Thomas Griffin (abt. 1825 - 1890)

Born about 1825 in Ireland

Husband of Margaret (Marshall) Griffin — married 27 Jun 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1890 at about age 65 in East Poor House, Dundee

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Biography

Thomas Griffin. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} Griffen. ^[8] Found multiple versions of name. Using Thomas Griffin.

Born abt 1825. Ireland^[9][10][11]

Youth Thomas fathered an illegitimate child before his marriage, with Sarah (Henney) Watson (abt.1831-1896). The boy was named Henry, and took his step-father's surname.Henry Watson (1849-1922)

Scottish Paternity Index : Sheriff Court Extracted Decrees Pursuer Sally Henny, Alloa Defender Thomas Griffie, Labourer, Alloa Child's Date of Birth 1 October 1849 Sex M Year Extract Issued 1855 Sheriff Court Alloa County Clackmannanshire NRS Reference SC64/7/3 p. 364. This has been indexed under Grifith - awaiting the reopening of Scotlands Archives for substantiating information.

Marriage Husband Thomas Griffin. Wife Margaret Marshall. Child: Thomas Griffin. Child: Margaret Griffin. Child: John Griffin. Child: Mary Griffin. Child: Isabella Griffin. Child: Janet Griffin. Child: Helen or Ellen Griffin. Child: Ann Griffin. Child: Catherine Griffin. Child: James Marshall Griffin. Marriage 27 Jun 1852. Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[12]

Alloa Journal - Saturday 21 April 1860 BURGH POLICE COURT. At this court, on Monday last, Means Paton and Kirk. presiding, the following cases were disputed of : ...Thomas Griffith, labourer, and Adam Marshall, carter, were brought up, charged with breach of the peace. and conducting themselves in a drunk and disorderly manner in the house of Alexander Hall, carter, New Entry, on Sunday morning the 15th inst. Pled not guilty. Christina Marshall or Hall deposed that the two men at the bar, were in her house on Saturday night. Marshall stayed in her house and got his meat on Saturday night and Sunday. Griffith came in with a pair of boots he had been mending. They were both sober. She had put them out because they had high words, not to have any disturbance in the house. The two Police-officers deponed that when they were in Candle Street on Sunday morning, they heard a great noise in New Entry, and when they went down they found Griffith at the door of Hall's house making great noise. Both Marshall and Griffith were tipsy, and the people of the house too. They kept a hard-ale shop. Griffith was sentenced to pay a fine of 6d, and Marshall a fine of 4s, with the alternative of a week's imprisonment. Fines paid. Alexander Hall, carter, New Entry, charged with a contravention of the bye-laws. in as far as on the morning of Sunday the 15th inst., he permitted drunk and disorderly tactics to be within his house. Pled not guilty. Thomas Griffith said that he was in Hall's house on Sunday morning, but he could not say much as to how the disturbance occurred. He did not get any ale in the house, but he went out to try and get whiskey, but it was too far on in the morning, and he did not get any. Police constable spoke as to there being a great disturbance in Hall's house, and as to its being a nightly resort for hard-ale drinking.

Alloa Advertiser - Saturday 05 January 1861 Andrew Williamson, carter, Sauchie, Cornelias Gibb, seaman, Old Bridge Street, and three young men belonging to Alloa, all for disorderly conduct, each find 2s. Thomas Griffith, labourer, Old Bridge Street, assaulting officer of police, fined 10s or ten days’ imprisonment.

Census Thomas Griffen in the 1861 Scotland Census Age: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Margaret Marshall Where born: Ireland Registration Number: 465 Registration District: Alloa Civil Parish: Alloa Town: Alloa County: Clackmannanshire Address: Old Bridge St Occupation: Labourer Household Members: Name Age Thomas Griffen 36 Margaret Marshall 39 Thomas Griffen 7 Margaret Griffen 4 Marrey Griffen 1

Alloa Advertiser - Saturday 21 June 1862 The boy, Henry Martin, specially charged with malicious mischief by breaking one more paces of glass the windows Burgh Chambers. All the pannels pled not guilty. John Fortune, tailor; James Main, smith; Donald Mackay, painter; Thomas Griffiths; and one or two others; also some of the officers of police, were examined. The witnesses generally deponed the night being dark, and was difficult to see what was going on, but several of the witnesses had doubt as to young Harry Martin having broken one or two of the panes. One the officers spoke to having seen this boy break one or two panes, but Harry cautioned the officer to mind what he was about, or he would for him yet. (Laughter.)

Residence Relation to Head of House: Head. 1871 Edinburgh New Greyfriars, Midlothian, Scotland. ^[13] Relation to Head of House: Head. 1861 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. ^[14] Relation to Head of House: Head. 1881 62 Wilkies Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. ^[15]

File Format: jpg. Thomas GRIFFIN & Margaret MARSHALL Catholic Church Register marriage record, 9 Jul 1852, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Format: jpg. Thomas GRIFFIN mark on daughter Helen's Jul 1865 birth record, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

Dundee Courier - Tuesday 07 March 1882 A Combined Attack a "Waugh" Family.— In the Police Court yesterday—before Baillie Taylor —James Waugh, hammerman, Wilkie's Lane, was brought charged with maliciously breaking, two panels in the door of a house in Wilkie's Lane occupied by Thomas Griffiths on Saturday night, was found guilty, and fined 20s, ten days in prison.—Peter Waugh, weaver, Agnes Barr or Waugh, and Margaret Waugh, millworker, all residing in Wilkie's Lane, were next with assaulting Mary Connell, Margaret Marshall or Griffiths, and Rose Ann Mooney or Coffee, in Griffiths' house in Wilkie's Lane on Saturday. They all pled not guilty. It appeared that they were the father, mother, and sister of James, the panel in the previous case. They resided in the land above Griffiths and Mooney, and it would seem that on Saturday the family, or part of them, came rattling down the stair in such headlong manner that they shook the building and knocked some dishes of a shelf in one of their neighbours' houses. The old woman Mooney went out and spoke the Waughs with reference to the accident, when they got into a passion. Young Waugh kicked in the panels of the door, and the other members the family swarmed into the house by the breach and attacked the inmates, one the attacking party using a "pot stick" in the assault. After bearing evidence, Peter and Mrs Waugh were fined 20s, fifteen days in prison each, and Margaret be dismissed and not proven.

Litigant on behalf of son James Dundee Advertiser - Friday 05 June 1885 Serious Accident Action for Damages against a Dundee House Proprietor In the Dundee Court yesterday. Sheriff Campbell Smith heard evidence in a case considerable interest to house proprietors. The action was at the instance Thomas Griffin, stonebreaker, John Street, Dundee, administrator-in-law his son James Griffin, against W. H. Tosh, house proprietor, Craigtay, Ferry Road, Dundee, concluding for £100 damage. It was averred on behalf of the pursuer that the railing on the platform landing connected with the second stony tenement in John Street belonging to the defender, and in which he (pursuer) occupied a house, was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair, and rendered dangerous for use through the absence of a banister, and that, on the 16th February last, his son, James Griffin, ten years of age, while lawfully using the platform, fell through the gap, and alighted on the ground 14 feet below. The boy was rendered insensible by the fall, and was conveyed to the Infirmary, but, as he was suffering from concussion of the brain, some days passed before he recovered consciousness. The lad remained in the Infirmary for upward of a fortnight, and then the pursuer made an application to have him removed the Convalescent Home, but he was informed that it was full, and the boy returned home, where he had since been under medical treatment. In consequence of the accident the boy had received severe external and internal injuries, and his nervous system sustained a severe shock. The pursuer further stated that the gap in the railing existed tor a considerable time previous the accident, and that at a recent period the banister was in its place, but broken, and tied with a piece of string. He alleged that he informed the pursuers factor of the defective condition the railing, and of other things connected with the property being in in a state of disrepair, and warned him the danger arising from the same; but notwithstanding nothing wasdone to put them in safe state until the day after the accident, when a new banister was substituted. The damages were laid at £100.The defender denied that the pursuer ever in formed the factor of the defective railing until after the accident, and stated that the factor repaiied the railing as soon as he was aware a banister was amusing. He alleged that the boy resided in different part of the property from that where the accident happened. After making full inquiry as to the accident and the injury to the boy, he offered, while repudiating all liability, to pay medical charges incurred and the sum of £3 additional, which he was advised would amply compensate the pursuer, but the offer was declined. In order avoid litigation and expenses, and under reservation all his ideas, the defender, before the closing the record, judicially offered to pay the pursuer £10 and expenses in full of all claims. A large number of witnesses were examined both sides. The medical evidence was the effect that the boy Griffin was still in a weak state of health, that he suffered from hypersensitiveness of the skull and skin, and that the temperature of the body was still abnormal. The doctors, however, were of opinion that although the boy had been seriously injured, and his life endangered for some time, it was probable that would regain his usual health. At the conclusion of the proof his Lordship took the case to avizandum^[16]. Agents—For pursuer, Messrs Rollo & Steven; for defender. Messrs Hendry & Pollock.

One year later, Thomas and family were still living in John Street ... Dundee Courier - Monday 22 February 1886. Alleged Theft of a Watch.—John Mill, watch and clock cleaner, Hilltown, was remitted to the Sheriff, charged with stealing a silver watch, which he got to repair from Thomas Griffin, labourer, John Street, on 9th February.

Dundee Courier - Tuesday 16 March 1886 John Milne', a respectable-looking man, pleaded guilty to having stolen silver watch which he had received from Thomas Griffin, labourer, on 14th January last, for the purpose of being repaired. Two previous convictions were recorded against the accused. Dunbar said that the previous convictions were for similar offences to the present oue. The watch had not been recovered, and accused had hitherto declined say what he had done with it. In answer to the Sheriff, accused said had given the watch to a man named George McKenzie, who had pawned it, but could not tell where. The Sheriff passed sentence of four months' imprisonment from the date of his declaration, and said that if accused gave any information that would lead the recovery of the watch perhaps representation might made have his sentence shortened.

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4. ↑ Source: #S606598811 Parish: St Peter; ED: 23; Page: 46; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_81
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7. ↑ Source: #S606776674 Parish: Edinburgh New Greyfriars; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_164
8. ↑ Source: #S608972585 Parish: Alloa; ED: 5; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_62
9. ↑ Source: #S608972585 Parish: Alloa; ED: 5; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_62
10. ↑ Source: #S606598811 Parish: St Peter; ED: 23; Page: 46; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_81
11. ↑ Source: #S606776674 Parish: Edinburgh New Greyfriars; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_164
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13. ↑ Source: #S606776674 Parish: Edinburgh New Greyfriars; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1871_164
14. ↑ Source: #S608972585 Parish: Alloa; ED: 5; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_62
15. ↑ Source: #S606598811 Parish: St Peter; ED: 23; Page: 46; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_81
16. ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/avizandum

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