George GRANTHAM^[1]

1858 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George GRANTHAM  [2]
  Birth	1858	Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9FAB4A71232C41B3855BF03278EA6B6B8239
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I13677	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Wallace GRANTHAM,   b. 1835, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England d. 26 Feb 1906, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hannah MILNER,   b. 1834, Cherry Burton, , Yorkshire, England d. 15 Apr 1913 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1857	Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F4079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Emily Amelia GRANTHAM,   c. 20 Apr 1881, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ethel GRANTHAM,   c. 25 May 1885, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. Florence Mary GRANTHAM,   c. 18 Jul 1888, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Ernest GRANTHAM,   c. 25 Nov 1891, Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England d. 20 Jul 1916 (Age ~ 24 years)
  Family ID	F5454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1858 - Cottingham, , Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a gardener and is described in the Cottingham Essays as:- Newgate - "On the opposite side (to Cottingham House), too, was Leghorn Cottage, where Mr Grantham the gardener lived. Here, Mr Edwin Wright, the head gardener at Thwaite House, had a shed which he used as a garage. Mr Grantham had the house free, as he was an old man, but he still charged Edwin Wright 10/- a week for the use of his shed. On that side of the road, all the open land belonged to Leghorn Cottage, it was called Leghorn Cottage, because they kept chickens". I have a suspicion that the name of Leghorn Cottage was something connected to William Grantham who was transported for stealing Chickens. George had a reputation of being able to handle chickens without them making a sound. He used to put chickens to sleep as a joke to surprise friends. This is a skill which he may well have been passed down from William Grantham, of transportation fame. George was a very good gardener and occupied the respected and lofty position of head gardener. Many tales of him have been told but one in particular which sums up the old ways is when one of George's great nieces went with their father to visit George at work. He was tending the grape vines and one child picked a grape from the vine, this was treated as the ultimate sin because the whole bunch was now not fit for the table. His wife Sarah was known for her Victorian attitudes and intolerance of children, especially naughty or noisy ones. I was told that youngsters used to have bets as to how long it would be before they were marched out of the room by the ear and made to stand outside. I understand she had the record for this in Cottingham. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] 1861 British Census. [S347] Christine Rooks Email and Letters. [S341] Susan Smith - Grantham Family Tree Document.