Rev. 11 Dec. 2006, Gen. 228
THE GREAVES FAMILY OF
BEELEY, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND
GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE
GREAVES FAMILY
Charles Bardsley in his English Surnames, 1873, says Greaves,
Graves, and Groves have the same origin.
A greave was a woodland avenue graved or cut out of the forest.
Lysons in his Magna Britannia (5th vol., pub. 1817) says, "The family
(Greaves of Derbyshire) took its name from a place called the Greaves or Greves
in the parish of Beeley, where they resided as early as the reign of Henry
III."
Burke's Commoners, 1838, says, "The family of Graves is of high
antiquity, its patriarch having passed into England in the train of the
Conqueror. Burke says that the family
of Greaves or Greves of Mosely, Worchestershire [gen. #236], "was founded
in England by one of the Companions in the arms of the Conqueror." In the grant of arms to Richard Graves of
Gloucester (the Mickleton family) last century, it says that the Gloucester
Graves were descended from Graves of Heyton, Yorkshire, "near which place
there is an hamlett written in ancient deeds Greava, Greva, La Greave, and
Greve, now called Greaves and Graves," which without doubt gave that
surname to the family.
Are we to infer that the family
gave its name to the places called Greaves or that they got their name from the
places? It was very unusual for a place
to get its name from that of its settlers.
Fully three fourths of the old landed families in England whose records
date back to before the fourteenth century, when surnames began to be common,
derive their family names from their places of settlement.
Burke goes on to say, "The
first of its members, however, of whom we possess any authentic record is -----
Les Greaves who was settled at Beeley and Greaves as early as the time of Henry
I (1100-1135), from which time until the end of the seventeenth century, his
descendants continued to reside there.
In 1664 the old hereditary estates at Beeley were sold to John, Earl of
Rutland, and the head of the family left Beeley and settled at Mayfield,
Staffordshire, where his descendants have ever since remained."
ANCESTRY OF JOHN GREAVES
(1540-1595) OF BEELEY
AND OTHER GREAVES FAMILIES,
POSSIBLY RELATED
The ancestry of John Graves is said
(in Graves-Miller Genealogy, by
Charles Miller Graves, 1989) to be: (1) John Grevis, b.c. 1175, (2) Hugo
Grevis, b.c. 1200, (3) William Grevis, b.c. 1230, (4) Egidrus Greves, b.c.
1290, m. Leticia ‑‑‑‑‑‑, b.c. 1295, (5)
Thomas Grevis, b.c. 1315, (6) Johannis Grevis, b.c. 1340, (7) John Greves, b.c.
1395, (8) William Greeves, b.c. 1445, m. Agnes ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
b.c. 1455, (9) John Greves, b. 1497, d. 1546, (10) John Greaves, b.c. 1540, d.
1595, m. Alice Boune, b.c. 1550.
This lineage is very similar to
that given by Richard Denno (R‑1), summarized on the chart on the next
page, except that the chart gives one more generation between William8
and John9 in the preceding list.
(Much of the following discussion is also from Richard Denno.)
The beginning of the account of the
Greaves family of Beeley is in the reign of the Plantagenet king of England,
Henry III. William Greaves, son of
Hugo, received grants of land from William of Chatsworth and the Abbott of
Beauchief.
Giles Greaves and his wife Leticia
inherited land in 1316, and granted land to their son Thomas in 1324.
Thomas used a seal on a document,
and the heraldic device is an eagle displayed.
This swift and powerful bird of prey is used by the Greaves family as a
symbol and is evidence in later years of the continuity of the family line.
All records of this period are in
Latin, and are legal documents, not parish registers. The will of William Greaves mentions his wife Agnes, son John,
and the chapel of St. John the Baptist, Beeley.
On the evidence of the heraldic
eagle, one prominent seventeenth century Greaves family is probably descended
from the Greaves family of Beeley. The
father of this distinguished family was Rev. John Greaves (1578-1616), rector
of Colemore, Hampshire. He married Sara
‑‑‑‑‑‑.
John Greaves (1602-1652) was his
eldest son, educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and was chosen professor of
geometry at Gresham College, London. He
toured the Middle East, collecting Arabic, Greek and Persian manuscripts, and
studied the Pyramids. He returned to
Oxford and was appointed to the 2nd Savilian professorship of astronomy. He was a friend to William Harvey, and after
his death his work aroused the praise of Edmond Halley.
Nicholas and Thomas Greaves, his
brothers, also studied at Oxford, gaining doctorates of divinity.
Sir Edward Greaves (1615-1680), the
youngest brother, was physician to Charles II, who conferred a baronetcy on him
in 1646.
Another family which may be related
to the Greaves family of Beeley is that of William Greaves (c. 1600-1663) of
Norton near Sheffield. In seven
generations of his descendants there were at least 13 ministers of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. Some preached the Good
News in foreign lands, including the missionary Richard Pearson Greaves (c.
1825-1870) who died in Calcutta, India.
A partial lineage of his descendants is: William1 Greaves,
1600-1663, William2, 1630-1697, William3, 1662-1719,
Charles4, 1700-1773, George5, 1756-1837, Joseph6,
1793-1880, Richard Pearson7, 1825-1870.
Several other Graves families are
recorded, and although there is no documented evidence of connection with
Beeley, yet most Greaves families are in the counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire
and Cheshire, and may have migrated from Derbyshire centuries ago. Maybe even Mrs. Greaves of the Rutland Arms
Hotel who accidently invented the Bakewell Pudding is distantly related.
The map on the next page shows many
of the locations in the vicinity of Beeley where Greaves families lived in past
centuries and still live today.
GENERATION 1
John Greaves (1) was born about
1490 (or 1497) and died in 1546. He
married Joanna ‑‑‑‑‑‑. By the time their son John was 18 years old,
both his father and mother were buried in Beeley. These are the earliest records of Greaves family members in the
parish registers of Beeley, which were started in 1538 by command of King Henry
VIII.
At the bottom of this page is a
sketch of Beeley Hill Top, home of the Greaves family (owned and occupied in 1995
by the family of Mr. Rupert Turner, Beeley Hilltop, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4
2NW, England). On the next page is a
summary chart of some of the descendants of this family. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
+2. John Greaves, b.c. 1540, m. Alice Boune, d. 1595.
3. Robert Greaves
BEELEY HILL TOP
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (1) AND
JOANNA ------
John Greaves (2) was born about
1539-1540 and died in 1595 (or 1614 per R‑5). He married Alice Boune (or Bowne or Brown), daughter of William
Boune (or Brown) of Holme, Derbyshire, England. Holme at Bakewell is about 4 miles from Beeley. They lived at
Greaves. Alice was born about 1550 (not
likely if her son John was born about 1553 or 1560) and died in 1592.
John farmed at Beeley as a yoeman
but, on inheritance of his father’s wealth, purchased in 1560 the Manor of
Beeley from Nicholas Vaux, who was at that time in trouble for his adherence to
the Roman Catholic Church. The purchase
included a house, later called Beeley Hill Top, which overlooks Chatsworth
Park. (R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+4. John Greaves, b.c. 1553, m. Ellen Slack, d. 1621.
5. Emma Greaves, b. 1555.
6. Elizabeth Greaves, b. 1556.
7. William Greaves, b. 1557.
8. Richard Greaves; b. 1560, d. 1597. The will of a Richard Greaves was proved
1597, will Lichfield & Coventry.
9. Alice Greaves (not listed as a child by R‑5)
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (2) AND
ALICE BOUNE
John Greaves (4) was born about
1553 or 1560 (this date is suspect, based on the reported birth dates of his
parents) and died in 1621 (how can this be if his will was proved in
1614?). He married Ellen (or Ellin) Slack
(or Slacke), daughter of John Slack of Brough, Derbyshire. Lysons says, "John Greaves in the reign
of Elizabeth was a joint purchaser of the manor of Beeley at which place they
continued to reside until about 1700."
Glover, in his History of
Derbyshire (ca. 1830) said Warner de Beelegh, and afterwards his son Serlo,
held Beeley Manor about the reign of Richard I, and after passing to the
Cheneys of Northamptonshire it came into the possession of Lord Vaux of
Harrowden, whose youngest son Nicholas held it in the right of his mother and
in 1560 sold it to the family of Greaves who had been settled at the Greaves
from the time of Henry III. In 1687,
the Greaves family sold it to the Saviles who lived at the Hill Top, formerly
the Greaves. It was later the property
of the Duke of Devonshire.
John Greaves who married Ellen
Slack had from Dean and Capter of Lichfield a lease of tithes of Curborough,
Froggat, Stoke, Monsal Dale, and Longdon for the lives of himself and sons
John, Richard, and Edward at a rental of £1.18.0, together with a fine (MSS
pertaining to Dean of Lichfield).
John Greaves's will was proved in
1614 (Lichfield wills).
Children - Greaves
+10. John Greaves, b. 1581, m. Dorothy Alleyne, d. 1643.
+11. Richard Greaves, b. 1583, m. Margaret Supper, d. 1672.
12. William Greaves, b. 1585, m. Jane
Kniveton. William Greaves was rector of
Brailsford, Derbyshire from 1607. He
and all his brothers were staunch royalists.
He was ejected from his living by the Parliament of 1646. John Crompton of Derby was appointed in his
place. A fifth part of the benefice, in
this case £15, was paid yearly by Crompton to Mrs. Greaves for the maintenance
of herself and her children. William
Greaves died before the Restoration, when Crompton was ejected (Cox's
Annals). William's wife was the
youngest daughter of Sir William Kniveton of Mercaston (created bart. in 1611),
descended from Sir Matthew de Kniveton (living at Bradley Hall, 1301- ).
Sir William Kniveton's wife was Matilda Rollesley, heiress of her father
John, descended from Henry de Rowlesley (time of Richard I). Sir William's grandson, Sir Arthur, was the
last of the family who succeeded to its splendid estates, lost all in the cause
of loyalty, was governor of Tutbury Castle, was fined so heavily he was obliged
to sell his estates.
13. Edward Greaves, b. 1587; administration of an
Edward Greaves estate, 1618, Lichfield.
14. Charles Greaves, b. 1589.
15. Abraham Greaves, b. 1590.
16. Mary Greaves, b. 1598.
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (4) AND
ELLEN SLACK
John Greaves (10) was born in 1581
and died in 1643 per R‑5. He
married Dorothy Alleyne (or Allen), daughter of George Alleyne or Allen of
Woodhouse and Barbara Vernon of Haddon.
Barbara was cousin and contemporary of Dorothy Vernon, the heroine in
the well known tradition of the elopement with Lord John Manners.
George Alleyne's ancestors are
mentioned in deeds as having been settled in Derbyshire in 1484. "Inquisition taken at Wirksworth 10
Aug. 11 Elizabeth (1569) before Andrew Haring, Eschetor after the death of
Thomas Alleyn, yoman - seised in fee of land in Chappell in le Ffrith worth £4-
of a moiety of the manor of Stanton Hall, of a messuage at Stanton and lands in
Stanton and Stanton Lyes worth £4 and of tithes at Byrchover worth £3- held of the
King as of his manors of Tutbury and Grafton.
Thomas died at Stanton Lyes 19 Sept. 1563 and George Alleyn was son and
heir and was 43 years of age (court of ward and Liveries)." This George was the father of George (d.
1598) and grandfather of Dorothy who married John Greaves.
Through his wife, John Greaves
became possessed of Stanton Woodhouse and other properties. He was an ardent Loyalist, and in Beeley
Manor House where he lived is still to be seen a finely carved Royal coat of
arms over the fireplace in one of the bedrooms of the picturesque old
house. (It is rumored that King James I
may actually have stayed in the house.)
The Revolutionary party deprived John Greaves of much of his property,
and he and his wife went to live at Stanton Woodhouse (as it was then
spelled). The last male representative
of the family of John Greaves died at Stanton Woodhouse in 1730. This ancient house is situated on a hillside
not far from Rowsley. It is approached
through a wood composed partly of fine Spanish chestnuts. Their overhanging boughs form a frame for
the low greystone house with its irregular gables, its porch and latticed
casements.
Near the porch a streamlet falls
into a stone basin 'round which ferns cluster.
On the right, farther up the hillside, are more old gabled buildings,
which appear larger than the dwellings and are used as stables. The house has a very quaint "old
world" appearance.
Nor does the inside belie this
impression. From the low arched porch,
a narrow, rather dark passage leads to a good sized but also low panelled hall,
opening on the right to a flight of the broad stone steps so often seen in old
Derbyshire houses. They lead to a
narrow walled garden from which the stables are reached. I think the plenishing of this hall must be
much the same as when Barbara Alleyn lived there. Three very long black oak tables surround the walls, some quaint
old oak chairs and oak stools, a round table, and a curiously carved
mantlepiece complete the furniture. On
the ground floor there is one quaint little panelled chamber, all white, with
two latticed casements looking different ways. Beyond the hall, a few winding
stone steps lead to the upper story on which are several panelled quaint rooms.
The front of the house looks towards the garden which is on the rather steep
hillside. Some very fine ancient yews,
just below the gravel walk, which is bordered by old fashioned flowers, shade a
narrow paved walk. Farther down the bank is a second avenue of yews; their
boughs overshadow another paved alley so completely that one can enjoy a walk
there in heavy rain without feeling the drops that patter on the branches. I am obliged to confess that it is probable
that additions have been made to the oldest parts of Stanton Woodhouse since
sturdy John Greaves went there with Dorothy Alleyne, but they are not
intrusive.
Stanton Woodhouse is now the
Derbyshire home of the Duke of Rutland.
(See the next page for a drawing of Stanton Woodhouse.)
Children - Greaves
+17. John Greaves, b.c. 1608, m. Elizabeth Wood, d. 1673.
+18. George Greaves, b. 1612, m. Dorothy Wagstaff.
19. Richard Greaves
20. Gilbert Greaves
21. Robert Greaves
22. Roger Greaves
+23. Joseph Greaves
+24. Thomas Greaves, married.
+25. Barbara Greaves, m. Thomas Bagshaw, d. 1681.
26. Ann Greaves
27. Dorothy Greaves
Richard Greaves (11), of Birchover,
married Margaret Supper, daughter of Henry Supper of Darley. Richard's descendants were not long of
Birchover. The Reliquary, vol. 6, 1866,
gives an elegy by Leonard Wheatcroft "upon the death of all the greatest
gentry in Darley Dale who loved hunting, hawking and several other games. The poet's view well known to you, to be too
true, and so adieu, by me Leo W 1672."
Each stanza is devoted to one of the family or individual, and the first
runs:
"As I on Oaker Hill one day
did stand
Viewing the world which I could not
command
I turned my face towd Berchore
(Birchover) partly west
To view where Greaves us't to have
their nest
But out alas I found they were all
gone
Not one was left to rest against a
stone."
STANTON WOODHOUSE
GENERATION 5
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (10)
AND DOROTHY ALLEYNE
John Greaves (17) was born about
1608 and died in 1673[1]. He apparently married Elizabeth Wood,
daughter of William Wood. He was the
oldest son and the successor to the estate.
Burke says nothing about him except that he had a son John who married
Ann Birch (a mistake for Birds which he repeated several times) and that he was
the father of William of Mayfield, Joseph of Ingleby, and George of London.
Mr. Swift has, however, an abstract
which states that John Greaves who married Ann Birds died without issue. His
will confirms this.
There is in Beeley Church a
flagstone occupying the S.E. angle of the belfrey floor bearing this
inscription: "This marble stone doth presse but not oppresse the body of
John Greaves of Greaves, Esq., who was always a true son of the Church of
England, merciful and charitable to the poor, patient and courageous in a
tedious sickness, and at length, being full of faith and hope, did exchange
this troublesome world for a better, the 13 Oct. 1694."
In the floor at the north aisle is
another flagstone with: "In norte lucrum, the remains of that excellent
woman Mrs. Ann Greaves, daughter of George Birds of Stanton Hall, gent, and
relict of John Greaves of Woodhouse, Esq., lie here interred, her better part
to blissful regions ascended the 25th May 1700. To whose pious memory this marble is dedicated by her brother Mr.
Thomas Birds."
The fact of the stone having been
placed here by her brother looks as if John Greaves did die without
children. If he left children, they
were sadly wanting in filial feeling.
If John Greaves did die without
children, who then were the Greaves of Mayfield descended from? Burke says the head of the family sold the
estate at Beeley and Stanton and settled at Mayfield. If so, why are the arms of the Mayfield family different from
those of Beeley?
The arms of Greaves of Greaves are:
Gules, an eagle displayed or, crowned argent.
The arms of Greaves of Mayfield are: per bend, gu. & vert, an eagle
displayed or.
Dugdale (visitation of Derby, 1662)
gives the following pedigree: John Graves of Graves, father of John Graves who
married dau. of William Wood and had John aged 18 in 1662, and George who
married and had 5 sons.
The last named John (aged 18) was
the one who married Ann Birds. The
family of Birds, Bird, Bride was of considerable standing in Co. Derby about
200 years ago, and they lived at Locko, Youlgreave, Ashford, Eyam, and other
places. Descendants of this once
opulent family are still living in Youlgreave and Matlock but are now only
working men. George Birds, father of
Ann, possessed half of the Manor of Stanton Hall. In 1604, George Bird (father or grandfather of above George) was
one of three churchwardens of Youlgreave.
In the civil wars the Greaves
family took the part of Charles I and, in consequences of their losses in it,
the old hereditary estates at Beeley were sold, and the head of the family
settled at Mayfield.
Children - Greaves
28. John Greaves, b.c. 1644, m. Ann Birds, d. 13
Oct. 1694.
George Greaves (18) was born in
1612 per R‑5. He married Dorothy
Wagstaff. In Youlgrave registers is
Dorothy, daughter of George and Dorothy Greaves, baptized 20 Nov. 1640. It seems likely that the "head of the
family" (mentioned in the discussion of George's brother John) who settled
at Mayfield was a son of George, rather than of John.
On 1 Oct. 1649, John and George
Greaves with nine others presented a petition for repair of Baslow Bridge over
the Darwin. Baslow is about four miles
north of Beeley.
George had 5 sons, according to
Dugdale (visitation of Derby, 1662). It
seems probable that George named one of his sons William after his uncle
William, the rector of Brailsford, and that he was the William who settled at
Mayfield, Staffordshire, and married Margery Lees. Other children listed provided by R‑5.
Children - Greaves
+29. William Greaves, b.c. 1650, m. Margery Lees, 1687, d. 1712.
30. James Greaves
31. son
32. Dorothy Greaves
33. son
34. Margaret Greaves
35. son
36. Elizabeth Greaves
37. Mary Greaves
Joseph Greaves (23) married. He had at least the one child listed below.
Children - Greaves
38. Charles Greaves of Woodhouse, J.P. in 1710, d.
1720 (?). He married Eliza Taylor,
daughter of William Taylor of Southwell.
In churchwarden's account of Youlgrave (or Oldgreave) among the implements
is a "cloath for ye communion table and 2 large napkins given by Charles
Greaves of Woodhouse."
Thomas Greaves (24) married. He settled at Hurlston Hall,
Lancashire. Per R‑5, founder
Greaves of Irlam.
Children - Greaves
39. Thomas Greaves
40. William Greaves
+41. John Greaves, m. Hannah Langley.
Barbara Greaves (25) married Thomas
Bagshaw of the Ridge, Derbyshire. She
died 1681, he 1649, both buried in the chancel of Chapel en le Frith
church. He was 7th in descent from
Thomas Bagshaw of the Ridge (time of Henry VI) whose 4th son Nicholas was
ancestor of Mary Bagshaw who married Henry Marwood Greaves in 1829, hence the
Greaves-Bagshaws.
Children - Bagshaw
+42. Henry Bagshaw, bapt. 1634, m. Ann Bereton, d. 1675.
43. Elizabeth Greaves, b. 1637, m. (Rev.) Thomas
Clayton.
+44. Thomas Bagshaw, bapt. 1638, m. Mary Allestree, d. 1721.
45. John Bagshaw, b. 1639.
46. Nicholas Bagshaw, b. 1640.
47. Florence Bagshaw, m. Edmund Potts.
48. Dorothy Bagshaw, b. 1644, d. without issue.
GENERATION 6
CHILDREN OF GEORGE GREAVES (18)
DOROTHY ‑‑‑‑‑‑
William Greaves (29) was born about
1650 and died in 1712. He married
Margery Lees in 1687. She died in
1700. They lived at Mayfield,
Staffordshire Their descendants
achieved distinction as Justices of the Peace, clergy, and in the
professions. (R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+49. William Greaves, b. 1687, m. Elizabeth Bradley, d. 1753.
+50. Joseph Greaves, b. 1688, married, d. 1756.
51. George Greaves, b. 1692, never married. Died without children before 1738, leaving
his property in equal shares to the children of his brothers William and
Joseph. R‑5 lists year of death
as 1782.
52. Jane Greaves, b. 1695, m. William Evans, d.
1755.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS GREAVES (24)
John Greaves (41) of Shaw Hall,
Lancashire, "bought an estate and entailed on his descendants." He married Hannah Langley, daughter of ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Langley of Agecroft Hall near Manchester.
Children - Greaves
+53. Thomas Greaves, m. Mary Birch, d. 1793.
54. John Greaves, never married. He sold his property in England, settled in
Jamaica, and there gained a considerable fortune.
CHILDREN OF BARBARA GREAVES (25)
AND THOMAS BAGSHAW
Henry Bagshaw (42) was baptized in
1634 and was buried in 1675. He married
Ann Bereton, daughter and co-heir of Edward Bereton of Hurdlow,
Derbyshire. She secondly married Henry
Carrington of Whiteknowls, Chapel en le Frith.
Children - Bagshaw
55. Henry Bagshaw, bapt. 1665, living in 1697.
56. Anna Bagshaw, b. 1668.
57. Edward Bagshaw, b. 1670.
58. Thomas Bagshaw, b. 1672, d. 1678.
59. William Bagshaw, b. 1674.
Thomas Bagshaw (44), of Bakewell Hall,
eventually succeeded to the Ridge estate.
He was baptized 1638, died 1721, and was buried in Bakewell church. He married Mary Allestree, daughter of
Thomas Allestree of Alvaston. She died in 1704 at age 64.
Children - Bagshaw
60. William Bagshaw, died in infancy.
61. Thomas Bagshaw, bapt. 1670.
62. John Bagshaw of Grays Inn, barrister, died
without children.
+63. Charles Bagshaw, b.c. 1673, m. Alicia Maria Ashton, d. 1717.
64. James Bagshaw
65. Stephen Bagshaw
66. Mary Bagshaw
+67. Rachel Bagshaw, m. William Fitzherbert.
GENERATION 7
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GREAVES (29)
AND MARGERY LEES
William Greaves (49) was born in
1687 and died in 1753. He married
Elizabeth Bradley, sister or daughter of ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Bradley, vicar of Mayfield. She died 17
July 1736. (R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+68. William Greaves, b. 1710, m. Dorothy Ley, d. 1781.
69. Joseph Greaves, b. and d. 1720.
+70. Sarah Greaves, m. Edmund Evans, 1738, d. 1749.
Joseph Greaves (50) was born in
1688 and died in 1756. He married. They lived at Ingleby. (R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+71. Joseph Greaves, m. Ann Brooke-Boothby, 1737.
+72. William Greaves, m. Sarah Clegg.
+73. Robert Greaves, m. Elizabeth Clegg.
CHILDREN OF JOHN GREAVES (41)
AND HANNAH LANGLEY
Thomas Greaves (53), the heir, died
in 1793[2],
and was buried at Eccles. He married
Mary Birch, related to the celebrated Col. Birch. He was the owner of very large estates near Manchester.
Children - Greaves
74. Amy Greaves, m. R. Hall.
75. Alice Greaves, m. N. Hartley.
+76. John Greaves, b. 1750, m. Mary Lancashire, c. 1789, d. Dec. 1815.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS BAGSHAW (44)
AND MARY ALLESTREE
Charles Bagshaw (63) was born about
1673 and died in 1717 at age 44. He
married Alicia Maria Ashton, daughter and co-heir of Benjamin Ashton of Hathersage. She died in 1719. There may be some question as to whether Charles was a son of
Thomas and Mary.
Children - Bagshaw
77. Thomas Bagshaw of Hathersage Hall, dsp (died
without issue).
78. Benjamin Bagshaw of the Ridge, dsp. 1739, m.
Catherine Statham, dau. of Sir John Statham of Wigfall. She m(2) Lieut. George Phillips and m(3) ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Barker of Chiswick.
79. Robert Bagshaw of Hull, dsp.
80. Francis Bagshaw, rector of Hamstead, dsp.
Rachel Bagshaw (67) married William
Fitzherbert of Tissington, "descended from a Norman knight, Herbert, whose
son called Fillius Herbert and Fils of Fitzherbert gave a patronymie to the
family." When the children of
Rachel's brother Charles died without issue, she then inherited the Ridge
estate.
William Fitzherbert was born in
1671 and died in 1739. He was recorder of Derby.
Children - Fitzherbert
+81. William Fitzherbert, b. 1712, m. Mary Poyntz-Meynell, d. 1753.
+82. Catherine Fitzherbert, m. Richard Bateman, 1755.
GENERATION 8
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GREAVES (49)
AND ELIZABETH BRADLEY
William Greaves (68) was born in
1710 and died in 1781. He married
Dorothy Ley, sister of George Ley of Mayfield.
She died in 1784. This marriage
may have brought Mayfield Hall and farms into the Greaves family. (R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+83. George Greaves, b. 1747, m(1) Elizabeth Pipe, 1775, m(2) Susanna
Biddulph, Dec. 1783, d. 1828.
+84. Robert Charles Greaves, m. Elizabeth Harthill, 1775.
+85. John Davies Greaves, b. 17 Jan. 1750, m. Elizabeth Newton, 9 April
1770, d. 24 Feb. 1784.
86. William Greaves, d. 1753. Died young.
87. Joseph Greaves, d. 1756. Died young.
88. Ralph Christopher Greaves, m. Ann Vincent, d.
1781. No children.
+89. Dorothy Greaves, m. Richard Dodsley Flamstead.
Sarah Greaves (70) died in
1749. She married Edmund Evans, vicar
of Mayfield, vicar of Alton, and Rector of Bradley, all in Staffs. The marriage settlement was dated 16 July
1738, and her fortune was £3000. This
was probably her portion of the property of George Greaves of London who died
before 1738. Sarah and Edmund were
buried under the altar in Mayfield church.
(R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Evans
+90. William Evans, b. 1740, m(1) ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
m(2) Elizabeth Spencer, d. 1816.
+91. Elizabeth Evans, m. Thomas Goodwin.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH GREAVES (50)
Joseph Greaves (71) of Aston, HS
1765, married Anne, only daughter of Sir Brooke-Boothby of Ashbourne Hall, 5th
Bart., by first wife Ann Byard, daughter of John Byard of Derby. Joseph's marriage settlement was dated 28
Sept. 1737. His wife Ann (or Anne) died
in 1739.
Children - Greaves
+92. Mariah Greaves, m. Edward Sneyd.
93. Ann Greaves, never married, d. 1827.
William Greaves (72) settled at
Liverpool and married Sarah Clegg, daughter of Joseph Clegg, Mayor of
Liverpool, 1748. (R‑1, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
94. Harriet Greaves, m. George Thomson Jacob.
+95. Joseph Greaves, m. Ann Phillippa Jones.
Robert Greaves (73) married
Elizabeth Clegg. Elizabeth was sister
of Sarah, daughter of Joseph Clegg by Elizabeth Mainwaring, eldest daughter of
James Mainwaring of Bromborough, Cheshire.
A Liverpool directory of 1790 has "Mrs. Elizabeth Greaves, 4 Cans
St. Ranelagh St. and Cap. George Greaves" same address, probably her son. (R‑5)
Children - Greaves
96. George Greaves
CHILDREN OF THOMAS GREAVES (53)
AND MARY BIRCH
John Greaves (76) was born in 1750,
died in Dec. 1815, and was buried at Eccles.
He was of Irlam Hall, Lancashire.
He married about 1789 to Mary Lancashire, third daughter of John
Lancashire of Polefield, Prestwich.
John Greaves realized great wealth by commercial pursuits. He was partner with Sir Robert Peel in the
banking house of Peel, Greaves and Co. of Manchester, and afterwards with the
firm of Scholes Tetlow and Co.
Children - Greaves
97. John Greaves, b. 15 April 1793, succeeded his
father, was magistrate and DL for Lancashire, and Major in local militia. According to Burke, 1838, he was
"patron of the fine arts, and his collection of pictures, coins, medals
and curios are esteemed at considerable value." He had estates in Lancashire, Middlesex, Surrey, Derby and Ches.
98. Thomas Greaves, never married, d. March 1824.
99. Mary Greaves, b. 1797, d. 1865.
100. Sarah Greaves, died in infancy.
CHILDREN OF RACHEL BAGSHAW (67)
AND WILLIAM FITZHERBERT
William Fitzherbert (81), M.P., was
born in 1712 and died in 1753. He
married Mary Poyntz-Meynell, daughter of Littleton Poyntz-Meynell of Bradley.
Children - Fitzherbert
+101. William Fitzherbert, b. 1748, m. Sarah Perrin, d. 1791.
102. Thomas Fitzherbert, never married, d.
1767. He was Lieut. in the Army.
103. Alleyne Fitzherbert, never married, d.
1839. Created Lord St. Helens in 1801.
104. Selina Fitzherbert, m. Henry Gally, d.
1823. He was Knight of Langold, Notts.
Catherine Fitzherbert (82) married
Richard Bateman of Hartington in 1755.
He was baptized in 1719, and was descended from Robert Bateman of
Hartington (temp. Henry VII).
Children - Bateman
+105. Hugh Bateman, m. Temperance Gisborne, 1786.
+106. Richard Bateman, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Kalinge.
GENERATION 9
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GREAVES (68)
AND DOROTHY LEY
George Greaves (83) was born in
1747 and died in 1828. He became rector
of Stanton on the death of John Rolleston in 1770. He was also rector of Swarkestone, near Stanton, from 1795. (Stanton by Bridge is not near Stanton Leys
or Woodhouse.) He died surviving all
his sons and leaving his daughters as co-heirs.
He was married twice. He first married Elizabeth Pipe in
1775. She was the daughter of Samuel
Pipe, rector of Walton on Trent (youngest of the branch from John de Pipe of
Belleston, Staffs., time of Richard II), by Dorothy, daughter of Stamford
Wolverhampton, magistrate for Staff. and Warw. Samuel Pipe and Dorothy
Wolverhampton were second cousins, both descended from Francisse Wolfreston
(who died 1666) by Frances Middlemore, eldest of 22 children of George
Middlemore of Haslowell, Worc.
The Rev. George Greaves married
second Susanna Biddulph in Dec. 1783.
She was a daughter of Walter Biddulph, descended from Robert de
Biddulph, daughter and heir of Thomas de over Biddulph, 48 Ed. III (according
to Shaw) (R‑5).
Children - Greaves, by Elizabeth
Pipe
+107. Lydia Elizabeth Greaves, b. 10 Nov. 1775 (Ingleby), m. Paul
Belcher.
108. Dorothy Catherine Greaves, b. 18 Oct. 1776,
d. 13 Nov. 1795 (Stanton).
109. Frances Greaves, b. 28 Oct. 1777.
110. Georgina Greaves, b. 13 July 1780, m. William
Dodsley Flamstead (her cousin), d. 1809.
3 children.
111. George Graves, b. 19 Aug. 1781 (Stanton), d.
1801.
Children - Greaves, by Susanna
Biddulph
112. Edward Greaves, an officer in the 11th light
dragoons, d. 1815.
113. Robert Charles Greaves, officer in 41st foot,
d. 1814.
114. William Henry Greaves, d. 1803 (in
childhood).
115. Susanna Greaves
116. Anna Marie Greaves, died in infancy.
+117. Mary Louisa Greaves, m. R. Beaumont.
Robert Charles Greaves (84) married
Elizabeth Harthill, "an heiress" of Donesthorpe, Leistershire. She died in 1821. Robert "assumed the name of Ley" (according to
Burke). They lived at Ingleby Hall but
did not own it, for Lyons (1817) said "it is owned by Sir Francis Burdett
and occupied by R. C. Greaves."
In the 26th vol. of the Reliquary
(1886) are Family Jottings by the late Mrs. Marshall Hall (b. 1802, d. 1885)
written just before she died and supplied to the Reliquary by her son. Mrs. Hall's mother was a daughter of Hans
Winthrop Mortimer by a daughter of Lord Hamilton. Mrs. Hall said, "My
mother, then Theodosea Mortimer, when young used to visit at Ingleby, a very
pretty place near Swarkstown. The
grounds were charming, and Mr. and Mrs. Greaves and their two daughters lived
there. At Ingleby my mother made the
acquaintance of Mrs. Greaves' two cousins, the young Misses Green, the elder of
whom, Valentine, became Theodosea's husband."
The following two children were
their only offspring.
Children - Greaves
118. Ann Lydia Greaves, b. 1777, m. William
Greaves (#120), 20 Dec. 1798, d. 4 June 1804.
See #120 for descendants.
+119. Elizabeth Frances Greaves, b. 1779, m. Humphry Senhouse, 27 Sept.
1803.
John Davies Greaves (85), of Burton
on Trent, was born 20 (or 17) Jan. 1750 and died 27 (or 24 per R‑5) Feb.
1784, both in Foremark, Derbyshire. He
married Elizabeth Newton on 9 April 1770 in Willington, Derbyshire. She was a daughter of Richard Newton,
"who was nearly related to Sir Isaac Newton. An original portrait as well as some of his plate are still in
possession of the family." (Burke)
Richard Newton's wife was Sarah (or Saran?) Debank, a daughter of William
Debank of Burton and Sarah Goring of Frodley.
Elizabeth Newton was born in 1743 in Burton on Trent, and died about
1822.
"The famous Col. Goring, the
faithful adherent to the fortunes of the young chevalier, who died a field
marshall in the Prussian Service," was a kinsman of Sarah Goring, and Dr.
Greaves of Mayfield had in his possession a beautiful silver medal about the
size of half a crown but thicker, which was presented by Prince Edward to the
Colonel. On one side is the head of
Charles Edward; on the reverse an old "dead tree with a young one
springing up from its roots, with this inscription, 'Reverscet 1650'."
Of the same branch was George
Goring who "gallantly distinguished himself in the civil wars as 'General
Goring'. He retired to the Netherlands
and acquired fresh laurels as Lieut. Gen. of the King of Spain Army." (Burke)
Of the following children, at least
John, Robert, Thomas and Richard were born in Burton on Trent,
Staffordshire. (R‑4, R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+120. William Greaves, b. 1 Feb. 1771, m(1) Ann Lydia Greaves (#118), 20
Dec. 1798, m(2) Sarah Evans (#130), 3 April 1809, d. 19 Dec. 1848.
+121. George Williamson Greaves, b. 1774, m. Sophia Brailsford, 18 Sept.
1799, d. 11 April 1829.
+122. John Greaves, b. 4 Aug. 1776, m. Ann Wilson, 21 Feb. 1799, d.
1823.
+123. Robert Christopher Greaves, b. 4 Oct. 1778, m. Sarah Hackett, 15
July 1800.
+124. Thomas Ley Greaves, b. 17 Nov. 1780, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. Sept. 1834.
125. Richard Greaves, b. 5 Oct. 1781, never
married, d. 1833 (per Burke).
+126. Dorothy Greaves, m. John Smith.
Dorothy Greaves (89) married Rev.
Richard Dodsley of Spondon, Derbyshire.
He took the name of Flamstead.
Lysons says, "In 1817 the Rev. Richard Flamstead, Minister of
Chellaston, is the great nephew of Flamstead the celebrated
astronomer." It is assumed that
this is the same clergyman, or perhaps they were cousins. (R‑5)
Children - Flamstead
127. William Dodsley Flamstead, m. Georgina
Greaves (#110, dau. of Rev. George Greaves).
2 sons, 1 dau.
128. Christopher Flamstead, m. Joyce
Beaumont. He was rector of Swynnerton,
Staffs. She was descended from Edward
Beaumont of Barrow, said to be descended from Richard, Viscount de Beaumont who
m. Constance, natural daughter of Henry I of England. In 1689 a raid was made on the Catholics to disarm them, and at
the Derby sessions of that year is the following entry: This court beinge
certified that Mr. Robert Beaumont (greatgrandfather of Joyce) of Barrow, a
papist, hath noe armes in his custody but a gunne about five foot long in the
barrell." Christopher's issue was
a daughter married to a clergyman.
CHILDREN OF SARAH GREAVES (70)
AND EDMUND EVANS
William Evans (90) was born in 1740
and died in 1816. He was the vicar of
Mayfield and Rector of Grindon. He
first married the widow of Mr. Peacock of Rodgeley. They had no children. He
married second Elizabeth Spencer, daughter and heiress of John Spencer of
Wyaston Hall, Derbyshire. (R‑5)
Children - Evans, by Elizabeth
Spencer
129. Elizabeth Evans, b. 1787, never married, d.
1807 at age 20.
130. Sarah Evans, b. 1789, m. William Greaves
(#120), 3 April 1809, d. 1869. See #120
for descendants.
Elizabeth Evans (91) married Thomas
Goodwin of Ashbourne. He was a grandson of William Goodwin who "came and
settled at Monyash, Derbyshire, in Reign of Charles II." This William had
by his first wife a son George. His
second wife was a widow with an only daughter.
The son George and the daughter were married at Ashbourne; he was 16 and
she was 14 when married. Martha, their
firstborn, was only 15 years younger than her mother.
Children - Goodwin
131. Edmund Goodwin, b. 6 Nov. 1778, m. Ann Shelly
(of Oulton Hall, Staffs.), d. 17 Nov. 1846.
+132. William Goodwin, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Parrott.
+133. George Goodwin, b. 22 Aug. 1784, m. Alice Morrison, d. 6 Oct.
1851.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH GREAVES (71)
AND ANNE BROOKE-BOOTHBY
Mariah Greaves (92) married Edward
Sneyd of Hyshly Lodge. He died in 1832.
Children - Sneyd
134. Emma Sneyd, never married, d. 10 Nov. 1858.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM GREAVES (72)
AND SARAH CLEGG
Joseph Greaves (95) married Ann
Phillippa Jones. The Liverpool
Directory of 1790 lists Joseph Greaves, merchant, 8, Water St.; Greaves and
Denison, Brokers, 8, Water St.; Greaves and Denison, Wine and Brandy Vaults,
back of 7, Chorley St.
Children - Greaves
135. Joseph Greaves, m. Jane Lumley, d. 1861. Had children.
136. Richard Greaves, m. Ellen Susanna Vandaleur,
1846, d. 1872. He was General in the
Army. She was dau. of Sir John A.
Vandaleur, General.
+137. George Frederick Greaves, m. Ann Richards, d. 1869.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM FITZHERBERT
(81) AND MARY POYNTZ-MEYNELL
William Fitzherbert (101) was born
in 1748 and died in 1791. He was
created Bart. in 1784. He married Sarah
Perrin, only daughter of William Perrin of Jamaica. She died in 1795.
Children - Fitzherbert
138. George Fitzherbert, died young.
139. Charles Fitzherbert, died young.
140. Sir) Anthony Fitzherbert (2nd Bart.), b.
1779, never married, d. 1798.
+141. Henry Fitzherbert, b. 1783, m. Agnes Beresford, d. 1858.
CHILDREN OF CATHERINE
FITZHERBERT (82) AND RICHARD BATEMAN
Sir Hugh Bateman (105) succeeded
his grandfather, Hugh Bateman, in 1777, and was created Bart. in 1806 with
remainder to the male heirs of his daughters.
He married Temperance Gisbourne, daughter of Thomas Gisbourne of Derby
and Anne Bateman (daughter of William Bateman of Derby), in 1786.
Children - Bateman
142. Catherina Bateman, m. Sir Edward Dolman
Scot. Had children.
143. Amelia Anne Bateman, m. Sir Alexander
Hood. He d. 1824.
Richard Bateman (106) was DL, JP,
HS, 1812, Derby. He married the only
daughter of Rev. Thomas Kalinge of Uttoxeter.
Children - Bateman
144. Richard Thomas Bateman
145. John Bateman
146. James Alleyne Sacheverell Bateman
147. Thomas Osborne Bateman, b. 1809, d.
1874. DL 1850.
148. Hugh Athelstan Bateman, d. at age 16.
149. Joyce Bateman, d. at age 15.
150. Mary Bateman, m. Rev. James Chichester.
151. Elizabeth Catherine Bateman, died young.
GENERATION 10
CHILDREN OF GEORGE GREAVES (83)
Lydia Elizabeth Greaves (107) was
born 10 Nov. 1775 at Ingleby, Derbyshire.
She married Paul Belcher, M.A.
He was rector of Heather and vicar of Mayfield. He was appointed headmaster of Ashbourne
Grammer School in 1796, and died in 1836, leaving 4 sons and 4 daughters. (R‑5)
Children - Belcher
152. George Paul Belcher, b. 1800, m. Ellen
Cresswell, 1846, d. 188-. He was the
eldest son, of Heather Manor House, Ashby de la Zouch. No children. Ellen was dau. of Nicholas Cresswell of Idridgehay, Derbyshire,
who was Lord of the manor, Patron and vicar of Butterton, Staffs.
153. Robert Shirley Belcher, b. 1805, m. Helen
Worthington, 1832, d. 8 June 1895. She
was b. 1811, d. 22 Nov. 1864, dau. of William Worthington of Burton and Martha
Evans (dau. of Henry Evans of Coldwell Hall, Derby).
154. Six other children
Mary Louisa Greaves (117) married
R. Beaumont. He was a surgeon at Repton
(?) and Melbourne, both in Derbyshire.
Children - Beaumont
155. George Beaumont, b. 1825.
156. Lydia Susanna Beaumont
CHILDREN OF ROBERT C. GREAVES
(84) AND ELIZABETH HARTHILL
Elizabeth Frances Greaves (119) was
born in 1779. She married Humphry (or
Humphrey?) Senhouse of Ellenborough, otherwise Nether Hall, Cumberland, on 27
Sept. 1803. He was HS 1826, and was
descended from Walter de Sawyhouse, temp Richard I and John. His second cousin, Sir Edward Law, was created
Lord Ellenborough in 1802, and it was Humphrey's father, another Humphrey, who
gave Sir Edward permission to assume Ellenborough. The father of the last named Humphrey married Mary, daughter of
Sir George Fleming of Carlisle, and Maryport was named after her.
Until 1705 there was only one house
at Ellen-foot, a farmhouse built by Humphrey Senhouse in 1718. This house is now the site of Maryport. The town owed its origins to the efforts of
Humphrey Senhouse. Pennant, writing in
1774, says there were then more than one hundred houses there.
A chapel was built at Maryport in
1760. In it is a monument to Humphry
Senhouse, the founder of Maryport, who died in 1770. The Senhouses are descendants of Edward I. (R‑5)
Children - Senhouse
+157. Elizabeth Senhouse, b. 28 April 1805, m. Joseph Pocklington, 13
Oct. 1835, d. 6 May 1890.
158. Humphrey Senhouse, b. 16 April 1809, d. 24
June 1884.
159. Catherine Senhouse, d. 26 Jan. 1853.
+160. Ellen Senhouse, m. John Taubman Goldie-Taubman, 18 April 1837, d.
5 Feb. 1838.
CHILDREN OF JOHN D. GREAVES (85)
AND ELIZABETH NEWTON
William Greaves (120), M.D., J.P.
for Stafford, was born 1 Feb. 1771 and died 19 Dec. 1848. He lived at Mayfield Hall, Staffordshire
(almost on the Derbyshire line), although he was only a tenant and the Hall
belonged to someone else. It was owned
by Rev. George Greaves and, after his death, by his daughters. It was later owned by F. Wardle.
Dr. William Greaves, on the death
of his uncle George, became the representative of the family. He first married his cousin Ann Lydia
Greaves[3]
(#118), daughter of Robert Charles Greaves and Elizabeth Harthill, on 20 Dec.
1798. Ann was born in 1777 and died 4
June 1804. William secondly married his
cousin Sarah Evans (#130), daughter of William Evans and Elizabeth Spencer, on
3 April 1809 in Mayfield Parish. She
was born in 1789 and died in 1869. (R‑1,
R‑4, R‑5)
Children - Greaves, by Ann Lydia
Greaves
161. Charles Springel (or Sprengel) Greaves, b. 18
July 1801 (Ingleby Hall; about 3 miles east of Repton and 6 miles south of
Derby), m. Emma Frances Tyson, 11 Feb. 1841 (Ashbourne, Derbyshire), d. 3 June
1881. He was Q.C., M.A. in 1825, called
to the bar at Lincolns Inn in 1827, was a JP and DL for Stafford, and
Magistrate for Derby. He learned Hebrew,
Arabic, Phoenician and Ethiopic, and took a great interest in the Derbyshire
Archeological Society. She was the only
dau. of William Tyson, surgeon at Ashbourne, and d. 1880. They had no children.
162. Ann (or Anne) Lydia Greaves, b. 1804, m. Rev.
John Huysh (or Huish) (of Clysthydon, Devonshire), 1831 (Mayfield Parish). He was b. 15 Sept. 1800, d. before 1838, and
was 18th in descent from Richard de Hywes of Lod Hywis, Somerset, temp. John.
Children - Greaves, by Sarah
Evans
+163. Spencer Greaves, b. 25 Feb. 1810, m. Mary Drewe, d. 1855.
164. Elizabeth Greaves, b. 14 Nov. 1812, never
married.
165. Sarah Greaves, b. 8 Nov. 1814, m. Sir John
Jones (Col., 60th Rifles), 1845, d. 21 Feb. 1878. 1 son, 1 dau.
166. Frances Greaves, b. 24 March 1816, d. 1816.
167. William Goring Greaves, b. 5 May 1818, d. 11
April 1838.
168. Edmund Evans Greaves, b. 13 March (or April)
1820, d. 7 June 1837.
169. Alice Greaves, b. 15 Nov. 1822, never
married.
170. Talbot (or Tabot) Aden Ley Greaves, b. 16
March 1826, m(1) Catherine Elizabeth Caroline Colyear Bricknell (called
Caroline, only child of Capt. Bricknell or Brecknell and Lady Catherine, dau.
of 3rd Earl of Portmore), March 1853, m(2) Ann Louise Pargeter, 1887, d.
1899. Caroline d. 8 Dec. 1885. Talbot was MA, and was vicar of Clifton,
Bristol. Mayfield Vicarage was in his
gift.
George Williamson Greaves (121) was
born about 1774 and died 11 April 1829.
He was an attorney. He married
Sophia Brailsford on 18 Sept. 1799 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. She was born in 1776 and died in 1859. All their children were born in Winster,
Derbyshire (west of Matlock). (R‑4,
R‑5)
Children - Greaves
+171. William Greaves, b. 1800, m(1) Barbara Turner, 1826, m(2) Rosamund
Moreton, 29 April 1870, d. 1873.
172. George Greaves, b. 25 Oct. 1801 (or 1805 per
R‑5), m. Elizabeth Hill.
173. Henry Greaves, b. 3 March 1803. He was a surgeon at Repton, Derbyshire.
John Greaves (122) was born 4 Aug.
1776 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, and died 4 Sept. 1823. He married Ann Wilson on 21 Feb. 1799 in
Burton on Trent.. She was born in
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. All
their children were born in Burton on Trent.
(R‑4)
Children - Greaves
174. John Davis Greaves, b. 6 Aug. 1800.
175. Elizabeth Frances Greaves, b. 8 Sept. 1802.
176. George Greaves, b. 12 March 1806.
177. William Greaves, b. 12 March 1806.
Robert Christopher Greaves (123)
was born 4 Oct. 1778 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. He married Sarah Hackett on 15 July 1800 in
Burton on Trent. She was born in Burton
on Trent. Both their children were born
in Burton on Trent. (R‑4)
Children - Greaves
178. Robert Christopher Greaves, b. 21 June 1816.
179. William Greaves, b. 21 June 1816.
Thomas Ley Greaves (124) was born
17 Nov. 1780 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, and died in Sept. 1834 in
Foremark, Derbyshire (near Ingleby, south of Derby), and was buried in
Foremark. He was an attorney at
Derby. He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑4)
Children - Greaves
180. Edward Greaves; an attorney at Derby.
+181. Augustus Goring Greaves, b. 1813, m. Millicent Ellen Brookhouse,
bef. 1869.
+182. Richard Newton Greaves, b. 9 July 1814, m. Harriet Vernon, d. Nov.
1885.
183. Harriet Greaves
184. Sophia Greaves
185. Mary Greaves
Dorothy Greaves (126) was born in
1773. She married Capt. John Smith of
Repton. (R‑5)
Children - Smith
186. John Smith; "in Holy Orders".
187. daughter, died at about age 20.
CHILDREN OF ELIZABETH EVANS (91)
AND THOMAS GOODWIN
William Goodwin (132) married ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Parrott of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.
(Goodwin, 1848)
Children - Goodwin
188. daughter, died young.
189. daughter, died young.
190. Elizabeth Goodwin
George Goodwin (133) was born 22
Aug. 1784 and died 6 Oct. 1851. He
married Alice Morrison of Mount Morrison, Peel, Isle of Man. She was born 12 Jan. 1813 and died 25 Feb.
1889.
Children - Goodwin
191. George Thomas Goodwin, b.c. 1839, d. 26 Aug.
1846 (age 7).
192. Sarah Elizabeth Goodwin, may not have
married.
193. Adeliza Goodwin, m. Samuel Barnes (of
Liverpool), 1884.
194. Edmund Evans Greaves Goodwin (?), b. 24 Aug.
1844.
195. Christina Eleanor Goodwin
196. George James Morrison Goodwin (?), b. 11 Oct.
1851.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH GREAVES (95)
AND ANN PHILLIPPA JONES
George Frederick Greaves (137) of
Briory Close, Windemere, Westmoreland, England, was in the Army List,
1814-1830. He was captain of the 60th
Rifles, served in the Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington, and settled
in Venice about 1850. He lived in the
Palazzo Contarini, San Trovaso, Venice.
He died in 1869.
He married Ann Richards. She was born 24 Oct. 1806 in Chester,
England, and died 27 Aug. 1877 in Stockholm.
It appears that they had 11 children living in 1877.
Sources of the information about
this family include Burke’s Landed Gentry,
6th ed., 1882, “Greaves in Staffordshire”, and Austrian military records.
Ole Pein wrote an article, “John
Davies Mereweather and Ann Greaves”, published on pages 26-29, The Journal of the Bristol and Avon Family
History Society, no. 45, Autumn 1986.
According to this article: “North of Stockholm, a short walk from the
old toll houses, which still stand, there is a large cemetery. Entering through gate number 3 one will find
in an area called 12B, two tombstones with intriguing inscriptions. They read (in English):
Ann Greaves
Born at Chester
on the 24th of October 1806
Died at Rålambshof
on the 27th of August 1877
Into thine hand I commit
my spirit. Thou hast
redeemed me, O Lord, God
of truth
31st Ps. 5th v.
and
Here sleeps the sleep of death
John Davies Mereweather
Knight of the order of the crown of Italy
English chaplain at Venice
from 1855 to 1887
He was born in Bristol
on the 7th day of September 1816
and died in Venice
the 18th day of June 1896
31st Ps. 6th v.
Here, apparently, are buried first
an English lady, who died in Stockholm at the age of 70 and then, nineteen
years later, an English priest, who had died in Venice.
My investigations in the cemetery
archives revealed that Mrs. Greaves had come from Venice and that the grave
(No. 2760) had been arranged for her by her son-in-law, a lieutenant
Arfwedson. The Arfwedson family is well
documented and from printed sources I found out that the oldest known ancestor
is Arfwed Andersson, a tradesman in Stockholm in the 1650’s.
Carl Edward Arfwedson, the
lieutenant in question, was born in 1847, son of Johan Edward Arfwedson and
Louise Adrienne De Geer. He graduated
from the military academy in 1869. He
then went to Venice where he met Adela Helena Greaves. In 1871 they married. Adela was the daughter of George Frederick
Greaves and his wife Ann nee Richards.
She was born at Belgirate in 1847.
The young couple soon left Venice for Sweden, and Carl Edward Arfwedson
continued his military career in the Royal Life Dragoons.
Mr. Rolf Arfwedson, grandson of
Carl Edward and Adela, has been kind enough to provide me with much
information....
Mrs. Greaves’s daughter, Adela, and
son-in-law, Carl Edward Arfwedson, had left Venice for Sweden in 1871. After a lengthy correspondence it was
decided that Mrs. Greaves should visit them in Stockholm. She had doubts about the journey and sought
the advice of Mereweather, chaplain, neighbour and friend of the family. He encouraged her to go. In the beginning of August 1877 she arrived
in Stockholm and installed herself at Rålambshof, the summer house rented by
her daughter. However, a bad cold
developed into pneumonia, and Ann Greaves, nee Richards, died on 27 August
1877. She was buried three days later.” (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
197. Sir) George Richards Greaves, b. 9 Nov. 1831, m(1) Ellen Hutchinson, 1859, m(2) Julia Rose Morris, 1903, d. 11 April 1922. He entered the Army in 1849, and served in Punjab, New Zealand, Cyprus, etc. He was K.C.M.G., K.C.B., created 1881. He was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was Deputy Assist. Quartermaster Ge