Genealogy Chat

OK, again apologies..... Joseph Thomas Gritton and his wife were the Master & Matron of Epsom Workhouse, 1841 to at least 1851. My Tom Jepson Gritton was a Master Mariner, once married (to the daughter of the Captain - William Aiken - of the ship he served on 'Fleetwood' of London) he settled in London's East End. During the marriages of his daughters his occupation was 'Tobacconist'. At his death, he was a Ship Owner. Father was 'Gentleman' . His in-laws were forever connected with the sea, a member being the Port Keeper at Liverpool. And his mothers family were Vicar's and Suregons. He so fits into the family I first mentioned, but cannot make the final link. Thank you, Jeanne

You must all think me very ignornat,and I apologise to eveyone. Notting Hill Carnival and parking..............enough said !! Thank you all for your input, I do appreciate it. If I don't get a link to my Tom Jepson Gritton pretty soon, this whole tree is destined for the chipper.............. I have just about had enough!!!!!!!!!!!!! Apologies for the rant. God bless, Jeanne xx

Just a thought. Do you know the father's occupation? That might give a clue to whether he might move around in his job. I have one (from the late 1800s) who was a railwayman, who got promotion from engine cleaner to driver by changing railways. Miners and navvies were another breed who tended to move around. J

My gg grandparents had 15 children between April 1844 and Dec 1872, which is a span of 28 years. She was 18 when the first was born and 46 for the last. She lived to be 73 in spite of all that!!! Anne

Guess what? It still happens today. I know of a family whose eldest is 29 youngest 3 and no necessarily the last.

My Gran was 1 of 10 siblings born over a 26 year period. Sue

Are these baptismal dates? If so they can sometimes bear little relevance to when or even where the children were born . Some of my lot had 'group' baptisms with cousins and friends, not always in the parish they were born in. The children's actual ages varied from 14 to 1 year. As for 24/25 years of child bearing - this was quite common for women who survived it! My g grandparents were 22 and 37 when they got together. Their first child was born in 1901, they got married in 1924 (he was already married - they waited until wife No. 1 died) their last child was born in 1925. She was 47 - he was 62!!! maggie

So is 13 an unlucky number?

Regarding John Thompson and Josephine Fanny, Josephine Fanny was christened in1824 on the IGI Heather

One of my Fannys had 13 children spread between 1857 and 1881. 24 years. Many women got married younger and would have longer to produce children.

Also have relative who had 13 children between 1836 and 1860 (24 years between eldest & youngest). And another who had 13 as well, 1807-1834 (27 years)!

The parish baptism entries may supply further info, such as father's job, which would help prove they are all the same family. Unless you can find definitely unrelated Grittons born around the same timespan and place, I would assume they are. 23 years may seem a long time to be having children, but its possible. I've instances of families where the eldest children have produced children of their own before their youngest siblings were born. My gt gt grandmother was the youngest child, born 1826 to parents whose eldest child was born 1804. I know its all the same family as they have a very unusual surname. nell

Spent 12 hours at this yesterday............ Would you consider these children all one family. They are attributed with the same (named) parents. Father is from Hull - mother is from Lincoln, by 1841 they were in Epsom, Surrey Maria Jepson Gritton (1808) Hull *** Sarah Ann Gritton (1810) Liverpool *** Tom Jepson Gritton (1811) Liverpool Eleanor Gritton (1812) Lincoln William Gritton (1816) Wolves Catherine Gritton (1819) Wolves *** Barbara Gritton (1820) Wolves Clara Jane Gritton (18220 Wolves *** Eliza Gritton (1823) Wolves Henry Septimus Gritton (1827) Wolves (see note below) Josephine Fanny Gritton (1828) Wolves John Thompson Gritton (1828) St Michael, Queenhithe Emma Gritton (1831) Hornsey *** *** I have made a provable connection for these. Father had a brother called Septimus. Obviously Josephine Fanny and John Thomspon can't be connected unless the dates in LDS are wrong. Appreciate your thoughts. Jeanne

Just a tick.