Richard Frederick Granger (1885 - 1953)

Born 17 Jun 1885 in Croydon, Surrey, England

Died 26 Mar 1953 at age 67 in Dover, Kent, England

Biography

Richard was born in 1885, son of Frederick GRANGER (1849-1886) and Mary Jane LEGG (1854-1912) m: 1878 #. Enlisting with the 2 Lancashire Fusiliers ^[1] 1894-1920, he passed away in 1953.

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Born 17 Jun 1885 • Croydon, Surrey, England.^[2]

Baptised 30 Aug 1885 • St John the Baptist Croydon, Surrey, England.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Married 20 Apr 1913 • St Mary the Virgin Leyton, West Ham, Essex, England.^{[6] [7]}

Died 26 Mar 1953 • 25 Park Avenue Dover, Kent, England.^{[8] [9]}

Residence:

5 Apr 1891 • Croydon township, Croydon, Surrey, England. S/o Mary I Granger as Richard F Granger b: Croydon 1886.^[10]

31 Mar 1901 • Chatham Barracks, Chatham, Kent, England. With others as Richard Granger b: Croydon 1885.^[11]

2 Apr 1911 • Assaye Military Barracks, South Tidworth, Andover, Hampshire, England. Soldier. 2 Lancashire Fusiliers. With others as Richard Granger b: Croydon 1885.^[12]

29 Sep 1939 • Duke of York School Dover, Kent, England. House Master (Unestablisted Civilian Employee). H/o Bertha A Granger as Richard Granger b: 17 Jun 1885.^[13]

Research note

Dates and details # from Ancestry Hints. | (Grainger-687 12:34, 21 February 2023 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920; Name: Richard Granger, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 1880, Birth Place: Surrey, England, Age: 14, Document Year: 1894, Regimental Number: 7264, Regiment Name: Lancashire Fusiliers, Form Title: Attestation, Number of Images: 9.
2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Registration Date: 1885, Quarter of the Year: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Place: Croydon, Surrey, England, Volume: 2a, Page: 213.
3. ↑ England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Gender: Male, Christening Age: 0, Birth Date: 17 Jun 1885, Christening Date: 30 Aug 1885, Christening Place: Croydon, Surrey, England, Father: Frederick Granger, Mother: Mary Jane Granger.
4. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Gender: Male, Baptism Date: 1885, Baptism Place: Croydon, Surrey, England, Father: Frederick Granger, Mother: Mary Jane, FHL Film Number: 994334, Reference ID: - 2:2TNDWPH.
5. ↑ Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Baptism Age: 0, Birth Date: 17 Jun 1885, Baptism Date: 30 Aug 1885, Baptism Place: Croydon, St John, Surrey, England, Parish as it Appears: Croydon, Father: Frederick Granger, Mother: Mary Jane Granger.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915; Name: Richard F Granger \ Richard F Granjer, Spouse Surname: Ball, Registration Year: 1913, Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun, Registration district: West Ham, Inferred County: Essex, Volume: 4a, Page: 150.
7. ↑ Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Gender: Male, Marriage Age: 27, Birth Date: 1886, Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1913, Marriage Place: Leyton, St Mary the Virgin, Essex, England, Father: Frederick Granger, Spouse: Bertha Adelaide Miriam Ball, Source Description: Marriage Register; Service of Church: Registers of Marriages; Registers; Leyton, St Mary the Virgin (Digital Images Only); Waltham Forest Archives (Digital Images Only);1911-1915.
8. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007; Name: Richard F Granger, Death Age: 67, Birth Date: 1886, Registration Date: Jan 1953, Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar, Registration district: Dover, Inferred County: Kent, Volume: 5b, Page: 743.
9. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995; Name: Richard Frederick Granger, Death Date: 26 Mar 1953, Death Place: Dover, Probate Date: 6 Jun 1953, Probate Registry: London, England.

   "GRANGER, Richard Frederick of 25 Park-avenue Dover died 26 March 1953 Administration London 6 June to Bertha Adelaide Marion Granger widow. Effects 489. 16s. 9d."

10. ↑ 1891 England Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 589; Folio: 81; Page: 36; GSU roll: 6095699,
11. ↑ 1901 England Census; Class: RG13; Piece: 732; Folio: 49; Page: 28.
12. ↑ 1911 England Census; Class: RG14; Piece: 6336.
13. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register; The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/1815C.

Acknowledgement

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