William Grant
- Born: 1829
- Christened: 25 Jan 1829, Pocklington, East Riding
- Marriage: Mary Anne
- Died: Q4 1864, Huddersfield aged 35
Notes:
Chr date from http://www.rickhagyard.com/. Son of Thomas (Bricklayer and Innkeeper) and Mary. Chr on same day as the younger George.
1841 Census (age 12) living in Church Lane, Pocklington with mother, brothers George and Thomas and 2 apprentices.
1851 Census (age 22) living in Commercial St., Huddersfield in house of David Jowitt (Draper employing 4 assistants). Occupation; Assistant. PoB Pocklington
1861 Census (age 32) living as head at New Road Side, Kirkheaton, Dalton, Yorks with wife and children and 2 servants. Occupation; might be 'Master Common Brewer' but VERY hard to read.
6th June 1862 London Gazette; A Deed is entered into the records of the Chief Registrar of the Court of Bankruptcy; Date of execution by debtor; 14 May 1862.
Name of debtor; Wm Grant of Dalton nr Huddersfield, Common Brewer
Trustees; Joseph Cliffe of Birkby nr Huddersfield, Common Brewer (presum Wm brother in law) and Thomas Grant (Wm's brother) of Pocklington, Builder (as sureties).
Nature of the deed; Wm Grant to pay 5s in the £ to his creditors. To be paid in 2 instalments of 2s 6d two and four months from 14 May 1862. The payment of both instalments to be secured by the joint covenant of Joseph Cliffe and Thomas Grant. Wm Grant to assign all his stock in trade and personal estate to JC and TG. If Wm pays the two instalments his stock and estate to be returned to him. If he fails to pay then JC and TG to sell the stock in trade &c and use the proceeds to pay (in order) ; expenses of the sale, reimburse themselves all expenses, the remainder to any part of the remaining unpaid instalments, with any remaining surplus to be paid to Wm Grant.
17th Feb 1863 London Gazette; Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, in the trade or business of Common Brewers, carried on by us at Dalton, near Huddersfield, under the style or firm of Grant and Naylor, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. As withness our hands this 11th day of Feb 1863. William Grant and Arthur Naylor.
Wife was widow by '71. Can't find death on familysearch. But on ancestry there is a William Grant died Q4 1864, Huddersfield - so assume that's him.
William married Mary Anne. (Mary Anne was born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancs.)
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