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Robert and Stephen Greaves, Finmere, Oxfordshire.

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John

John Report 19 Dec 2014 19:24

Trying to find where the above were born. They were either brothers or first cousins.
Both were married in Finmere in 1799 and were witnesses at each other's wedding, Steven to Lucy Pickering 28 Feb and Robert to Elizabeth Strainge 17 Jun. Stephen had 12 children in various counties and, we believe, died in London. Robert was my gg grandfather who died aged 38 Finmere1815. Robert's son, also Robert (1805
-1871) ran the King's Head PH in Finmere; his brother William (1807-1889) was a baker on the same site but moved to Eastbourne where he died. My paternal grand-mother was Ellen Susannah Greaves, the 14th. and youngest child of the second Robert and his 2nd. wife Emma Northover Petty, niece of his 1st. wife Elizabeth Petty, which was illegal in those days and caused a great scandal in Finmere.

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 19 Dec 2014 20:53

Welcome to the boards, John.

Have you tried contacting the Oxfordshire Family History Society?
Their services aren't free, but not too expensive.
No guarantee that the people you want would be listed, of course.

http://searches.oxfordshirefhs.org.uk/

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Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Gritty

Gritty Report 20 Dec 2014 10:31

possibly related? (from FMP)

Index to Death Duty Registers Transcription
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Greaves
Death year 1810
Residence FINMERE
County OXFORDSHIRE
Court Canterbury Prerogative Court
Record set Index to Death Duty Registers 1796-1903
TNA ref IR27/15
Record collection Wills & probate

EDIT: Full will on Ancestry- this Stephen's wife was Martha.

Gee

Gee Report 20 Dec 2014 10:58



1841 England Census

Name:Stephen Greaves

Age:70

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1771

Gender:Male

Civil Parish:Clapham

Hundred:Brixton (Eastern Division)

County/Island:Surrey


Registration district:Wandsworth <<<Clifton St

Sub-registration district:Clapham


Piece:1053
Book:3
Folio:6
Page Number:6

Household Members:


Name

Age


John Greaves 40
Lydia Greaves 35
Stephen Greaves 70
Susan Greaves 25
Stephen Greaves 12
John Greaves 10
Emma Greaves 6
Emily Greaves 6
Robert Greaves 4
Henry Greaves 5 Weeks
Robert Good 25
Charlotte Good 25
Mary Husting 30

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London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980


Name:Stephen Greaves

Record Type:Burial <<<Clifton St

Age:80

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1770

Death Date:abt 1850

Burial Date:22 Apr 1850

Burial Place:Holy Trinity, Clapham, England

Parish or Poor Law Union:Holy Trinity, Clapham

Borough:Lambeth

Register Type:Parish Register





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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 20 Dec 2014 13:46

A tree on Ancestry says that Stephen born 1770 in Finmere, Oxfordshire was the son of Stephen Greaves, 1738 and Susannah Dagley, 1740. The tree however shows no siblings of 1770 Stephen.

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Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 20 Dec 2014 13:51

Another tree says that Robert Greaves born 1776 who married Elizabeth Staringe was the son of Robert Greaves born 1756, Syresham, Northamptonshire.

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Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 21 Dec 2014 17:52

I'll let John know how to find his replies :-)

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