Peter William# GRIFFITHS

  General Notes:

Noted that one of the female Horlicks was nee Griffiths.

On familysearch there is a Peter William Griffiths chr 11 Jun 1797 at St Mary Aldermary, London. This is SAME church he got married in. Father Peter Griffiths (ties in with 2nd son) and mother Margaret (ties in with only dau).
The fact that first son is called John (possible name of Ann's mother) would seem to indicate that perhaps I have got correct parents for both of them - but hardly unusual names !

Wedding info from Wendy; Witnesses included Hannah Fry, Thomas Fry and Sarah Fry.

The British imperial calendar and civil service list for the year of our Lord 1819; Navy Office, Somerset House; Office For Seamans Wages; Junior Clerks; P.W.Griffiths.

The British imperial calendar for the year of our Lord 1826; Office for <something> .... Junior Clerks; Peter W.Griffiths.

1841 Census (age ~40) living at No5 something Place, Kennington, Lambeth, Surrey with first wife and 2 others (perhaps lodgers, perhaps servants - both female ages 18 and 20). Occupation; Clerk Navy Office.

The Navy List 1847 (and 48, 49 50 51 52 53); DEPARTMENTS AT SOMERSET HOUSE. Department of the Surveyor of the Navy. IMPREST BRANCH. Clerks of the Third Class ........... P. W. Griffiths

1851 Census (Age 53) living at 1 Frederick Place, Lambeth, Brixton with wife, 5 children and 2 servants. Occupation; Clerk Admiralty, Landed Houses.

The Navy List 1855; Somerset House, Dept of the Accountant General. Storekeepers Cash Account Branch ; Clerks of the Second Class, ..... P. W. Griffiths

The Navy List 1856; INVOICE AND CLAIM BRANCH; Clerks of the Second Class, ..... P. W. Griffiths

Accounts and papers of the House of Commons for the Years 1858 – 1859. Pensions granted between the 1st December 1856 and 30th November 1857. “On Reduction of Office”.
Admiralty; Peter W Griffiths, Clerk. 42 yrs, 11 months servitude. Pension of £287 10s 0d. There is someone else with only 30 years with a pension of £298 and another with 42 years with a pension of £250, so I would suggest he was a mid-ranking clerk. So he started circa 1814 = 17 years old ish.

1861 Census (NB: Indexed on ancestry.co.uk as Griffith). Age 63. Living at 1 Frederick Place, Lambeth, Brixton with his 2nd wife, 3 children and a servant. Occupation given as Land and House Owner.

Found death record; Q3 1868; Griffiths, Peter William, 71, Lambeth, Surrey. Vol 1d,Pg 299.

Dead by 1871.

Originally I had him for some reason as 'Peter M.William'. But I can't remember where the 'M' came from, so have removed.

Daphne has more on the Griffiths family tree.

Peter married Ann# FRY, daughter of William# FRY and Hannah#, on 16 Mar 1823 in Saint Mary Aldermary, London. (Ann# FRY was born on 8 Jun 1797 in Watling Street, London, christened on 5 Jul 1797 in Saint Mary Aldermary, London and died Q1 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey.)

Peter next married Mary A. (Mary A. was born in 1815 in Pimlico, Middlesex.)