John and Harriet Salsbury c1930.
An original, studio photograph by the excellent photographer, William E. Sherlock of 3 Old Market Place, Grimsby.
Everybody who has ever worked on Grimsby Docks knows the name SALSBURY. John Salsbury and his family were shopkeepers, provision merchants and café owners on the Docks. John Salsbury was a Brixham boy made good!
The following SALSBURY family details were kindly provided by Wendy Parkinson, genealogist.
John Roberts SAL(I)SBURY was born in Brixham, Devon in 1849 (Oct Qtr). He was the second of six children born to Samuel Lawrence SALSBURY and wife Hannah. John Roberts SAL(I)SBURY died in Grimsby on 21st November 1937.
Harriet Sophia SAL(I)SBURY was born in Cleethorpes in 1856 (baptised 14th December 1856). She was the daughter of Robert MORVINSON and wife Sarah Jane. Harriet Sophia SAL(I)SBURY died on 9th January 1938, less than 3 months after her husband.
John and Harriet married at Old Clee in December 1873.
John and Harriet are both buried in the St Peter and St Paul Church burial ground at Healing, North East Lincolnshire.
Timeline for John Roberts SAL(I)SBURY:
1851 Fisherman’s son, aged 1 Brixham, Devon 1861 Scholar, aged 11 Lower Brixham, Devon 1871 Grocer, aged 21 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby 1873 Provision merchant Old Clee, Lincolnshire 1881 Grocer’s assistant New Clee (but visiting at Barton in Irwell, Lancs) 1891 Grocer 174, Cleethorpe Road, Clee with Weelsby 1901 Grocer Shopkeeper 434, Cleethorpe Road, Clee (part of) 1905 Kellys Grocer Fish Dock Road, Grimsby 1905 Kellys Private resident at 256, Hainton Street, Great Grimsby 1911 Grocer Living at “Churston”, The Avenue, Healing, near Grimsby (Churston is a village close to Brixham in Devon) 1913 Kellys Grocer Fish Dock Road, Grimsby 1913 Kellys Private resident at “Churston”, The Avenue, Healing, Grimsby 1930 Kellys Grocer Fish Dock Road, Grimsby 1930 Kellys Private resident at “Churston”, The Avenue, Healing, Grimsby
John and Harriet had three children:
Lilian Roberta SALSBURY Born New Clee/Grimsby. Baptised 24th November 1876, Clee Lilian married James Henderson CLASS, fish merchant, in 1901, Grimsby District
Evelyn(e) Thomas SAL(I)SBURY Born in Grimsby in 1883 (June Qtr) Evelyne married Arthur Wilfred SMITH in 1905, Grimsby District
John SALSBURY Born Grimsby. Baptised 6th February 1885, St John, Clee John married Ada HALL in 1917, Grimsby District On the reverse of the photo it says “Jack has two boys and lives in Louth”
John Robert SAL(I)SBURY’s father was Samuel Lawrence SALSBURY who was born in Brixham, Devon c1825.
Samuel Lawrence SALSBURY married Hannah G(eorge) ROBERTS (born in c1825 in Ramsgate, Kent) in 1846 (March Qtr) in Devon Samuel and Hannah had six children: Samuel L., John Roberts, Mary A.*, William G., Daniel C(arlile) and Edward. Notes: * Mary Anne SALSBURY married Will CUNLIFFE on 1st October 1877 at St Peter’s, Cleethorpes. Will CUNLIFFE was a land & estate agent and the son of Joseph CUNLIFFE, a cotton spinner. On the reverse of the photo it says it’s showing, “Grama Cunliffe’s elder brother”.
(Samuel L. Jr may have married in Loughborough in 1883.) (A Daniel Carlile SALSBURY lived at 127 Welholme Avenue. When he died, in 1938, he left quite a lot of money. Probate granted to another Daniel Carlile SALSBURY, company director, and Edward Lowe SALSBURY, baker and confectioner.)
Timeline for Samuel Lawrence SALSBURY:
1851 Fisherman (skipper) Mill Tie, Brixham, Devon 1861 Grocer & baker Brixham, Devon 1871 Grocer 29, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby 1873 Smack owner 1877 Smack owner 1882 Kellys Fruiterer etc Elm Terrace, Cleethorpes 1882 Kellys Smack owner, Grocer etc. Fish Dock Road, Grimsby Harriet Sophia SAL(I)SBURY’s father was Robert MORVINSON born c1835 in Stallingborough. He married Sarah Jane VICKERS in 1856. Timeline for Robert MORVINSON:
1873 Cottager 1881 General labourer staying with his wife at the home of John and Harriet
NB Some related children in the Grimsby area may have died at a young age i.e. Samuel Roberts SALSBURY in 1875 and Edith Roberts SALISBURY in 1877.
