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Thomas Jolly Griffin 1865–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Teesdale, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 14 Oct 1956

Death Location: Warncoort, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Griffin

Mother: Marion Jolly

Spouse(s): Marion Gillespie

Children(s): John Griffin, Leonard Griffin, Leslie Griffin, Robert Griffin, Dorothy Griffin

The story of Thomas Jolly Griffin began in 1865 in Teesdale, Victoria, Australia. Thomas Jolly Griffin married Marion Jane Gillespie, and had children including Dorothy May Griffin, John Clarence Griffin, Leonard Stanley Griffin, Leslie Griffin, Robert Douglas Griffin. Thomas Jolly Griffin passed away in 1956 in Warncoort, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Jolly Griffin began in 1865 in Teesdale, Victoria, Australia.
  • Thomas Jolly Griffin married Marion Jane Gillespie, and had children including Dorothy May Griffin, John Clarence Griffin, Leonard Stanley Griffin, Leslie Griffin, Robert Douglas Griffin.
  • Thomas Jolly Griffin passed away in 1956 in Warncoort, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Griffin
1865–1956
Birth Place: Teesdale, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Griffin
1828–1872
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marion ("Jane") Jolly
1835–1912
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Richard Jolly
1807–1852
St Allen, Cornwall, England
* (JANET JANE) ROSKELLY
1809–1875
St Enoder, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Wm Jolly
1773–1846
Grace Williams
1771–1856
William Roskilly\Roskelly\Reskelly
1775–1841
Elizabeth Jolly
1781–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jolly
1751–1818
Elizabeth Sollomon
1749–1816
Richard Roskilly
1734–1818
Elizabeth Pooley
1735–1821
William Jolly
1747–1812
Elizabeth Salloman
1749–1816

Thomas Griffin's Descendants

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Thomas (Jolly) Griffin (1865–14 Oct 1956) m. Marion (Jane) Gillespie (Abt 1861–26 Sep 1937)
  1. 1. John (Clarence) Griffin 1895–1970 m. Elvina (Theresa) Singer-washington 1898–1973
    1. 1. Theresa (Marion) Griffin 1925–1962
  2. 2. Leonard (Stanley) Griffin 1891–1972
  3. 3. Leslie Griffin 1892–1964 m. Ada (Dora) Jones 1891–1949
    1. 1. Vernon (Thomas) Griffin 1917–1979 m. Evelyn (Alice) Low 1916–1963
      1. 1. Gregory (Vernon) Griffin 1949–1951
    2. 2. Ian (Leslie) Griffin 1921–1987 m. Ivy (Muriel) Cairns 1920–1999
    3. 3. Noel (Douglas) Griffin 1928–2016
  4. 4. Robert (Douglas) Griffin 1897–1981 m. Annie (Muriel) Wishart 1902–1992
    1. 1. James (Douglas) Griffin 1929–1929
    2. 2. Geoffrey (Thomas) Griffin 1935–1959
    3. 3. Patricia (Anne) Griffin 1932–2003
  5. 5. Dorothy (May) Griffin 1901–1983

Thomas Griffin's Timeline

3 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Thomas Jolly Griffin in Teesdale, Victoria, Australia
Teesdale, Victoria, Australia
1956
14 Oct 1956
Age 91
Death of Thomas Jolly Griffin in Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
1957
27 Feb 1957
Age 92
Thomas Jolly Griffin - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Teesdale, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1956
    Event Place: Birregurra, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warncoort, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1957
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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