Edward GREGORY

1851 -

• Name	Edward GREGORY
  Christened	9 Nov 1851	Preston-Faversham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I1520	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward GREGORY,   b. 27 Nov 1822, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 2 Feb 1868, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Ann RUCK,   c. 17 Feb 1824, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 3 May 1885, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1846	Faversham, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edward was a mariner. He apparently went off to sea at a very early age, most likely around age 14 and didn't return home until some 18 years later. I have been unable to locate him on any census return up to and including 1901. Consequently, very little is known of him. It is suggested that Edward, nicknamed Teddy, fought in the Boer War and was sleeping on board a ship off the coast of South Africa at the time that it was attacked and all hands massacred. The family does not think he married. Edward's story picks up with a signing on to the crew of the ship "Glenmorag" (Ship whose official number is 73853). At that time he would have been in his 20s and certainly not the young lad of our family lore. The ship was launched in Glasgow during 1876 and sunk off the coast of Ocean Park, Washingston, U.S.A. on 18/19 March 1896. On a visit with Edith Owlett and Dorothy Hardman during June 2003, Edith produced a photograph of the crew of the Glenmorag taken circa 1889. I remarked that, at that time, Edward would have been grown man and not one of the boys on the deck. The Captain of the "Glenmorag", as inscribed on the photograph, was a Captain Archibald Currie. Capt. Currie had been in command of the Glenmorag for approximately only nine years before its sinking during early 1896. It is unknown if Edward was on the crew at the time of the sinking. Two men were lost during that event, neither one of them our Edward: James D. Adams of Dublin and John Readdie of Scotland. They are both buried in Ilwaco Cemetery, Pacific County, Washington State. The news report from the San Francisco Chronicle follows: "Portland, Oregon, March 20: The British ship "Glenmorag", Captain Archibald Currie, from Callao, in ballast, for Portland, went ashore about 4 p.m. yesterday on the coast of Washington seven miles above Ilwaco in a dense fog. She sailed from Shields, August 15th, and arrived at Callao December 9th. The first intimation of the wreck reached Ocean Park about 5 o'clock when one of the crew arrived at Mrs. Taylor's seeking assistance for his injured companions. The news spread to Nahcotta like wildfire and soon after a large number of residents made their way to the scene of the wreck, where they found the captain and crew, of whom two were killed and four injured. The ship struck at about high water and now lies port side to the shore. From Captain Currie it is learned that the first indications of danger was the cry of "Breaker on port bow!" from the man on the lookout. He immediately attempted to wear around and almost succeeded when she struck and swung around, broadside on, with her head to the southward. The after port and starboard boats were cleared away and lowered, both reaching the water about the same time. The mate, who was in the lee boat, attempted to pull out to sea, but was forced to let her drift in shore. The boat which had been lowered on the weather side in rounding the stern was caught by a tremendous sea and dashed up under the ship's counter crushing the occupants in a cruel manner and smashing the boat considerably, the air-tight tanks with which she was provided alone keeping her afloat. The captain next set about lowering the forward boat, and reached the shore in safety an hour later. On landing he discovered that two men had been killed and four injured. The "Glenmorag" is an iron, full-rigged ship of 1567 tons register, and was built on the Clyde, Scotland in 1876. She is owned by R. & C. Allan who were also the owners of the Strathblane, which was wrecked near the same spot four years ago this month. Captain Curried had been in command of her the past nine years. The "Glenmorag" was the last of the clipper ships built for the Allan Line, and was owned by R.S. and C.A. Allan of Glasgow. She was launched at Glasgow in 1876, was 255 feet long, 38 feet beam, and 22 feet deep, and of 1567 tons." "Over the past 300 years, almost 2,000 vessels of all types and about 700 lives have been claimed by the treacherous waters off the Peninsula where the Glenmorag went down. In the days before GPS and cell phones, sailors sometimes had little idea where they were in relation to the shoreline, especially during raging winter storms that can last for weeks. Even when visibility was acceptable, ships often had trouble traversing the Columbia River bar, the area in which the gigantic flow of the river rushes headlong into towering ocean waves. Sailing ships had a terrible time getting into the Columbia, since the two natural channels through the broad, sediment-choked river mouth - particularly the north channel - forced ships to turn sideways to the wind and waves." The foregoing excerpt was taken from Shipwrecks, Graveyard of the Pacific, a website found at www.funbeach.com. The Allan line funnels were red with a narrow white band below a black top. The ship Glenmorag grounded near Ocean Park March 19, 1896. Two of her sailors were killed while attempting to escape the wreck. The rest arrived safely ashore, although some were injured. Attempts to salvage the British ship were unsuccessful, and the iron ship was cut up on the beach. Her figurehead was salvaged by one of her sailors, William Begg, who stayed in the area the rest of his life. The figurehead graced Begg's yard for many years ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Possible marriage: Name: Edward Gregory Gender: Male Age: 24 Birth Date: 1848 Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1872 Marriage Place: Dunkirk, Kent, England Father: Edward Gregory Spouse: Mary Halifale Mayner FHL Film Number: 1836243 Reference ID: bk 3 pg 76 Name: Edward Gregory Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 Dec 1872 Event Place: Dunkirk, Kent, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Dunkirk , Christ Church, Kent Age: 24 Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Father's Name: Edward Gregory Spouse's Name: Mary Halifax Mayner Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1849 Spouse's Father's Name: James Mayner Page: 76 James Mayner father of Mary Halifax Mayner (born at sea ca 1849) who married Edward Gregory at Dunkirk in 1872 was residing at Dunkirk in 1871 as follows: RG10/976, ED 2, fol. 19, p. 6 Household Sch. #27, Near Lion Inn: James Mayner, head, widower, 61, pensioner, born Fording Bridge, Hants Priscilla Mayner, daughter, unm, 27, born Cork, Ireland Catherine Sarareh Mayner, daughter, unm, 15, borh Malta, British Subject Louisa Turnbull, visitor, widow, 34, born Ramsgate, Kent Harry Andrew Turnbull, visitor, 6, born Ramsgate, Kent Her mother was supposed Catherine Susannah Bing, 1822 St. Mary Northgate, Cby-1857 Malta. She was 29 in 1851 census at St. Mary Northgate, Cby. Probate Index 1898, p. 233: Mayner James of The ville of Dunkirk, Kent army-pensioner, died 26 December 1897. Probate Canterbury 9 March to Priscilla Mayner spinster and the reverend William John Springett, clerk. Effects GB24 12s 8d. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Age at Death (in years): Order: GREGORY, EDWARD 42 Order GRO Reference: 1857 J Quarter in FAVERSHAM Volume 02A Page 321 GREGORY, EDWARD 27 Order GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in GUILDFORD Volume 02A Page 32 GREGORY, EDWARD 69 Order GRO Reference: 1876 S Quarter in GRAVESEND Volume 02A Page 243 GREGORY, EDWARD PERCIVAL 40 Order GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in BRIDGE Volume 02A Page 491 GREGORY, EDWARD 48 Order GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in CROYDON Volume 02A Page 157 Order GREGORY, EDWARD WILLIAM 0 Order GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 294 GREGORY, EDWARD WILLIAM 0 Order GRO Reference: 1887 S Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 294 GREGORY, EDWARD 42 Order GRO Reference: 1894 J Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 301 GREGORY, EDWARD 69 Order GRO Reference: 1898 M Quarter in GRAVESEND Volume 02A Page 376 Order GREGORY, EDWARD 83 Order GRO Reference: 1898 S Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 397 Order GREGORY, EDWARD 73 Order GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in MALLING Volume 02A Page 434 Order GREGORY, EDWARD DAVID GEORGE 0 Order GRO Reference: 1899 J Quarter in FAVERSHAM Volume 02A Page 539 GREGORY, EDWARD 73 Order GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in MALLING Volume 02A Page 434 Order GREGORY, EDWARD JOB 1 Order GRO Reference: 1904 D Quarter in BROMLEY Volume 02A Page 299 GREGORY, EDWARD 85 Order GRO Reference: 1906 S Quarter in RICHMOND SURREY Volume 02A Page 294 GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN 7 Order GRO Reference: 1915 M Quarter in STROOD Volume 02A Page 1166 GREGORY, EDWARD TOWNSEND 74 Order GRO Reference: 1919 J Quarter in RICHMOND Volume 02A Page 510 GREGORY, EDWARD 67 Order GRO Reference: 1923 D Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 694 GREGORY, EDWARD 82 Order GRO Reference: 1927 M Quarter in CROYDON Volume 02A Page 663 GREGORY, EDWARD 73 Order GRO Reference: 1932 J Quarter in FAVERSHAM Volume 02A Page 1266 Order GREGORY, EDWARD 75 Order GRO Reference: 1932 D Quarter in FAVERSHAM Volume 02A Page 1245 Order GREGORY, EDWARD THOMAS 77 Order GRO Reference: 1932 D Quarter in RICHMOND Volume 02A Page 660 GREGORY, EDWARD WILLIAM 64 Order GRO Reference: 1935 J Quarter in SEVENOAKS Volume 02A Page 1047

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, (England, Kew: General Register Office), Certificate #TD792544 issued 8 January 1992, 25 Dec 1846. Marriaged solemnized at the parish church of Faversham, after banns, on 25 December 1846 between Edward Gregory, of full age, bachelor, mariner residing on Water Lane, father Edward Gregory a dredger and Ann Ruck, of full age, a spinster, no occupation, also residing on Water Lane, father Thomas Ruck, a coalporter. Witnesses were John Gregory and Ellen Read. Original certificate in possession of Susan Young. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148-1886149, Entry #240, 1846, Faversham, Kent, 25 Dec 1846. Married December 25, 1846, Edward Gregory, bachelor, full age, mariner, residence at Water Lane, father Edward Gregory, dredger, to Ann Ruck, spinster, full age, no occupation, residence at Water Lane, father Thomas Ruck, coal porter. Witnesses: John Gregory and Ellen Read.