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Hi Lily, all thanks to your last post, i am on a roll regarding the Peek/Bennetts! I have even found the marriage entry! I have Blacksmiths, a VICTUALER! (I think that means she ran an Offy!) and a Yeoman! I am as far back as Baby Jesus! You would'nt by any chance know who his parents are? Give yourself a hug...thankyou.. Sue x

Can't see a marriage on FreeBMD but there is this

Births Sep 1850 (>99%)
Peek Ann Bennett St. Germans 9 102

Apparently St Germans is in Cornwall

And this looks like them in 1861 at a place called Botus Fleming in Cornwall - you do get some good names to play with :-)

Name Age
Mary Bennett 82
James Bennett 50
William Peeke 50
Mary Peeke 52
Ann B Peeke 10

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I'm happy to have a look at the scan of the marriage certificate and I'll see what I think but don't hold your breath. I'll send you a pm with my email address now.

Hello again Lily. Listen, honestly, thankyou soo much for all the time and effort you spent searching. I have an idea that if i scan and send you a copy of Sydneys marriage cert, you might be able to decipher the surname of the first wife.Do you think that might be helpful? I would love to recieve the article reporting the death of Peter. I have never sent a PM before, would i be right in assuming that i just click on your name? If i could trouble you further, you gave me the names of Sydneys parents ..Henry Grant and Ann Bennett Peek. I have found them on 1891 and 1901 census, residing in Jersey on both but can find nothing earlier to enable me to trace back to thier parents.So any help on that score would also be very much appreciated. ..thanks again Lily,.. Sue x

I have to admit defeat. I have been through the marriage records for the entire island - twice - and there is no record Sid of marrying over here.

As a consolation prize I have photocopied the article from the Jersey Evening Post reporting the death of Peter Larbalestier. If you pm your e-mail address I'll scan it and send it to you (or No 2 son will if I ask him nicely!)

How have you got on with the lady Tramps? The earliest ones that I can find in the censuses are William and Helen (Eleanor) both 1797 who originated somewhere in England, Eleanor mentions Devonport in a later census.

Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.

Good luck Lily, this seems like my last hope. Its just that it would be so interesting to find out if there are any half siblings out there somewhere! Thankyou ... Sue. x

I'll have a look through the marriages next time I'm at the Archive, presumably about 1930 to 1948 should cover it, let's hope it was in St Helier!

Thankyou Quinsgran, i have made contact with Barry and we are both on a mission to solve the mystery regarding the first marriage of Sydney Patrick Grant!

Another member Barry Grant has Sydney Grant 1913 Jersey on his tree on GR
He also has Mary Mythen 1889 Bagenalstown County Carlow Eire

According to the IGI
Peter Erwin Larbalestier born 1st Aug 1912 died 29th May 1946
Parents Owen Peter Larbalestier and Laura Louisa Tramp

Batch no 822 5731

Owen Peter Larbalestier born 21st Aug 1887 died Nov 1961 parents
John Philip Larbalestier and Helena Ann Tramp

batch no as above

For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow! Give yourself a pat on the back Lily. Well confirms that then! Thankyou so much for your time and effort.Everything all falls into place now. However, (please dont either you or jansmith even consider self harming at this point!!) BUT, regarding Sydneys first marriage to a Dorothy Eugnie ??? if any information can be found i would be extremely gratefull. Its one of those things that i just cant put to rest.,, Amen. Sue

well done Lily****

Hooray!

St Helier births
25/4/1913 Sydney Patrick Mythen Grant
Father - Sydney Joseph Grant, Sailor
Mother - Mary Mythen
Address Tunnel Street

I would just like to add jansmith, that your earlier tip on here, which said "just use surnames in search as 1st names could be spelt differenty" has helped me out enormoustly.Just wish i knew how to spell enourmostley!!! Sue x

Glad to have helped ,it's good when it all works out.

Bless jansmiths cotton socks for all the information she found but i did think oh no! Poor Lily! now she has at least six brothers to choose from as to who is the father of Peter!! So well done Lily and thanyou very much. I wonder if Owen was on duty with Peter the night he drowned. Brrr gives me a chill, I found a Jersey website today that gave me an online tour around the inside of Corbiere Lighthouse and i couldnt help thinking - god i wish my kitchen was that clean! Thankyou both for you time, it really is very much apprieciated - i am off to check out the Tramp now!...Sue.

Hi Sue

I had a good chuckle at your vision of Jersey pilots!

Thanks to all the cenus information that jansmith found and a bit of fiddling about on the Jersey heritage site I can tell you that Eleanor/Helena Larbalestier's maiden name was Tramp.

The likely father of the lighthouse keeper was Owen. On the web-site there is a record of Owen's immigration and nationality card from the Occupation and his address is given as Keeper's Cottage, Corbiere - if that's not a home for a lighthouse keeper I don't know what is! Like the Harbour Pilots, Lighthouse keeping was very much a father to son job.

Owen also seems to have married a Tramp (don't laugh) as there's a record of his widow Lena Louise being granted probate in 1965.

Oh thankyou so much Jan, its a lot to take in at this time of night but how lovely to know you are still hanging in there for me,, back tomorrow, Sue x

1871
Name: John Rasbalestier
[John Larbalestier]
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Charles
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Helier
Town: St Helier
County/Island: Jersey


Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Rasbalestier 52
Mary Ann Rasbalestier 44
Edwd Rasbalestier 23
John Rasbalestier 15
Julia Clements 72***mother in law
Alfred Jacbalestier 21
Elvina Jacbalestier 18 wife of Alfred

1881
Name: John Larbalestier
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Son
Spouse's name: Eleanor
Father's Name: Charles
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Helier
County/Island: Jersey
Country: Channel Islands
Street Address: Lavender Cottage 22 Havre Des Pas
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Mariner


ame: Eleanor Larbalestier
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relation: Daughter in Law
Spouse's name: John
Gender: Female
Where born: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Helier
County/Island: Jersey
Country: Channel Islands
Street Address: Lavender Cottage 22 Havre Des Pas
Condition as to marriage: Married


Name: Charles Larbalestier
Age: 66
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Helier
County/Island: Jersey
Country: Channel Islands
Street Address: Lavender Cottage 22 Havre Des Pas
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Pilot



Name: Mary Ann Larbalestier
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Charles
Gender: Female
Where born: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Civil parish: St Helier
County/Island: Jersey



Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Larbalestier 66
Mary Ann Larbalestier 57
John Larbalestier 25
Eleanor Larbalestier 23
John Larbalestier 4
Florence Larbalestier 2
Mabel Larbalestier 1