Napier Gratton MFF (OHs)

[Gert in Oz]

This man has different spellings of his christian name, i have no idea of the right one.

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Napier Gratton

Date and place of birth
13 July 1843 Bonsall Derbyshire (from christening, birth not found)

Names of parents
Samuel Gratton and Winifred Smedley

Date and place of baptism - if applicable
30 July 1843 Bonsall Derbyshire (as Raphia Gratton)

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
1877 Bakewell Derbyshire to Emma Edwards (as Nepier Gratton)

Occupation(s) - if any
1861-Cotton bleacher 1871-Labouror 1881-Grocer 1891-Cooper 1901-Living on own means

Military service - if any
None

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1851-Lumsdale Derbyshire
1861-Lumsdale Derbyshire (Neiphia)
1871-Matlock Cliff Derbyshire (Nepia)
1881-Matlock Cliff Derbyshire
1891 5 Frederick Street Derby
1901-37 Marchant Street Derby
1911-37 Marchant Street Derby

Date, place and cause of death
1927 3rd Q Derby

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Not Known

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
None found

Memorial inscription - if any
None found

[ElizabethHerts]

I think this might be his birth, Sylvia:

September qr 1843
GRATTON Male Bakewell 19 350

Bonsall is in the Bakewell district.

Edit: I have viewed the original page on FMP and the numbers aren't at all clear, so you would have to check if you ordered the certificate. The page is free to view on FMP as the quality is so poor.

[ElizabethHerts]

In 1911 Napier Gratton is with his wife Emma and sons George, Earnest Walter and Frederick in Derby. He has been married for 34 years.

[Gert in Oz]

Thank you Elizabeth, have just looked on Ancestry and the birth image is not clear either, but there is a female birth just underneath with page number 351, could there have been twins ?

Will check on deaths and send for that cert.

[Gert in Oz]

There is a death for a Hannah Gratton Dec Q 1843. no age ofcourse

[ElizabethHerts]

Perhaps neither of them was expected to survive, so they were registered quickly.

[Gert in Oz]

Will have to see if the birth cert is the right one and gives an indication of a twin.

[Margaret in Burton]

I would imagine Napier is the correct spelling (if there is such a thing as a correct spelling) There is a Napier St in Burton on Trent, after a Lord Napier I believe. He was either at Trafalgar or Waterloo, haven't checked. They tended to name people after events and people.

[Gert in Oz]

Thank you Marg, i had the same thought. hes the only one out of 6 children with an unusual name and i have only gone back one more generation so far.