Griffin Hughes

David Griffin					Anne Hughes
1825 - 1868					1831 -
married July 1853. The Old Meeting House, Stroud David is the son of Joseph Griffin and Rachael Long Anne is the daughter of Edwin Hughes and Hester Hemmings
Children	Birth	Bap	Place	Profession	Married	Date	Place	Death	Place
David	1853		Minchinhampton
Frances Edward	1856		Chalford Hill	Bone Turner	Kitty	1890
Henry	1858		Chalford Hill
Edward	1860		Chalford Hill
Mary Elizabeth	16/7/1863		Chalford Hill	Dress Maker	Edgar Leolpold Kilminster	20/4/1892	France Chapel	8/2/1921
William	1866		Chalford Hill
Emma	1868		Chalford Hill		Richard Wood

There may have been a further child; B. Griffin but nothing is known.

David Snr. is listed as a Widower on his marriage certificate.
Previously he was married to Hannah Teakle. They had one son, Joseph. Hannah died aged 22 and Joseph at 6 months.

By 1881 Anne is head of household. Edward, Mary and Emma are still at home. They live in Dark Lane, Chalford.

The Demise of David Griffin Snr

It transpires that in 1868 David Griffin met a rather premature end.

At the time he worked at Bliss Mills in Chalford and also lived on the site with his wife and children. He was a Foreman there. Another Foreman was one of his friends; One John Hemming.

According to reports in the Stroud Journal of the time the too friends got into a fight and John struck David on the head with a heavy piece of wood. "The injury was so great that the poor fellow died on Saturday" (1st Feb. 1868).

John Hemming was committed for trial by both the local Magistrates and the Coroner. Hemming was sentenced at Gloucester Assizes but was only sentenced to 2 weeks (due to the circumstances and his remorse).

Anne was pregnant with her last daughter (Emma) at the time whom she gave birth to later that year.

A funeral report and an account of the court proceedings can be found in the Stroud Journal of the time and may eventually appear here.

David Griffin Jnr.

Albert Griffin

Clem Griffin

Edward Griffin (b.1860 Chalford) is known to have had two sons; Clement & Albert but I do not know who his wife was nor any of their details.

There's a bit of confusion about these two fellows. It might well be that the photo's are of the same person years apart and not Clem and Albert as captioned. If anyone can help sort this out I'd be grateful.