GRIMSTON, JOHN; b.; adm. (aged 16) Apr 1742 (Preston's); left 1744. [Probably John Grimston, only surviving son of Thomas Grimston, Grimston Garth, Yorks., and Jane, dau. of John Close, Richmond, Yorks., adm. Middle Temple 31 May 1745, although Burke LG gives this John Grimston’s date of birth as 17 Feb 1724/5. He was of Grimston Garth, Yorks.; m. 12 Mar 1753 Jane, youngest dau. of Sir Thomas Legard, Bart., Ganton; d. 21 Jun 1780].

Grimshaw, Nicholas O'Donnell, son of Conway Osborne and Helen Grimshaw, of Westminster; b. Dec. 28, 1900; adm. Sept. 24, 1914 (R); left July 1918; 2nd Lieut. Royal Ulster Rifles July 16, 1920; Lieut. July 16, 1922; Capt. March 1931; retired july 1932; a stage and television actor; served 1940-5 with R.U.R. and other units; commanded a company at Dunkirk; demobilized 1945 as Brevet Major; m. Sept. 1939, Frances, daughter of George Lovering, of Barnstaple, Devon.

GRIME, EDWARD HATTON HALL, only son of Rev. Edward Grime, Warrington, Lancs., Perpetual Curate of Hindley, Lancs.; b. 22 Feb 1809; adm. 19 Jan 1820 (Stelfox's); in under second form list 1821; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 18 Nov 1827. [mother perhaps Ann Hall (IGI)]

Grigor-Taylor, William Maitland, son of William Roberts Grigor-Taylor MICE, civil engineer, of East Horsley, Surrey, and Dorothy Maitland, d. of Bryan Leesmith; b. 11 Mar. 1945; adm. Sept. 1958 (R); left July 1963; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1964, BA 1967, MA 1972; MICE 1973; a civil structural engineer Lond. 1967-70; civil engineer, Mull and Uist, Hebrides, 1970-9; civil and public health engineer, Grampian Reg. Council, Aberdeen, 1979-; asst. dir. Highland Regional Council; civil structural engineer, North of Scotland Water Authority; m. 1967 Alison Mary, d. of Ernest Jackson Cockcroft, lecturer, of Northmoor, Oxf.; d. 24 Apr. 2009.

Grigg, Joseph Williams, son of Joseph Williams Grigg, journalist, of Notting Hill, and Anna Prentiss. d. of Rev. Lewis French Stearns DD, of Theol. Seminary Bangor, Maine, USA; b. 23 Aug. 1910; adm. Sept. 1923 (A), KS Sept. 1924; left July 1929; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1929, BA 1932, MA 1966; a journalist; foreign correspondent United Press of America, Berlin 1939- 41, interned Bad Neuheim 1941-2, Lond. 1942-4, war correspondent France and Balkans 1944-5; man. UPA (now United Press International) for France 1944-51, Germany 1951-7; news man. for western Europe and N. Africa 1960-6, chief European correspondent 1966-82; retd Jan. 1982; m. 1st 4 Apr. 1944 Jessie Anderson, d. of Alexander Abbott of Monifieth, Scot­land; 2nd 19 Nov. 1960 Margaret Meikle, d. of Thomas Morgan, engineer, of Glamorgan; d. 29 Oct. 2000.

Grigg, Basil Gareth, son of Frank Charles Grigg, of Purley, Surrey, by Rose Lilian, daughter of Robert Allsop, of Bexley, Kent; b. Nov. 22, 1902; adm. Sept. 21, 1916 (H); left July 1920; a farmer; m. Feb. 16, 1929, Doris Maud, daughter of Edward Joseph Revill, of Sanderstead, Surrey; d. Dec. 1981.

Griffiths, Robert John, son of Edgar Jones Griffiths, tinplate manufacturer, of Porthcawl, Glam., and Beatrice Lillie Griffiths, d. of Robert Ray of Briton Ferry, Glam.; b. 9 Feb. 1915; adm. Sept. 1928 (B); left Mar. 1931; King's Coll. Lond., BSc 1935; 2nd Lieut. Manchester Regt Jan. 1935, Lieut. Jan. 1938, Capt. Jan. 1943, Maj. Jan. 1948, temp. Lieut.-Col. Feb. 1955; served Palestine 1936-9; Armaments Design Dept. Min of Supply in WW2; retd 1960 as hon. Lieut.-Col.; m. 16 Mar. 1947 Audrey Veronica, d. of R.E. Izzard; d. 31 Oct. 1986.

Griffiths, Louis, son of Owen Thomas Griffiths of Aberporth, Cards, and Elizabeth, d. of John Lewis of Llandyssul, Cards; b. 2 Aug. 1913; adm. Jan. 1927 (H); left July 1930; St Thom. Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1937; Lieut. RAMC Nov. 1939, Maj. Nov. 1947, retd Dec. 1959; m. 22 Sept. 1939 Mair Wynn, d. of Evan Wynn Davies of Caernavon; d. 1966.

Griffiths, Joseph Walter, son of Albert Griffiths, Prof. Univ. of London, and Constance Harri­son, d. of Walter Knowles of West Horsley, Surrey; b. 8 Jan. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (KS); left July 1937; Imp. Coll. Lond., BSc 1940; RAFVR 1938-45 (Sqdn Ldr tech. branch), seconded Russia 1941-2 introducing Air Cobra engines to Russian Air Force; m. 16 Mar. 1943 Margaret Jeanne Morris; d. Jan. 1996.

Griffiths, James Maxwell Ravenscroft, son of Leo Griffiths and Doris Ravenscroft; b. 5 June 1930; adm. Sept. 1944 (R); left July 1948; Westminster Hosp. Med. Sch., MB BS 1957; appts. include res. med. officer King Edward VI Hosp., Windsor, med. registrar, Roy. Nat. Orthopaedic Hosp., hon. med. clinical asst. St George’s Hosp; gen. med. practitioner; m. 15 Oct. 1960 Catherine Margaret Mather Cordiner MB BS MRCS LRCP, gen. med. practitioner; d. 12 May 1995.