George McPherson Grant (1834 - 1908)

Born 30 Jan 1834 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Radcliffe (Saynor) Grant — married 8 Sep 1862 in Fort William, West Bengal, India

Descendants

Died 18 Oct 1908 at age 74 in Grantown on Spey, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Grant Name Study.

George Grant is a member of Clan Grant.

George McPherson Grant was born in Inverness Scotland on 30 January 1834 to Alexander Grant and Mary Fraser.

George is one of ten children to parents Alexander Grant and Mary Fraser; only four records have been confirmed; they are a result of associated family researchers, in Canada, England and Australia.

I have not copied birth dates. All ten were baptised at Cromdalae Inverallen and Advie Inverness, Scotland.

Isabella- 15 December 1816

John- 8 November 1818

Mary William- 11 June 1820

Alexander- 9 January 1825 English and Canadian researcher

Frances William- 25 February 1827

Charles -10 August 1829

Jane- 3 January 1832, born 1831 moved to Victoria, Australia where she died leaving no issue.

George McPherson- 17 February 1834 moved to India for many years.

Archibald- 1 November 1836 emigrated to Victoria Australia and Australian researcher has confirmed his history.

Margaret- 7 May 1839. End of family

In 1851 she was at the same address as her mother and brother George McPherson Grant. Because of the 1851 Census she has been partly confirmed as one of the family; she may have emigrated to Australia.

George was baptised 17 February 1834 at Cromdale Inverallan and Advie Inverness Scotland U.K.

Education- with St. John's College, Hurstpierpoint, England UK..

Address in 1841 at age 7 years was Main Street Grantown Scotland UK; 1851 it was 4 Northside, Main Street, Grantown.

Occupied in 1851 as apprentice shoe maker; by 1862 and 1863 he was a soldier at Fort William Calcutta, India.

Marriage to Frances Radcliffe Saynor took place on 8 September 1862 at Fort William Calcutta and they had three children named:- Francis Alexander [Frank] Grant, Florence or Florance Margaret [Flo] Grant and Alice Jean [Lil] Grant

Military records for 1881 reveal; he was listed as Warrant Officer in the Indian Army and after an extensive army career; he retired as Captain on 7 August 1890.

By 1893 this home 'Dilkusha', at 10 Station Road Grantown consisted of three public rooms [piano] six bedrooms, [two double], one dressing room, one servant's bedroom, kitchen, scullery, wash house, cycle house, large garden [flowers, fruit and vegetables] The name of the dwelling changed selling a few times and as of December 2004 it was named 'An Carla' meaning 'a haven'.

Strathsprey Herald Newspaper published a glowing obituary for George on Thursday 22 October 1908. Only the Paragraph on Freemasons has been copied here- "A Distinguished Freemason"- "The Captain was a man of varied interests but it may be truly said he dedicated the last years of his life to Free Masons. He was a Freemason to the core. Everything that pertained to that exalted order awakened his keenest sympathies and elicited his unswerving support. We believe there was no Free Mason in the north of Scotland in possessions of so many degrees as Captain Grant".

He was invested into the order while in India in 1863; to become Worshipful Master of his Mother Lodge. He was Past Time Master of the Royal Arch Chapter in Calcutta in 1866; and at Peshawar in 1877. He was expert Master of the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree. Freemasonry in Morayshire owes much to Captain Grant. Under his wide guidance as Worshipful Master, Lodge Craig Ellachie prospered, and brothers sincerely mourn his loss.

George died 18 October 1908 after suffering cancer of the tongue. He was buried in Grantown, Kingassi, cemetery Inverness Scotland, Plot 488a.

At the date of his death; captain Grant was Provisional Grand Substitute; of the Province of Moray; St. Columbia's Episcopal Church Council of Moray. Captain Grant who was a conservative in politics, was a Justice of The Peace for the County. A member of Columbian's Episcopal Church he was the Church Warden and lay Representative of the Diocesan Council of Moray and Caithness".

Sources

• Personal collection of events witnessed by Joan Lewis

• Personal collection of events from Canada they are the direct line to this Grant

• Grant- births and baptism Old Parochial Register Cromdale and Inverallan page 177, dated 17 Feb 1834 County of Moray Elgin

• Grant- education {Ref- Register of St. Johns; Hurstpierpoint March 1911 N0. 4516.

• Grant-regards building of his home in Grantown advertised in "Grantown Supplement" 13 February 1892.

• Grant- Grantown, Inverness Ref- Census 1841- 1891
• Grant- 1841 Census; age 7 lived at Main St. Grantown, Inverness Scotland
• Grant- 1851 Census address 4 Northside Main St Grantown, Inverness

• Grant- marriage in Church of Scotland of 92nd Highlanders between 1st day of October and the last day of December 1862 George McPherson Grant age 26 years a sergeant to Mrs Morgan. His father was named Alexander Grant and Mrs Morgan's father was Lionel Saynor.

• Grant- George McPherson obituary published in "Strathsprey Herald"

• Grant-Grave site was thankfully found by Christine, family member England .

• Grant- 'Dilkusha' the home researched by Christine in Grantown.

• Grant- Army record-George McPherson Grant born 7 August 1835. This date does not compare with his birth and baptism date which is shown as 30 January 1834 on the Church record.

• Grant-Enlisted in H.M. 58th Foot, 7 June 1853 a shoemaker of fresh complexion from Inverness.
• Grant-Arrived India 6 March 1858 from England.
• Grant- Transferred to Bengal Army unattached list 13 December 1862.
• Grant-Sub- contract warrant officer II, 7 July 1870.
• Grant- Lieutenant 20 March 1887.
• Grant-Aust. Commissary Transport Department 14 August 1889.
• Grant-Honorary Captain and Deputy Commissary 20 March 1889.
• Grant-Retired 7 August 1890.
• Grant- Source of above Army records-India Office Records Bengal; Unattached Lists and published Indian Army Lists.