Person:Edmund Grant (2)

Edmund Grant was baptised on 24th July 1836 at Sidlesham in Sussex, son of Mary Ann Grant, formerly Chaffer, and her husband Charles Grant, a fisherman. Edmund appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and siblings at Mill in Sidlesham parish. In 1851 the family was living at a place called "Late Ransoms" (probably named after a previous occupant) in Sidlesham, and Edmund was working as a fisherman.

In 1857, aged 21, Edmund married Ellen Bailey, who was originally from the neighbouring parish of Pagham. They moved to Portsmouth, where they appear in the 1861 census with two daughters. Edmund was described in the 1861 census as being a superannuated seaman, despite being only 24 years old at the time, suggesting he had perhaps been pensioned out of the navy due to ill health.

It would seem that Edmund died some time in the early 1860s, when he would still have only been in his twenties, although his death record has yet to be found. However, Ellen remarried in 1864, describing herself as a widow.

1. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) baptisms, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 842
   When baptised: 24 Jul 1836
   Name: Edmund
   Parents: Charles & Mary
   Surname: Grant
   Abode: Mill
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Fisherman
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: Francis De Joynes

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1103; Book 5; Folio 7; Page 6, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Grant, male, 45 [1791-6], Fisherman, born in county
   Mary Grant, female, 45 [1791-6], born in county
   William Grant, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Joseph Grant, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Harriett Grant, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Stephen Grant, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Alfred Grant, male, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Mark Grant, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Edmund Grant, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Thomas Grant, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1652; Folio 87; Page 16, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Late Ransoms, Sidlesham, Sussex
   Charles Grant, head, married, male, 61 [1789/90], Fisherman, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Mary Grant, wife, married, female, 56 [1794/5], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   George Grant, son, unmarried, male, 36 [1814/5], Journeyman Miller, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Mark Grant, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Edmund Grant, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Thomas Grant, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1837/8], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fanny Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1840/1], At Home, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 640; Folio 84; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 13 Brighton Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Edward [sic] Grant, head, married, male, 24 [1836/7], Seaman Superanuated, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Ellen Grant, wife, married, female, 25 [1835/6], b. Pagham, Sussex
   Tersea [sic] Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Landport, Hampshire
   Ellen Grant, daughter, unmarried, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Landport, Hampshire

5. ↑ Implied by wife Ellen's remarriage in 1864.