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The Cuthbert Griffin posted by Nyx travelling to New Zealand gave his last Address in UK as 48 Sunningdale Avenue, Coventry


This is the incoming list referred to I think - his proposed address in England is 15 Meriden Street, Coventry. He is a Chauffeur, last permanently living in the USA and intending to live permanently in England

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Name: Cuthbert Griffin
Birth Date: abt 1908
Age: 24
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 22 Aug 1932
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Boston
Ship Name: Georgic
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Shipping line: White Star Dominion Line
Official Number: 162365

Cuthbert Griffin

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Name: Cuthbert Griffin
Birth Date: abt 1908
Age: 24
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 22 Aug 1932
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Boston
Ship Name: Georgic
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Shipping line: White Star Dominion Line
Official Number: 162365


Returning to Coventry, he was a chauffeur.

A tree on ancestry has this for Barbara.


Barbara Hall
1908–1995
Birth 12 FEB 1908 • Belfast, Ireland
Death AUG 1995 • Surrey,North Western,Surrey,England


and this for Cuthbert, with photos. Also has a newspaper cutting for a boxing match featuring 'Bert Griffin.'

Birth
21 Jun 1908 • Wigan, Lancashire, England

1908

(AGE)
Death of Sister Winifred Mary Griffin(1907–1909)
Apr 1909 • Wigan, Lancashire, England

1909

0
Birth of Brother Gerard Joseph Griffin(1910–2004)
12 Aug 1910 • Wigan, Lancashire, England

1910

2
Residence
02 Apr 1911 • Standish with Langtree, Lancashire, England

Relation to Head of House: Son

1911

2
Departure
25 Mar 1927 • Southampton, England

1927

18
Arrival
22 Aug 1932 • Liverpool, England

1932

24
Marriage
Dec 1936 • Pocklington, Yorkshire East Riding
Barbara Hall

(1908–1995)

1936

28
Death of Father Thomas Joseph Griffin(1875–1950)
Abt. 1950 • Worthing Sussex.

1950

42
Death of Mother Angela M Rose(1876–1959)
Jun 1959 • Worthing, Sussex, England

1959

51
Death of Brother Raymond Joseph Griffin(1903–1983)
06 Oct 1983 • Herbert House, Freshfield, Nr Liverpool

1983

75
Death of Brother Basil Joseph Griffin(1904–1984)
08 Nov 1984 • Portland, Oregon USA

1984

76
Death of Sister Angela Mary Griffin(1905–1994)
May 1994 • Worthing, West Sussex, England

1994

85
Death of Wife Barbara Hall(1908–1995)
Aug 1995 • Surrey,North Western,Surrey,England

1995

87
Death
Feb 2000 • Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England

It's likely that as Eva married as Griffin, they had been together for some time before. Possibly Cuthbert and Barbara did not divorce, hence delaying the 2nd marriage till after her death ( possible that if Barbara was Irish she may have been Catholic and not willing to divorce).

This was the travel record, last residence in UK Coventry


Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription
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First name(s) Cuthbert
Last name Griffin
Gender Male
Age 18
Birth year 1909
Occupation ENGINEER
Departure year 1927
Departure day 25
Departure month 3
Departure port Southampton
Destination port Auckland
Destination AUCKLAND
Country New Zealand
Destination country New Zealand
Ship name Mataroa
Ship official number 144814
Ship master's first name WM
Ship master's last name KERSHAW
Shipping line SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO LTD
City SOUTHAMPTON
Ship destination port NEW ZEALAND
Ship destination country NEW ZEALAND
Ship square feet 13831
Ship registered tonnage 7304
Number of passengers 590
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving Uk 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration

Possible for him on incoming passsenger list to UK, but i don't have access to that

I wish I could show you all this hand written docs, it seems it was written by Gerard Griffin, mentioning his brothers Basil and Cuthbert. It says Cuthbert had 3 children with Eva before they were married and this was after his marriage to Barbara?? but then it says he went to NZ in 1927? so thinking the Eva Marriage must have been before the marriage to Barbara?
Anyway thanks for your help, it's great to have all this hand written info to read over, this may take some time to work out but loving the challenge.

Nicola the company is active still so you could if wished contact the family at the address on the link I posted?

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/00756106/officers for some details of family,

but the marriage to Eva, was in 1998, .. it would make him 90 at time of marriage? NB Eva appears to be still alive so caution on what is posted.

First name(s) CUTHBERT J
Last name GRIFFIN
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1998
Registration month 5
MarriageFinder™ CUTHBERT J GRIFFIN married
Eva Griffin
Spouse's last name Griffin
District Kingston upon Thames
District number 240
County Surrey
Country England
Page 0059
Entry number 102
Source code RB
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain, England

Cuthbert and Barbara's Children
Philip J Griffin B March 1940 Kensington (poss, not on family tree)
Veronica A Griffin B 1st April 1943 Surrey SW
Kathleen F Griffin B 1945 Surrey NW
Angela Veronica Griffin B 1948 Surrey NW
Jacqueline Barbara Griffin B 1949 Surrey NW
The tree also says that Cuthbert was first married to a Eva? not sure about that( can't find anything)

Just read it again Barbara took the year of husband Cuthbert's birth(1908) and the day and month of their first child Philip's birth, which would be the 10th Feb. I found Philip J Griffin born March 1940 Kensington with mothers maiden name Hall. All other Children born in Surrey from 1943 to 1949.
So confused, if this info is correct Barbara couldn't have used her sons day and month of birth as her own until after his birth in Feb 1940??

Possible death for Barbara

Birthdate is a couple of days out.

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) BARBARA
Last name GRIFFIN
Gender Female
Birth day 12
Birth month 2
Birth year 1908
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1995
District Surrey North Western
District number 7581A
Register number RA41
Entry number 270
Date of registration mm/yy 0895
County Surrey
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
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Not picking up a Barbara O'Mahoney on the 1911 Irish census. Or a birth in Ireland for 1908

I would suggest buying the marriage cert to see if it gives her father's name?

If this is correct thinking that Barbara's middle initial C may have been for Cuthbert if she took his DOB as her own.

There is a paragraph in tree about Barbara O'Mahoney and it says that her children were told that her birth records were burned in dublin and she took the DOB of her husband Cuthbert as her own?

Also rather puzzling is that Barbara gives middle initial C on 1939 reg but Cuthbert does not give a middle initial

but DOB does seem to match
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First name(s) CUTHBERT JOSEPH
Last name GRIFFIN
Birth year 1908
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District Wigan
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8C
Page 43
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain, England

Just posting Cuthbert's death.


England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) CUTHBERT JOSEPH
Last name GRIFFIN
Gender Male
Birth day 21
Birth month 6
Birth year 1908
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 2000
District Kingston upon Thames
District number 2401B
Register number B71
Entry number 145
Date of registration mm/yy 0200
County Surrey


and 1911. The Jas should read Jos. His mother is from London so that may be a reason they moved to London?


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
11 Heaton Street Standish Near Wigan, Standish with Langtree, Lancashire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Thomas Jas Griffin Head Married Male Insurance Agent 35 1876 Coventry Warwicksh
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Angela Griffin Wife Married Female - 34 1877 London Highgate
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Angela Mary Griffin Daughter - Female - 5 1906 Coventry Warwickshire
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Cuthbert Jas Griffin Son - Male - 2 1909 Wigan Lancashire
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Gerard Jas Griffin Son - Male - 0 1911 Wigan Lancashire

Puzzled by marriage in Pockington, Yorkshire in 1936 and living in Kensington in 1939?

A family member has done some sort of handwritten tree, so now working from that and not many Cuthbert's of that dob They say that Barbara came over from Dublin alone before marriage in 1936 and her aunt in uk made her change her name from O'Mahoney to Hall.
I also have some family pics incl Griffin Butchers Shop

Veronica born 1943 has mmn Hall.

the marriage in 1936 is this one,

Marriages Dec 1936 (>99%)

Griffin Cuthbert J Hall Pocklington 9d 179
Hall Barbara Griffin Pocklington 9d 179

How did you work back to Cuthbert just to be sure we have the right one.

Griffin Household (2 People)
7 Manson Mews , Kensington, London, England

Cuthbert Griffin 21 Jun 1908 Male Chauffeur Mechanic Ten Married 59 1
Barbara C Griffin 10 Feb 1908 Female Photographer Married 59 2