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James GRIFFIN ( - 1852)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Albert George GRIFFIN (1830 - 1885)
 James GRIFFIN ( - 1852)

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Eleanor SEARNS



























+. Eleanor SEARNS
d. 1852 at Axminster, Devon, England
Near Relatives of James GRIFFIN ( - 1852)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Self James GRIFFIN 1852 Axminster, Devon, England

Spouse/Partner Eleanor SEARNS

Son Albert George GRIFFIN 1830 Axmouth, Devon, England 1885 Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia 55

Daughter in Law Isabella ANDREWS 1830 Finsbury, London, England 1906 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia 76

Granddaughter Eleanor Isabella GRIFFIN 1851 New South Wales, Australia 04 Nov 1931 Malvern, Victoria, Australia 80
Granddaughter Annie Louisa GRIFFIN 1852 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1934 St Peters, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandson James Dawson GRIFFIN 1854 1937 Coburg, Victoria, Australia 83
Granddaughter Sarah Andrews GRIFFIN 1857 Woolshed, Victoria,, Australia 1868 Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia 11
Granddaughter Elizabeth Mary GRIFFIN 1859 1946 Kew, Victoria, Australia 87
Granddaughter Rosa Matilda GRIFFIN 1861 1946 Waverley, New South Wales, Australia 85
Granddaughter Fanny Martha GRIFFIN 1862 1950 Preston, Victoria, Australia 88
Grandson Albert George GRIFFIN 1865 1893 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 28
Granddaughter Emily Andrews GRIFFIN 1866 1943 Kew, Victoria, Australia 77
Granddaughter Decima Alberta GRIFFIN 1868 Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia 1962 Prahan, Victoria, Australia 94
Granddaughter Edith Bartlett GRIFFIN 1869 Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia 1956 Prahan, Victoria, Australia 87
Granddaughter Rene Winwood GRIFFIN 1873 Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia 1901 Corowa, NSW, Australia 28

Events in James GRIFFIN ( - 1852)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1830 Birth of son Albert George GRIFFIN Axmouth, Devon, England Note 1
1852 James GRIFFIN died Axminster, Devon, England Find a grave
Note 1: 19 Dec, Axmouth - Ancestry, Bonny and Bruce Brown Family Tree
Personal Notes:
from death reg of son

Find A Grave entry
James Griffin
Birth 16 Mar 1797
Axmouth, East Devon District, Devon, England
Death Oct 1852 (aged 55)
Axminster, East Devon District, Devon, England
Burial Unknown, Specifically: Cemetery unknown

James Griffin

is the son of:
James Griffin (1767-1849) and
Sarah (Sally) Bridle (1770-1826), both from Axmouth, Devonshire, England;

and the grandson of:
James Griffin (1744-1821) and
Ann Sampson (1743-1823);
Thomas Bridle(1732-) and
Sarah Hansford (1737-) all from Axmouth, Devonshire, England.

and the great grandson of:
James Griffin (1716-1785) and
Mary Dyer (1716-);
Charles Sampson (1704-1780) and
Thomazin French (1710-1750);
John Bridle (1711-) and
Bridget Leaves (1710-);
Edward Hansford

and the 2nd great grandson of:
John Griffin (Abt 1695-1747) and
Mary Baily (1692-);
Samuel Sampson;
Samuel French and
Thomasin Clark

August 19, 1817 James married Eleanor Searns in Axmouth, Devon, England.

They had the following children:
1) Eleanor who married Charles Batstone; they lived in Axminster, Devon, England.
2) Mary who married John Batstone; they lived in Axminster, Devon, England.
3) Elizabeth who married Samuel Bartlett; they settled in Ventura, California, USA.
4) George who married Matilda Love; they lived in Colyton, Devon, England.
5) Eleizer who married Sarah Stimpson; they settled in Morgan County, Illinois, USA.
6) Albert who married Isabella Andrews; they met aboard the ship Thomas Arbuthnot settling in Australia.
7) Charles Sampson who died shortly after birth.
8) Anne who married David Richards and then William Williams.

1841 James was a Flax Dresser and lived at Turnpike House in Musbury, Devon, England.
1850 James was a Toll Gate Keeper.
1851 Renter of Turnpike Gate in Chard, Somerset, England.
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