Henry GRANTHAM

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  General Notes:

Henry Grantham, our ggggrandfather and son of Valentine Henry, was a gentleman farmer and lived in Sturton in the parish of Scawby. He married twice and had many children with his first wife Elizabeth Winter, including our gggrandfather Francis Grantham.

Many died during childbirth. Emma Ley, his second wife, was the daughter of Dr Hugh Ley and Elizabeth Halse, (same name and cousin of Elizabeth Halse, the wife of Henry’s father Valentine).

According to his will, the family lived very comfortably and Henry fully enjoyed his duties as a gentleman farmer. He was also a collector of rare coins, fossils, minerals and books, etc. One of his passions was sheep breeding which entitled him to a few trophies, such as the silver ewer granted at the Barton Fat Stock Show Society exhibition of 1864.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Sturton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

Henry married Elizabeth WINTER. (Elizabeth WINTER was born about 1795, died in 1841 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom and was buried on 17 Oct 1841 in Scawby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.)

Henry next married Emma LEY, daughter of Doctor Hugh LEY and Elizabeth HALSE.