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Latest Changes and Additions to the "Grimshaw Origins" Website

 

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The website on Grimshaw Family Origins and History was started in July 2000 and is continually being expanded and updated, especially as more information becomes available from Grimshaw descendants and other researchers. The reverse chronological list of development events on this webpage is primarily for those who have visited the site previously, so they can readily determine what has been changed or added since their last visit. Sometimes preliminary pages are added to the website but are not listed here until they have "substantial" content. An overall outline for the website (currently out of date) is provided on a companion webpage.

 

December 2004

 

Addition of webpage on Caleb Grimshaw & Company, Liverpool-Based Passenger and Freight Commissioning Company

Addition of webpage on Leah Nadine (Grimshaw) Driggs family history

November 2004

 

Several upgrades of Danny Lee Grimshaw, Vietnam Casualty webpage based on information and photos provided by Nadine Driggs and other family members.

Addition of webpage on James and Rebecca (Bullough) Grimshaw, immigrants from Wigan, Lancashire to North Providence (Greystone), Rhode Island

Addition of skeletal webpage on "U.S. Marines in Vietnam - The Defining Year: 1968" as companion webpage to that of Danny Grimshaw

Addition of skeletal webpage on John Thomas and Arvilla (Whitesell) Grimshaw, Settlers at Detroit, Michigan

Completion of webpage on William and Emily (Brown) Grimshaw, a family line on Staten Island, New York

Upgrade of Beatrice Grimshaw's webpage with addition of letter she sent to Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin in 1908 regarding the "New Hebrides" question

Addition of skeletal webpage on a bibliography of Beatrice Grimshaw's works from the "Pulp Rack" website

Addition of skeletal webpage on Francis and Frances ("Fanny") Grimshaw of Montauk, Long Island, New York

Completion of webpage on Grimshaws in the Heritage Quest database

Addition of skeletal webpage on Grimshaw, Baxter & J.J. Elliott, English clockmaking firm in London and Nottingham

Addition of skeletal webpage on John Grimshaw, M.D., author of "The People's Medical Guide" and other medical books

October 2004

Upgrade of webpage on William Grimshaw, Illinois pioneer and prominent citizen, with addition of photos of home and gravesite from Hilary Tulloch and Bill & Sylvia Grote

Addition of webpage on Conrad Grimshaw, American veteran of the Korean War

Additions to "Doctor Grimshawe's Secret" webpage

September 2004

Addition of Google-based search tool to the homepage -- donated by Dick Grimshaw -- to help navigate the 200+ pages of the "Grimshaw Origins" website

Upgrade of webpage on Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw, Dublin Physician and Ireland Registrar General, with addition of photos of gravesites from Hilary Tulloch.

Addition of webpage on Jackson Grimshaw, Brother of William Grimshaw and noted Illinois Lawyer in Quincy, Illinois

Upgrade of webpage on William A. Grimshaw, Illinois Pioneer and Attorney -- addition of biographies and a webpage with full text of William's address, History of Pike County, delivered on July 4, 1876

August 2004

Upgrade of webpage on Dr Grimshawe's Secret, a Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorine -- Having Little or Nothing to Do with the Grimshaw Family

Addition of skeletal webpage on Grimshaws in the Heritage Quest database

Upgrade of webpage on Thomas Grimshaw, "a Force in Modern Spiritualism"

Addition of skeletal webpage on William and Emily (Brown) Grimshaw, Immigrants to Staten Island, New York

Upgrade of webpage on William and Phoebe Grimshaw of Lawrence County, OH with information from Cindy (Grimshaw) O'Brian and Judi Gilker

Addition of skeletal webpage on Grimshaws in the "Family and Local Histories" database on Ancestry.com

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1840 U.S. Census

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1850 U.S. Census

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1790 U.S. Census

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1800 U.S. Census

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1830 U.S. Census

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1820 U.S. Census

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in 1910 U.S. Census

Update of webpage on George and Susan (Terriere) Grimshaw with new descendant chart and family history information from Trudell (Leyck) Wright

July 2004

Addition of webpage on Danny Lee Grimshaw, Vietnam War Casualty from Seattle, Washington

Addition of webpage on Emile Grimshaw, noted banjo player, teacher, composer, and builder

Addition of webpage on John and Mary Ellen (Wignall) Grimshaw, Immigrants to Massachusetts from Yorkshire

June 2004

Upgrade of webpage on C. Grant Grimshaw Elementary School

Addition of skeletal webpage on the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Foundation

Update of webpage on Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw with photos and other information provided by Sharon Prince

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw Obituaries and Death Notices from the Newsbank website

May 2004

Addition of skeletal webpage on Samuel and Mary (Shackleton) Grimshaw, probable immigrants to Jefferson Co, Ohio from Yorkshire

Update of webpage on John and Margaret (Hartley) Grimshaw webpage with addition of probable connection to Samuel Grimshaw

Addition of webpage on Samuel Grimshaw, Medal of Honor recipient for valor in the U.S. Civil War

Upgrade of webpage on James and Mary Julia (Berthoud) Grimshaw with information from Nancy Presley-Holly's Website

Addition of skeletal webpage on William and Phoebe Grimshaw of Lawrence County, OH with information from Cindy (Grimshaw) O'Brian

Addition of preliminary webpage on Richard Trappes-Lomax's book on the history of Clayton-le-Moors, published in 1926

April 2004

Addition of preliminary webpage on Ann (Grimshaw) and Samuel Entwistle, emigrants from Lancashire to Missouri

March 2004

Addition of preliminary webpage on James and Ellen (Cotterill) Grimshaw, immigrants to Brooklyn, NY from Manchester, England

February 2004

Addition of preliminary webpage on James and Katherine (Barnett) Grimshaw, immigrants to Michigan from Lancashire and Scotland

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaw Hall, with addition of information on the Grimshaws who lived there and gave their name to the Hall.

Addition of webpage on John Elisha Grimshaw, recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I (one of the "Six VCs Before Breakfast") for valor in the Gallipoli campaign.

Update of webpage on Cecil Grimshaw, World War I Casualty at Gallipoli, with creation of companion webpage containing newspaper articles and related information.

Addition of webpage on 1810 U.S. Census, showing "Grimshaw" and "Grinshaw" entries

Addition of webpage on 1820 U.S. Census, showing "Grimshaw" and "Grinshaw" entries

Addition of webpage on 1830 U.S. Census, showing "Grimshaw" and "Grinshaw" entries

Addition of portrait photo of Col. Arthur H. Grimshaw to his webpage.

Addition of webpage on LDS Pedigree Resource Files, with tabulation of Grimshaws (and Grinshaws and Grimshawes) included in the Master Index (includes 1025 entries).

January 2004

Addition of webpage on 1860 U.S. Census, showing Thomas H. Grimshaw living in Alabama and Henry Grimshaw living in Connecticut.

Addition of webpage on 1930 U.S. Census, with Grimshaws indexed by state and city where found in the census.

Addition of webpage on Charles T. and Hannah (Walker) Grimshaw based on information provided by Richard Walker. Charles was apparently the son of Caleb Grimshaw, for whom the immigrant ship Caleb Grimshaw was named. The Caleb Grimshaw burned and sank in 1849 with the loss of 90 lives.

Upgrade of 1870 U.S. Census webpage with addition of Grimshaws indexed in the online service of Ancestry.com

Addition of probable family line information for Caleb Grimshaw, namesake of the immigrant ship Caleb Grimshaw, which sank in 1849.

December 2003

Addition of skeletal webpage on Grimshaw Green, a village near Parbold in the District of West Lancashire.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw Immigrant Indications - traces of North American and other Grimshaw immigrants and family lines that are not yet documented.

Upgrade of webpage on Thomas S. and Emma (Kraemer) Grimshaw with addition of photographs from Ann Nepsa.

Addition of webpage on Pheby Grimshaw and Jeremiah Hustler, a Quaker family from Yorkshire with descendants in Ohio, based on information provided by Ruth Edney.

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaw Hall, Knowle, near Birmingham (previously added in skeleton form in December 2002).

October 2003

Addition of webpage on Charles and Mary (Wiley) Grimshaw, who married in New York and raised a family in Canajoharie, based on information provided by Roger Grimshaw. One of the descendants was Myron Grimshaw, major league baseball player for the Boston Red Sox in the early 1900s.

July 2003

Addition of webpage on Robert E. Grimshaw, South Dakota pioneer and prominent citizen of Deadwood.

Addition of webpage on Thomas Grimshaw, key figure in the Spiritualism movement in the early 20th century.

Addition of webpage on the Grimshaws of Gisburn Forest, a line of Grimshaws descended from Ottwell Grymeshey of Rimmington, which is located two miles southeast of Gisburn in northern Lancashire.

Change to new webhosting service, with increased website access capacity and additional server space. New domain name: www.grimshaworigin.org.

June 2003

Addition of photos to "Irish" line of Grimshaws, courtesy of Richard Grimshaw and Hilary Tulloch. Addition of contributions to Irish textile industry by Nicholas Grimshaw, and addition of 1762 article on bleaching by Nicholas' father.

Addition of webpage on William Grimshaw's Principles of Christianity Vindicated, an 1846 religious tract by an author who found Christian salvation as a Quaker after being a Deist.

May 2003

Addition of webpage on Cecil Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw, who served in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the Boer War and kept a detailed diary of his experiences, based on information provided by Richard Grimshaw. Cecil also fought in World War I, in the Gallipoli campaign, where he was killed in action on April 26, 1915.

Addition of webpage on U.S. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records for Grimshaws

April 2003

Redesign and reduction of homepage in order to reduce load time when the website is accessed and to conserve website access resources. Two new webpages were also added for placement of the homepage information that was removed -- an "Overview of Grimshaw Origins and History" page and a "Site Map" page.

March 2003

Addition of webpage on Aaron and Rosanna (Cook) Grimshaw, immigrants from Ashton-under-Lyne, with information provided by Margaret (Tribe) Bania and Betsy Beech.

February 2003

Upgrade of webpage on William Alexander and Jane (Turner) Grimshaw, with addition of photos from the Richland County, WI History Room.

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaws of Paterson, NJ (listed as George and Mary [Barnes] Grimshaw) who were involved in the manufacture of silk products. Photos of two silk mills (in Paterson and in Reading, PA) and members of one of the branches of the family were added, thanks to Marge Tamboer.

Addition of webpage on Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw of Scioto County, OH. Richard moved to Ohio from Pennsylvania apparently before he met Nancy. 

Addition of webpage on James and Mary Julia (Berthoud) Grimshaw. They met and married in New York, after James immigrated there in 1826, and raised a large family in New Orleans.

January 2003

Upgrade of webpage on William Robinson and Sarah (Rhoads) Daylor Grimshaw, participants in the 1848-50 California Gold Rush. Several new photos were added, and the page was reorganized.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1920 U.S. Census.

Addition of webpage on Mary Grimshaw, "Charwoman" to King Charles II on the Island of Jersey. Charles II stayed twice on Jersey during the English revolutions in the 1600s.

December 2002

Addition of webpage on William H. Grimshaw, author of history of black Freemasons. William was employed at the Library of Congress.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1850 U.S. Census

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the Canadian 1881 Census

Addition of webpage on Mormon Grimshaw Immigrants to the U.S. from England

Addition of webpage on Bannister Grimshaw's book, "The Entwisle Family", which was published in 1924

November 2002

Addition of webpage on George and Susan Grimshaw, immigrants to New York City and then Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Information was provided by Trudell Wright.

Addition of webpage on Archbishop Grimshaw School, a Roman Catholic secondary school located near Birmingham

October 2002

Addition of webpage on "When I Was a Boy in England" by Ivan Gerould Grimshaw

Addition of webpage on the Grimshawe Family of Errwood Hall, Goyt Valley, Cheshire. Much of the information was provided by Colin Butterworth.

September 2002

Upgrade of webpage on Grimshaw, Georgia, with addition of photos of the location taken in Summer 2002 by Howard Ratcliffe.

Upgrade of webpage on Duckworth and Mary Jane (Moyes) Grimshaw, with addition of photos of son William's homesite and grave.

August 2002

Addition of webpage on Thomas S. Grimshaw, 1876 Immigrant to Anaheim, California from Manchester via South America.

July 2002

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1870 U.S. Census

Addition of webpage on William Grimshaw, Immigrant to Philadelphia around 1800 with Descendants in Minnesota.

June 2002

Additions to webpage on Duckworth and Mary Jane (Moyes) Grimshaw

Addition of webpage on Doctor Grimshawe's Secret, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

April 2002

Upgrade of webpage on Hugh and Anne (Grimshaw) Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe Hall

Addition of webpage on Hugh and Elizabeth (Burroughs) Grimshaw, 1811 Immigrants to Salem County, New Jersey from Manchester

March 2002

Addition of webpages summarizing Zephaniah Grimshaw information from Calvin Lamb's and Bill O'Halloran's websites.

Upgrade of webpage on Thomas and Helena (Brettargh) Grimshaw, 1852 immigrants to Ontario and then to North Carolina

Upgrade of webpage on the Caleb Grimshaw, Emigrant Ship that burned and sank in 1849 with the loss of 90 lives.

Addition of supplement to Grimshaw Immigrants as indexed in Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Index".

February 2002

Upgrade of webpage on William Robinson and Sarah (Rhoads) Grimshaw, Participants in the California Gold Rush.

Addition of webpage on (Francis) Duckworth and Bridget (Monahan) Grimshaw of Killingly, Connecticut.

Upgrade of George and Charlotte (Menard) Grimshaw webpage, with addition of photos provided by Barbara Bonner.

Further upgrade of webpage on Edwin A. Grimshaw Collection of American Grimshaw Family Lines.

January 2002

Addition of webpage on George and Mary (Barnes) Grimshaw, Progenitors of New Jersey Grimshaw Family Lines.

Addition of webpage on John and Mary Grimshaw, Weaver immigrants to Philadelphia; information provided by Phyllis Frankenfield.

Addition of webpage on the Grimshaws of Crowtrees, Barrowford, Lancashire.

Addition of webpage on Joseph and Marinda (Ostrander) Grimshaw, 1843 immigrants to Nova Scotia and then Michigan (1865).

December 2001

Addition of webpage on Henry and Mary (Mann) Grimshaw, Immigrants to Wisconsin in 1843.

Addition of webpage on Zacharia and Ellen (Wilde) Grimshaw, Immigrants to Strathmore, Alberta around 1900, with information provided by Edwin Grimshaw.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaws in the 1880 U.S. Census.

November 2001

Upgrade of webpage on Edwin A. Grimshaw Collection of American Grimshaw Family Lines

October 2001

Addition of webpage on Jonathan and Elizabeth (Pratt) Grimshaw, progenitors of at least five Grimshaw immigrants to the U.S. Information for this webpage was provided by Elaine Ruggiero and her brother, Charles Grimshaw Wagner.

September 2001

Update and additions to webpage on Gary Grimshaw, Concert poster artist for famous rock music groups.

Update and additions to webpage on Atkinson Grimshaw, Noted painter of ethereal scenes and fairy figures.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw history from anonymous contributor.

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw entries in the Ellis Island passenger database.

June 2001

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw, Georgia, named after Harry B. Grimshaw, railroad executive from Savannah, Georgia.

Update of American Genealogical and Biographical Index (AGBI) webpage.

Additions to webpage on Joseph Grimshaw and His Two Families (Joseph immigrated about 1806).

Addition of webpage on Lawrence and Mary Duckworth) Grimshaw, Progenitors of at Least Eight Immigrants to America.

May 2001

Update of Viking Origins of Grimshaw surname webpage, with addition of map showing routes of Viking invasion.

Addition of second Lloyd's record (for 1778) to the webpage on The Griffin, operated out of Liverpool by Captain R. Grimshaw.

Addition of baptism records to John James Grimshaw and George Thomas Grimshaw webpages. Addition of Declaration of Intent record to John James Grimshaw webpage.

Addition of webpage on Michael Henry and Maria (Norris) Grimshaw, Westward migrants from Wisconsin.

Addition of webpage on William Alexander and Jane (Turner) Grimshaw, Lifetime residents of Wisconsin.

Upgrade of webpage on Robert E. Grimshaw, Distinguised American mechanical engineer, with information and photos provided by Dana McKay and Mike Stelling.

April 2001

Addition of webpage on John and Margaret (Hartley) Grimshaw, Quaker Immigrants to New York and Ohio.

Addition of webpage on the "Texas Line" of Grimshaws, Participants in a Texas oil boom.

Addition of webpage on Jonathan and Eliza (Topham) Grimshaw, Mormon Immigrants to Missouri.

Addition of webpage on Roland "Roly" Grimshaw,  Indian cavalry officer and eiarist of World War I.

March 2001

Addition of webpage on T. Harold Grimshaw, Shetland Islands missionary and author.

Addition of webpage on Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshaw, Clergyman, author and scholar (author of Memoirs of the Rev. Legh Richmond and Life of William Cowper)

Addition of webpage on Thomas Wrigley Grimshaw, Physician and public health servant in Dublin, Ireland

Consolidation of Clayton Hall webpages; addition of Robert Eaton's sketches of the former Clayton Hall

Consolidation of Ooze Castle Wood webpage onto "Grimshaw Serpent" webpage.

Addition of webpage on Beatrice Grimshaw, South Pacific adventurer and author.

Addition of webpage on William Grimshaw's New Hampshire Life After the Revolutionary War

Addition of webpage on The Griffin, Privateer Brig Operating in the 1770s under the Command of a Captain Grimshaw

Addition of webpage on Nicholas Grimshaw, Seven Times Mayor of Preston

February 2001

Addition of webpage on Grimshaw Listings in the American Genealogical- Biographical Index (AGBI)

Reformatting of Oakenshaw Line of Grimshaws to overall website format.

Addition of webpage on John Grimshaw, Soldier in the Coldstream Guards

January 2001

Update of Edward and Dorothy (Raner) Grimshaw with addition of Tim Halstead's extensive descendant chart

Consolidation of Higher Grimshaw Farm webpage onto webpage for Grimshaw Location in Eccleshill

Addition of Christopher Telfer's webpage, derived from his website on Grimshaw family lines

Addition of connection of Pendle Hill Grimshaw line to Clayton-le-Moors line on Pendle Forest Grimshaw webpage (derived from 1877 articles from The Preston Guardian)

Consolidation of Pendle Hill and Heyhouses webpage onto webpage for Pendle Forest line of Grimshaws

Consolidation of inscriptions webpage onto webpage for Grimshaw gravestone in St. Anne's Church in Fence

December 2000

Addition of webpage on Edward and Dorothy (Raner) Grimshaw and descendants, including three North American Grimshaw lines

Updates of homepage to describe involvement the Grimshaw family in the Industrial Revolution in more detail

Addition of webpage on William Grimshaw, Veteran of the American War for Independence

Addition of webpage on Nicholas Grimshaw, key figure in bringing the Industrial Revolution to Ireland

Modification of webpage on Irish Grimshaw line for compatibility and mutual support of Nicholas Grimshaw webpage

November 2000

Addition of "Radical" John Grimshaw poems to Industrial Revolution webpage.

Addition of initial webpage on Arthur Grimshaw, American Civil War Regimental and Brigade Commander for the Union.

Addition of webpage on Arkwright and Cartwright, Inventors of Important Textile Manufacturing Machines.

Revision of James Hargreaves webpage.

Revision and upgrade of "Grimshaws in the Industrial Revolution" webpage.

Revision and upgrade of Grimshaw Serpent webpage.

Revision and upgrade of Ooze Castle Wood webpage.

Revision and upgrade of Harleian Manuscripts: Grimshaw Entries webpage.

Revision and upgrade of Grimshaw Coat of Arms and Crest webpage.

Preliminary posting of webpage on Edwin A. Grimshaw Collection of American Grimshaw Family Trees.

Upgrade of webpage on William Robinson Grimshaw, Participant in the California Gold Rush.

October 2000

Addition of webpage on William Grimshaw, Noted Historian.

Addition of webpage on Moses Grimshaw, Fictional "Idealized" Lancastrian.

Addition of webpage on Latest Changes and Additions (this page).

Addition of webpage with Website Outline.

Several webpage modifications in response to Hilary Tulloch comments.

Change of Coat of Arms on homepage to Harleian Manuscripts image.

Addition of webpage on Thomas and Helena (Brettargh) Grimshaw

Addition of webpage on Joseph Grimshaw and His Two Families  

 

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Webpage initially posted October 2000; it is updated regularly as progress is made.