Vancura & Bishop

Robert Grainger

Male 1841 - 1933  (91 years)


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  • Name Robert Grainger 
    Born 10 Dec 1841  Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigrated Jun 1872  Glasgow, Scotland to Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ship 'Sweden' Passenger List
    Ship "Sweden" Passenger List
    Passenger list for the ship Sweden of company Allan Line travelling from Glasgow, Scotland to Quebec, Canada on June 11, 1872
    Emigrated 24 Sep 1895  Glasgow, Scotland to New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)
    Given Name Robert
    Surname Grainger
    Event Date 24 Sep 1895
    Age 53y
    Nationality Scotland
    Departure Port Glasgow
    Arrival Port New York
    Gender Male
    Ship Name Circassia 
    Died 30 Nov 1933  Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried 02 Dec 1933  Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0031  Vancura / Bishop
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2017 

    Father Robert Grainger,   b. Abt 1818, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Margaret Hood,   b. 24 Nov 1819, Loudon, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1 Dec 1838  Loudoun, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet

    Family Lorinda Louise Gill,   b. 15 Aug 1855, Portland, ME Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1952, 4815 Wilcox Street, Chicago, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Isabel Grainger,   b. 11 Apr 1878,   d. 27 Jan 1945, Hinsdale, DuPage, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Robert L Grainger,   b. 3 Feb 1880, Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Margaret Louise Grainger,   b. 23 Mar 1882, Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1976, 151 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Laura Ellen Grainger,   b. 16 May 1886, Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1978, Oak Park, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +5. William Wallace Grainger,   b. 5 Jul 1895, Chicago, Cook, IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1982, Wilmette, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2014 
    Family ID F0012  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigrated - Jun 1872 - Glasgow, Scotland to Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Nov 1933 - Chicago, Cook, IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S48] New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924.
      Robert Grainger
      New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island)
      Given Name Robert
      Surname Grainger
      Event Date 24 Sep 1895
      Age 53y
      Nationality Scotland
      Departure Port Glasgow
      Arrival Port New York
      Gender Male
      Ship Name Circassia
      Citing this Record
      "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX3P-PZJ : 6 December 2014), Robert Grainger, 24 Sep 1895; citing departure port Glasgow, arrival port New York, ship name Circassia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    2. [S31] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
      Name Robert Grainger
      Event Date 30 Nov 1933
      Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Gender Male
      Race W
      Age 91
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1842
      Birth Date 10 Dec 1841
      Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland
      Father's Name Robert Grainger
      Father's Birthplace Scotland
      Mother's Name Margaret Hood
      Mother's Birthplace Scotland
      Occupation Printer
      Residence Place Chicago, Cook, Ill
      Spouse's Name Lorinda
      Burial Date 02 Dec 1933
      Burial Place River Grove, Cook, Ill
      Cemetery Elmwood
      Citing this Record
      "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3CJ-64F : 27 December 2014), Robert Grainger in entry for Robert Grainger, 30 Nov 1933; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,894,001.

    3. [S46] Illionis, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994.
      Name Robert Grainger
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 30 Nov 1933
      Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
      Address 4518 Wilcox
      Gender Male
      Age 91
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Occupation Printer
      Birth Date 10 Dec 1841
      Birthplace Glasgow, , Scotland
      Funeral Home Hursen Und Inc
      Burial Date 02 Dec 1933
      Burial Place River Grove, , Illinois
      Cemetery Elmwood
      Father's Name Robert Grainger
      Mother's Name Margaret Hood
      Spouse's Name Lorinda
      Informant's Name Lorinda Grainger
      Entry Number 31347
      Citing this Record
      "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M8-Y7RY : 17 May 2016), Robert Grainger in entry for Robert Grainger, 30 Nov 1933; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .