Rev. 26 June 1996, Gen. 396

John Graves (1) married Amelia Cassan on 6 Sept. 1813 at Beckingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It is not proven that these are the parents of the children listed, but it seems very likely. Beckingham is so close to where the children were baptized, and a search of the IGI did not show any other marriages of a John Graves to an Amelia in the 1800-1835 time period in this area.

The first 4 children listed below are in the IGI as being baptized in Scrooby, the next 4 in Blyth (about 3 miles south of Scrooby and Styrrup), and the last 4 in Scrooby, and all showed John Graves and Amelia as their parents. The spelling of the surname of the children in the IGI alternated between Graves and Greaves, and is listed as given.

The map on the next page shows the area where the family lived. Beckingham, about 3 miles west of Gainsborough, is about 8 miles east of Scrooby. (R-1)

Children - Graves

2. John Greaves, bapt. 12 Dec. 1813.

3. George Greaves, bapt. 1 Oct. 1815.

4. Amelia Greaves, bapt. 28 Sept. 1817.

5. Elizabeth Greaves, bapt. 31 May 1819.

6. Caroline Graves, bapt. 23 Sept. 1821.

7. Thomas Graves, b. 14 May 1823.

8. William Graves, bapt. 29 April 1825.

9. Robert Graves, bapt. 17 June 1827.

10. Caroline Greaves, bapt. 22 March 1829.

11. Walter Graves, bapt. 20 Dec. 1831.

+12. David Graves, bapt. 20 April 1834, m. Sarah Sidwell.

13. Ruth Graves, b. 7 June 1836.

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (1) AND AMELIA CASSAN

David Graves (12) was baptized 20 April 1834 at Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England. He married Sarah Sidwell. (R-1)

Children - Graves

+14. Caroline Amelia Graves, b. 15 June 1859, m. Alfred James Snell, d. 18 Sept. 1935.

CHILDREN OF DAVID GRAVES (12) AND SARAH SIDWELL

Caroline Amelia Graves (14) was born 15 June 1859 in either Sheffield, Yorkshire, England or in Styrrup, Nottinghamshire (about 3 miles west of Scrooby), and died 18 Sept. 1935 in Harvey, Western Australia. She married Alfred James Snell in Styrrup, Nottinghamshire. He was born 2 Dec. 1863 in Devonshire, England. Both Scrooby and Styrrup are right next to Harworth, which is probably the location of the parish church. (R-1)

Children - Snell

+15. Marjorie Snell, b. July 1902, m. ------ Pollard.

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