Harry Augustus (Grainger) Granger (1887 - 1965)

Born 11 Apr 1887 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Frances (Batty) Granger — married 1935 in South Manchester, Lancashire, England

Died 20 Aug 1965 at age 78 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Biography

Harry was born in 1887, the son of Thomas Granger and Susannah Diddells. Serving with the Manchester Regiment ^{[1] [2]}, he visited America ^[3] when his wife's daughter ^[4] moved there, and he passed away in 1965.

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Born 11 Apr 1887 • Hadleigh, Cosford, Suffolk, England.^[5]

Married 1935 • South Manchester, Lancashire, England.^[6]

Died 20 Aug 1965 • Withington Hospital Manchester, Lancashire, England.^{[7] [8]}

Buried 25 Aug 1965 • Southern Cemetery Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Lancashire, England.^{[9] [10]} [1]

Residence:

5 Apr 1891 • West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. S/o Thomas E and Susannah Granger as Harry A Granger (corrected) b: Hadleigh 1888.^[11]

31 Mar 1901 • South Manchester, Lancashire, England. S/o Thomas E and Susannah Granger as Harry A Granger b: Hadleigh 1888.^[12]

2 Apr 1911 • 21 Walmer Street, Rusholme Manchester, South Manchester, Lancashire, England. Salesman. S/o Thomas Ellis and Susannah Granger as Harry Augustus Granger b: Hadleigh 1888.^[13]

29 Sep 1939 • 387 Claremont Road Manchester, Lancashire, England. Salesman Fancy Good. H/o Clara F Granger as Harry A Granger b: 11 Apr 1887.^[14]

Departure:

13 Nov 1951 • Southampton, Lancashire, England. Via 'Mauretania' from Southampton to New York with housewife Clara Granger as presser Harry Granger b: England 1887.^[15]

16 Jan 1953 • New York, New York, USA. Via 'Franconia' from New York to Liverpool with Clara F. Granger as Harry A. Granger b: 1888.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920; Name: Harry A Granger, Regiment or Corps: Manchester Regiment, Regimental Number: 47529.
2. ↑ UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920; Name: Harry Augustus Granger, Military Year: 1914-1920, Rank: Private, Company: WO 329, Regiment or Corps: Manchester Regiment, Regiment Number: 47529, Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal.
3. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Name: Harry Augustus Granger, Gender: Male, Race: White, Birth Date: 11 Apr 1887, Birth Place: Hadleigh Suf, United Kingdom, Father: Thomas E Granger, Mother: Susanna Diddell, SSN: 314349256, Notes" Apr 1952: Name listed as HARRY AUGUSTUS GRANGER.
4. ↑ Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Name: Harry Granger, Gender: Male, Spouse: Clara Granger, Child: Lucy A Terrett.
5. ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915; Name: Harry Augustus Grainger, Registration Year: 1887, Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun, Registration district: Cosford, Inferred County: Suffolk, Volume: 4a, Page: 701.
6. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005; Name: Harry A Granger, Registration Date: Oct 1935, Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec, Registration district: South Manchester, Inferred County: Lancashire, Spouse: Clara F Batty, Volume Number: 8d, Page number: 448.
7. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007; Name: Harry A Granger, Death Age: 78, Birth Date: 1887, Registration Date: Jul 1965, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration district: Manchester, Inferred County: Lancashire, Volume: 10e, Page: 226.
8. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941; Name: Harry Augustua Granger, Death Date: 20 Aug 1965, Death Place: Manchester, Chester, England, Probate Date: 26 Oct 1965, Probate Registry: Manchester, Chester, England.

   "GRANGER, Harry Augustua of 18 Avon Street Machester 13 died 20 August 1965 at Withington Hospital Manchester 20 Administration Manchester 26 October to Clara Frances Granger widow. 410."

9. ↑ England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2014; Name: Harry Augustus Granger, Age: 78, Record Type: Burial, Birth Date: 1887, Death Date: 1965, Burial Date: 25 Aug 1965, Burial Place: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, Occupation: Retired, Cemetery: Southern Cemetery, Cemetery Section: K, Grave Number: 517.
10. ↑ UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current; Name: Harry Augustus Granger, Death Date: 25 Aug 1965, Cemetery: Southern Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place: Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153504253/
11. ↑ 1891 England Census; Class: RG12; Piece: 2268; Folio 19; Page 34; GSU roll: 6097378.
12. ↑ 1901 England Census; Class: RG13; Piece: 3682; Folio: 79; Page: 21.
13. ↑ 1911 England Census; The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
14. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register; The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4487H.
15. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960; Name: Harry Granger, Gender: Male, Departure Age: 64, Birth Date: 1887, Departure Date: 13 Nov 1951, Departure Port: England, Ship Name: Mauretania, Shipping Line: Cunard White Star Limited, Destination Port: New York, USA, MasterD W Sorrell.
16. ↑ U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1965; Name: Harry A. Granger, Departure Age: 65, Birth Date: 1888, Departure Date: 16 Jan 1953, Departure Place: New York, New York, USA.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153504253/harry-augustus-granger : accessed 15 September 2021), memorial page for Harry Augustus Granger (unknown–25 Aug 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153504253, citing Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England ; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338).

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