PEARCE/GREBBELL from Plymouth

[wendygreatorex]

to mysurprise I've found ancestors from plymouth...who went to Newcastle and settled during 1870's. George Grebbell, a printer, is father to Benjamin. Benjamin marries Mary Pearce. He is in Royal Marines at Stonehouse barracks. They have a Mary Jane Elizabeth Pierce Grebbel she marries and moved to Newcastle area.
My question is....any one out there with any conections? also I can't find anything about Benjamins RM history though I know he ended up as a pensioner, dying in marines hospital, Plymouth.

[DOB7]

It's taken a while to work this out. Benjamin Robert GREBBELL married Mary PEARCE 5 Jan 1845 at Plymouth St Andrew. Benjamin was in the Royal Marines and his father was George GREBBELL, a Printer.
George GREBBELL married a Mary STONE 10 Oct 1808 at Stoke Damerel. Benjamin Robert GREBBELL was baptised 26 Jan 1819 (born 3 Mar 1818) at Plymouth St Andrew, son of George (Printer) & Mary.
There appear to have been 2 George GREBBELLs who married in 1808.

[deb usa]

Hi

Found this:

Benjn R Grebball
Medal or Award: China Medal
Service Year: 1840-1842
Service Location: China
Campaign or Service: First China War
Ship Name: Cornwallis

He was a Private, 3 Clasp?
other annotation ..not sure what it means and hard to make out
? 17/10/46 Marine ?? Plymouth

deb

[deb usa]

Hi here's another one:

B R Grebball
Baltic Medal
Service Year: 1845-1855
Location:   Crimea
Campaign or Service: Crimean War
Ship: James Watt

He was still a private.
In column for when medal was delivered/sent it says: Ba 123 to Jas Watt 7/4/57


So I think the annotation for the China war may mean that his medal was delivered to The Marine ?? , Plymouth.
?? could possibly be Barracks 

[deb usa]

Some added info: 


Info on HMS Cornwallis:
http://anglochinesewar42.com/index.php?p=1_30_HMS-CORNWALLIS
image and some info: (scroll down to 2nd article)
http://historyandthesockmerchant.blogspot.com/2011/02/treaty-of-month-what-historic.html


Info on The James Watt:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_James_Watt
image:
http://www.antiquaprintgallery.com/gunboats-snap-hms-james-watt-sent-to-intercept-traffic-antique-print-1855-146296-p.asp

[wendygreatorex]

thank you to all the replies!  I'm in recovery from the winter sickness virus, my husband said' do you feel up to having  your laptop?' knowing it would be a sign of my real state of recovery...when I saw all the effort you people have gone to for me I was very touched...as a beginner I'm still learning about Roots chat.
I will be following up on all these words of wisdom. 

[deb usa]

I hope you feel better soon, Wendy! 

It seems he was away fighting wars during census taking time... It's nice to know what he was doing!

deb

[fishweb]

to mysurprise I've found ancestors from plymouth...who went to Newcastle and settled during 1870's. George Grebbell, a printer, is father to Benjamin. Benjamin marries Mary Pearce. He is in Royal Marines at Stonehouse barracks. They have a Mary Jane Elizabeth Pierce Grebbel she marries and moved to Newcastle area.
My question is....any one out there with any conections? also I can't find anything about Benjamins RM history though I know he ended up as a pensioner, dying in marines hospital, Plymouth.

Hi Wendy,

My Husband Has Mary Pearce on his tree. Mary was the sister of his 3 x Great grandmother Jane Pearce.

Benjamin and Mary "remarried" , I haven't found a divorce as yet between them.

Can swap notes with you if you wish.

Best wishes

Cathy

[Tom Piper]

Wendy,

Back in December 1804, there was a fire in a house in Plymouth, in the market place, where a woman called Mrs Grebbell, wife of a printer called Mr. Grebbell died. There was an inquest into her death, scant details I know, no forenames at all.

I have a note of the inquest, and can send it to you if you want by way of a PM, rather online-if you think it's a relative.

Tom