http://eheritage.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/resources/fullimage.aspx?f=letter%3dH%26page%3d840&TITLE=Headstone+of+Ernest+Frederick+GRIFFITHS+Lieut&ID=LFH_14642&ImageNum=1 Not sure if this link will work but it is a memorial to Lieutenant Ernest Frederick Griffiths of the 96th. The regimental number is a bit unclear but an Army List on The Genealogist confirms the death of Lieut. E. F. Griffiths of the 96th. There is plenty on the wreck of the brig Governor Phillip on various web sites and they further confirm that Lieut. Griffiths of the 96th drowned when the ship hit a reef during a regular convict transport. A vivid description follows below. By my reckoning we now have to account only for Edwina. Anthony 6 January 1849 - Hobart Courier LIEUTENANT GRIFFITHS, 96th REGT.-The following has not appeared in any Van Dieman's Land Journal : Extract from General Order. Head-quarters, Sydney, 30th Nov., 1848. No. l56 2. His Excellency the Major-General Commanding is desirous to record his deep regret at the loss of Lieutenant Ernest Frederick Griffiths, with six soldiers, of the 96th Regt, who were unfortunately drowned in the wreck of the brig Governor Phillip, on the 27th October last, in Bass's Straits ; and in so doing, to hold up to the admiration of the officers and troops in this command the heroic and exemplary conduct of this lamented and excellent young officer. On this fearful occasion the courage and presence of mind of Lieut. Griffiths never deserted him, they were wholly and actively devoted to the safety of the escort and convicts under his charge; knocking off the irons of the latter with his own hands; directing the escape of the passengers, the military, and prisoners, by the boats; he, finally, when almost the last person on the wreck, threw away perhaps the only chance of preserving his own life by attempting to save that of his servant, failing in which good endeavour he leaped into the s! ea, and had nearly reached the shore by swimming when death overtook him. The service at large, and the 96th Regiment in particular, have sustained a severe loss in the early and disastrous death of so promising an officer.- By command, &c. (Signed) G. C. MUNDY, Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy-Adjutant-General." ___________ From: eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [eng-hertfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of D Gregory [d.gregory3@ntlworld.com] Sent: 13 September 2010 19:42 To: eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HRT] Baptismal look up please, Griffiths Hi Elizabeth, I could find no burials for Edwina and the two boys at Hals, I don't know if anyone has looked up the HALs Baptisms for you or not so I have. Bap Dec 18 1819, born Nov 21 1819, Edwina Eliza Ann dau of Edwin & Eliza Ann Griffiths, living at Waltham Cross, Occupation Esquire Bap Sep19 1821 born Aug 23 1821 Emily dau of Edwin & Eliza Ann Griffiths, Waltham Cross , Esquire Bap Jul 23 1832 Born Jul 12 1825 Ernest Frederick son of Edwin & Elizabeth Ann Grffiths living at Turners Hill, Occupation Gentleman Bap Jul 23 1832 born Jun 3 1832 Edwin Arthur son of Edwin and Elizabeth Ann Griffiths Turners Hill , Gentleman There was other Griffith family's living in Cheshunt at the same period, Thomas a Baker and Elizabeth living at Cheshunt Street, who had several children, Elizabeth was buried Aug 28 1834 aged 40, also William a Labourer and Mary Jane living at Marsh Lane, Turners Hill, Regards Derick ----- Original Message ----- From: "elizabeth howard" <elizgh@btinternet.com> To: <eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:54 PM Subject: [HRT] Baptismal look up please, Griffiths > Hi, this explains the lack of sighting in the 1851, a trip from > Sydney to Calcutta , heavens above all that ocean , would have taken > months > , so they certainly weren`t in the UK for the spring taking of the 1851 > census ............. > And yes the original enquiry , long past, was about the origins of > Eliza Ann Lucas dau of Henry Lucas and Charlotte double barrelled whose > name > I have forgotten, and we have simply established that she was dead in 1843 > , > leaving these four children , one of whom Emily we know survived , but > what > happened to Edwina b Cheshunt 1819 , and the two boys chr in 1832 Edwin > Arthur and Frederick ? > Is anyone going into the HALS office ? and could they check the > burials of Cheshunt 1819-1843. > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simon Harding" <simon@greynose.net> > To: <eng-hertfordshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:38 PM > Subject: Re: [HRT] Baptismal look up please, Griffiths > > >> Capt. Griffiths (HM 96th Regt.) and his wife arrived Calcutta July 1851 >> on board the "Sir Edward Paget", from Sydney. I presume this is Edwin. >> >> Source Bengal Directory 1850-51. 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