Rev. 21 Sept. 2006, Gen. 341
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS
GREAVES AND SARAH BLACKFORD
OF ELMBRIDGE AND OMBERSLEY,
NEAR DROITWICH, WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND
GENERATION 1
Thomas Greaves (1) was probably
born about 1745-1750. He married Sarah
Blackford on 2 Sept. 1770 in Elmbridge, Worcestershire, England.
Mrs. Shirley notes that in
Ombersley (and probably elsewhere in the area), although the name was spelled
Greaves, it was pronounced Graves. Some
of the descendants did change the spelling to Graves. Also, some of the descendants were butchers in Ombersley from
1843 to 1908.
The map below shows the area around
Droitwich and Worcester where this family lived. The children of Thomas and Sarah were probably all baptized in
Dodderhill (essentially the same as Wychbold), Worcestershire.
The 1851 census for Droitwich, St.
Peter, lists a Thomas Greaves (b.c. 1804) and Charlotte, and the 1851 census
for Droitwich, St. Andrew, lists a George Greaves (b.c. 1809) and Ann, probably
both descended from a son other than James Greaves, but it is not presently
known which one. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
2. Thomas Greaves, bapt. 9 Jan. 1775.
3. Ann Greaves, b. 10 Jan. 1777.
4. Benjamin Greaves, b. 1779, d. 1780.
5. Emmanuel Greaves, b. 1782, bapt. 27 Nov. 1782
(Dodderhill, Worcestershire, per IGI).
6. Mary Greaves, b. 1786.
7. Daniel Greaves, b. 1788.
8. Sarah Greaves, b. 1790.
+9. James Greaves, bapt. 23 Jan. 1792, m. Ann Leek, 9 Dec. 1813, d.
Jan. 1875.
GENERATION 2
CHILDREN OF THOMAS GREAVES (1)
AND SARAH BLACKFORD
James Greaves (9) was born in
Droitwich, Worcestershire, was baptized 23 Jan. 1792, and died in Jan.
1875. He married Ann Leek on 9 Dec.
1813. She was born about 1785 or 1791
in Droitwich, and died before 1861.
They were in the 1841 census for St. Andrew, Droitwich, with children
George, Elizabeth, and Solomon. George
was a butcher and James may have been (the census was very difficult to
read). They were in the 1851 census for
Droitwich, St. Andrew, Worcestershire, living on High Street, with no
children. He was a widower in the 1861
census for Elmbridge, Worcs., living on Broad Alley. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
+10. John Greaves, b. Nov. 1814, m. Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
11. Lucy Greaves, b. 1817, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Twyning.
+12. George Greaves, b. 1820, m. Emily Robins, June 1843, d. 1884.
13. Mary Greaves, b. 1821, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Holloway.
+14. William Greaves, b. 1823, m. Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
15. Elizabeth Greaves, b. 1828, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Page.
16. Solomon Greaves, b. 1831, d. 1844.
GENERATION 3
CHILDREN OF JAMES GREAVES (9)
AND ANN LEEK
John Greaves (10) was born in Nov.
1814 in Droitwich, Worcestershire. He
married Sarah ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1812 in Dodderhill,
Worcs. They were in the 1851 census for
Hampton Lovett, Worcs., and in the 1861 census for Elmley Lovett, Worcs. The last two children did not appear in the
1861 census. Their first 2 children
were born in Droitwich, the next 4 in Dodderhill, and the last in Hampton
Lovett.
Children - Greaves
17. James J. Greaves, b.c. 1841.
18. George Greaves, b.c. 1842.
19. Caroline Greaves, b.c. 1843.
20. Fanny Greaves, b.c. 1845.
21. Henry Greaves, b.c. 1847.
22. Ann Greaves, b.c. 1849.
23. John Greaves, b.c. 1850.
George Greaves (12) was born in
1820 in Droitwich, Worcestershire, and died in 1884. He married Emily Robins in June 1843. She was born about 1825 in Droitwich, and probably died before
1881. Their first 2 children were born
in Droitwich, and all the others in Ombersley, Worcestershire[1]. They were in the 1851, 1861, and 1871
censuses for Ombersley, Worcs. The 1881
census for Ombersley listed George, 61, without his wife, and children Jane,
21, Kate, 15, and Soloman, 14, with George Robins, nephew, 17, apprentice. He was a butcher. (R‑1)
Children - Graves
24. William Greaves, b. 1844, d. 1863.
25. Sabina Greaves, b. 1847, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Wood. Had a dau. Sabina Emily Wood,
b.c. 1870, who was living with her parents in 1871.
26. Harry Thomas Greaves, b. 1849, d. 1863.
+27. John James Greaves, b. 1851, m. Marion Harle, March 1881, d. 1890.
28. Elizabeth Ann Greaves, b. 1853, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Smith.
29. Emily Robins Greaves, b. 1855, d. 1863.
30. George Greaves, b. 1856, d. 1863.
31. Ada Greaves, d. 1858, may have died
young. Not in 1861 census.
32. Sarah Jane Greaves, b. 1860, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Holliday.
+33. Frederic Edwin Greaves, b. 1863, m. Annie ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
34. Emily Kate Greaves, b. 1866, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Stephens. She went to Canada and
drowned in the Ottawa River.
+35. Solomon George Greaves, b. Feb. 1867, m. Louisa Mary Siers, c.
1886, d. 1938.
William Greaves (14) was born in
1823 in Droitwich, Worcestershire. He
married Ann ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1829 in birmingham. They had 3 children, and no male descendant
survived. They were in the 1851 census
for Droitwich, St. Andrew, Worcs., with one daughter. He was a baker. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
36. Rosanna Greaves, b.c. 1850 (Droitwich).
37. child
38. child
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF GEORGE GREAVES (12)
AND EMILY ROBINS
John James Graves (27) was born in
1851 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, and died in 1890. He married Marion Harle in March 1881. All their children were born in Worcestershire. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
39. Emily Greaves, b. 1881, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Watkins.
40. Frances Greaves, b. 1882, lived 4 days.
41. Harry Greaves, b. 1883, m. Grace ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
(Manitoba, Canada). 2 children, “Jack”
and another.
+42. John Greaves, b. 1885, m. Rhoda ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
+43. George Greaves, b. 1886, m. Eva Green, 1922.
44. Ethel Greaves, b. 1887, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Wood.
45. Kate Greaves, b. 1888, d. 1889.
46. Frederick Greaves, b. 1889, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Bick (?). No children.
Frederic Edwin Greaves (33) was
born in 1863 in Ombersley, Worcestershire.
He married Annie ‑‑‑‑‑‑. She was born about 1868 in Farnsworth,
Worcs. He was in the 1881 census living
alone with 2 servants at Thomas’s Farm, Little Witley, Worcestershire, 18,
farmer, unmarried. He was in the 1891
census for Leigh, Worcs.
Children - Greaves
47. Fred Greaves, b.c. 1889 (Leigh).
48. George Greaves, b.c. 1890 (Leigh).
Solomon George Greaves (35) was
born in Feb. 1867 (according to the 1900 census) and was baptized 9 Nov. 1868,
both in Ombersley, Worcs., and died in 1938 on a farm in Michigan. He married Louisa Mary Siers about 1886 in
Balsall, Worcestershire, England. She
was born in Feb. 1865 in England.
He is said by relatives in England
to have gone to the U.S.A., probably Philadelphia, PA. He was in the 1900 census for Chicago, Ward
27, Jefferson Twp., Cook Co., IL, as Saul Greaves, fish salesman, living at
2659 Monticello Ave. According to that
census, he immigrated in 1887, had been in the U.S. for 13 years, and was
naturalized in PA. He was still in
England at the 1881 census, living in Ombersley, and when his father died in
1884 he was mentioned in the will as still being in England. Solomon and Louisa were in the 1910 census
for Northfield, Cook Co., IL, with children Ida and Violet. All their children were born in IL. (R‑1, R‑2)
Children - Greaves
49. Margaret Greaves, b. June 1888.
+50. Ida Bessie Greaves, b. Nov. 1890, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑.
51. Violet F. Greaves, b. Aug. 1894.
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