Innes/Grant family connection

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jude1963
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Innes/Grant family connection

Post by jude1963 » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:19 am

Hi fellow researchers, I am looking for information re the Innes and Grant families. My great great grandfather William Innes was born in Elgin and his mother (Elizabeth Grant) was supposably the eldest daughter of the Grants who owned the whiskey distillery in Elgin. I have looked at marriages around this time and the only likely one looks like it occurred in 1846 in Inveravon, but the wife's name was Helen Grant. This couple had 3 children including a William born in 1848. The place of birth looks very much like "Eastertown" but I am not very good with deciphering the scottish handwriting.

William Innes went to Manchester when 19 years of age and married Elizabeth Stokes. My grandmother descends from this family.

If anyone has any information about this family I would be most grateful if you could get in touch and I can share what I have.

Judith Bullimore
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emanday
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Post by emanday » Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:25 am

Hi Judith,

Could you give us William's father's name as well please?

If you are having trouble with the certificate, why don't you upoad it to the gallery "certificates - help with deciphering" and we might be able to help out there.
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Post by nelmit » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:15 pm

Sorry I can't help with the Innes/Grant family but here is William Grant in 1881. This is the man who founded and built the first Grant distillery.

Dwelling: Hardhaugh House
Census Place: Mortlach, Banff, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203441 GRO Ref Volume 162 EnumDist 4 Page 2
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
William GRANT M 41 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Distillery Clerk
Elizabeth GRANT M 39 F Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Wife
John GRANT U 20 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: M A
William GRANT U 17 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Distillery Clerk
James GRANT U 15 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Alexander GRANT 13 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Charles GRANT 9 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Isabella GRANT 7 F Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Margaret GRANT 5 F Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar
Edward GRANT 2 M Dufftown, Banff, Scotland
Rel: Son

Kind regards,
Annette M
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mitchell
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Post by mitchell » Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:51 pm

William Grant, founder of the distillery in Dufftown was born in Dufftown in 1839. His parents were William Grant and Elizabeth Reid. He married Elizabeth Duncan in Dufftown when he was 20. Their eldest daughter, Elizabeth was born 17/1/1862 and died 24/8/1862.

It is possibly the Glen Grant distillery founded by John Grant in 1840 in Rothes, 10 miles from Elgin that you are looking for.

http://www.scotchwhisky.net/distillerie ... t.htm#hist

http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/Gle ... t_EN.shtml

Hope this helps
Elaine
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