Joshua GREGORY b. 8 Apr 1809 Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 17 Oct 1901 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

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Name Joshua GREGORY

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 8 Apr 1809 Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 27 Aug 1809 St. James' Church, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1809 May-Aug)
St. James' Church, Brassington

St. James' Church
Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Census

1841

Harboro' Farm, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
37	1317	Benjamin	Gregory	1776	Derbyshire	65	Male	Farmer
38	1317	Joshua	Gregory	1811	Derbyshire	30	Male
39	1317	Hannah	Gregory	1816	Derbyshire	25	Female
40	1317	John	Gregory	1816	Derbyshire	25	Male
41	1317	Jonathan	Slack	1826	Derbyshire	15	Male	Male Servant
42	1317	Anthony	Taylor	1829	Derbyshire	12	Male	Male Servant

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 197 Folio: 18 Page: 30 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=htfj_5135
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Census 1851 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	4	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1810	Brassington	41	Male	Married	Farmer of 106 Acres
2	4	Elizabeth	Gregory	Wife	1818	Biggin	33	Female	Married
3	4	Benjamin	Gregory	Son	1843	Turnditch	8	Male		Scholar
4	4	John	Gregory	Son	1848	Turnditch	3	Male
5	4	Joshua	Gregory	Son	1850	Turnditch	1	Male
6	4	Sarah	Gregory	Daughter	1845	Turnditch	6	Female		Scholar
7	4	Mary	Gregory	Daughter	1846	Turnditch	5	Female		Scholar
8	4	Hannah	Rains	Visitor	1830	Turnditch	21	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
9	4	Henry	Fearn	Servant	1814	Bonsall	37	Male	Single	Farmer's Labourer
10	4	John	Weldon	Servant	1832	Ireton Wood	19	Male	Single	Farmer's Labourer
11	4	Stephen	Steeples	Servant	1838	Turnditch	13	Male		Farmer's Labourer
12	4	Mary	Bratley	Servant	1834	Ashleyhay	17	Female	Single	House Servant
13	4	Mary	Shipley	Servant	1838	Shottlegate	13	Female		House Servant

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2144 Folio: 213 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=wq2f_5144
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Census 1861 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
17	4	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1809	Brassington	52	Male	Widower	Farmer of 121 Acres
18	4	Benjamin	Gregory	Son	1843	Griff Grange	18	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
19	4	John	Gregory	Son	1848	Turnditch	13	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
20	4	Joshua	Gregory	Son	1850	Turnditch	11	Male	Single	Scholar
21	4	Isaac	Gregory	Son	1852	Turnditch	9	Male	Single	Scholar
22	4	Samuel	Gregory	Son	1855	Turnditch	6	Male	Single	Scholar
23	4	Sarah H	Gregory	Daughter	1845	Turnditch	16	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
24	4	Mary	Gregory	Daughter	1846	Turnditch	15	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
25	4	John	Potts	Servant	1839	Duffield	22	Male	Single	Cow Man

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2507 Folio: 86 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=fhjb_5145
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Census 1871 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	66	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1809	Brassington	62	Male	Married	Farmer of 118 Acres
2	66	Frances	Gregory	Wife	1827	Shottle	44	Female	Married
3	66	Joshua	Gregory	Son	1850	Turnditch	21	Male	Single
4	66	Mary	Gregory	Daughter	1846	Turnditch	25	Female	Single
5	66	Isaac	Gregory	Son	1851	Turnditch	20	Male	Single
6	66	Samuel	Gregory	Son	1855	Turnditch	16	Male
7	66	James	Gregory	Son	1864	Turnditch	7	Male
8	66	David G	Gregory	Daughter	1865	Turnditch	6	Female
9	66	Frances E	Gregory	Daughter	1867	Turnditch	4	Female
10	66	Lydia	Bembridge	Servant	1857	Ireton Wood	14	Female	Single	General Servant
11	66	Benjamin A	Gregory	Grandson	1866	Wirksworth	5	Male

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3578 Folio: 89 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=vc09_5146
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Census 1881 Wards Mill Farm, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
15	74	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1809	Brassington	72	Male	Married	Farmer of 116 Acres
16	74	Frances	Gregory	Wife	1829	Shottle	52	Female	Married
17	74	James	Gregory	Son	1864	Turnditch	17	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
18	74	David G	Gregory	Son	1865	Turnditch	16	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
19	74	Mary	Gregory	Daughter	1846	Turnditch	35	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
20	74	Frances	Gregory	Daughter	1867	Turnditch	14	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
21	74	James	Wallis	Servant	1862	Kniveton	19	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3409 Folio: 76 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=k8z2_5147
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Census 1891 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
15	63	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1810	Brassington	81	Male	Married	Farmer
16	63	Frances	Gregory	Wife	1827	Shottle	64	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
17	63	Mary	Gregory	Daughter	1846	Hillcliff Lane	45	Female	Single
18	63	David G	Gregory	Son	1865	Hillcliff Lane	26	Male	Single
19	63	Frances Elizabeth	Gregory	Daughter	1867	Hillcliff Lane	24	Female	Single
20	63	Hannah	Seal	Visitor	1850	Brassington	41	Female	Single	Living on her own means
21	63	William	Ward	Servant	1873	Kirk Ireton	18	Male	Single	Farm Servant
22	63	Alfred	Heathcote	Servant	1876	Hulland Ward	15	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2741 Folio: 130 Page: 9 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=93tp_5148
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Census 1901 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
21	53	Joshua	Gregory	Head	1810	Brassington	91	Male	Married	Farmer
22	53	Frances	Gregory	Wife	1827	Shottle	74	Female	Married
23	53	Frances E	Gregory	Daughter	1867	Turnditch	34	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
24	53	Albert	Gregory	Grandson	1896	Chevin	5	Male	Single

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3226 Folio: 135 Page: 6 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=zjng_5149
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Occupation Farmer

Death 17 Oct 1901 Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Burial 22 Oct 1901 All Saints Churchyard, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 183916793

Burial Record (1900-1902)
All Saints Church, Turnditch

All Saints Churchyard
Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire

Probate 28 Dec 1901

Probate Register - 1901
E F G - Page 266 & 267

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

John GREGORY (2 x Great Grandfather)

Mabel HALL (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I18436 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 21 Sep 2025

Father	Benjamin GREGORY, b. 1772, Rise End, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 1 Feb 1855, Harboro' Farm, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 83 years)
Mother	Sarah BATEMAN, b. 1778, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Apr 1838, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 60 years)
Marriage	16 Oct 1801	St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1801 Oct-Dec) St. Mary's Church, Wirksworth
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
Family ID	F19283	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth RAINS, b. 14 Apr 1816, Ivonbrook Grange, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1857, Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 40 years)

Marriage 2 Nov 1842 St. James' Church, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1842-1843)
St. James' Church, Brassington

St. James' Church
Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Association John RAINS (Relationship: Witness)

Association Hannah GREGORY (Relationship: Witness)

Children

	1. Benjamin GREGORY, b. 1843, Harboro' Farm, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	2. Sarah Hannah GREGORY, b. 1844, Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	3. Mary GREGORY, b. 7 Mar 1846, Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	4. John GREGORY, b. 1848, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	5. Joshua GREGORY, b. 1849, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	6. Isaac GREGORY, b. 1851, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
+	7. Samuel Rains GREGORY, b. 1854 d. 27 Oct 1913, Moseley Farm, Weston Underwood, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 59 years) ▻ Peggy KNIFTON m. 2 Apr 1879

Family ID F5935 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Sep 2025

Family 2 Frances JEBB, b. 14 Apr 1826, Shottle, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Sep 1913, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 87 years)

Marriage 1861 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Children

	1. James GREGORY, b. 1864, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	2. David George GREGORY, b. 1865, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	3. Frances Elizabeth GREGORY, b. 1866, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Family ID F19521 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Sep 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Apr 1809 - Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 27 Aug 1809 - St. James' Church, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Harboro' Farm, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 2 Nov 1842 - St. James' Church, Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 1861 - Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Wards Mill Farm, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 17 Oct 1901 - Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 22 Oct 1901 - All Saints Churchyard, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

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