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| George GRIFFIN (1786 - 1851) |
| Harbour Master & Pilot Newcastle NSW |
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Francis Henry GRIFFIN (1813 - 1881) Jessie Jane GRIFFIN (1817 - 1898) William Robert Saunders GRIFFIN (1819 - 1894) Mary Ann GRIFFIN (1822 - 1900) John Bloomfield Saunders GRIFFIN (1824 - 1885) |
George GRIFFIN (1786 - 1851) + Janet Jennet Jean Jane TAYLOR (1794 - 1863) |
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Pic P1. 13th Oct 1812 George GRIFFIN seaman on board Prince of Wales and Jane Taylor were married by the Rev William C??ston. Pic 1. 13th Oct 1812 George GRIFFIN seaman on board Prince of Wales and Jane Taylor were married by the Rev William C??ston. |
| b. abt 1786 at Northamptonshire, England |
| m. 13 Oct 1812 Janet Jennet Jean Jane TAYLOR (1794 - 1863) at Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
| d. 01 Jun 1851 at Whiteside, Pine River, Queensland, Australia aged 65 |
| Near Relatives of George GRIFFIN (1786 - 1851) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Self | George GRIFFIN | abt 1786 | Northamptonshire, England | 01 Jun 1851 | Whiteside, Pine River, Queensland, Australia | 65 |
| Wife | Janet Jennet Jean Jane TAYLOR | abt 1794 | Orkney, Scotland | 16 Feb 1863 | Whiteside, Pine River, Queensland, Australia | 69 |
| Son | Francis Henry GRIFFIN | abt 1813 | 05 Mar 1881 | Stroud, New South Wales, Australia | 68 | |
| Daughter | Jessie Jane GRIFFIN | 1817 | 17 Sep 1898 | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia | 81 | |
| Son | William Robert Saunders GRIFFIN | 25 Jan 1819 | Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa | 11 Jan 1894 | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 74 |
| Daughter | Mary Ann GRIFFIN | 12 Aug 1822 | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | 23 Apr 1900 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 77 |
| Son | John Bloomfield Saunders GRIFFIN | 1824 | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | 04 Sep 1885 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 61 |
| Daughter in Law | Lydia Elizabeth WILLIAMS | 01 Mar 1831 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 17 Jul 1879 | New South Wales, Australia | 48 |
| Granddaughter | Agnes Jane GRIFFIN | 01 Apr 1851 | Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia | 14 Nov 1942 | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | 91 |
| Granddaughter | Lydia Elizabeth GRIFFIN | 01 Jan 1852 | Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia | 22 Jul 1928 | 76 | |
| Grandson | William Frederick GRIFFIN | 1856 | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | 28 Feb 1912 | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia | 56 |
| Granddaughter | Blanche M GRIFFIN | 1859 | Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia | 1859 | Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Grandson | Francis Arthur GRIFFIN | 18 Nov 1860 | Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia | 1903 | Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia | 43 |
| Granddaughter | Emma Louisa GRIFFIN | 1862 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 1936 | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Granddaughter | Jessie Florence GRIFFIN | 1865 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 1948 | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 83 |
| Granddaughter | Grace Florence GRIFFIN | 1867 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 1964 | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia | 97 |
| Grandson | Alfred Ernest GRIFFIN | 1868 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 1946 | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia | 78 |
| Granddaughter | Fanny Gertrude GRIFFIN | 1870 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 1956 | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 86 |
| Granddaughter | Laura Miriam GRIFFIN | 1873 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 24 Aug 1931 | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia | 58 |
| Granddaughter | Octavia Caroline GRIFFIN | 1875 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | 29 Jul 1946 | 71 | |
| Granddaughter | Patricia M GRIFFIN | 1875 | Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Events in George GRIFFIN (1786 - 1851)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1786 | George GRIFFIN was born | Northamptonshire, England | |||
| 13 Oct 1812 | 26 | Married Janet Jennet Jean Jane TAYLOR (aged 18) | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | Note 1 | |
| abt 1813 | 27 | Birth of son Francis Henry GRIFFIN | |||
| 1817 | 31 | Birth of daughter Jessie Jane GRIFFIN | |||
| 25 Jan 1819 | 33 | Birth of son William Robert Saunders GRIFFIN | Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||
| 12 Aug 1822 | 36 | Birth of daughter Mary Ann GRIFFIN | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | ||
| 1824 | 38 | Birth of son John Bloomfield Saunders GRIFFIN | Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | ||
| 01 Jun 1851 | 65 | George GRIFFIN died | Whiteside, Pine River, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Note 1: Noted marriage certificate George was a sailor on board the Prince of Wales. This ship was owned by the Hudsons Bay Company. |
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Prince of Wales was a second rate ship of the line and was being refitted at Sheerness in 1812. PoW was involved in battle of Finisterre (22 Jul 1805) but sent home just before battle of Trafalgar in 21 Oct 1805.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(1794) http://boatgen.com.au/George%20Griffin George Griffin George Griffin was the true founder of the Middle Harbour Yacht Club in 1939. Races were run out of the Griffin Boatshed at the Spit. George Griffin was the starter, positioned at the end of the boatshed veranda. He would start the race, run down to his own boat, and chase the rest of the fleet. He often won! Because many of the boats racing regularly did not have spinnakers, it was decided that races would be sailed under 'cruising conditions' with no extras, only working sails. This rule led to some heated arguments as to what constituted an 'extra'. At the time, genoa jibs were cut fuller than they now are, and they were not carried to windward: they therefore were not considered to be part of a working rig. George Griffin insisted that any sail which could be carried all around a course and on any point of sailing must be considered a 'working sail'. But Wally Ward, who designed and built Janaway, argued that any sail sheeted abaft the mast should be considered as an 'extra'. When a Tumlaren-designed vessel joined the fleet there were further complications. Its rig carried a foresail which set inboard from the bow and sheeted well abaft the mast. He was the first yachtsman on the Harbour to race with a genoa, causing an uproar amongst other skippers. George Griffin was an amazing man. He was prodigiously strong and agile and, although he had no formal training, had designed and built many fine vessels, including Sea Gypsy, Valiant and Titania - all magnificant, sturdy vessels. Some of his boats are still around today, and under MSB survey for charter. George's last design was a 32-foot boat called Ariel. She included design features way ahead of her time, for instance she carried a genoa as part of her Working rig, and sometimes set it from the masthead. Article by: Noel Hopkinson Published: 1999 George Griffin George Griffin had a gruff manner, and could sometimes even appear rude but, he had a big heart. He was a superb seaman and an outstanding racing skipper. He was extremely strong, and my crew, after witnessing several feats of incredible strength, respectfully referred to him as 'Gorilla'. on one occasion he was sailing Julnar solo when the mast broke. A comparatively new and inexperienced member of the club, Bill Henderson, sailing on Miranda, offered Griffin assistance. He curtly refused Bill's help and soon had the broken mast and mass of rigging under control. On another occasion, again sailing the 5-ton Julnar on his own, George lost his footing and fell overboard, the yacht continuing on her way. Being agile as well as strong, he managed to grab the trailing mainsheet. There he was, body-planning behind Julnar until, with astonishing ease, he pulled himself hand-over-hand up the mainsheet onto the stern, and was immediately under control again! Griffin was credited at that time with being a bit of a showman. One of his favourite feats at regattas was to climb up the backstay to the top of the mast and down the forestay on to the deck! When Griffin was 55 years old, he was out racing Julnar in a MHYC race with his daughters, Joyce and Ruby. While Griffin was changing the headsail in a strong southerly and heavy seas, Julnar rounded the Dobroyd Point bombora buoy, known as the yachtsman's death-trap. The backstay fouled on the buoy off the reef, and the mast smashed into two pieces. Realising the danger of the bombora nearby, Griffin ran to the stern and fastened a line to the buoy. Even after two lines had snapped, and drenched by sea and spray, he and his daughters managed to hold the yacht fast to the buoy. For nearly and hour, they battled to save the yacht until finally a ferry saw he was in distress and signalled to the pilot steamer Captain Cook which was taking a pilot aboard another ship. When the Captain Cook arrived at the scene, Julnar was being lashed by rough seas and in danger of being swamped. Crew from the steamer had great difficulty getting a rope across to Griffin, but after three attempts they succeeded. He and his daughters were exhausted after their ordeal, but soon recovered after the pilot steamer towed the yacht to Watson's Bay. He was also a first-class boat builder and, being a keen racing skipper as well, he was always experimenting with 'go-fast' ideas. He was the first yachtsman on Sydney Harbour to race with a genoa sail. His action at the time created an uproar from skippers who clamed it was a spinnaker. He was an exponent of lighter spars, and in fact broke three masts in one season in Julnar in his effort to reduce weight aloft. George Griffin died at 58, one of the most colourful and respected members of the MHYC. Empire (Sydney) 21 Jun 1851 DEATH. At his residence, Whiteside, Moreton Bay, Captain George Griffin, formerly of this city, on the 1st instant. |