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Birth29 Aug 1855, Madras Presidency, India
Baptism3 Oct 1855, St Thomas Mount, Madreas, India
Death20 Jan 1940, Rugby district, Warks
BurialJan 1940, Clifton Road Cemetery, Rugby, Warks
General2nd dau. d.unm. and sp.
FatherLt Col William Davis Grant (1811-1890)
MotherSarah II Longman (1820-1903)
Notes for Emily Sarah Howard Grant
Her categoric birth from the India Office records:

First name(s) Emily Sarah Howard
Last name Grant
Baptism year 1855
Birth year 1855
Place St Thomas Mount
Presidency Madras
Mother's first name(s) Sarah Churchill
Mother's last name -
Father's first name(s) William Davis
Father's last name Grant
Baptism date 3 Oct 1855
Birth date 29 Aug 1855
Archive reference N-2-35
Folio 173
Page -
Catalogue descriptions Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Madras
Record set British India Office births & baptisms
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In the 1911 census she had no family with her and her two servants

In 1939 she was still alive!  And had but one servant with her; the Register gave her precise date of birth.
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Her death index:

First name(s) EMILY S H
Last name GRANT
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1856
Age 84
Death quarter 1
Death year 1940
District RUGBY
County Warwickshire
Volume 6D
Page 1717
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
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her burial:

First name(s) Emily Sarah Howard
Last name Grant
Birth year -
Death year 1940
Burial year 1940
Place Rugby
Cemetery Clifton Road Cemetery
Inscription F211 & F223 11 In memory of our beloved mother FLORA MARY WANSTALL born 1852 died 1934.

SARAH CHURCHILL wife of Lieut Col GRANT died March 26 1903 aged 82 years. Simply to thy cross I cling."" Sacred to the memory of Lieut Col W D GRANT H M Indian Army born March 11 1817 died Dec-r 11 1890. ""Christ's faithful soldier and servant unto his life's end.""

WILLIAM ARTHUR CHURCHILL GRANT Major, RMLI (son of the late Col W D GRANT) died April 11 1906 aged 44 years.

EMILY SARAH HOWARD GRANT dearly loved youngest daughter of the late Col & Mrs GRANT. E S H GRANT August 29th 1855-Jan 20th 1940. ""Together again.""

ELSIE MARIE WANSTALL born April 2nd 1879 died May 6th 1925. ""Aeterna fac cum sanctis tuis in gloria numerari.""

Plot number F199
County Warwickshire
Country England
Source Clifton Road Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions (Rugby)
Record set Warwickshire Burials
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