Tom Cliffe Grant

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1861 Census (age 2) living New Road Side, Kirkheaton, Dalton, Yorks with parents and siblings and 2 servants.

1871 Census; Living (age 12) with his Uncle John S Grant at Waterloo Buildings (connection with other Grants). Is scholar. Uncle is cabinet maker employing 2 men and 3 boys.

1881 Census; living (age 22) with his Uncle John S Grant at Market Place, Pocklington. Birthplace given as Kirkheaton. Employed as Builders Clerk. This address next to Waterloo Buildings - Grant connection. ALSO next door but one is a George and Annie Grant his Uncle), His Uncle (widower age 61) is a cabinet maker employing 2 men and 1 boy, and was born in Pocklington, so COULD be related to Thomas Grant.

1891 Census; living (age 32) as boarder in house of Annie Kelsey at George St, Pocklington. Occupation; Builders Clerk.

1901 Census; living (age 42) as boarder in house of Annie Kelsey at George St, Pocklington. Occupation; Builders Manager.

Got married in Q1 1909 in Pocklington, to his cousin. She would be 43 by then, so probably no issue.

1911 Census; Living as head age 52 at Powisland, Union Street, Pocklington with wife (married 2 years) and sister in law Mary Anne Grant. Occupation; Builders Merchant.

1913 Kelly's Directory; Grant Tom Cliffe, builders' merchant, lime & salt mer­chant & valuer, Union street & Station yard. Also shows as private resident at Powisland, Union st

1921 Census ; Living (age 62y3m) at Powysland, Union Street, Pocklington with wife and sister in law. Occupation; Builders Merchant, Employer at 19 Union St. Occupying 8 rooms.

1921 Kelly's Directory; Grant Tom Cliffe, builders' merchant, lime & salt mer­chant & valuer, Union street & Station yard. Also shows as private resident at Powisland, Union st .

1929; Still shown as private resident living at Powisland, Union St.

In David Neave's book there is reference to Thomas Grant continuing to operate Victoria Hall until the mid 1920's presumably that means Thomas Cliffe Grant, as Thomas Grant died in 1907 (which Neave acknowledges).

Joint gravestone in Pocklington Cemetry for Thomas Cliffe Grant, Edith Mary Walford Grant and Mary Ann Grant (Edith's sister, not mother). No dates on it. In same cemetry is gravestone of Thomas Grant and Mary Anne Grant. Have pictures of both.

Tom married Edith Mary Walford Grant, daughter of Thomas# Grant J.P. and Mary Anne# Dax, Q1 1909 in Pocklington, East Riding. (Edith Mary Walford Grant was born in 1866 in Pocklington, East Riding and died Q2 1964 in Ewecross, West Riding.)