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William Grant 1815–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Torquay, Devon, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1858

Death Location: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

Father: Nicholas Junr.

Mother: Susannah Whiddon

Spouse(s): Cecelia Wilmott

Children(s): Cecillia Grant, Emma Grant, Elizabeth Grant, Mary Grant, Agnes Grant, William Grant

William Grant was born in 1815 in Torquay, Devon, England, the child of Nicholas Grant Junr And Susannah Whiddon. William Grant married Cecelia Wilmott, and had children including Agnes Blacklair Grant, Cecillia Matthews Grant, Elizabeth Grant, Emma Eugenia Grant, Mary Jane Grant, William Grant. William Grant passed away in 1858 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia..

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Biography

  • William Grant was born in 1815 in Torquay, Devon, England, the child of Nicholas Grant Junr And Susannah Whiddon.
  • William Grant married Cecelia Wilmott, and had children including Agnes Blacklair Grant, Cecillia Matthews Grant, Elizabeth Grant, Emma Eugenia Grant, Mary Jane Grant, William Grant.
  • William Grant passed away in 1858 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia..

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Grant's Ancestors

Self
William Grant
1815–1858
Birth Place: Torquay, Devon, England
Parents
Nicholas Grant Junr.
1783–
Broadhempstone, Devon, England
Susannah Whiddon
1780–1868
Broadhempstone, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Grant
1745–1793
Chudleigh, Devon, England
Mary Rendle
1747–1807
Devon, England
Mary Mills
1737–
Uplowman, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Grant's Descendants

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William Grant (1815–10 Apr 1858) m. Cecelia Wilmott (ABT 1825–1886)
  1. 1. Cecillia (Matthews) Grant 1844–1910 m. James Page 1842–1896
    1. 1. William (Alfred Thomas) (Page) 1866–1924 m. Hannah Harlow 1883–1951
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Thomas 1912–1988 m. Marie (Elizabeth) Fowler 1919–1986
        1. 1. Ian (Francis) Thomas 1940–2015 m. Marian (Cecily) Deeves 1937–2014
      2. 2. William (James) Thomas 1903–
      3. 3. Cecelia Thomas 1905–1976 m. John (William) Rippon 1899–1954
      4. 4. Annie Thomas 1906–1991 m. John (Michael Richard) Sherriff 1904–1974
        1. 1. Betty (Jean) Sherriff 1919–2006 m. Douglas (William) Allen 1919–2001
      5. 5. Jessie Thomas 1907–1979 m. Ernest (G) Saunders 1900–1979
      6. 6. Lily Thomas 1910–
      7. 7. George Thomas 1913–1978
      8. 8. Florence Thomas 1918–1999 m. John Cooper 1906–
      9. 9. Sidney (Victor) Thomas 1923–2007
      10. 10. John (Alfred) Thomas 1920–2004 m. Mary (Joan) Butler –1982
      11. 11. Rita (Bell) Thomas 1914–1914
    2. 2. James (Thomas) Page 1861–1867
    3. 3. Cecilia (Adelaide Susan Elizabeth) Page 1863–1901 m. William (Joseph Okey) (Oakey) 1859–
    4. 4. Susan Page 1871–1871
  2. 2. Emma (Eugenia) Grant 1849–1932 m. William Oakey –1895 m. James Turner 1865–1913 m. William (C) Mockett 1842–1928 m. William (Joseph) Haywood 1831–1886
    1. 1. Joseph (M H) Maclean 1869–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Grant 1846–1903
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Grant 1855–1878 m. Abraham Colliss 1849–1933
    1. 1. David (Lewis) Colliss 1877–1929 m. Bridget (Amelia Veronica) Betts 1892–1976
      1. 1. David (E) Colliss 1911–2004 m. Lola (Clere) Colliss 1924–2007
  5. 5. Agnes (Blacklair) Grant 1857–1899
  6. 6. William Grant 1853–1935 m. Miriam Grant 1856–1939
    1. 1. Leslie Grant 1889–1970 m. Doris (A) Thatcher 1894–1981
    2. 2. Cecil Grant 1893–1970 m. Rachael (E) Rigg 1889–1942
      1. 1. Eileen (Muriel) Grant 1922–1953 m. Leonard (John) Warwick 1913–1994
    3. 3. George (Alexander) Grant 1880–1923
    4. 4. Ada Grant 1878–1941 m. Thomas (McGill) Donnelly 1876–1938
    5. 5. Ethel (Cecilia) Smith 1884–1958
      1. 1. Neta (C) Smith –1913
      2. 2. Dorothy (C) Smith 1904–1951 m. Allan (G) Bromfield 1905–1966

William Grant's Timeline

4 Records

1815
1815
Birth of William Grant in Torquay, Devon, England
Torquay, Devon, England
1843
Jan 1843
Age 28
William Grant was married in Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
1850
ABT 1850
Age 35
William Grant was married
None
1858
10 Apr 1858
Age 43
Death of William Grant in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Torquay, Devon, England
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [44786]

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1843
    Event Place: Newton Abbot, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1849
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2135; Item: [44786]

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778-1888

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