Edward GREGORY^{[1, 2]}

1822 - 1868  (~ 45 years)

• Name	Edward GREGORY
  Born	27 Nov 1822	Faversham, Kent, England
  Christened	22 Dec 1822	Faversham, Kent, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Buried	2 Feb 1868	Faversham, Kent, England   [4]
  Person ID	I1876	Young Kent Ancestors
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Edward GREGORY,   c. 13 Dec 1797, Faversham, Kent, England ,   bur. 19 Apr 1857, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Christian MILSTED,   c. 26 Jul 1801, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. June quarter 1871 2a, 433, Faversham, Kent, England
  Married	3 Mar 1821	Faversham, Kent, England   [5]
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [6, 7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth GREGORY,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 20 Feb 1911, Faversham, Kent, England  (Age 62 years)   2. Alice GREGORY,   b. Mar Qtr 1850, Faversham, Kent, England (vol. 5, p. 1906) ,   bur. 2 Jun 1870, Oare, Kent, England  (Age ~ 20 years)   3. Edward GREGORY,   c. 9 Nov 1851, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England   4. Charles ^ GREGORY,   c. 10 Apr 1853, Preston-Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 16 Oct 1885, St. Sampson's Harbour, Guernsey, Chanel Islands  (Age ~ 32 years)   5. Ann GREGORY,   b. 15 Mar 1855, Faversham, Kent, England ,   d. 3 Oct 1921, Maidstone, Kent, England  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edward married Ann Ruck on December 25th, 1846 at the parish church of Faversham. John Gregory, Edward's brother, and Ellen Read were witnesses to the marriage. By 1851 Edward and Ann's first two children had been born: Elizabeth, who married George Duncan, and Alice, who married George Wyles. Edward was a mariner in the Gregory tradition and the family lived next door to that of his first cousin, Peter Page Gregory, in the Brents. By 1861 all the other children had been born and the family had returned to Abbey Street in Faversham. Edward died prior to the 1871 census, we are told, from blood poisoning. Ann and her children, Charles and Ann, were living at 8 Thomas Square at the time of the 1871 census. Ann had had to resort to returning to work as a laundress to support the family. As of 1881 Ann was living with an Isaac Harris, age 36, barge captain, of Faversham and several of his nieces and nephews at 22 Abbey Street. We have no idea why she would choose to live with these people rather than with her own children. Ann was then working as a labourer at the Gun Cotton Powder Works. Edward's burial record states that he was 45 years old and resided at Abbey Street. Family lore indicates that Edward died of some form of blood poisoning. Family lore also records that Edward had the nickname of "Blowhard". This name apparently came into use as Edward would be the only fisherman brave or silly enough to venture out into the sea for his daily catch despite hazardous weather conditions - weather that would leave all of the other fisherman of the town standing on the banks of Faversham Creek watching and waiting for Edward to return after his daily run. The blood poisoning resulted from a cut Edward had on his great toe which became badly infected. The toe had to be surgically removed but that, sadly, didn't stop the rush of gangrene up through his leg and body.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] 1851 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0193527, Preston-next-Faversham, 30 Mar 1851. Schedule #85, Brent Town [next door to his cousin, Peter Page Gregory]: Edward Gregory, head, married, 28, mariner, born at Faversham Ann, wife, married, 27, born at Faversham Elizabeth, daughter, 3, born at Faversham Alice, daughter, 1, born at Faversham [S58] 1861 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #0542655, Faversham, 7 Apr 1861. 56 Abbey Street, Faversham: Edward was not at home on the night of the census. Ann Gregory, head, married, 36, mariner's wife, born at Faversham Elizabeth, daughter, 12, born at Faversham Alice, daughter, 11, born at Faversham Edward, son, 9, born at Faversham Charles, son, 8, born at Faversham Ann, daughter, 6, born at Faversham [S33] Bishop's Transcript, England, Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Faversham, Kent, England GSU Film #1736720, 22 Dec 1822. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886151, item 1-3, Faversham, 2 Feb 1868. Age recorded on burial is 45 years, residence at Abbey Street. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), LDS Film #1886148, 1821 entry #245, 3 Mar 1821. Marriage entry of Edward Gregory, of this parish [Faversham], bachelor and Christiana Milstead, of this parish, spinster who were married in this church [Faversham] by banns on the 3rd day of March 1821. Witnesses were Edward K. Smith and Hart Chapman. [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.