Born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Grant
— married
about 1873 in Victoria. Australia.
Descendants 
Mother of
William Richard Grant, Lucy Margaret Grant, Robert John Grant, Priscilla Amy Grant, Richard Grant, Oswald James Grant, Samuel Francis Grant and Elizabeth Bella Grant
Died
at age 74
in Meredith, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2013
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Biography
Amy Elizabeth Squires (married name Grant) was born on 9 October 1853 in Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, the daughter of Amy (Simmonds) Squires and Joseph Squires.[citation needed] [1]
She married Richard Grant in 1873 in Victoria. Australia.[citation needed]
Amy died on 21 August 1928 in Meredith, Victoria.[2]
Research Notes
Parental marriage: The marriage of Ann Simmons (spinster of full age) of Regent Street, Loughborough, daughter of William Simmons (boatman), and Joseph Squires (bachelor of full age, a labourer) of Mountsorrell in the parish of Rothley, the son of William Squires (framework knitter), took place on December 24th 1849 at Loughborough parish church. Thomas Thorpe and Mary Jane Wakerley were witnesses. Henry Fearon, Rector, conducted the marriage. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration: SQUIRES, AMY ELIZABETH Mother's Maiden Surname: SIMMONDS GRO Reference: 1853 J Quarter in BARROW UPON SOAR Volume 07A Page 139 citing GRO Online Index.
- ↑ Death record: 11614 / 1928. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: Amy Elizabeth GRANT); (Place of death: MEREDITH); (Age at death: 76); (Mother: Amy SIMMONDS); (Father: SQUIRES Joseph) - ↑ Leicestershire marriages image, Findmypast citing Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Archive reference DE667/18
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