© Copyright 2026 Updated 12 March 2026
GRANT, John
(About 1760-Before 1816)
GRANT, Grace (Second Wife)
(About 1790-)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. THOMSON, John R.N., Lieutenant
2. SPEAR, Joseph R.N., Captain

GRANT, Grace (Second Wife) 2 3 4

  • Born: About 1790
  • Marriage (1): THOMSON, John R.N., Lieutenant on 17 July 1816 in St Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 1 2
  • Marriage (2): SPEAR, Joseph R.N., Captain on 23 July 1821 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland 2 3 4

   User ID: Q12


Grace married Lieutenant John THOMSON R.N. on 17 July 1816 in St Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 2 (Lieutenant John THOMSON R.N. was born about 1790 and died before 23 July 1821 2 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GRANT
GRACE
JOHN THOMSON/FR5643 (FR5643)
17/07/1816
685 / 2
190 / 307
St Cuthbert's"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
St Cuthbert's parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"Register of Proclamations

17th July 1816

Thomson & Grant

John Thomson Sailor East Richmond Street No 17 and Grace Grant, daughter of the late John Grant, residing Greys Street, gave up their names for Proclamation of Banns Matrimonial
Geo Thomson (signature) Weaver Crosscauseway
Wm. Thomson (signature) Weaver Causewayside 62" 1 2

Grace next married Captain Joseph SPEAR R.N. on 23 July 1821 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.2 3 4 (Captain Joseph SPEAR R.N. was born about 1765 in Weymouth, England 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

"GRANT
GRACE
JOSEPH CAPTAIN/SPEAR FR4914 (FR4914)
23/07/1821
685 / 1
630 / 59
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"Edinburgh 23 July 1821
Capt. Joseph Spear. R.Navy S Georges Parish & Mrs Grace Grant same parish Relict Lieut. John Thomson R.N."




"The subject of this memoir married, 1st, in 1809, Grace, second daughter of Ludovick Grant, of Knockandow, in Murrayshire, Esq., by Lady Grizel Gordon, third daughter of Charles, second Earl of Aboyne; 2dly, Grace, eldest daughter of the Rev. Patrick Grant, and as well as his former lady, a second cousin to the present Earl of Aboyne. from Royal Naval Biography Supplement

Note:

The information that Joseph Spear's second wife, Grace, was the daughter of Patrick Grant is contradicted by the text of her marriage in the parish register, which recorded her as the relict of Lieutenant John Thomson R.N.

The father of the Grace Grant who married John Thomson was named as John Grant.

Grace, the daughter of the minister named Patrick Grant, married Anthony Barclay.<
2 3 5

Sources


1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, St Cuthbert's parish Edinburgh Marriages 1816.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Marriages.

3 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh parish Edinburgh Marriages 1821.

4 Internet Site, https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Biography/Spear,_Joseph Royal Naval Biography/Spear, Joseph.

5 e-books, Royal Naval Biography Supplement: Or, Memoirs of the Services of All the Flag-Officers, Superannuated Rear-Admirals, Retired-Captains, Post-Captains, and Commanders by John Marshall.

© Copyright 2026


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 12 March 2026 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by website owner