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John Griffiths 1825 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1825

Birth Location: Breconshire, Wales

Death Date: 13 Feb 1891

Death Location: Buried Hammersmith Cemetery

Father: Thomas Griffiths

Mother: Mary Powell

Spouse(s): Mary Winstone, Juliet Avery

Children(s): Mary Griffiths, Margaret Griffiths, John Griffiths, Annie Griffiths, Fanny Lemaire, Arthur Griffiths, Frank Griffiths, Ellen Griffiths, John Norton-Griffiths

The story of John Griffiths began in 1825 in Breconshire, Wales. In 1841, John Griffiths resided in Saint Marys, St John the Evangelist, Breconshire, . John Griffiths married Mary Davies Winstone, Juliet Avery, and had children including Mary Jane Griffiths, Margaret Griffiths, John Thomas Griffiths, Annie Adeline Griffiths, Fanny Kate Lemaire, Arthur Thomas Griffiths, Frank Telford Griffiths, Ellen Bertha Griffiths, John Norton-Griffiths. John Griffiths passed away in 1891 in Buried Hammersmith Cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of John Griffiths began in 1825 in Breconshire, Wales.
  • In 1841, John Griffiths resided in Saint Marys, St John the Evangelist, Breconshire, .
  • John Griffiths married Mary Davies Winstone, Juliet Avery, and had children including Mary Jane Griffiths, Margaret Griffiths, John Thomas Griffiths, Annie Adeline Griffiths, Fanny Kate Lemaire, Arthur Thomas Griffiths, Frank Telford Griffiths, Ellen Bertha Griffiths, John Norton-Griffiths.
  • John Griffiths passed away in 1891 in Buried Hammersmith Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Griffiths
1793 – 1867
Birth Location: Llanspythid
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Mary Powell
1793 – 1839
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Winstone
1827 – 1858
Birth Location: –
MW
Juliet Avery
1832 – 1926
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Mary Griffiths
1852 – 1906
Birth Location: Brecon
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Margaret Griffiths
1854 –
Birth Location: Brecon
MG
John Griffiths
1856 – 1858
Birth Location: Brecon
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Annie Griffiths
1864 – 1921
Birth Location: Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
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Fanny Lemaire
1864 – 1927
Birth Location: Brecon
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Arthur Griffiths
1866 – 1874
Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire
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Frank Griffiths
1867 – 1869
Birth Location: Brecon
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Ellen Griffiths
1868 – 1963
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
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John Norton-Griffiths
1871 – 1930
Birth Location: St Andries, Somerset, England
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John Griffiths's Ancestors

Self
John Griffiths
1825 – 1891
Birth Place: Breconshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas Griffiths
1793 – 1867
Llanspythid
Mary Powell
1793 – 1839
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Griffiths's Descendants

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John Griffiths (8 Mar 1825 – 13 Feb 1891) m. Mary (Davies) Winstone (1827 – 26 Oct 1858) m. Juliet Avery (11 Jan 1832 – 4 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Griffiths (7 Jun 1852 – 8 Nov 1906) m. John (Henry) Brotherton (July 1852 – October 1914)
    1. 1. Lizzie Brotherton (1877 – Jan 1950)
    2. 2. Frank Brotherton (abt 1880 – Apr 1968)
    3. 3. Hugh (Stanley) Brotherton (1887 – )
  2. 2. Margaret Griffiths (16 Feb 1854 – )
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Griffiths (19 Apr 1856 – 21 Apr 1858)
  4. 4. Annie (Adeline) Griffiths (25 Jan 1864 – 31 Mar 1921) m. Arthur (Lewis) Soper (Mar 1860 – 05 Jun 1923)
    1. 1. Violet (Agatha) Soper (Sep 1890 – 16 Jul 1948) m. Frank (George) Joslin (15 Aug 1888 – 01 Jun 1962)
      1. 1. Wendy (Alison) Joslin (Mar 1923 – )
      2. 2. Peter (Glenister) Joslin (1927 – 08 Nov 2008)
      3. 3. Joan (Avery) Joslin (2 Apr 1927 – Dec 2002) m. Peter (Henry) Darling (5 Feb 1925 – )
    2. 2. Gwendoline (Elsie) Soper (14 Mar 1892 – Jun 1972) m. Mark (Thomas Anthony) Kirby (4 February 1875 – 16 July 1949)
    3. 3. Margaret (Juliet) Soper (19 Jul 1895 – Mar 1980)
  5. 5. Fanny (Kate) Lemaire (25 Jan 1864 – 1927) m. Eugene (Ferdinand) Lemaire (16 Févr 1855 – 26 June 1911)
  6. 6. Arthur (Thomas) Griffiths (9 Feb 1866 – 15 Sep 1874)
  7. 7. Frank (Telford) Griffiths (25 Jan 1867 – 4 Jan 1869)
  8. 8. Ellen (Bertha) Griffiths (6 Dec 1868 – 1963)
  9. 9. John Norton-Griffiths (13 July 1871 – 27 September 1930) m. Gwladys (Mills) Wood (2 Jan 1873 – 1 Jun 1974)
    1. 1. Ursula (Norton) Griffiths (28 Feb 1903 – 8 Aug 1992) m. John (Henry Thorpe, OBE,) MP (7 Aug 1887 – 31 Oct 1944)
      1. 1. Camilla Thorpe (24 Jul 1925 – 16 May 1974)
      2. 2. Rt. (Hon. John Jeremy) Thorpe, (29 Apr 1929 – 04 Dec 2014) m. Maria (‘Marion’ Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Stein Lascelles) Thorpe, (18 Oct 1926 – 6 March, 2014) m. Caroline (Julia Allpass) Thorpe (29 Apr 1938 – 29 Jun 1970)
        1. 1. Rupert (Jeremy) THORPE (JUN 1969 – L) m. Sheila (A) Rattray
    2. 2. Peter ((2nd Baronet)) Norton-Griffiths (3 May 1905 – 13 Oct 1983) m. Kathryn (L) Schrafft (20 Nov 1910 – 1980)
      1. 1. Anne Norton-Griffiths (03 Sep 1936 – 13 Jun 2018) m. Richard (Hathaway) Morgan (26 Oct 1928 – 21 Jun 2019)
      2. 2. Sir (John Norton-Griffiths, 3rd) Bt (04 Oct 1938 – 29 Jan 2017) m. Marilyn ((Lyn)) Grimley (8 Jun 1939 – 5 Aug 2019)
      3. 3. Sir (Michael Norton-Griffiths 4th) Baronet (11 Jan 1941 – ) m. Ann Fraser
        1. 1. Alastair (Norton-Griffiths) Norton-Griffiths (23/02/1976 – ) m. Jessica
      4. 4. Royal Dr.
      5. 5. Anne Morgan
    3. 3. Phoebe (Norton) Griffiths (16 Nov 1906 – 1976) m. Edward (Bromilow) Joynson (16 Jun 1905 – 24 Dec 1972)
    4. 4. Michael (Norton) Griffiths (30 Sep 1908 – 29 May 1940) m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Cozens (March 6, 1910 – December 1, 1969)

John Griffiths's Timeline

9 Records

1825
8 Mar 1825
Birth of John Griffiths in Breconshire, Wales
Breconshire, Wales
1841
1841
Age 16
John Griffiths resided here in Saint Marys, St John the Evangelist, Breconshire, Wales
Saint Marys, St John the Evangelist, Breconshire, Wales
1846
January 1846
Age 21
John Griffiths was married in Brecknock, Breconshire
Brecknock, Breconshire
1851
1851
Age 26
John Griffiths resided here in Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
1861
1861
Age 36
John Griffiths resided here in Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
1871
1871
Age 46
John Griffiths resided here in St Audrie, Somerset, England
St Audrie, Somerset, England
1881
1881
Age 56
John Griffiths resided here in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1891
13 Feb 1891
Age 66
Death of John Griffiths in Buried Hammersmith Cemetery
Buried Hammersmith Cemetery
1891
6 Mar 1891
Age 66
John Griffiths - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1389; Folio: 124; Page: 37; GSU roll: 1341338
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2356; Folio: 58; Page: 12; GSU roll: 835098
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1846
    Event Place: Brecknock, Breconshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Saint Marys, St John the Evangelist, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1841 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1371; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St John the Evangelist; County: Breconshire; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 46; Page: 17; Line: 11; GSU roll: 464301

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2489; Folio: 423; Page: 7; GSU roll: 104249-104250

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Brecon, Brecon St Mary, Breconshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4212; Folio: 72; Page: 28; GSU roll: 543251

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Audrie, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2356; Folio: 58; Page: 12; GSU roll: 835098

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1389; Folio: 124; Page: 37; GSU roll: 1341338

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Buried Hammersmith Cemetery
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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