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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: James Grace - Blacksmith - Westminster
« on: Monday 03 May 10 19:50 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I believe I am also a descendant of James Grace c.1814 from Westminster and his son Frederick. I have been trying to trace a Thomas Grace born c. May 1856 apparently in Worthing, Sussex (but I can't find any trace of this). Thomas doesn't seem to have existed until he married in 1889 in Winchester, Hants. However, recently I found Thomas Grace's Army Service Records where his next of kin (living) was shown as brother, Frederick Grace, Liverpool, 18/4/81 (This date would have been about 8 months after Thomas joined the Army). I noticed that James Grace's wife came from Liverpool and on a couple of censuses James's daughter Hannah spent some time there too. Family rumour has it that Thomas's father's trade was a wheelwright/coachman, which sounds very similar to what James did for a living.
Thomas Grace lived all his married life in Winchester, Hampshire and died in Bishop's Waltham (not far from Eastleigh/Winchester area) in December 1911 but another coincidence was that Frederick Grace seems to have moved from London to this area about the time of Thomas's illness and death at aged 53. Can anyone add any more details to either Frederick Grace's or James Grace's life. I would love to find out who Thomas' family were...
I believe I am also a descendant of James Grace c.1814 from Westminster and his son Frederick. I have been trying to trace a Thomas Grace born c. May 1856 apparently in Worthing, Sussex (but I can't find any trace of this). Thomas doesn't seem to have existed until he married in 1889 in Winchester, Hants. However, recently I found Thomas Grace's Army Service Records where his next of kin (living) was shown as brother, Frederick Grace, Liverpool, 18/4/81 (This date would have been about 8 months after Thomas joined the Army). I noticed that James Grace's wife came from Liverpool and on a couple of censuses James's daughter Hannah spent some time there too. Family rumour has it that Thomas's father's trade was a wheelwright/coachman, which sounds very similar to what James did for a living.
Thomas Grace lived all his married life in Winchester, Hampshire and died in Bishop's Waltham (not far from Eastleigh/Winchester area) in December 1911 but another coincidence was that Frederick Grace seems to have moved from London to this area about the time of Thomas's illness and death at aged 53. Can anyone add any more details to either Frederick Grace's or James Grace's life. I would love to find out who Thomas' family were...