Person:Stephen Grant (6)

Stephen Grant was baptised on 20th November 1829 at Sidlesham in Sussex, son of Mary Ann Grant, formerly Chaffer, and her husband Charles Grant, a labourer and later fisherman. Stephen appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and siblings at Mill in Sidlesham parish. In 1851 he was working as a fisherman and and still living at Sidlesham, but this time with his sister Harriet Binstead.

In 1852, Stephen was charged with assaulting one William Woods, the constable of Sidlesham parish. He was found guilty and fined £1, and had to pay 11s 6d costs. If he was unable to pay, he would have to spend one month in jail. The newspapers do not record whether he paid the fine or went to jail.

In 1864, aged 35, Stephen married a Maria Prior at Sidlesham. She was about 12 years younger than him, being 23 when they married, although she already had a daughter who was nearly three years old. Stephen and Maria stayed at Sidlesham, having a son named Henry baptised there in 1865 and a daughter named Annie in 1867.

Less than four months after Annie's baptism Stephen died, being buried at Sidlesham on 6th July 1867. He was 37. At the time of his death, both his parents were still alive and living in Sidlesham. Maria outlived him over 42 years, and married again eight years after his death.

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

   No. 613
   When baptised: 20 Nov 1829
   Name: Stephen
   Parents: Charles & Mary
   Surname: Grant
   Abode: Mill
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: G.J. Hudson

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 88; Page 18, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Mill, Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Binsted, head, married, male, 26 [1824/5], Fisherman, b. Pagham, Sussex
   Harriet Binsted, wife, married, female, 23 [1827/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Harriet Binsted, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Alfred Binsted, son, male, 13m [1850], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Stephen Grant, brother in law, unmarried, male, 21 [1829/30], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Alfred Grant, brother in law, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3], Fisherman, b. Sidlesham, Sussex

4. ↑ Sidlesham (St Mary) burials, in Sussex, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   No. 857
   Name: Stephen Grant
   Abode: Sidlesham
   When buried: 6 Jul 1867
   Age: 37 [1829/30]
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: William Bruton

5.   Hampshire Advertiser, Saturday 27 Nov 1852
   CHICHESTER COUNTY BENCH
   Assault.-Stephen Grant, of Sidlesham, for assaulting W. Woods, the constable of that parish, was fined, with costs, £1 11s 6d. In default, one month.
6.   Hampshire Telegraph, Saturday 27 Nov 1852
   Stephen Grant, of Siddlesham, was charged with an assault on William Woods, the Constable of that Parish, and fined 20s., and 11s. 6d. costs; in default, one month's imprisonment.