Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—James Durrant Greengrass (Donum Patris Part 2)
Heroes and Rebels in the Family Tree—James Durrant Greengrass (Donum Patris Part 2) James Durrant Greengrass was born in June 1856 in Carlton Colville, Suffolk, England as the first of six children of John Jermyn Greengrass 1830-1884 and Eliza Durrant 1827-1914. James Durrant Greengrass grew up to be a fisherman like his father. On May 18, 1876, James married Jane Elizabeth Rose 1853-1927, at St. Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft. They had four children: 1. James William Greengrass 1876–1947 2. Alice Maud Mary Greengrass 1879–1913 3. Clara Miranda Greengrass 1879–1972 4. Jermyn Thomas Greengrass BEM 1882–1950 The British fishing vessel Donum Patris , skippered by James Durrant Greengrass was lost at sea in a gale while herring fishing in the North Sea, with all nine crew members drowning. She left Lowestoft Harbour on the 6 th o...