This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/EEg.2ACIB/140 Message Board Post: I'm interested in finding information on the Grainger family from East Riding Yorkshire, especially the Sigglesthorne area. My ancestor, George William John Grainger, left the area around 1854 and immigrated to Canada. According to the Canadain censuses he went by the name William. He was born in Sigglesthorne,Yorkshire on April 14, 1834. His death registration lists his parents as William John Grainger and Mary Tomlinson. Does anyone have any information on these individuals? Darla

Hi Darla & List, It seems that GRAINGER is a difficult name to research. One reason seems to be that they may have moved about a lot. The GRAINGER (or it variants) names seems to have been on both sides of the Border (England and Scotland) from very early on and I am doubtful that anyone can link all GRAINGER's together. 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. My 2 x Great Grandfather - John GRAINGER a Ship Porter resided 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 (I believe she would have been given the "Brown" from the minister who christened her - I. B.) 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 (there are certainly GRAINGER in Ireland). The regiment was disbanded in 1799. 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 2 x Great Grandfather John GRAINGER (who was born on 30 July 1826 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) was in Yorkshire. Later generations were in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland & 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 so this may, or may not be true. Darla, if you care to email me direct I maybe able to put you in touch with some other GRAINGER researchers who are descended from some of the Yorkshire GRAINGER. Talk to you later. Best regards, ,--_|\ ---------------------------------------- / \ Ian Butterworth. \_,--.x/ Member, Melbourne PC User Group v -------------------------------------------- 23 Glenvale Road RESERVOIR VIC 3073 AUSTRALIA Phone/Fax: +61 (0) 3 9470-1170 Mobile Phone: 0416 046 170 E-mail: ian@melbpc.org.au For Life Address: Ineke@bigfoot.com Web Site: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~ian/ For a FREE copy of the Legacy Family History program go to the following URL: - http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Index.asp?mid=27I00Ni Need a Free Anti Virus Checker? Try AVG Free Edition. http://www.grisoft.com/ There is no warranty and no technical support available unless you purchase a technical support agreement. But it is FREE, you get Up-dates about every second day and works well for me.