De Greaves/ Greaves

[wendish001]

I am looking for any information on the De Greaves Family, particularly those before Richard Lambert Greaves who was born in roughly 1848 Ireland and died in 1932 Echuca, Victoria Australia. He married Elizabeth Gunn in Australia.

His parents were Robert Greaves/ De Greaves and Maria Lambert.

I think the De before the name Greaves is confusing me because it doesn't sound like a last name that would be from Ireland. If anyone knows why there is a De in front of the name or has any information on this family please let me know!

[Kloumann]

Is this his father's grave?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211210306/robert-de_greaves

[wendish001]

Is this his father's grave?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211210306/robert-de_greaves

I don't believe so. I just found this newspaper article on that death but it says he was 24 at the time and that would make his date of birth after Richard's.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156800823?searchTerm=Robert%20De%20Greaves

[rosie17]

If you have access to Ancestry there are some well sourced trees for your relation and it seems his father was born in Liverpool.His mother was born London and they married in Ireland his father was  General in the army

Rosie

[sparrett]

I have looked at some of the online trees, but have not sighted this certificate, only references to the index shown below-

Elizabeth Gunn
Richard Lambert Greaves
1872   Victoria
Reg 2725   

Purchase and download will show parental details of both parties plus a good deal of other relevant information.

Sue

[sparrett]

A news item seems to confirm the the 1899 death was the son of R L GREAVES.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89821914
Sue

[sparrett]

Surname seemed flexible through the family...

Death notice Richard 1932
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116588038

Another death notice listing family. 1932.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116587989

Death notice for Athur who used the surname de Greaves. 1949
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116541967

BUT not when he enlisted WW1
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/

The daughters both used GREAVES at their marriages.
1899
Herbt Geo FULLER
Maria Alice GREAVES
#6120

1902
Saml Jas BURGE
Louisa May GREAVES
#2293

Sue

[sparrett]

R L was plain ordinary GREAVES, barber,  in 1862 EDIT 1865

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112884999

Sue

ADDING
Elizabeth had possibly reverted to GREAVES by the time of her death in 1943.  Though she and the family were De GREAVES on the Electoral Rolls in Echuca
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122462561

[sparrett]

Members of the family are buried at Echuca Cemetery.
Sue