Rev. 22 Sept.
2009, Gen. 813
DESCENDANTS
OF BENJAMIN GREAVES OF EAST LONDON, ENGLAND AND BARBADOS, WEST INDIES
GENERATION
1
Benjamin Greaves (1) was born about
1792 (or maybe as early as 1780).
He lived in Barbados, West Indies.
He married ‑‑‑‑‑‑. (R‑1)
Children - Greaves
+2. Edward Lawrence Greaves, b.c. 1812, m. Sarah Barley
Lampin, d. 1860.
GENERATION
2
CHILDREN OF
BENJAMIN GREAVES (1)
Edward Lawrence
Greaves (2) was born about 1812, and died in 1860 in Barbados. He married Sarah Barley Lampin. All
their children were born in Barbados, British West Indies. (R‑1, R‑2)
Children -
Greaves
3. Sarah Frances Greaves, b.c. 1836, bapt.
20 Feb. 1836 (St. Lucy, Barbados).
+4. Joseph Edward Greaves, b.c. 1836, m. Sarah Frances Gill,
11 April 1852.
+5. Charles Matthew Greaves, b.c. 1839, m. Mary Anna
Goodman, 26 Aug. 1858.
GENERATION
3
CHILDREN OF
EDWARD L. GREAVES (2) AND SARAH B. LAMPIN
Joseph Edward
Greaves (4) was born about 1836 in Barbados, BWI, and was baptized 20 Feb. 1836
in St. Lucy, Barbados, BWI. He
married Sarah Frances Jane Gill, daughter of George Edward Forster Gill and
Joanna ‑‑‑‑‑‑, on 11 April 1852 in
ÒLambertsÓ St. Peter, Barbados.
She was born about April 1833, and was baptized 21 April 1833, both in in St. Andrew, Barbados. (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
+6. George Edward Lawrence Greaves, bapt. 6 July 1853, m.
Elvira Grannum Greaves, 28 March 1875.
7. Joseph Anna Greaves, bapt. 6 Oct. 1855
(Barbados).
8. John Samuel Henry Thomas Greaves, bapt. 6
March 1858 (St. Lucy, Barbados).
9. Zachariah Matthew Greaves, bapt. 4 Aug.
1860.
+10. FitzWilliam Alleyne Greaves, b.c. 1862, m. Mary Gill, d.
9 Aug. 1928.
11. James William Nathaniel Greaves,
bapt. 5 Aug. 1866.
12. Sarah Jane Catherine Greaves, b.c.
1868.
13. Mary Elizabeth Augusta Greaves,
bapt. 12 June 1870.
14. Mary Elizabeth Imogine Augusta
Emptage Greaves, bapt. 5 April 1874.
+15. Alice Elvira Virginia Greaves, b.c. 1879, m. Evan
Archibald McGregor Gill, 10 May 1898.
Charles Matthew
Greaves (5) was baptized 5 Oct. 1839 in St. Lucy, Barbados, BWI. He married Mary Anna Goodman, daughter
of Richard Thomas Goodman and Lucretia Ann Reynold Gill, on 26 Aug. 1858 in St. Lucy, Barbados,
BWI. She was baptized 18 Nov. 1842
in St. Andrew, Barbados, BWI. All
their children were born in Barbados, BWI. (R‑1)
Children -
Greaves
16. Marian Augusta Greaves, b. 27 Feb.
1860 (Boscobel, St. Phillip, Barbados),
bapt. 5 May 1860 (St. Andrew), d. Aug. 1860 (St. Lucy, Barbados).
+17. Charles Edwin Augusta Greaves, b. 16 Nov. 1861, m. Edith
Primrose McCurdy, 14 Sept. 1886, d. 11 Aug. 1944.
18. Sarah Elizabeth Greaves, bapt. 22
Oct. 1866.
19. William Johnson Greaves, bapt. Nov.
1869 (St. Andrew, Barbados).
20. Selina Laura Belfield Greaves, b. 4
Jan. 1872, bapt. 2 March 1872 (St. Andrew Barbados).
GENERATION 4
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH E. GREAVES
(4) AND SARAH F. J. GILL
George Edward
Lawrence Greaves (6) was born before 6 July 1853 in St. Andrew, Barbados,
BWI. He married Elvira Grannum Greaves, daughter of Joseph Matthew Greaves and
Martha Ann Gilkes, on 28 March (or May) 1875 in St.
Peter, Chapel of Boscobel, Barbados, BWI.
She was born before 3 Oct. 1855 in St. Peter, Barbados, died 1928 or
1930, and was buried in Mt. Moritz Anglican Cem. (R‑2, R‑3)
Children - Greaves
+21. George Greaves, b.c. 1872, m. Annette Elms, Aug. 1905,
d. 1974.
+22. Nathaniel Greaves, m. Florence Dowden.
23. Willie (Wilhelmina ?) Greaves
24. Lillian Greaves, m. Vivian Medford.
25. Elvira Greaves
+26. David Greaves, b.c. 1883, m. Maude Greaves, d. 29 Aug.
1961.
27. Richard Greaves
+28. Frederick Greaves, b. 1883, m. Charlotte Dowden.
FitzWilliam Alleyne Greaves (10) was born about 1862 in Barbados, died
9 Aug. 1928 in Grenada, and was buried in Grenada. He married Mary Gill.
She was born in St. Vincent.
All their children were born in Grenada, BWI. (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
29. Marthie Greaves
30. Maude Greaves, m. David Graves
(#26). See #26 for descendants.
31. John Ruford Greaves, b.c. 1888, m.
Ellen Lorenza Medford, 24 April 1911.
She was b. 1894 in St. Moritz, Grenada.
32. Gladys Inez Greaves, b.c. 1892.
33. Lincoln Greaves, b.c. 1894.
34. Emmanuel Greaves, b.c. 1897.
+35. Iris Greaves, b.c. 1899, m. Vivian Medford.
36. Irene Greaves, b.c. 1899.
+37. Aubrey Oscar Greaves, b. 6 May 1901, m. Millicent
Gwendolyn McGregor Gill, 30 June 1926, d. 28 May 1977.
38. Adelaide Irene Greaves, b.c. 1903,
m. Albert Gill. 2 children, a son
and a daughter.
Alice Elvira
Virginia Greaves (15) was born about 1879 in Grenada, BWI, and died in
Grenada. She married Evan
Archibald McGregor Gill, son of John Edward Christopher Gill and Sarah Frances
Jane Grecia, on 10 May 1898 in Boscobel, St. Phillip,
Barbados. He was born 29 Jan. 1877
in Chalky Mount, St. Andrew, Barbados, was baptized 30 May 1877 in Barbados,
and died in Barbados, BWI. (R‑2)
Children - Gill
39. Millicent Gwendolyn McGregor Gill,
b. 14 Jan. 1898 (Barbados), m. Aubrey Oscar Greaves (#37), 30 June 1926, d.
1986 (Barbados). See #37 for
descendants.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES M. GREAVES
(5) AND MARY A. GOODMAN
Charles Edwin
Augusta Greaves (17) was born 16 Nov. 1861 and was baptized 19 Nov. 1861, both
in St. Peter, Barbados, BWI, died 11 Aug. 1944 in Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA,
USA, and was buried 14 Aug. 1944 in Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA. He married Edith Primrose McCurdy on 14
Sept. 1886 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA.
She was born 2 Aug. 1868 in Onslow, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada,
died 24 Dec. 1928 in Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA, and was buried 28 Dec. 1928 in
Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA. Their
first 2 children were born in Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, and all the others in
WA. (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
40. William Richmond Greaves, b. 15
July 1887, m(1) Vida Winifred Brown, m(2) Maybelle ‑‑‑‑‑‑. Maybelle d. 15 Dec. 1965 in WA.
+41. Edith Harriet Greaves, b. 20 May 1889, m. William
Valentine Emel, c. 1905, d. 25 Nov. 1931.
42. Laurence Winifred Greaves, b. 27
May 1893 (Stanwood, Snohomish Co., WA), m. Levi Christian Oman, 16 July 1914
(Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA).
43. Celia Isabell Greaves, b. 19 Dec.
1895 (Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA), m. Harry L. Johnson, 31 Dec. 1915
(Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA), d. June 1985 (Silverdale, Kitsap Co., WA).
44. Florence Mary Greaves, b. 12 Jan.
1903 (Kitsap Co., WA), m. Theodore Paulson, d. 1972 (WA).
45. Charlotte Mary Greaves, b. 10 July
1905, d. Oct. 1905 (WA).
46. Charles Carr Greaves, b.c. 1908, m.
Rose ‑‑‑‑‑‑, d. 1966.
GENERATION 5
CHILDREN OF GEORGE E. L. GREAVES
(6) AND ELVIRA G. GREAVES
George Greaves (21) was born about
1872 in St. Lucia, and died in 1974.
He married Annette Elms in Aug. 1905. She was born about 1880 in Barbados, and died in 1974. (R‑3)
Children - Greaves
47. Daniel Emmanuel Greaves, b. 25 June
1900 (Grenada), m(1) Mary Coady, m(2) Elsie ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
d. Florida. Mary was b. 25 June
1914 in New York, NY, and d. June 1985 in Elmont, NY, dau. of John Coady and
Catherine McHugh. 2 children by
Mary.
48. Hank Greaves
49. Ione (ÒIonieÓ) Greaves
50. Audrey Greaves
51. Christina (ÒChristineÓ) Greaves
52. Conrad Greaves
53. Louise Greaves
54. Earl Greaves
Nathaniel Greaves (22) married
Florence Dowden. (From
Ancestry.com message board.)
Children - Greaves
55. Louise Greaves, m. Anderson
(ÒHossieÓ) Harris. He d. 1 May
2007 at age 107. He m(2) Annie ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
and they lived in Florida. A child
of Louise Greaves was Sheila Greaves, b.c. 1920, who had at least 1 daughter.
56. Cox Greaves, died young.
David Greaves (26) was born about
1883 in St. Vincent, BWI, and died 29 Aug. 1961 in Mt. Moritz, Grenada,
BWI. He married Maude Greaves
(#30), daughter of FitzWilliam Alleyne Greaves and Mary Gill. She was born in Grenada, BWI. (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
57. Frank Greaves, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑. 1 child.
Frederick Greaves (28) was born in
1883 in Cane Hall, Barbados. He
married Charlotte (ÒLottieÓ) Dowden.
She was born in 1883 in Barbados.
(R‑4)
Children - Greaves
58. Phoebe (or Pheobe) Greaves, b.
April 1904, m. Dillion Medford.
Both born in Mt. Moritz, Grenada.
He was b. July 1902. 13
children.
59. other children
CHILDREN OF
FITZWILLIAM A. GREAVES (10) AND MARY GILL
Iris Greaves (35) was born about
1899 in Grenada, BWI. She married
Vivian Medford. He was born in Mt.
Moritz, Grenada, BWI. All their
children were born in Mt. Moritz, Grenada. (R‑2)
Children - Medford
60. daughter, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Searles. 2 children.
61. son, m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑
Reeves. 2 children.
62. Clive Terrence Medford, b.c. 1925,
d.c. 1990 (England).
63. Karl Medford, b.c. 1927, d.c. 1935
(Mt. Moritz, Grenada).
64. child
65. Kevin Rodney Medford, b. Dec. 1930,
m. ‑‑‑‑‑‑ Edwards, d. 1996 (USA). 1 child.
66. Clayton Medford, b.c. 1934, d. 1960
(Mt. Moritz, Grenada).
67. Cedric Medford, b.c. 1938, d.c.
1996 (Mt. Moritz, Grenada).
Aubrey Oscar Greaves (37) was born
6 May 1901 in Mt. Moritz, Grenada, died 28 May 1977 in Barbados, and was buried
in Barbados. He married Millicent
Gwendolyn McGregor Gill (#39), daughter of Evan Archibald McGregor Gill and
Alice Elvira Virginia Greaves, on 30 June 1926 in New York, NY, USA. She was born 14 Jan. 1898 and died in
1986, both in Barbados, and was buried in 1986 at sea. (R‑2)
Children - Greaves
68. Aubrey Alvin Greaves, b. 5 Feb.
1927 (New York, NY), m. Norma Mauriber, 4 Feb. 1950 (New York, NY), d. 26 May
1972 (Miami, FL). Bur. Pensacola,
FL. She was b. 17 July 1926 in New
York, NY, d. 19 Dec. 1997 in Lawrenceville, NJ, and was bur. 23 Dec. 1997 in
Robbinsville, NJ, dau. of Frank Mauriber and Yetta Grossman. 2 children.
CHILDREN OF CHARLES E. A.
GREAVES (17) AND EDITH P. McCURDY
Edith Harriet
Greaves (41) was born 20 May 1889 in Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, and died
25 Nov. 1931 in Seabeck, Kitsap Co., WA. She married William Valentine Emel about 1905 in WA. (R‑2)
Children - Emel
69. Russell Greaves Emel, b. 13 March
1915 (National, Pierce Co., WA), m. Elnora Catherine Major, 28 Feb. 1944
(Fairbanks, AK), d. 22 Feb. 1965 (Seattle, WA). Bur. 26 Feb. 1965 in Seattle, WA. She was b. 20 Sept. 1919 in Hunters, Stevens Co., WA, d. 22
Oct. 1994 in Seattle, WA, and was bur. 28 Oct. 1994 in Seattle, WA. 2 children.
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