George Henry Grainger (1893 - 1965)

Born 21 May 1893 in Spennymoor, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Blair) Grainger — married 1936 in Durham, Durham, England

Died 22 Jan 1965 at age 71 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Biography

George was born in 1893, the son of George Grainger and Fanny Heath. Serving with the Machine Gun Corps, Suffolk Regiment, ^[1] he passed away in 1965.

Do you have information about George ? Please contribute to his biography. Everything on WikiTree is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Born 21 May 1893 • Spennymoor, Auckland, Durham, England.^[2]

Married 1936 • Durham, Durham, England.^[3]

Died 22 Jan 1965 • 191 Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland, Durham Western, Durham, England.^{[4] [5]}

Buried 23 Jan 1965 • Tudhoe Cemetery, Tudhoe, Durham, England.^[6] [1]

Residence

31 Mar 1901 • Spennymoor township, Tudhoe, Durham, England. S/o George and Fanny Grainger as George H Grainger b: Spennymoor 1894.^[7]

2 Apr 1911 • 25 Half Moon Lane Mount Pleasant Spennymoor, Tudhoe, Durham, England. Shop Assistant. S/o George and Fanny Grainger as George Henry Grainger b: Spennymoor 1894.^[8]

29 Sep 1939 • 42 Lean Road Spennymoor, Durham, England. Grocer ( Dealer Manager). H/o Dorothy Grainger as George H Grainger b: 21 May 1893.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920; Name: George Henry Grainger, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 1893, Enlistment Age: 22, Marriage Place: NY Good, Document Year: 1915, Residence Place: 25 Half M?? Mount Pleasant Sp??, Regimental Number: DW53005, Regiment Name: Machine Gun Corps, Number of Images, 11, Form Title: Short Service Attestation, Family Members: 3.
2. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915; Name: George Henry Grainger, Registration Year: 1893, Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun, Registration district: Auckland, Parishes for this Registration District: Auckland, Inferred County: Durham, Volume: 10a, Page: 235.
3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005; Name: George H Grainger, Date of Registration: 1936 - Jul-Aug-Sep[1936], Registration district: Durham, Inferred County: Durham, Spouse: Dorothy Thorpe, Volume Number: 10a, Page number: 1016.
4. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007; Name: George H Grainger, Death Age: 71, Birth Date: abt 1894, Registration Date: Mar 1965, Registration district: Durham Western, Inferred County: Durham, Volume: 1a, Page: 814.
5. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995; Name: George Henry Grainger, Death Date: 22 Jan 1965, Death Place: Durham, England, Probate Date: 2 Mar 1965, Registry: Durham, England.

   "GRAINGER, George Henry of 191 Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland county Durham died 22 January 1965 Probate Durham 2 March to Dorothy Grainger widow. 1803."

6. ↑ UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current; NameGeorge H GraingerDeath Date23 Jan 1965CemeteryTudhoe CemeteryBurial or Cremation PlaceTudhoe, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England, URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223617570/
7. ↑ 1901 England Census; Class: RG13; Piece: 4680; Folio: 172; Page: 10.
8. ↑ 1911 England Census; Class: RG14; Piece: 29947.
9. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register; The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2803I.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223617570/george-h-grainger : accessed 08 November 2021), memorial page for George H Grainger (unknown–23 Jan 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223617570, citing Tudhoe Cemetery, Tudhoe, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980).

Acknowledgement

Profile created from Ancestry records by Jenny Grainger on 15 May 2018. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jenny and others.