John Graham (1850 - 1941)

Born 1850 in Radcliffe, near Amble, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (McGuire) Graham — married 1879 in St James', Spanish Place, London

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1941 at about age 91 in 5 Grosvenor Terrace, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Graham was born in 1850 in Radcliffe, near Amble, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. He was the sixth of eleven children born to John Graham, a coal miner, and Isabella Mitchell.^[1] John was baptised on 11 August 1850 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.^[2]

John was an inventor... A patent was granted for a Long distance transmitter, had dealings with telephone pioneers including Edison, Bell & GEC. invented a new type of hydrophone in WW1 capable of detecting german U-boats (prototype tested in George V dock and could pick up the ticking of a watch at the far end of the dock.^[3]

In the 1851 census John (age 9 Mo) was the son of John Graham in Hauxley, Northumberland, England, living with his parents and 5 older siblings.^[4]

He married Elizabeth McGuire in 1879 at St James' church, Marylebone, Middlesex.^[5] Together they had 6 children:

1. John Bernard Graham (1880–1924)
2. Andrew James Graham (1882–1961)
3. Margaret Isabel Graham (1884–1974)
4. Joseph Byron Graham (1886–1977)
5. William Gordon Graham (1888–1971)
6. Edwin Wallace Graham (1892–1993)

In the 1881 census John (age 30), Telegraph Battery Man, was the married head of household at 33 Belmont St, St Pancras, London, England.^[6]

John liked fast motorcycles & took photos prior to 1920.^[3] He went for long walks at age 90, eventually falling in the snow where he died near his daughters house on March 13, 1941, at 5 Grosvenor Terrace, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.^{[7] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 December 2021)
   Graham, John (Mother's maiden name: Mitchell).
   GRO Reference: 1850 Apr-May-Jun in Alnwick Union Volume 25 Page 278.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Ancestry Record 9841 #53065690 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   John Graham baptism on 11 Aug 1850, son of John Graham & Isabella, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Family Reference: "Paul, (last name unknown)." Personal recollection, before 2016, as told to Mike Kanssen via (unknown). Notes in the possession of Mike Kanssen.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2419; Folio: 140; Page: 29; GSU roll: 87097-87098
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #17969639 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   John Graham (9 Mo) son in household of John Graham (36) in Alnwick registration district.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #11431372 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   John Graham marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1879 in Marylebone volume 1a page 1161.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 214; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341047
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #14061005 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   John Graham (30), married, Telegraph Battery Man, head of household at 33 Belmont St in Pancras registration district.
7. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 1027
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7579 #23501593 (accessed 1 December 2021)
   John Graham death Jan-Feb-Mar 1941 in Northumberland North Second (age 90) volume 10b page 1027.