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Name	Grubb, George
Date of Birth	1841
Location/Community	South Marston
Notes	Birth / baptism Wiltshire, Highworth, 1840, Oct, Nov, Dec, Vol. 8, p 319; South Marston, Wiltshire, 10 January, 1841 [AB]; Marriage Wiltshire, Highworth, 1866, Apr May Jun, Vol. 5a, p 13, George Grubb married Ruth Dowdeswell. Death / burial Gloucestershire, Cirencester, 1916, Vol. 6a, p 453, age. 75; 20 May, 1916 [AB] Alfred Williams / others notes Not literate [AB]

Census Information	Census 1911 Place of birth, South Warston [Marston], Wiltshire, c. 1841, age, 70; address, Ewen, Gloucestershire; occupation, agricultural labourer; living with, wife, Ruth, age, 68; place of birth, Chelworth, Wiltshire; son, Ernest, age, 26; place of birth, Stanton [Fitzwarren], Wiltshire; occupation, shepherd on farm; daughter, Amy, age, 22; place of birth, Ewen; occupation, domestic servant; granddaughter, Ethel, age, 12; place of birth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire; scholar. Census 1901 Place of birth, South Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1839; age, 62; address, in village, Ewen, Kemble, Gloucestershire; occupation, general agricultural labourer; living with, wife, Ruth, age, 59, place of birth, Chelworth, Wiltshire; daughter, Louisa, age, 22, occupation, launderess / washerwoman, place of birth, South Marston; son, Ernest, age, 16, occupation, under carter on farm, place of birth, Stanton, Wiltshire; daughter, Amy, age, 12, place of birth, Kemble, Gloucestershire; grand daughter, Ethel, age, 2, place of birth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire; grand son, George B. Grubb, age, 4 months, place of birth, Cirencester. Census 1891 Place of birth, South Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1839; age, 52; address, Kemble Road, Kemble, Gloucestershire; occupation, shepherd; living with, wife, Ruth, age, 48; place of birth, Chelworth, Wiltshire; daughter, Eliza, age, 16; son, Alfred, age, 14; occupation, agricultural labourer; daughter, Louisa, age, 11; scholar; daughter, Hannah, age, 9; scholar; son, Ernest, age, 6; scholar; daughter, Amy, age, 2; place of birth, Stanton Fitzwarren; place of birth all siblings except Amy, South Marston; also, son in law, Arthur H. Halliday, age, 26, place of birth, Painswick, Gloucestershire, occupation, agricultural labourer; daughter, Annie Halliday, age, 24, place of birth, South Marston. Census 1881 Place of birth, S [South] Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1840; age, 41; address, Marston Lane, Highworth, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; living with, wife, Ruth, age, 38; place of birth, Chelworth, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; daughter, Elizabeth, age, 14; occupation, unemployed; daughter, Alice, age, 11; occupation, unemployed; daughter, Agnes, age 8; scholar; daughter, Eliza, age, 6; scholar; son, Alfred G., age, 4; daughter,Louisa, M., age, 1; place of birth all siblings, South Marston. Census 1871 Place of birth, South Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1841; age, 30; address, in village, Highworth; occupation, agricultural labourer; living with, wife, Ruth, age, 27; place of birth, Cricklade, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; daughter, Ann, age, 4; daughter, Alice, age, 1; place of birth all siblings, South Marston. Census 1861 Listed as George Grub. Place of birth, South Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1841; age, 20; address, cottage by roadside, Highworth, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; living with, father, William, age, 48; place of birth, Stanton Fitzwarren, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; mother, Eliza, age, 51; place of birth, Hannington, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; sister, Mary A., age, 15; occupation, agricultural labourer; brother, Charles, age, 14; occupation, agricultural labourer; place of birth all siblings, South Marston. Census 1851 Listed as George Grub. Place of birth, Marston, Wiltshire; c. 1841; age, 10; address, Marston Lane, South Marston, Highworth; at home; living with, father, William, age, 37; place of birth, Stratton, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; mother, Eliza, age, 40; place of birth, Hannington, Wiltshire; occupation, agricultural labourer; sister, Harriet, age, 12; at home; sister, Mary Ann, age, 5; at home; brother, Charles, age, 2; at home; place of birth, all siblings, South Marston.

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