Alex Grant and Lizzie Simpson .

[tomk23]

any info on Alexander Grant and Lizzie Simpson , they lived in Boat of Garten Croftnahaven , early 1900 s then moved to Dunstable , Alex joined up 1914 , was killed in action 1918 , would like to know if they had any family and what happened to Lizzie , thanks in antipication .
                                                                                     tom

[MonicaL]

Hi Tom

Have you managed to find WW1 service papers for Alex Grant? Sometimes these make mention of marriage and children's birth dates which can help for this period.

Monica

[ev]

From an earlier post -

”Grant, Alexander. No.266273. Cpl; 1st Hertfordshire Regt; born at Heathfield, Grantown-on-Spey August 12th 1887; joined at Hertford, Dec 14th 1914; served in France and Italy; killed in action at Achiet-le-Petit, August 23rd 1918. Son of Alexander and Jessie Grant, Pityoulish, Aviemore. Occupation, chaffeur.”

taken from "Morayshire Roll Of Honour," Page 149

ev

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,419865.msg4356121.html#msg4356121

[ev]

National Archives has a medal card -

Alexander Grant Hertfordshire Regiment 4295 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 266073 Corporal

Note the difference in his service number with my last post

ev

Link to Armed Forces board

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=587341.new

[tomk23]

Hello Monica and ev , thanks for your replies , i have all the information you sent , unfortunately i have,nt got any service papers , re the two service numbers i think that must be a mistake or a mix up there was a Leslie Grant killed at the same time .
                         regards tom

[ev]

Tom 

Have you found a marriage for Alexander & Lizzie ?
If he was born c1887 the marriage would have 1905 + 

ev

[tomk23]

Ev , i have,nt got any marriage details , i dont know if he married at Grantown or Dunstable  or where Lizzie belongs to , i have just started this search .
                                       tom

[Annette7]

Alexander Grant didn't marry until 1918 in Scotland, just 7 months before he was killed.   

Alexander Grant   30   Motor Car Driver (Corporal 3/5 Bedfords) of Crowborough Camp, Essex, son of Alexander Grant and Jessie nee Calder

married

Elizabeth Barbara Simpson  29   School Teacher of Logie Cottages, Forres, Elgin, dau. of Robert Urquhart Simpson, Postman (deceased) and Margaret Ann, nee Inch.

Married 29/1/1918 Forres, Elgin

So you need to be looking for an Elizabeth Barbara Grant (rather than Lizzie).

Can't see any trace of her in England records so would guess she returned to Scotland after Alexander's death.

Annette

[ev]

Can you tell us how you know about Lizzie Simpson ?
SP has Alexander Grant and Elizabeth Simpson marriage 1918 Moray(shire)
Can't see any other marriage that would match up with the information you have(in Scotland)

ev

Added - Annette , that would seem to make some sense