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Henry Gralton

Henry Gralton

Henry Gralton, who was known as Harry, was born about 1828 in the Parish of Creeve, County Roscommon Ireland and Harry was a Shoemaker.

Little is known about his early life but Henry married Margaret Dobbins from Limerick, Ireland on November 30, 1850 in St Giles in the Fields, Saint George, Bloomsbury, London.

Henry was a Shoemaker aged 22 and Margaret aged 18. The couple were married in the Sardinian Chapel of St Giles Roman Catholic Church. Both Henry and Margaret signed with an X. The residence of both was shown as 27 Eagle Street, Bloomsbury and that street exists today.

The Story of London Gallows

"On the Wagon"

The Churchwardens of St Giles would buy condemned prisoners, on their way to Tyburn Gallows, a last drink of ale at the Pub next door known as 'The Angel in the Field' . One prisoner who refused the offer for a last drink missed the pardon that was waiting there for him. Origin of the saying "On the Wagon" - meaning a person has stopped drinking alcohol!

Present day 'Angel in the Fields' Hotel - Marylebone

Prisoners were transported to Tyburn Gallows on a wagon and were allowed one last drink in a pub on the way to their execution. If offered a second drink by a sympathiser the guard would reply, "No, they're going on the Wagon!"

Cornelius Gralton, Henry's father was shown on Henry's Marriage certificate in 1850 as a Shoemaker and he was not shown as being deceased although this may have been the case. In 1855 when Cornelius Gralton, Harry's brother, was married his fathers was shown as a deceased (flax) farmer.

In the British Census held on 30th March 1851 Henry and Margaret had been married for exactly four months and were living in London under the name of Grant which was the name they used when they married. The Census records state that they lived in the Township of Bloomsbury in the Borough of Finsbury. In the Census record it also shows in the same street Margaret's father John Dobbins (a Tailor) and his wife "E", both 60 years and both from Ireland together with son in law Michael Chard?, 12 and daughter in law Jenny? 3, from Neidt?. It would be assumed that Michael was the child of one of John Dobbins other daughters. The records state that Margaret's parents were John Dobbins and Mary. There is a record of a marriage of a John Dobbins in the same quarter as Henry and Margaret (i.e. December 1850) so it is possible that he remarried and it may have been on the same day as his daughter's wedding.

Their children of Henry and Margaret were: -

	Born	Died	Aged	Born	Died
James Gralton	1852	1917	65	London	Qld
John Gralton	1853	1941	88	London	Qld
Henry Gralton	1855	1922	67	London	Qld
Catherine (Kate) Gralton	1858	1945	86	London	Qld
Alfred Gralton	1860	1919	58	Frederickton NSW	Qld
Paul Gralton	1862	1864	1+	Qld	NSW
Elias Patrick Gralton	1863	1902	38	Macleay River NSW	Qld
Josephine Mary Gralton	1866	1952	86	Armidale NSW	Qld
Louisa Gralton	1868	1877	9	Armidale NSW	Qld
Austin S I Gralton	1871	1919	48	Kempsey NSW	Qld
Margaret Ann (Annie) Gralton	1872	1951	78	Armidale NSW	Qld
Winifred Mary Gralton	1892	1958	82	Qld	Qld

The following Gralton's are buried in the Nudgee Catholic Cemetery in Brisbane.

Report by Surname	Surname GRALTON	Nudgee Cemetery
A1-01-20-A	ELIZABETH	16/03/1960	57	F
A1-01-20-B	JAMES PHILIP	16/03/1963	66	M
B-50-03-B	WINIFRED MARY	31/12/1958	82	F
SIS-MER-22-01-A	SR MARY EULALIE, RSM	11/11/1955	74	F

There are other Gralton's who are buried at Nudgee under their married names. These include: -

Margaret Ann ROBERTS

Josephine Mary COSTIGAN B-50-02-B

Together with the above two are Michael Joseph Costigan and Winifred Mary Gralton in

Portion B-50-02 & 03

Winifred Mary Gralton is the daughter of Henry and Margaret Gralton.

(Winifred Mary (Nin) Gralton the daughter of Alfred Gralton was cremated at Mt Thompson in 1975)

The Henry Gralton Branch

Henry Gralton

c1828 to 7 June 1897

Margaret Dobbins

c1833 to 9 August 1903

The children of Henry and Margaret Gralton: -

Name	Born	Details	Died
James Gralton	Born about 1851 London	December 1851 Quarter - Holborn Vol 2 Page 151	Died 29 July 1917
John Gralton	Born 29 September 1853 Bishops Head Court, Grey's Inn Lane St Andrews, London	December 1853 Quarter - Holborn Vol 1b Page 383	Died 19 July 1941
Henry Gralton	Born about 1855 London	December Quarter 1855 - Holborn Vol 1b Page 417	Died 11 June 1892
Catharine Gralton	Born about 1858 London	March Quarter 1858 - Holburn Vol 1b Page 459	Died 15 May 1890
Alfred Gralton	Born Fredericktown NSW 7 January 1860		Died 28 February 1919
Paul Gralton	Born 13 April 1862		Died 1864 Macleay River District NSW.
Elias Patrick Gralton	Born 1864 Macleay River District NSW		Died 17 December 1902 Brisbane
Josephine Mary Gralton	Born 1866 Armidale NSW		Died 28 April 1952
Louisa Gralton	Born 1868 Armidale District NSW		Died 27 October 1877 in Brisbane.
Austin Sarsfield Ireland Gralton	Born 8 February 1871 in District of Kempsey NSW		Died 26 June 1919 Albion Hotel Brisbane
Margaret Ann Gralton	Born 1873 in the District of Armidale		Died 23 April 1951 in Brisbane
Winifred Mary Gralton	Born 20 June 1876 in Brisbane		Died 30 December 1958 in Brisbane.

(Less than 1.5 cents in the $ (3.5x100/240))

The Brisbane Courier Saturday 15 February 1890

In the matter of Henry Gralton, of Brisbane, bootmaker, insolvent, Mr. Robinson (Messrs. Powers and Robinson) applied for a certificate of discharge under section 169 of the Insolvency Act.

Certificate granted.

The Brisbane Courier Thursday 23 November 1893

One Pound reward. -- Lost, from South Brisbane, Gray Horse, fleabitten, branded DW on near shoulder. The above reward will be paid on delivery to H. Gralton, 88 Queen street. 5752

The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933), Monday 10 October 1887, page 2