Person:Lucy Grant (8)

Lucy Grant was baptised on 13th February 1815 at Sidlesham in Sussex, daughter of Lucy Grant, formerly Richardson, and her husband Charles Grant, who worked at different times as a labourer, blacksmith and fisherman. When Lucy was three years old her mother died. A year later her father married a Mary Ann Chaffer, who therefore became Lucy's stepmother.

In 1834, aged 19, Lucy was married to a man named Ephraim Cousins. Lucy's stepbrother George Chaffer was one of the witnesses to the marriage. Lucy and Ephraim moved to the nearby parish of Hunston, where they appear in the 1841 census with a number of children.

Eprhaim died in 1842. Lucy married again in 1846, with her second husband being an agricultural labourer called George Harris. They stayed in Hunston for the first few years after their marriage, appearing there in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses with several children. Some time between 1861 and 1871 they left Hunston and moved about 250 miles to the north to Cottingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where they appear in the 1871 census. By 1881 they had moved even further north to Thornaby on Yorkshire's northern border, near the town of Stockton.

Lucy died in 1886 in the Middlesbrough Registration District (which covered Thornaby). She was 71. George outlived her by some years; he appears in the 1891 census living with their daughter Emily.

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

   No. 103
   When baptised: 13 Feb 1815
   Name: Lucy
   Parents: Charles & Lucy
   Surname: Grant
   Abode: Sidlesham
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: William Marler

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 7; Folio 5; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church Lane, Hunston, Sussex
   James Cosens, male, 65 [1771-6], Yeoman, born in county
   Martha Cosens, female, 50 [1786-91], Ind, born in county
   Charles Jupp, male, 15 [1821-6], M.S., born in county
   ~ next household ~
   Ephraim Cosens, male, 25 [1811-6], Ag Lab, born in county
   Lucy Cosens, female, 25 [1811-6], born in county
   Henry Cosens, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   John Cosens, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Ephraim Cosens, male, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Mary Cosens, female, 6 months [1840/1], 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 164; Page 1, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Hunston Common, Hunston, Sussex
   George Harris, head, married, male, 29 [1821/2], Agricultural Labourer, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Lucy Harris, wife, married, female, 35 [1815/6], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   George Harris, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Hunston, Sussex
   James Harris, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Hunston, Sussex
   Henry Cosens, son in law, male, 16 [1834/5], Ag Lab, b. Hunston, Sussex
   John Cosens, son in law, male, 14 [1836/7], Ag Lab, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Charles Cosens, son in law, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Hunston, 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 61; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Hunston, Sussex
   George Harris, head, married, male, 41 [1819/20], Ag Lab, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Lucy Harris, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], b. Sidlesham, Sussex
   George Harris, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Ag Lab, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Emily Harris, daughter, female, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Mary Harris, daughter, female, 5 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Charles Ellis, lodger, unmarried, male, 55 [1805/6], Bricklayer, b. Westhampnett, 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 4774; Folio 74; Page 20, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: King Street, Cottingham, Yorkshire
   George Harris, head, married, male, 52 [1818/9], Gardener, b. Hounston, Sussex
   Lucy Harris, wife, married, female, 54 [1816/7], Gardener's wife, b. Siddlesham, Sussex
   Mary Harris, daughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Hounston, 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 4863; Folio 107; Page 9, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 57 Cobden Street, South Stockton, Thornaby, Yorkshire
   George Harris, head, married, male, 61 [1819/20], Labourer, b. Hunston, Sussex
   Lucey Harris, wife, married, female, 65 [1815/6], b. Siddlesham, Sussex

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

   d. Lucy HARRIS, December Quarter 1886, Middlesbrough Registration District, Vol 9d, page 412, aged 70 [1815/6]