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District Photo Album
Harbour Main
|
Manuels
c1886
A photo of the St Thomas of Villa Nova Orphanage, Manuels, CBS. The premises
were built
by Father Michael Morris as a church and orphanage. He was the older
brother
of Prime Minister Edward P.Morris
( l908 to December 31, l9l7) and
then
lst Baron of St John's
and Waterford. Father Morris was my first cousin
thrice
removed (first cousin to my great grandfather
Edward Emberly of
of Joe Batt's Arm). My gg grandmother Bridget Emberly (nee Morris)
was his
paternal aunt. His dad was Speaker of the House of Assembly
in l855
when NL
gained Responsible Government. He was also
Edward Morris and MHA for St.
John's West too. He was
born in
Waterford, Ireland and came to Newfoundland
at age l8 and married Catherine FitzGerald in St John's, NL.
The orphanage's history is chronicled under
"Priests of the
Archdiocese of St John's".
Contributed by Michael Laurie (2008 02) |
Page Revised by Craig Peterman (February 20, 2013)
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