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Wilfred Vernon Grigson

Male 1896 - 1948  (52 years)


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  • Name Wilfred Vernon Grigson 
    Born 11 Oct 1896  Pelynt, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Nov 1948  Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Pakistan Airlines flight on which he was travelling from Karachi to Lahore crashed near Vehari in the Western Punjab. All sixteen passengers and five crew were killed.
    Person ID I3117  Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2022 

    Father William Shuckforth Grigson,   b. 5 Apr 1845, Saham Toney, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1930, Pelynt, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Beatrice Boldero,   b. 11 Jan 1863, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1943, St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1890  Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phyllis May Holt Bainbridge,   b. 1897, Kensington, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1957, Durham, Durham, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 1920  Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Christopher Grigson,   b. 1 Dec 1926, Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 2001, Grimstad, Agder, Norge Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +2. Claudia Grigson
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F1306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1896 - Pelynt, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1920 - Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Nov 1948 - Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Family of William & Mary Grigson
    Family of William & Mary Grigson
    Canon and Mrs Grigson in the Vicarage Garden at Pelynt with their seven sons, six of whom died serving their country. The youngest son, Geoffrey, was the only one to live to old age.

    Standing L-R: Claude, Kenneth, Wilfred, Lionel
    Seated L-R: William, Aubrey, John, Mary
    Front on Ground: Geoffrey

    Census
    1901 England Census
    1901 England Census
    Pelynt, Cornwall
    1911 England Census
    1911 England Census
    St John's Foundation School for the Sons of Poor Clergy of the Church of England
    Leatherhead, Surrey

    Landmarks
    Memorial to the Grigson Brothers
    Memorial to the Grigson Brothers
    Memorial to the six Grigson brothers in the St. Nun Church in Pelynt, Cornwall, who were killed in service to their country.

  • Notes 
    • He was made a Companion of the Order of the Star of India, and in 1948 was knighted.