GRIMSHAW, William. b. Greencastle, Londonderry 1782; went to Philadelphia, U.S. America 1815; author of An Etymological dictionary 1821, 2 ed. 1826; Gentleman’s Lexicon and Ladies’ Lexicon 1829; Life of Napoleon; History of the United States 1822 and many other books all published in Philadelphia. d. Philadelphia 1852.
GRIMSTON, Rev. Edward Harbottle (2 son of 1 earl of Verulam, d. 1845). b. 42 Grosvenor sq. London 2 April 1812; ed. at Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1831; fellow of All Souls 1834–42, M.A. 1838; M.P. St. Albans 1835–41; R. of Pebmarsh, Essex 1841 to death; R. of Great Henny, Essex 1845 to death; member of Marylebone cricket club, played at Lords to 1841, continued to play in county matches, one of the best style of players ever seen. d. Pebmarsh rectory 4 May 1881. Lillywhite’s Cricket Scores, ii, 29 (1862).
GRIMSTON, Rev. Francis Sylvester (5 son of 1 earl of Verulam, d. 1845). b. Gorhambury near St. Albans 8 Dec. 1822; ed. at Harrow and Magd. coll. Camb., M.A. 1845; R. of Colne-Wake, Essex 1847 to decease; played at Lord’s 3–4 Aug. 1838 in Eton v. Harrow, generally played in the country, a good wicket keeper. d. Colne-Wake 28 Oct. 1865. Lillywhite’s Cricket Scores, ii, 467 (1862) v, p. xv (1876).
GRIMSTON, Robert (4 son of 1 earl of Verulam, d. 1845). b. 42 Grosvenor sq. London 18 Sept. 1816; ed. at Harrow and Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1838; barrister L.I. 21 Nov. 1843; director of Electric telegraph co. 1852, and connected with telegraph companies till his death; hon. treasurer and one of first members of I Zingari 1845, played at Lords 1838–52; assisted in formation of Surrey county eleven which began playing in Kennington oval then a market garden 1846; very successful against fast bowling; is described in Whyte Melville’s novel Captain Digby Grand 2 vols. 1853. d. in his chair at Gorhambury 7 April 1884. F. Gale’s Life of R. Grimston (1885), portrait; Sporting Mirror, vii, 165 (1884), portrait.
GRINFIELD, Rev. Edward William (son of Thomas Grinfield, Moravian minister, Bristol). b. 1785; ed. at Lincoln coll. Oxf., B.A. 1806, M.A. 1808; student of L.I. 1805, of I.T. 1806; minister of Laura chapel, Bath 1820; preacher at Kensington; founded and endowed with £1000 a lectureship on the Septuagint at Oxford 1859; author of The doctrinal harmony of the New Testament 1824; Scholia Hellenistica in Novum Testamentum 2 vols. 1848; The Jesuit, historical sketch 1851 and 20 other books. d. 6 Lower Brunswick place, Brighton 9 July 1864.
GRINFIELD, Rev. Thomas (brother of the preceding). b. Bath 1788; ed. at Trin. coll. Cam., B.A. 1811; C. of St. Sidwell’s, Exeter; R. of Shirland, Derbyshire 9 May 1827 to death; C. of St. Mary-le-Port, Bristol 1847 to death; author of Epistles and miscellaneous poems 1815; The visions of Patmos 1827; The history of preaching 1880. d. Clifton 8 April 1870.
GRISI, Giulia (dau. of Gaetano Grisi an officer of engineers). b. Milan 22 May 1812; sang at Milan 1829, Florence 1830 and Paris 1832; one of the greatest soprano vocalists; appeared at Her Majesty’s theatre, London 22 April 1834 as Ninetta in La Gazza Ladra; prima donna at Her Majesty’s 1834–41 and 1843–5, at Covent Garden 1846–61; last appeared on the stage at Her Majesty’s 5 May 1866 as Lucrezia when she was hissed. d. Hotel du Nord, Berlin 29 Nov. 1869. C. Heath’s Beauties of the opera and ballet (1845) p. 33, portrait; H. S. Edwards’s The Prima Donna, i, 267–308 (1888); The Mapleson memoirs, i, 89–94 (1888).
GRISSELL, Thomas (1 son of Thomas De la Garde Grissell of Stockwell, d. 1863). b. London 4 Oct. 1801; ed. at St. Paul’s sch.; partner with Henry Peto, builder 1825–30 when Peto died; partner with Sir Samuel Morton Peto, baronet 1830–47 when Sir S. M. Peto was elected M.P. Norwich; in business alone 1847–50; purchased Norbury park near Dorking 1850; A.I.C.E. 7 March 1843; F.S.A. 16 March 1843; F.H.S.; sheriff of Surrey 1854–55. d. Norbury park, Dorking 26 May 1874.
GROCOTT, John Cooper. Attorney at Liverpool 1821 to death; sergeant at mace of the corporation; author of Practice of the borough court of Liverpool, Liverpool 1837, 2 ed. 1847; Index to familiar quotations, Liverpool 1854, 3 ed. 1866. d. 123 Park st. Liverpool 23 Feb. 1874 aged 81. Law Times, lvi, 325, 335 (1874).
GRONOW, Rees Howell (eld. son of Wm. Gronow of Swansea, d. 1830). b. 7 May 1794; ed. at Eton; ensign 1 foot guards 24 Dec. 1812, lieut. 1815–21 when he sold out; served in Spain 1812–14, present at Waterloo; contested Grimsby 1831, M.P. for Stafford 1832, unseated 1833, contested Stafford 1835; one of the chief dandies of London 1814 etc., admitted at Almack’s where he remembered introduction of quadrilles and waltzes 1813; author of Reminiscences 1862; Recollections and anecdotes 1863; Celebrities of London and Paris 1865; Last recollections 1866. d. Paris 20 Nov. 1865. Reminiscences (1862), portrait.