Alfred Charles Grainger (1850 - 1894)

Born 25 Apr 1850 in Funtington, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Died 1894 at about age 43 in Droxford, Hampshire, England

Biography

Alfred was born in 1850, son of Eliza Grainger before she married in 1854. Serving with the Royal Navy ^[1] 1867 and ^{[2] [3]}1873-1892, he passed away in 1894.

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Born 25 Apr 1850 • Funtington, Westbourne, Sussex, England.^[4]

Baptised 14 Jul 1850 • Funtington, Sussex, England.^[5]

Married Annie Elizabeth Hewett \ Hewitt 5 Aug 1872 • Saint Marys Portsea Island, Hampshire, England.^{[6] [7]}

Died 1894 • Droxford, Hampshire, England.^[8]

Burial 3 Oct 1894 • Newtown, Soberton, Hampshire, England.^[9]

Residence:

7 Apr 1861 • Hainbrook Funtington, Westbourne, Sussex, England. Grandson of John and Lucy Grainger as Alfred C Grainger b: Funtington 1851.^[10]

2 Apr 1871 • Vessel 'Duke of Wellington', Hampshire, England. AB. Seaman as Alfred C Grainger b: Funtington 1850.^[11]

3 Apr 1881 • Vessel 'Warrior', Dorset, Weymouth, England. Q2. With others as married A. Grainger b: Chichester, 1847.^[12]

5 Apr 1891 • 14 Emsworth Road Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire, England. General Labourer. H/o Annie E Grainger as Alfred C Grainger b: Funtington 1850.^[13]

Research note

Different birth date listed on service records. | No other details located at this time. | (Grainger-687 02:13, 20 February 2024 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928; Name: Alfred C Grainger, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 25 Apr 1849, First Service Date: 4 Apr 1882, First Ship Served On: Minotaur, Last Service Date: 23 Sep 1892, Last Ship Served On: Excellent, Service Number: 44750.
2. ↑ UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928; Name: Alfred C Grainger, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 25 Apr 1849, Birth Place: Huntington, Sussex, First Service Date: 1 Jan 1873, First Ship Served On: Penelope, Last Service Date: 3 Apr 1883, Last Ship Served On: Excellent, Service Number: 88750 (corrected to 44750).
3. ↑ UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1853-1928; Name: Alfred C Grainger, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 25 Apr 1849, First Service Date: 4 Apr 1882, First Ship Served On: Minotaur, Last Service Date: 23 Sep 1892, Last Ship Served On: Excellent, Service Number: 44750.
4. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Registration Date: 1850, Quarter of the Year: Apr-May-Jun, Registration Place: Westbourne, Sussex, England, Volume: 7, Page: 560.
5. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Gender: Male, Baptism Date: 14 Jul 1850, Baptism Place: Funtington, Sussex, England, Mother: Eliza Grainger, FHL Film Number: 0918269, 0416755, 416708, 416748.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Registration Year: 1872, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration district: Portsea Island, Inferred County: Hampshire, Volume: 2b, Page: 648.
7. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Gender: Male, Age: 22, Birth Date: 1850, Marriage Date: 5 Aug 1872, Marriage Place: Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire, England, Spouse: Annie Elizabeth Hewitt, FHL Film Number: 919755, 919756, 919757, 919758, 919759, 919760.
8. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Age: 46, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848, Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec, Death Registration Place: Droxford, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Death Date: Dec 1894, Inferred Death Place: Hampshire, United Kingdom, Volume: 2c, Page: 85.
9. ↑ Hampshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1921; Name: Alfred Charles Grainger, Death Age: 46, Birth Date: abt 1848, Residence Place: Newtown, Death Date: abt 1894, Burial Date: 3 Oct 1894, Burial Place: Newtown, Hampshire, England, Parish as it Appears: Newtown, Soberton.
10. ↑ 1861 England Census; Class: RG9; Piece: 629; Folio: 24; Page: 18; GSU roll: 542674.
11. ↑ 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1134; Folio: 231; Page: 26; GSU roll: 827781.
12. ↑ 1881 England Census; Class: RG11; Piece: 2108; Folio: 76; Page: -8; GSU roll: 1341509.
13. ↑ 1891 England Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 857; Folio 94; Page 24; GSU roll: 6095967.

Acknowledgement

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