Hi,
Can anyone offer some suggestions for sources of information or areas of research which might enable me to find out more about my 3 x great grandfather James Grant?
The main things I know about him are as follows:
He was born in Ireland - location unknown - in around 1776;
He married Ann - surname not known but born in Hants some time around 1765;
Their son William was born in Millbrook in 1799;
Five other children were born in Millbrook between 1803 and 1814;
James was an agricultural labourer;
He lived in Millbrook for most of the rest of his life but died in 1858 whilst living in Coburg St, Northam;
Ann died in 1844, aged 79.
I'm interested in any clues as to what circumstances might have led to him coming to Southampton and settling in Millbrook: eg, maritime trade between So'ton and Ireland; work as a navvy on canal construction; war with France - was he in the Militia?
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
colg
