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Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 11:08

Hi all,im trying to find the wife of a James Gridley,he was born 1777 christened 30 Nov,his father was a James Gridley-mothers name Mary Jeffrey,he had a son named Henry born 1802,but Im struggling to find his mother and James wife,thanking you in advance

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 11:11

sorry just to add they were from Glemsford in Suffolk,and sorry again I forgot to say please.

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 11:40

is there anymore info I need to add,thanks

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 11:45

Hi Paula thank you for that but its not the same one,James father was a James

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:01

thank you

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:09

This is your one but it is only a submitted record so cannot be relied on.

James Gridley Pedigree
Male

Birth:
Christening: 30 NOV 1777 Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Parents:
Father: James Gridley Family
Mother: Mrs. Mary Gridley
Messages:
Record submitted by a member of the LDS Church.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:12

Forgot to say that there are three trees on Ancestry with your James on but no wife on any and one tree with the parents as John Gridley and Mary Jeffrey.

Have you the marriage of his father?

JAMES GRIDLEY Pedigree
Male Family

Marriages:
Spouse: MARY JEFFREY Family
Marriage: 24 DEC 1776 Glemsford, Suffolk, England


Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record.

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:13

Hi Mel yes thats the one but ive tried to find his wife everywhere but to no avail

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:18

Seems as though nobody else could either!! I used to live near there in Suffolk. It is on the Essex Suffolk boarders but I looked in Essex too.

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:20

while doing the tree ive even forgotton have I arrived at his son Henry

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:29

There is a lot of Henry Gridley criminal records!!!!

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:30

the henry I have is married to a Sarah Goody,he could of served some time away lol

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:34

Is this your Henry??

Henry Gridley Pedigree
Male Family

Birth: 1802 Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Christening:
Death: 15 JAN 1870 Glemsford, Suffolk, England

Marriages:
Spouse: Sarah Goody Family
Marriage: 25 FEB 1821 Glemsford Parish, Glemsford, Suffolk, England


Messages:
Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:36

Yes Mel thats the one

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:38

1802
16 JanBirth Hawkedon, Suffolk England 3 source citations
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 1821

25 FebAge: 19 Marriage to Sarah Goody Glemsford, Suffolk, , England at the Parish Church1829
JanAge: 27 Residence Suffolk, England 1 source citation

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 1835
7 JulAge: 33 Residence Suffolk, England 1 source citation

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 1838
21 MarAge: 36 Residence Suffolk, England 1 source citation

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 1838

10 JulAge: 36 Arrival 1 source citation e source Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 1838

3 OctAge: 36 Departure Van Dieman's Land 1 source citation
Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 1870

15 JanAge: 67 Death Glemsford, Suffolk, England 1 source citation
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:40

His parents are down as John Gridley and Elizabeth Sharp on this tree.

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:41

Hi Mel does that mean he was sent to Australia as a convict ?

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:43

Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868
about Henry Gridley
Name: Henry Gridley
Vessel: Gilmore
Convicted Date: 10 Jul 1838 <<<<<<<
Voyage Date: 3 Oct 1838 <<<<<<<<<
Colony: Van Dieman's Land
Piece: HO 11/11
Place of Conviction: Suffolk, England

Sentance 7 years

Terry

Terry Report 1 Jul 2010 12:46

SORRY MIGHT SOUND A BIT SILLY BUT WOULD HE OF COME BACK AFTER HIS 7 YRS

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 1 Jul 2010 12:55

Well he died in Glemsford in 1870.