Birth:
1849 (cal)3
Calculated from age given on marriage record but the place is unknown.
Occupation:
frm 1867 to 1879 (age 17-30)
gunner in the Royal Navy
The registers for his marriage to Caroline Miller and the birth of their son Charles give his occupation as a gunner in H.M.S. Black Prince based in Greenock so it is assumed that he joined the Navy at the age of 18 and served until he was 30
Occupation:
frm 1879 (age 29-30)
Coast Guard; the Coast Guard Station
Address: Cushendall, Co. Antrim
The birth registration for his daughter Rose shows that he was a coast guard at Cushendall Coast Guard Station
Daughter's marriage:
29 Apr 1906 (age 56-57)
Marriage of daughter Rose to George Alfred Bone
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
5 Feb 1872 (age 22-23)
Address: Greenock, Renfrew
It would appear from Rose Maud Griffiths birth registration that her mother's name was Caroline Julia Miller and not Caroline Julia Schweitzer as suggested by Madeline Blackham. The only marriage of a Charles Avery to a Caroline Miller was in Scotland.
Spouse:
(unknown)
Spouse:
Marriage:
Madeline Blackham (née) Wallace said that her grandmother (i.e. her grandfather's (Charles Avery Griffiths) wife) was Caroline Julia Schweitzer from Pontypridd. However, it has not been possible to find any evidence of the marriage.
In addition to the 4 children listed CHarles and Julia had 4 other children who died.4
Madeline Blackman recorded by Jack Ward, Reminiscences of Madeline Blackman (née Wallace), (20 Feb 2005). Ancestors of Madeline Blackham (née Wallace). Dowell-Wallace Data Base. Call Number: Oral History.
Civil Registration (Ireland) for Birth of Rose Laura Griffiths, (Family Search (LDS) website). Cit. Date: 6 February 1880. Roots Ireland. Call Number: Births & Baptisms Ireland.
Marriage register entry of Charles A Griffiths and Caroline Julia Miller, 5 February 1872, National Records of Scotland.
Madeline Blackman recorded by Jack Ward, Reminiscences of Madeline Blackman (née Wallace), (20 Feb 2005). 20 Feb 2006 notes, Para 5. Cit. Date: "No dates given". Dowell-Wallace Data Base. Call Number: Oral History.