Siblings of Thomas Grimshaw

John Samuel Grimshaw (1814-1883)

Little is known about the early life of John Samuel and how and where he earned his craft as a carver and gilder. He was probably in business with his brother Thomas Grimshaw. About 1835-36 he moved with his parents to live at Dewsbury Moor, where his father was an innkeeper. On the 24 October 1837 John Samuel married Elizabeth Stott daughter of Thomas Dyson Stott a hairdresser and hat maker at St John’s Church Dewsbury.

John Samuel and Elizabeth had the following nine children:

Birth – Death
Frank Jackson Grimshaw, 1st April 1838 Dewsbury – 1st July 1916 West Riding
Ann Ellen Grimshaw, April 1840 Dewsbury – July 1881 Leeds
John Alfred Grimshaw, April 1842 Derby – October 1875 Yorkshire
Thomas Orlando Grimshaw, October 1844 Derby – October 1845 Derby.
Louisa Grimshaw, 1848 East Retford – July 1853 York
George Grimshaw, October 1850 York – 1901 Lancashire
Thomas Bernard Grimshaw, June 1854 York – 24 February1915 Nottingham
Kate Grimshaw, 1856 York – 1901 Leeds
Ada Grimshaw,  December 1858 York – 1915 Dewsbury

The 1841 census lists John Samuel and family living at Normanton Road, Derby, by 1845 they live at Wilmot Street, Derby and between 1846 and 1850 they lived at East Redford where their second daughter Louisa was born. By 1851 the census lists John Samuel and his family had moved to York to work with his brother Thomas at 68 Micklegate. The Census dated 1871 finds John Samuel and his family have moved to 36, St James Street, Nottingham and John Samuel’s son Thomas Grimshaw is training to be a carver and gilder. On the 12th August 1871 John Samuel’s wife Elizabeth dies in Nottingham and eventually John Samuel leaves Nottingham to live with his daughter Ann Ellen, now married to Richard Tessyman and lives with them at 22 Buckley Street, Leeds. His death is recorded in April 1883 and he was buried on the 7th April 1883 at Beckett Street Cemetery, Leeds.

Elizabeth Jackson Grimshaw (1819-1885)

Elizabeth was baptized on 28th December 1819 and brought up by the family in Northampton. When the family move north, the census of 1841 lists her as living at the York Union Workhouse, She marries William Shaw, a joiner and builder, on the 6th February 1847 at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Little Stoke Street, York, and they have a son Lewis born in 1848 in York. William Shaw dies on 31st December 1860 and the census of 1861 informs us that Elizabeth and Lewis Shaw are still residing at 39 Blossom Street, York. The 1871 census finds Elizabeth living with her mother and father at Mickleover, Derbyshire. However, after the death of her mother and father Elizabeth Shaw returns to York to live with her niece, husband and family at York. The whereabouts of Lewis Shaw are unknown. On the 7th February 1885 Elizabeth Shaw dies and is buried at York.

Samuel Jackson Grimshaw (1821-1822)

Born October in1821 in Northampton and baptized on 7th November 1821 at Northampton All Saints Church. Died in infancy on 3rd November 1822.

Louisa Sarah Grimshaw(1823-1856)

Louisa was born in January 1823 in Northampton and baptized on 5th February 1823 at Northampton All Saints Church. When the family moved north to Dewsbury she stayed in Northamptonshire probably to finish her studies and lived at Daventry. Information from articles in the Yorkshire Herald regarding the York Union Workhouse show’s that Louisa moved north to join her family at York in the 1840’s as a teacher to the inmates. The census 1851 lists Louisa living with the family at Micklegate, York.

When Louisa’s father John Grimshaw takes up the position of the Master of the Wortley Union Workhouse at Grenoside, Sheffield, Louisa moves with them. Here she meets and marries William Machen son of Thomas Machen a file manufacturer on 21st March 1854 at Sheffield. About this time John Grimshaw resigns from his position as Master of the Workhouse and returns to York to take up a position as the landlord of the Fox and Hounds Inn at Askham Bryan. Also the marriage of Louisa to William Machen breaks down and Louisa returns back to York to live with the family at Askham Bryan.

In October 1856 Louisa Machen commits suicide at the Fox and Hound Inn and an inquest is held in York. However no death certificate appears to exists regarding her suicide, only a newspaper article in the Yorkshire Gazette dated 18th October 1856.