Ann (Coates) Griffin
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Ann (Coates) Griffin (abt. 1821 - 1882)

Ann Griffin formerly Coates aka Coats, Courts
Born about in Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 13 Oct 1850 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 61 in Brompton, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

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Ann (Coates) Griffin was born in Cambridgeshire, England.
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Ann (Coates) Griffin migrated from England to Australia.
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Ann (Coates) Griffin came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Ann COATES[1] is believed to have been born in Parson Drove Cambridgeshire in abt 1820 to parents John COATES and Sarah SWIFT. It is believed she was christened at Parson Drove on 20 Jan 1821.

There were 2 Ann COATES' christened in Parson Drove in 1821 to father John COATES. One to parents John and Sarah, the other John and Mary. Several researchers have suggested our Ann died in abt 1824, but I can find no record of this. There is a burial record for 1820 for an Ann COATS in Parson Drove but this is too early to be the same Ann.

Our Ann COATES is clearly the one that travelled to South Australia in 1851/2 on the Amazon. The families of both the GRIFFIN's and COATS were on board. Based on this the most likely explanation is that Ann is the daughter of John and Sarah COATES who are also on board. In reviewing the census information for 1841, Ann is alive and well and living with John and Sarah and some of her siblings (consistent with names of siblings on board the Amazon) in Wisbech St Mary, however the census record shows the name of COURTS.

Ann married James GRIFFIN on 13 October 1850 at Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire. She was described as a spinster, residing in Wisbech St Mary, with the occupation of farmers daughter. Her father was listed as John COATS, a farmer. By the time of the 1851 census she and James are still residing in Wisbech St Mary and are living with their son, James Henry Griffin aged 8. It is unclear if James is the child's father, but could be likely given the child's name. Ann would have been about 22 when giving birth to James Henry.

Ann GRIFFIN travelled to Australia on board the Amazon with her family also on board. James Henry is not listed on the shipping record, but may have also been known as John, as there is a John on board who is unidentified and is about the right age.

Ann and James had seven children together.

Ann continued to lived in Brompton Park after the death of her husband in 1864. She died on 19th October 1882 and died at her residence in East Street Brompton Park.

Further information about Ann and her family was found after her death in an article in SA REGISTER Saturday 31 August 1895, entitled THE RELATIVES OF THE DECEASED. The article relates to the death of her cousin Sarah Jane WILLIS:-

Our Hindmarsh correspondent writes:- Some relatives of the late Mrs.Willis are living at Coglin-street, Brompton Park. The maiden name of tbe unfortunate woman was Sarah Jane Coates, and Mr. John Thomas Coates. brickmaker, of Coglin-street, is her brother, and for nearly three years he did not know where she was. He last saw her at the residence of Mrs. G. J. Griffin, who was a cousin of hers. Mrs. Griffin, wife of Mr. A. Griffin, of Frost-street, Brompton, states that the deceased with her brother, Mr. J. T. Coates, lived with her husband's mother, the late Mrs. Ann Griffin, at East-street, Brompton. until the death of her parents. When Mrs. Griffin's death took place, about thirteen years ago, they made their home chiefly at Mr. G. J. Griffins. John, the brother, following the brickmaking trade, and she going to service. The last time tbey saw her was at her brother's house, and Mrs. Coates, the sister-in-law of deceased, who was ill, could not accompany her to the station, although she wished to see her off. Tbe deceased said she was going to Alma. Mrs. Griffin, wife of Mr. Frederick Griffin, also of Coglin-street, and another cousin to the deceased, when speaking of the affair said there were five in the Coates family, and they were unfortunate in being left orphans previous to coming to Adelaide. Their father was killed by a horse and cart running over him. At that time tbey lived near Wallaroo, and it was after their father's death that the children came to Adelaide and became dispersed among various relatives. The eldest married soon after, and later on the second of tho family married a Mr. Marriott. John and Sarah Jane lived with Mrs. Ann Griffin until she died, when the former went to Mr. G. J. Griffin's and the latter to Norwood, where she entered service. The youngest of the family was a boy, and be lived for years with another relative named Mrs. King, who resided at Plympton. He was married, and lived in the North. Mrs. Griffin did not know the whereabouts of any of them except John, who was new married and lived near her. She had not the least doubt that tbe deceased was Sarah Ann Coates, because she left to go in the direction of Hamley Bridge. Mrs. Griffin was not surprised at not hearing from Mrs. Willis, as she could neither read nor write. The late Mrs. Willis was rather short and thick-built.

DNA

  • DNA matches have confirmed the accuracy of the GRIFFIN family research back to the relationship of James Griffin and Ann Coates.[2][3]

Sources

  1. Veronica Williams for creating WikiTree profile Coats-193 through the import of GRIFFIN_2013-08-12.ged on Aug 12, 2013.
  2. GEDmatch one to one comparison confirmed relationship of third cousin once removed between Private Griffin and Veronica Williams on chromosome 7; 9.2cm, 2191 SNP's 2012.
  3. GEDmatch one to one comparison confirmed relationship of 4th cousin between F199406 and (granddaughter of Thelma Margaret Griffin) , on chromosome 17, 10cms and on chromosome 18, 34.2cms. 2011
  4. GEDmatch triangulated group consisting of Veronica WIlliams GEDmatch T350954, Private Griffin and Lionel Haslam sharing a 10.4 cMs segment on chromosome 7, 28 Feb 2018.
  • 1851 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com.au, GRIFFIN James. Database online.
  • 1841 England Census, COURTS Ann, parents and siblings. Database online.
  • BDM - Certificates, GRIFFIN to COATS - Marriage GRO 177/1850.
  • Shipping - The Ships List, www.theshipslist.com, 1851/2 Amazon; Plymouth to Port Adelaide - The Ships List www.theshipslist.com.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN George - Birth - Bowden 4/334; Death HIN 310/127.
  • Jill Stratton, Editor, Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, Hawkesbury Library, 300 George Street Windsor, NSW, GRIFFIN, James, p619.
  • Newspaper - Adelaide Observer, State Library of Adelaide, Alma Plains Tradgedy, Sat 7 Sep 1895, p31, Col C.
  • Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.com, Database online.
  • BDM - Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 1801-1837, www.cfhs.org.uk, COATES - Wisbech St Mary and Parson Drove.
  • BDM - Cambridgeshire Baptism Index 1801-1837, www.cfhs.org.uk, COATES - Ann - Parson Drove.
  • History of the COATES family, 1755-1987, Graeme Coates, From the old country to the new.
  • Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Database online.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Ann - Death - 122/437.
  • Newspaper - South Australian Register 1839-1900, www.trove.nla.gov.au, 1895 Saturday 31 August - COATES Sarah Jane.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Charles - Birth - - Plympton ADE 15/59.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Joseph - Birth - Torrens Road ADE 20/71.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Alfred Courts - Birth - Plympton 5/322.
  • BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Josiah - Birth - Plympton ADE 11/212; Death - ADE 5/162.
  • Free BMD, Civil registrations, GRIFFIN to COATS marriage, Dec 1850, Wisbeach, V14, p309.




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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ann:

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I am particularly interested in Ann and her family. My grandmother Thelma GRIFFIN went to a family reunion of her husband's family in the 40's or 50's. His name was Len COAT. She found her own relatives in attendance. I am trying to establish the link which may have been somehow through her maternal great grandmother Ann COATES. So far I have Len's COAT line to Somerset England and Thelma's COATES ancestors to Cambridgeshire so it seems unlikely. If anyone has any information that may help me solve this mystery I would appreciate it.