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Dorcas Kate Grant 1879–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1961

Death Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Father: Joseph Grant

Mother: Mary Houghton

Spouse(s): William Messiter

Children(s): Charles Linford, William Linford, Thomas Linford, Lily Linford, Frances Linford, Margaret Linford, Morrice Linford, Ivy Linford, Dorothy Linford, Alfred Linford, George Linford

In 1879, Dorcas Kate Grant entered the world in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, born to Joseph William Lodge Grant And Mary Houghton. Dorcas Kate Grant married William Linford Messiter, and had children including Alfred Guy Linford, Charles Peter Linford, Dorothy Barbara Grant Linford, Frances Grant Linford, George Edward Grant Linford, Ivy Kate Grant Linford, Lily Grant Linford, Margaret Florence Linford, Morrice Grant Linford, Thomas Edward Linford, William Grant Linford. Dorcas Kate Grant passed away in 1961 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Dorcas Kate Grant entered the world in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, born to Joseph William Lodge Grant And Mary Houghton.
  • Dorcas Kate Grant married William Linford Messiter, and had children including Alfred Guy Linford, Charles Peter Linford, Dorothy Barbara Grant Linford, Frances Grant Linford, George Edward Grant Linford, Ivy Kate Grant Linford, Lily Grant Linford, Margaret Florence Linford, Morrice Grant Linford, Thomas Edward Linford, William Grant Linford.
  • Dorcas Kate Grant passed away in 1961 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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Dorcas Grant's Ancestors

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Dorcas Grant
1879–1961
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Parents
Joseph William Lodge Grant
1849–1906
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary Houghton
1852–1925
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William Houghton
1826–1890
Durley, Hampshire, England
Caroline Whitingham
1826–1854
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Grant's Descendants

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Dorcas (Kate) Grant (05 Feb 1879–Dec 1961) m. William (Linford) Messiter (21 Nov 1875–24 Sep 1969)
  1. 1. Charles (Peter) Linford 1919–1974 m. Alma Sharp 1920–2000
    1. 1. Peter (John) Linford 1946–2011 m. Elizabeth (Isabel) Hamilton 1948–1994
  2. 2. William (Grant) Linford 1900–
  3. 3. Thomas (Edward) Linford 1901–1902
  4. 4. Lily (Grant) Linford 1914–2012
  5. 5. Frances (Grant) Linford 1916–
  6. 6. Margaret (Florence) Linford 1908–1996
  7. 7. Morrice (Grant) Linford 1916–1918
  8. 8. Ivy (Kate Grant) Linford 1903–1956
  9. 9. Dorothy (Barbara Grant) Linford 1912–1980
  10. 10. Alfred (Guy) Linford 1910–1999
  11. 11. George (Edward Grant) Linford 1906–1974

Dorcas Grant's Timeline

2 Records

1879
05 Feb 1879
Birth of Dorcas Kate Grant in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1961
Dec 1961
Age 82
Death of Dorcas Kate Grant in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1961
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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