James Griffin (1824 - 1864)

Born 4 Jan 1824 in Parson Drove, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Ancestors

Son of William Griffin and Elizabeth (Stephens) Griffin

Husband of Ann (Coates) Griffin — married 13 Oct 1850 in Wisbech Cambridgeshire England

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1864 at age 39 in Brompton, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

James Griffin was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

James Griffin migrated from England to Australia.

James Griffin came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

James GRIFFIN 1824-1864.^[1]James was born abt 1824 in Cambridgeshire, England. He was baptised at Wisbech St Peter's on 8th Jan 1824, to parents William and Elizabeth, their address listed as Adobe Timber Market.

Parents

It is not clear whether Elizabeth Stephens is in fact the mother of James. Stephens is only specifically stated as the maiden name of Williams wife on the birth of Susannah in 1814.

Marriage and Issue

James GRIFFIN married Ann COATS on 13 October 1850 at the parish church in Wisbech St Mary, Cambridge after banns called by curate John DAY. Both James and Ann signed the certificate with their mark 'x'. James was an agricultural labourer at that time. The witnesses to the marriage were Elizabeth COATS (presumed to be Ann's sister) and John BULL. By the time of the 1851 English census the couple are living with son James Henry at Murrow, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and the census indicates that James was born in Parson Drove.

Emigration to Australia

James and Ann emigrated to Australia on the Barque Amazon, 767 tons, Captain Frederick COOTS which left Plymouth, Devon in England on the 26th November 1851, arriving at Port Adelaide, South Australia on the 20th February 1852. The ship records shows passengers as GRIFFIN James 28 Agr. Labourer 619/3 Cambridge, Anne 30, John 9, and son infant born at sea . It is believed John is the same person as James Henry listed in the 1851 census. Ann’s family are also on board.

There were several newspaper reports about the ships arrival:-

◆ The South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), reported on Friday 30 January 1852, page 2: VESSELS LAID ON FOR THIS PORT. FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. Sailed from Plymouth, August 15th. Amazon (ship), 791 tons, W. Crondace, master. To sail from Plymouth 15th November, with Government emigrants. Caucasian (barque). To sail 25th October, with Government emigrants. For Adelaide and Melbourne.

◆ The Sydney Shipping Gazette (SSG) also reported on February 19 1852-- Amazon, barque, Cook, from Plymouth 26th November. passengers-- Mr. & Mrs Joyner and three children, and Dr. Edward Gregory, Surgeon-Superintendent, with 286 emigrants. The Amazon arrived on Thursday from Plymouth, which port she left on 26th November last, and we regret to learn there have been the great number of seventeen deaths on board during the voyage, sixteen of them have been children, which have been taken off by the measles and hooping cough [sic] and which we understand is still prevalent on board. -5th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1852; five births & nineteen deaths on the passage; note spelling and name variations and age discrepancies.

◆ The South Australian Register Friday 20 February 1852:- Thursday February 19th The Barque Amazon 797 tons, Cook Master, from Plymouth 26th November, with 285 Government Emigrants.

◆ The South Australian Register Saturday 21 February 1852:-
Passengers by the the Amazon (Arrival reported yesterday) Mr. and Mrs. Joyner and three children, and Dr. Edward Gregory Surg. Sup. In the cabin.
Birth on the passage: Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Chisholm of sons , Mrs Weller who died, Mrs. Henderson and Mrs. Miller of Daughters. The child of Mrs. Weller, lives, Having been kindly cared for by one of the females. Death on the passage: John and Rebecca Albins, Janet Laidlaw, James Patterson, Susan Place, Emma and Esther Weller, William Thomas Wright, John O'Loughlin, James Anderson, Fanny Dodds, John Harris, Mary Richards, Mary and Ann Williams, James Ballantyne and William Phillips, also Mrs. Elizabeth Weller died shortly after confined.

There are other families on board (including Ann’s family the Coates') that may be related (then or at a later time) including the names Bradley, Richards, and Pilgrim.

James and Ann went on to have seven children together, all boys, James Henry (John), Frederick William, George John, Alfred Courts, Josiah, Charles and Joseph. The family continued to reside in South Australia at Bowden, by 1856 in Plympton, by 1861 at Torrens Road, Adelaide and finally at Brompton Park, where James died on 3 Jan 1864, aged 39 years.

DNA

DNA matches between Unnamed DNA Griffin and Veronica Williams have confirmed the accuracy of the GRIFFIN line research to the relationship of their second/third great grandparents James Griffin and Ann Coates.^[2][3]

The paternal and maternal lines are now confirmed. It should be noted that the confirmation on the maternal line is to 'Elizabeth'. Her correct maiden name remains unclear.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Veronica Williams created WikiTree profile Griffin-3040 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 ID F353962 and Veronica Williams on chromosome 7, 9.2 cMs, 2013.
3. ↑ GEDmatch one to one comparison confirmed relationship of 4th cousin between Veronica Williams and GEDmatch ID M210209 (granddaughter of Thelma Margaret Griffin) , on chromosome 17, 10cMs and on chromosome 18, 10cMs and 2.0 - 10.7, 34.2cMs, 2013.
4. ↑ My Heritage Triangulated group, Chromosome 08, 24.8 cMs shared overlapping segments, between Veronica Williams, Peter Lock, Allan Sargison and his sibling, April 2019.

• Jill Stratton, Editor, Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885, Hawkesbury Library, 300 George Street Windsor, NSW, GRIFFIN, James, p619.

• Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), www.ancestry.com.au, Database online.

• England Births and Christenings 1538-1975 - LDS, www.family search.com, GRIFFIN - parents William and Elizabeth.

• 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.

• BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Charles - Birth - - Plympton ADE 15/59.

• BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN Joseph - Birth - Torrens Road ADE 20/71.

• 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.

• 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.

• BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN to Barber marriage - 1908/235/36.

• BDM - SA Transcriptions, COAT, BRADLEY and GRIFFIN; Email dated 2 November 2008; Mrs Beryl Schahinger <saghs.research AT saghs.org.au>.

• 1851 England Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), www.ancestry.com.au, GRIFFIN James. Database online.

• BDM - Cambridgeshire Parish Registers, http://www.cfhs.org.uk/cgi-bin/baptismindex.cgi, GRIFFIN James; Baptism 1824 Abode: Timber Market; Parents William and Elizabeth; Parish Wisbech St Ptr.

• BDM - Certificates, GRIFFIN to COATS - Marriage GRO 177/1850.

• BDM - SA, Digger index, GRIFFIN James - Death - ADE 15/286.

• Free BMD, Civil registrations, GRIFFIN to COATS marriage, Dec 1850, Wisbeach, V14, p309.