Ancient Rome

Robert Grant was a ship captain who was born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. On 20 March 1843 Grant married Ann Bland Stripling of Liverpool in her hometown. At the time Grant was commander of the Duke of Wellington of Saint John. Three years later, traveling from Liverpool to Saint John on board the Belmont of Saint John, Ann Grant died, leaving her husband and two children. Most of Grant’s gift suggests that he spent time in the Mediterranean and had an interest in ancient cultures.