Hi Allan Does the following have any connection? Annie (Anne) Grainger married a Ridley, three children called ( So I'm told) Charlie/Holroyd/Phillip. Annie's father was John Grainger Married to Maria Longbottom.. They may well have lived at Haxby road but certainly in Bootham York. Annie was one of 11 children and was baptised 10 sept 1879 at St Olaves church York. I have dates going back to 1560 ( Not 100% sure on all of them but am conversing with others in N Zealand etc. Regards Mike Grainger mikegrainger@blueyonder.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: <bluethistle@comcast.net> To: <GRAINGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:06 AM Subject: Haxby Road in York > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Grainger Ridley > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EEg.2ACIB/155 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for Graingers and Ridleys that would have lived at Haxby > Road, York, England for the first half of the twentieth century. I am > distantly related to Annie Ridley nee Grainger and her brother John > Grainger, a tailor. They lived for a time at number 12 Haxby Road. > > If you have any information or ideas, I'd appreciate any help you can > offer. > Thanks, > Allan > > > > ==== GRAINGER Mailing List ==== > This GRAINGER list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listrequest.pl > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

Hi List, (Sorry in advance for making this posting so large). I have found researching my GRAINGER ancestors very frustrating. For about 12 years I have been "stuck" at my 2 x Great Grandfather was John GRAINGER born 1818 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland (Date & Places from the Censuses but cannot find a christening). There are a number of GRAINGER in Scotland and there is strong circumstantial evidence that some of them may have spent periods of time in Yorkshire, or came from there. My 2 x Great Grandfather - John GRAINGER was a Ship Porter residing at No. 1 Cumberland Street Lane, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland when he married Isabella BOWIE his Spouse had a "Daughter Born there on the Eight day of January last" - Named Mary Davidina Brown GRAINGER (I believe she would have been given the "Brown" from the minister who christened her) Baptized on the Sabbath Twenty Second February current in St Bernard's Church by the Rev. David BROWN, late minister of the Scottish Church in Liverpool (this could indicate that John's father was in Yorkshire). There were GRAINGER in Col. James DURHAM's Fencibles which was established around 1795/96. They fought in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, therefore, it is possible that the GRAINGER's had children born in Ireland. The regiment was disbanded in 1799. Below I will Cut & Paste some Notes that I have made over the years whilst I have been trying to sort out my GRAINGER Line. As two heads are better than I would appreciate any comments at all on the info collected or the comments I have made. Two possible marriages for his parents: - 1. Charles GRAINGER m. Annie HUTCHESON on 19 Dec. 1824 @ Cupar, Fife. 2. John GRANGER m. Elizabeth DOWN on 6 May 1821 @ Cupar, Fife. (The 2nd. one looks to be the most likely because John and Elizabeth are names used in this family). Possibly another son Thomas. If so, he married an Isabella SMITH on 3rd July 1831 in Edinburgh. Couldn't find a record in the General Register Office for Scotland. Maybe not a Church of Scotland?. The IGI Microfiche and Family Search show his birth, but no parents. 3 possible sisters in file. The LDS, Ancestral File shows:- John GRAINGER Sex: M Event(s): Birth: Abt 1826 in Aldercar Park, Derbyshire, Eng. Death: 1845 Parents: Father: John GRAINGER Mother: Ann WOODHOUSE Marriage(s): Spouse: Miss BROWN Submitter(s): Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy. I do not think that this is "my" John but if some of the submitted info is wrong, then it is a possibility. 27 Jul 2004 - I think I may just have found John GRAINGER. This one on the 1841 Census is born in Midlothian and the one I have had from the IGI was born in Cupar, Fife. Now the 1881 Census does show our John GRAINGER was from Cupar, Fife. But as was often the case that the incorrect place of birth was put down by the census taker. Maybe the 1841 Census is correct and the 1881 wrong (or maybe I am just wish full thinking). On looking at the Family Search IGI I find: - John GRANGER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 25 Jun 1824 Saint Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: Hugh GRANGER Mother: Agnes BROWN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C119886 1820 - 1826 0993529, 0103060 Film 6901046 Film Sheet: =================================== Hugh GRAINGER married Agnes BROWN on 18 Apr 1824 at St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. If this is him then the Family Search IGI shows he had a brother James born (I think this should be a Christening) 12 Aug 1824 at Saint Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Now the interesting thing is that this John's mother is a BROWN. Could she be related to the Rev. David BROWN, late minister of the Scottish Church in Liverpool who Christened John's daughter Mary Davidina Brown GRAINGER? The FreeCEN 1841 census shows: - Piece: SCT1841/685/2 Place: Edinb. St Andrew-Midlothian Enumeration District: 88. Civil Parish: St Cuthbert's Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: St Cuthbert's Folio: 88 Page: 2. Address: Castle Bank. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks GRAINGER Hugh M 40 Carter Outside Census County (1841) GRAINGER Agnes F 40 Midlothian GRAINGER John M 15 Midlothian GRAINGER Elisabeth F 10 Midlothian GRAINGER Margret F 8 Midlothian GRAINGER Agnes F 12 Midlothian GRAINGER Jenet F 6 Midlothian BROWN James M 35 Carter Midlothian The OPR index for Births and Christenings from 1 Jan 1816 to 31 Dec 1820 shows: - 18 May 1818 John GRAINGER; Father, Thomas GRAINGER; Mother, Margaret BOWIE; Parish, Muirkirk; GROS, 607/00; Data, 0002. There are also GRAINGER in the London area that came from County Durham sometime in the nineteenth century (or maybe even earlier). It is possible that the father of my 3 x Great Grandfather was in Yorkshire. Later generations were in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland and Monifieth, Forfar, Scotland before they immigrated to Australia. Not all of the family came to Australia and I have not been able to trace them either. In fact they are proving a bit elusive. Just a bit of trivial information for you: - My Grandmother always said: - 1. All GRAINGER's (if spelt with "i") are related. 2. The GRAINGER's are related to the English Royal Family. I have not been able to confirm either of these 2 statements but I also note that some of my GRAINGER Line are shown on different records as GRANGER so I don't hold to my grandmother's statement. There was a Vicar in the 1600's by the name of GRAINGER and when he died his wife married a son of the King of Scotland (he never became King) so maybe this is where my grandmother's story came from. The name "GRAINGER" seems to have originated from the French Huguenots who settled in Cork City in 17th century. However there were GRAINGER in England in the 1600's. Talk to you later. Best regards, Ian Butterworth Reservoir Victoria Australia -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.8 - Release Date: 1/3/2005