Benjamin and Annie (Marsh) Grimshaw
Benjamin and Annie (Marsh) Grimshaw
Immigrants to New York in 1895 from Oswaldtwistle Area, Lancashire
(Note: Webpage in preparation)
Benjamin Grimshaw was born in 1856 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire to Henry and Mary (Fielding) Grimshaw. His parents were Henry and Mary (Fielding) Grimshaw. His father died before he was five years old. He and Annie Marsh (who was born in Accrington) were married in Haslingden in 1882 and had two children, Mary (born June 1884) and Henry Ewart (born July 29, 1890) Grimshaw, both in England. The 1891 UK census found Benjamin and Annie Grimshaw living in Accrington with their two children. In 1895, the family emigrated to New York, arriving at the Port of New York on the Majestic on September 11.
Henry Ewart Grimshaw married Ruth Dubocq and the couple had two children, Robert and Ruth Grimshaw. Henry, a subject of a companion webpage, attended Columbia University, where he wrote a masters thesis entitled, "Hand-loom Weavers in England during the First Half o the Nineteenth Century". Henry then taught high school in New York City and wrote at least two short history books.
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 | Webpage Credits |
Thanks go to Susan Nass of "Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness for providing a great deal of information that made this webpage possible. Thans also to Laura (last name unknown) for providing information on this family line on Ancestry.com.
| Henry Grimshaw's Preliminary Ancestor and Descendant Chart |
Based on information provided below by Susan Nass, Laura (last name unknown), and other sources, the following descendant chart can be constructed on a preliminary basis.
unknown Fielding & Betty? (abt 1809 - ?)
|---Mary Fielding (abt 1834 - ?) & Henry Grimshaw (unk - bef 1861). Married 8 Sep 1855, Oswaldtwistle.
|---|---Benjamin W Grimshaw (20 Feb 1856, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire - ?) & Annie Marsh (Aug 1858, Accrington - ?). Married 1882, Haslingden, Lancashire.
|---|---|---Mary Grimshaw (Jun 1884, Loveclough, Lancashire - ?)
|---|---|---Henry Ewart Grimshaw (29 Jul 1890, Islington, London - 1947, Queens, NY) & Ruth Adelaide Dubocq (23 May 1892, New York, NY - 1974, Wilmington, DE)
|---|---|---|---Robert Benjamin Grimshaw (12 Dec 1921, Queens, NY - 8 Nov, Lake Forest, IL)
|---|---|---|---Ruth Grimshaw (abt 1926 - ?)
Benjamin and Annie (Marsh) Grimshaw arrived at the Port of New York on the Majestic on September 11, 1895 with their two children, Mary and Henry. Henry arrived in Quebec years later, when he was 24 years old, from Liverpool.
| Benjamin Grimshaw Birth Record |
Record from FindMyPast.co.uk...
| Civil Registration event: Birth | ||
| Name: | GRIMSHAW, Benjamin | |
| Registration district: | Blackburn | |
| County: | Lancashire | |
| Year of registration: | 1856 | |
| Quarter of registration: | Jan-Feb-Mar | |
| Mother's maiden name: | Not available before 1911 Q3 | |
| Volume no: | 8E | |
| Page no: | 310 | |
Image...
| Benjamin Grimshaw in 1861 Census, Higher Stan Hill, Oswaldtwistle |
Record from FindMyPast.co.uk...
Mary Grimshaw, married in 1855 and having had son Benjamin in February 1856, is already a widow in 1861. She and five-year-old Benjamin are living with her mother, Betty Fielden (Fielding) and her family. Betty is also a widow. Most adult members of the household are employed as cotton power loom weavers.
| Household transcription | |||||||
| 1861 census | |||||||
| Person: GRIMSHAW, Benjamin | |||||||
| Address: Higher Stan Hill, Oswaldtwistle | |||||||
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Birth Year | Occupation Disability | Where born |
| FIELDEN, Betty | Head | Widow | F | 52 | 1809 | Power Loom Weaver Cotton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| FIELDEN, William | Son | Unmarried | M | 22 | 1839 | Power Loom Weaver Cotton | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire |
| FIELDEN, Francis | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | 1845 | Power Loom Weaver Cotton | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire |
| FIELDEN, John | Son | M | 13 | 1848 | Coal Miners Drawer | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire | |
| FIELDEN, Elizabeth | Daughter | F | 7 | 1854 | Scholar | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire | |
| GRIMSHAW, Mary | Daughter | Widow | F | 27 | 1834 | Cotton Power Loom Weaver | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire |
| GRIMSHAW, Benjamin | Grandson | M | 5 | 1856 | Scholar | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire | |
| Piece: 3107 | |||||||
| Folio: 139 | |||||||
| Page: 9 | |||||||
| Reigistration District: Blackburn | |||||||
| Civil Parish: Oswaldtwistle | |||||||
| Municipal Borough: (Not Indicated) | |||||||
| Address: Higher Stan Hill, Oswaldtwistle | |||||||
| County: Lancashire | |||||||
Image of the above record...
| Benjamin and Annie (Marsh) Grimshaw Marriage Record, 1892 |
Record from FindMyPast.co.uk...
| Civil Registration event: Marriage | |
| Name: | GRIMSHAW, Benjamin |
| Registration district: | Haslingden |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Year of registration: | 1882 |
| Quarter of registration: | Oct-Nov-Dec |
| Spouse's last name: | Not available before 1912 |
| Volume no: | 8E |
| Page no: | 218 |
| MarriageFinder: Benjamin Grimshaw married one of the following people: | |
| MALONE, Elizabeth | |
| MARSH, Annie | |
| HORAGAN, John | |
| MORRIS, Charles | |
| Volume no: [?] 8E Page no: [?] 218 | |
| Civil Registration event: Marriage | |
| Name: | MARSH, Annie |
| Registration district: | Haslingden |
| County: | Lancashire |
| Year of registration: | 1882 |
| Quarter of registration: | Oct-Nov-Dec |
| Spouse's last name: | Not available before 1912 |
| Volume no: | 8E |
| Page no: | 218 |
| MarriageFinder: Annie Marsh married one of the following people: | |
| GRIMSHAW, Benjamin | |
| HORAGAN, John | |
| MORRIS, Charles | |
| MALONE, Elizabeth | |
| Benjamin and Annie Grimshaw in 1891 Census |
Record from FindMyPast.co.uk...
Living in Accrington. Annie born in Accrington. Children born in Loveclough and Islington, London
| Household transcription | |||||||
| 1891 census | |||||||
| Person: GRIMSHAW, Benjamin Address: 35, Garfield Street, Accrington | |||||||
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Birth Year | Occupation Disability | Where born |
| GRIMSHAW, Benjamin | Head Of Family | Married | M | 35 | 1856 | Paper Stainer | Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire |
| GRIMSHAW, Annie | Wife | Married | F | 33 | 1858 | House Wife | Accrington, Lancashire |
| GRIMSHAW, Mary | Daughter | Single | F | 6 | 1885 | Scholar | Loveclough, Lancashire |
| GRIMSHAW, Henry E | Son | Single | M | 0 (8M) | 1891 | Islington, London | |
| Piece: 3356 | |||||||
| Folio: 28 | |||||||
| Page: 21 | |||||||
| Registration District: Haslingden | |||||||
| Civil Parish: Accrington | |||||||
| Municipal Borough: Accrington | |||||||
| Address: 35, Garfield Street, Accrington | |||||||
| County: Lancashire | |||||||
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| Immigration Record, 1895, on the Majestic |
| Name: | Bery Grimshaw |
| [Benjamin Grimshaw] | |
| Arrival Date: | 11 Sep 1895 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1856 |
| Age: | 39 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Port of Departure: | Liverpool, England |
| Port of Arrival: | New York, New York |
| Ship Name: | Majestic |
| Roll: M237_647;
Line: 24; ; Page Number: 33. |
| Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. |
| Original data: 1) Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C. and 2) Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. |
| Description: This database is an index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1820-1957. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger lists. Information contained in the index includes given name, surname, age, gender, arrival date, port of arrival, port of departure and ship name. |
Ship Majestic Image...
| Benjamin Grimshaw's Passport Application, March, 1922 |
Significant Information...
Annie traveling with Benjamin: "accompanied by my wife" in margin
Annie born in Lancashire
Henry born in Oswaldtwistle, February 20, 1856
Emigrated to US from Liverpool with departure on September 4, 1895 (arrived September 11 by other records)
Lived 26 years in Brooklyn and Garden City, NY
Naturalized in Superior Court of (Flushing) New York on December 7, 1907
Resided in England in 1914
Address is 108 Salisbury Avenue, Garden City, NY
Henry's profession is "Builder"
Returning to US within six months
Visiting Great Britain to visit relatives and France to see battlefields
Plans are to leave New York on May 22 on the "Old North State"
Application date is March 21, 1922
Issued by US Department of State on March 24, 1922
| Henry Grimshaw's Draft Registration Card |
Henry was born in London on July 29 1890 and was married to Ruth Grimshaw. The couple lived in Queens, New York, and Henry was employed at Boys High in Brooklyn at the time of his registration during World War II, about 1942.
Source: Ancestry.com
| Information from Susan Nass, Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness |
Susan Nass kindly provided the following information
Re: Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Posted by: Susan Nass (ID *****9061) Date: November 10, 2010 at 11:22:26
In Reply to: Henry Ewart Grimshaw by Tom Grimshaw of 500
Hello Tom,
I am not related to this family in any way. Saw your post and this is what I have found. All information from www.ancestry.com (pay to view site) unless otherwise noted.
1891 England Census
about Benjamin Grimshaw
Name: Benjamin Grimshaw
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Annie Grimshaw
Gender: Male
Where born: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Accrington
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
Town: Accrington
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Haslingden
Sub-registration district: Accrington
Household Members: Name Age
Benjamin Grimshaw 35, head, paper sta??, b. Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
Annie Grimshaw 33, wife, b. Accrington, Lancashire
Mary Grimshaw 6, daughter, b. Loveclough, Lancs.
Henry E Grimshaw 3/12, son, b. Islington, London <+++++++
35 Gsrfield Street - living with Benjamin Ashworth and his family
Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 3356; Folio 28; Page 21; GSU roll: 6098466
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Benjamin Grimshaw
Name: Benjamin Grimshaw
Year of Registration: 1882
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Haslingden
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 218
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Annie Marsh
Name: Annie Marsh
Year of Registration: 1882
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Haslingden
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 218
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1861 England Census
about Betty Fielden
Name: Betty Fielden
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1809
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Oswaldtwistle
Ecclesiastical parish: Emanuel
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Blackburn
Sub-registration district: Oswaldtwisle
Household Members: Name Age
Betty Fielden 52, head, powerloom weaver (cotton), b. Blackburn, Lanacs.
William Fielden 22, son, powerloom weaver (cotton), b. Oswaldtwisle
Francis Fielden 16, son, powerloom weaver (cotton), b. Oswaldtwisle
John Fielden 13, son, coal miner drawer, b. Oswaldtwisle
Elizabeth Fielden 7, daughter, b. Oswaldtwisle
Mary Grimshaw 27, daughter, widow, powerloom weaver (cotton), b. Oswaldtwisle
Benjamin Grimshaw 5, grandson, b. Oswaldtwisle <++++++++++
Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3107; Folio: 139; Page: 9; GSU roll: 543080.
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Benjamin Grimshaw
Name: Benjamin Grimshaw
Year of Registration: 1856
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Blackburn
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 310
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Name: Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Year of Registration: 1890
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Islington
County: Greater London, London, Middlesex
Volume: 1b
Page: 386
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Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
about Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Name: Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Arrival Date: 31 Aug 1914
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1890
Birth Country: USA <????>
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Canada
Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Student - going to New York
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Henry E Grimshaw
Name: Henry E Grimshaw
County: Nassau
State: New York
Birthplace: London;England
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1890
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1753851
DraftBoard: 3
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1900 United States Federal Census
about Benj Grimshaw
Name: Benj Grimshaw
[Beny Grimshaw]
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 28, Kings, New York
Age: 44
Birth Date: Feb 1856
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1895
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Spouse's name: Annie Grimshaw
Marriage Year: 1883
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 17
Household Members: Name Age
Benj Grimshaw 44, head, b. Feb. 1856, married 17 yrs, b. England, immig. 1895, engraver - copper plate
Annie Grimshaw 42, wife, b . Aug. 1858, married 17 yrs, 2 children, 2 living 1900, b. England, immig. 1895
Mary Grimshaw 15, daughter, b. June 1884, England, immig. 1895, business college school
Henry H<E> Grimshaw, son, b. July 1890, England, immig. 1895, at school
1113 Jefferson Avenue
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 28, Kings, New York; Roll: T623_1067; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 518.
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1910 United States Federal Census
about Benj Grimshaw
Name: Benj Grimshaw
Age in 1910: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Home in 1910: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of immigration: 1895
Household Members: Name Age
Benj Grimshaw 54, head, marriage 1, married 27 yrs, b. England, immig. 1895, nat., builder, houses
Annie Grimshaw 52, marriage 1, married 27 yrs, 2 children, 2 living 1910, b. England, immig. 1895
Henry E Grimshaw 19, b. England, immig. 1895,
137 Nassau Boulevard
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T624_995; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1119; Image: 173.
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1920 United States Federal Census
about Ben W Grimshaw
Name: Ben W Grimshaw
[Ben W Greenhaw]
[Ben W Burnham]
Home in 1920: Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Age: 63
[61]
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
[abt 1859]
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's name: Anne Grimshaw
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of immigration: 1895
[1885]
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Ben W Grimshaw 63[61], head, owned home, immig. 1895, nat., b. England, builder
Anne Grimshaw 62, wife, b. England, immig. 1895, nat.
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T625_1128; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 419.
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1930 United States Federal Census
about Henery Grimshaw
Name: Henery Grimshaw
Home in 1930: Queens, Queens, New York
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Ruth Grimshaw
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Henery Grimshaw 39, head, owned home, $10,000, married at 27, b. England, Immig. 1894, nat., teacher, high school
Ruth Grimshaw 38, wife, married at 26, b. NY, parents b. NY
Robert Grimshaw 8, son, b. NY
Ruth Grimshaw 4, daughter, b. NY
Ruth Dubocq 66, mother in law, widow, b. NY, parents b. NY
8908 187 Place
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1601; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 401; Image: 612.0.
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U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Name: Henry Ewart Grimshaw
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1890
Birth Place: London, England
Residence: 8908 187 Place, Hollis, Queens, New York
Race: White
Mrs. Ruth Grimshaw (wife), same address
City of New York, Board of Education, Brooklyn
Boys High, Marcy Ave., Brooklyn, NY
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New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Mrs. Grimshaw
Name: Mrs. Grimshaw
Arrival Date: 11 Sep 1895
Birth Year: abt 1858
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Majestic
Benj Grimshaw 39, engrvr.
Mrs. Grimshaw 37
Mary Grimshaw 11
EVART GRIMSHAW 5
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Hope this helps.
Regards,
Susan Nass
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
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