> > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 2:31 AM, dee edwards <dee@macace.net> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> After several years when living family, work etc kept me busy, I’m back researching my GROSE roots. >> >> I have traced a great number of the branches my GROSE family around Luxulyan, back to George GROSE d. 1692. But I have a brick wall about the death & whereabouts of my great great grandfather, William GROSE. >> >> William GROSE born 11.04.1840 (St Austell), baptised 07.06.1846 St Austell s/o John GROSE (b01.01.1807 d 16.03.1881 St Austell) & Mary (nee WARRICK b 14.10.1798 d 13.03.1872) >> >> William GROSE married Grace LAY/LEY (b 1845, bap 28.06.1850 Luxulyan) on 24.04.1866 in Luxulyan >> Children: >> William Ley GROSE b 30.09.1866 (M Tryphosa RICHARDS June 1887) >> Joseph Henry GROSE (b 26.06.1868 Canamaning St Austell, married (08.05.1892 Luxulyan) Ann Sophia ROACH (b 27.03 1873 Luxulyan) - my great grandfather. >> Mary Ley GROSE (b26.06.1870 Luxulyan, d 11.06.1871 Bridges Luxulyan) >> also Edith Higman GROSE d 18.03.1890 reported by Henry GROSE ‘stepbrother’ - illegitimate daughter of Grace GROSE & John HIGMAN) >> >> William GROSE doesn’t appear on the 1871 census in Cornwall, or subsequent censuses anywhere. I think he left sometime 1869/70. I suspect that Mary Ley GROSE was illegitimate - her birth was registered by her mother, the death was reported by Benjamin STURTRIDGE of Pelyn Tors, Lanlivery (4 miles away) ‘in attendance'. I can’t find a connection between GROSE & STURTRIDGE. I have got Grace GROSE’s history from 1970 onwards (she worked at Bodmin hospital etc) to her death 16.11.1911 in Roche. >> >> I have searched boat lists to Oz, US & Canadian sources but can find nothing. Cousins did emigrate to Australia - I’ve been sent an obituary of one who was a saddler in Ballarat. >> >> So if anyone knows about William GROSE b 11.04.1840 after 1870, I’d love to know! By profession he was a carpenter, as was his father. >> Regards >> >> Dee Edwards (nee GROSE)

He does seem to disappear. I am sure you have the 1871 censuses of his family? Grace is noted as married not widowed and occupation carpenter's wife. She is also noted as married in the 1881 census. William Ley Grose is with his grandparents Joseph and Mary Ley. Interestingly his age is given as 11 and a scholar, so that might be interesting - maybe he was born illegitimately Paul Eggleton On Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:39 AM, Dee Edwards via <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 2:31 AM, dee edwards <dee@macace.net> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> After several years when living family, work etc kept me busy, I’m back researching my GROSE roots. >> >> I have traced a great number of the branches my GROSE family around Luxulyan, back to George GROSE d. 1692. But I have a brick wall about the death & whereabouts of my great great grandfather, William GROSE. >> >> William GROSE born 11.04.1840 (St Austell), baptised 07.06.1846 St Austell s/o John GROSE (b01.01.1807 d 16.03.1881 St Austell) & Mary (nee WARRICK b 14.10.1798 d 13.03.1872) >> >> William GROSE married Grace LAY/LEY (b 1845, bap 28.06.1850 Luxulyan) on 24.04.1866 in Luxulyan >> Children: >> William Ley GROSE b 30.09.1866 (M Tryphosa RICHARDS June 1887) >> Joseph Henry GROSE (b 26.06.1868 Canamaning St Austell, married (08.05.1892 Luxulyan) Ann Sophia ROACH (b 27.03 1873 Luxulyan) - my great grandfather. >> Mary Ley GROSE (b26.06.1870 Luxulyan, d 11.06.1871 Bridges Luxulyan) >> also Edith Higman GROSE d 18.03.1890 reported by Henry GROSE ‘stepbrother’ - illegitimate daughter of Grace GROSE & John HIGMAN) >> >> William GROSE doesn’t appear on the 1871 census in Cornwall, or subsequent censuses anywhere. I think he left sometime 1869/70. I suspect that Mary Ley GROSE was illegitimate - her birth was registered by her mother, the death was reported by Benjamin STURTRIDGE of Pelyn Tors, Lanlivery (4 miles away) ‘in attendance'. I can’t find a connection between GROSE & STURTRIDGE. I have got Grace GROSE’s history from 1970 onwards (she worked at Bodmin hospital etc) to her death 16.11.1911 in Roche. >> >> I have searched boat lists to Oz, US & Canadian sources but can find nothing. Cousins did emigrate to Australia - I’ve been sent an obituary of one who was a saddler in Ballarat. >> >> So if anyone knows about William GROSE b 11.04.1840 after 1870, I’d love to know! By profession he was a carpenter, as was his father. >> Regards >> >> Dee Edwards (nee GROSE) ------------------------------- Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message