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Josiah Grimshaw

Josiah was born in April 1658 in Guiseley and his baptism took place there on April 25th, 1658.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 66 when died, so maybe born 1656. However, this clashes with other births, so probably 64, not 66 when died.
  
  Name:    Jesias Grimshay
  Gender:    Male
  Baptism Date:    25 Apr 1658
  Baptism Place:    Guiseley,York,England
  Father:    Abraham Grimshay
  FHL Film Number:    6035726
  
  Guiseley, St Oswald, West Yorkshire, England

Josiah'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 Jeremiah, Abraham, John, Mary, Sarah and Rebecca. He was the fifth oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 64 on December 15th, 1722 in Rawden. His burial was on December 18th, 1722 in Rawden.²

Death Notes
- Name:    Josiah Grimshaw
  Event Type:    Burial
  Birth Date:    abt 1656
  Death Date:    15 Feb 1722
  Death Age:    66
  Burial Date:    18 Feb 1722
  Burial Place:    Rawden, Yorkshire, England
  Meeting:    Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Rawden Preparative
  Burial Age:    66
  Piece Description:    Piece 1342: Monthly Meeting of Knaresborough: Rawden Preparative (1669-1837, 1669-1836)
  
  Name:    Josiah Grimshaw
  Gender:    Male
  Age:    66
  Birth Date:    1656
  Death Date:    15 Dec 1722
  Death Place:    Knaresborough, York, England
  Burial Date:    18 Dec 1722
  Burial Place:    Rawden
  FHL Film Number:    588423
  Reference ID:    p193

General Notes
- Josiah Grimshaw (1656-1722) son of Sarah and a Clothier.
  
  Josiah married Sarah Ibbotson of Deer Ing in Nidderdale in 1690 and his descendants continued to occupy Ivy House, farming about seven acres between Over Lane and the Pease Hill footpath. They also manufactured cloth by hand spinning and weaving. For about a century the head of the family was a trustee of the Quaker Meeting House.

Occupation Details
- Josiah's occupation was Clothier.

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
  
  Josiah Grimshaw
  - b.Apr 1658 in Guiseley d.15 Dec 1722 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)