Genealogy & Family History
Grant of Harthill
Notes & Queries
Early generations often Graunt.
George Grant was employed by the Duke of Leeds. It is recorded that in 1739 he had the care of his Grace the Duke of Leeds Fox Hounds.
George Grant who was buried the 11 Feb 1739 was married to Mary Ghuest on 30 Jan 1698 at Aston. Source:IGI. Mary was buried the 4 March 1750 age 80 Years.
Children:
- William, servant to the Marquess of Carmarthen was interred 7 Aug 1727.
- George christened 19 Nov 1710, buried 14 May 1742 married Ann unknown who was buried 2 Dec 1795 aged 85.
George Snr and his son William were both employed by the Duke of Leeds, which was recorded on their burial record in the Parish of Harthill.
Children of George Grant and Ann:
- John Grant, christened 28 Jan 1738
- Mary Grant, married John Story
John Grant married in Tinsley 20 Feb 1764 to Elizabeth Hewitt, daughter of a John Hewitt. John and Elizabeth's banns are recorded in the Harthill parish records for Sunday 22 & 29 Jan and 5 Feb 1764.
Elizabeth was buried on 14 Jan 1827 aged 89 years at Harthill
Children of John and Elizabeth (Nee Hewitt):
- Sarah
- George
- Mary, unmarried, buried 22 April 1788
- John married Ann Peat, they had 6 children including Mary(1814-1890)
- Richard, unmarried, buried 25 April 1798
- William¹ baptised 3 May, 1778 at Harthill
- Robert married MARY UNWIN 11 MAR 1827 at Harthill. No children
William¹ married ANN Whitehead 26 DEC 1799 at Harthill. (They had 5 children including Mary Grant who married PETER NEWBOUND 04 MAY 1829 at Harthill)
Mary Grant (1814-1890) married William Drabble. Read more »
Notes:Re Mary Grant who married John Story. They had a granddaughter Hannah Story. The IGI's show Hannah Storey married a William Hewit 25 Nov 1817 at Worksop Notts.
Source:Family and IGI
Tinsley Parish records
Transcripts from the registry of Tinsley for 1763
John Graunt of the parish of Harthill and Eliz Hewett of this parish married by banns 20 Feb 1764
Burials 1779
April 7 Ann wife of William Hewit
Aug 8 William Hewit Labr
These are the only other Hewit entries in the Tinsley Records between 1712-1827.
Hewet of Killamarsh, Wales and Harthill etc
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