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I am seeking records about my uncle Douglas Grant.

Son of James Alexander Grant and Margaret Sarah Grant nee Thompson.

Siblings: Gerald Edwards Grant, Florence Helen Grant and Vera Grant.

Last known address 08/10/1936 - 6 Darwin Street, Mountfields, Shrewsbury, England.

Travel:
2/11/1910 Bristol to Quebec, Canada
19/10/1928 Liverpool to Montreal, Canada

Thank you,

Patrick Grant

What are you hoping for that you don't already know?

What is the context of the 1936 info?

1939
52a George Street, Birmingham, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England

Douglas J Grant 04 Sep 1893 Male Clerical Officer - Po Engineering Married 32 1
Annie L Grant 08 May 1893 Female Housewife Unpaid Married 32 2
Gerald T Grant 20 May 1919 Male ??? Single 32 3
John S Harris 01 Jun 1889 Male Heavy Single 32 4

First name(s) Douglas J
Last name Grant
Gender Male
Birth year 1894c
Age 47
Death quarter 1
Death year 1941
District Birmingham
County Warwickshire
Volume 6D
Page 162

First name(s) Annie Louisa
Last name Grant
Gender Female
Birth day 8
Birth month 5
Birth year 1893
Death quarter 4
Death year 1977
District Shrewsbury
County Shropshire
Volume 30
Page 0307

First name(s) Gerald Thomas
Last name Grant
Gender Male
Birth day 20
Birth month 5
Birth year 1919
Death quarter 3
Death year 1977
District Shrewsbury
County Shropshire
Volume 30
Page 0323

First name(s) Gerald Thomas
Last name Grant
Birth year 1919
Service number -
Rank Signalman
Regiment -
Nationality British
Year 1942
Country Thailand
Residence Coleham Gardens, Shrewsbury

His service records are on Findmypast.

I don't have time to download them at the moment but perhaps someone else can.

He had chronic bronchitis and psoriasis.

He enlisted in Shrewsbury in March 1915.

Demobbed in 1920 and his home address at that time was 5 Longden Gardens,Longden Coleham Shrewsbury

He didn't do any service abroad.

Kath. x

Probably his marriage:-

First name(s) Douglas J
Last name Grant
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1915
Registration month -
MarriageFinder ™

Douglas J Grant married one of these people

Annie L Harris

Spouse's last name Harris
District Atcham
District number -
County Shropshire
Country England
Volume 6A
Volume as transcribed 6A
Page number 1821
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath.x

Thank you again.

Are you a relation?

No, all of us who have answered are just ordinary members of Genes who like looking things up for other members.

Before Douglas joined up he was a bank clerk.

Kath. x

Very kind, that’s helped me loads.

No, just a paying member of GR.

First name(s) Gerald Thomas
Last name Grant
Year 1944
Rank Signalman
Service number 2337200
Prison camp or ship Thailand - Camp 4
Country of imprisonment Thailand
Conflict World War 2
Document details Thai POW Camp Name list
Archive reference WO 361/1979
Archive
The National Archives
Record set Prisoners Of War 1715-1945

Possibly another son - birth district the same as Gerald's

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Grant John D Harris Atcham 6a 1057

Thanks again :-)

Just in case, by some chance, you don't have this:

Douglas Jas Grant
in the Web: Ireland, Census, 1901
Name: Douglas Jas Grant
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 7
Birth Date: abt 1894
Birth Place: Co Galway
Residence Date: 31 Mar 1901
House Number: 7
Residence Place: Eyre Square (pt. of), Galway Urban, Galway, Ireland
Relation to Head: Son
Occupation: Scholar
Religion: Presbyterian
Literacy: Read and write
Household Members Age Relationship
James Alex Grant 41 Head of Family (Head)
Margt Sarah Grant 38 Wife
Douglas Jas Grant 7 Son
Gerald Edwards Grant 5 Son
Florence Helen Grant 3 Daughter
Vera Grant 1 Daughter
Sophia Grant 75 Mother
Annie Byrne 23 Servant

The 1910 travel record lists him as a bank clerk.

?? Long shot -

Douglas Grant
in the UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Douglas Grant - book-keeper
Arrival Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1894
Port of Departure: St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Arrival Date: 30 Jan 1914
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Gibaraltar
Ship Name: Hesperian
Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 124266

???

Douglas James Grant
in the 1911 Census of Canada
Name: Douglas James Grant
Gender: Male
Marital status: Single
Race or Tribe: Irish
Nationality: Canadian
Age: 17
Birth Date: Sep 1893
Birth Place: Ireland
Census Year: 1911
Immigration Year: 1910
Province: Alberta
District: Strathcona
District Number: 6
Sub-District: 6 - For completion of Sedgewick, see subdistrict 10
Sub-District Number: 6
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Works at: In Bank
Weeks Employed: 52
Earnings: 500
Life Insurance: 2000
Insurance Cost: 65
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Language: E
Family Number: 26
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Douglas James Grant 17

Two other young bank clerks lodging at the same address.

Thank you for all the help