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
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.
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Connections & Relationships
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.
Jeremiah was a relative of John Grimshaw.
Details of Jeremiah's family with Mary Stockton
Details of Jeremiah's family with Sarah Overend
Details of Jeremiah's family with Rebecca Jowett
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