Rev. 10 Jan. 2006, Gen. 332

 

DESCENDANTS OF THE THOMAS GRAVES AND ELIZABETH ------ OF PENSHAM & CROPTHORNE, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

 

 

GENERATION 1

 

Thomas Graves (1) was probably born about 1700 (based on the birth of his children), and was buried 20 April 1783 in Cropthorne, Worcester, England.  He was known as Thomas Graves of Pensham.  He married Elizabeth ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  She was buried 5 Jan. 1777 in Cropthorne.  According to R‑1, the family name may have been spelled Greaves in earlier generations.  (R‑6)

Children - Graves

+2.  John Graves, b. 1730, bapt. 29 Oct. 1730, m. Mary Hemming, 13 April 1754, d. 1815.

  3.  Elizabeth Graves, bapt. 28 Oct. 1732.

  4.  Mary Graves, b. 3 Jan. 1735.

  5.  Thomas Graves, bapt. 17 April 1743.

  6.  Charles Graves, b. 17 April 1749.

 

 

GENERATION 2

 

CHILDREN OF THOMAS GRAVES (1) AND ELIZABETH ------

John Graves (or Greaves) (2) was born in 1730, was baptized 29 Oct. 1730 in Pershore, Worcestershire, died in 1815, and was buried 20 Oct. 1815 in Pensham, Worcestershire, age 85.  He married Mary Hemming on 13 April 1754 in Pershore, Worcestershire, England.  She was born in 1730, was baptized 25 Oct. 1730, died in 1774, and was buried 3 (or 5) May 1774 in Pershore, age 43.  All their children were born and baptized in Pensham, Pershore, with the possible exception of Thomas.  (R‑1, R‑3, R‑6)

Children - Graves

+7.  Ann Greaves, b. 1757, m. Edward Ewins, 1775, d. 13 April 1778.

+8.  Elizabeth Graves, b. 1760, m. James Fulwell, 1 May 1782, d. 22 March 1794.

  9.  Thomas Graves, bapt. 7 Oct. 1762 (Charlton), bur. 20 Nov. 1788.

+10.  John Graves, b. 1765, m. Anne Parson, 22 Sept. 1796, d. 2 April 1836.

  11.  Mary Graves, b. 1769, bapt. 30 March 1769.

  12.  William Graves, b. 1769, bapt. 30 March 1769, bur. 7 Jan. 1790 (? age 21).

  13.  Francis Graves, b. 1771, bapt. 28 July 1771.  (He is given by R‑5 as b. 4 April 1779 in St. Andrews, Pershore, Worcester.)

  14.  Sarah Graves, b. 1773, bapt. 13 July 1773, d. 1 Aug. 1773 (Pershore, Worcs., age approx. 3 weeks).

 

 

GENERATION 3

 

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (2) AND MARY HEMMING

Ann Greaves (or Graves) (7) was born in 1757, was baptized 14 March 1757 in Cropthorne, and died 13 April 1778.  At about 16 years of age she gave birth to James.  She married Edward Ewins, age 19, in 1775.  (R‑6)

Children - Graves

+15.  James Graves, b. 1773, m. Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

 

Elizabeth Greaves or Graves (8) was born in 1764 in Pensham, Pershore, Worcestershire, England, and died in 1798.  She married James Fulwell (or Fulrill), son of John Fulwell and Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 1 May 1782 in Pershore.  He was baptized 27 Jan. 1758 in Pensham, Worcestershire, and died in 1834.  (R‑1, R‑2, R‑3)

Children - Fulwell

+16.  Nancy Ann Fulwell, b. 16 June 1784, m. Richard Robins, 12 Dec. 1808, d. 27 Oct. 1861.

  17.  Elizabeth Fulwell, bapt. 19 June 1785 (Pershore, Worcs.).

  18.  Sarah Fulwell, bapt. 22 June 1787 (Pershore, Worcs.).

  19.  Charles Fulwell, b.c. 1788 (Pensham, Worcs.), d. 1 April 1790.

  20.  John Fulwell, bapt. 29 Jan. 1790 (Defford, Worcs.), d. 12 Dec. 1867.

  21.  Hannah Fulwell, bapt. 18 Oct. 1792 (Pershore, Worcs.).

  22.  James Fulwell, bapt. 2 Nov. 1794 (Pershore, Worcs.), d. 1 March 1795.

 

John Graves (10) was born in 1765, was baptized 15 Sept. 1765 in Pershore, Worcestershire, and died in 1836.  He married Ann Parsons on 22 Sept. 1796 in St. Andrews, Pershore.  She was born in 1769 and died in 1836.  (R‑1, R‑5)

Children - Graves

+23.  Hannah Graves, b. 1796, m. John Gore, 27 Oct. 1814, d. 1 Nov. 1865.

+24.  John Graves, b. 1796, m. Elizabeth Branch, 1825, d. 1865.

  25.  William Graves, b. 1797.

+26.  James Graves, b. Nov. 1800, m. Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

+27.  Edmund Graves, b. 1804, m. Ann (or Beta Harriet) ‑‑‑‑‑‑.

  28.  James Graves, b. 1805.  This child not listed by R‑1.

+29.  Thomas Graves, b. 1806, m. Penelope Mary Wheeler, 1851, d. 1879 (or 1876).

  30.  Julia Ann Graves, b. 8 Nov. 1811 (St. Andrews, Pershore), d. 16 June 1887 (Brook Farm, Broadwas, Worcs.).

  31.  Juliana Graves, b. 1812.

 

 

GENERATION 4

 

CHILDREN OF ANN GRAVES (7)

James Graves (15) was born in 1773 and was baptized 4 April 1779.  He married Hannah ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  (R‑6)

Children - Graves

  32.  John Graves, bapt. 2 Jan. 1805.

  33.  Edmund Graves, b. 5 April 1806, bapt. 14 May 1809.

+34.  James Graves, b. 30 Nov. 1807, m. Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 19 May 1885.

  35.  Thomas Graves, b. 24 May 1797.

 

CHILDREN OF ELIZABETH GREAVES (8) AND JAMES FULWELL

Nancy Ann Fulwell (16) was born 16 June 1784 in Pensham, Worcestershire, England, was baptized 23 June 1782 at Pensham, St. Andrew, died 27 Oct. 1861 in Kays Ward, Utah Territory, U.S.A., and was buried in 1861 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT.  She married Richard Robins on 12 Dec. 1808 at Ashchurch, Gloucestershire.  He was born 8 Jan. 1783 in England.  (R‑1, R‑3)

Children - Robins

+36.  Edmund Robins, b. 24 April 1809, m. Elizabeth Welch.

  37.  William Robins, bapt. 14 June 1812 (Little Comberton, Worcs.).

  38.  William Robins, b. 1814 (Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire), m. Julie Healing.

+39.  James Robins, b. 18 Jan. 1818, m(1) Elizabeth Lambert, m(2) Elizabeth Williams.

  40.  Ann Robins, b. Jan. 1821 (Apperley, Gloucestershire).

+41.  Thomas Fulwell Robins, b. 13 Aug. 1824, m(1) Anna Johnson, m(2) Gabriella Williams, m(3) Sarah Febbell.

 

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (10) AND ANN PARSONS

Hannah Graves (23) was born in 1796 in Pershore, Worcs., and died 1 Nov. 1865 in Leigh.  She married John Gore (or Goore) on 27 Oct. 1814 in St. Andrew's Church, Pershore.  He was born 10 July 1787 in Church Lench, Worcs., and died 2 Sept. 1861 in Grimley, Worcs.  Their first 6 children were born in Church Lench, Worcs., the next in Mathon, Worcs., and all the others in Pershore, with the possible exception of Catherine whose place of birth is not known.  (R‑4, R‑5)

Children - Gore

  42.  Thomas Weston Gore, b. 1812, d. 30 May 1844 (Ship Europa).

  43.  Julia Ann Gore, b. 6 June 1815.

  44.  John Gore, b. Aug. 1817, d. 27 Dec. 1818 (Church Lench).

  45.  William Gore, b. 24 Jan. 1819.

  46.  Edmond Thomas Morris Gore, b. 15 July 1821.

  47.  Thomas Gore, b. 31 March 1822.

+48.  Hannah Elizabeth Gore, b. 18 April 1824, m(1) Charles Hughes, 28 Nov. 1848, m(2) Thomas Gwillam, 11 May 1876, d. 18 June 1892.

  49.  James Henry Gore, b. 14 Oct. 1827.  Twin.

  50.  Thomas Gore, b. 14 Oct. 1827.  Twin.

  51.  Morris John Gore, b.c. Feb. 1828, d. 4 Oct. 1831 (Pershore, Worcs.).

  52.  John Morris Gore, b. 1830, d. 1831 (Pershore, Worcs.).

+53.  Sibbria Mary Gore, b. 27 June 1830, m. Robert John Stainton.

  54.  Albert Gore, b. 12 Oct. 1832.  Twin.

  55.  Catherine Gore, b. 12 Oct. 1832.

  56.  Hannah Gore, b. 1838, d. 16 Jan. 1842 (Pershore, Worcs.).

 

John Graves (24) was born in 1796 in Pensham, near Pershore, Worcestershire, and died in 1865 in Mathon, Worcs.  He married Elizabeth Branch in 1825 in Powick, Worcs.  She was born in 1806 in Mathon, Worcs, died in 1877 in Dymock, Gloucestershire, and was a daughter of John Branch (b. 1758) and Sarah Hardwick (b. 1754, d. 1837).  (R‑1, R‑5)

Children - Graves

  57.  Thomas Graves, b. 1825, m. Elizabeth Voyce, d. 1852.

  58.  Mary Ann Graves, b. 1828 (Mathon, Worcs.), d. 1890.

  59.  Elizabeth Graves, b. 1830, d. 1838.

  60.  Sarah Graves, b. 1830, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Hardwick.

  61.  Ann Graves, b. 1834, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Holder.

  62.  John Graves, b. 23 Oct. 1836 (St. Andrews, Pershore), d. 1885 (Coddington, Ledbury, Herefordshire).

  63.  Elizabeth Graves, b. 1840, d. 1863[1] (Mathon, Worcs.).

  64.  Edmund Graves, b. 1841.

+65.  Julia Ann Graves, b. 1844, m. Charles Richard Hodges, 1873, d. 1917.

 

James Graves (26) was born in 1800.  He married Mary ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  (R‑1)

Children - Graves

  66.  Frederick Graves

 

Edmund Graves (27) was born in 1804.  He married Ann (or Beta Harriet[2]) ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  All their children were born in Painswick, Gloucestershire.  (R‑1, R‑5)

Children - Graves

  67.  Julia Ann Graves, b. 1831, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Carder.

  68.  Alfred Graves, b. 1833.

  69.  Louisa Graves, b. 1835, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Newland.

  70.  Ellen Graves, b. 1837.

  71.  Henry Graves, b. 1839.

  72.  Emma Graves, b. 1841.

 

Thomas Greaves (29) was born in 1806 in Pensham, near Pershore, Worcs., and died in 1879.  He married Penelope Mary Wheeler in 1851 in Upton on Severn[3], Worcs.  She was born in 1826 in Spetchley, Worcs., and died in Dec. 1899 at “Avonville”, Comer (or Cromer) Rd., St. Johns, Worcs.  They were both buried in the Pershore cem.  (R‑1)

Children - Greaves

+73.  Samuel Herbert Greaves, b. 1851, m(1) Louisa Jane Wiltshire, m(2) Fanny Walker, 1907 (or 1909), d. 1925.

+74.  Thomas Wheeler Greaves, b. 1856, m. Lizzie ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1915.

+75.  Walter Greaves, b. 1857, m. Elizabeth Milnard, 1878.

  76.  Alfred Greaves, b. 1858.

 

 

GENERATION 5

 

CHILDREN OF JAMES GRAVES (15) AND HANNAH ------

James Graves (34) was born 30 Nov. 1807, was baptized 14 May 1809, and died 19 May 1885 at age 78.  He married Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  She was born in 1806-1807 and was buried 12 Feb. 1858 at age 52.  (R‑6)

Children - Graves

  77.  Edwin Graves, bapt. 18 Aug. 1833.

  78.  Henry Graves, bapt. 16 Sept. 1836, bur. 8 July 1838, age 2.

  79.  Herbert Graves, bapt. 29 Nov. 1839, d. 25 May 1875, age 36.

  80.  Frederick Graves, b. 1844, bur. 24 June 1844.

  81.  John Graves, b. 22 Aug. 1846, d. 7 Nov. 1870, age 24.

+82.  Thomas Henry Graves, b. 3 Nov. 1848, m. Louisa Barnett, 1872, d. 23 Jan. 1921.

 

CHILDREN OF NANCY A. FULWELL (16) AND RICHARD ROBINS

Edmund Robins (36) was born 24 April 1809 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.  He married Elizabeth Welch.  She was born 12 April 1809 in Alston, Gloucestershire.  (R‑2)

Children - Robins

  83.  Edmund Robins, Jr., b. 27 Feb. 1828 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m(1) Ann Douglas (b. 4 Oct. 1831, Downham, Lancs.), m(2) Eliza Wiggins (b.c. 1828), m(3) Elizabeth Baguley Astill (b.c. 1828).

  84.  Jane Robins, b.c. 1831 (Alstone, Glos.).

  85.  William Robins, b. 1832 (Alstone, Glos.).

  86.  Frederick Robins, b. 5 April 1833 (Apperly, Glos.).

  87.  Eliza Robins, b.26 April 1836 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m. James King.  He was b.c. 1832 (age 21 in 1854), Cheltenham, Glos.

  88.  William Robins, b. 17 March 1837 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m. Charlotte Hart Nixon.  She was b. 24 Dec. 1840, Leek Staffordshire.

  89.  James Benjamin Robins, b. April 1840 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m. Mary Jones.  She was b.c. 1840.

  90.  Elizabeth Ann Robins, b. 1 Aug. 1840 (Lower Alstone, Glos.), m. Christopher Columbus Perkins.  He was b. 4 Jan. 1838, Macedonia, Hamilton Co., IL.

  91.  Hyrum Thomas Robins, b. 10 Oct. 1844 (Lower Alstone, Glos.), m. Elizabeth Ann Gailey.  She was b. 22 July 1851, Salt Lake City, UT.

  92.  Theodore Joseph Robins, b. 5 June 1847 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m. Susannah Ellen Ellison.  She was b. 28 March 1855, Kaysville, Davis Co., UT.

  93.  Frances Ellen Robins, b. 5 Sept. 1849 (Alstone, Glos.), m. Alonzo Marvin King.  He was b. 3 Feb. 1847, Council Bluffs, IA.

 

James Robins (39) was born 18 Jan. 1818 in Little Comberton, Worcs.  He first married Elizabeth Lambert.  She was born 19 March 1819 in Wellington Heath, Herefordshire, England.  He secondly married Elizabeth Williams.  She was born about 1818.  (R‑2)

Children - Robins, by Elizabeth Lambert

  94.  Elizabeth Ann Robins, b. 6 Dec. 1847 (Winterquarters, Douglas Co., NE), m. George Mills Hudson.  He was b. 27 April 1844, Middleton, Lancs., England.

  95.  James Edmund Robins, b. 7 Nov. 1850 (Salt Lake City, UT), m. Sarah Eliza Day.  She was b. 1 March 1861, Kaysville, Davis Co., UT.

  96.  Mary Jane Robins, b. 7 Nov. 1850 (Salt Lake City, UT), m. Joseph Smith King.  He was b. 24 Jan. 1849, Mt. Pisgah, IA.

  97.  Isabella Robins, b. 24 Sept. 1853 (Kaysville, Davis Co., UT), m. Elijah Laylock.  He was b.c. 1853.

  98.  Charles William Robins, b. 3 Sept. 1855 (Kaysville, UT), m. Clara Jeanette Alder.  She was b. 13 Dec. 1859, Kaysville, UT.

  99.  Thomas Hyrum Robins, b. 17 March 1858 (Kaysville, UT), m. Alice Vilate Day.  She was b. 7 March 1868, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

Thomas Fulwell Robins (41) was born 13 Aug. 1824 in Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England.  He first married Anna Johnson.  She was born 27 Feb. 1821 in England.  He secondly married Gabriella (“Rella”) Williams.  She was born 28 June 1820 in Strawberry, Duchesne Co., UT.  He thirdly married Sarah Febbell.  She was born about 1824.  (R‑2)

Children - Robins, by Anna Johnson

  100.  Emily Ann Robins, b. 20 Aug. 1845 (Apperly, Glos.), m. John Sagers Eaton.  He was b. 2 April 1841, Montrose, Lee Co., IA.

  101.  Mary Agnes Leonora Robins, b. 12 Aug. 1848 (Cheltenham, Glos.), m. Martin Roberts Parker.  He was b. 30 Sept. 1842, Brownstown, Fayette Co., IL.

  102.  Emma Jane Robins, b. 16 Dec. 1851 (Council Bluffs, IA), m. Hyrum Lewis Ivie.  He was b. 25 Feb. 1849, Salt Lake City, UT.

  103.  Adline Elizabeth Robins, b. 4 Sept. 1854 (Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UT), m. Joseph Stone.  He was b. 15 April 1850, Burbage, Wilts., England.

  104.  Thomas Leonard Acamus Robins (called Leonard), b. 24 Jan. 1856 (Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UT), m. Maria Nielsen.  She was b. 10 June 1857, Odense, Svendberg, Fyn, Denmark.

  105.  William Alvin Robins, b. May 1858 (Holden, UT).

  106.  Willard Richard Robins, b. 17 Oct. 1859 (Holden, UT).

  107.  Annette Harriet Robins, b. 1862 (Scipio, UT).

 

CHILDREN OF HANNAH GRAVES (23) AND JOHN GORE

Hannah ("Annie" or "Anne") Elizabeth Gore (48) was born 18 April 1824 in Mathon, Worcs., and died 18 June 1892 in Broad Green, Broadwas, Worcs.  She married Charles Hughes on 28 Nov. 1848 in St. Andrew's Church, Pershore.  He was born in Aug. 1813 in Worcester, and died 15 Dec. 1866 in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.  All their children were born at "The Noak", Clifton-on-Teme, Worcs.  (R‑4, R‑5)

Children - Hughes

+108.  Anne Elizabeth Hughes, b. 19 Aug. 1850, m. William Spencer, 27 April 1874, d. 23 Sept. 1943.

+109.  Caroline Hughes, b. 12 April 1852, m. George Burgiss, 1868, d.c. 1917.

+110.  Julia Hannah Hughes, b. 10 July 1853, m. Henry George Stainton, 27 Oct. 1877.

  111.  William Thomas Weston Hughes, b. 29 Nov. 1855 (Clifton on Teme, Worcs.).

+112.  Frederick Ernest Hughes, b. 12 April 1858, m. Florence Richardson Cellen, 15 March 1883, d. 26 May 1909.

+113.  Kate Florence Hughes, b. 25 Jan. 1861, m(1) Jim Tweed, m(2) Charles Nunnerley, 24 Oct. 1881.

+114.  John Sidney Hughes, b. 25 May 1865, m. Elizabeth A. Yager, 1895, d. Jan. 1933.

 

Sibbria Mary Gore (53) was born 27 June 1830 in Pershore, Worcs.  She married Robert John Stainton.  (R‑5)

Children - Stainton

+115.  Julia Stainton, m(1) Percy Child, m(2) Norman Grey.

+116.  Adeline Matilda Stainton, m. Joseph Cherry Osborne.

 

CHILDREN OF JOHN GRAVES (24) AND ELIZABETH BRANCH

Julia Ann Graves (65) was born in 1844 in Mathon, Worcs., and died in 1917 in Coddington, Ledbury, Herefordshire.  She married Charles Richard Hodges in 1873 in All Saints, Worcs.  He was born in 1841 in Colwall, Herefordshire, and died in 1902 in Coddington (or Colwall, Herefordshire, according to R‑1).  (R‑1, R‑5)

Children - Hodges

  117.  Julia Mary Hodges, b. 1874 (Ashperton, Her.), d. 1943 or 1944 (Wantage, Berks.).

  118.  Florence Hodges, b. 1876 (Ashperton, Her.), d. 1925 (Herefordshire).

+119.  Tom John Hodges, b. 1879, m. Mary Naomi Beatley, 1913, d. 1917.

+120.  Georgina Hodges, b. 1881, m. Howard Giles Bond, 1908, d. 1961.

  121.  Henry Charles Hodges, b. 1883 (Coddington, Her.), d. 1905 (Birmingham Hosp., Birmingham).

+122.  Jack Graves Hodges, b. 1886, m. Mabel Burt, 1916.

 

CHILDREN OF THOMAS GREAVES (29) AND PENELOPE WHEELER

Samuel Herbert Greaves (73) was born in 1851 in Penshaw, Pershore, Worcs., and died in 1925 in Conderton, Glos.  He first married Louisa Jane Wiltshire.  She was born in 1859 in Hanley, and died in 1907 in Conderton.  He secondly married Fanny Walker in 1907 (or 1909[4]).  She was born in 1875 in Overbury, Glos., and died in 1971 in Conderton, Glos.  (R‑1)

Children - Greaves, by Fanny Walker

  123.  Penelope Greaves, b. 1910, d. 1966.

+124.  Samuel Jack Greaves, b. 1911, m. Ruth Warmington.

+125.  Thomas Laurence Gordon Greaves, b. 1912, m. Ann Burdett.

+126.  Margaret Joyce Greaves, m. John Firkins, 1937.

 

Thomas Wheeler Greaves (74) was born in 1856 in Pensham, Pershore, Worcs., and died in 1915.  He married Lizzie ‑‑‑‑‑‑.  She was born in 1856 and died in 1910.  Thomas, Lizzie and Isobel were all buried in the Pershore cem.  (R‑1)

Children - Greaves

  127.  Isobel Ada Greaves, b. 1886 (Pershore, Worcs.), d. 1970 (Pershore, Worcs.).

 

Walter Greaves (75) was born in 1857 in Pensham, near Pershore, Worcs.  He married Elizabeth Milnard in 1878 in Pershore.  She was born in 1854 in Pershore.  They lived at Elmley Castle, Worcs. in 1891.  (R‑1)

Children - Greaves

  128.  Edith E. Greaves, b. 1880.

  129.  Ethel Mary Greaves, b. 1882.

  130.  Elsie Greaves, b. 1883.

  131.  Evelyn Greaves, b. 1884.

  132.  Eleanor Greaves, b. 1889.

 

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[1] R‑1 gives her death date as 1863, and R-5 gives it as 1860.

[2] R-1 gives her name as Ann and R-5 gives it as Beta Harriet.

[3] R-1 gives place of marriage as Upton on Severn, and R-5 gives it as Kempsey, by special licence.

[4] According to R-5.