Austin Norbert DOBRY

1910 - 1990  (79 years)

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• Name	Austin Norbert DOBRY  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	28 Aug 1910	Daysland, Alberta, Canada   [2, 9, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	James Edward MORRISON  [9, 12, 13, 14]
  	According to their Registration of Marriage, "On May 10, 1966 under the Change of Name Act, names changed to JAMES EDWARD MORRISON and MARGARET LEONA MORRISON. File C.N. 9855/149".
  Also Known As	Jay MORRISON
  Census	Abt May 1911	Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada   [1]
  		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 17
  Census	6 Jun 1911	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [15]
  		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. Edmonton, Enumeration District No. 61 in City of Edmonton, Page 13
  Census	1916	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [4]
  		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 37, Sub-District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 2 in City of Edmonton
  Census	1921	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [11]
  		1921 Census of Canada District No. 6, West Edmonton Enumeration Sub-district No. 84
  Census	1931	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [10]
  		1931 Census of Canada Electoral District No. 219, Edmonton West Enumeration Sub-district No. 48
  Death	6 Apr 1990	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [12]
  		MORRISON, James Edward Registration of Death
  Person ID	I561	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph August DOBRY,   b. 27 Jul 1870, Bohemia d. 22 Jul 1956, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Agnes RUZICKA,   b. 20 Feb 1879, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 18 Jan 1972, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Apr 1896	Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA   [16]
  		DOBRY, Joseph A. RUZICKA, Annie A. Certificate of Marriage
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Leona HEWER,   b. 25 Nov 1915, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 8 Jul 2001, UBC Health Sciences Centre/Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1938  [5, 9]
  	There are confusingly 6 seperate sources in ancestry's Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current source listing the marriage of Austin and Margaret, all on different dates. Each has a thumbnail of the underlying article and most appear to be unique. It would be interesting to pursue each of them to learn the underlying story.
  		DOBRY, Austin HEWER, Margaret Certificate of Marriage
  Children	+ 1. Alan DOBRY + 2. Robert DOBRY   3. Steven Leigh DOBRY   4. Margaret Louise DOBRY,   b. 11 Mar 1949, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada d. 24 Nov 1987, Terminal Hotel/Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Aug 1910 - Daysland, Alberta, Canada Census - Abt May 1911 - Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada Census - 6 Jun 1911 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Census - 1916 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Census - 1921 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Census - 1931 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Death - 6 Apr 1990 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		DOBRY, Austin N. Obtained from the Dobry Family Tree owned by Greg Dobry on ancestry.com.
  		Family Photo RUZICKA, Charles RUZICKA, Jack RUZICKA, Josephine DOBRY, Austin The original image is equally blurry and only 1" square.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		DOBRY, Austin Canada to US Border Crossing, Laurier, WA, 08 May 1931
  		DOBRY, Austin Passenger Record of Information Required by Immigration Authorities at Ports of United States
  		U.S. City Directories 1821 - 1989 1928, Seattle, King, Washington, USA
  		DOBRY, Austin N Certificate of Military Instruction
  		DOBRY, Joseph August Obituary
  		MORRISON, Margaret Leona Registration of Death
  		SENEY, Margaret Louise Registration of Death

  
  

• Notes

  Family tree notes have "Jay Morrison" beside Austin's name. It is not known what this means.

  
  

• Sources

  [S165] 1911 Census of Canada, Province: Alberta, District No. 6, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 14 Killam, Page 17. [S455] Airline Passenger Record, Passenger Record of Information Required by Immigration Authorities at Ports of United States. Departure From: Toronto, Ont. Airport of Arrival: La Guardia Field, New York Date of Arrival: Jun 26 1943 Family Name: Dobry Given Name: Austin N Age: 32 years, 10 months Married or Single: M Country of Birth: Canada City or Town of Birth: Daysland, Alta. Last Permanent Address: 5909 Cartier, Vancouver, BC [S666] U.S. City Directories, 1821 - 1989, 1928, Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Name: Austin N Dobry Residence Year: 1928 Street address: 2210 Minor av N 1 Residence Place: Seattle, Washington Occupation: Clerk Publication Title: Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1928 [S760] 1916 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 37, Sub-District No. 2, Enumeration District No. 2 in City of Edmonton, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1916 Schedule; Online Images, Page 14. [S942] Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current. Name: Dr. Austin N. Dobry Gender: Male Residence Date: Abt 1938 Residence Place: City Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1938 Mother: A. A. Dobry Spouse: Margaret Leona Hewer [S944] Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932. Name: Austin Norbert Dobry Military Date: 11 Mar 1931 Military Place: Ottawa, Ontario Residence Year: 1931 [S963] Obituary of Joseph DOBRY, (Name: Calgary Herald; Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Date: 23 Jul 1956;). Joseph Dobry A resident of Alberta for more than 50 years, Joseph August Dobry of 1119 Premier Way, died Sunday in a local nursing home at the age of 86. Born in Czechoslovakia, he came to Canda in 1905. Well-known for his work to obtain gas rights for Edmonton in the Viking Gas Field, Mr. Dobry was president of Dobry Oil Co. Ltd. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Church. Survivors include is wife, Annie; two sons, Dr. Joseph Dobry of Calgary and Dr. Austin N. Dobry of Vancouver; three daughters, Mrs. J. Slavik, Viking, Mrs. Dwain [sic] T. Shinn, Washington, and Mrs. E. Colman [sic], California, and one brother, Joseph of Oklahoma. The body will be forwarded to Viking for funeral srvice [sic] and burial. Leyden's Funeral Home Ltd. is in charge. This obituary references Joseph's brother Joseph in Oklahoma - which makes no sense. It must be a mistake and is actually referring to Florian. [S943] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name: Joseph August Dohry [sic] Gender: Male Death Age: 86 Birth Date: abt 1870 Birth Place: Czechoslovakia Residence Place: Alberta Death Date: Abt 1956 Obituary Date: 23 Jul 1956 Obituary Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Newspaper Title: Calgary Herald Spouse: An Nie [sic] Child: Joseph Dobry Austin N. Dobry J. Slavik Dwain T. Shinn E. Colman Siblings: Joseph [S1205] Marriage Certificate of Austin Norbert DOBRY and Margaret Leona HEWER, (Name: Province of British Columbia, Registrar of Vital Statistics; Location: British Columbia, Canada; Date: 2 Jul 1938;), 38-09-461545 REGISTERED Number 2545. BRIDEGROOM Name: DOBRY, AUSTIN NORBERT Age: 27 Place of Birth: DAYSLAND, ALBERTA Name of Father: JOSEPH A. DOBRY Place of Birth of Father: CZECHOSLOVAKIA Maiden Name of Mother: ANNIE AGNES RUZICKA Place of Birth of Mother: OMAHA, NEBRASKA, USA BRIDE Name: HEWER, MARGARET LEONA Age: 22 Place of Birth: CALGARY, ALBERTA When Married: 30TH day of JUNE 1938 Place of Marriage: 1425 W 39TH AVE [S1429] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 219, Edmonton West, Enumeration Sub-district No. 48, Seventh Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 1. Lines 13 thru 14 [S1430] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 6, West Edmonton, Enumeration Sub-district No. 84, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 6A. Lines 29 thru 34 [S1204] Registration of Death of James Edward MORRISON, (Name: BC Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics; Location: British Columbia, Canada; Date: 17 Apr 1990;), Observations: Informant was son Robert DOBRY; place of birth listed as Grand Forks when Austin / James had previously listed his birthplace as Daysland; parents listed as UNKNOWN. 1. NAME OF DECEASED: MORRISON JAMES EDWARD 2. SEX: M 3. DATE OF DEATH: 04 06 90 VANCOUVER ... 5. MARITAL STATUS: DIVORCED 6. WIFE: HEWER, MARGARET LEONA ... 9. BIRTHDATE: AUGUST 28, 1910 ... 11. BIRTHPLACE: GRAND FORKS, BC ... DISPOSITION: CREMATION [S1202] Registration of Death of Margaret Louise SENEY, (Name: BC Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics; Location: British Columbia, Canada; Date: 27 Nov 1987;). 1. Name: SENEY, MARGARET LOUISE 2. Sex: FEMALE 3. Place of Death: TERMINAL HOTEL, NANAIMO, B.C. 3. Date of Death: NOV 24/87 ... 5. Marital Status: DIVORCED 6. Husband: SENEY, ROBERT ... 9. Birthdate: MARCH 11TH, 1949 ... 11. Place: VANCOUVER, B.C. ... 13. Father: MORRISON, JAMES, b. ALBERTA 15. Mother: HEWER, MARGARET LEONA, b. ALBERTA ... 21. Disposition: CREMATION [S1203] Registration of Death of Margaret Leona MORRISON, (Name: BC Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics; Location: British Columbia, Canada; Date: 13 Jul 2001;). Name of Deceased: MORRISON, MARGARET LEONA Sex: FEMALE Date of Death: JUL 8 2001 Place of Death: UBC HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE, VANCOUVER Marital Status: DIVORCED Spouse: JAMES EDWARD MORRISON Birthdate: NOV 25 1915 Birthplace: CALGARY ALBERTA Informant: STEVE LEIGH MORRISON Disposition: CREMATION [S165] 1911 Census of Canada, Province: Alberta, District No. Edmonton, Enumeration District No. 61 in City of Edmonton, Page 13. It appears that the DOBRY family was counted twice on the 1911 Canada census. They seem to have been counted a month apart based on Austin's reported age - 8/12 in Killam and 9/12 in Edmonton. Additionally, Agnes is missing from the Edmonton census. As she was 18 at the time, maybe she had just moved out? Or was maybe with her natural mother? [S945] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995. Name: Joseph A Dobry Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1872 Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1896 Marriage Place: Canadian, Oklahoma, USA Father: Joseph Doby Mother: Madalene Semrad Spouse: Annie B Reuzecka [sic] Film Number: 001398781