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Jeremiah Grimshaw

Jeremiah was born in 1653 in Yorkshire and his baptism took place there on July 21st, 1653.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 71 when died, so born about 1650
  
  Name:    Jeremey Grimshay
  Event Date:    21 Jul 1653
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Parish:    Guiseley, St Oswald
  Father's name:    Abraham Grimshay

Jeremiah's father was Abraham Grimshaw and his mother was Sarah Collier. His paternal grandparents were Edward Grimshaw and Dorytye (Dorothe) Ranger. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Abraham, Josiah, John, Mary, Sarah and Rebecca. He was the oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 68 on October 12th, 1721 in Rawden. His burial was on October 14th, 1721 in Rawden.²

Death Notes
- Name:    Jeremiah Grimshaw
  Gender:    Male
  Age:    71
  Birth Date:    1650
  Death Date:    12 Aug 1721
  Death Place:    Knaresborough, York, England
  Burial Date:    14 Aug 1721
  Burial Place:    Rawden
  FHL Film Number:    588423
  Reference ID:    p193
  
  Name:    Jeremiah Grimshaw
  Event Type:    Burial
  Birth Date:    abt 1650
  Death Date:    12 Oct 1721
  Death Age:    71
  Burial Date:    14 Oct 1721
  Burial Place:    Rawden, Yorkshire, England
  Meeting:    Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Rawden Preparative
  Burial Age:    71
  Piece Description:    Piece 1342: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Rawden Preparative (1669-1837, 1669-1836)

General Notes
- Jeremiah married as his first wife Mary Stockton of Guisbrough and from them descended John Atkinson Grimshaw, the Leeds painter whose work is now very much sought after. From the painter’s brother there are now numerous descendants in Australia.
  
  In July or August 1682 Jeremiah Grimshaw had been accused of speaking or preaching in conventicles, and when he refused to swear the Oath of Allegiance he was committed to prison in York Castle until April 1683. He spent a further six months imprisoned in Scarborough Castle in 1684
  
  In 1710 John Grimshaw of Yeadon and Jeremy Grimshaw of Guiseley, along with several other Quakers were prosecuted in the exchequer for Tithes, at the suite of William Wilson, Rector of Guiseley.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Jeremiah was a relative of John Grimshaw.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1710 John Grimshaw of Yeadon and Jeremy Grimshaw of Guiseley (assumed to be these two brothers), along with several other Quakers were prosecuted in the exchequer for Tithes, at the suite of William Wilson, Rector of Guiseley.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Edward Grimshaw
  - b.~ 1566 in Guiseley d.1635 in Rawden
  
  Abraham Grimshaw
  - b.1603 in Guiseley d.1670
  
  Dorytye (Dorothe) Ranger
  - b.~ 1575 in Yorkshire
  
  Jeremiah Grimshaw
  - b.1653 in Yorkshire d.12 Oct 1721 in Rawden
  
  Sarah Collier
  - b.1623 in Yorkshire d.21 Sep 1695 in Rawden

Personal Timeline

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¹ England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
² England & Wales Quaker BMD (1578-1837)