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 1859 - 1932 (~ 73 years)
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| Name |
Edward GREGORY |
| Christened |
5 Jun 1859 |
Faversham, Kent, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
1 Jun 1932 |
Faversham, Kent, England [1] |
| Died |
23 Oct 1932 |
1 and 2 Abbey Fields, Faversham, Kent, England [2] |
| Person ID |
I2334 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Father |
George GREGORY, c. 13 May 1827, Faversham, Kent, England , bur. 24 Apr 1896, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Mother |
Caroline DODD, b. 19 Nov 1833, Westwell, Kent, England , bur. 16 Nov 1907, Preston-next-Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 73 years) |
| Married |
20 Apr 1856 |
Faversham, Kent, England [3] |
| Family ID |
F977 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lydia Sarah SAVIN, b. Abt 1866, Faversham, Kent, England |
| Married |
1895 |
Faversham, Kent, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Winifred Elizabeth GREGORY, b. 22 Oct 1897, Faversham, Kent, England , d. 29 Apr 1972, Faversham, Kent, England (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. John Edward Savin ^ GREGORY, b. 11 Feb 1900, Faversham, Kent, England , d. 1942, Australia (Age 41 years) |
| | 3. Charles Stuart Norman GREGORY, b. 4 Oct 1901, Faversham, Kent, England , d. Sep 1980, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia (Age 78 years) |
| | 4. Edward David George ^ GREGORY, b. 24 Feb 1889, Brents, Kent, England , bur. 9 Apr 1899, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 10 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1010 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- When Edward was about 13, after his father's death, Edward had to go to work to help his mother look after the large family. Edward was about 5'8" tall, big-boned, with broad shoulders, physical traits that also seem to run through the Gregory family.
He was a cheerful, even-tempered, happy person. He had very little education and was sent to a Dames school where he learned to read, write and do some arithmetic. Later, he was sent to a Church of England school. However, neither school was free so after his father died he had to quit. Edward remained interested in reading and had many volumes of his own on history. At some time in his life he apprenticed as a fisherman and inherited the rights of his forefathers as a freeman and spent most of his life fishing on the oyster beds. His last ship was named the "Secret" and during the 1970s was mentioned in the Faversham paper as lying wrecked on the beach. The freemen and dredgers were sold out during 1922 as it became impossible to find anyone to serve as apprentice. The work was very hard and quite heavy, so much so that neither of Edward's sons took up the vocation of their father.
Edward used to bring home a coarse fish called 'Johnny Bullfish' just for the cats of the neighbourhood and the cats would all run to meet him. Edward was very fond of children and animals. he is remembered as having been a good father and used to take his daughter, Winifred, for walks on Sunday mornings. Edward was a regular at the Faversham parish church going at least once on Sunday. About 1903 the family moved to the Brents where they attended the Preston parish church. Although Edward could not sing, he is remembered as singing very loudly during church services. his working days generally began between 3:00 and 4:00 o'clock in the morning.
John and Winifred used to pester their father to take them fishing and one day he relented. That day the two children were very excited but spent most of the day seasick and were glad to set their feet back ashore. Edward's wife, Lydia, died about 1911. At that time, one of his sisters moved in with the family to look after the children. About 1925 Edward moved into an alms house. In his later years he became very heavy and in 1932, after three strokes, he died. During his last years Ada looked after him. Edward is also remember for his fondness of brown peppermints.
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- [S129] Monumental Inscription, Various, (Various), Faversham Cemetery, Cemetery Burial Records 1898-1952, 1 Jun 1932.
Ref #4480, 1932 Jun 1 GREGORY Edward 73 Faversham, Burial Ref. C-878, Dredgerman
- [S14] Index to Grants of Probates and Administrations, England, Principal Probate Registry, Superior Court, Family Division, London, England, (Not published), 1933, 1933.
Gregory Edward of 1 and 2 Abbey Fields, Faversham, Kent, died 23 Oct 1932 Probate London 16 august to George Peabody Judges, builder. Effects GB150.
Death Registration Month/Year: 1932
Age at death (estimated): 73
Registration district: Faversham
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 1266
- [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148-1886149, Faversham, 1856, Entry #32, page 16, 20 Apr 1856.
1856 Marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parish of Faversham in the County of Kent, Entry #32, married April 20, 1856, George Gregory, 28, dredger, residence at Faversham, father Edward Gregory, dredger, to Caroline Dodd, 22, in service, residence at Faversham, father John Dodd, carpenter. Signed by George Gregory by his mark but signed by Caroline Dodd. Witnesses: George Stanley and Eliza Gregory.
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