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Peter GRANTHAM[1]

Male 1773 - 1854  (81 years)

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  • Name Peter GRANTHAM  [2] 
    Birth 1773  Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christening 13 Jun 1773  Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 138FE6CFD91D4915802E5DBB752E859831C1 
    Death 12 Nov 1854  Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial 14 Nov 1854  Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I13651  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Father John GRANTHAM,   c. 8 Oct 1732, Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Sarah GRESHON,   b. 1730   d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1762  Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • The marriage of John Grantham widower and Sarah Greshon Spinster appears as No 26 in the Hornsea Register. The banns were published on 19th, 26th September and 3rd October 1762. Both were of this parish. By the curate William Whytehead. John signed his name but Sarah put her mark. Witnesses John Prudom and Samuel Frost. [4]
    Family ID F4069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah CROZIER,   b. 1775, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1851 (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1794  Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Ann GRANTHAM,   c. 1 Jun 1795, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. William GRANTHAM,   c. 20 Oct 1796, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 73 years)
     3. John GRANTHAM,   c. 19 Jun 1799, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 21 years)
     4. Sarah GRANTHAM,   c. 15 May 1801, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 5 years)
     5. Hannah GRANTHAM,   c. 29 Dec 1803, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Peter GRANTHAM,   c. 29 Dec 1803, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 2 years)
     7. Mary GRANTHAM,   c. 27 Jun 1806, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Thomas GRANTHAM,   b. 1808, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1881 (Age 73 years)
     9. Peter GRANTHAM,   b. 1811, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1886, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     10. Robert GRANTHAM,   c. 8 May 1813, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1898, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     11. Ann GRANTHAM,   c. 20 Jan 1818, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Ralph GRANTHAM,   b. 1820, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1889 (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F4072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1773 - Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 13 Jun 1773 - Hornsea, , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Dec 1794 - Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 1854 - Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 Nov 1854 - Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Peter and two of his sons were famous locally for their behaviour and disregard for the law. "In due course, as the records of the East Riding Quarter Sessions at Beverley progressed, the incorrigibles of Cottingham began to emerge. They were derived from four families, - the Granthams, the Liversedges, the Morrods, and the Plaxtons."

      "Be it noted that when the great George Knowsley of Cottingham enrolled 132 men into the two companies of Cottingham Volunteers in 1803 for the wars against Napoleon, there at Number 24 was Peter Grantham Snr., and at Number 41 was John Morrod. Be it also noted that in 1822, Mark Morrod, then a gardener aged 19, served as a substitute in the Regular Militia, and in 1827, John Liversedge, then a 22 year old butcher, likewise enrolled as a Regular Militia Substitute. Perhaps they felt that such enlistment would provide them with a more practical training in the arts of assault and riot, and might also, at the same time, provide them with the opportunity to practice such skills quite legally." John Liversedge was brother in law to William and Peter Grantham Jnr., and son in law to Peter Snr. "Then in 1821, there was a team effort. Charles Morrod combined with William Grantham, Peter Grantham, Charles Plaxton and William Plaxton. This combined force was duly charged "For a Riot, and Assaulting Constables in the execution of their office". The result was imprisonment in the House of Correction for 6 months, to enter into recognisances of £10 each to keep the peace for 12 months and to pay a fine of 6d each." [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S551] 1851 British Census.

    2. [S347] Christine Rooks Email and Letters.

    3. [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org).

    4. [S341] Susan Smith - Grantham Family Tree Document.


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