 3 of the daughters of William and Priscilla Sweetland living with him: Ann, Priscilla and Mary. He also had his nephew Noah Bartlett Clift living with him.

Noah Bartlett Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Dec 1830 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,444,743
    Christening: 6 Mar 1831 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,743
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1831, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Noah Clift, Market Square, 1841, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Probate: Probate of Will of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, 23 Jul 1844, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Beneficiary) Noah Bartlett Clift, Grand Nephew of Elizabeth [Graham] Ellis, was left a bequest of £100 in her will.

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Witness) 

•  Residence: 1851, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Inland Master Mariner, New Rd., St. Saviour, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Residence: 1871, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Living: 1891, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Occupation: Magistrate and Fund Holder, 1891, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
Notes
General:
091106: 1891 UK Census from Dartmouth Historical Research Group website:

35 135B Clift Noah Ford 10 head U M 62 Magistrate Fund holder D/M, Devon 36 135B Sweetland Anne Ford 10 relative U F 20 Whitechapel,Middx 36 135B Sweetland Anne Ford 10 relative U F 44 D/M,Devon 37 135B Thompson // Rosina Ford 10 serv to N. Clift U F 20 dom serv D/M, Devon

Note the two unmarried Sweetland women living in his home.

211009: From The Deanery of Totnes CD: CLIFT Noah Bartlett 06 03 1831 St.Saviours Christopher Marina Master Mariner Born December 5th 1830

Sarah Elizabeth Clift 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Bef 9 Nov 1834 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,444
    Christening: 9 Nov 1834 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 160,459,718
          Death: 3 May 1904 - Dartmouth, Devon, England 1516,2403
         Burial: 
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Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1835, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Above Town, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Occupation: Ship Owner and master mariner, 1851, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Witness) 

•  Residence: 1851, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Census: Household of Christopher Graham Clift, Inland Master Mariner, New Rd., St. Saviour, 1861, Dartmouth, Devon, England.  (Household Member) 

•  Residence: 1871, St. Saviour's, Dartmouth, Devon, England. 

•  Probate: 25 Jan 1911, Dartmouth, Devon, England.
Parents 
         Father: Capt. Christopher Graham Clift Esq., J. P. 444,939,1795,1796,1797
         Mother: Marina Holecombe Bartlett 397,444,445
Notes
General:
211009: From The Deanery of Totnes CD CLIFT Sarah Elizabeth 09 11 1834 St.Saviours Graham Marina Master Mariner

Shannon Morry Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 24 Oct 1852 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3487
    Christening: 3 Dec 1852 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 3487
          Death: 29 Jan 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 37) 10,392,531
         Burial: 31 Jan 1890 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 392,3508
 Cause of Death: Influenza

Events

•  Alt. Birth: 1857, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Court: Claim against estate of James Moore, 1878, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador probate, estate and related records
Reel 114
Supreme Court: Shannon Morry Clift, merchant, St. John's et al v. James Moore: debt
Series GN 170, File Reel 114, frames 452-455
1878

Level of descriptionFile

Extent 4   p.   

Forms part ofReel 114, 1856-57, 1859, 1870-1873, 1876-1880

Record typeGovernment Records

Scope and content File consists of claim for goods sold and delivered and debt ($32.50). Plaintiff and co--plaintiffs Thomas Clift and Charles N. Clift trade under Clift, Wood and Company.

CopyrightCopyright resides with Crown. 

•  Court: Indenture between Thomas Foley and Carles N Clift and Shannon M Clift, 7 Dec 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Party) 

•  Occupation: Partner in Clift Wood & Company with nephew Shannon Morry Clift, 7 Dec 1885, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Partner) 

•  Property: Henry W and siblings acquiring title of property near Kings Bridge, 10 Feb 1886, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.  (Trustee) 

•  Alt. Death: 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: Rennies Mill Rd., Jan 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Probate: His mother applied for and received Letters of Administration. 

•  Membership: Freemason, 29 Jan 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Hon. James Shannan Clift 572,1870,2286
         Mother: Jane Sydney Shanks Le Messurier 141,213
        Marriage Did Not Marry
Notes
General:
061207:

Clive LeMessurier named this child as Shannon Clift and I assumed it was a female. It was not until I saw the birth record on NGB that the full name Shannon Morry Clift was found and the gender spelled out to set the record straight.

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090312 NGB Ang Cath Bur Reg:

Shannon Morry CLIFT Rennies Mill Road Jan 29 1890 Jan 31 1890 37 yrs Died of influenza, son of James Shannon Clift & Jane Sydney Shanks LeMessurier

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230912:

Found on the Evening Telegram online, Jan. 30, 1890, provided by Google, courtesy of Geoff Martin: "Yesterday afternoon, Shannon Morry, eldest son of the late Hon. J. S. Clift, aged 37 years. Funeral on to-morrow, Friday, morning, at 10:30."

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300114:

The spelling of his forename as well as the forenames and middle names of others in the Clift and Le Messurier family are variously spelled Shannon and Shannan. This difference appears to have originated with the arrival of Jesse and Flora in Newfoundland from Greenock and the fact that Jesse seemed to go by the spelling Shannon while Flora went by Shannan. It is possible they were not literate despite coming from a merchant class family in Scotland.

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010419:

I can offer no explanation for why this person's middle name was Morry except that his mother was a Le Messurier and they had close family ties with the Morry family. The Clift family had no such marital ties. Thomas Graham Morry was married to his aunt, Eliza Shirley Huthcings Le Messurier.

According to an indenture filed with the Northern District Court at the ROD (NDC Vol 23 Fol 157-158 Thomas Foley To Charles N Clift et al 07-12-1885), Charles N. Clift and Shannon M. Clift were partners in the firm of Clift Wood & Company which had advanced a substantial amount of money speculatively in mining operations run by a Thomas Foley in Bay de Verde and White Bay and were about to sink some more funds into these explorations. These two partners were almost certainly Charles Neil Clift and his nephew Shannon Morry Clift.

Stanislaus Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1 Aug 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 572,573,1888
    Christening: 29 Aug 1869 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 573,1888
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Minister/Priest: Thomas Martin Wood, 29 Aug 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: Theodore Clift 572
         Mother: Selina Sophia Bayly 572,620
Theodore Clift 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 3 Jan 1824 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
    Christening: 4 Nov 1824 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 1864
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

Events

•  Alt. Birth: Cir 1824, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Lodge, Freemasons, 5 Apr 1850, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Theodore Clift
 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:Theodore Clift
Gender:Male
Initiation Date:5 Apr 1850
First Payment Year on Register:1851
Year Range:1837-1862
Lodge:The Saint Johns Lodge
Lodge Location:Saint Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:844
Folio Number:151. 

•  Occupation: Commission Merchant, 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Residence: At time of marriage, 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Commission Merchant, 19 Oct 1856, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, 31 Jan 1858, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Commission Merchant, 11 Dec 1859, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, 30 Jun 1861, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, 21 Feb 1864, 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: Merchant, Water St., 20 Apr 1868, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Occupation: Merchant, 29 Aug 1869, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Parents 
         Father: James Clift Esq. 3487
         Mother: Flora Shannan 1780,1870
Spouses and Children 
1. *Selina Sophia Bayly 572,620 
       Marriage: 16 Feb 1854 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 620,1429

Marriage Events

•  Minister/Priest: A. E. Bayly, 16 Feb 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 

•  Witnesses: 3 Clifts (names illegible) and Elizabeth Jane Carter, 16 Feb 1854, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 
       Children:
                1. Rev. Theodore Wood Clift
                2. Albert Charles Clift
                3. Sir James Augustus Clift KC, CBE
                4. Jessie Clift
                5. Isabel Clift
                6. Fanny Maud Clift
                7. Arthur Clift
                8. Stanislaus Clift
Notes
General:
111109 from NGB: Theodore CLIFT James & Flora SHANNAN b Jan 3 1824 bap Nov 4 1824 merchant

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