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Philip Griffiths (abt. 1828 - 1894)

Philip Griffiths
Born about in Tunbury, Worcestershire, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 26 Jul 1853 in St Bartholomew's, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 66 in Elsmore, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Philip was probably born in Tunbury, Worcestershire to Joseph and Mary Ann Griffiths in approximately 1828[1] if his immigration documents are accurate. Philip, like his father Joseph[2], was a carpenter.[3][4] He had an older sister, Hannah, and he was living with her and her husband, Richard Elsmere, at the time of the 1851 English census[3] in Harborne, Birmingham.

He married Ann Richardson at St Bartholomew's, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England on the 26th of July, 1853.[5]

Their first child, Joseph, was born in Kings Norton in either late 1854 or early 1855[6] and baptised at St Thomas' church, Birmingham on the 28th of January, 1855[7]. Their second child was John Henry Griffiths. John was born on the 14th of September, 1855, baptised on the 7th of October of that same year,[8] but sadly died aged seven months[9] during the June Quarter[10]. During these early years of their marriage Ann, Philip and their family lived on Rushton Street, Birmingham.[7][8] Shortly after their younger son's death, Ann, Philip and their surviving son boarded the Herald which set sail on the 15th of May, 1856 and arrived in New South Wales on the 22nd of August.[1].

In New South Wales, the Griffiths family started out based in the Newcastle region. Their third child - and first daughter - Elizabeth was born in Raymond Terrace in 1857[9], and the continuation of the family tracks their journey from Raymond Terrace to Elsmore with Henry (1860)[11] and Phillip (1860)[12] both born in the Patrick's Plain (now Singleton) region, Minney (1863) born in the Maitland region[13], William (1865) in Murrurundi[14], Frederick (1867) back in Patrick's Plain[15], Emily (1869) in the Warialda district[16] and their final child, Jane (1875) being born in the Inverell Region[17] where the family finally settled. (There was allegedly one other daughter, but at this time (8 October, 2016) she has not yet been identified and can only be recognised as having lived due to transcriptions of Ann and Philip's death certificates. Assuming she existed it can be presumed that she was born after 1857 and died previous to 1894.)

Philip was appointed as a Trustee of the Elsmore Church of England Cemetery along with James Boatwright and John Kern on the 8th of April, 1881.[18]

Philip Griffiths died on the 23rd of July, 1894[19] of "Inflamation of the lungs", shortly after his wife and youngest daughter had also succumbed to the cold.[20]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Immigration Record
  2. ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 924; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Lawrence; County: Shropshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 25; Page: 6; Line: 24; GSU roll: 474590 Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line] Griffiths family in 1841 census Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Class: HO107; Piece: 2050; Folio: 42; Page: 22; GSU roll: 87460 Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 [database on-line]Hannah's Marriage Certificate. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch : accessed 4 April 2016, Ann Richardson, 1853; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 2, vol. 6C, p. 571, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26GK-9DX : accessed 4 April 2016), Joseph Griffiths, 1855; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Accessed 8 October, 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ancestry.com. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 NSW BDM Birth Record 10822/1857 (transcription courtesy of NSW Transcriptions)
  10. ↑ http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=24550107:4592&d=bmd_1474873875&scan=1
  11. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 10695/1860
  12. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 10914/1860
  13. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 9310/1863
  14. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 11838/1865
  15. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 14492/1867
  16. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 19199/1869
  17. ↑ NSW BDM Birth Record 12883/1875
  18. ↑ Government Gazette. (1881, April 16). The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), , p. 642. Retrieved April 4, 2016
  19. ↑ NSW BDM Death Record 6649/1894 (transcription courtesy of NSW Transcriptions)
  20. ↑ NEWS OF THE DAY. (1894, July 27). The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser (NSW : 1856 - 1861; 1863 - 1889; 1891 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved April 4, 2016

See also:

  • Noel Griffiths and Pamela Burstall, The Griffiths Family Journey




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Kat Thompson
In reference to the book, 'The Griffiths Family Journey', by Noel Griffiths and Pamela Burstall, I have been able to ascertain that it is currently out of print, but a new print could be arranged if there is enough interest. Please contact me if you're interested, so I can bother the author some more!
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Kat Thompson
Griffiths-1511 and Griffiths-2025 appear to represent the same person because: These two are the same person on the whole. I have seen others who have Philip down as the same fellow who died in Banranald but, as the newspaper articles confirm, he died in Elsmore shortly after his wife and daughter. You've got the correct info on his marriage, which I didn't have (I have a copy of the marriage certificate now, thanks to another descendant. Happy to share if you haven't got it yet). I also have another son to add to their profiles, which I'll be doing after this.

As a matter of curiousity, have you heard of a book 'The Griffiths Family Journey'? It was brought to my attention by the Inverell Family History Society. I've been trying to get a hold of one of the authors ever since to see if I can get a copy of it. My branch hasn't got any photos of the Griffiths family, to the best of my knowledge, and this book includes - among other things - a photo from Philip and Ann's marriage.

posted by Kat Thompson
Kat Thompson
Griffiths-1511 and Griffiths-2025 are not ready to be merged because: I'm away until October. Happy to look this over properly then if this is acceptable. I have also come across some new, interesting information in my travels which need to be put in.
posted by Kat Thompson

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