Godwin Wynstanley Grigg

1881 - 1954  (73 years)

• Name	Godwin Wynstanley Grigg
  Born	1881	Theberton,Maskelyia,Ceylon
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Buried	1954	Centenial Park, Adelaide
  Died	31 Jul 1954	Adelaide Hospital
  Person ID	I47	griggfamilytree
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas James Grigg,   b. 6 Nov 1835, Beccles, England ,   d. 15th June 1902, Maskeliya,Ceylon  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lucy Sarah Malpas,   b. 2 10 1842, Kingston st Mary Somerset ,   d. 16 11 1920, ceylon  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gladys Hannah Wisson,   b. 8 Aug 1898, England ,   d. 18 Jun 1993, Adelaide  (Age 94 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1920	Bedford, England
  Children	1. Dennis Roderick Malpas Grigg   2. Ruth Lucy Berima Grigg,   b. 13 Oct 1920, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa ,   d. 24th May 2004, Mount Gambier  (Age 83 years)   3. Hubert Maurice Grigg,   b. 29 Apr 1922, Adelaide, South Australia ,   d. 1989, Adelaide  (Age 66 years)   4. Douglas Hugh Grigg,   b. 13 Sep 1924, Clare, South Australia ,   d. 18 Jul 1997, Crystal Brook  (Age 72 years)   5. Enid Blanche Grigg,   b. 2nd August 1928, Clare,South Australia   6. Christine Sibyl Grigg,   b. 11 Nov 1933, Clare, South Australia ,   d. 1995, Adelaide  (Age 61 years)   7. Gerald Ernest Grigg,   b. 19 Jul 1938, Clare,South Australia
  Last Modified	8 May 2014
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Godwin Wynestanley Grigg
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• Notes

  Arrived in Australia in 30th October 1920 aboard the Berrima Served in the First World War leaving from Bedford for France Friday May 3rd 1918 thence to Malta,Alexandria and the East Coast of Africa Godwin was a poor manager of money having had an inheritance from the Estate in Ceylon, he tried his hand at farming,bad luck as much as anything caused him to lose out on most things he attempted. He became a soft touch for advantage seekers and seemed be on the wrong end of most deals he made.