John Jacob GREENLAND

1873 - 1953  (79 years)

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• Name	John Jacob GREENLAND  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	25 Oct 1873	Tipton, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Christened	12 Nov 1873	Tipton, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	3a Round Tower Lane, Pier District, Dover, Kent, England   [7]
  	Age: 8
  Education	29 Sep 1884	Royal Merchant Orphan Asylum, Hermon Hill, Snaresbrook, Essex, England   [8]
  	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   [9]
  	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   [10]
  	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   [9]
  	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   [11]
  	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   [12]
  	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   [13]
  	Occupation: Senior Bathing Master (Retired)
  	Age: 65
  Died	1953	Dover, Kent, England   [14]
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Jacob Winter GREENLAND,   c. 3 Feb 1867, St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 May 1867, St Mary, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Jane GREENLAND,   b. 1868, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1935, Dover, Kent, England + 3. Elizabeth Ada GREENLAND,   b. 15 Sep 1869, 22 Tower Hill, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1 Sep 1964, 13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 94 years) + 4. Annie GREENLAND,   b. 21 Dec 1871, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1931, Dover, Kent, England
  Person ID	I1517	WILLIS01
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Winter GREENLAND 2x    ,   b. 27 Jul 1831, Folkestone, Kent, England ,   d. 26 Aug 1883, Outer Harbour, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann MAYNE ,   b. 1836, Stonehouse, Devon, England ,   d. 6 Oct 1881, 3, Round Tower Lane, Dover St Mary the Virgin, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 45 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1865	St Mary, Dover, Kent, England
  Children	5 children
  1. Jacob Winter GREENLAND,   c. 3 Feb 1867, St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 May 1867, St Mary, Dover, Kent, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Jane GREENLAND,   b. 1868, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 24 Sep 1935, Dover, Kent, England + 3. Elizabeth Ada GREENLAND,   b. 15 Sep 1869, 22 Tower Hill, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1 Sep 1964, 13 Noah's Ark Road, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 94 years) + 4. Annie GREENLAND,   b. 21 Dec 1871, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1931, Dover, Kent, England + 5. John Jacob GREENLAND 2x ,   b. 25 Oct 1873, Tipton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 1953, Dover, Kent, England  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Grace Isobel CROOT ,   b. 1876, Bayswater, London, England ,   d. 3 Mar 1915, Dover, Kent, England
  Married	1898	Dover, Kent, England   [15]
  Children	1. Mabel Grace GREENLAND ,   b. 7 Feb 1902, 143 Clarendon Place, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Sep 1974  (Age 72 years)   2. George Walter GREENLAND ,   b. 1 Oct 1903, Dover, Kent, England ,   bur. 11 Dec 1908, Charlton Cemetery, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom  (Age ~ 5 years) 3. Arthur Edward GREENLAND ,   b. 12 Sep 1905, 33 Malmains Rd, Dover, Kent, England
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Henrietta E BLACKMAN ,   b. 1876, Dover, Kent, England
  Married	1917	Dover, Kent, England   [16]
  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 » Slide Show		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)

  
  

• Notes

  Interestingly, the 1851 Census for the West Bromich Union Workshouse in Staffordshire list among its inmates the Greenland family. Family head, Thomas [56, born in Frome, Somerset] was 'Master of Workland'. His wife Jane [40] was born in Tipton in Staffordshire. Of their five children, two of them were born in Tipton. Christened: The name in the parish records is recorded as 'Jacob John Greenland', rather then 'John Jacob Greenland'.

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] **1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 842; Folio: 79; Page: 15. Name: John GreenlandBirth Date: abt 1874Birth Place: Staffordshire, EnglandResidence Date: 1901Residence Place: Dover, Kent, England http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=21605229&ti=5538&indiv=try [S09] **1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1004; Folio: 63; Page: 18; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341238. Name: Jacob GreenlandBirth: abt 1873 in Triplow, Staffordshire, EnglandDeath: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=8552085&ti=5538&indiv=try [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk . [S12] FreeBMD - Birth Index: 1837-1983, http://www.freebmd.org.uk , Dudley 6c 54. [S250] FindMyPast.co.uk. The Merchant Navy Seamen 1918-1941 records. [S166] Family Search, (https://www.familysearch.org/), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NV6C-MMN. England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,\" index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NV6C-MMN : accessed 27 Aug 2012), Jacob John Greenland, 12 Nov 1873; citing reference 713 p90, FHL microfilm 6085678 [S09] **1881 England Census, RG11/1004/F?. [S313] Berkshire Record Office, (Ref: D/EX2363/C1/1) pg.5 (Reliability: 3). Transcription of Admission Register, provided by Louise Woof, Archivist at Berkshire Records Office in an email dated 09 Jan 2019. [S313] Berkshire Record Office (Reliability: 3). Transcription of Admission Register, provided by Louise Woof, Archivist at Berkshire Records Office in an email dated 09 Jan 2019. [S313] Berkshire Record Office, Annual Report 1887 (Ref: D/EX2363/A2/1/47) pg.47 (Reliability: 3). Transcription of Admission Register, provided by Louise Woof, Archivist at Berkshire Records Office in an email dated 09 Jan 2019. [S04] **1901 England Census, RG13/0842/~F79. [S313] Berkshire Record Office, Annual Report 1885 (Ref: D/EX2363/A2/1/48) pg.28 (Reliability: 3). Transcription of Admission Register, provided by Louise Woof, Archivist at Berkshire Records Office in an email dated 09 Jan 2019. [S303] 1939 Register, Ref: RG101/1710B/017/11 Letter Code:. [S166] Family Search, (https://www.familysearch.org/). "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCF-PRL7 : 4 September 2014), John J Greenland, 1953; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Dover, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England. [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983, 1898 - DecQ - Dover 2a 2187 (Reliability: 3). [S18] FreeBMD - Marriage Index: 1837-1983, 1917, JunQ - Dover 2a 2211.