elizabeth ann grant

[tjtree]

my g grandmother Elizabeth ann grant  born 1867  married Richard William reeder in tower hamlets  it states from a census of 1861 she was born chalk farm her father has died by the 1871 census  I cannot find him on the 1861 census  his name was james William grant  my g nan had 2 brothers james  born 1860 and Arthur 1870  sister eliza born 1877   on elizabeths marriage to Richard it  say her father was a dray man but I cant find him   

[JJen]

Hi,

Looking at Elizabeth's marriage record it shows her father's occupation as an Ivory Turner. 

JJ

[tjtree]

your so right sorry    it was ivory turner  whatever that was

[JJen]

Marriage of Elizabeth Ann Grant's parents -

James William Grant
Age - 29
Spouse - Jane Eliza Humphrey
Spouse Age - 21
25 Dec 1862, St Simon Zelotes, Bethnal Green
Father Name - James Grant, jeweller
Spouse Father - Robert Humphrey

Hopefully the above will help to find James William Grant (born 1833) with a father who is a jeweller 

JJ

[tjtree]

thank you so much  and that's the 1st jeweller ive had in the family now im itching to find out about him

[nannyj]

I think the marriage record says that james grant is traveller. It says Robert Humphrey is a shoemaker. They both lived in butler street. I googled it but there's nothing left there. It's just flat sadly.

[nannyj]

William grant is a witness to the marriage. A brother maybe?

[JJen]

I think the marriage record says that james grant is traveller. It says Robert Humphrey is a shoemaker. They both lived in butler street. I googled it but there's nothing left there. It's just flat sadly.

Thanks for the correction (must get these specs changed  ) My apologies for the misleading info.

I found a census that fit the Grant family but the father was a traveller. I'll try to find it again.

JJ

[nannyj]

Is this your James and Jane, with daughter Elizabeth?

1881 living in shoreditch (next to Bethnal green) but both born in Northampton, James around 1849 and Jane around 1851.
Children elizabeth 1873, charles 1877, Ada 1879, Edith a 1881, jennie 1889, James 1890
If it is, James william grant was a boot clicker. I looked it up and it was someone who cut the boot uppers from leather. It was the best paid and most skilled job in shoe making. Jane and some of her daughter's including Elizabeth, were boot machinists.

Maybe it's not the right family? Let me know and I'll see what else I can find.