Born 3 Dec 1880, Downend, Gloucestershire, England, the daughter of George Grant and Mary Field. Baptised 16 Jan 1881, Christ Church, Downend, Gloucestershire, England. [1]
Margaret grew up at Downend, Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England. [2]
After her mother died when she was seven years old, the family moved to live in Bristol. [3]
Circa 1899, she attended the Kensington Government School of Art, along with her sister Hilda. [4]
She never married. The 1901 Census
[5], and 1911 Census find her living with her family in Bristol.
[6]
By 1939, she has moved to the Isle or Wight in Hampshire, England.[7]
She died there in 1969, aged 88 years. [8]
Sources
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Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/Do/R/1/a
Parish Register, Christ Church, Downend, Gloucestershire, England
Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Downend in the County of Gloucester in the year One thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
No: 562; Born: Dec 3rd, 1880; Bap: Jany, 16, 1881; Margaret Gordon, daughter of George Alexander Gordon & Mary Louisa Grant; abode: Downend; Father’s Occupation: Gentleman; Celebrant: J. W. Damnn
↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: RG11; Piece: 2446; Folio: 98; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341589
Cleve Villa Downend, Mangotsfield, Gloucester, England
George A.G. GRANT; Head; M Male; 30, abt 1851; Lymington, Hampshire, England Lieutenant; Royal Navy Retired List
Mary L. GRANT; Wife; Femalel; Married; 28, abt 1853; Bray Brook, Northampton, England
Douglas G. GRANT; Son; Male; 4, abt 1877; Scholar; Bristol City
Hilda G. GRANT; Daur; Female; 1, abt 1880; Mangotsfield, Gloucester, England
Margaret G. GRANT; Daur; Female; 4 m, abt 1881; Mangotsfield, Gloucester, England
Mary J HEAVEN; Servant; Female; Single; 18, abt 1863; Nurse Domestic Servant; Leonard Stanley, Gloucester, England
Ada UPTON; Servant; Female; Single; 18, abt 1863; General Servant Domestic; Winterbourne, Gloucester, England
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The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1988; Folio: 43; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6097098
Westbury On Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Alexander G Grant; Head; Male; Widower; 40, abt 1851; Retired Lieutenant Royal Navy; Lymington, Hants
Douglas G Grant; Son; Male; Single; 14, abt 1877; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Hilda G Grant; Daughter; Female; 11, abt 1880; Downend, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret G Grant; Daughter; Female; 10, abt 1881; Downend, Gloucestershire, England
Keith G Grant; Son; Male; 4, abt 1887; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Maria Grant; Mother; Female; Widow; 65, abt 1826; Lymington, Hants, England
Henrietta Stevens; Servant; Female; Single; 24, abt 1857; … Servant; …..
Civil Parish: Westbury on Trym; Ecclesiastical parish: St Saviour; Registration district: Barton Regis; Sub registration district: Westbury; ED, Institution or Vessel: 10; Piece: 1988; Folio: 43
↑ "KENSINGTON GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF ART." Bristol Mercury, 2 Sept. 1899.
“KENSINGTON GOVERNMENT SCHOOLOF ART
The following students of the Kensington Government School of Art, Berkley square, are winners of medals, prizes and certificates: -NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS. – Margaret G. Grant, national book prize for a model of Apples form nature; MODEL DRAWING: - First Class – Margaret G Grant, Hilda G. Grant; FREEHAND DRAWING – First class, Margaret G. Grant…Hilda G Grant; SHADING FROM THE CAST – Advanced Stage, Second Class – Hilda G Grant MODEL DRAWING 9sdvanced stage): - Second Class: - Margaret G. Grant. OUTLINE DRAWING FORM A CAST (Advanced Stage) First Class: - Margaret G Grant; PRINCIPALS OF ORNAMENT (Elementary Stage) First Class: - Margaret G grant, Second Class: Hilda G Grant; CLAY MODELING (Elementary Stage) First Class: Hilda G Grant; MODELING DESIGN (Advanced Stage) – Second Class, Margaret G Grant; SCIENCE GEOMETRY (Elementary Stage) Second Class – Margaret G Grant.”
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Class: RG13; Piece: 2369; Folio: 98; Page: 18<b />
12, Clyde Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England<b />
Alexander G Grant; Head; Widower; Male; 50, 1851; Retired Lieut R N; Lymington, Hampshire, England <b />
Maria Grant; Mother; Widow; Female; 73, 1828; Lymington, Hampshire, England<b />
Margaret G Grant; Daughter; Single; Female; 20, 1881; Art Student; Downend, Gloucestershire, England <b />
Keith G Grant; Son; Male; 14, abt 1887 ; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England <b />
Parish: Bristol; Country: England; County: Gloucestershire; Municipal ward: Westbury; Registration district: Bristol; Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 2369; Folio: 98; Page: 18
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Series RG14, 191
12 Clyde Road Redland, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Alexander Gordon; Grant; Head; Widower; Male; Produce Broker Retired; 59, abt 1852; Hants Lynington
Maria Grant; Mother; Widow; Female; 85, abt 1826; Lynington; Hants
Gerald Gordon Grant; Son; Single; Male; Produce Broker; 28, abt 1883; Bristol, Glostershire
Margaret Gordon Grant; Daughter; Single; Female; 30, abt 1881; Downend, Glostershire
Bessie Denman; Single; Female; Domestic General; 19, abt 1892; South Somerset North Curey
Parish: Bristol; County: Gloucestershire; Country: England; Archive reference: RG14; Registration district: Bristol; Registration district number: 319; Enumeration district: 19; District number: 19; Sub district: Ashley; Sub district number: 8; Census reference: RG14PN15077 RG78PN908 RD319 SD8 ED19 SN240; RG78 code number: 908; Piece number: 15077
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The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2659B
The White Cottage, Hill Lane, Isle of Wright, Hampshire, England
Margaret G Grant; Female; DOB: 05 Dec 1880; Single; Private Means; 130, 2
Georgina A D Grant; Female; 29 Nov 1858; Widowed; Private Means; 130, 1
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