Name | John Jacob GREENLAND [1, 2, 3] | |
Born | 25 Oct 1873 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England ![]() |
Christened | 12 Nov 1873 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Census | 3 Apr 1881 | 3a Round Tower Lane, Pier District, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Age: 8 | ||
Education | 29 Sep 1884 | Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England ![]() |
Admission register shows John was admitted at age 11. His legal guardian is recorded as James Durden, Dover Harbour Master, and his place was recommended by G J Ovenden, a Pilot at East Cliffe, Folkestone. John had been educated to '3 Standard' level at the Parish School in Dover. | ||
Age: 11 | ||
Address: http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SnaresbrookSeamen/ | ||
Education | 8 Oct 1884 | Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England ![]() |
John gained a place at the Merchant Seamen's Orphan School on Harmon Hill, Snaresbrook, London London Evening Standard - 08 October 1884 MR JAMES DURDEN, Harbour Master at Dover, desires to THANK those who assisted him by their VOTES in getting into to MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN SCHOOL JOHN JACOB GREENLAND, who was elected by 665 Votes. | ||
Age: 10 | ||
Education | 9 Jan 1887 | Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England ![]() |
John is listed as one of the boys who will leave the asylum on October 25th 1887. He had left the institution by 1888 as he does not appear in that annual report. His biography in each report is identical so only one has been transcribed. | ||
Age: 14 | ||
Address: http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SnaresbrookSeamen/ | ||
Education | 25 Oct 1887 | Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England ![]() |
John is recorded as finishing his education and leaving the Asylum, on his 15th birthday. | ||
Age: 15 | ||
Census | 31 Mar 1901 | 143 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Seaman | ||
Age: 27 | ||
Census | 2 Apr 1911 | On board the 'Calais', moored in Calais Harbour, France ![]() |
Occupation: 1st Mate | ||
Age: 37 | ||
Education | 1885 | Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England ![]() |
69. GREENLAND, JOHN JACOB, born 25th October 1873; father was a seaman, and was drowned at Dover, 26th August, 1883. The mother being also dead. Four children are dependent on friends. Mr J. Durden, Council House, Dover, admitted September 29th 1884. | ||
Age: 12 | ||
1939 Register | 29 Sep 1939 | 23 Malmains Road, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Occupation: Senior Bathing Master (Retired) | ||
Age: 65 | ||
Died | 1953 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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4 siblings | |
Person ID | I1517 | WILLIS01 |
Last Modified | 14 Jul 2020 |
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Married | 12 Jan 1865 | St Mary, Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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5 children | |
Family ID | F276 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Married | 1898 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
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Last Modified | 30 Dec 2018 | |||||||
Family ID | F280 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Married | 1917 | Dover, Kent, England ![]() |
Last Modified | 27 Aug 2012 | |
Family ID | F2307 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Histories | ![]() | Jacob Winter GREENLAND (Mariner) – Inquest into suspected Drowning, 26 Aug 1883 My paternal grandfather, George Willis, used to tell the family legend of his grandfather, Jacob Greenland, and how he was ‘a Lighter Man on the boats. One night he was visiting a boat and on going down an iron ladder on a pier he slipped and was killed. He was doing someone else’s shift at the time.’ It’s only since I began researching… |
1939 Register | ![]() | The 1939 Register - GREENLAND, John & Henrietta (nee Blackman) Living at 23 Malmains Road, Dover, Kent, England |
Census Records | ![]() | 1881 - GREENLAND, Jacob & Mary Ann [MAYNE] 1881 Census return for Jacob & Mary Ann Greenland at 3, Round Tower Lane, Dover St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England. |
![]() | 1901 - GREENLAND, John & Grace 1901 Census return for John & Grace Greenland at 143, Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England. | |
![]() | 1911 - GREENLAND, John Jacob 1911 Census return for John Greenland, 1st Mate on board the 'Calais', moored in Calais Harbour, France. |
Military & Maritime | ![]() | GREENLAND, John Jacob - Record card from The Merchant Navy Seamen 1918-1941 records. Notes: Rating: Chief Mate Height: 5' 6" Hair: Brown Eyes: Grey Tattoo Marks: Mole on right cheek Next of kin: Mrs Greenland (Wife) 23 Malmains Road, Dover |
Newspapers | ![]() | GREENLAND, John Jacob: Merchant Seamen's Orphan School place [London Evening Standard - 08 October 1884] 'MR JAMES DURDEN, Harbour Master at Dover, desires to THANK those who assisted him by their VOTES in getting into to MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN SCHOOL JOHN JACOB GREENLAND, who was elected by 665 Votes.' The Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum was founded on November 1 1827, at a meeting of highly respectable gentlemen chaired by General Nveille at… |
Portraits | ![]() | GREENLAND, John Jacob (1873 - 1953) |
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