Name: Jane Grinley
Burial Number: 1790
Gender: Female
Distinction: Born in Scotland
Born: 15/11/1866
Died: 01/07/1945
Buried: 06/07/1945
Story
Jane Wells Chapman was born in Edingburgh, Scotland, on 15th November 1866. Her parents were, Henry Chapman, 33yrs, Wine and Spirits Merchant, and Jane Chapman, 27yrs, nee Wells.
On 20th October 1886, Jane married Walter Davison Grinley, 27yrs, at St. Peter’s, Deptford. They moved to Beckenham, Kent, Walter was a manufacturer of ladies’ underclothing. They had 4 children, Geoffrey Chapman, b.1888, Gladys Mary, b.1890, Walter G.b.1898, and Nora Katherine b.1901. Walter was in partnership with William Lucas, and they employed over a hundred workers in Red Lion Square, London. In 1911 the family was in Sutton, Surrey, and in Carshalton, Surrey, in 1921.
At some point Walter and Jane moved to Worthing where they lived at Inkerman’s Residential Hotel, Shelley Road, and Walter died, aged 69yrs, on 31st January 1929. In 1939, Jane was living in Torquay, Devon, at the Foxlands Hotel, and on 1st July 1945, she died, aged 78yrs, in Devon.
Researcher: Maggi Martin
The Grave
Location in Cemetery
Area: SWS Row: 3 Plot: 5
Exact Location (what3words): best.jazz.deed
Ashes or Urn: Unknown
Headstone
Description:
No description of the headstone has been added.
Inscription:
In loving memory of Walter D Grinley who fell asleep 31st January 1929 Also Jane W Grinley his widow who died 1st July 1945 aged 78 "With God the rest"
Further Information
Birth
Name: Jane Wells Chapman Grinley
Gender: Female
Born: 15/11/1866
Town: Edinburgh
County: Unknown
Country: Scotland
Marriage
Maiden Name:Chapman
Marriage Date: 20/10/1886
Spouse First Name: Walter
Spouse Second Name: Davison
Spouse Last Name: Grinley
Town of Marriage: Deptford
County of Marriage: London
Country of Marriage: England
Information at Death
Date of Death: 01/07/1945
Cause of death: Unknown
Town: Newton Abbot
County: Devon
Country: England
Obituary
No obituary has been entered.
Personal Effects
Money left to others: No value recorded
Current value of effects: Not calculated
Census Information
1891
Living at Lennard Road, Beckenham, Bromley, Kent.
Walter D. Grinley, 32yrs, Wholesale manufacturer of ladies’ underwear, wife, Jane Wells Grinley, 26yrs, son, Geoffrey C. 2yrs, Gladys M. 1yr, plus 2 domestic servants.
1901
Living at 21, Coper’s Cope Road, Beckenham, Kent.
Walter D. Grinley, 42yrs, Underclothing and shirt manufacturer, wife, Jane, 36yrs, 4 children, Geoffrey 12yrs, Gladys 11yrs, Walter 3yrs, Nora 10months, father-in-law, Henry Chapman, 68yrs, Wine and Spirit Merchant, plus 3 domestic servants.
1911
Living at Novington, Langley Park Road, Sutton, Surrey.
Walter D. Grinley, 52yrs, Wholesale manufacturer of ladies’ underwear, wife, Jane Wells G., 46yrs, Gladys Mary, 21yrs, Nora Katherine May, 10yrs, plus 2 domestic servants.
1921
Living at The Cottage, Mayfield Road, Carshalton, Surrey. William Davison Grinley, Hd. 62yrs, Director Ladies Underclothing Factory, wife, Jane Wells Grinley, 56yrs, Home Duties, sister, Elizabeth Grinley, 54yrs, aunt, Margaret Davison, 90yrs, plus 1 domestic servant.
1939
Foxlands Hotel, Torquay, Devon. Jane W. Grinley, private means.
