Caroline Sophia Louisa Gritton1

#2927, (30 August 1846 - 22 November 1914)
FatherFermor Bonnycastle Gritton1,2 b. 29 Jul 1820, d. 1 Jan 1885
MotherCaroline Ann Budd1,2 b. 1819, d. 12 Jun 1882
Caroline Sophia Louisa Gritton|b. 30 Aug 1846\nd. 22 Nov 1914|p2927.htm|Fermor Bonnycastle Gritton|b. 29 Jul 1820\nd. 1 Jan 1885|p2923.htm|Caroline Ann Budd|b. 1819\nd. 12 Jun 1882|p2926.htm|Henry Gritton|b. c 1788\nd. 9 Sep 1863|p288.htm|Charlotte Bonnycastle|b. 9 Jan 1788|p48.htm|Hopewell H. Budd|||Sophia (-?-)|||
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of John Bonnycastle.
BaptismCaroline Sophia Louisa Gritton was baptized on 30 Aug 1846 in Saint Marys, Portsea, Hampshire.1 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusCaroline S Gritton appeared on the 1851 Census of Brompton, Gillingham parish, Kent with her parents. She was 4 years old and born in Kingston, Hants.3 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusCaroline Sophi Louise Gritton appeared on the 1871 Census of Langley Burrell, Wiltshire with her parents. She was 24, single, and born in Portsmouth, Hants.4 
(with Parents) 1881 CensusCaroline S Gritton appeared on the 1881 Census of Holt, Wiltshire with her parents. She was 34, single, and born in Portsmouth.2 
(Admon) ProbateShe of Holt, spinster and one of the universal legatees substituted was granted administration of her father Fermor Bonnycastle Gritton's estate on 20 Feb 1885.5 
1891 CensusSisters Caroline S and Elizabeth A Gritten [sic] appeared on the 1891 Census of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, at No 2 Carlton Villas, Wingfield Road, enumerated 5 Apr 1891. Caroline was 44, single, Taking Boarders, and was born in Southsea, Hants. Elizabeth was single, 34, and born in Deal, Kent. With them was their aunt Frances J Budd (65, living on her own means, born in Winterbourne Bassitt, Wilts).6 
1901 CensusSisters Elizabeth A and Caroline S Gritton appeared on the 1901 Census of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, at Skurrayfield, Wingfield Road, enumerated 31 Mar 1901. Elizabeth was 44, single, and born in Deal, Kent. Caroline was 54, single, and born in Southsea, Hants. Their cousin [and Elizabeth's future husband] William Hopewell Budd was living with them.7 
DeathCaroline died on 22 Nov 1914.8
 
ProbateHer estate was proved on 28 Dec 1914. Entry from the calendar:

Gritton Caroline Sophia Louisa of White Lodge Knole-road Bournemouth spinster died 22 November 1914 Probate London 28 December to Henry Gritton late lieutenant-colonel R.M.L.I. Effects £440 37 1d.8
 
Last Edited26 Aug 2010

Citations:

  1. Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  2. Online image of the 1881 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), RG11/2049 folio 51.
  3. Online image of the 1851 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), HO107/1611 folio 609.
  4. Online image of the 1871 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), RG10/1899 folio 94.
  5. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941. Images viewed at Ancestry.com, Fermor Bonnycastle Gritton, 1885.
  6. Online image of the 1891 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), RG12/1604 folio 28.
  7. Online image of the 1901 Census for England & Wales (Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.co.uk), RG13/1933 folio 65.
  8. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941. Images viewed at Ancestry.com, Caroline Sophia Louisa Gritton, 1914.
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