George Henry Grey (1835 - 1874)

Born 21 Mar 1835 in City of London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Jane (Pearson) Grey — married 1860 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1874 at about age 38 in Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Lient Coln George Grey was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

MARRIAGE November 20th, at St. Luke's Church, Cheltenham, by the Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., Rector of Frant, Capt. George Henry Grey, Grenadier Guards, only son of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., to Harriet Jane, youngest daughter of Lieut.-Col. Charles Pearson.^[1]

OBITUARY COLONEL G. H. GREY. Colonel George Henry Grey, Equerry to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, died at Sandringham on the 11th inst. He was born March 21, 1835, the only son of the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., G.C.B., formerly Secretary of State for the Home Department, by Anna Sophia, his wite, daughter of the Hon. and Right Rev. Henry Ryder, Bishop of Lichtield and Coventry. He married, Nov. 20, 1860, Harriet Jane, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Pearson, and leaves a son, Edward, born in 1862, and a daughter. Colonel Grey joined the Rifle Brigade, as Second Lieutenant, Dec. 7, 1854, and served in the Crimea from June 10. 1855, to the end of the war, including the fall of Sebastopol and the attacks on the Redan. Subsequently he was actively engaged during the Indian Mutiny, and was present at the actions at Cawnpore and the capture of Lucknow. He had medals and clasps for both campaigns. He retired from the Army in 1864, being then Lieutenant and Captain Grenadier Guards, and was promoted to the command of the Northumberland Militia on the retirement of the Duke of Northumberland. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Cheltenham Looker-On, November 24, 1860, 761. British Library Newspapers (accessed November 27, 2021). https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/EZ3241419687/GDCS?u=nla&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=0e37bc1e
2. ↑ "Obituary of Eminent Persons." Illustrated London News, December 19, 1874, 594. The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 (accessed November 27, 2021). https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/HN3100093941/GDCS?u=nla&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=d5aca37b.
3. ↑ GREY, GEORGE HENRY 39 GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in FREEBRIDGE LYNN Volume 04B Page 232

• Marriage GRO 4th quarter 1860 at Cheltenham 6a. 769
• Death GRO 3rd quarter 1882 at Freebridge Lynn Norfolk 4b. 0232
• UK Census 1841 at Davenham Village, Congleton , Cheshire with Wife Harriet and daughters Jane and Constance
• UK Census 1871 at St James Park Gate Lodge, Pall Mall

George H. Grey, age 36, married, born London Middlesex occupation Enquerry to HRH Prince of Wales also on the census HRH Prince of Wales and his family

• "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLS4-JZDY : 19 April 2019), George Henry Grey, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing United Kingdom, 24 Nov 1860, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p28456.htm#i284553