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James Grant 1811 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Winfrith, Newburgh, Dorset, England

Death Date: March 1879

Death Location: Dorset, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Grant

Mother: Elizabeth Burden

Spouse(s): Jane Cox

Children(s): Maria Grant, James Grant, John Grant

James Grant was born in Winfrith, Newburgh, Dorset, England in 1811, to Alexander Grant and Elizabeth Burden. Later in life, James Grant married Jane Cox; among their children were Maria Grant, James Thomas Grant and John George Grant. James Grant died in Dorset, United Kingdom, 1879.

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Parents

Alexander Grant
1752 – 1837
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
AG
Elizabeth Burden
1769 – 1821
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Jane Cox
1811 – 1876
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, , England
JC

Children(s)

Maria Grant
1827 – 1869
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
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James Grant
1835 –
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JG
John Grant
1836 – 1914
Birth Location: Exeter, Devonshire, England, UK
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1811
    Event Place: Winfrith, Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, 1851 England Census, 1861 England Census, 1871 England Census, 1881 England Census, Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/WFN, Class: RG11; Piece: 2138; Folio: 85; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341516, Class: RG10; Piece: 1998; Page: 8; GSU roll: 830896, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1347; Folio: 101; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542799, Class: HO107; Piece: 1856; Folio: 587; Page: 2; GSU roll: 221003, Class: HO107; Piece: 279; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Winfrith Newburgh; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 22; Page: 10; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241336

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 Apr 1811
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/WFN: RE 2/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 279; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Winfrith Newburgh; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 22; Page: 10; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241336

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1856; Folio: 587; Page: 2; GSU roll: 221003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1347; Folio: 101; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542799

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1998; Page: 8; GSU roll: 830896

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Littleham, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2138; Folio: 85; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341516

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1879
    Event Place: Wareham, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/WFN

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: March 1879
    Event Place: Dorset, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 01 Mar 1879
    Event Place: Winfrith-Newburgh, Winfrith-Newburgh, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2001, England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910, Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/WFN

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