George Grace1782

George Grace 1782

County Waterford
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Date of Birth 1st Mar 1782 (circa)
Date of Death 1st Jan 1835 (circa)
Father (First Name/s and Surname) George Grace Esq, Barrister and Proprietor of the Clonmel Herald
Mother (First Name/s and Maiden) Elizabeth Weston, daughter of John Weston of Raheen, Co Waterford
Townland born Clonmel
Place & Date of Baptism Baptised on 22 March 1782 at Clonmel Church of Ireland (mother is listed on baptism as Dorothy but all records prove George is the son of father George and mother Elizabeth)
Number of Siblings 4, possibly 5
Names of Siblings Philippa, Eliza (married Edmond A Power, 1841), Maria, Richard, possibly Frances
Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) Hannah Anne Lane, daughter of William Lane of Seaville, Esq, Barrister and Vicar General of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. Hannah remarrried in 1836 to John Nixon Esq, Co Kilkenny
Place & Date of Marriage 18 December 1817 in the Church of Ireland, Parish of Drumcannon, Co Waterford (Prerogative Marriage Licence, a number of newspaper reports)
Number of Children 6
First Child Maria Grace b 4 April 1817 (prior to marriage), baptised 14 April 1817 at St Patrick's Church of Ireland, Waterford. It is assumed she died in infancy as their fourth child is also named Maria.
Names of Children Maria, George Weston (b 24 Oct 1818, Tramore, d 18 Apr 1835), Anne (bap 28 May 1820, Tramore, m David Hearn), Maria (b 7 Mar 1822, emig Australia, m Donald Clark), Elizabeth (emig Australia, m Henry Meyer), William Arthur (emig USA)
Occupation Coast Surveyor, Customs. Appointed 'Riding Surveyor' in 1816 at Waterford and in 1828 was 'Principal Coast Officer' Newcastle, Co Down. His career ended when he was charged with fraud in 1829 and sentenced to 6 mths jail. No prison record found.
Place of Death No record of George's death has been found. He may have moved to Canada following his prison sentence and worked for the Brockville Recorder newspaper as in 1835 a newspaper article reported the death of George Grace, native of Waterford, age 55.
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