Person:Emily Grant (4)

Emily Grant was baptised on 2nd July 1826 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of Mary Grant, formerly Chaffer, and her husband Charles Grant, who worked at different times as a labourer, blacksmith and fisherman.

By the time of the 1841 census, Emily was working as a domestic servant at Rose Farm in Donnington, not far from Sidlesham. Three years later, aged 18, she was married at Donnington to an agricultural labourer named Edmund Woolvin. They then moved to the nearby parish of North Mundham, where they lived for many years in the hamlet of Brinfast. They had ten children between 1845 and 1867, although their first two children (who were twins) died before they could be named. Their daughter Ann also died as a baby in 1861, whilst their daughter Eliza died aged 16 in 1867, leaving six children who appear to have survived childhood. Emily and Edmund also brought up a granddaughter named Ellen, who was only a year younger than their youngest daughter, Elizabeth.

Edmund died in 1891, aged 71. Emily outlived him by ten years and died in 1901, aged 75.

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

   No. 491
   When baptised: 2 Jul 1826
   Name: Emily
   Parents: Charles & Mary
   Surname: Grant
   Abode: Mill
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: J. Rhodes

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 1100; Book 4; Folio 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Rose Farm, Donnington, Sussex
   Charles Harris, male, 60 [1776-81], Farmer, born in county
   Amy Harris, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Thomas Harris, male, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Emma Harris, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Martha Harris, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Charlotte Hawkins, female, 15 [1821-6], F.S., born in county
   Emmily Grant, female, 15 [1821-6], F.S., 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 171; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Brinfast, North Mundham, Sussex
   Edmund Woolvin, head, married, male, 29 [1821/2], Ag Lab, b. Donnington, Sussex
   Emily Woolvin, wife, married, female, 26 [1824/5], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Fanny Woolvin, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], At home, b. North Mundham, 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 618; Folio 64; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Brinfast, North Mundham, Sussex
   Edmund Woolven, head, married, male, 42 [1818/9], Ag Lab, b. Donington, Sussex
   Emily Woolven, wife, married, female, 37 [1823/4], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   Eliza Woolven, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   John Woolven, son, male, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   William Woolven, son, male, 5 [1855/6], b. Northmundham, Sussex
   James Woolven, son, male, 3 [1857/8], b. Northmundham, Sussex
   George Woolven, son, male, 2 [1858/9], b. Northmundham, Sussex

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1112; Folio 66; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Brinfast, North Mundham, Sussex
   Edmund Woolvin, head, married, male, 50 [1820/1], Agr Laborer, b. Donnington, Sussex
   Emily Woolvin, wife, married, female, 40 [1830/1], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   William Woolvin, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1854/5], Agr Laborer (Shepherd), b. Northmundham, Sussex
   James Woolvin, son, male, 13 [1857/8], Agr Laborer, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   George Woolvin, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Agr Laborer, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Elizabeth Woolvin, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Northmundham, Sussex
   Ellen Woolvin, granddaughter, female, 2 [1868/9], b. Northmundham, Sussex

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1123; Folio 76; Page 11, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Cottage, Brunfast [sic], North Mundham, Sussex
   Edmund Woolven, head, married, male, 60 [1820/1], Farm labourer, b. Donnington, Sussex
   Emily Woolven, wife, married, female, 55 [1825/6], b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   George Woolven, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Farm labourer, b. Mundham, Sussex
   Ellen Woolven, granddaughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Mundham, Sussex

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 841; Folio 66; Page 2, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Hunston Road, North Mundham, Sussex
   Four rooms occupied
   Edmund Wolven, head, married, male, 70 [1820/1], Agricultural Laborer, b. Donnington, Sussex
   Emily Wolven, wife, married, female, 66 [1824/5], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 967; Folio 40; Page 1, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: North Mundham, Sussex
   Three rooms occupied
   Emily Woolven, head, widow, female, 74 [1826/7], b. Sidlesham, Sussex

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Emily WOOLVEN, December Quarter 1901, Westhampnett Registration District, Vol. 2b, page 233, aged 75 [1825/6]