Personal Details of John Henry Grigg

 

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Buried:  31/05/1905

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Burial Register
Name at death John Henry Grigg
Age at Death 32
Burial Date 31 May 1905
Abode 4 Friends Cottages, Mayor's Lane,
Newbury
Official at Burial Clifford Freud
Comments
Burial Register Index
Book 1899
Page Number 102
Reccord Number 8011
Sources Burial Register

Burial Register entry for John Henry Grigg
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Newspaper Cuttings

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OVER 100 YEARS SINCE A MAYOR DIED
Source: Newbury Weekly News
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Copyright: Newbury Weekly News
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OVER 100 YEARS SINCE A MAYOR DIED
It is more than a hundred years since a Mayor of Newbury died during his year of office. This was in 1829, the year after the old Guildhall in the Market Place was pulled down. The happening is recorded in the minutes of the Town Council of the 15th of April 1929 [misprint for 1829], as follows:

“Edward Poynter Haskings was elected Mayor for the remainder of the year, in the room of Mr. John Grigg deceased.”

It is also recorded that there were present at the meeting, in addition to the Mayor elect and the Deputy Mayor, John Hasker, Edward Slocock, Samuel Slocock, Names Toomer, James Bodman, William Davis, Alfred Slocock, George Barnard, Benjamin Barnard, J.G. Marriner, William Mills, John Satchell, James Hazell, James Bodman junr., and W. N. Lamb.

The Town Clerk at the time was Robert Baker.

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Deaths - John Henry Grigg
Source: NWN
Article date: 15/06/1905
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Newbury Weekly News

Dated 15th June 1905

GRIGG – May, 29, at 4 Friend’s-cottages, Market-street, Newbury, John Henry Grigg, eldest son of Sarah Woods, aged 32.

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Education Act
Source: Reading Mercury
Article date: 17/11/1883
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Reading Mercury

Bated 17th November 1883

NEWBURY BOROUGH POLICE COURT

MONDAY NOV. 12

(Present: R. Johnson Esq., Mayor, T. E. Hawkins and J. Absalom, Esqrs.)

THE EDUCATION ACT. – The case of David Herbert, of Mayor’s-lane, who had been summoned for neglecting to send his two step-sons John and James Grigg to school regularly, was again brought on. It had been proved that the elder boy was a determined truant, and although taken to school would run away.

Mr. Cox, school attendance officer, now said that if the magistrates dismissed the summonses against Herbert, he would make an application under the 16th section of the Industrial Schools Act for the boy to be sent to an Industrial School.

The magistrates adopted this course, and an order for the eldest boy John to go to an Industrial School

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NEWBURY BOROUGH POLICE COURT
Source: NWN
Article date: 15/12/1883
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Newbury Weekly News

Dated 15th December 1883

NEWBURY BOROUGH POLICE COURT

Upon the application of Supt. Bennett, an order of 1s 6d was made upon David Herbert, in respect of the maintenance of his stepson John Grigg, an inmate of the Somersetshire Industrial School at Bath.

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Biographical Information

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John Henry Grigg c1873-1905

John Henry Grigg

c1873-1905

John Henry was born c1873 in Hampshire, the son of John and Sarah Ann Grigg (nee Forman/Foreman) who were married in 1871 (marriage registered in Portsea)

His mother Sarah Ann was born Sarah Ann Bishop in Portsea, Hampshire, she was the illegitimate daughter of Elizabeth Bishop. Her mother Elizabeth married Thomas Foreman on the 23rd January 1860.

His father John was born c1838 in Cornwall. In 1871 John was recorded aged 33, as a Private in the Army Anglesea Barracks, Portsea, Hampshire.

John and Sarah also had a son, James Aaron Grigg born in 1875, in Hampshire.

John died between 1874-1879 (no death registration found, possibly died in conflict while serving in the army).

Sarah Ann remarried in 1879

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church Newbury

Date: 14th July 1879

Groom: David James Herbert, full age, Bachelor, Labourer, abode: Newbury

Bride: Sarah Ann Grigg, full age, Widow, abode: Newbury

Father’s: David Herbert, occupation: Labourer and Thomas Forman, occupation: Royal Marines Sergeant

Witnesses: John R Stillman and Fanny Tidbury

Groom signed Bride made her mark

David and Sarah had the following children:

David Percival 1878 (born before they married, birth registered in the June quarter in Newbury)

Elizabeth Harriet 1880 Newbury

Charles William 1882 Newbury

George Henry 1885 Newbury

 

 The 1881 census records David Herbert (44), a Bricklayer’s Labourer, Sarah (29), David (3), Elizabeth (10 months), John Grigg (8) and James Grigg (6) living in Mayor’s Lane Newbury.

In 1883 John was sent to an Industrial School in Bath, Somerset. The following was reported in the newspapers:

Reading Mercury

Bated 17th November 1883

NEWBURY BOROUGH POLICE COURT

MONDAY NOV. 12

(Present: R. Johnson Esq., Mayor, T. E. Hawkins and J. Absalom, Esqrs.)

THE EDUCATION ACT. – The case of David Herbert, of Mayor’s-lane, who had been summoned for neglecting to send his two step-sons John and James Grigg to school regularly, was again brought on. It had been proved that the elder boy was a determined truant, and although taken to school would run away.

Mr. Cox, school attendance officer, now said that if the magistrates dismissed the summonses against Herbert, he would make an application under the 16th section of the Industrial Schools Act for the boy to be sent to an Industrial School.

The magistrates adopted this course, and an order for the eldest boy John to go to an Industrial School

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 15th December 1883

NEWBURY BOROUGH POLICE COURT

Upon the application of Supt. Bennett, an order of 1s 6d was made upon David Herbert, in respect of the maintenance of his stepson John Grigg, an inmate of the Somersetshire Industrial School at Bath.

 

In 1891 John (18) was working as a Gardener’s Labourer, he was still living in Mayor’s Lane with his step-father David (54), a Bricklayer’s Labourer, his mother Sarah (41) and his half-siblings, David (12), Elizabeth (9), Charles (7) and George (5).

His step-father David Herbert died aged 55 on the 17th September 1892, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 20th September

His mother Sarah remarried on the 18th November 1899 in Newbury her 3rd husband was Edward William Woods.

The 1901 census records Edward (41), Basket Maker, Sarah (50) and George Herbert (14) living in Mayor’s Lane. (No census record found for John).

John Grigg died aged 32 on the 29th May 1905, he was buried in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 31st May (abode at time of death: 4 Friend’s Cottages, Mayor’s Lane, Newbury)

The 1911 census records Edward Woods, (51), born Ascot Berkshire, Basket Maker, Sarah (59) and John Woods (11), born Reading (recorded as son but no birth registration found) living at 4 Friends Cottages Newbury.

Sarah Woods died aged 74 in 1926 in Newbury

 

 

 

 

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